科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao
Paulo on Thursday, which was the city’s second high-profile art theft in less than a year. The bandits also took two oil paintings by well-know Brazilian artists Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and Lasar Segall, said Carla Regina, a spokeswoman for the Pinacoteca do Estado museum.
The Picasso prints stolen were "The Painter and the Model" from 1963 and "Minotaur, Drinker and Women" from 1933, according to a statement from the Sao Paulo Secretary of State for Culture, which oversees the museum. The prints and paintings have a combined value of $612,000, the statement and a museum official said.
About noon, three armed men paid the $2.45 entrance fee and immediately went to the second-floor gallery where the works were being exhibited, bypassing more valuable pieces, authorities said. "This indicates to us that they probably received an order" to take those specific works, Youssef Abou Chain, head of Sao Paulo's organized crime unit, told reporters at a news conference. The assailants overpowered three unarmed museum guards and grabbed the works, officials said. The robbery took about 10 minutes and the museum was nearly empty at the time. The assailants took the pieces — frames and all — out of the museum in two bags. The institution has no metal detectors.
In December, Picasso's "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" by Candido Portinari, an influential Brazilian artist, were stolen from the Sao Paulo Museum of Art by three men who used a crowbar(鐵撬棍)and car jack to force open one of the museum's steel doors. The framed paintings were found Jan. 8, covered in plastic and leaning against a wall in a house on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, South America's largest city. One of the suspects in that robbery — a former TV chef — turned himself over to police in January, who already had two suspects in custody(監(jiān)禁).
What did the armed men steal on Thursday?
A.Two prints by Pablo Picasso
B.Two oil painting by Brazilian artists
C.Two prints by Pablo Picasso and two oil paintings by two Brazilian artists.
D.Two prints by two Brazilian artists and two oil paintings by Picasso Pablo.
Why didn't the thieves take other more valuable works?
A.Because they didn't know that the other pieces were worth more.
B.Probably because they had received an order for the prints that they took.
C.Because they didn't have enough time.
D.Because they were in such a hurry that they couldn’t get them all.
How many people were in the museum during the robbery?
A.A lot. The museum was crowded.
B.Not too many. It was almost empty.
C.There were a lot of people outside the museum.
D.Only three of them.
According to the passage, which of the followings is TRUE?
A.In December, "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" painted by Candido
Portinari were stolen.
B.There are steel doors and no detectors in Sao Paulo Museum of Art.
C.Three robbers defeated three armed museum guards and took away the works on Thursday.
D.Three suspects in the first high-profile art theft in less than a year were arrested.
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
People can enjoy visiting some major imperial temples where emperors worshipped nature on various sacred days·
Temple of Moon(Yuetan)-
Built in 1530,the roughly 8 hectare Temple of Moon,or Yuetan Park,to west of the imperial city was the site of imperial sacrifices to the moon.
In the past decades, bushes and fruit trees have been planted here.In 1969,a 180 meter--all television broadcasting tower was erected in the park,taking up about one eighth of its total space·
Opening hours:6 am~9 pm
Location:6 Yuetan Beijie,Xicheng District.Buses to get there:15,19,823.
Temple of Earth (Ditan)
The Temple of Earth,or Ditan Park,near the North Second Ring Road,is where emperors prayed to the earth for favorable weather and national prosperity.Built during the Ming Dynasty in 1 530,it is the only existing place to worship the earth.
The surrounding areas have become an open space for people to engage in leisurely activities.Since the late 1980s,traditional temple fair have been held here regularly during the Chinese lunar new year.
Opening hours:6 am~9 pm
Location:A2 Di’anmenwai,Chaoyang District.Buses to get there: 104,108,116,or take the subway to get off at Yonghegong to go north.
Temple of Sun (Ritan)
The Temple of Sun,or Ritan Park,in eastern Beijing,is located near the
Jianguomen area and adjacent(鄰近的)embassy district.It is a short walk from
the Yong'anli subway station on the Line 1.The altar(祭壇)was built in l--…-30
as a place for emperors to make ritual sacrifices to the sun.
It features expansive gardens and a small lake.A mural (壁畫)wall.The park’s main scenic attraction now,was a piece of artwork created about 20 years ago to draw more sightseer.The park is also known for its blossoming lotuses.
Opening hours:6 am~9 pm
Location:6 Ritan Beilu,Chaoyang District.Buses to get there:1,4,28,43,
57.120.
What kind of people is the text mainly written for?
A.Parents. B.Students. C.Tourists. D.Teachers-
You can take a No.______ bus if you want to visit The Temple of Sun
A.19 B. 104 C.108 D.120
If you want to worship the earth,you must go to _____.
A.Yuetan Park B.Ditan Park C.Ritan Park D.Beilu Park
The purpose of building a mural wall in Ritan Park was to .
A.defend the park
B.prevent people from coming into.the park
C.attract more sightseers
D.make ritual sacrifices to the sun
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科目:高中英語 來源:福建省福州三中2011屆高三第二次月考英語試題 題型:閱讀理解
Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao
Paulo on Thursday, which was the city’s second high-profile art theft in less than a year. The bandits also took two oil paintings by well-know Brazilian artists Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and Lasar Segall, said Carla Regina, a spokeswoman for the Pinacoteca do Estado museum.
The Picasso prints stolen were "The Painter and the Model" from 1963 and "Minotaur, Drinker and Women" from 1933, according to a statement from the Sao Paulo Secretary of State for Culture, which oversees the museum. The prints and paintings have a combined value of $612,000, the statement and a museum official said.
About noon, three armed men paid the $2.45 entrance fee and immediately went to the second-floor gallery where the works were being exhibited, bypassing more valuable pieces, authorities said. "This indicates to us that they probably received an order" to take those specific works, Youssef Abou Chain, head of Sao Paulo's organized crime unit, told reporters at a news conference. The assailants overpowered three unarmed museum guards and grabbed the works, officials said. The robbery took about 10 minutes and the museum was nearly empty at the time. The assailants took the pieces — frames and all — out of the museum in two bags. The institution has no metal detectors.
In December, Picasso's "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" by Candido Portinari, an influential Brazilian artist, were stolen from the Sao Paulo Museum of Art by three men who used a crowbar(鐵撬棍)and car jack to force open one of the museum's steel doors. The framed paintings were found Jan. 8, covered in plastic and leaning against a wall in a house on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, South America's largest city. One of the suspects in that robbery — a former TV chef — turned himself over to police in January, who already had two suspects in custody(監(jiān)禁).
【小題1】What did the armed men steal on Thursday?
A.Two prints by Pablo Picasso |
B.Two oil painting by Brazilian artists |
C.Two prints by Pablo Picasso and two oil paintings by two Brazilian artists. |
D.Two prints by two Brazilian artists and two oil paintings by Picasso Pablo. |
A.Because they didn't know that the other pieces were worth more. |
B.Probably because they had received an order for the prints that they took. |
C.Because they didn't have enough time. |
D.Because they were in such a hurry that they couldn’t get them all. |
A.A lot. The museum was crowded. |
B.Not too many. It was almost empty. |
C.There were a lot of people outside the museum. |
D.Only three of them. |
A.In December, "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" painted by Candido Portinari were stolen. |
B.There are steel doors and no detectors in Sao Paulo Museum of Art. |
C.Three robbers defeated three armed museum guards and took away the works on Thursday. |
D.Three suspects in the first high-profile art theft in less than a year were arrested. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011屆福建省三明市泰寧一中高三第一次月考英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
People can enjoy visiting some major imperial temples (帝王廟宇) where emperors worshipped nature on various sacred days?
Temple of Moon (Yuetan)
Built in 1530,the roughly 8 hectare Temple of Moon,or Yuetan Park,to west of the imperial city was the site of imperial sacrifices to the moon.
In the past decades, bushes and fruit trees have been planted here.In 1969,a 180 meter--all television broadcasting tower was erected in the park,taking up about one eighth of its total space?
Opening hours:6 am~9 pm
Location:6 Yuetan Beijie,Xicheng District.Buses to get there:15,19,823.
Temple of Earth (Ditan)
The Temple of Earth,or Ditan Park,near the North Second Ring Road,is where emperors prayed to the earth for favorable weather and national prosperity.Built during the Ming Dynasty in 1 530,it is the only existing place to worship the earth.
The surrounding areas have become an open space for people to engage in leisurely activities.Since the late 1980s,traditional temple fair have been held here regularly during the Chinese lunar new year.
Opening hours:6 am~9 pm
Location:A2 Di’anmenwai,Chaoyang District.Buses to get there: 104,108,116,or take the subway to get off at Yonghegong to go north.
Temple of Sun (Ritan)
The Temple of Sun,or Ritan Park,in eastern Beijing,is located near the Jianguomen area and adjacent(鄰近的) embassy district.It is a short walk from the Yong'anli subway station on the Line 1.The altar (祭壇) was built in l530 as a place for emperors to make ritual sacrifices to the sun.
It features expansive gardens and a small lake.A mural (壁畫)wall, the park’s main scenic attraction now,was a piece of artwork created about 20 years ago to draw more sightseers.The park is also known for its blossoming lotuses.
Opening hours:6 am~9 pm
Location:6 Ritan Beilu,Chaoyang District.Buses to get there:1,4,28,43,57.120.
【小題1】What kind of people is the text mainly written for?
A.Parents. | B.Students. | C.Tourists. | D.Teachers- |
A.19 | B.104 | C.108 | D.120 |
A.Yuetan Park | B.Ditan Park | C.Ritan Park | D.Beilu Park |
A.defend the park | B.prevent people from coming into the park |
C.attract more sightseers | D.make ritual sacrifices to the sun |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010年廣東省中山市實驗高級中學高二上學期期中考試英語卷 題型:填空題
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Reply letter A
Thank you for your valuable suggestions. We have decided to show the Chinese character along with the Hanyu Pinyin for names of Chinese personages, places and specific things as from the next issue.
Reply letter B
Thank you for your suggestions. Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. One of our staff reporters has just returned from Xinjiang and written a long article about her trip. Next year, we will have even more coverage of Xinjiang.
Reply letter C
Other readers have asked us for similar information and we have so far answered them individually. In this issue, we will print an open reply. We discovered after making a survey that there are few books to be found on China printed in English. Most are published by the Foreign Languages Press and China International press, from where it is possible to buy books directly.
Reply letter D
A majority of Chinese tourists travel abroad in order to see different landscapes and various cultures, to appreciate an exotic atmosphere and to get to know local customs. Some Chinese tourists nevertheless go to China towns, because they can eat Chinese food there. For those who don’t know English or the native language of the country they visit, it is convenient to go shopping or find entertainment in a Chinatown.
Reply letter E
We have taken on your suggestions to start a column on personalities. There are kinds of reports, such as movie stars, directors, businessmen, singers and so on. Our reports not only introduce their achievements, but also report their inner world. We hope you will enjoy it.
Reply letter F
Thanks for your appreciation of our magazine. We have mailed your letter and your e-mail address to Tingting. Since both of her two letters were sent by ordinary mail and did not give her e-mail address or telephone number. We could not get in touch with her any other way.
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Letter A
I have just started reading your magazine regularly and enjoy the articles very much. I have one comment to make. Can you include the Chinese characters for the names of people, places, etc that you mention with the Hanyu Pinyin of Romanized phonetic system that you use? For example, what is “Emei” or “Qitaihe”or “Shaoxing” in Chinese? It’s also helpful for those of us who are learning Chinese.
Letter B.
It was interesting to read the magazine. I wonder if you could start a column which introduces the Chinese elites of art, business, sports, politics, especially directors, actors, anchors(主持人)and singers. I believe readers will also appreciate a livelier style.
Letter C
I am a civil servant in Xinjiang, a region relatively underdeveloped in comparison with other provinces. But this does not mean it belong to another world. Xinjiang could benefit from overseas exchanges as well as contact with people living in other regions. Could you include articles about Xinjiang and its people? I suggest magazines report more about the western regions, especially exotic and charming Xinjiang.
Letter D
I am an avid(熱衷的)reader of your magazine and it has helped me to introduce China to foreign friends. Thank you for great efforts to bring New China to the world. Next month, I may get the opportunity to go to Nigeria, so I must learn more about China’s history and culture. Could you kindly recommend a suitable book in English?
Letter E
It was interesting to read “Chinese Travelers Step out”. It seems a large percentage of Chinese tourists visit the West. In Indonesia, Chinese New Year is an official holiday. How would you assess the level of interest Chinese tourists have in Indonesia? Would they like to visit Chinatowns or other unique attractions in Indonesia?
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