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saysHill."

Chinesemodelsarethefacesofbeautyandfashioncampaignsthatselldreamstowomenallovertheworld,whichmeansChinesewomenarenotjustconsumersoffashion—theyarecentraltoitsmovement."

Ofcourse,onlyaretoday'

stopWesterndesignersbeinginfluencedbyChina-someofthebestdesignersofcontemporaryfashionarethemselvesChinese."

VeraWang,AlexanderWang,JasonWuaretakingonGaliano,Albaz,MarcJacobs-andbeatingthemhandsdownindesignandsales,"

addsHil.

ForHill,itisimpossiblenottotalkaboutChinaastheleadingplayerwhendiscussingfashion."

ThemostfamousdesignersareChinese,soarethemodels,andsoaretheconsumers,"

shesays."

Chinaisnolongerjustanothermarket;

inmanysensesithasbecomethemarket.Ifyoutalkaboutfashiontoday,youaretalkingaboutChina-itsinfluences,itsdirection,itsbreathtakingclothes,andhowyoungdesignersandmodelsarefinallyacknowledgingthatinmanyways."

1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheexhibitioninNewYork?

A.Itpromotedthesalesofartworks.B.Itattractedalargenumberofvisitors.

C.ItshowedancientChineseclothes.D.ItaimedtointroduceChinesemodels.

2.WhatdoesHillsayaboutChinesewomen?

A.Theyaresettingthefashion.B.Theystartmanyfashioncampaigns.

C.Theyadmiresupermodels.D.Theydobusinessallovertheworld.

3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"

takingon"

inparagraph4mean?

A.learningfromB.lookingdownon

C.workingwithD.competingagainst

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.YoungModelsSellingDreamstotheWorld

B.AChineseArtExhibitionHeldinNewYork

C.DifferencesBetweenEasternandWesternAesthetics

D.ChineseCultureFuelingInternationalFashionTrends

B

Hilversumisamedium-sizedcitybetweenthemajorcitiesofAmsterdamandUtrechtintheGooiareaofNorthHolland,theNetherlands.UnlikemostoftheNetherlands,Hilversumisactuallyinahillyareawiththesoilmostlyconsistingofsand.OncecalledtheGardenofAmsterdam,itstillattractstravelerstocomeovertocycleandwalkthroughthesurroundingforests.Theyvisititforarelaxingdayofffromtheurbanmadness.ForDutchpeople,Hilversumisallabouttextile（纺织）andmediaindustries,andmodernarchitecture.

Inhistory,Hilversumwaslargelyanagriculturalarea.Dailylifewasmarkedbyfarming,sheepraisingandwoolproduction.ArailwaylinktoAmsterdamin1874attractedrichtradersfromAmsterdamtoHilversum.Theybuildthemselveslargevillas（别墅）inthewoodedsurroundingsofthetown.OneofthefamiliesmovinginwastheBrenninkmeijers,currentlythewealthiestfamilyoftheNetherlands.TheymovedinafterbigsuccessinthetextileindustryandaidedasubstantialtextileindustryinHilversum.Butthetextileboomlastedonlyseveraldecades.Thelastfactoryclosedinthe1960s.

Thechangetoamediaeconomystartedin1920,whentheNederlandseSeintoestedllenFabriek（NSF）establishedaradiofactoryinHiversum.Mostradiostationssettlledinthelargevillasintheleafyareasofthetown.Televisiongaveanotherpushtothelocaleconomy.HilversumbecamethemediacapitaloftheNetherlands,andDutchtelevisonstarsmovedintotheleafyneighborhoodssurroundingthetown.

Intheearly1900s,modernarchitctsW.M.DudokandJ.DuikerplacedhundredsofremarkablebuildingsinHilversum.Thesemodernarchitecturalmasterpieces（杰作）aresomanythatHilversumalmostfeelslikeanopenairmuseum.Dudokaloneshapedmostof20thcenturyHilversumandapproximately75buildingsstillbearhisuniquecharacteristics.Hismaeterpiece:

HilversumTownHall,wasbuilt 

in1928-1931.Ithaswideinternationalfameandisincludedinmanyarchitecturetextbooks.Thebuildinghasaremarkableshapeandlookslikeacombinationof“blocks”.Actually,onemaystarthisjourneyofmodernarchitecturebywalkingorbikingtheW.M.DudokArchitecturalRouteinHilversum.

1.HilversumisdifferentfrommostoftheNetherlandsinthat______.

A.ithasalargepopulationB.itiscutofffrombigcities

C.ithasmanybeautifulgardensD.itisinahillyareawithsandysoil

2.WhatwasthegreatestcontributionoftheBrenninkmeijerstoHilversum?

A.BuildingarailwaylinktoAmsterdam.B.Helpingitstextileindustrytodevelop.

C.Constructinglargevillasforthepoor.D.Assistingitsagriculturalindustry.

3.ThebeginningofthemediaindustryinHilversumwasmarkedbytheestablishmentof______.

A.aradiofactoryB.themedialcapitalC.aradiostationD.aTVstation

4.WhatisknownaboutW.M.Dudok’sHilversumTownHall?

A.Itconsistsofapproximately75buildings.

B.Itlookslikeanopenairmuseuminthecity.

C.Itisaclassicexampleinarchitecturetextbooks.

D.Ithasshapedmostof20thcenturyHilversum.

C

TheUniversityofBirminghamisthefirstexcellentUKRussellGroupuniversitytoannouncethatitwillacceptthe"

Gaokao"

examforhigh-flyingChinesestudentswishingtojoinits.undergraduatecoursesin2019. 

Highschoolstudentswhocompletethe"

NationalHigherEducationEntranceExamination"

orGaokao,withtopgradeswillbeabletoapplyfordirectentryontoBirminghamdegreeprogrammeswithoutfirstcompletingafoundationyearwhichisaroutineforthefreshman.

Gaokaoisusuallytakenbystudentsintheirlastyearofseniorhighschooland,everyyear,eachprovinceinChinasetsthegradesrequiredtogainadmissiontoitsuniversities.ItisusuallyheldacrossChinainearlyJune. 

StudentsaretestedinChinese,Mathematics,aForeignLanguageandsocialsciencesornaturalsciences.

UniversityofBirminghamVice-ChancellorProfessorSirDavidEastwoodsaid:

"

TheUniversityofBirminghamhasbeenchallenginganddevelopinggreatmindsformorethanacentury.WewelcomepeoplefromaroundtheglobetostudyatBirminghamandChinesestudentsformanintegralpartofoureducationandresearchcommunity.WearefurtheropeningaccesstoBirmingham'

swealthofeducationopportunitiesforthebrightestandmostdedicatedChinesestudentsbyacceptingthisstrictandimportantqualification.Ilookforwardtowelcomingthesehigh-flyingstudentstotheUniversityofBirmingham."

GaokaoisincreasinglyacceptedbyuniversitiesinAustralia,theUSA,CanadaandmainlandEurope.Birminghamwillonlybeconsideringhighqualitystudentswhoachieveaminimum80%GaokaoscoreandmeetadditionalacademicandEnglishlanguagerequirements.

ProfessorJonFrampton,DirectoroftheUniversityofBirmingham'

sChinaInstitutesaid:

TheUniversityofBirminghamhasalonghistoryofeducatingstudentsfromChinaandoneofourmostfamousgraduatesisLiSiguang-thefoundingfatherofChinesegeology.IamdelightedthattheUniversityisnowacceptingtheGaokao.ThisgivesthebrightestandbestChinesestudentsanopportunitytomovestraightintothefirstyearofourundergraduateprogrammesandexperiencethebenefitsofstudyingataglobalTop100university,suchasBirmingham."

1.WhatdoChinesestudentshavetodotoentertheUniversityofBirminghambefore2019?

A.Gothroughafoundationyear.

B.PrepareBirminghamdegreeprogrammes.

C.Acquiretherighttopermanentresidency.

D.Scoreover800%oftheuniversity'

squalificationexamination.

2.Whoistheannouncementintendedfor?

A.TheforeignstudentsinChina.

B.AllpeoplelivingintheUK.

C.ThestudentsoftheUK.

D.Chinesestudents.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"

integral"

underlinedinparagraph3?

A.Complete.

B.Necessary.

C.Indifferent.

D.Unimportant.

4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Theintroductiontothe"

ofChina.

B.ThehistoryoftheUniversityofBirmingham.

C.Thehighqualitystudentsacceptedbytopuniversities.

D.TheUniversityofBirmingham'

sadmissiontoGaokao.

D

HowdidtheancientChinesekeepfoodwarminwinter?

Facilitieslikeelectricricecookers,microwaves,andelectrickettles,makeiteasyforpeopletokeepfoodwarmandenjoyacomfortablewinter.SohowdidChinesepeopleinancienttimeskeepfoodwarminwinterwithoutthese?

Infact,ancientChinesepeopleusedtheirownmethodsofheatpreservationasearlyastheShangandZhoudynasties.

●“WenDing”,ancientricecooker

Oneofthemajorfunctionsofanelectricricecookeristokeepfoodwarm.The“WenDing”,anancientcookingcontainer,servedthesamepurpose,butinsteadofusingelectricenergy,theancientcookingcontainerpreservedheatbyburningfuelslikecharcoal.The“WenDing”unearthedinNanjingin1989isthoughttobetheoldestofitskinddiscoveredinChina,datingbacktotheStoneAge,Thecraftsmanshipofmakingthe“WenDing”wasdevelopedintheBronzeAge.ThebronzeDingfromShangandZhoudynastiestookondifferentshapesandstructures.

●“RanLU”,ancientsmallhotpot

The“RanLU”isasmallsizecookingvessel（器皿）madeofbronze,whichcanbedividedintothreeparts.Acharcoalstoveforms