(B)    There is a tendency to think of each of the arts as a separate area of activity. Many artists, __55___ would prove that there has always been a warm relationship between the various areas of human activity. __56___, in the late nineteenth century the connections between music and painting were particularly__57___. Artists were invited to design clothes and settings for operas and ballets, but sometimes it was the musicians who were inspired (给……以灵感) by the work of contemporary painters. Of the musical compositions that were considered as __58___ to the visual arts, perhaps the most famous is Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.    Mussorgsky composed the piece in 1874 after the death, at the age of 39, of the artist Victor Hartmann.__59___ their friendship had not been a particularly long-lasting one, Mussorgsky was shocked by Hartmann’s __60___ death. The following year the critic, Vladimir Stasov, who decided to hold an exhibition of Hartmann’s work, suggested that Mussorgsky try to __61___ his grief by writing something in memory of Hartmann.    The exhibition served as Mussorgsky’s inspiration. The ten pieces that make up Pictures at an Exhibition are intended as __62___ rather than representations of the paintings in the exhibition. Between each is a promenade (舞曲中的行进), __63___ the composer walks from one painting to another. The music is sometimes witty ant playful, sometimes almost alarming and frightening. Through a range of surprising __64___, Mussorgsky manages to convey the spirit of the artist and his work.

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• 1At times, worrying is a normal, ________ response to a difficult event or situation—a loved one being injured in an accident, for example.

  A.effective

  B.individual

  C.inevitable

  D.unfavorable

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• 2He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his _______ was seen at its best when he worked with others.

  A.temper

  B.appearance

  C.talent

  D.character

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• 3The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ________ new customers to its stores.

  A.join

  B.attract

  C.stick

  D.transfer

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• 4There was such long queue for coffee at the interval that we ________ gave up.

  A.eventually

  B.unfortunately

  C.generously

  D.purposefully

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• 5If a shop has chairs________ women can park their men, women will spend more time in the shop.

  A.that

  B.which

  C.when

  D.where

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• 6Scientists believe that_______.

  A.some babies are born with a sense of direction.

  B.people learn a sense of direction as they grow older

  C.people never lose their sense of direction

  D.everybody possesses a sense of direction from birth

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• 7What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage、

  A.They never have a sense of direction without maps

  B.They should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction

  C.They have a sense of direction and can find their way around

  D.They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.

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• 8If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should ________.

  A.tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolen

  B.draw a map of the route to help remember where it is

  C.avoid taking the same route when you come back to it

  D.remember something easily recognizable on the route

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• 9According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to ________.

  A.ask policemen for directions.

  B.use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself

  C.remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs

  D.count the number of landmarks that you see

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• 10Kim is the sort of employee who_______.

  A.does not speak out his own ideas

  B.is not devoted to the job

  C.laughs too much over work

  D.can not finish his work on time

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