Lionel Messi，________the record for the most goals in a calendar year，is considered the most talented football player in Europe. (2013·江苏，24)
A．set B．setting
C．to set D．having set
________ in the early 20th century，the school keeps on inspiring children’s love of art. (2013·安徽，32)
A．To found B．Founding
C．Founded D．Having founded
When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London，a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon(丝带) around a bomb”．Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time.Sadly，she is actually a_much_bigger_name today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City，Kahlo suffered from polio(小儿麻痹症) at the age of seven.Her spine(脊柱) became bent as she grew older.Then，in 1925，her back was broken in several places in a schoolbus accident.Throughout the rest of her life，the artist had many operations，but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.However，the accident had an unexpected side effect.While lying in her bed recovering，Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929，she got married to Diego Rivera，another famous Mexican artist.Rivera’s strong influence on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works，but her later works from the 1940s，known today as her best works，show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately，her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s，even in her home country.Her first onewoman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954，Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world，but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last. (2012·安徽，C)
1. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most nearly mean?
A．a far better artist
B．a far more gifted artist
C．a much stronger person
D．a much more famous person
2. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by________.
A．polio B．her bent spine
C．back injuries D．the operations she had
3. Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the________.
A．1930s B．1940s
C．1950s D．1970s
4.What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo?
A．Devotion. B．Sympathy.
C．Worry. D．Encouragement.
It was a village in India.The people were poor.However，they were not unhappy.After all，their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day，some visitors from the city arrived.They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs.However，they did not have enough frogs of their own，and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing.There were millions of frogs in the fields around，and they were no use to the villagers.All they had to do was catch them.Agreement was reached，and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs.Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money.For the first time，the people were able to dream of a better future.But the dream didn’t last long.
The change was hardly noticed at first，but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well.More worrying was that the children fell ill more often，and，there seemed to be more insects around lately.
The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak.They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines.Soon there was no money left.
Then the people realized what was happening.It was the frog.They hadn’t been useless.They had been doing an important job—eating insects.Now with so many frogs killed，the insects were increasing more rapidly.They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
Now，the people are still poor.But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs.These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
(2010·辽宁，A)
1.From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers ________.
A．worked very hard for centuries
B．dreamed of having a better life
C．were poor but somewhat content
D．lived a different life from their forefathers
2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?
A．The frogs were easy money.
B．They needed money to buy medicine.
C．They wanted to please the visitors.
D．The frogs made too much noise.
3.What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?
A．The crops didn’t do well.
B．There were too many insects.
C．The visitors brought in diseases.
D．The pesticides were overused.
4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?
A．Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
B．Health is more important than money.
C．The harmony between man and nature is important.
D．Good old days will never be forgotten.
Robots that can chat，find misplaced glasses，draw aeroplanes and play with your children are drawing thousands of visitors’ attention during an expo in Tokyo as Japan adapts to changes in society.
Robots，such as the soundsensitive Chapit，answer simple questions and even joke with people to help the lonely fight loneliness and stay active in old age.
“Many older people in Japan live alone and have no one to talk to，” said Kazuya Kitamura，a representative of the expo organizer.“Communication robots accompany people and don’t mind listening to the same stories over and over again.”
While Chapit，a relatively simple robot，managed to allure a corporate partner，many researchers，such as Kiyoshi Matsumoto，a professor at the University of Tokyo，struggle to interest sponsors for more expensive projects.
Matsumoto’s “Personal Mobility Robot”，equipped with four cameras and a sensor to recognize the user’s centre of gravity，is designed to help the elderly move around without pressing buttons，using joysticks(操纵杆) or rotating(转动) wheels as in traditional wheelchairs.
The robot can also help find misplaced glasses by identifying them with a sensor.
“We have developed a robot that can assist many people，but because of the high cost，we still haven’t found a sponsor，”said Matsumoto，who added that the cost of the machine，if massproduced，would be comparable to that of a car.
“In the current economic environment there are few companies willing to invest in such a costly project，” he said.
Other robots，such as the awardwinning “DiGRO” can support busy parents who have little time to play with their children.
The robot can use the Internet to find a simple image and then draw pictures，keeping children company while their parents work.
Japan has one of the world’s fastestageing societies and the government predicts that by 2050 the proportion of people over 65 will reach 40 percent.
1.The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by ________.
A．strike B．exclude
C．connect D．attract
2.Personal Mobility Robot can help people ________.
A．find misplaced glasses
B．move around with pressing buttons
C．use joysticks
D．rotate wheels
3.It is difficult to find sponsors for the robots because ________.
A．Japan is suffering economy depression
B．the robots are of poor design
C．the production of robots costs a lot
D．the future market is worrying
4.It can be inferred from the text that ________.
A．many children lack love from parents
B．robots helpful to the old will be in great demand
C．robots are the most useful to children
D．robots do better than people in healthcare
In a Chinese modern dance competition on TV one very unique couple won one of the top prizes.The lady，in her thirties，was a dancer who had ____ since she was a little girl.Later in life，she lost her entire left arm in an accident and fell into a state of ____ for a few years.
Someone then asked her to coach a children’s dancing group.From that point on，she realized that she could not ____ dancing.So，she started to do some of her old routines，but，having lost her arm，she had also lost her ___.It took a while before she could even make simple turns and spins without ____.
Then a few months later she ____ a man in his twenties who had lost a leg in an accident.She was determined to find him and ____ him to dance with her.He had never danced.And to dance with one leg...He said，“Are you ____ with me？No way！”
But，she didn’t ____，and he agreed to think about it.“I have nothing else to do anyway，” he thought.Then she started to ____ him dancing.The two ____ a few times because he had no concept of using muscle，how to ___ his body，and knew none of the ____ things about dancing.When she became ____ and lost patience with him，he would walk out.____，they came back together and started training ____.
They hired a choreographer(舞蹈指导) to ___ routines for them.She would fly high (held by him) with both arms (a sleeve for an arm) flying in the air.He could bend ____ by one leg with her leaning(倚靠) on him，etc.
When I watched this I didn’t ____ realize that she was missing an arm ___ I was focusing on the guy with only one leg.Really quite amazing!
1.A.operated B．played
C．trained D．competed
2.A.relief B．depression
C．confusion D．recovery
3.A.learn B．understand
C．forget D．face
4.A.chance B．balance
C．advantage D．promise
5.A.following B．checking
C．noticing D．falling
6.A.heard of B．searched for
C．came across D．waited for
7.A.require B．allow
C．lead D．persuade
8.A.arguing B．joking
C．discussing D．agreeing
9.A.carry on B．give up
C．settle down D．set off
10.A.teach B．show
C．leave D．watch
11.A.broke up B．gave in
C．put off D．returned back
12.A.change B．present
C．improve D．control
13.A.important B．interesting
C．basic D．special
14.A.excited B．annoyed
C．moved D．shocked
15.A.Unfortunately B．Eventually
C．Generally D．Jokingly
16.A.seriously B．differently
C．publicly D．gradually
17.A.discover B．arrange
C．perform D．design
18.A.raised B．kept
C．supported D．carried
19.A.still B．hardly
C．nearly D．even
20.A.because B．if
C．before D．though
