1 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The box office of China’s Qingming Festival holiday earned     1    estimated 823 million yuan as of April 6, which is highly     2     (benefit) to the healthy operation of the entire film market. Foreign language films: The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Kung Fu Panda 4, took the top three spots, according to Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan.

A film analyst from Maoyan said that Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, whose     3     (recognize) and popularity in China are high,     4     (see) several of his works achieve impressive box-office results in recent years, such as Castle in the Sky (135 million yuan), Spirited Away (488 million yuan) and My Neighbor Totoro (173 million yuan). The film The Boy and the Heron also won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature,     5     (add) further momentum to its box office. It tells the story of a young boy,     6     loses his mother in a fire and moves into a new home with his father and stepmother. It is replete with Miyazaki’s symbols of life, echoing his classic works, and reflects his own childhood experiences     7       (project) onto the protagonist, according to Toshio Suzuki, chairman and producer of Studio Ghibli.

    8     (reflect) on their over 40 years of friendship, Suzuki     9     (sincere) expressed his commitment to continue walking alongside Miyazaki until one of them passes away. “We show our full respect for ‘Grandpa Hayao Miyazaki’, who is still devoted     10     film creation in his 80s,” one netizen commented.

2 . Young Artists to Watch This Year

Tafy LaPlanche

New York-based Afro-Latina artist Tafy LaPlanche first discovered her love for portraits (肖像) at 13 when she was hospitalized and drew people who passed by her room. Since then, LaPlanche has explored narratives (叙事) in her portraits, setting women up against bright backgrounds, and adding fruit to create a unique story in every painting.

Yan Xinyue

Thirty-year-old Chinese artist Yan Xinyue is one of the artists to watch at this year’s Frieze New York. Xinyue’s work looks at how everyday life is impacted by rapid urban development through her imaginative paintings. Constantly touching the line between fantasy and reality, Xinyue’s work explores society and the individual.

Narumi Nekpenekpen

The Nigcrian-Japanese artist’s layered (分层的) approach to sculpture caught the eyes of collectors during Art Basel Miami Beach design week. The deeply emotional pieces painted throughout her residency at Versailles have a “Sanrio” quality, which makes them seem both distant and friendly.

Emma McIntyre

Also featured at this year’s Frieze New York is New Zealand-born, Los Angeles-based artist Emma McIntyre. The self-aware abstract (抽象的) painter is sure to turn heads with her presentations of memory, weather, and the environment. McIntyre’s colorful style makes the viewer feel like they’re slipping into a different dimension and makes it difficult to turn away.

1. What element does Tafy LaPlanche often use in her paintings?

A．Fruit.

B．Sanrio.

C．Hospitals.

D．Weather.

2. Who explores the impact of rapid urban development in her work?

A．Tafy LaPlanche.	B．Yan Xinyue.
C．Narumi Nekpenekpen.	D．Emma McIntyre.

3. What is a distinctive feature of Emma McIntyre’s art?

A．Exploration of narratives.	B．Layered approach to sculpture.
C．Bright backgrounds in self-portraits.	D．Self-awareness in abstract paintings.

6 . When Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s paintings were put on display in a gallery in London, it attracted much attention. A poet and essayist described her paintings as “a ribbon around a bomb”-a quote that went on to provide the title for a documentary about her life. Such a/an _________ comment about her work seems to _________ Kahlo had a big impact on the art world of her time. Sadly, this was not the _________.

Kahlo, born in 1907 in a suburb of Mexico City, was greatly affected by two terrible events early in her life. At the age of 7, she _________ polio. The disease _________ her foot so that it always pointed out, and caused her right leg to grow to a shorter length than her left leg._________, Kahlo’s spine and pelvis became twisted as she grew older. Then in 1925, she was riding in a school bus that was _________ in a traffic accident; her pelvis and back were broken in several places. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist underwent more than 30 _________, but nothing was able to cure the severe _________ in her back and leg. However, the accident did have an __________ side effect: it led Kahlo to begin painting. While lying in her bed recovering in her parents’ home, Kahlo taught herself to paint and created her first self-portrait.

Despite the tragic events in her life, Kahlo had a __________ for inspiring excitement, happiness, and drama wherever she went. She often wore elaborate native jewelry and bright clothing, making her a highly __________ student at school. She also __________ wore her hair tied up on top of her head with bright ribbons in the style of the native people of Oaxaca, Mexico. Her preferred fashion and hairstyle are __________ in the various self-portraits she painted.

Kahlo died in 1954 in her parents’ home. The final words in Kahlo’s diary were, “I hope the __________ is joyful-and I hope never to come back.”

1.

A．ordinary

B．plain

C．reasonable

D．extraordinary

2.

A．approve

B．prove

C．suggest

D．impress

3.

A．point

B．case

C．time

D．issue

4.

A．suffered from

B．escaped from

C．prevented from

D．recovered from

5.

A．bent

B．twisted

C．ruined

D．destroyed

6.

A．Above all

B．In addition

C．In conclusion

D．As a result

7.

A．introduced

B．informed

C．involved

D．reported

8.

A．consultations

B．operations

C．scans

D．emergencies

9.

A．symptom

B．depression

C．pain

D．syndrome

10.

A．unprepared

B．unsolved

C．unexpected

D．unhurt

11.

A．dignity

B．honor

C．prestige

D．reputation

12.

A．sensible

B．visible

C．audible

D．edible

13.

A．casually

B．unintentionally

C．typically

D．absolutely

14.

A．crafted

B．exhibited

C．structured

D．inspired

15.

A．exit

B．entrance

C．benchmark

D．milestone

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A Giorgio Morandi art exhibition, being held in the Dafen Art Museum in Shenzhen, provides China’s art     1     (enthusiast) the opportunity to appreciate the work of the late Italian artist.

A total of 46 works by Morandi are     2     show, including oil paintings, sketches and prints. So far, the exhibition     3     (receive) widespread attention due to the great popularity of the artist, attracting streams of visitors to the gallery.

“Morandi colors” is a term     4     (use) in the design aesthetics industry to describe colors with a grayish tone in the unique style of the Italian painter. Morandi     5     (know) today for his small-scale still life and landscape paintings with intense personal characteristics. He excels at putting the restraint of his personality into his still life paintings     6     (professional), and at capturing the seemingly ordinary scenery outside his window on canvas,     7     (allow) people to experience the eternal when viewing his work.

Visitors to the exhibition are also experiencing a dialogue between Italian art and Chinese philosophy, said Wu Yuhang,     8     is a project director in the Dafen oil painting village. Morandi is considered to have been     9     Western painter with an Eastern spirit.

The collision of two cultural traditions will inspire     10     (differ) creative thinking, providing an opportunity to promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Italy and China, Wu said.

8 . Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, researchers have pulled DNA from his hair, searching for clues about his health problems and hearing loss.

They weren’t able to solve the mystery of the German composer’s deafness or stomach problems. But they did find a genetic risk for liver disease, plus a liver-damaging hepatitis B(乙型肝炎 ) infection in the last months of his life. These factors, together with his frequent drinking, were probably enough to cause the liver failure that is widely believed to have killed him, according to a study published in the journal Current Biology.

March 26 marked the 196th anniversary of Beethoven’s death in Vienna in 1827, at the age of 56. The composer himself wrote that he wanted doctors to study his health problems after he died. Since his death, scientists have long tried to put together Beethoven’s medical history and have suggested various possible explanations for his many health problems.

Now, with advanced DNA technology, researchers have been able to pull genetic clues from some samples of Beethoven’s hair that were cut off and kept in his memory. Using almost 3 meters of Beethoven’s hair, scientists were able to pull out pieces of DNA and put together a genome that they could study for signs of genetic disease.

The researchers didn’t find any clear signs of what caused Beethoven’s hearing loss or stomach problems. However, they found two things probably weren’t causes: celiac disease(腹泻病)— a health problem caused by eating the gluten protein — and lactose ( 乳 糖 ) intolerance — a health problem caused by the lactose sugar in milk.

The researchers also made a surprising discovery: when they tested DNA from living members of the Beethoven family, scientists found a difference in the Y chromosomes (染色体) that get passed down on the father’s side. The Y chromosomes from five men in Beethoven’s family matched each other — but they didn’t match the composer’s. This suggests that sometime before Beethoven was born, a child in the composer’s family was born from an extramarital relationship.

1. What is the purpose of the research?

A．To fulfill Beethoven’s wishes of studying for signs of genetic disease.

B．To introduce the advantages of DNA technology in medical researches.

C．To prove that Beethoven’s hearing loss was not caused by celiac disease.

D．To figure out the reasons for Beethoven’s deafness and health problems.

2. According to paragraph 2, what is generally considered to be the cause of Beethoven’s death?

A．A liver-damaging infection and hearing loss.

B．The liver disease and too much drinking.

C．The lung cancer together with alcohol drinking.

D．A genetic risk of liver disease and stomach problems.

3. What can be inferred from the article?

A．All the men in Beethoven’s family have the same Y chromosome.

B．Frequent drinking will definitely cause liver failure and even death.

C．Scientists pull out pieces of DNA by using more than 3 meters of Beethoven’s hair.

D．Celiac disease is not the probable cause of Beethoven’s hearing or stomach problems.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Lactose Sugar in Milk Can Cause Celiac Disease.

B．DNA from Hair Offers Clues for Beethoven’s Disease.

C．Advanced DNA Technology Help Make New Discovery.

D．Researchers Have Solved Mystery of Beethoven’s deafness.

9 . His talent and charm have made him the No.1 Chinese classical artist in the world.He played in the grand Beijing Olympic opening ceremony in 2008, watched by a TV audience of 5 billion.

Lang Lang is the first Chinese pianist to play with the world’s top orchestras, making his debut at the Carnegie Hall in New York at 18, while still a student.

Lang Lang’s charm and fondness for sharp clothes make him a natural fit to represent China’s new international image.According to the British newspaper the Times, “The Lang Lang’s effect” is responsible for driving 36 million Chinese children to learn the piano.

Now in China children are learning Chopin and Western orchestras are playing sold­out tours across Chinese cities.But can China introduce its own music to the west? Lang is trying. His cooperation with the London Symphony Orchestras this month includes a performance of Dragon Songs, an album of traditional Chinese classics.

Behind the international recognition, however, is a fascinating story of a gifted child.Lang grew up with his father’s own musical ambition and high expectations.It is not hard to imagine how boring it must be to practice the piano every day.Lang said that he once hated his hands and the piano.He injured his right hand six years ago and had to rest.“That was the best month，” he says, without hesitation.“I had a date.I saw a Broadway show and saw Britney Spears in concert.”

1. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lang Lang is the No.1 Chinese classical artist in the world?

A．He has as many as 5 billions fans in China.

B．He played in the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony.

C．He is the first Chinese pianist to play with the world’s top orchestras.

D．He plays the piano so well and has a good international image.

2. The underlined word “debut” in the second paragraph probably means “________”．

A．first class	B．first performance
C．first plan	D．first choice

3. From the passage we can learn that ________.

A．Lang is making efforts to promote Chinese music to the world

B．Lang didn’t play the piano well when he was little

C．he was happy to practice the piano every day

D．he injured his right hand carelessly six years ago

4. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．The sad story of Lang’s father.

B．Lang’s gift from his father.

C．Lang’s special childhood life.

D．Lang’s date with his girlfriend.