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Inefficiency, mismanagement and three-hour coffee breaks are ruining the Louvre (卢浮宫) experience for millions of visitors, according to an annual report by France's government auditors(审计员). The famed museum, home of the Mona Lisa, does not know how many paintings it has, how many staff it employs, or how much time they spend on the job, the report says. It blames the mess on the fact that two-thirds of the 1,800 staff are civil servants. The six million people who visited the museum in 2000, most of them foreign tourists, had first to overcome "very worrying deficiencies" at the ticket and information counters, the report says, noting that the staff routinely take coffee breaks totaling between 2 and 3 hours a day. Visitors are unlikely to see the whole museum, not just because it is so enormous, but because it is never fully open. Up to 25% of the exhibition rooms were closed to the public in 2000 because of a shortage of security staff. Those security staff that are on duty are more of a liability(阻碍) than an asset, the report says: a security guard was sacked(解雇) when a Corot painting was stolen in 1998, but it took him more than two years to return his keys and move out of the rent-free flat the museum had given him. Nor, if a work does get stolen, is the Louvre necessarily likely to know about it. It has still not got around to making a complete inventory of themIt can be concluded from the passage thatA | visitors are fascinated by the Mona LisaB | some masterpieces were stolen from the Louvre because of a shortage of security guardsC | visitors are unlikely to see the whole museum because of its mismanagement

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is known throughout the world. It has a collection of contemporary masterpieces in painting and sculpture (雕塑). In the summer months, the Museum presents Summer garden, a fine program designed to give tired New Yorkers and out-of-town visitors an opportunity to enjoy special presentations. These include films, dramatic events, poetry reading, dance programs, and lectures in a surrounding of modern sculpture and landscapes. Summer garden takes place in the Museum's sculpture garden from June through September on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings from six until eleven o'clock. The garden is transformed into a free city park in the very heart of the largest city in the United States. The site is lighted so that visitors get dramatic views of twentieth century sculpture, as well as recent works. Fifty thousand visitors attended Summer garden in its first two seasons, and this year more people than ever have been drawn to it.What is the major topic of the passage?A The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.B A special program in the Museum of Modern Art.C Visitors to the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Developing cross-cultural awareness usually goes along with learning a new language and being exposed to a new culture; such exposure reveals both cultural similarities and differences. Sometimes it is the similarities between cultures that surprise us as much as the differences. Once a little four-year-old American traveling in China was overheard exclaiming, “Look, Mommy, that little Chinese boy is eating ice cream, too.”Cross-cultural awareness is the ability to understand cultures ---- your own and others ---- by means of objective, non-judgmental comparisons. It is an appreciation for and an understanding of cultural pluralism ---- the ability to get rid of our ethnocentric tendencies and to accept another culture on its own terms.Studying a second language without learning the culture is like learning how to drive a car by studying a driver's manual and never getting behind a steering wheel. We study a foreign language in order to communicate with people who have learned their native language not in a classroom, but in natural, everyday interactions with people and situations in their culture. They have learned the intentions behind words and phrases mostly without consciously thinking about them; it has been part of their culture and they have taken it for granted. We, however, as adults learning a second language, must make a conscious effort to examine the cultural context of the language we want to learn.It is impossible to be entirely objective when we observe another culture. Having been brought up within the context of a particular culture, we have been influenced and shaped by its values, even if we cannot articulate them. Although it should be one’s goal to observe another culture with pure objectivity, this is very hard to do. We must remember that in comparing cultures, “different” does not mean “bad” or “inferior” ---- it just means “different.”It is important to remember that although many moments of discomfort occur when we are interacting with people from other cultures, no one culture is inherently better or worse than any other. Each culture has its own set of values, norms, and ways of doing things that are considered “right” for it. That one culture’s way of doing things is right for its people does not necessarily mean it is “right” for everybody, and herein lies the potential conflict in Cross-cultural encounters.Becoming more aware of the influence of cultural values has many positive consequences. It leads to better understanding of ourselves and of others. We become more tolerant and less defensive, and we can enjoy the cultural differences as much as the similarities. After all, variety is the spice of life!(1) (单选题)What is cross-cultural awareness?A.The ability to make comparisons between two cultures.B.The ability to learn a foreign language and be exposed to a foreign culture.C.The ability to communicate with people and understand the meaning behind the word.D.The ability to understand one's own culture and other cultures objectively and to enjoy cultural differences.(2) (单选题)What is the main idea of this reading passage?A.It is important to understand the similarities and differences between two cultures.B.Cross- cultural awareness can be developed when we experience a new culture in learning its language.C.We should understand the meaning behind the words when learning a foreign language.D.Cultural differences are unavoidable.(3) (单选题)According to this reading passage, cultural conflicts occur ____________.A.because each culture has its own correct ways of doing thingsB.because each country does not learn from the otherC.because people from different cultures do not know how to interact with each otherD.because some countries have more differences than similarities in their cultural values(4) (单选题)What is implied according to Paragraph 5? ____________A.People do things in the way that they think is right.B.People do things in the way that they like.C.People do things in the way that they are asked to.D.People do things in the way that they are used to.(5) (单选题)What does “variety is the spice of life”( the last sentence of this reading) mean? _____________A.Differences are troublesome in life.B.Differences can make life colorful.C.Variety of life is required.D.Variety of life leads to misunderstandings among people.A.（x4）6-（x3）7=x3B.62m+÷6m=6m+1C.((-c+dfrac {1)(2))}^2=(c)^2-dfrac (1)(2)c+dfrac (1)(4)D.((-c+dfrac {1)(2))}^2=(c)^2-dfrac (1)(2)c+dfrac (1)(4)

() from space, our earth, with water covering over 70% of its surface, appears as a "blue planet".A. SeeingB. Having seenC. To seeD. Seen

They are often () caring more about animals than human beings.A. accused ofB. accused withC. charged ofD. charged to

An American submarine tried to () the Persian Gulf.A. make upB. make forC. make outD. make after

Inefficiency, mismanagement and three-hour coffee breaks are ruining the Louvre (卢浮宫) experience for millions of visitors, according to an annual report by France's government auditors (审计员). The famed museum, home of the Mona Lisa, does not know how many paintings it has, how many staff it employs, or how much time they spend on the job, the report says. It blames the mess on the fact that two-thirds of the 1,800 staff are civil servants. The six million people who visited the museum in 2000, most of them foreign tourists, had first to overcome "very worrying deficiencies" at the ticket and information counters, the report says, noting that the staff routinely take coffee breaks totaling between 2 and 3 hours a day. Visitors are unlikely to see the whole museum, not just because it is so enormous, but because it is never fully open. Up to 25% of the exhibition rooms were closed to the public in 2000 because of a shortage of security staff. Those security staff that are on duty are more of a liability (阻碍) than an asset, the report says: a security guard was sacked (解雇) when a Corot painting was stolen in 1998, but it took him more than two years to return his keys and move out of the rent-free flat the museum had given him. Nor, if a work does get stolen, is the Louvre necessarily likely to know about it. It has still not got around to making a complete inventory of them.According to a nannual report by France government auditors,the Louvreis ( )A | in disorderB | in good conditionC | ruined by its staffD | full of junk

Mother lets me play football ( ) I've finished homework.A. unlessB. untilC. if onlyD. only if

You've done with the books, you ( ) sell them and make a little money.A. may as wellB. should betterC. may just as wellD. would better

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