She has many reasons to disbelieve what he said.（justify) ______.

EXCEPT that she______.

A．is about of an age with the author

B．is glad to share everything she has with others

C．is ready to give a hand to others

D．has surmounted many difficulties

people feel that these illegal drugs are harmful and people should be prevented from getting hold of them in any way at all, because of the damage they can do. What do you feel about this？

W: Oh, yes, you... you've got to have some sort of control, because it has been proved that these, some of these things, can do irreparable damage, and I know a horrible story about a 16-year-old kid who is in mental hospital now. She went to a party and she took something there and now she's convinced she's an orange and she won't go out of the room for fear somebody's going to squash her.

M: Lesley, bow wide spread is the use of so-called illegal drugs in England？

W: Well, as regards cannabis (大麻)... um... I think as yet little is known about it. I think it may be a rash thing to legalize it now when so little is known, but it must he said that no positive harm has been proved.

M: In view of hostility towards the so-called illegal drugs in things like newspapers and television, why do so many young people take drugs？

W: Well, I think there are many reasons. One of the reasons is because of hostility. It's the job of the younger generation to reject all the values of the older generation, and it's just as well for human society that this is so, be cause otherwise we would never change it or make it better.

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A．Harm that cannot be repaired.

B．Harm that are more powerful these days.

C．Damage that can be repaired.

D．Harm that are legalized.

ptor is all the more remarkable because the greatest resistance to women artists has been, until recently, in the field of sculpture. Since Neolithic times, sculpture has been considered the prerogative of men, partly, perhaps, for purely physical reasons: it was erroneously assumed that women were not suited for the hard manual labor required in sculpting stone, carving wood, or working in metal. It has been only during the twentieth century that women sculptors have been recognized as major artists, and it has been in the United States, especially since the decades of the fifties and sixties, that women sculptors have shown the greatest originality and creative power. Their rise to prominence parallels the development of sculpture itself in the United States; while there had been a few talented sculptors in the United States before 1940s, it was only after 1945 when New York was rapidly becoming the art capital of the world that major sculpture was produced in the United States.' Some of the best was the work of women.

By far the most outstanding of these women is Louise Nevelson, who in the eyes of many critics is the most original female artist alive today. One famous and influential critic, Hilton Kramer, said of her work, "For myself, I think Ms. Nevelson succeeds where the painters often fail."

Her works have been compared to the Cubist constructions of Picasso, the Surrealistic objects of Miro, and the Merzbau of Schwitters. Nevelson would be the first to admit that she has been influenced by all of these, as well as by African sculpture, and by Native American and pre-Columbian art, but she has absorbed all these influences and still created a distinctive art that expressed the urban landscape and the aesthetic sensibility of the twentieth century. Nevelson says, "I have always wanted to show the world that art is everywhere, except that it has to pass through a creative mind."

Using mostly discarded wooden objects like packing crates, broken pieces of furniture, and abandoned architectural ornaments, all of which she has hoarded for years, she assembles architectural constructions of great beauty and power. Creating very freely with no sketches, she glues and nails objects together, paints them black, or more rarely white or gold, and places them in boxes. These assemblages, walls, even entire environments create a mysterious, almost awe-inspiring atmosphere. Although she has denied any symbolic or religious in- tent in her works, their three-dimensional grandeur and even their titles, such as Sky Cathedral and Night Cathedral, suggest such connotations. In some ways, her most ambitious works are closer to architecture than to traditional sculpture, but then neither Louise Nevelson nor her art fits into any neat category.

The passage focuses primarily on ______.

A．a general tendency in twentieth-century art.

B．the work of a particular artist.

C．the artistic influences on women sculptors.

D．critical responses to twentieth-century sculptors.

tor is all the more remarkable because the greatest resistance to women artists has been, until recently, in the field of sculptor. Since Neolithic times, sculpture has been considered the prerogative of men, partly, perhaps for purely physical reasons: it was erroneously assumed that women were not suited for the hard manual labor required in sculpting stone, carving wood, or working in metal. It has been only during the twentieth century that women sculptors have been recognized as major artists, and it has been in the United States, especially since the decades of the fifties and sixties that women sculptors have shown the greatest originality and creative power. Their rise to prominence parallels the development of sculpture itself in the United States, while there had been a few talented sculptors in the United States before the 1940s, it was only after 1945--when New York was rapidly becoming the art capital of the world--that major sculpture was produced in the United States. Some of the best were the works of women.

By far the most outstanding of these women is Louis Nevelson, who in the eyes of many critics is the most original female artist alive today. One famous and influential critic, Hilton Kramer, said of her work, "For my- self, I think Ms. Nevelson succeeds where the painters often fail."

Her work have been compared to the Cubist constructions of Picasso, the Surrealistic objects of Miro, and Merzbau of Schwitters. Nevelson would be the first to admit that she has been influenced by all of these, as well as by American sculpture, and by native American and pre-Columbian art, but she has absorbed all these influences and still created a distinctive art that expresses the urban landscape and the aesthetic sensibility of the twentieth century. Nevelson says, "I have always wanted to show the world that art is everywhere except that it has to pass through a creative mind."

Using mostly discarded wooden objects like packing crates, broken pieces of furniture, and abandoned architectural ornaments, all of which she has hoarded for years, she assembles architectural constructions of great beauty and power. Creating very freely with no sketches, she glues and nails objects together, paints them in boxes. These assemblages, walls, even entire environments create a mysterious, almost awe-inspiring atmosphere Although she denied any symbolic or religious intent in her works, their three-dimensional grandeur and even their titles, such as Sky Cathedral and Night Cathedral, suggests such connotations. In some ways, her most ambitious works are closer to architecture than to traditional sculpture, but then neither Louis Nevelson nor her art fits into any neat category. (450)

The passage focuses primarily on ______.

A．a general tendency in twentieth-century art

B．the work of a particular artist

C．the artist influences on women sculptors

D．materials used by twentieth-century sculptors

Part B

Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.

听力原文：Speaker: It is amusing to watch some of my friends who can come to a decision tight away, and then some others who can't. Some people can look at a menu, can pick up a menu and tight away know what they're going to have for dinner that night. The others will ponder and look at the thing and not be able to reach any kind of decision for a long, long time without some help. I was thinking about this when I was talking to my sister the other day, and I thought about how her children come to decisions very quickly and I was thinking about this and one of the reasons might be that she has given them a great deal of responsibility at a very young age. She has allowed them to make decisions on their own. She takes them shopping many times, and she allows them to choose clothes of their own liking, and I think in a way this teaches a great deal of responsibility. Of course, they consult her sometimes, but many times they are able to decide on something on their own, and I was thinking about my friends and how some of them were not able to make a decision on their own and maybe their parents didn't allow them to decide their own clothes.

Why does the speaker think her sister's children come to decisions quickly？

A．They have taken some drugs.

B．They are more intelligent than adults.

C．They are giving much responsibility.

D．Their decisions are usually worse.

Part B Listening Comprehension

Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.

听力原文： Matthew Lesley, again and again these days we hear the words "he's on drugs" and many people feel that these illegal drugs are harmful and people should be prevented from getting hold of them in any way at all, because of the damage they can do. What do you feel about this？

Lesley Oh yes, you've got to have some sort of control, because it has been proved that these, some of these things, can do irreparable damage, and I know a horrible story about a kiddie who's in an insane asylum now who, I don't know what she took, but she was at a party and it was the thing to do and she took something and now she's convinced she's an orange and she won't go out of the room for fear somebody's going to squash her. Now this was a sixteen-year-old kid, I mean, you know, I think it's a damn shame and also a great waste of a young fife, because the…life has got nothing for that kid now and she's going to be a problem to the state and everybody else for as long as she lives.

Matthew Geth, how widespread is the use of the so-called illegal drugs in England？

Geth Er…a recent survey estimated that four million people in the country have tried cannabis, so I suppose it's quite widespread.

Matthew Aha…um…do you think that this constitutes some sort of problem to society, or do you think that it should be legalized and made as acceptable as smoking tobacco？

Geth Well, as regards cannabis, I think as yet little is known about it, I think it may be a rash thing to legalize it now when so little is known, but it must be said that… um… no positive harm has been proved.

Matthew But some people might say that alcohol is very much an unknown quantity, and yet it's been legal for many, many years.

Geth Yea, well, in fact, a…alcohol isn't really an unknown…unknown quantity in that it's known to…urn…cause physical damage after long use, and perhaps even after short use…er… It's said also of tobacco er…of course it's been proved that tobacco can give rise to lung cancer…um…heart disease, all sorts of other things and it's often said in support of legalization that while…um…alcohol and tobacco are legal…um…cannabis isn't wh…while no harm has been proved.

Matthew Aha, in view of the hostility towards the so-called illegal drugs in things like newspapers and on the television and certainly in parental terms, why do so many young people take drugs？

Alan Well, I think there are almost as many reasons as there are people. One of the reasons is because of the hostility. It's the job of the younger generation to reject all the values of the older generation, and it's just as well for human society that this is so, because otherwise we would never change it and make it better. But that's a very superficial answer…Some people take drugs for personality reasons, if you like they feel inadequate, they feel unable to cope, they discover that in drugs they can escape themselves. Such people might turn to alcohol for example, and I think that almost any alcoholic is going to be a person with a personality problem. If a person who took alcohol for that reason were to take LSD though, he would have a nasty shock, because LSD is a very different kind of drug. It doesn't help you to escape from yourself but in fact makes you face right up to yourself and…if somebody isn't aware of the difference between drugs, they can get themselves into serious trouble in that w

A．Sleeping pills.

B．Some cannabis.

C．Tobacco and alcohol.

D．Some drugs.

Travel has become a world-wide activity.

2. People travel for many reasons, but perhaps the most common is travelling for pleasure.

3. Travel is also one of the best means for learning.

people feel that these illegal drugs are harmful and people should be prevented from getting hold of them in any way at all, because of the damage they can do. What do you feel about this？

W: Oh, yes, you... you've got to have some sort of control, because it has been proved that these some sort of thing can do irreparable damage, and I know a horrible story about a 6-year-old kid who is in mental hospital now. She went to a party and she took something there and now she's convinced she's an orange and she won't go out of the room for fear somebody's going to crush her.

M: Lesley, how widespread is the use of so-called illegal drugs in England？

W: Well, as regards cannabis... um... I think as yet little is known about it. I think it may be a rash thing to legalize it now when so little is known, but it must be said that no positive harm has been proved.

M: In view of hostility towards the so-called illegal drugs in things like newspapers and television, why do so many young people take drugs？

W: Well, I think there are many reasons. One of the reasons is because of hostility. It's the job of the younger generation to reject all the values of the older generation, and it's just as well for human society that this is so, because otherwise we would never change it or make it better.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. What does Lesley think drugs can do？

20. What is the 6-year-old kid afraid of？

21. Why would legalizing cannabis be unwise？

22. According to Lesley, what is the job of the younger generation？

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A．Harm that is legalized.

B．Damage that can be repaired.

C．Harm that cannot be repaired.

D．Harm that people cannot prevent.

The woman love to live in the city for the following reasons EXCEPT that

A．the city has convenient Transportation.

B．the city has the food she likes most.

C．it"s easy to get the latest information.

D．it"s a better place for children to live.