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1、Go ahead. Read this leaflet （传单）.You dont have to watch the road the way you do when you drive the car.CONGRATULATIONS!By riding public transportation, you are helping to solve （解决）some of the major pollution problems in Boston.1. AIR POLLUTION. Motor vehicles （汽车）are to blame for over 80 % of the a

2、ir polltition in the city. Eighty -nine percent of the vehicles in Boston are personal cars and fifty percent of them are often operated with only one person in the car If people would use public transportation instead of their cars, air pollution levels could be greatly lowered.2. APACE POLLUTION.

3、Thirty percent of the land in downtown Boston is devoted to cars. Where there are garages, there could be gardens. Where there are highways （高速 公路）， there should be homes and places to work and play.3. NOISE POLLUTION. Studies show that people today show a greater hearing losswith age than ever befo

4、re. Much of this is due to general traffic noise.The cost of a personal car is high to its owner. The average person pays about$2000 per car per year in fueb taxes.and whafs more, we pay in death from car accidents, in poor health from air pollution, in loss of hearing from noise pollution, and in t

5、he damage of our city by the ever increasing number of highways.HOW YOU CAN HELP：1. Do not drive in the city.2. Use public transportation.3. Support laws for improving public transportation.For further information, call 876-7085. Please pass this on to a friend.72. The main purpose of this leaflet i

6、s toA. give information to people who are planning to buy carsB , discuss the major causes of pollution problems in BostonC , give suggestions to people suffering from pollution related diseasesD. persuade people to use public transportation instead of their own carsHow much percent of the land in d

7、owntown Boston is taken up by streets, garages and highways?A. 30% B. 50%. C. 80%. D - 89%.73. We may infer from the leaflet thatA. loud noises can make people lose their hearingB. many people in Boston can only afford cheaper carsC. pollution by cars costs$2000 per person per year in BostonD. peopl

8、e in Boston dont have gardens because of the need for garagesAccording to the leaflet, better public transportation is very effective in reducing pollution because ,A. the city will have more money to deal with pollution problemsB. buses and trains do not produce dangerous gasC- there will be more p

9、laces for trees and grassD. fewer people will drive their own carsEFILM PREVIEWSIn the Line of FireAfter his Oscar success as an aging cowboy in Unforget Clint Eatwoodtter hts scar success as an aging cowboy forgotten Clint Eastwood Plays an aging secret-service man in this, action , movie , He is F

10、rank Horrigan, a devoted citizen who has strong love for. his country 1 and who believes： that he was responsible （有责任的）for the death of John F. Kennedy in 1963. When a madman, played by John Malkovich, says that he will kill the present President, Horrigan is given the. chance to redeem himself-Sle

11、epless in SeattleA very interesting film from Nora Ephron, the writer -director Of When Harry Met Sally One Christmas, a 1 让 tie boy, who has just lost his. mother, calls a national radio station to find a new wife for his dad, played by Tom Hanks. When a radio-reporter hears the program, she is sur

12、e that she has found the man of her dream and spends the rest of the film in an eager search for him The FirmTom Cruise plays a young lawyer, M 让 ch, McDeere, who finds out that several members of his new law firm have died- When, an FBI man finds out that the firm is run by the Mafia （黑 手党），Mitch i

13、s offered a j ob as an undercover agent （便衣特工），who will pretend to work for one side while working to another. However, he refuses and thinks up a way neither to follow the FBI nor the Mafia. This is Tom Cruise acting the part he knows best /zThe Great American Individual”.7 2. Who plays the major p

14、art in in the Line of Fire?A. Frank Horrigan. B. Clint East wood. C. J ohn Kennedy. D. J ohn Malkovich ,7 3. The underlined word redeem probably means.A- to show ones skills and bravery B. to test ones ability through a taskC. to protect someone from being killed D , to make up for a mistake made be

15、fore74. We can learn from the second part of the text that Nora Ephron .A. worked for a radio station B borrowed Sleepless in SeattleC. directed When Harry Met Sally D. acted the main part in Sleepless in Seattle7 5. By the last sentence, the writer means that Tom Cruise ,A. is a great American indi

16、vidual B. like the part of Mitch McDeereC , is at his best when playing this kind of roleD. admires tne spirit of American individualismEZ/When one of the doctors criticizes （J 比评）me, I get defensive. I feel like a child again, being scolded, and 1 want to explain that Im not wrong, says Viola, a nu

17、rse. This is a common reaction （反应）to criticism, but not a good one. There are better ways of dealing w 让 h criticism.1. Try to be objective （客观）。When Sol was criticized by his new employer for not having made a sale, Sols reaction was to feel sorry for himself.叼 had put everything I had into making

18、 that sale, nSol says, zzand I felt thall had failed as a person. I had to learn through experience not to react like that to each failure. u2. Take time to cool down. Rather than reacting immediately to criticism, take some time to think over what was said- Your first question should be whether the

19、 criticism is fair from the other persons position. The problem may be a simple misunderstanding of what you did or your reasons for doing it.3. Take positive （积极的）action. After you cool down, consider what you can do about the s 让 nation The best answer may be nothing. I finally realized that my bo

20、ss was having personal problems and taking them out on me because I was there t zsays Sheila , His criticisms didnt really have anything to do with my work, SO nothing I said or did was going to change them In Sheilas case, the best way to deal w 让 h it was to leave her job. However, thats an extrem

21、e reaction. You may simply explain your opinion without expecting an in depth discussion. You may even decide that the battle isnt worth fighting this time. The key, in any case, is to have a reasonable plan.72. When Sol was criticized by his employer, he .A. argued b 让 terly w 让 h his employer B. w

22、as angry and gave up his jobC. was sorry for what he did D. was sad and self-p 让 ying 73 According to the writer , you should take time to think about criticismbecause A. people may have a mistaken idea of what you didB. you should welcome other peoples opinionsC people may discuss 让 with you in dep

23、thD. you need time to understand yourselfWhen the writer says that the best answer may be nothing, he means you may decide .A. to take no notice of the criticism B to argue with your bossC- you need to change your job D. youve done nothing wrongThe writer thinks Sheila can decide to leave her job be

24、cause her boss.A. didnt like her appearance B. refused to change his opinionC made an unreasonable criticismD refused to talk to her about the criticismEGallery NewsNew pictureThe Gallery （美术馆）now has a fine still life by the Dutch 1 8th century painter Jan van Qs. This large picture （89.1cmx71cm） o

25、f flowers and fruit is painted in light bright colours on wood. It is one of the first pictures of this type in the Gallery. The picture is signed and dated 1777 and 1778. It is not unusual for a picture like this to be dated in two years： the artist waited for particular flowers to come out in thei

26、r different seasons in order to paint them. This picture was given to the Gallery by Miss Violet Churchman in memory of her sister Ida Nancy. It is now on show in Room 25.Special exhibitionThe exhibition Painting in Spain During the Late 18th Centuty7 opened in the Sunley Room on 1 5 March. Recently

27、 the Gallery has bought works by three Spanish painters of this period- Paret, Melendez and Francisco Bayeu, who are the focus （重点）of the exhibition These three artists are joined by Franciscos brother Ramon, by Antonio Gonzalez, and by two Italians who worked in Spain during these years Corrado Gia

28、quinto and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The exhib 让 ion runs until 31 May.Lecture newsLectures will be given along with the special exhibition every Wednesday. On 5 April, Lizzie Barker will discuss the work of Melendez, while on 1 2 ApriL Sarah Symmons will lecture on Luis Par ter. On 19 and 26 ApriL

29、 Juliet Wilson will talk about FranciscoBayeu.On 25 April, a Tuesdayt Erika Langmuir will explain how artists oftenztell a story* through their pictures.73. What is a still life(line 1, para. 1) accroding to the text?A , A painting of unmoving objects. B. An unusual picture of a country scene.C. A p

30、ainting done in bright colours. D. A large picture shown in a public place.74. How many artists paintings are on show at the special exhibition?A. Three.B. Five.C. Seven.D. Eight.75. Which speaker will give a lecture on a general topic rather than on particular artists?A. Erika Langmuir. B. Lizzie Barker. C. Sarah Symmons. D , Juliet Wilson.