英语专业四级考试模拟题14(6)

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  TEXT B The right combination of bricks, mortar and plaster can be mixed to build a city, but it is the citys people who add that extra dimension which makes it vibrant, memorable, famous and much-visited. London is such a city, and a major exhibition about its people makes this point by pulling together paintings, drawings and prints by artists over the centuries to show Londoners from all walks of life and in all manners of settings. The capitals renowned old markets, most now gone, like Covent Garden and Billingsgate, captured the eye of painters because of the extraordinarily disparate range of characters mingling together. Processions and ceremonial events were popular subjects, although many artists were inspired by the individuals they saw: the street traders, laborers, merchants, craftsmen, society folk, servants, visiting foreigners, the very poor, the old, and the criminals. There is a book which accompanies the show and from which In Britain has chose its illustrations. Londoners is published by Thames and Hudson, 30-34 Bloomsbury street, London WC1B 3QP. Telephone 01-6365488. It has 237 illustrations, 20 in color: ?0 in hardback, ?.95 paperback. Available post-free direct from the publishers to addresses overseas, or from bookshops in the UK. The exhibition continues until August 2 at the Museum of London. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission free.

  69. According to the advertisement, the element which adds the real color to a city is _____.

  A) the city itself

  B) its inhabitants

  C) the buildings

  D) the markets

  70. From the advertisement, we are told that the book which goes with the exhibition _____.

  A) is called Londoners

  B) is called Britain

  C) contains only 20 pictures

  D) contains less than 200 illustrations

  71. Readers overseas can get a copy of the book _____.

  A) for £9.95

  B) by paying £29.95

  C) only by ordering from bookshops in Britain

  D) by joining the Literary Guild.

  72. From the advertisement, we can infer that there would be free admission _____.

  A) on Mondays

  B) on August 1st

  C) on Sundays

  D) before 10 a.m.


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