.阅读理解AAn exhibition of Song Buyuns works is now running at the museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.The exhibition will run through Feb.27.These days,a long awaited snowfall in Beijing easily creates a fanfare(轰动)online.One neednt go outside to feel peoples excitement at a blanket of snow,as a glimpse of the photos and videos uploaded on social media will be enough.Seventy years ago,however,while snow was common in Beijing,cameras were seldom to be seen;few were able to record the scenery of this historical city.One of the few was Song Buyun,the late oil painter and water-colorist who walked the streets and recorded the beauty of Beijings centuries-old architecture.Cultural landmarks frozen in time are displayed in Songs Beijing landscape series,picturing the peaceful atmosphere of the citys historical spots over the course of a year,such as Tiantan.He documented people visiting the Palace Museum,swimming in lakes and clearing snow off the streets.Dying in 1992,Song didnt have a chance to show this body of work during his lifetime.It was eight years later that these paintings were made public for the first time at an exhibition held in his memory.“Songs paintings show the harmony(和谐)between architecture and its surroundings,”says Fan Dian,dean of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.“The colors are vivid and arranged tastefully to give a refreshing look to these old buildings.Combining skills of Chinese and Western art,his works preserve(保存)the varied landscape of a city,and under his brushwork,Song injected rich emotions,allowing his work to stand the test of time.”【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了已逝画家宋步云的作品在中央美术学院博物馆里展出的情况。1.What can we know about Songs works in the exhibition?A.They were made with the help of cameras.B.They focus on Beijings cultural landmarks.C.They show peoples hard life in Beijing decades ago.D.They have drawn wide attention and good comments online.B解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Cultural landmarks frozen in time are displayed in Songs Beijing landscape series,picturing the peaceful atmosphere of the citys historical spots over the course of a year,such as Tiantan.”可知,他的作品集中于北京的文化地标。2.When did the public first see the body of Songs Beijing landscape series?A.In 1951.B.In 1992.C.In 2000.D.In 2020.C解析细节理解题。根据第五段“Dying in 1992,Song didnt have a chance to show this body of work during his lifetime.It was eight years later that these paintings were made public for the first time at an exhibition held in his memory.(逝世于1992年,宋没有机会在他的有生之年里展出他的作品。8年后这些绘画作品才在一个为了纪念他而举办的画展中首次公开)”可知,在2000年公众才首次看到他的作品。3.What makes Songs works last long?A.The colors Song used were very special.B.Some architecture and surroundings dont exist.C.They are the only way to record the historic scenery.D.Songs skills and emotion make the works valuable.D解析细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“Combining skills of Chinese and Western art,.Song injected rich emotions,allowing his work to stand the test of time.”可知,宋的作品能历经时间考验是因为他作品中的艺术技巧和注入的情感。4.Whats the best title of this text?A.Frozen in time:an old Beijing in Song Buyuns exhibitionB.Song Buyun:a great colour master who painted architectureC.A symphony of colors:an exhibition giving you a feast of eyesD.Landmarks in Beijing:the harmony architecture and cultureA解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了已逝画家宋步云的作品正在中央美术学院博物馆里展出,对他的记录老北京历史景观的作品做了简单介绍,尤其是他的中西方结合的绘画技巧与他融入画中的情感,使他的作品能历经时间的考验,因此,A项“Frozen in time:an old Beijing in Song Buyuns exhibition”为本文的最佳标题。BIn 1939,seven-year-old Miriam Schreiber should have started first grade.Instead,she spent that yearand the following fivetrying to survive.She was living in Poland when World War broke out.“My entire life was ruined within minutes,”she says.“I was looking forward to starting school.”She never made it.And not having a degree has always been a thorn in her side.Decades later,though,the Holocaust survivor finally got something she had always longed for.Kapiloff Brander,director of community programs at Jewish Family Services,reached out to the New England Jewish Academy,a Jewish high school,to ask whether the school could help Miriam fulfill her wish.Richard Nabel,the principal of the school,brought a few senior students to Miriams home to hear her story before they came up with the idea of presenting her an honorary diploma at the schools 2020 graduation ceremony.Miriam suffered a lot in a slave labor camp in Siberia before she got liberated in 1946.She and her remaining family members went to a refugee camp in Germany,where she got married and had her first child at the age of 16.Having spent years in refugee camps in different countries,she finally immigrated to America in 1960.Getting a formal education was never an option for her but she learned seven languages over the years.“I educated myself,”she says.“I read books day and night.I still do.”On August 16,during a socially distanced ceremony in the school gym,Miriam was presented with a high school diploma from the New England Jewish Academy.“There werent too many dry eyes among the 30 of us there,”says Nabel.Miriams family was esp