新標準大學英語綜合教程3unit test答案

Unit1

1.LeaveittoCarlostothinkofa(n)ingenioussolutiontoourmostdifficultproblem!

2.Forme,thebiggesttobecominganobstacleastronautismypoormathskills.

3.1havenoideahowmuchtimeelapsedsincesheleft——Ifellasleep.

4.Aftercollege,ItraveledthroughEurope,andthemostimpressivethingIsawwas

theEiffellowerinParis.

5.Chronologicallv,whichofthefollowingeventshappenedfirst?

6.SteveisoneofthemostambitiouspeopleIknow;hewantstoownhisown

businessbythetimehe's25.

7.Jackstillactslikea(n)adolescentandthinkseverythingisagame.

8.Anewspaperreadercanselectwhatheisinterestedinandskipwhathethinksis

boring.

9.Afterhisplanelanded,theprimeministergavea(n)impromptuspeechabout

globalwarming.

10.ItoldmyparentsIwantedtotakeayearoffbeforegoingtocollege,andmy

suggestionsurprisinglymetwithlittleresistance.

11.Theworldwasshockedbytheuntimelvdeathoftheyoungsinger.

12."Howdareyoudefyadirectorder?You'reasoldiernow!"

13.Shewaspermnnentlvdisfiguredbythefire,butitsooncametorepresenther

determinationtosucceedinlife.

14.DuringtheWorldCup,attendanceinclasswasdownbecauseeveryonestayedat

hometowatchtelevision.

15.Ihadfiveexamslastweek——itwaslikeonelong,continuousnightmare.

16.Normally,weallotonevotetoeachmember;butthisisaspecialcase.

17.IcanrememberfeelingveryinsecurewhenIwasyoung;Iwasdesperateformy

classmates'acceptance.

18.Herfinalyearofschoolwasmarkedbyconsiderableuncertaintvasshetriedto

figureoutwhattodonext.

19.I'vetriedworkinginthemorning,butIfindthatI'mmostproductivelateatnight.

20.Ernieisareallydecentguy;hewouldnevertrytoimposehisbeliefsonsomeone

else.

SectionB:Completeeachsentencewithasuitableword.

21.Wedon'thavethebudgettodoeverything,soI'mafraidyourplanwillhaveto

goonthebackburner.

22.AllIneedissomepeaceandquiet,andI'llbeabletofigureoutasolution.

23.Braceyourselfforsomebadnews,thisdoesn'tlookgood.

24.It'salldowntoyou!Don'tletusdown!

25.Thenewevidencecreatesalotofuncertaintyaboutwhoreallyreached

Americafirst.

26.I'monlyalawschoolstudent——I'mhardlyinanypositiontohelpyouwithyour

legalproblems.

27.Inthebackofmymind,Ihavemydoubtsaboutwhetherhe'srightforthejob.

28.Heishavingashotatcookinghisowndinner.

29.Jessicahadherlifemappedoutsinceshewasalittlegirl:college,marriage,

children,career.

30.Quick,cramthebagunderthebed!

PartII:BankedCloze

Fortenyears,Ilivedinthecityandlovedit.Everythingwasstable,andIdidn't

havemanyworries.Then,withinonemonth,Igota(31)promotionatworkandmy

girlfriendandIdecidedtogetmarried.Suddenly,mylifewasin(32)transitionwith

bigchangesahead!

Thenewpositionatworkwaswonderful.Iwasnolongerrelegatedtothe

(33)sidelines.Mybosswasstartingtonoticeallofmyhardwork!Aftera(34)lengthy

speechaboutmynewresponsibilities,mybosstookmetomynewprivateoffice.

Fantastic!Ididn'thavetositinthe(35)rearoftheofficeanymore,behindthecopy

machine.Ilovedmyjobalready.

Mygirlfriendalsosuggestedthatwemoveoutofthecityandbuyahouseinthe

suburbs.Wehadbeencity(36)dwellersforsolongthatitwasadifficultdecisionfor

ustomake.Ontopofthat,Iwasworriedabouttakingouta(37)mortgageforthe

house.Mynewjobpaidbetter,butourresourceswerestill(38)finite.Findinga

downpaymentwouldbetough.

Intheend,wedecidedtogoforit.There'snotimelikethepresent,right?With

thenewjob,IcouldhonestlysaythatIhada(39)buddingcareer,soitfeltrightto

taketheplungeandbuyahouse.Afterallthesechanges,we'dbereadytojustrelax

andenjoylife.So,wetookonahoneymoontothe(40)coastalCalifornia.

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Itwouldbeafairlyaccuratestatementtosaythat,whenIwasinelementaryschoolandhigh

school,Iwasapainfullyshychild.Iusuallykepttomyself,hadonlyafewfriends,andrarely

spokeinclass.Myparentswerealwaysverybusy,sotheyneverpushedmetobecomemore

involvedinactivitiesandmeetmorepeople.Iwasperfectlyhappybymyself.Ispentmuchofmy

timewithmynoseburiedinabook.TheonlytimesthatIventuredawayfromthecomfortsofmy

bedroomwerewhenIexploredtheseeminglyendlessaislesofstockedbookshelvesatmy

favouritebookstore.

Inretrospect,itwasnosurprisethatIreadwithsuchanincredibleappetite.Readingwasmy

escape.Myfavouritebookswereadventureandtravelstories一storiesthatbroughtthereaders

toexotic,unexplored,ordangerousplaces.ThesewereplacesIlongedtogo,andtheywere

adventuresIyearnedtoexperience,butIknewitwasalljustafantasy.Ihadahardtimeworking

upthenervetotalktoafellowclassmate,IknewtherewasnowayIcouldtravelaroundthe

worldandliveoutoneoftheseadventures.Therefore,Iread.IreadeverybookIcouldfindthat

promisedadventure,excitement,orescape.BythetimeIgraduatedfromhighschool,Ihad

probablyreadmorebooksthanourschoolhadinitslibrary.Itwasquiteanachievement,butno

oneknewaboutitexceptforme.ItoldnoonebecauseIhadnoonetotell.Myonlyfriendwas

Justin,andthatrelationshiponlyexistedbecausewehadbeennext-doorneighborsforfifteen

years.

Likemostofmyclassmates,Iappliedtocollegeandeventuallyworkedupthecouragetogo.It

wasn'teasy.Ihadlivedathomewithmyparentsmywholelife,andIrarelyeverthoughtabout

leaving.However,ithadfinallybecomeinevitable;Icouldn'tstaywiththemforever.Iattendeda

localcollegeandmovedouttoliveinadormitorywitharoommate.Itwouldbean

understatementtosaythatIwasnervous.Iwasterrified.

Myroommate'snamewasGreg,andthefirstfewweeksofschoolwereveryawkward.Hekept

tryingtostartconversationsandbefriendly.Iwasabletoanswerhisquestions,ofcourse,butI

founditdifficulttokeeptheconversationgoing.Ijustwasn'tusedtoit——Ihadnopracticeatthis

sortofthing.ThenonedayIreturnedfromanafternoonclassandfoundhimreadingaJack

Londonbook.Suddenly,IfoundthatIhadahundredquestionstoaskGreg.DidhelikeJack

London?Whichwashisfavouritebook?Didhereadalot?Whatotherauthorsdidhelike?The

listwasendless.

Tomysurprise,Gregwasalsoinlovewithadventureandtravelbooks.Oneofhisdreamswasto

travelaroundtheworldandfollowinthefootstepsofsomeofhistory'sgreatestexplorers.There

musthavebeenmagicatworkthatday.Itwasasifmyshynesssuddenlydisappeared.GregandI

talkedforhoursaboutourfavouritebooksanddreamsoftravel.Ialsofounditeasiertotalkto

otherpeopleatschoolandmakefriendssincethatday.Ifeltliketheworldopeneduptome.So

manythingssuddenlyseemedpossible.Infact,GregandIareplanningagreatadventureforthis

summer!Itmayhavetakenmeawhile,butIfinallyfoundawaytobreakoutofmyshelland

startenjoyinglife.

41.Whichofthefollowingisariteofpassagethathelpedthewritertobecomelessshy?

A.Attendinghighschool.

B.Readingmanybooks.

C,Attendingcollege.

D.Planningagreatadventure.

42.Inwhichparagraphdoestheauthorcomparehisdesiretoreadtohunger?

A.Paragraph1.

B?Paragraph2.

C.Paragraph4.

D.Paragraph5.

43.Whichofthefollowingwouldmakethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.APainfullyShyChild

B.MyCollegeLife

C.TravelswithGreg

D,BreakingOutofMvShell

44."ItwouldbeanunderstatementtosaythatIwasnervous.Iwasterrified."Whatdoesthe

writermeanbythisstatement?

A.Hewasn'tnervousatall.

B.Hewasmildlynervous.

C.Hewasasnervousasusual.

D,Hewasextraordinarilvnervous.

45.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanyouinferfromthepassage?

A,JackLondonwroteexcitingstories.

B.JackLondonwrotedullstories.

C.JackLondonwasn'tafamouswriter.

D.JackLondonwasthewriter'sfavouritewriter.

Unit2

1.Whenwasthelasttimeyouwereinwithyourchildhoodfriends?

A.context

B.contact

C.control

D.content

2.Likeaboatatsea,hismindstartedtowhenhewasn'tinterested.

A.float

B.soar

C.sink

D,drift

3.MrsJonesdidn'ttrustJack,soshewasverytolethimcuthergrass.

A.reluctant

B.reluctantly

C.enthusiastic

D.enthusiastically

4.Myhouseseemstobeinastateofdisrepair—somethingisalways

broken!

A.perpetually

B?perpetual

C.perpetuity

D.perpetuate

5.Theproblemneedstobelookedatfromahistorical.

A.prospective

B.directive

C,perspective

D.executive

6.Dr.Carterhaswrittenaboutthebrainanditsinfluenceonour

emotions.

A,extensively

B.intensively

C.extensive

D.intensive

7.Theaccidentoflastweekareviewofschoolsafetypolicy.

A.prompted

B.prompt

C.prompting

D.prompts

8.Iameasilybyicecream,soit'sprobablythebestifIdon'tlookatthe

dessertmenu.

A.tempt

B.tempts

C.tempting

D?tempted

9.Wouldn'titbeifwedidn'tneedtoworryaboutmoney?

A.predictable

B?marvellous

C.astonishing

D.depressing

10.Researchersclaimthatthereisalinkbetweencaffeineandheadaches.

A.definite

B.definitely

C.definition

D.defined

11.It'sincredibletoseehownewbornbabiesarecompletelyonother

peopleforeverything.

A.depending

B.dependence

C,dependent

D.dependents

12.Thecriminaldevisedanplantoescapefromprison.

A.intrinsic

B,intricate

C.intrepid

D.intrusive

13.Thecourtbroughtaagainsttheescapedprisoner.

A.persecution

B.persecute

C?prosecution

D.prosecute

14.Thankyoufortheoffertostayfordinner,butwedon'twantto.

A.pose

B.compose

C.propose

D?impose

15.Pedro'sfriendsorganizedafriendlytohelphimdealwithhisalcohol

abuse.

A.contravention

B.invention

C?intervention

D.prevention

16.It'simpossibletonotbeimpressedbytheTajMahalandatitsbeauty.

A.respect

B.flaunt

C.marvel

D.admire

17.Weshouldhireanreviewerwhoisn'tbiasedonewayortheother.

A.internal

B.outdoor

C.indoor

D?external

18.I'msoexcitedforthenewmoviethatwaitingallyearforithasbeenlike

A.tortures

B.torturing

C.tortuous

D?torture

19.Dylanlikestowriteduringhisfreetimeontheweekend.

A.poetry

B.poet

C.poetic

D.poem

20.Thewaterfallprovidedasourceofsoothingbackgroundnoise.

A?continual

B.continue

C.continuing

D.continuity

SectionB:Completeeachsentencewithasuitableword.

21.Lastweekend,Ifelloverandbrokemytoe.

22.Philwillcomeintohisownoncehisbossrecognizeshowvaluableheis.

23.Kevinhasbeenridingamotorcyclefromaveryyoungage.

24.Amongthegroupmembers,therewasastrongdesireforanafternoonof

shopping.

25.Iusuallydriftofftosleepwhilewatchingtelevision.

26.Theteachertoldmeofffortalkinginclassagaintoday.

27.Doyoubelieveinfreewill?

28.Juliereceivedanawardinappreciationofherservicetothecommunity.

29.Don'ttrytoreasonwithachild——youwon'tgetveryfar.

30.Onceagain,Gregwasleftoutofthedecision.

PartII:BankedCloze

WhenIwasachild,mybestfriendJosephandIwouldplayagamecalled"Super

SecretSpy."SometimesIwouldplaythespyandJosephwouldplaythe(31)villain,

andsometimeswewouldreversetheroles.Make-believegameslikethisweremy

favourite,andIrememberthatmanysummerdayswere(32)largelvspentoutside,

playingSuperSecretSpy.

Everytimeweplayed,thestoryhadtobedifferent.Weplayedsomuchthat,

needlesstosay,someofthestoriesgotquite(33)bizarre.Eventually,SuperSecret

Spywaslikeasciencefictionmovie;thestoriestookplaceonotherplanetsandone

ofuswasanalien.Sometimes,wewouldwearoldHalloweenmaskssothe

(34)resemblancetoanalienwasremarkable!

Irememberonedayinparticular.Josephwasthealienandhecapturedmeona

(35)barren,emptyplanet(mybackyard).Hethrewmein"alienprison"(behindabig

tree)and(36)giggledwithmischievousdelight.Atfirst,Ifeltallaloneand

(37)helpless.ThenIpulledmyselftogetherandrememberedthatIwastheSuper

SecretSpy!

Ithoughtofmyescapeplan.WhenAlienJosephcametocheckonmeinthe

alienprison,I(38)whirledaroundquicklyandgrabbedhisalienlasergun.Ina

(39)blazeoflaserfire,Iranpastmycaptorandescapedthealienprison!Iwasfree!

SuperSecretSpyhadwonagain!

Justthen,JosephandIbothrealizedthatitwaslateafternoon,thesunwassetting,

and(40)twilightwasuponus.Wewerebothhungry,sowewereincrediblyhappy

whenmymothercalledusinsidefordinner.EvenSuperSecretSpiesandaliensneed

toeat!

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Whenwe'reyoung,wecan'twaittogrowupandgetonwithlife.Whenwe'readults,welongfor

thecarefreedaysofouryouthwhenwecouldplayalldaywithoutworry.Thisisoneofthe

greatestironiesoflife.Indeed,"thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside,"Itisaharshtruth

thathumansalwayswantwhattheycan'thave.It'sournature.

That'swhyit'sgoodpracticetoinstillinourchildrenahealthyrespectforchildhood.Toomany

adultsseemtobeinahurryforchildrentogrowup.Wealwaysaskthem,"Whatdoyouwantto

bewhenyougrowup?"Werepeatedlytellthem,"Youcando/havethatwhenyou'reolder."We

continuallyencouragethem,"Whenyougrowup,theworldwillbeyoursandyoucanmakeyour

dreamscometrue."It'snowonder;then,thatchildrenseemtobeinsucharushtogrowup,get

older;anddemandeverythingthatwetellthemiscomingtothem.

Childrenshouldbefreetoplaythedayaway.Weshouldencouragethemtousetheirimagination,

createentireworldsinacardboardbox,andexploretheirbackyardasiftheywereexploringan

undiscoveredcountry.Youcannotputapriceonanactiveandfertileimagination,norcanyou

overestimatethevalueofaninquisitivemind,arespectfortheenvironment,andanurgeto

questionwhyeverythingisasitis.Thesetraitsarealldevelopedandnurturedwhenwe're

childrenand,withoutthem,wewouldnotbeabletofunctionasadultsinthemodernworld.

Researchhasshownthatchildrenarehappiestandhealthiestwhentheyhavethefreedomtoact

likechildren.Thismayseemobvious,butit'softenforgottenasparentspushtheirchildrento

studyharder,practicelonger,andessentiallyactlikeadults.It'simportanttorememberthat

childrenareconstantlylearning.Therefore,theyarealsolearningasthey'replaying.Exploring

naturefostersarespectfortheenvironmentthatmayleadchildrentobecomebiologistsor

naturalists.Creatingwithpaintandcrayonsinstillsaloveofartthatmighthelpdevelopyoung

artistsormusicians.Playingmake-believestimulatestheimaginationinawaythatwriters,

filmmakers,andactorsfindmostuseful.Buildingwithblockshelpsthemindunderstandhow

thingsareconstructedandmightleadtoaninterestinengineering.

It'struethatplayhelpsdevelopskillsthatwillbeusedlaterinlife.However,thisshouldnotbe

thesolepurposeofplay.Childrenshouldplaybecausethey'rechildren.It'showtheystayhappy,

healthy,andyoung.Whyshouldwepushthemtobesomethingthey'renot?

41.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Itisaharshtruththathumansalwayswantwhattheycan'thave.

B.Toomanyadultsseemtobeinahurryforchildrentogrowup.

C,Childrenshouldbefreetoplevthedavawav.

D.It'struethatplayhelpsdevelopskillsthatwillbeusedlaterinlife.

42.WhichofthefollowingwouldthewriterofthispassagelikelyNOTagreewith?

A.Adultsshouldunderstandthatchildrenlearnwhiletheyplay.

B.Itisimportantforchildrentoplayandactyoung.

C.Manygameshelpchildrenappreciatepotentialcareers.

D?Childrenshouldconcentrateontheirschoolworkaboveeverythingelse.

43,"Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside"means.

A.othersituationsalwnvsseembetterthantheoneswearein

B.peoplealwayslackconfidenceinthemselves

C.peopleprefertoliveinalessbarrenland

D.peoplealwayswanttheirchildrentogrowupfast

44.Thispassageisbestdescribedas.

A.afirst-personmemoir

B.adramaticdialogue

C,apersuasiveessav

D.anentertainingstory

45.Whatdoesthewritermeanby"Youcannotputapriceonanactiveandfertile

imagination"?

A.Theabilitytothinkcreativelyisworthless.

B.Theabilitytothinkcreativelyisinvaluable.

C.Theabilitytothinkcreativelyhelpschildrendevelop.

D.Theabilitytothinkeativelyisanaturalpartofchildhood.

*Unit3

1.TheEiffelTowerissuchadistinctivefeatureofParisthatthetwohavebecome

synonymous.

2.Icouldn'tstopreadinghisnewbest-sellersinceIwassoengagedinthe

characters.

3.Ihopeforyoursakethatyou'renotplanningtomakeasurprisevisit.

4.Didyoureallyjustmakea(n)analogybetweenschoolandwar?

5.Pleasedon'tdistortthetruth一youmadeyourdecisionandnowyouhavetolive

withit.

6.Settledownandstopbeingsotheatrical;theworldisnotgoingtoend.

7.Itmust'vetakenalotofcouragetoproclaimindependencelikethat.

8.Itdrivesmecrazy——CarlaalwaysknowsexactlyhowtofrustrateeveryplanI

makefortheweekend.

9.IlovelisteningtoMexicanmusicbecausetherhvthmissoinfectious.

10.I'malwayswarvofadvertisementsfordealsthatseemtoogoodtobetrue.

SectionB:Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.

11.Nextsummer;thedevelopersplantotheoldschoolintoamuseum.

A,convert

B.converse

C.converts

D.converge

12.Canyoutellmewhatstepsavalidresearchproposal?

A.constitution

B,constitute

C.constituent

D.consist

13.Theschoolreceivedmoremoneyandhasbeenabletohiremore

teachers.

A.consequence

B.consequential

C.consequent

D,consequentlv

14.Differentcultures'varyingconceptionsofarevisibleinthetypesof

clothestheygenerallywear.

A.jealousy

B.modesty

C.notoriety

D.clarity

15.Unfortunately,Ididn'tpracticeenoughsoIfailedtofortheteam.

A.aualifv

B.succeed

C.thrive

D.attempt

16.Herjobistogatherthedataandthentheresultstodeterminetheir

significance.

A.analysis

B.analvze

C.analytical

D.analyst

17.Mycloudedmyjudgmentandpreventedmefromactingrationallywhen

Isawmygirlfriendwithanotherman.

A.modesty

B.clarity

C,iealousv

D.notoriety

18.JimisinThailandonvacation;helovestotraveltoplaces.

A.erotic

B.robotic

C,exotic

D.mitotic

19.Lovehimorhatehim,thePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisoneofthemost

peopleintheworld.

A.influential

B.domestic

C.instinctive

D.intransigent

20.Inachangeofpacefromhisrecentinternationalfocus,thePrimeMinister

spokelastnightaboutissues.

A.exotic

B.rhythmic

C.expressive

D,domestic

SectionC:Completeeachsentencewithasuitableword.

21.Unfortunately,Ican'tthinkaboutanythingrightnowsinceI'mengagedina

contractdisputewithmylandlord.

22.Warhol'sfameislargelyduetothefactthatheincorporatedpopculture

referencesintohisart.

23.MyparentssplitupwhenIwasfouryearsold,soitwasverydifficultforme.

24.IthinkmyloveofnaturederivesfromallthecampingtripsItookwithmy

parents.

25.Afterseveralweeks,IfinallymanagedtopinVictordownonaspecificdatefor

thephotoshoot.

26.Isawonthenewsthatsoldiershaveengagedwithrebelsinthesouthernpart

ofthecountry.

27.Donnagivesoffwavesofenergywheneversheentersaroom.

28.Thehomelesssheltersentoutletterstomakeanappealformoremoney.

29.MargaretissoshythathereyesalwaysshyawayfromminewhenIlookather.

30.ThePresident'snewpolicyis,sotospeak,beneficialforinternationaltrade.

PartII:BankedCloze

Letmeposea(n)(3hypotheticalsituationforyou.Imaginethatyouareveryrich

andcandoalmostanythingyouwant.Nowimaginethatyouloveartandwanttosupport

strugglingartists.Youdecideto(32)commissionapaintingfromayoungartistwhose

workyouadmire.Whatwouldyouhavehimpaint?

Wouldyouaskforanepicbattlesetina(n)(33)mythologicalworldofmonstersand

fairiesorwouldyouaskforarealistic,(34)expressiveportraitofyourself?Ifyouchosethe

latter,you'reingoodcompanybecausethatis(35)preciselvwhatIdid.Ihadseenso

manybeautifulportraitsoffamouspeoplehanginginmuseumsthatIthoughtitwastime

tohavemyveryown.

Ittookmealongtimetofindahighly(36)qualifiedartistwhoseworkwoulddojustice

tomyportrait.Inthe(37)meantime,Istudiedtheartisticprocessandlearnedalotabout

howartiscreated.Imustadmitthat,eventhoughI'vealwaysadmiredartists,Ineverhad

afullappreciationfortheircreativetalent.Icertainlydon'thavethatability,soI'm

incrediblyimpressedwhensomeone(38)instinctivelvknowshowtocreateaworkof

suchbeauty.

Iwasfairlynervousaboutseeingmyfinishedportrait.Theartist,likewise,wasvery

nervousaboutshowingittome.Intheend,Imustadmitthathedida(n)(39)sufficientjob

capturingmylikeness.I'mnotinlovewiththepainting,buttheartistshouldtake

(40)consolationinthefactthathedidthebesthecouldwithhissubject.I'mnotavery

attractiveman,soit*salmostimpossibleformyportraittobebeautifulandrealistic.

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Whenitcomestothearts,manypeopleautomaticallythinkofEuropeandNorthAmerica.Thisis

understandablesincesomanyfamousartistscomefromtheseregions.Manyartmuseumsare

filledwithpaintingsanddrawingsfromEuropeanandNorthAmericanartistsfromthepastfew

hundredyears.Allcountries,however,haveauniqueartisticheritage,soitshouldcomeasno

surprisethatcountriesthroughoutAfricaandAsiahavetheirownartisticstylesandhistories.

CompletelylandlockedwithinSouthernAfrica,thenationofBotswanaisparticularlysusceptible

toculturaltrendsandinfluencesfromsurroundingcountries,chieflySouthAfrica.However;there

isaburgeoningartsscenenativetoBotswana,andthecountryalsohasalonghistoryofdistinct

artistictraditions.

TheoldestevidenceofartinthecountrywasfoundintheTsodiloHills,locatedinnorthwestern

Botswana,intheKalahariDesert.Datingto1,000——2,000yearsago,theserockpaintingsform

thehighestconcentrationofrockartintheworldandareconsideredsacredbytheSanminority

culture.Today,theSanareknownforcontinuingtheancientartsofdecoratingostricheggshells

forjewelryandcreatingostricheggshellbeads,whichtheyconsidertorepresentgoodluckand

goodfortune.Archaeologistsbelievethistypeofbeadtobetheoldest-knownman-madebead;

theyhavebeenrecoveredatEastandSouthernAfricanarchaeologicaldigsanddatedto28,000一

45,000yearsago.

TheNationalMuseumandArtGalleryinGaboroneisthecentrepieceofmodernartinthe

country.ItiswidelyregardedasoneofthebestartgalleriesinSouthernAfrica;itholdsregular

exhibitionshighlightingtheworkoflocalartistsandalsosponsorsanannualcelebrationforlocal

artandartists.TheNationalMuseumalsoactsascustodianfortheculturalheritageand

traditionsofthecountry,thedutiesofwhichincludepreservation,education,andpromotion.

Twentiethandtwenty-firstcenturypaintersincludePhillipSegola,AnnGollifei;andNeoMatome.

SpringinGaborone,thecapitalcity,seestheannualMaitisongFestival——thecountry'slargest

celebrationoftheperformingarts.Thefestivalincludesfreeoutdoorperformancesatcityarenas

aswellasticketedindooreventsatGaborone'stheatresandartsvenues.Performingarts

organizations,suchastheMogwanaDanceTroupe,arebecomingmorepopularasmoreand

morepeopleembraceandwishtosharetheirculturalheritage.

Localhandcrafts,supportedinlargepartbythetouristtrade,aregenerallyoftheutilitarian

variety.Handwovenbaskets,oneofthespecialtiesassociatedwithBotswana,areofextremely

highquality.MadealmostexclusivelyintheOkavangoregion,theyarewovenwiththeleavesof

theMokolwanepalmandutilizevariousrootsandbarksinordertogivethebasketstheirunique

coloursanddesigns(typicallyassociatedwiththenation'straditionallifestyle).Duetothe

abundanceofcattlelivestock,leatherworkhasalsodevelopedasanimportantandwidespread

handcraft.Traditionallyusedtomakeclothing,blankets,andsleepingmats,leatheristodaymore

oftenusedtomakedesignerbags,belts,andaccessories.

41.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Europeanartissuperiortoallotherart.

B.Africanartissuperiortoallotherart.

C,Evervcountryhasauniqueartistictradition.

D.Artisonlyamoderncreation.

42.WhichparagraphdiscussestheearlyhistoryofartinBotswana?

A.Paragraph3.

B.Paragraph4.

C.Paragraph5.

D.Paragraph6.

43.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.AllartinBotswanaisthoroughlyuniquetothatcountry.

B,ArtinBotswanahasbeeninfluencedbvneighbouringcountries.

C.ArtinBotswanaisarelativelyrecentinvention.

D.AllartinBotswanaconsistsofsimpledecorations.

44.