【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 Pygmalion, carves a statue of a beautiful woman. The statue es to life, and the king fails in love with the woman he has created and marries her. Shaw39。s most famous play, Pygmalion, is based on this myth. Pygmalion is a edy about a pronunciation expert called Professor Henry Higgins. Higgins, as a kind of experiment, tries to make a lady out of an uneducated girl called Eliza Doolittle, who sells flowers in the street. He bets a friend called Pickering, that he can not only teach the girl to speak well, but also to behave in a refined way, so that those who meet her believe she is a real lady. He decides to do this because he wants to prove that social class is about appearance only. Higgins believes that class is not connected with your true character, it is connected with how you appear to others, how you talk and behave. Eliza goes to stay with Higgins and his friend Pickering, and helps to look after the house while receiving lessons from Higgins in how to speak correctly. She slowly changes, being a beautiful and charming young woman. Higgins introduces Eliza to polite society, which accepts that Eliza is a lady, and the professor wins his bet. However, Higgins is domineering in his behaviour towards Eliza, and does not treat her well. The girl is half in love with Higgins, but to the professor, Eliza is more like a daughter or servant whom he needs and has bee fond of. Eliza rebels against Higgins, who finally has to accept that she has bee a strong and independent young woman. Realizing that Higgins will never really love her, Eliza leaves the house and marries a young man who she knows cares a lot for her. They start a flower shop, helped by Higgins and Pickering, with whom she remains good friends. As well as the theme of class, Shaw explores relationships between men and women. It is clear that Higgins treats women as objects. Eliza, however, insists that Higgins respect her and the story ends with her winning his respect. A famous film called My Fair Lady was made from the play in 1964. 59. Henry Higgins believes that _____________. A. ing from a high social class gives a person a better character B. social class has nothing to do with a person’s true character C. how you talk and behave is decided by a person’s character D. appearance is very important to decide a person’s social class 60. The underlined word “refined” in the second paragraph means ___________. A. active and intelligent B. polite and educated C. honest and shy D. friendly and formal 61. What may be the best title of this passage? A. Show’s Play B. Professor Henry Higgins C. Pygmalionthe Play D. Making a Lady 62. Which of the following statements is not right according to the passage? A. Eliza is accepted as a real lady after being introduced to polite society. B. Higgins takes control of Eliza and doesn’t treat her well. C. At last Eliza wins respect from Higgins and marries him. D. This play of Show’s is based on a classical Greek myth. C WASHINGTON – Barack Obama swept to victory as the first black president in the US history Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. Change has e, he told a huge group of cheering supporters. In his first speech as victor, Obama catalogued the challenges ahead. The greatest of a lifetime, he said, two wars, a pla in danger, the worst financial crisis in a century. He added, There are many who won39。t agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can39。t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hardfought battleground states Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa and more. In his speech, Obama invoked(引用 ) the words of Lincoln and echoed John F. Kennedy. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in(努力投入 ) and work harder, he said. He and his running mate, Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths（宣誓） of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 20xx. Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession (不景氣 ), and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan. Obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to tackle the economy. He has also pledged to withdraw most US bat troops from Iraq within 16 months. 63. What is special about Barack Obama, the newlyelected president of the United Stated? A. He has a black father and a white mother. B. He is the first black president in the US history. C. He defeated Republican Sen. John McCain easily. D. He will move into the White Palace on Jan. 20, 20xx. 64. What Obama emphasized in his first speech were ____________. A. dangers B. wars C. challenges D. financial problems 65. The first issue Obama will focus his attention on may probably be to _____________. A. withdraw most US bat troops from Iraq B. care for environmental protection C. declare two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan D. deal with the problems of economy 66. According to the passage, Obama’s attitude toward the challenges he faces is ___________. A. positive B. negative C. ambiguous D. worried D Our quarrel with efficiency is not that it gets things done, but that it is a thief of time when it leaves us no leisure to enjoy ourselves, and that it strains (使緊張 ) our nerves when we try to get things done perfectly. In building bridges, American engineers calculate so finely and exactly as t