The Collections of Chinese Ancient Cultural Relics Abroad: Volume Victoria and Albert Museum has just been published, the fruit of ten years' efforts by Chinese experts.
The book is the first of an upcoming series that centers on ancient cultural heritage(文化遗产) collections in different museums around the world. The book details 195 out of 18,000 items now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in England.
More than 1.64 million ancient Chinese artifacts have been transported out of China because of different reasons such as wars and smuggling(走私) since the mid 19th century. More than 200 museums in 47 countries hold such collections, according to a report from UNESCO.
"The information we now have about these pieces is still very patchy(不全面的)," said Lu Zhangshen, curator(馆长) of the National Museum of China. "In order to have a clearer picture about these items, National Museum of China decided to start the Chinese Ancient Cultural Relics Abroad book project in 2005. But after we began, we found it really difficult to collect information for every piece from each museum. That’s why the first volume took us ten years."
"The pieces in the book include 102 porcelains(瓷器), 31 bronzes(铜器), 22 lacquer(漆器), 10 enamel vessels(搪瓷器皿) and so on," Liu Mingqian from Victoria and Albert Museum said.
According to the National Museum of China, the volume of the Japanese museum Sen-oku Hakuko Kan is coming out soon and the museum will seek more cooperation from museums worldwide to accelerate(加速) the project.
【小题1】Which of the following best describes Lu Zhangshen’s attitudes towards the Chinese Ancient Cultural Relics Abroad book project?

A．worthwhile but expensive

B．reasonable but worthless

C．meaningless but hard

D．meaningful but difficult

【小题2】Which of the following statements is NOT True According to the text?

A．So far, Volumes Victoria, Albert Museum and the Japanese museum have been published.

B．A great many ancient Chinese artifacts have been distributed(分散) worldwide due mainly to wars and smuggling.

C．It is nearly ten years since the Chinese Ancient Cultural Relics Abroad book project was set up.

D．At present, collecting information for every piece from each museum is to some degree tough.

【小题3】The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

A．compare and evaluate

B．inform and explain

C．argue and discuss

D．examine and explain

   If anyone knows what makes a great children's book，it must be Sussex author and illustrator（插图画家）Jane Hissey. Her "Old Bear" books have achieved classic status in a variety of formats.

I met Jane at her home in the East Sussex countryside and asked her what she thought the secret of a classic children's book was. "That's a difficult one, I suppose it has got to be related to children's stage of development-for young children, pictures on a page that are familiar; for older children, an experience. The book should be familiar, but hold some surprises too to keep the interest. It must inspire and delight them, but there are the things that happen every day."

After the birth of her first child, she gave up teaching and worked on her own artwork, drawing pictures of teddy bears. An editor from a publishing company saw her work and invited Jane to do a children's book. Over the years, from the first "Old Bear" book in 1986, her children have made a huge contribution-especially in terms of plots. She said, "I used to give my children the toys to play with-and they had tea parties and so on. One of my bear characters,' Little Bear', is the same age as Ralph, my youngest, who's seven now. All the children have joined in my work and, in years to come, they will realize how much."

"I hope I'll know when people are getting tired of the characters. If ever they did, I think I'd go on drawing them for fun," Jane continued. "My own children have been very useful to me in my work, but as they are older now, I' ll just have to hope that other people's children can inspire me."

【小题1】What is Jane's opinion about a successful children's book?

A．It contains something unexpected.

B．It offers an escape from everyday life.

C．It's more attractive as children get older.

D．It's set in a place known to its readers.

【小题2】Why did Jane take up writing books?

A．She got to know an editor.

B．She hoped to make classic children's books.

C．Her artwork attracted a professional.

D．She wrote stories for her own children.

【小题3】How did Jane's children assist her in her work?

A．By helping her concentrate on her work.

B．By telling her their own stories.

C．By suggesting characters for her stories.

D．By giving her ideas for her stories.

【小题4】What is Jane's attitude towards her future work？

A．Encouraged.	B．Uncertain.
C．Tired.	D．Disappointed.

   Tang Dynasty poets sang for about three centuries in different tones. There were many famous poets living in the Tang period such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi and Li Shangyin. Quan Tangshi edited in the Qing Dynasty is a collection of about 48, 900 poems that were written by over 2, 200 poets. But it doesn't cover all the poems of the Tang Dynasty.

During the Tang Dynasty, poems were recited when lovers walked under the moonlight. Poems were also recited when soldiers fought on the battlefield. People recited them in the open air or at temple fairs.

In the Tang Dynasty scholars（学者）had to be poets. Their readers were not only people of high social position but also common people. Poets recited poems；women singers sang poems and other ranks of people, including old women and children, read Tang poems. This atmosphere affected foreigners who visited the country at that time. As a result, Tang poetry was introduced to some adjacent countries, like Japan and Vietnam.

Tang poetry is a most brilliant page in the history of ancient Chinese literature. It's a miracle（奇迹）in the cultural history of mankind. The Tang Dynasty was a powerful empire with a vast territory. It inherited（继承）Chinese civilization that went back to ancient times, and was combined with the best of other cultures and adopted the benefits of other nations in the world. Tang poetry wasn’t the only spiritual wealth created by people of the Tang Dynasty. Philosophy, handwriting, painting, music and dance all gained new peaks of development. Tang poetry, however, was the jewel in the crown and the greatest achievement in the Tang Dynasty.

【小题1】It can be learned from Paragraph 1 that ________.

A．there were more than 48, 900 poems written in the Tang Dynasty

B．in total there were four famous poets in the Tang Dynasty

C．only people of the Tang Dynasty created poems

D．in the Tang Dynasty most common people were poets

【小题2】The underlined word "adjacent" in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A．neighboring	B．strong
C．poor	D．western

【小题3】What does the author really want to tell us in Paragraph 3?

A．In the Tang Dynasty all poets were scholars.

B．In the Tang Dynasty poems were quite popular.

C．Many foreigners came to the east during the Tang Dynasty.

D．In the Tang Dynasty many poems were sung by women singers.

【小题4】What can we know from Paragraph 4？

A．The reasons for the poets to create poems in the Tang Dynasty.

B．Tang poetry, the greatest spiritual wealth in ancient China.

C．The significance and influence of Tang poetry.

D．The editors of Tang poetry in the Qing Dynasty.

Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.
What to Expect
The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.
Accommodation Zones
Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential . Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.
Meal Plans Available
Continental Breakfast
Breakfast and Dinner
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It’s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal, bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee.
Friends
If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host’s permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.
Self¬catering Accommodation in Private Homes
Accommodation on a room¬-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long¬stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much.
【小题1】The passage is probably written for ___________.

A．foreigners hoping to build British culture

B．hosts willing to receive foreign students

C．English learners applying to live in English homes

D．travellers planning to visit families in London

【小题2】Why do some people choose self¬catering accommodation?

A．To enrich their knowledge of English.

B．To enjoy much more freedom.

C．To experience a warmer family atmosphere.

D．To entertain friends as they like.

【小题3】What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?

A．The business centre of London is probably in Zone 1.

B．Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2.

C．Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre.

D．Accommodation in the city centre is not provided.

One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town claiming(宣称) that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole country. A large crowd gathered，and they all agreed that his heart was____because there was not a single scar(疤痕) in it. The young man was very proud.
Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as____”The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s____It was____strongly, but full of scars. It had places____pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several____edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps(缺口) where whole pieces were missing.
The young man laughed. “____your heart with mine, anyone with his eyes can see mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours looks perfect but I____never trade with you. You see, every____represents a person____I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they____me a piece of their heart that fits into the____place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I treasure, because they remind me of the love we____
“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart____, and the other person hasn’t returned a____of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is____a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they____open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return where I have been waiting and fill the space. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’
Tears running his cheeks, the young man walked up to the old man,____his own perfect heart, and tore out a piece. He____it to the old man with trembling hands.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It____, but not perfectly, as there were some rough edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect any more but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.
They hugged and walked away side by side.

【小题1】

A．ugly B．perfect C．good D．hurt

【小题2】

A．mine B．his C．theirs D．ours

【小题3】

A．coat B．appearance C．face D．heart

【小题4】

A．knocking B．striking C．beating D．hitting

【小题5】

A．that B．which C．where D．whose

【小题6】

A．smooth B．rough C．broken D．pretty

【小题7】

A．Comparing B．Compared C．Compare D．Compares

【小题8】

A．might B．would C．could D．should

【小题9】

A．one B．heart C．piece D．scar

【小题10】

A．on whom B．in whom C．with whom D．to whom

【小题11】

A．take B．give C．lend D．pass

【小题12】

A．empty B．full C．red D．first

【小题13】

A．had B．gave C．shared D．owned

【小题14】

A．in B．away C．off D．up

【小题15】

A．lot B．sheet C．piece D．pile

【小题16】

A．taking B．making C．keeping D．bringing

【小题17】

A．last B．cut C．come D．stay

【小题18】

A．carried away B．reached into C．took out D．brought up

【小题19】

A．returned B．took C．offered D．served

【小题20】

A．fit B．hit C．beat D．set