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y B. Necessarily C. Disappointingly D. Actually 32. A. moment B. last C. first D. period 33. A. boys B. teenagers C. friends D. girls 34. A. study B. school C. family D. life 35. A. sound B. loud C. light D. noisy 36. A. remove B. settle C. fet D. leave 37. A. fun B. future C. smiles D. sense 38. A. And B. However C. Meanwhile D. But 39. A. can B. should C. will D. do 40. A. causes B. results C. drives D. leaves 第Ⅱ卷(共 50 分) 第二節(jié) 語法填空(共 10 小題,每小題 分,滿分 15 分) 閱讀下面材料,在空白處填上適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容 (1 個單詞 )或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。 however, during the last ten years of his life, he produced more than 2,000 pieces, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawing and sketched (素描 ). He worked only with somber colours until he met Impressionism and NeoImpressionism in Paris. Van Gogh used their bright colours and style of painting in a uniquely recognizable style. Most of his bestknown works were produced during his final two years, when he was suffering from serious mental illness. In 1890, at the age of 37, van Gogh shot himself in the chest. He died two days later, with Theo, his brother and his best friend, at his side, who reported his last words as “The sadness will last forever”. It would not take long before his fame grew higher and higher. Van Gogh?s mother threw away quite a number of his paintings. The only painting he sold during his lifetime, The Red Vineyard, was created in 1888. It is now on display in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, Russia. Several paintings by van Gogh rank among the most expensive paintings in the world. On March 30, 1987 van Gogh?s painting Irises was sold for a record of $ million at Southby?s, New York. On May 15, 1990 his Portrait of Doctor Gachet was sold for $ million at Christie?s, thus setting a new price record. 9. When did van Gogh begin his career as an artist? A. At the age of 17 B. In his early adult life C. At the age of 27 D. In his early childhood 10. The underlined word “somber” in Para. 2 means . A. colourful B. different C. bright D. dark 11. What?s the right order of van Gogh?s life experience? a. worked as a teacher b. took up drawing c. worked in an art firm d. worked as a missionary A. c, a, d, b B. b, a, c, d C. b, c, a, d D. c, a, b, d 12. What can we learn from the passage? A. Irises was the most expensive among van Gogh?s paintings B. Van Gogh didn?t bee famous until he dies C. Van Gogh had bee famous as an artist when he was alive D. Van Gogh sold many paintings in his life D We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively. We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning. We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, it?s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday munication with friends and coworkers. Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay (傳聞 ) and rumor. Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn?t show it to anyone. Then the p