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Unit3Theartofpainting测试卷注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，

将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上

。第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuch

istheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。()1.Wherearetheflowersnow?A.Inthehall.B.Inthekitchen.C.Inthebedroom.()2.Howm

uchwillthemanpayforthetickets?A.£7.5.B.£15.C.£50.()3.Whichistherightgatefortheman’sflight?A.Gate16.B.Gate22.C.Gate25.()4.Whatco

lordoesthemanprefer?A.Yellow.B.Orange.C.Pink.()5.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Heisveryexcitedaboutthenews.B.Hedoesn’tpayattentionto

sports.C.Hefollowsadifferentteam.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间

阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。()6.WheredidBethanyhaveherleftarminjured?A.Inasharkshow.

B.Inasurfingpractice.C.Inacaraccident.()7.WhatdoesBethany’sstorymainlytellus?A.Thepowerofthewomen.B.Theimpo

rtanceofinterests.C.Thespiritofnevergivingup.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。()8.WhatdidKate’smotherstudyatcollege?A.Businessadministration.B.Arthis

tory.C.Oilpainting.()9.WhatisKate’sattitudetowardhermother’sdecision?A.Disapproving.B.Understanding.C.Amb

iguous.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。()10.Whatdayisittoday?A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Wednesday.()11.WhydoesthemanwanttoseeDr.Smith?A.He

hadhisarmshurt.B.Hehadhislegsbroken.C.Hehadhisfeetinjured.()12.Whatwillthemandointheend?A.WaitforDr.Smithathome.B.Cometotheofficerightaway.C.Takeo

ffthepaintcanhimself.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。()13.WhywasJuliaabsentfromtheclass?A.Shewasill.B.Shegotuplate.C.Shewen

ttoaparty.()14.WhathasRobertgotforJulia?A.Textbooks.B.Oilpaintings.C.Lecturenotes.()15.Whyisthemancallingthewoman?A.Toorganizeaparty.B.Toa

ttendaparty.C.Toinvitesomefriendsforhim.()16.WherewillthespeakersmeetonSaturday?A.AtRobert’shome.B.Atabar.C.Atashop.听第10段材料

，回答第17至20题。()17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A.Studyingoverseas.B.Universityscholarship.C.Studyinginuniversities.()18.Whi

chcountryranksthefirstonthelist?A.Australia.B.TheUnitedStates.C.TheUnitedKingdom.()19.WhatistheaverageeducationexpenseinHongKongperye

ar?A.AboutUS$22,000.B.AboutUS$24,000.C.AboutUS$30,000.()20.Whatistheaveragetuitioncostbasedon?A.Thet

op10bestcolleges.B.Thetop10largestcolleges.C.Thetop10mostfamouscolleges.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C

和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATina’stownofferstwoprogrammesinthesummer.Theywillbothbefun.Shehastodecidewhichprogrammetochoose.Tinaisathletic

.Sheplayssoftballandsoccerwell.Shelikestoswim,too.Tinaalsolikestodraw,andshewantstolearnhowtopaint.Sheisreadingaboutwhatthetwoprogra

mmeshavetooffer.CometoARTWEEKandmeetsomeartistswhohavefunideas.Youwilllearnlotsofdifferentwaystomakeart.Youwillalsoworkonanewproj

ectofyourown.Youcanchooseyourownideaoroneofours.Youwillbeamazedatwhatyoucando.Youwilllearnhowtomake:☆Actionfiguresfro

mcansandbottles☆Picturesfromstraws☆PuppetsfrompaperbagsAndmore!Attheendofthefivedays,therewillbeabigartshow.Allyourfriendsandfamilycancom

e.CAMPPINELAKEinvitesyoutocomehavefuninthesun!Spendfourdayswithus.Ourteacherswillhelpyousafelyenjoynewact

ivities.Learnhowtopaddleacanoe.Learnhowtoswim.Goonarockhunt.Explorethewoodslookingforbirds.CAMPPINELAKEa

lsooffersyou:☆Campfirecooking☆Games☆Sing-alongsWewillendwithapicnic.InviteyourfamilytocomemeetyournewfriendsatCAMPPINELAKE!()21.It’smostlike

lyforTinatofindtheteachinginARTWEEKis________.A.boringB.creativeC.seriousD.expensive()22.WhatwillpeopledoattheendoftheirstayatCampPineLake?A.Haveap

icnic.B.Singsongs.C.Playgames.D.Paddleacanoe.()23.Thesimilaritysharedbythetwoadsisthat________.A.childrenwillbeinvitedtoabigpartyB.childrenwillenjoyb

oatingonalakeC.allthechildren’sworkswillbeonshowD.childrenwillbeguidedbyprofessionalsBTreasuretheloveyoureceiveaboveall

.Itwillsurvivelongafteryourgoodhealthhasvanished.—OgMandinoRobertlovedfineartssomuchthathelivedforit

.HehadasonnamedJohn,whoalsobecameagreatartcollector.Collectingfineartwassomethingthattheybothlovedtodoanditbroughtthemveryclosetogether.Then

oneyeartheircountrysuddenlybecameengulfedinawar.Thesonwentofftoservehiscountry.Afewmonthspassed,alettercametellingthenewsofhisson’sdeath.Itwas

obviouslyaheavyblowtothefather.Hebecameveryillandhediedsoon.Manyfamouscollectorsintheworldwenttothegreatauction(拍卖)

forallthepiecesofartthemanhadcollected.Theauctioneerstoodup,“I’dliketothankyouallforcoming.Thefirstpieceupforauction

willbetheportraitbehindme.”Therecameabignoise.Allthecollectorsyelledout,“That’sjustapictureoftheoldman’skid!W

hydon’twejustskipit,andgetontotherealtreasures?”Theauctioneersaid,“Wehavetosellthisportraitfirst,andthenwecanmoveon.

”Theauctioneerasked,“Whowouldstartthebiddingat$100?”Nooneanswered,soheasked,“Wouldanyonebid$50?”Stillnooneansw

ered,soheasked,“Wouldanyonebid$40?”Againnoonewouldbidontheportrait.Sotheauctioneerasked,“Willnobodybidonthisportrait?”Anelderlymanst

oodupandasked,“Wouldyoutake$10forit?Yousee,$10isallthatIhave.I’mtheneighbourfromacrossthestreetandIknewtheboy.Iwatchedhim

growupandIreallylikedhim.”Theauctioneersaid,“$10goingonce,goingtwice,andsold!”Immediatelyacheerwentup.Theauctioneerthensa

id,“I’dliketothankyouallforcoming.Theauctionisclosed.”Thecrowdgrewveryangryandasked,“Whatdoyoumeantheauctionisover?”Theauctioneersaid,“Yousee,accor

dingtothewillofthefather,WHOEVERTAKESTHESONGETSITALL!!!Andthat’sthebottomline.”()24.WhydoestheauthorciteOgMandino’ssaying?A.Toshowhowh

etreasureslove.B.Tohighlightthethemeofthepassage.C.Tostressthatloveismoreimportthangoodhealth.D.Tosuggestlovecanhelppeoplesurv

ivevarioushardships.()25.Whydidn’ttheneighbourbuytheportraitatthefirstbidding?A.Hewaswaitingforabargain.B.Hehadknownthe

oldman’swill.C.Hehadn’tgotenoughmoney.D.Hehadexpectedsomeoneelsetobuyit.()26.Whichproverbcanbestreflectthethemeofthepassage?A.L

oveme,lovemydog.B.Likefather,likeson.C.Withoutrespect,lovecannotgofar.D.Itisawisefatherthatknowshisownchild.CInthesp

ringof1878,VincentWillemvanGoghturned25.Ashelookedbackoverhisshortlife,theDutchmanfoundlittletocelebrateamongtheeffortsofhiscareer:bymiddle-

classstandards,hewasafailure.AfteracoupleofdeadendteachingjobsinEngland,aswellasashort,forgettableperiodworkinginabookshopinDordrecht,hem

ovedtoAmsterdamtobecomeaministerofreligion,followinginhisfather’sfootsteps.Attheendof1878,hesetoffforthedepressedcoal-

miningdistrictoftheBorinage,determinedtoestablishhimselfasapreacher(牧师)totheworkingclass.There,helivedinahumblehut,gaveawaymuc

hofhismoneyandchangedhissmartclothesforthepracticalwork-wearofthe“Borins”.However,hisinabilitytoconnectwiththelocalc

oalminersfrustratedhim:hecouldn’tmakeheadortailoftheirquick-fireregionaldialectknownas‘WalloonFrench’,whiletheywerepuzz

ledbyhisownattemptsatFrench,whichtotheirearssoundedoverlyformal.In1879,hereceivedanotherblow:theauthoritie

sendedhistrialreligiousappointment.Yetitwasatthisrock-bottommomentthatvanGogh,now26,startedtodraw.Hefe

ltsympathyfortheworking-classminers.Forthefirsttimeinhislife,middle-classvanGoghwasfriendswithpoor,working-clas

speople.Thepeoplewerepoorandilliterate,andtheirworkwashardanddangerous.YetforvanGogh,therewassomekindofbiggertruthintheirs

implewayoflife.Afterhebecameanartist,hechosetofindhissubjectmatter(创作题材)there.Likeartiststhatheadmired,suchasJe

an-FrancoisMillet,hewantedtoportraythelifeofworking-classpeople,andheremainedinterestedindoingsocertainlyforthefirs

thalfofhiscareer.However,fewworksfromvanGogh’sBorinageperiodsurvived,becausetheartistburnedmostofthem.Ash

erevealedinalettertoafriend,hefelttheyweretooawkwardorrelatedtoanuncertaintimewhenhewasstilldevelopinghisownstyleandartisticv

oice.Yet,thetimethatvanGoghspentintheBorinagewascrucialforhisdevelopmentasanartist,becauseitlaidfoundationsuponwhichhecouldbuildasapain

ter.()27.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinPara.1mean?A.vanGoghwasafailureinhiscareer.B.vanGoghdidnottryhardinhiscareer.C.vanGogh’

sdreamwasaministerofhisreligion.D.vanGoghwantedtoleavehismiddle-classfamily.()28.WhatdoweknowaboutvanGoghfromPara.2?A.Hispoorspellingswerel

aughedatbythelocalminers.B.Heshouldn’thavechangedhissmartclothesforthework-wear.C.Languagewasthebarrierofhiscommunicationwithlocalm

iners.D.Thegreatwealthgappreventedhimtoconnectwithlocalminers.()29.vanGogh’sfriendshipwithminersshowedhewas__

______.A.sadB.sympatheticC.boredD.uncompetitive()30.WhydidvanGoghburnhisworksfromvanGogh’sBorinageperiod?A.Hewantedtopavehiswayforhisnew-sty

lepaintings.B.Hisloveforworking-classpeopledidn’tlastlong.C.Hisminer-themedpaintingswereforbiddenbythegovernment.D.Hethoughthispersonalstyleo

fartwerenotmatureenough.第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（有两项为多余选项）。Childrenarteducationissomethingthatismuchenco

uragedforthechild’screativegrowth.Thisisnecessary(31)________andalongwithalltheotherthingsthattheylearninschool.Theyalsohaveapla

cewheretheycanexpressalltheirfeelings.Childrenarteducationshouldbedesignedfromaveryearlyage(32)________inwhateverwaythattheywishto.Thisistheonlyway

thatartcanbeappreciatedaschildrengrowup.However,thetaskofchildrenarteducationisnotaveryeasyone,(33)________inwhichyoucanhelpthemgetinterestedinw

hatyouaretryingtoteachthem.Socreatingtherightenvironmentforchildrenarteducationisveryimportant.Thephysicalspac

ewherethearteducationistobecarriedoutshouldalsobecarefullydecoratedtomakeitattractivetothechildren.Useo

fcoloursshouldbemadeinabundance(丰富)asthatiswhatattractsachildfirsttoit.Displayingexamplesofartworkthatyouthinkwouldbeimport

antenoughtoinfluencethechildrenisalsoagoodidea.(34)________.Instead,putuppaintingsthatchildrenwillbefondof.Thiswillbeaso

urceofinspirationforthechildrentotrythemoutaswell.(35)________.Youcanjustgivethematopicfordrawing.Butafterthat

,youmustwaitforthechildrenthemselvestocomeupwithsomethingmeaningfultotheirability.Aslongastheendresultisconnectedwiththetopic,everychild’

sartworkisworthpraising.A.becauseyouhavetofindtherightwayB.becausethiscouldbethelackofinterestintheteacherC.sothattheyareal

lowedtoexpressthemselvesfreelyD.AtriptoanartmuseumcanbeaninspirationtomanystudentsE.becauseachildcanhaveasenseofappreciationofthe

artsF.Ofcourse,aphotographofapaintingoftheMadonnaissomethingthatchildrenmightnotappreciateG.Thecreativeprocessissomethingthatyoumustnotinterfer

ewith(干涉)duringachildrenarteducationclass第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A

、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Artcanbeapaintinginamuseumorasculptureinapark,ormaybeamoviethat36yourheadoff.Today,weinclude37,photography,pott

ery,jewellery,andmanyother38arts.Peoplepaintedanddrewonthe39duringtheStoneAge.Theymadepicturesofanimals,whichth

eyhunted40forfood.Theyalsopainted41,people,religiousfigures,fruit,flowers,andotherobjectsthatdon’tmove.Wefindbeautyinart,which

givesus42.Wealso43theskillandimaginationthatgointomakingart.Arthas44otherpurposes,too.45therewerecameras,a46was

paintedordrawntoremembersomeonewhowasn’tthere.Arthasalso47.Forexample,paintedglasswindowsinchurchesweremeanttoteachpeoplestor

iesintheBible.Artists48ourideasaboutart.In1913,FrenchartistMarcelDuchampputabicyclewheelondisplayinanart49.Nobodyconsideredita

rtatthetime.ButDuchamp50itwasartbecausehesaidso.WhatdidDuchampmean?Hemeanthehadchangedhowwelookatthebicyclewheelbyputtingitina

gallery.Heturnedother51objectsintoarttomakepeoplelookatthings52.Someartistsdecidedtogetridofsubjectmatter.They53

insteadonshapes,lines,colours,andotherelementsofart.Theseartistsmadewhatwecall54art.Youcan’tseeobjectsinabstractart,butyoucan55c

oloursandshapes,thusmakingyoufeelhappyorsad.()36.A.cutsB.takesC.strikesD.laughs()37.A.architectureB.essenceC.templeD.exhibition

()38.A.rareB.historicC.visualD.apparent()39.A.archB.wallsC.clothingD.wrappers()40.A.bitterlyB.mostlyC.greedilyD.realistic

ally()41.A.structureB.emperorsC.landscapesD.handkerchiefs()42.A.careerB.insightC.inspectionD.pleasure()43.A.employB.batheC.arrangeD.admire

()44.A.servedB.createdC.exposedD.inspired()45.A.AfterB.ThoughC.BeforeD.Until()46.A.literatureB.photographyC.sculp

tureD.portrait()47.A.displayedB.educatedC.accompaniedD.comforted()48.A.awokeB.overthrewC.changedD.dominated()49.A.sho

pB.houseC.galleryD.world()50.A.wonderedB.claimedC.opposedD.predicted()51.A.everydayB.enormousC.overallD.outstanding()52.A.diffe

rentlyB.appropriatelyC.politicallyD.critically()53.A.reliedB.insistedC.tookD.focused()54.A.abstractB.preciseC.realisticD.vivid()55.A.bedowntoB.resp

ondtoC.tearapartD.throwin第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinesepaintingis(56)________(distin

guish)inthematerials,brushandinkonpaperandsilk,whichhavedetermineditscharacteranddevelopmentoverthousandsofyears.Derivedfromcalligraphy,itisessential

lyalinearart,(57)________(employ)brushworktoproduceimagesandfeelings.Onceonpaper,brushstrokescannot(58)________(cor

rect),soapaintermusthaveacompletementalconceptofthepaintingbeforeeven(59)________(lift)thebrush.Chinesepaintingsdonotattempt(60)________(cap

ture)theactualphysicalappearanceofasubject,butratheritsessentialnatureorcharacter.Chinesepaintingsdonothaveasinglep

erspective;everyareaofthepaintingis(61)________(interest)totheeye.Landscapesareoftenpaintedfromaviewpointabovethescene,sothatmanyareascanbeseenatonce

.Inlargescenesorlandscapes,theeyeismeant(62)________(travel)alongavisualpathfromoneareatoanother.Figure

paintingbecamehighly(63)________(develop)duringtheTangDynasty,andlandscapepaintingreacheditsheightduringtheS

ongDynasty.AfterChinesepainterswere(64)________(expose)toWesternartduringthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies,theybegantoevolve

newstyles(65)________(combine)traditionalChinesepaintingwithWesternimpressionismandperspective.第四部分写作（共两节，满分

40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华。你校将在学校礼堂举行一场关于东西方艺术的知识讲座。请你用英语给外教James写一封邮件，邀请他出席该活动。内容包括：1.活动的时间、地点和主题；2.活动的重要性；3.希望他发言。注意：

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____________________________________________第二节概要写作（满分25分）阅读下面的短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Artisforeveryoneandite

xistseverywhere.Whenitcomestoappreciatinganartpainting,thereisnorightorwrongway.Thefollowingideasmayhelpyoujoinin

theconversationbetweenyouandtheartist.Toknowtheartististhefirststeptowardsappreciatinganyartpainting.Learningsomethingabouttheartistaddstotheap

preciationofart.Onceyougetfamiliarwiththepaintingsfromaparticularartist,youwillstartrelatingtotheirun

iquestyle.Toknowthetypeofartisreallytough.Therearedifferentstylesandtypesofartmediums,realism,surrealism,andimpressionis

m,tonamebutafew.Soforbeginners,it’sadvisabletokeepthingssimple.Trytounderstandiftheartyouseeisawatercolo

ur,oilpaintingoracrylic(丙烯酸颜料)orsketch(速写)onpaper.Youalsoneedtofigureoutthestylesofthework—figurative(形象的)orabstract.Toreadbetweenlinesan

dcoloursandunderstandwhattheartistmeanscanbeverydifficult.Asimpleartpaintingmightbeunderstoodotherwisefordifferentpeople

.Sohere’sasimpleguide.Figurativepaintingsareeasybecausetheyareanhonestdescriptionofemotionsonthecanvas(油画布).Still,itdoesn’tmeanyourunderstandingis

thesameastheartist’s.Abstractsattempttocreatemagicwithshapes,linesandcoloursandtheirmeaningisdifferentforeveryonewhoseesit.Noteveryworkofartwillcatch

youreyesoremotionsatfirstsight.Someoftheseartworkswilltaketimetoreachyou.Exploretheartworkwithyoureyes.______________

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_________________________________________________________________Unit3Theartofpainting参考答案第一部分听力1–5CBCAB6–10BCABA11–15CBACB16–20BAAAB第二部

分阅读理解第一节21–23BAD24–26BCA27–30ACBD第二节31–35ECAFG第三部分语言知识运用第一节36–40DACBB41–45CDDAC46–50DBCCB51–55AADAB第二节56.distingui

shed57.employing58.becorrected59.lifting60.tocapture61.interesting62.totravel63.developed64.exposed65.combining第四部分写作第一节DearJames,I’m

writingtotellyouapieceofgoodnews.TherewillbeaspeechaboutEasternandWesternartstobeheldintheschoolhallfrom2p.m.to4p.m.nextFriday

.ItwillbeanimportanteventforusstudentstoespeciallyknowalotaboutEasternandWesternpaintings.Andwecanunderstandtheculturaldifferencesbetweenthe

EastandWest.SoIsincerelyinviteyoutoattendthespeechandmakepreparationstotellmeabouttheartinyourcountry.Yoursharingwillbe

ofgreatbenefittous.I’mlookingforwardtoyourattendance.Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua第二节Toappreciateartcanbetough,butthere’r

eseveralideastohelpyoutomakeit.Firstly,knowtheartist,whichhelpsyouunderstandtheirspecialstyle.Secondly,knowthetypeandstyleofart:water-colour

,oilpainting,acrylic,sketch,figurativeorabstract.Thirdly,Findameaninginapainting.Figurativepaintingsareanhonestdescriptionofemotions,whi

leabstractsaredifferentforeveryonetoseeit.Exploretheartworkwithemotionsandyou’llloveartsomeday.Unit3Theartofpainting录音文字稿Text1

W:Wherehaveyouputtheflowers?Ileftthemonthetableinthehallwithsomeletters.M:Well,theywereinthewaythere,soI’veputtheminavaseinthebedroom.W:Okaytha

nks,butIthinkI’llputtheminthekitchen.Text2M:Howmucharethetickets?W:Theyare15poundseach,butstudentticketsarehalfprice.M:CouldIhavetwostudentticketsp

lease?Text3M:Excuseme.IjustwanttochecktheboardinggateforBA16toLondon.IsitGate22?W:On,it’sjustchanged.Gate25.Downthatway,ontheright.

M:Thanks.Text4W:Whydidyoudecidetopainttheoffice?M:Thewallsaretooold.W:Doyouhaveanycolorspickedoutyet?M:We’redecidingamongy

ellow,orangeandpink.Ilikeyellowbest,butit’snotjustmydecision.Text5W:Didyouhear?TheWarriorswontheNBAchampionship!M:Who?

Idon’treallyfollowsports.Isthatagoodthing?W:Yeah!They’refromOakland,whichiswhereIlive,soI’msuperexcited!Text6M:Do

youknowthesurferinthepicture?W:Yes.SheisBethanyHamilton.ShewasmyneighborwhenIlivedinHawaii.M:Whathappenedtoherarm?D

idshehaveacaraccident?W:No.In2003asharkbitoffherleftarmwhileshewaspractisingsurfing.Butshedidn’tletthetragedystoph

erfrombecomingaprofessionalsurfer.Shedecidedshewouldgetbackonthesurfboard.Afteronlyaboutonemonth,shewass

urfingagain.Herinspiringlifebecamethesubjectofadocumentary,Unstoppable,whichdebutedattheTribecaFilmFestivalin20

18.M:She’sreallyawesome.W:Yes.Herstoryhasinspiredmanypeoplenottogiveup.Text7W:Guesswhat?Mymother’sdecidedtogobacktoschool.M:

Why?W:Well,shealwayslovedart,butlearnedbusinessadministrationatcollege,becauseherparentsthoughtitwasdifficultforanartist

tofindajob.M:Soshewantstostudyartnow?W:Yeah,oilpainting.It’sbeenherdreamforalongtime.M:It’snicetoreturntolearn

whatsheloves.But,Kate,Istillthinkoldageshouldbeaboutpeaceandrelaxation.Hurryingtoschooleverydayandha

vingtopassexamssoundabittoomuchforher.W:Youknow,sheretiredlastyearandI’mleavingfortheuniversitysoon.Sheneedstofindsomethinginterestingtodo.M:

Well,maybe,ifit’swhatshewants.Text8W:Dr.Smith’soffice.M:Yes,I’dliketomakeanappointmenttoseeDr.Smith,please.W:OK.CouldIhaveyourname,please?M:Yes.M

ynameisBillGreen.W:BillGreen.OK.HowaboutthedayaftertomorrowonWednesdayat4:00p.m.?M:Doyouhappentohaveanopeningthismorning?W:Umm…Howabou

ttomorrowat8:00a.m.orThursdayat8:15a.m.?M:Uh,doyouhaveanythingearlier?W:No,I’msorry.M:Well,inthatcase,tomorrowwouldbefine.W:What’sthe

purposeofyourvisit?M:Well,totellthetruth,Ifellfromaladdertwodaysagowhilepaintingmyhouse,andmyfeetlandedinapaintcanandwasbadlyhurt.W:S

oyoutookoffthepaintcan…Sir,sir,areyoustillthere?M:Well,thepaintcanisstillonmyfeet.W:Oh,pleasecomenow.Idon’tthinkyourcasecanwa

it.Text9M:Hi,Julia.It’sRobert.Howareyou?Ididn’tseeyouinclasstodayandIwonderedifyouwereallright.W:Oh,yes.I’mbetternow,butIdecidedtotakethedayoffa

sIwokeupwithaslightcold.It’sreallysoniceyoucalled.M:Julia,Igotyouacopyofthemainpointsofthelecture.Itwas

justanintroductiontoFrenchimpressionistpaintings.W:Isee.Icanreaditthenbeforethenextclass.M:Er,Julia,I’mcallingasIwonderifyouarefreeonSatur

daynight.MyfriendMaxishavingapartyandI’dliketoknowifyouwanttogo.W:Thatwouldbereallynice.I’llbefreethen.Whattime

shallwego?M:Howaboutmeetinginthestudentunionbarat7:00?W:That’llbefine.Butshouldn’twebuyapresentforMax?M:Well,wecanstopatthegiftshopontheway.W:Fin

e,I’llseeyouthen.Text10Educationcanhelpstudentsbuildabetterfutureforthemselves,butstudyingabroadcansometimescomewithahighp

ricetag.HongKongandShanghaiBankingCorporation’slatestresearchrevealsthatAustraliaisthemostexpensivedestin

ationforoverseasstudents.TheaveragetotalcostofuniversityfeesandlivingexpensesinAustraliacanreachUS$38,516peryearforint

ernationalstudents.TheUnitedStatesranksthesecondonthelist,withanaverageannualcostofmorethan35,000,followedbytheUnitedKingdom,withannualcos

tsoverUS$30,000.SeveralAsiancountriesandregionsarealsofeaturedonthelist.Theaverageexpenseofoverseasstudentsin

China’sHongKongisaboutUS$22,000peryear,rankingthe7th,onlynexttoSingapore’sUS$24,248.Japanranksthe8th,theChinesemainl

andthe10th,andChina’sTaiwanthe11th.Theresearchanalyzedpubliclyavailabledataonhighereducationacross13countries.Theaveragetuitioncostforinterna

tionalstudentsisbasedonthetop10largestcollegesanduniversitiesineachrelevantcountry.