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(A)

A. claims

B. costly

C. decline

D. folding

E. injustices

F. military

G. possessions

H. right

I. rules

J. virtual

They say money talks

–

people with money have power and can get what they want. But American Dan

Tague has taken the saying literally and has spent hours ___1____ dollar bills as many as 100 times until they

spell out unexpected phrases.

Using dollar bills of different denominations, the New Orleans

–

based artist spells out what is happening

in

America

and

society

today.

Tague

then

photographs

his

“

origami

currency

”

on

a

black

background

and

prints the pictures in a large format.

“

In a capitalist society cash ____2____ everything,

”

Tague explains of his

art.

“

Society

teaches

us

that

you

can

buy

love,

happiness

and

status

through

___3___

.

You

can

even

___4____

wrongs

by

taking

away

a

bit

of

some

one’

s

happiness

through

fines

and

lawsuits.

Politicians

buy

votes through ___5____ of lowering taxes

…”

Some of his best-known phrases include

“

We need a revolution,

””

Trust no one,

””

Don

’

t tread on me

”

and

“

I am free.

”

These pieces are a hybrid of sculpture, photography and found art in which his strong political

statements are at once familiar and serve to trigger conscious thought of ___6___ people already know to be

happening.

One message that Tague has sent clearly through his art is a pacifist one.

“…

___7___ aggression costs

billions of dollars and often leads to economic strain resulting in job loss, ___8___ in education, and further

restrictions in medical resources for citizens,

”

Tague further explains his art creations.

“

The cost of war has

created an internal war on our economy, where the generals are CEOs and the tanks are toxic assets. This is

a(n) ___9___ war under the camouflage(n.

幌子，伪装

) of billion-dollar bailouts(

紧急援助

).

”

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

6. ______

7. ______

8. ______

9. ______

注释：

denomination

n.

名称

;

票面价值

origami

n. (

日本传统艺术

)

折纸手工

;

折纸工艺品

currency

n.

货币；流通，硬通货

pacifist

n.1.

和平主义者

;

绥靖主义者

2.

持消极态度者

,

不抵抗主义者

internal

adj.

国内的；内部的；体内的；内心的

camouflage

n.

幌子，伪装

bailouts

n.

紧急援助

toxic

中毒的，毒物的，毒素的

asset

n.

资产，财产；有价值的人或物； 有用的东西；优点

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(B)

A. absolutely

B. access

C. assume

D. deceased

E. gifted

F. inherit

G. material

H. necessarily

I. terms

J. tightly

Here is a question that every person (even you) should think about --- what will you leave behind when

you die?

“

I

’

m too young to think about that,

”

you may say. Wrong! Perhaps your mind goes to the ___1____

assets that you hope to acquire in the future --- perhaps a house, a car, or a hefty bank account. Sur, those

things may be further down the road, but if you have an email address, own a collection of digital music and

movies, use a social networking site, have an online Photo album, or write a blog, then you are the proud

owner of what is now being called

We all naturally ___2___ that our possessions will go to our loved ones when we die. At same point,

you'll

probably even write a will which states who should___3___ what. People are now starting to realize

that

simply

listing

our

material

possessions

may

not

be

enough.

Researchers

at

the

University

of

London

recently discovered that more and more Britons are now deciding who should get their digital photos, music

videos, and so on--the

What

about

passwords

to

online

accounts?

Wouldn't

this

naturally

be

released

to

your

next

of

kin?

____4____ not! Privacy laws around the world tend to protect the privacy of the ___5___ over the desire of

the

family

to

retrieve

their

loved

one's

personal

information,

A

Ms.

Wang

of

Shenyang,

China

recently

discovered

this

when

she

tried

to

___6___

her

dead

husband's

QQ

account.

Tencent,

the

operator

of

QQ,

refused her request based on their ___7___ of use, which states

the original applicant, and this right shall not be ____8____, loaned, rented, transferred or sold.

Wang's husband had not given her his password before his death, she had no foot to stand on.

What we document through our photos; emails and micro- blogs is ___9___ linked to who we are--our

personal identity. Therefore, is it not part of our legacy after we are gone? How will you ensure what happens

to your

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

6. ______

7. ______

8. ______

9. ______

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(C)

A. desperate

B. enormous

C. filter

D. habitable

E. house

F. numerous

G. preserved

H. prohibit

I. respectively

J. stretches

The race to build the highest building has been going on around the world ever since the first skyscraper,

the Home Insurance Building, was built in Chicago in 1885, but now some architects have taken architecture

to

a

new

level

---

architects

have

designed

a

65-story

“

earth- scraper

”

which

___1___

300

meters

below

ground in Mexico City.

The

underground

building,

a

design

by

architecture

firm

BNKR

Arquitectura,

will

have

10

stories

for

homes,

shops

and

a

museum,

___2___,

as

well

as

35

stories

for

offices.

A

glass

floor

covers

the

massive

240m*240m hole in the city

’

s main square to ___3___ in natural light from the world above. The building will

also ___4___ a new cultural center, according to Esteban Suarez, an architect at BNKR Arquitectura.

“

New

infrastructure,

office,

retail

and

living

space

are

required

in

the

city

but

no

empty

plots

are

available,

Federal

and

local

laws

___5___

demolishing

historic

building,

and

height

regulations

limit

new

structures

to

eight

stories,

”

Suarez

explained

why

they

decided

to

go

below

the

ground

in

designing

the

building.

“

The city

’

s historic center is in ___6___ need of a makeover but we have nowhere to put it

–

that

means the only way to go is down.

”

The architect said that the earth- scraper ___7___ the iconic presence of the city square and the existing

system

of

the

building

that

surround

it

and

that

it

is

an

inverted

pyramid

with

a

central

void

to

allow

all

___8___ spaces to enjoy natural lighting and ventilation.

“

It will also allow the ___9___ activities that take place on the city square year round such as concerts,

open-air exhibitions and military parades to go ahead.

”

Suarez said.

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

6. ______

7. ______

8. ______

9. ______

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J I C E H A G D F