\have always searched for the dense depths of the soul， which have not yet been discovered by humans themselves\， she wrote， \﹣﹣ there one can make the greatest discoveries．\She experimented with different kinds of underpainting， scraped and rubbed， made bright rosy red spots； doing whatever had to be done to capture the subconscious ﹣﹣ her own and that of her models． In 1913， Schjerfbeck was rediscovered by an art dealer and journalist， Gosta Stenman． Once again she was a success．

（1）Schjerfbeck's paintings may come as a surprise to many because ． A． her paintings are rarely known outside the Nordic world B． her paintings have never been on show out of the Nordic world C． her paintings have the power to haunt people whoever have seen them D． her paintings focus on supernatural elements such as ghosts

（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ A． \． B． \． C． \． D． \， sorrowful expression． （3）Schejerbeck chose to live an isolated life mainly because of ． A． she was exhausted by her teaching job B． her personality prefers this kind of style

C． she could not appreciate the work of the other local painters D． her mother's health condition required her to adopt such a life style．

（4）We can infer from the passage that the most outstanding characteristics of Schjerfbeck's paintings is ．

A． her vivid characterization of common people B． her capture of the characters' soul C． the sorrowful expression of the characters

D． her unconscious sense of some mysterious elements 7．（8分）

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A．An effective way that I have found to deepen my own patience is to create actual practice periods． B．You are more easily annoyed and bothered． C．It is generally believed that the quality of being patient is very difficult to develop． D．Becoming more patient involves opening your heart to the present moment， even if you don't like it． E．Without patience， you will see the same scene as an emergency complete with yelling， frustration， hurt feelings． F．If you lack patience， you are destined to fail in what you are pursuing． The quality of patience goes a long way toward your goal of creating a more peaceful and loving self． The more patient you are， the more accepting you will be of what life is， rather than insisting that life be exactly as you would like it to be． Without patience， life is extremely frustrating．（1） Patience adds some ease and acceptance to your life． It's important for inner peace．

（2） If you are stuck in a traffic jam， late for an appointment， being patient would mean keeping yourself from building a mental snowball before your thinking gets out of hand and gently reminding yourself to relax． It might also be a good time to breathe as well as an opportunity to remind yourself that， in the bigger scheme of things， being late is \stuff\．

Patience is a quality of heart that can be greatly enhanced with deliberate practice．（3） They are the periods of time that I set up in my mind to practice the art of patience． Life itself becomes a classroom， and the curriculum is patience． You can start with as little as five minutes and build up your capacity for patience over time． What you'll discover is truly amazing． Your intention to be patient， especially if you know it's only for a short while， immediately strengthens your capacity for patience． Patience is one of those qualities where success feeds on itself． Once you reach little milestone﹣five minutes of successful patience﹣you'll begin to see that you do indeed have the capacity to be patient， even for longer periods of time． Over time， you may even become a patient person．

Being patient will help you to keep your perspective． You will see even a difficult

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situation， say your present challenge， isn't \must be dealt with．（4） ． IV. Summary Writing

8．（15分）Directions： Read the following passage． Summarize the main idea and the main point（s） of the passage in no more than 60 words． Use your own words as far as possible． A remarkable variety of insects live in this planet． More species of insects exist than all other animal species together． Insects have survived on earth for more than 300 million years， and may possess the ability to survive for millions more． Insects can be found almost everywhere ﹣﹣ on the highest mountains and on the bottom of rushing streams， in the cold South Pole and in bubbling hot springs． They dig through the ground， jump and sing in the trees， and run and dance in the air． They come in many different colours and various shapes． There are many reasons why insects are so successful at surviving． Their amazing ability to adapt permits them to live in extreme ranges of temperatures and environments． The one place where they have not yet been found to any major extent is in the open oceans． Insects can survive on a wide range of natural and artificial foods ﹣﹣ paint， pepper， glue， books， grain， cotton， other insects， plants and animals． Because they are small they can hide in tiny spaces．

Also， insects have an enormous reproductive capacity： An African ant queen can lay as many as 43，000 eggs a day．

Another reason for their success is the strategy of protective colour． An insect may be right before our eyes， but nearly invisible because it is cleverly disguised（伪装） like a green leaf， lump of brown soil， gray lichen（青苔）， a seed or some other natural object． Some insects use bright， bold colours to send warning signals that they taste bad， sting or are poison． Others have wing patterns that look like the eyes of a huge predator， bitter﹣tasting insects； hungry enemies are fooled into avoiding them．

V. TranslationDirections： Translate the following sentences into English， using the words given in the brackets.

9．（5分）一股诱人的味道唤起了我们遥远的记忆．（remind） 10．（5分）每个人应当牢记：己所不欲，勿施于人．（mind）

11．（5分）他如此醉心于古文化研究，这几年一直以健康为代价坚持工作着．（So）

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12．（5分）不久之后，地铁5号线奉贤段即将通车，这让翘首以盼的奉贤人民激动不已．（before） VI. Guided Writing

13．（25分）Directions： Write an English composition in 120﹣150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese．

在你看过的电影、电视或书中，肯定有许多场景历历在目，请你描述令你印象深刻的一个场景，并谈谈为什么．你的文章必须包括： ●描述你印象深刻的一个场景；●说明你对此印象深刻的理由．

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