Spain— what’s on

Joaquín Sorolla

First major exhibition devoted to the Spanish artist Joaquin Sorolla(1863-1923). The show brings together about 100 paintings by Sorolla, one of the key figures in the history of Spanish art. It offers a comprehensive survey based on examples of his finest works.

Time	24/05/2009-06/09/2009
Location	Madrid, Museum Nacional del Prado
Phone	34-91-3302800
Website	http://www.museodelprado.es

 

Kees van Dongen

First exhibition in Spain of the works of the Dutch painter Kees van Dongen(1877-1968), bringing together almost 100 of his works, and a number of works by Pablo Picasso, bearing witness to the friendship between the two artists.

Time	11/06/2009-10/09/2009
Location	Barcelona, Museum Picasso
Phone	34-93-2563000
Website	http://www.bcn.cat

 

Chopin Festival 2009

The annual festival dedicated（专注于）to the Polish composer Frederic Chopin(1810-1849). This year the festival is honoring five composers: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy(1809-1847), Jaume Mas Porcel (1909-1993), Franz Josef Haydn(1732-1809), Isaac Albniz(1860-1909)and Wanda Landowska(1877-1959). Works by these composers are performed together with works by Chopin.

Time	09/09/2009-30/09/2009
Location	Valdemossa, Monestry of Valdemossa/Chopin Museum
Phone	34-97-1612106
Website	http://www.festivalchopin.com

 

Antoni Solà

Exhibition of the works of the Spanish sculptor Antoni Solà(1780-1861). A resident of Rome from 1803, Solà made his name and fame there and became one of the only two foreigners to be appointed president of the Accademia di San Luca. He took part in Rome’s main cultural affairs and supported the imitation of ancient Greek art looking for idealized beauty.

Time	15/07/2009-17/09/2009
Location	Barcelona, Museum Frederic Marès
Phone	34-93-2563500
Website	http://www.museumares.bcn.cat

1. To find further information about Pablo Picasso’s works, you should dial_________

A. 34-91-3302800            B. 34-97-1612106

C. 34-93-2563500            D. 34-93-2563000

2. If you are a music lover, which website would you like to visit?

A. http://www.bcn.cat.                  B. http://www.museodelprado.es.

C. http://www.festivalchopin.com.         D. http://www.museumares.bcn.cat.

3. Who was involved in Rome’s main cultural affairs?

A. Antoni Solà.     B. Kees van Dongen.     C. Isaac Albniz     D. Frederic Chopin

4. The event that lasts more than three months is_______.

A. Antoni Solà.         B. Joaquín Sorolla

C. Kees van Dongen      D. Chopin Festival 2009

 

 (06·全国Ⅰ)

假定你是李华。应英国朋友Bob要求，写一封短信介绍你校图书馆的基本情况。内容须包括下面两幅图中的相关信息。

注意：1．词数100左右；

          2．可以适当增减细节，以使行文连贯；

          3．开头语已为你写好。

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                                                                                                      June 8

Dear Bob,

       Thank you for your last letter asking about our library.

                                                                      

                                                                      

                                                                                                      Best wishes,

                                                                                                      Li Hua

 (06·全国Ⅰ)

On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in    36   air.  Crowded. Tempers（脾气）of both the tourists and waiters had    37   to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment（环境）

       At the table next to mine sat an attractive,    38    couple, waiting for    39  .  They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their    40    and stepped together     41    the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped   42   for the two chairs. He politely   43   his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.

          44   appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to   45    the table and take their  46   , and then walked back to the    47    cheers of the rest of his    48  . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went     49    into the water to     50     the wine. The couple toasted（祝酒）each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd   51   by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables  52   to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.

       One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?

       Customers are not served    53    . Why not?

       Sometimes one should consider   54   the line of convention（常规）and enjoy   55   to the fullest.

36．A．fresh                   B．cool                    C．still                     D．thin

37．A．managed             B．expected              C．attempted            D．risen

38．A．lonely                  B．curious                C．well-dressed        D．bad-tempered

39．A．cheers                 B．service                C．attention              D．flowers

40．A．metal table           B．empty bottle         C．chairs                 D．bags

41．A．on                      B．off                      C．around                D．along

42．A．outside                B．forward               C．down                  D．back

43．A．led                      B．seated                 C．watched              D．received

44．A．The manager       B．A friend               C．A waiter              D．The servant

45．A．set                      B．wash                   C．remove               D．check

46．A．menu                  B．bill                      C．food                   D．order

47．A．loud                    B．anxious               C．familiar               D．final

48．A．tourists               B．customers           C．fellows                D．assistants

49．A．at last                  B．in time                 C．once more           D．as well

50．A．change                B．drink                   C．sell                     D．serve

51．A．replied                 B．insisted                C．agreed                 D．understood

52．A．prepared              B．joined in              C．settled up            D．continued

53．A．with pleasure       B．in the café           C．in the sea             D．with wine

54．A．following             B．keeping               C．limiting                D．crossing

55．A．life                      B．wine                   C．lunch                  D．time

    

 (06·全国Ⅱ)

The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition（过渡期）for me.    21    is probably true with many people. I got quite homesick and    22    thought about going home.

Although the   23   time for many students is getting   24   from home, my mailbox was frequently   25  . One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard   26   out at me. I sat down to read it,   27   a note from someone back home.   28   I became increasingly puzzled （困惑）as   29   postcards were like this; It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and   30   about it.

Several days later I   31   another postcard, this one   32   news about Maybelline, Mabel’s

cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another,   33   full of news of different people. I began to   34   look forward to the next one,   35   to see what this author would come up with  36  . I was never   37  .

    Finally, the cards   38   coming, right about the time I had begun to feel   39   about college life. They had been such a happy distraction（调剂）that I have   40   all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.

21．A．If                           B．So                           C．As                        D．What

22．A．often                      B．carefully                  C．seldom                 D．merely

23．A．hard                       B．last                          C．busiest                  D．happiest

24．A．visitors                   B．letters                      C．calls                     D．directions

25．A．empty                     B．full                          C．closed                  D．open

26．A．pouring                   B．reaching                   C．staring                  D．rolling

27．A．describing               B．considering              C．enjoying                D．expecting

28．A．But                         B．Thus                       C．Also                     D．Even

29．A．any                        B．no                           C．some                    D．such

30．A．joked                      B．talked                      C．forgot                   D．cared

31．A．mailed                    B．accepted                  C．wrote                   D．received

32．A．delivering                B．demanding               C．discovering           D．developing

33．A．one                        B．each                        C．either                    D．both

34．A．nearly                     B．possibly                   C．usually                  D．really

35．A．promising               B．surprised                  C．interested              D．pretending

36．A．below                     B．lately                       C．next                     D．behind

37．A．frightened               B．disappointed             C．excited                 D．pleased

38．A．continued                B．stopped                    C．started                  D．avoided

39．A．easy                       B．safe                         C．tired                     D．anxious

40．A．lost                        B．collected                  C．torn                      D．saved

    

Spain— what’s on

Joaquín Sorolla

First major exhibition devoted to the Spanish artist Joaquin Sorolla(1863-1923). The show brings together about 100 paintings by Sorolla, one of the key figures in the history of Spanish art. It offers a comprehensive survey based on examples of his finest works.

Time	24/05/2009-06/09/2009
Location	Madrid, Museum Nacional del Prado
Phone	34-91-3302800
Website	http://www.museodelprado.es

Kees van Dongen

First exhibition in Spain of the works of the Dutch painter Kees van Dongen(1877-1968), bringing together almost 100 of his works, and a number of works by Pablo Picasso, bearing witness to the friendship between the two artists.

Time	11/06/2009-10/09/2009
Location	Barcelona, Museum Picasso
Phone	34-93-2563000
Website	http://www.bcn.cat

Chopin Festival 2009

The annual festival dedicated（专注于）to the Polish composer Frederic Chopin(1810-1849). This year the festival is honoring five composers: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy(1809-1847), Jaume Mas Porcel (1909-1993), Franz Josef Haydn(1732-1809), Isaac Albniz(1860-1909)and Wanda Landowska(1877-1959). Works by these composers are performed together with works by Chopin.

Time	09/09/2009-30/09/2009
Location	Valdemossa, Monestry of Valdemossa/Chopin Museum
Phone	34-97-1612106
Website	http://www.festivalchopin.com

Antoni Solà

Exhibition of the works of the Spanish sculptor Antoni Solà(1780-1861). A resident of Rome from 1803, Solà made his name and fame there and became one of the only two foreigners to be appointed president of the Accademia di San Luca. He took part in Rome’s main cultural affairs and supported the imitation of ancient Greek art looking for idealized beauty.

Time	15/07/2009-17/09/2009
Location	Barcelona, Museum Frederic Marès
Phone	34-93-2563500
Website	http://www.museumares.bcn.cat

1. To find further information about Pablo Picasso’s works, you should dial_________

A. 34-91-3302800            B. 34-97-1612106

C. 34-93-2563500            D. 34-93-2563000

2. If you are a music lover, which website would you like to visit?

A. http://www.bcn.cat.                  B. http://www.museodelprado.es.

C. http://www.festivalchopin.com.           D. http://www.museumares.bcn.cat.

3. Who was involved in Rome’s main cultural affairs?

A. Antoni Solà.     B. Kees van Dongen.     C. Isaac Albniz     D. Frederic Chopin

4. The event that lasts more than three months is_______.

A. Antoni Solà.         B. Joaquín Sorolla

C. Kees van Dongen      D. Chopin Festival 2009