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古之立大事者，不惟有超世之才，亦必有坚忍不拔之志。——苏轼 联合考试 英语试卷 本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A MostFamousPaintingsintheWorld Amongthemillionsofpaintingsthatarecreatedandshowningalleriesandmuseumsall aroundtheworld,averysmallnumberofthemgobeyondtimeandmakehistory.Belowaresome examples. ThePersistenceofMemory—SalvadorDali.Paintedin1931,ThePersistenceofMemoryis oneofthemostrecognizablepiecesinarthistory.Thisworkisknowntomakepeoplereflecton theirwayoflifeandthewaytheyspendtheirtime,anditisalsothoughtthatAlbert well-knownTheoryofRelativitygaveDalitheideaforthiswonderfulpainting. GirlwithaPearlEarring—JohannesVermeer.Consideredbymanytobe“theDutchMona Lisa”,thisbeautifulpaintingfeaturesanunnamedyoungwomanlookingoverhershouldertostare directlyattheviewer.Itwascompletedin1665andisexhibitedintheMauritshuisinTheHague, theNetherlands. Guernica— PabloPicasso.ThefamouspaintingbyPicassowascompletedin1937.Itwas paintedinParisfollowingthebombingofGuernicaduringtheSpanishCivilWar.Thepaintingis onpermanentdisplayintheMuseoReinaSofia,Madrid,Spain. StarryNight—VincentvanGogh.Paintedin1889,StarryNightisoneofthemostfamous paintingsinmodernculture,whichispartofthepermanentcollectionoftheMuseumofModern ArtinNewYork.ItisbasedonvanGogh’sdirectobservationsaswellashisimagination,memories, andemotionsandwastheinspirationforthesongVincent(alsoknownasStarry,StarryNight). 非淡泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远。——诸葛亮 海纳百川，有容乃大；壁立千仞，无欲则刚。——林则徐 21.WhatdoweknowaboutThePersistenceofMemory? A.Itwasfinishedinthe 1920s. B.Itmaybeinspiredbyafamoustheory. C.Itreflects thepainter’smemories. D.Itcenters onpeople’slifestyle. 22.Whichpaintingisbasedonatruestory? A.ThePersistenceofMemory.