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ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagew

asprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant（每日新闻）.Itcameoutin

March1702.

In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter（波士顿新闻通讯）,thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760,thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.

Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation（发行量）intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun（朝日新闻）.Itsellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.

1.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_____.

A.59BCB.700’sC.1609D.1620

2.ThefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_____.

A.EnglandB.GermanyC.FranceD.Sweden

3.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_____.

A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.BostonD.NewOrleans

4.Todaythereareabout_____dailynewspaperprintedintheUnitedStates.

A.1621B.1704C.1760D.1800

5.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewas

printedinAmsterdam.

B.Englishlanguagenewspapersellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.

C.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperin1608.

D.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspapercameoutinMarch1702.

B

Fadingbeauty

Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.But,atnearly500yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa.

Thehealthofthefamouspicture,paintedbyLeonardoDaVinciin1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,accordingtotheLouvreMuseum（卢浮宫博物馆）whereitishoused.

“Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago,”themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedchangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstate（化学状态）.

Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyear,manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile.“Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops,”saidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.“It’sbecausedirectvision（视觉）isexcellentatpicking

updetail,butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.”

However,theactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmile.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim,untilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisIin1519.

In1911,thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformer

employee,whotookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidhepannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.

DuringWorldWarII,FrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.

Likemanyoldladies,theMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.

6.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa”?

A.Thepaintingwomanisnotsobeautifulanymore.

B.Ageingissomethingthataffectsusall.

C.Thepaintingneedsrepairing.

D.Atsuchanoldage,sheisnolongerpopular.

7.Whatmakestherepairworkdifficult?

A.Thewoodenpanelisthinandold.

B.Nooneknowsexactlywhatmaterialswereusedtocreatethepaintingandhowitmightrespondtotreatment.

C.Thehealthofthepaintingissuffering.

D.Expertscan’tagreeonhowtocarryoutrepairs.

8.WhatmakeshersomysteriousaccordingtoProfessorLivingston?

A.ThematerialstheItalianartistused.B.Thewayshesmiles.

C.ThewayDaVincipaintedthesmile.D.Itplaysatrickuponthehumaneyes

C

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ScottishDancing

Takeyourpartnersandgetreadytodancetillyouaretired.Scottishdancingisfunandeasytolearn.

Instructorswilldemonstratethedances.Theliveband,GordonStroppieandtheWeefrees,arealsoexcellent.

JackStein’sDATES:

everyMonday

￥60includingonedrinkTIME:

7:

00—10:

00p.m.

6402-1877

Exhibitions—ShanghaiMuseum

Thereare120,000piecesonshowhere.YourcanseethewholeofChinesehistoryunderoneroof.It’salwaysinterestingtovisit,butdoublysoatthemomentwiththeEgyptianTombsexhibition.Therearelotsofmummiesandmoregoldthanyou’veeverseenbefore.Letusknowifyouseeamummymove!

ShanghaiMuseumPRICE:

￥30（￥15forstudents）

6888-6888DATES:

daily

TIME:

Monday—Friday9:

00a.m.–5:

00p.m.,Weekends9:

00a.m.–9:

00p.m.

Dining–Sushichefintown

SushiisgettingreallybiginShanghai.InJapan,it’sbecomeanartform.ThemostfamousSushi‘artist’isYukiKamura.She’salsooneofthefewfemalechefsinJapan.She’llbeatSushiSceneallofthismonth.

SushiSceneintheShanghaiHotelDATES:

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lunchtime

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9.Supposeyouaregoingtoattendanactivityat8:

00p.m.onSaturday,whichonecanyouchoose?

A.LiveMusic—LateNightJazzB.Scottishdancing

C.Exhibitions–ShanghaiMuseumD.Dining—Sushichefintown

10.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheadvertisements?

A.Scottishdancingissointerestingandeasythatitnevertiresyouout.

B.TheperformancegivenbytheAmericanjazzbandwon’tlastlong.

C.SushiisnotpopularinShanghaiasitisakindofJapanesetraditionalfood.

D.ItismoreinterestingtovisitShanghaiMuseumfortheexhibitsfromEgypt.

11.FromthetextwemaylearnthatKamurais_________.

A.acookB.awaitressC.aninstructorD.anartist

D

Asaboy,CharlesRobertDarwincollectedanythingthatcaughthisinterest:

insects,coinsandinterestingstones.Hewasnotveryclever,butDarwinwasgoodatdoingthethingsthatinterestedhim.

Hisfatherwasadoctor,soDarwinwassenttoEdinburghtostudymedicine,andwasplannedtofollowamedicalcareer.ButCharlesfoundthelecturesboring.ThenhisfathersenthimtoCambridgeUniversitytostudytobeapriest.WhileatCambridge,Darwin’sinterestinzoologyandgeographygrew.LaterhegotaletterfromRobertFitzRoywhowasplanningtomakeavoyagearoundtheworldonaship,theBeagle.Hewantedanaturalisttojointheship,andDarwinwasrecommended（推荐）.ThatvoyagewasthestartofDarwin’sgreatlife.

AstheBeaglesailedaroundtheworld,Darwinbegantowonderhowlifehaddevelopedonearth.Hebegantoobserveeverything.Afterhewashome,hesettowork,gettinghiscollectioninorder.HisfirstgreatworkTheZoologyoftheBeaglewaswellreceived,buthewasslowtomakepublichisideasontheoriginoflife.

LaterDarwinandWallace,anothernaturalistwhohadthesameopinionsasDarwin,produceda

papertogether.Darwin’sgreatbook,OntheOriginofSpeciesbyMeansofNaturalSelection（《物种起源》）appeared.Itattractedastorm.PeoplethoughtthatDarwinwassayingtheyweredescendedfrommonkeys.Whatashamefulidea!

Althoug

hmostscientistsagreedthatDarwinwasright,theChurchwasstillsostrongthatDarwinneverreceivedanyhonorsforhiswork.

Afterwards,hepublishedanoth

ergreatwork,TheDescentofMan.Hishealthgrewworse,buthestillworked.“WhenIhavetogiveupobservation,Ishalldie,”hesaid.Hewasstillworkingon17,April,1882.Hewasdeadtwodayslater.

12.Whichofthe

followingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CharlesDarwin’sideasB.CharlesDarwin’sworks

C.Fatherofmodernbiology:

CharlesDarwinD.Thegreatestscientist:

CharlesDarwin

13.Darwin’sfathersenthimtoEdinburghto_____.

A.makehimlikenaturalhistoryB.makehimbecomeadoctor

C.lethimchangehishobbiesD.havehimgiveuphiscollection

14.Accordingtothepassage,CharlesDarwin’swholelifewaschangedby_____.

A.hisstudyatCambridgeUniversityB.hiscollectionofcoins

C.thenaturalistsatCambridgeD.thevoyageoftheBeagle

15.Theunderlinedpart“theyweredescendedfrommonkeys”probablymeans“_____”.

A.theygavemonkeyslifeB.theyweredifferentfrommonkeys

C.theyweredevelopedfrommonkeysD.theyhadtolivewithmonkeys

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