1、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。AMy doorbell rings at 11 a.m. On the step, I find an elderly Chinese lady. She is small and slight. She holds a paper carrier bag in her hands.I know this lady. It is by no means her first visit. Her daughter, Nicole, bought the house next d
2、oor last October. Nicole, who is currently in Shanghai, has apparently told her mother that I am having heart surgery shortly, and the result is that her mother has decided I need to be supplied with meals.I know what is inside the paper carrier bag a stainless-steel container with a meal of rice, v
3、egetables and either chicken, meat or shrimp. This has become an almost-daily occurrence.Communication between my benefactor (恩人)and me is somewhat handicapped by the fact that she doesnt speak English and all I can say in Mandarin is “hello”. Once, she brought an iPad and pointed to the screen, whi
4、ch displayed a message from Nicole telling me that her mother wanted to know if the food was all right.“Your mother just cant be bringing me meals like this all the time” I protested. “I can hardly reciprocate by cooking something from my native land, like roast beef or Yorkshire pudding for her” I
5、said.“Oh,no,” Nicole said. “Dont worry about that. She has to cook for the family anyway, and she wants to do it for you. You can call her Wing, which is her surname.”The tenant in my basement suite is a university student who speaks Mandarin quite well, so with her help, I have found out that Wing
6、is 6813 years younger than I am and that she lived through the Cultural Revolution. For my part, I was raised in wartime Britain.So here we are, two grandmothers a world away from where we were raised, neither of us able to speak the others language. But the doorbell keeps ringing and there is the f
7、amiliar paper earner bag, handed smilingly to me by Wing.Right now I am working on some more Mandarin wordsits the least I can do after such a display of kindness.“Thank you” is, of course,the first one, which somehow seems inadequate.1. The author and Wing got to know each other .A. as next door ne
8、ighborsB. when exchanging mealsC. by sharing similar experiencesD. after using an iPad to communicate2. The underlined word “reciprocate” in Paragraph 5 probably means .A. do as well B. offer generouslyC. give in return D. accept with pleasure3. The authors effort to learn Mandarin shows her .A. gre
9、at satisfaction B. real kindnessC. heartfelt thanks D. sincere friendshipBIts not what you look at that matters; its what you see.Henry David ThoreauSlow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.Why slow?When peopl
10、e look slowly at a piece of art,they make discoveries. The most important discovery they make is that they can see and experience art without an expert. And thats an exciting discovery. It unlocks passion and creativity and helps to create more art lovers.How does it work?One day each year, people a
11、ll over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly. Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience. That it. Simple by design, the goal is to focus on the art. In fact, Slow Art Day works quite well t
12、his way.By the numbersOver 1,200 individual Slow Art Day events have taken place since its official launch in 2010. Slow Art Day events have taken place on all seven continents.700 venues (museums, galleries, artist studios, sculpture parks, public art sites, etc.) have hosted Slow Art Day events.Pa
13、rticipants love Slow Art DayFeedback on this simple event has been overwhelmingly positive. Heres a sample:“I loved taking the time to just be with the works, particularly pieces I might otherwise walk by. Its a much better way of doing the art museum than the usual idle ramble. Discussion afterward
14、s was fun,interesting, informative and eye-opening. I look forward to doing it again.”Slow Art Day 2017 is Saturday, April 8, in museums and galleries worldwide. Join us and experience art differently.4. The author quotes Thoreaus words at the beginning to .A. arouse readers interest in artB. introd
15、uce the topic of the textC. stress the importance of lookingD. illustrate the joy of art appreciation 5. A typical slow art activity .A. lasts about fifty minutes when people look at art works criticallyB. encourages people to see art for themselves and discuss with expertsC. organizes people to look at art on their own and talk about their experienceD. inspires people to make discoveries about art works and create their own 6. What can we learn about Slow Art Day from the text?A. The year of 2017 will see the eighth Slow Art Day.B. It happens once a year in all museums and galleries
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