They stood at the top of the mountain and viewed the beautiful （ ） .

A.lapse B.landscape C.layout D.locality

Web portal Sohu has gone a step further and called for netizens to join in an all-out boycott of （ ）content.

A.wholesome B.contagious C.vulgar D.stagnant

Suzan Fellman had a hard time with Laura Bush’s redo of the famed guest quarters named for President Lincoln: “Looking at it, I thought I was in a Radisson lobby somewhere in the Midwest long ago. I could not imagine spending a night in that space. ’’Done up with Victorian furnishings, the Lincoln Bedroom is one of the residence’s least- changed spaces, said Betty Monkman, formerly chief curator of the White House for nearly 40 years. “It’s a quasi-museum room,” she said, “with a lot of objects, such as the bed, that have symbolic importance. ’’The elaborately carved bed bought for Lincoln is the centerpiece of the room.According to historian William Seale, the president was furious that his wife, Mary, spent so much money redecorating the White House during a time of war. He never slept in the bed, and the ornate piece eventually was moved to a spare room.Los Angeles designer Fellman saw parallels, calling the Obama era a period of u pulling back on extravagance. ’’ It is a good time, she said, to revisit pieces in storage, to rearrange old furniture in a new fashion, and use paint and fabrics to bring life and fun into a room without spending a fortune.In this re-imagining of the Lincoln Bedroom, Fellman would retain the legendary bed but paint the ceiling a sky blue and use a Cecil Beaton rose-print fabric for curtains. “Lincoln loved roses,” Fellman said, “and this beige and ivory version keeps it from being too bold, modem or feminine. ” At a time when Americana is expected to stage a strong revival, Fellman said traditional styles such as Colonial and Federal can co-exist with European antiques if they are balanced in scale.Mindful of the recession, the designer advocated selecting furniture with longevity in mind. “If you are going to spend money, buy quality things that you never want to get rid of,” she said. “A couple of really good things can make all the difference in a room. ” Her splurges would include a camel-hair sofa, which Fellman said was long-lasting and timeless. As a Pop Art-influenced statement about thrift, a custom rug woven with a 6-foot-diameter medallion replicates the penny’s image of Lincoln in subtle shades of ivory and copper.In bad times as in good, spare rooms don’t have to be grand to be effective, Fellman said. “A guest room should feel inviting and intimate,” she said. “It has to exude serenity. ’’1.To Suzan Fellman, Laura Bush’s redecoration of the Lincoln Bedroom could hardly be（ ）.2.The Lincoln Bedroom in White House is a place for （ ）.3.According to Fellman, the Obama era is similar to the Lincoln era in （ ）.4.The way Fellman would rearrange the Lincoln Bedroom includes （ ）.5.In choosing the new furniture for the room, Fellman would give top priority to （ ）.6.Fellman would avoid making the Lincoln Bedroom look （ ）.

A.evaluated B.imagined C.understood D.praised
问题2：
A.the president to have a rest B.visitors to stay overnight C.storing Victorian furnishings D.exhibiting classic objects
问题3：
A.decorating houses B.respecting the past C.protecting the classic D.encouraging thrift
问题4：
A.putting some roses on the table B.omitting some European antiques C.adding to it some Federal styles D.giving it the look of a strong America
问题5：
A.its durability B.its simplicity C.its price D.its color
问题6：
A.tranquil B.luxurious C.hospitable D.fascinating

The fire quickly spread through the hotel, but fortunately there were only a （1）guests and they all managed to （2）.

Walking through my train yesterday, staggering from my seat to the buffet and back, I counted five people reading Harry Potter novels. Not children—these were real grown-ups reading children’s books.Maybe that would have been understandable. If these people had jumped whole-heartedly into a second childhood，it would have made more sense. But they were card-carrying grown-ups with laptops and spreadsheets returning from sales meetings and seminars. Yet they chose to read a children’s book.I don’t imagine you’ll find this headcount exceptional. You can no longer get on the London Tube and not see a Harry Potter book. Nor is it just the film; these throwback readers were out there in droves long before the movie campaign opened.So who are these adult readers who have made JK Rowling the second-biggest female earner in Britain （after Madonna）? As I have tramped along streets knee-deep in Harry Potter paperbacks, I’ve mentally slotted them into three groups.First come the Never-Readers，whom Harry has enticed into opening a book. Is this a bad thing? Probably not. Writing has many advantages over film, but it can never compete with its magnetic punch. If these books can re-establish the novel as a thrilling experience for some people，then this can only be for the better. If it takes obsession-level hype to lure them into a bookshop, that’s fine by me. But will they go on to read anything else? Again，we can only hope.The second group are the Occasional Readers. These people claim that tiredness, work and children allow them to read only a few books a year. Yet now --- to be part of the crowd, to say they’ve read it—they put Harry Potter on their oh-so-select reading list. It’s infuriating, and maddening. Yes，I’m a writer myself, currently writing difficult, unreadable, hopefully unsettling novels，but there are so many other good books out there, so much rewarding，enlightening, enlarging works of fiction for adults; and yet these sad cases are swept along by the hype，the faddism，into reading a children’s book.The third group are the Regular Readers, for whom Harry is sandwiched between McEwan （英国当代作家）and Balzac，Roth （德国现代诗人）and Dickens. This is the real baffler—what on earth do they get out of reading it? Why bother? But if they can rattle through it in a week just to say they’ve been there—like going to Longleat （朗利特山庄, 英国名胜）or the Eiffel Tower—the worst they’re doing is encouraging others.

1.What’s the passage mainly about?

2.The author believes that many adults read Harry Potter （ ）

3.According to the author, the Never-Readers （ ）.

4.The Occasional Readers are referred to as sad cases because （ ） .

5.What’s the bad effect of the way the Regular Readers read Harry Potter?

6.The main culprit for this madness about Harry Potter is most probably （ ）

A.The worldwide popularity of Harry Potter. B.Adults benefiting from reading Harry Potter, C.The origin of Harry Potter as a children’s book. D.Reflections on Harry Potter’s popularity among adults.问题2： A.to follow suit B.to kill time C.to enjoy a second childhood D.to share Harry’s adventures问题3： A.will take up reading as their lifelong hobby B.have got more from the book than from the film C.may barely get interested in other books than Harry Potter D.can hardly be driven by the crowds to read any book问题4： A.they're too busy to enjoy regular reading B.they’re suffering from the heavy workload C.they have a hard time selecting what to read D.their reading taste is affected by fashion问题5： A.It will promote too many visits to the places the book mentions, B.It will discourage people from reading real masterpieces. C.It will foster reading as part of a fast-food culture. D.It will cause a confusion of faddism with classics.问题6： A.JK Rowling B.the publisher C.the media hype D.its thrilling stories

Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most（ ） areas in Japanese life.

A.sophisticated B.competitive C.considerate D.superficial