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每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Mydoorbellringsat11a.m.Onthestep,IfindanelderlyChineselady.Sheissmallandslight.Sheholdsapapercarrierbaginherhands.
Iknowthislady.Itisbynomeansherfirstvisit.Herdaughter,Nicole,boughtthehousenextdoorlastOctober.Nicole,whoiscurrentlyinShanghai,hasapparentlytoldhermotherthatIamhavingheartsurgeryshortly,andtheresultisthathermotherhasdecidedIneedtobesuppliedwithmeals.
Iknowwhatisinsidethepapercarrierbag—astainless-steelcontainerwithamealofrice,vegetablesandeitherchicken,meatorshrimp.Thishasbecomeanalmost-dailyoccurrence.
Communicationbetweenmybenefactor(恩人)andmeissomewhathandicappedbythefactthatshedoesn’tspeakEnglishandallIcansayinMandarinis“hello”.Once,shebroughtaniPadandpointedtothescreen,whichdisplayedamessagefromNicoletellingmethathermotherwantedtoknowifthefoodwasallright.
“Yourmotherjustcan’tbebringingmemealslikethisallthetime”Iprotested.“Icanhardlyreciprocatebycookingsomethingfrommynativeland,likeroastbeeforYorkshirepuddingforher”Isaid.
“Oh,no,”Nicolesaid.“Don’tworryaboutthat.Shehastocookforthefamilyanyway,andshewantstodoitforyou.YoucancallherWing,whichishersurname.”
ThetenantinmybasementsuiteisauniversitystudentwhospeaksMandarinquitewell,sowithherhelp,IhavefoundoutthatWingis68—13yearsyoungerthanIam—andthatshelivedthroughtheCulturalRevolution.Formypart,IwasraisedinwartimeBritain.
Sohereweare,twograndmothersaworldawayfromwherewewereraised,neitherofusabletospeaktheother’slanguage.Butthedoorbellkeepsringingandthereisthefamiliarpaperearnerbag,handedsmilinglytomebyWing.
RightnowIamworkingonsomemoreMandarinwords—it’stheleastIcandoaftersuchadisplayofkindness.
“Thankyou”is,ofcourse,thefirstone,whichsomehowseemsinadequate.
1.TheauthorandWinggottoknoweachother.
A.asnextdoorneighbors
B.whenexchangingmeals
C.bysharingsimilarexperiences
D.afterusinganiPadtocommunicate
2.Theunderlinedword“reciprocate”inParagraph5probablymeans.
A.doaswellB.offergenerously
C.giveinreturnD.acceptwithpleasure
3.Theauthor’sefforttolearnMandarinshowsher.
A.greatsatisfactionB.realkindness
C.heartfeltthanksD.sincerefriendship
B
It’snotwhatyoulookatthatmatters;
it’swhatyousee.
——HenryDavidThoreau
SlowArtDayisaglobaleventwithasimplemission:
helpmorepeoplediscoverforthemselvesthejoyoflookingatandlovingart.
Whyslow?
Whenpeoplelookslowlyatapieceofart,theymakediscoveries.Themostimportantdiscoverytheymakeisthattheycanseeandexperienceartwithoutanexpert.Andthat’sanexcitingdiscovery.Itunlockspassionandcreativityandhelpstocreatemoreartlovers.
Howdoesitwork?
Onedayeachyear,peopleallovertheworldvisitlocalmuseumsandgalleriestolookatartslowly.Participantslookatfiveworksofartfor10minuteseachandthenmeettogetheroverlunchtotalkabouttheirexperience.That^it.Simplebydesign,thegoalistofocusontheart.Infact,SlowArtDayworksquitewellthisway.
Bythenumbers
Over1,200individualSlowArtDayeventshavetakenplacesinceitsofficiallaunchin2010.SlowArtDayeventshavetakenplaceonallsevencontinents.
700venues(museums,galleries,artiststudios,sculptureparks,publicartsites,etc.)havehostedSlowArtDayevents.
ParticipantsloveSlowArtDay
Feedbackonthissimpleeventhasbeenoverwhelminglypositive.Here’sasample:
“Ilovedtakingthetimetojust‘be’withtheworks,particularlypiecesImightotherwisewalkby.It’samuchbetterwayofdoingtheartmuseumthantheusualidleramble.Discussionafterwardswasfun,interesting,informativeandeye-opening.Ilookforwardtodoingitagain.”
SlowArtDay2017isSaturday,April8,inmuseumsandgalleriesworldwide.Joinusandexperienceartdifferently.
4.TheauthorquotesThoreau’swordsatthebeginningto.
A.arousereaders’interestinart
B.introducethetopicofthetext
C.stresstheimportanceoflooking
D.illustratethejoyofartappreciation
5.Atypicalslowartactivity.
A.lastsaboutfiftyminuteswhenpeoplelookatartworkscritically
B.encouragespeopletoseeartforthemselvesanddiscusswithexperts
C.organizespeopletolookatartontheirownandtalkabouttheirexperience
D.inspirespeopletomakediscoveriesaboutartworksandcreatetheirown
6.WhatcanwelearnaboutSlowArtDayfromthetext?
A.Theyearof2017willseetheeighthSlowArtDay.
B.Ithappensonceayearinallmuseumsandgalleries