National Gallery of Canada

Position

National Gallery (美术馆) of Canada  

380 Sussex Drive (大道) 

P.O. Box 427, Station A  

Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 9N4

Telephone: 613-990-1985 or 1-800-319-ARTS

Fax: 613-993-4385

Directions

From Highway 417, take the Metcalfe exit (出口). Follow Metcalfe Street around the Museum of Nature and continue to the north until you reach the end of the street at Wellington. You will see Parliament Hill. Turn right onto Wellington Street and continue in the left--hand road until you reach Sussex Drive. As you approach Sussex Drive, you will see the Chateau Laurier hotel on your left-hand side. Make a left turn onto Sus-sex Drive and continue until you see the Gallery on your left-hand side, at the corner of St. Patrick and Sussex. The Gallery is a large glass building with two towers. Just beyond the St. Patrick / Sussex crossroads you will see the entrance to the Gallery’s underground parking. 

Opening Hours 

◆ 1 May — 30 September

Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, Thursdays to 8 pm.

◆ 1 October — 30 April

Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm; Thurs-days until 8 pm. Closed Mondays.

Closed Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and 2 Jan-uary 2012 (Monday).

Tickets 

$9: Adults

$7: The elderly and full-time students (ID required)

$4: Youth (12-19)  

$18: Family (2 adults, 3 youths)

Free admission for children under 12 and members of the Gallery.

Free admission Thursdays after 5 pm. 

33. Which of the following is the closest to the Gallery? 

A. The Metcalfe exit.                          B. The Museum of Nature.  

C. Parliament Hill.                             D. The Chateau Laurier hotel.  

34. How many days will the Gallery be closed in Jan-uary 2012?  

A. For 2 days.           B. For 4 days.          C. For 5 days.           D. For 6 days. 

35. If a family of four (two adults and two children) visit the Gallery on Thursday at 6:00 pm, they need to pay ________.   

A. 0 dollars           B. 14 dollars               C. 18 dollars            D. 26 dollars

   World Read Aloud Day  61  (celebrate) each year on the first Wednesday of March. It was started by the Lit World. Org website in 2010 and has now reached many countries.    62   aim is to    63   (encourage) people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. The website asks everyone celebrate the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read ___64   _(belong) to all people.

The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce the number of illiterate (不识字的) people in the world. It is     65    (absolute) necessary to help those who cannot read. The website says, "It's time to start  66  reading aloud to  67  might like it. Share a book with someone who might need it, listen patiently to someone else's story as they share with you." The United Nations says, "Literacy involves a variety of learning in  68  (able) individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge,  69   to participate fully in society." In that way, World Read Aloud Day  70  help make a difference.

61. ______________  62._____________  63._____________  64.______________65.______________

66. ______________  67._____________  68._____________  69.______________70.______________

Muzak

 The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear?    1  It’s similar to the music you listen to, but it’s not exactly the same. That’s because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don’t even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.

  Quiet background music used to be called "elevator (电梯) music" because we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name "Muzak". About one-third of the people in America listen to "Muzak" everyday. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired.     2    

If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. Some musicians or songwriters don’t want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why?     3        

Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak doeswhat it is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background.     4     Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.

          5     . They say it’s boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!

    A. Some people don’t like Muzak.

    B. The music gives them extra energy.

    C. Music is playing in the background.

    D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.

    E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.

    F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.

    G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.

   67. The pleasure of the film lasted just a short time, failing to touch the __________(deep) of our soul.

   68. Due to a technical problem, the audience could only see the actor standing there _________(move) his lips in silence.

   69. Stop attempting to persuade her. It’s a _______________(waste) effort. She’ll never agree.

   70. We still have a long way to go _________all the problems are finally solved in regard to the Yangtze River.

   71. Tom, why are you still eating your lunch? You’re supposed ________________(finish) it two hours ago.

   72. I feel ____________(catch) between what I want, what my parents want and what my coach wants.

   73. To our relief, it didn’t take him long to adapt _______________the new surroundings.

   74. Whenever my life feels ____________________(bear), her words always inspire me with confidence.

 I still remember my happy childhood when my mother ______ take me to Disneyland at weekends.
  A. might     B. must       C. would    D. should

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students’ answers___61 _ (range) from 20g to 500g. It doesn’t matter on the absolute___62___ (weigh). It depends on how long you hold___63___. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have___64___ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance. It's the exact same weight, but the___65___ (long) I hold it, the heavier it becomes. If we carry our burdens___66___the time, sooner or later, we won't be able to carry on with the burden__67_(become) increasingly heavier. What you’ve to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again. We have to put down the burden periodically, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.

__68__you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work___69_. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you’re having now on your shoulders, let it down__70__a moment if you can. Life is short, enjoy it!

This is a very interesting book．I’ll buy it ______________．

    A．no matter how it may cost        B．how may it cost

    C．how much may it cost             D．however much it may cost

Expensive perfumes (香水) come in tiny bottles, but many hide a whale-sized secret.

    To perfect a particular smell, perfume-makers often use an ingredient that comes from sperm whales, called ambergris (龙涎香). But using ambergris, which helps a perfume last longer, is strongly opposed by many people who think it is wrong to kill whales just so we can smell sweet. Joerg Bohlmann is neither a perfumer nor a whale expert. He's a plant biologist at the University of British Columbia in Canada. But his discovery of a new plant gene (基因) might push whales out of the perfume business.

The gene comes from fir trees, found throughout North America and commonly used as Christmas trees. The trees produce a chemical that can be used in perfume in place of ambergris-but with a catch. "There's a problem that

many people wouldn't consider. In the tree, the chemical is mixed with many others. That makes separation a challenge," Bohlmann says. "lt's like trying to isolate sugar from a biscuit. "

     This is where science becomes useful. When Bohlmann learned that fir trees produce the ambergris-like chemical, he decided to use his gene know-how to find the instructions for how to make the ambergris-substitute.

    Bohlmann found that gene and took it out of the tree cells. Then he did something that might sound strange to someone who doesn't work in genetics: Bohlmann put the gene from the tree into yeast (酵母) cells.

    Yeast may sound familiar because it's used to make things like bread, wine and beer. Biologists like to work with yeast because it easily adopts new genes and changes its features and behaviour. When Bohlmann put the fir tree gene into the yeast, the yeast started making the same chemical that had been produced by the tree.

    Perfumers pay big money for ambergris because it is a fixative, which means it holds a smell in  place on a person's body.

     "Cheap perfumes smell good in the first hour or so and then everything is gone," explains Bohlmann. "But expensive perfumes are much more stable.  Their smell lasts much longer, for hours or even a day after you apply them. "

    The new chemical, made from the tree genes, can be used as a fixative, too. And using yeast to make it is far cheaper than acquiring ambergris.

     Bohlmann admits he never thought he'd get into the perfume business. But now, he says, producers have been calling to find out how to use his technology in new perfumes.

12. It can be inferred from the passage that if a perfume contains ambergris,           .

    A. its user probably supports whale hunting

    B. it is probably very expensive

    C. its smell will last for about an hour

    D. there will be a whale symbol on the bottle

13. The underlined expression "with a catch" in Paragraph 3 means____.

    A. being difficult to hold          

    B. being too similar

    C. having a hidden problem      

    D. needing further testing          

14. According to the passage, why are yeast cells often used in genetic research?

    A. They're much cheaper to use than ambergris.

    B. They can reproduce much faster than other cells.

    C. They share some of the qualities of plant genes.

    D. They can take on the characteristics of other genes.

15. What can we learn about Joerg Bohlmann from the passage?

    A. He is opposed to whale hunting.

    B. He made his discovery during Christmas.

    C. He has worked in the perfume industry for many years.

D. He has previously done genetic research.

The little child _____ severely by his father left home yesterday.

       A. having been punished                          B. to be punished

       C. punished                                    D. who has punished

Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday 

for jumping onto a crocodile’s 鳄鱼 back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, 

a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.  Ms Pethrick was 

standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.  

Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He

 jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.  

 Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said 

she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg 

and a serious cut to one of her fingers.  “This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said 

the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.  

 He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.  

 Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth 

of the crocodile. 

26. This passage is most likely to be found in _____. 

A. a travel guide   B. a newspaper    C. a textbook     D. a novel 

27. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______. 

A. swimming in the river        B. standing on the river bank 

C. watching the crocodile          D. fishing in the water 

28. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick? 

A. Her eyes were badly poked.         B. She had eight wounds altogether. 

C. One of her fingers also got hurt.     D. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg. 

29. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______. 

A. brave    B. diligent     C. quick     D. humorous 

30. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? 

A. The husband should save the wife 

B. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws 

C. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine 

D. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes 

 —It’s so near to the station. We could have walked.

    —Yes, we ______ a taxi.

   A. didn’t need to take                                      B. needn’t have taken

   C. needn’t take                                                       D. mustn’t take

Courtney was just 15 years old when she joined a team of space researchers. Those scientists landed NaSa’s robot. Spirit. on the planet Mars But this

was neither  Courtney's first nor her last adventure  in space  research .When she was in fifth  grade. Courtney had already decided to spend her life “exploring the mysteries of the universe” She checked out spacc books from her library . studied hard in math and science claases. and later. attended United States Space Camp in Alabama.

   Then Courtney entered a contest to become port of the Student Astronaut program run by a group called the Planetary Society. After a lot of hard work, interviews. and months of waiting, Courtney found out that she was one of 16 students who made it—out of 500 enteredi.

    Courtney and fellow student astronaut Rafael Morozowski.a 16-year-old   from Brazil, were at the Jet Propulsion Liboratory in California with NASA scientists when Spirit reached Mars.

    "The most exciting part of the thing occurred late at night on January3 ,  2004, when  we received signals   indicating that Spirit had landed successfully.Courtney says. I joined the rest of the scientists in jumping up and cheering. ”

    Courtney and Rafael spent seven nights working with and learning from the MASA scientists.(They worked «it night because that was daying on Mars. )They studied the photographf that Spirit was sending to Earth of Gusev Crater on Mars. They spoke to television reporters at NASA press conferences and attended meettng  in which the NASA team named the rocks and hills that Spirit was finding.

    When Courtney was 17 years old. she went to work for NASA as a student intern at the Coddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. With two NASA scientists.      

   Courtney plans to study astrophysics or planetary. science at Princeton Univ ersity, then return to work at NASA. She encourages other kids and teens to follow their dreams of getting involved with space research.

31. What can we learn about Courtney from Paragraph 1 and 2

    A. She was one of 16 students to be interviewed.

    B. She landed on the planet Mars at the age of 15.

    C. She entered the Student Astronaut program easily.

    D. She desired to study the universe at her early age.

32. Which of the following best describes Courtney

    A. Enthusiastic and serious.   B. Optimistic and productive.

    C.Determined and hard working. D. Creativc and ambitious.

33. What can we infer from Paragraph 5

   A. The time on the earth is in line with Mars.

   B. The scientists worked day and night on end.

   C. Spirit found rich minerals in rocks on Mars.

   D. The hills on Mars were unknown to the public.

34. What does Courtney inspire the youth to do

   A. To work for NASA.

   B. To stick to their dreams.

   C. To attend United States Space Camp.

   D.To study science at Princeton University.

For thousands of years，man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples，which are about 85 percent of water，grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China，France and the United States.

There are various kinds of apples. But a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious，Golden Delicious，and McIntosh.

Apples are different in colour，size and taste. The colour of the skin may be red，green，or yellow. They have various sizes，with delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart. Generally，sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make apple sauce.

Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve metres. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter，this cold period is good for the tree.

31. It can be learned from the text that ________.

A.  Apples have a history of a thousand years.

B. Apples grow everywhere in the world.                

C.  Apples are made up of water.

D.  Apples consists of many different kinds.                       

32．China，France and the United States are considered to________.

A.  have the coldest winter among apple producing countries

B.  be large producers of apples

C.  be large producers of apple sauce

D.  have the longest history in apple production

33. The underlined word “yielded” in the last sentence means “________”．

A．sold   B．improved        C．increased    D．produced 

Generally speaking，________according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.

A. when taking  B. when taken  C. when to take        D. when to be taken

 Having retired from business, he now______ himself with the welfare of the disabled

   A. resists             B. occupies         C. appeals          D. raises

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king’s castle. After many years of walking, the king’s castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards noticed him.

“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.

Well, the little boy didn’t have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house. But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.

A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What’s wrong, young man?” he asked.

“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him!”

The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don’t you try again? I’ll come with you this time.”

The little boy got up and took the man’s hand. The king’s guards spotted them.

“Look, mister, we don’t have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”

The man held the little boy’s hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.

“Who are you?” asked the little boy in astonishment.

“Why, I’m the king’s son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” Said the man.

The little boy broke into a huge smile.

25. What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?

A. The little boy didn’t understand the guards’ words at first.     

B. The guards repeated the words to the boy.

C. The little boy had been to the castle twice.

D. The little boy understood the guards’ words immediately.

26. According to the passage, the man is       .

A. kind               B. stupid          C. ambitious                 D. mean

27. Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?

   A. Never judge a book by its cover.       B. Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.  

   C. Life can sometimes be unfair.         D. Make new friends and keep the old.

Happy New Year! Are you excited to begin a new year with all kinds of possibilities? I hope so, because I am! I’m always ready to see what a new year—or even a new day—can bring. Life is an exciting adventure! A new year is a chance to try new things or make a change. What will you try or what changes will you make?

Some changes are happening in unexpected places. In the world of science fiction, scrappy young women are rapidly taking over the lead roles. Read more about this interesting trend in our article “Move Over, Boys” (p.12) this month.

Sometimes you don’t like the changes that come your way. You may even think they are unfair. What can you do? On one website, angry customers are speaking out via petition (请愿书) about business practices they don’t like. And companies are listening. Is this a good thing or not? Read our article “You Sign, Companies Listen” (p.29) and decide for yourself.

In classrooms, tablet computers are changing the way students learn. Everyone from preschool children to seniors finds tablets to be a fun way to learn. Read our article “Tablets in the Classroom” (p.24) to find out more.

And finally, maybe you’d like to make a change in how you vacation. Have you ever considered going “glamping”? You can read about five awesome glamping spots in Advanced (p.20) this month.

One thing will not change in 2014. In Advanced, we’ll continue to keep you informed and be your window on the world. So keep reading and listening all year!

59. This passage is probably ______.

   A. an advertisement of a newspaper      B. a letter from a magazine editor

   C. an introduction to a novel               D. a booklet of a camping spot

60. If you’d like to find out a new form of technology in the classroom, you may read the article ______.

   A. “Move Over, Boys”                  B. “You Sign, Companies Listen”

   C. “Tablets in the Classroom”             D. “Five Awesome Glamping Spots”

61. “Advanced” mentioned in the last two paragraphs may be ______.

   A. a novel  B. a science fiction book C. a magazine       D. a newspaper

 —It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all _______to help.

  —That’s right. Many hands make light work. 

  A. hesitate   B. reach   C. volunteer    D. Enjoy

Theme Parks

     Parks provide people   61     a place to amuse   62     for a while. In recent decades,   63     , many parks have been designed to provide  64    (entertan). We call them theme parks. Then new parks are usually huge places and have a  65    of things to see and do. Theme Parks have a certain theme--that the whole parks are based66  . The   67    (old) theme park in the world is Disneyland. It seemed like a magical world which can make your dream come true But if you are interested in traditional culture and history, go to Dollywood,  68   you can have fun   69    (learn) all about America's historical southeastern culture, then you can go to Camelot Park,   70    world of fantasy about ancient England

There was a chemistry class on Monday for Alice to attend. Unluckily, she was not on time for school in that morning. She looked little tired when she met her chemistry teacher, Miss Green. She had apologized for her being lately. Miss Green asked that there was something wrong with her. The girl said that she was all right, but she didn't have many sleep last night. She went to a football game but took some pictures. After get home, she was busy developing(冲洗) them. She stayed up till midnight. Miss Green told him to get more sleep at night. Alice promises not to do that again. Then Alice showed Miss Green her beautiful picture.