1、Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote this musical about Alexander Hamilton, in which the birth of America is presented as an immigrant story. Thomas Kail directs. In previews. Opens Feb. 17. (Public, 425 Lafayette St. 2 12-967-7555.) On the Twentieth Century Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gal1agher star in the mus
2、ical comedy by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, about a Broadway producer who tries to win a movie stars love during a cross-country train journey. Scott El1is directs ,for Roundabout Theatre Company. Previews begin Feb. 12. (American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. 2-7 13001. What is the play by Ra
3、jiv Joseph probably about?A.A type of art. B. A teenagers studio. C. A great teacher. D. A group of animals 2. Who is the director of The Audience?A. Helen Mirren. B. Peter Morgan. C. Dylan Baker. D. Stephen Daldry 3 . Which play will you go to if you are interested in American history?A. Animals Ou
4、t 0f Paper. B. The Audience. C. Hamilton. D. On the Twentieth Century. BFor Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative Its no secret that China has always been a source(来源) of inspiration for designers, says Amanda Hil1, chief creative officer at
5、 A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion (时尚) shows. Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable c10thing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of
6、 Chinese aesthetics 美学 on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences. China is impossible to overlook, says Hill. Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashio
7、n campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion - they are central to its movement. Of course, not only are todays top Western designers being influenced by China - some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves
8、 Chinese. Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs - and beating them hands down in design and sales, adds Hill. For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the m
9、odels, and so are the consumers, she says. China is no longer just another market; in many senses it has become the market. If you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China its influences, its direction, its breathtaking c1othes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledgi
10、ng that in many ways.4. What can we learn about the exhibition in York?A. It promoted the sales of artworks. B. It attracted a large number of visitors. C. It showed ancient Chinese c1othes. D. It aimed to introduce Chinese models. 5. What does HiIl say about Chinese women?A. They are setting the fa
11、shion. B. They start many fashion campaigns. C. They admire super models. D. They do business all over the world 6. What do the underlined words taking on in paragraph 4 mean?A. learning from B. looking down on C. working with D. competing against7. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Young
12、 Models Selling Dreams to the World B. A Chinese Art Exhibition Held in New York C. Differences Between Eastern and Western Aesthetics D. Chinese Culture Fueling International Fashion Trends CBefore he 1830s, most newspapers were sold through annual subscriptions in America, usually $8 to $ 10 a yea
13、r. Today $8 0 1 $10 seems a small amount of money, but at that time these amounts were forbidding to most citizens. Accordingly, newspapers were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades. In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience. They were
14、dull and visually forbidding. But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change all that The trend, then, was toward the penny paper - a term referring to papers made widely available to the public. It meant any inexpensive newspaper; perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers tha
15、t could be bought in single copies on the street. This development did not take place ,overnight. It had been possible (but not easy) to buy single copies of newspapers before 1830, but this usually meant the reader had to go down to the printers office to purchase a copy. Street sales were almost u
16、nknown. However, within a few years, street sales of newspapers would be commonplace in eastern cities. At first the price of single copies was seldom a penny - usually two or three cents was charged - and some of the older well-known papers charged five or six cents. But the phrase caught the publi
17、cs fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny. This new trend of newspapers for the man on the street did not begin well. Some of the early ventures (企业)were immediate failures. Publishers already in business, people who were owners of successful papers, had little d
18、esire to change the tradition. It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling 8. Which of the following best describes newspapers in America before the 1830sA. Academic. B. Unattractive. C. Inexpensive. D. Confidential 9. What did street sales mean to newspapers?A. They would
19、be priced higher. B. They would disappear from cities.C. They could have more readers. D. They could regain public trust. 10. Who were the newspapers of the new trend targeted at?A. Local politicians. B. Common people. C. Young publishers. D. Rich businessmen. 11. What can we say about the birth of
20、the penny paper?A. It was a difficult process. B. It was a temporary success.C. It was a robber of the poor. D. It was a disaster for printers. DMonkeys seem to have a way with numbers. A team of researchers trained three Rhesus monkeys to associate 26 clearly different symbols consisting of numbers
21、 and selective letters with 0-25 drops of water or juice as a reward. The researchers then tested how the monkeys combined - or added - the symbols to get the reward. Heres how Harvard Medical School scientist Margaret Livingstone, who led the team, described the experiment: In their cages the monke
22、ys were provided with touch screens. On one part of the screen, a symbol would appear, and on the other side two symbols inside circle were shown. For example, the number 7 would flash on one side of the screen and the other end would have 9 and 8. If the monkeys touched the left side of the screen
23、they would be rewarded with seven drops of water or juice; if they went for the circle, they would be rewarded with the sum of the numbers - 17 in this example. After running hundreds of tests, the researchers noted that the monkeys would go for the higher values more than half the time, indicating
24、that they were performing a calculation, not just memorizing the value of each combination. When the team examined the results of the experiment more closely, they noticed that the monkeys tended to underestimate (低估) a sum compared with a single symbol when the two were close in value - sometimes c
25、hoosing, for example, a 13 over the sum of 8 and 6. The underestimation was systematic: When adding two numbers, the monkeys always paid attention to the larger of the two, and then added only action (小部分) of the smaller number to it. This indicates that there is a certain way quantity is represente
26、d in their brains, Dr. Livingstone says. But in this experiment what theyre doing is paying more attention to the big number than the little one.12. What did the researchers do to the monkeys before testing them?A. They fed them. B. They named them. C. They trained them. D. They measured them. 13 .
27、How did the monkeys get their reward in the experiment?A. By drawing a circle. B. By touching a screen. C. By watching videos. D. By mixing two drinks. 14. What did Livingstones team find about the monkeys?A. They could perform basic addition. C. They could memorize numbers easily. B. They could und
28、erstand simple words. D. They could hold their attention for long. 15. ln which section of a newspaper may this text appear?A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Science. 第二节 (共 5小题: 每小题 2分,满分 10 分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。In an online class, developing healthy patterns of co
29、mmunication with professors is very important. 16 While 1 have only listed two of each, there are obviously many other situations that can arise. Students should be able to extend the logic (逻辑) of each to their particular circumstance. Dos 17 Questions about subject content are generally welcomed. Before asking questions about the course design, read the syllabus (教学大纲) and learning managem nt system information to be sure the answer isnt hiding in plain sight. Participate in discussion forums (论坛), blogs and other open-ended forums for dialogue.
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