Use your American Express Card to enjoy one-day visit at four of America’s greatest museums. Note the participating museums, and their exciting special exhibitions that you will not want to miss, listed below.
Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Chairs
February 11-May 8, 2012
Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderai and Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of chairs from the museum’s collection and “chair photographs” from around the world presented in a Venetian-style hall housing world-famous masterpieces.
For more information：www. gardnermuseum. org
New York
The Noguchi Museum
Noguehi and Graham
December 1, 2011-May 1, 2012
Noguchi’s long-term collaboration（協(xié)作） with dancer Martha Graham is regarded by many as a high point in the history of both modern dance and art. The exhibition highlights nine of the sets created through this collaboration.
For more information：www. noguchi. org
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
In Full View：American Painting（1720—2012）
January 11--April 10, 2012
Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to America’s artists for more than 200 years. The Academy collects and exhibits the works of famous American artists, and is well-known for training fine artists. 2012 at the Academy begins with the largest exhibition of Academy’s distinguished American collection in the institution’s history.
For more information：www. pafa. org
Seattle
Seattle Museum of Glass
Murano：Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection
Through November 7, 2011
This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glassblowers near Venice, Italy. Watch live glass-blowing shows in the Hot Shop and see other modern glass exhibitions.
For more information：www. museumofglass. org
小題1:Which of the following websites offers information about the furniture show?
A．www. pafa. org
B．www. museumofglass. org
C．www. noguchi. org
D．www. gardnermuseum. org
小題2:We learn from the text that Martha Graham is ___________.
A．a(chǎn) dancerB．a(chǎn) glassblowerC．a(chǎn) painter D．a(chǎn) photographer
小題3:If you want to know the history of American painting, you may visit ___________.
A．the Noguchi Museum
B．Seattle Museum of Glass
C．Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
D．Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D

小題1:D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段黑體字下的Chairs及其內(nèi)容可判斷出D項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段黑體字下的dancer Martha Graham 可知，Martha Graham 的職業(yè)是舞蹈家。
小題3:D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段黑體字下的最后一句話“2009 at the Academybegins with the largest exhibition of the Academy’s distinguished American collection in the institution’s history”可知答案。
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B．Listening to music.
C．Giving directions.
D．Locating places.
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B．L
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●Holidays Buses leave every hour on the hour, each direction.(Trip time:30minutes each way)
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Place: People’s Statium
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●Applicants are required to have a certificate of GRE. 
Further information and application materials are available at the Website:
www.ntu.edu.sg/cee/program/postgrad.asp
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★It is a 12-month full-time course in environmental science & engineering. 
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★Graduating students receive the NTU degree and a certificate from Stanford for their summer attachment. 
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Enquiry contact: Ms Christian Soh
Tel：（65） 6861 0507   
Fax:（65） 68614606
Email: nems@ntu. edu. sg 
Information on other graduate programmes available at：
www.ntu.edu.sg/cee/program/postgrad.asp
 
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B．make contact with Ms Soh
C．possess a university diploma
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小題2:Students admitted to the NEMS Programme __________.
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D．can receive degrees of both NTU and Stanford
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How the iron of tomorrow (the first Self Clean Iron)can change your lifestyle today?
General Electric introduces the iron of tomorrow. The iron can clean itself, inside where irons get dirty. Because it cleans itself each and every time you empty it.
How? With a push of a magic blue button.
The magic blue button
The first thing you’ll notice that’s different about this iron is the blue button on the side. It’s marked “Self Clean”. Push this blue button, and you can wash out loose mineral deposits that remain and block up inside. Push this button, and you’ve made life a lot easier.
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Sure, Self Cleaning Iron is going to cut down on brown spots. (Those ugly spots that happen on nice, cleanly pressed clothes.) Because a Self Cleaning Iron becomes clean each time you press that magic blue button.
Steams much longer
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Today you are doing so much more than just running a house and running after the kids.
You’re working. You’re going to school. It’s all part of your lifestyle. The iron can change that lifestyle. By giving you less trouble before you iron. If we can make it easier for you to be a better wife, a better mother, a better housemaker, we want to. The new Self Cleaning Iron is another one of Home-Makers from General Electric.
Lifestyle.
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小題1:This passage is ______.
A．a(chǎn)n introduction to General Electric
B．a(chǎn)n operating instruction of Self Cleaning Iron
C．a(chǎn)n advertisement of Self Cleaning Iron
D．a(chǎn) description of the change of lifestyle
小題2:This iron can clean itself by ______.
A．empting itself
B．washing out mineral deposits
C．blocking up mineral deposits
D．giving off more steam
小題3:According to the passage, what is most likely to attract the customers?
A．It is made by General Electric.
B．The iron will not produce mineral deposits.
C．There will be fewer brown spots on pressed clothes.
D．Their clothes will be cleaned at the same time.
小題4:Self Cleaning Iron can help change your lifestyle because ______.
A．you can run your house better
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The Cat in the Hat---Dr. Seuss
In the first book featuring the character (The Cat in the Hat, 1957), the Cat brings chaos (混亂) to a household of two young children on one rainy day while their mother is out. Bringing with him two creatures appropriately named Thing One and Thing Two, the Cat performs all sorts of tricks to amuse the children, with mixed results. The Cat’s tricks are vainly opposed by the family pet, who is a conscious goldfish. The children (Sally and her older brother) finally prove good ones, capturing the Things and bringing the Cat under control. He cleans up the house on his way out, disappearing seconds before the mother comes back.
The Famous Fire---Enid Blyton
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The BFG---Roald Dahl
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A．the goldfish likes to keep company with the cat
B．a(chǎn)ll tricks performed by the cat are not amusing
C．Sally has to clean up the house before her mother comes back
D．the cat finally takes control of the Things
小題2:From the book Tom and Pippo in the Garden, we know ________.
A．Pippo is a naughty dog causing trouble in the family
B．Tom likes to keep a pet dog at home
C．Ms. Oxenbury complained about her son’s dishonesty
D．Pippo always gets the blame for everything that goes wrong
小題3:According to the book The BFG, “the witching hour” may refer to a time ________.
A．when magic things can happenB．when a girl can’t fall asleep
C．when a person dreams a nightmareD．when a child can be taken away
小題4:For whom is the passage most likely intended?
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