A new Canada Prize for the Arts and Creativity could be in place by 2010，with large cash prizes for emerging(新興的)artists in dance，music，theatre and visual arts．

The prize is the idea of Tony Gagliano and David Pecaut，founders of the Luminato festival，wh0 were probably able to convince the federal government to back it．The federal budget has allocated$．25 million to support the awards open to emerging artists that have the prestige(聲望)of a Nobel Prize.   

“When you think about the major prizes of the world―the Nobel Prize．in Sweden，the Kyoto prizes in Japan or the Booker Prize in the U．K．一the bring great，honor and opportunity to the countries that award them，’’ Pecaut said．“The．idea here is that every year，the Canada prizes will be awarded to the very．best promising emerging artists around the world in those four fields．”

 A jury(評委會)of international experts would judge the 12 finalists，who would come to  Canada and perform or show their work in public to win.the Canada prizes．The performances would be televised，allowing Canadians across the country．to see it．

The federal government liked the idea of such an international prize that would advance Canada’s brand，draw tourists and arts professionals from around the world．For the Canadian arts people．one of the greatest challenges is connecting to that international arts world to come up with CO―productions and foreign investment(投資)and touring chances．

    A group is working toward establishing the prize by 2010，with potential for semi-final rounds to take place：about the same time as the Vancouver Olympic Games．“Thirty or forty years from now，the future outstanding dancers and performers will look back and say.‘I broke out on the world scene in Toronto―that’s where 1 was discovered’”

  66．Why did David Pecaut have the idea of founding a new Ganada Prize?

    A．To enlarge the content of the Luminato festival．

    B．To consider his own benefits from the prize．

    C．To advance Canada’s honor and opportunities．

    D．To make more Canadians get world prizes．

    67．According to David Pecaut , the new Canada Prize will               

    A．be divided into four detailed parts

    B．have at least twelve winners

    C．be held every four years in Canada   

    D．offer every winner about$25 million

    68．Those participating the final round of the new Canada Prize              

    A．needn’t experience semi―final rounds

    B.  will have their performances broadcast on the TV 

    C．need to have their performances made into films

    D．must accept the judge from Canadian experts

    69．Towards the founding of the Canada Prize，David Pecaut is              ．

    A．unconcerned    B．doubtful    C．hopeless D．optimistic

    70．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

    A．Canada―the Capital of the World in Arts

    B．A Canada Prize for Arts May Take Place by 2010

    C．The Nobel Prize in Arts will Come into Being

    D．David Pecaut Takes Charge of a Canada Prize for Arts

A group of 1,309 passengers boarded the MS Balmoral on Sunday, in Southampton, England, on a voyage to retrace (重走) the path of the Titanic. The Titanic was the biggest ship in the world when it sailed on its ill-fated first voyage on April 10, 1912. Of the 2,227 passengers and crew aboard, more than l,500 died. The ship, which was headed for New York City, carried the rich and famous on its first voyage. It also carried immigrants who were seeking a better life in America.
Relatives of people who sailed on the Titanic, historians, authors and people fascinated by the story of the unsinkable ship were on the Balmoral. They wanted to remember the Titanic and those who died on her first and last voyage.
The Balmoral was following Titanic’s original route from Southampton. First, the modern-day cruise liner docked (進港) in the port of Cherbourg, France, where the Titanic had picked up more passengers. On Monday afternoon, the Balmoral stopped in Cobh, Ireland, the Titanic’s last port of call before sailing to New York.
The Balmoral then sailed the North Atlantic Ocean to the location where the Titanic hit an iceberg. On Sunday, April 15, at 2:20 a.m. — the time the Titanic went down － passengers and crew held a memorial service. The next two days were spent in Halifax, Canada, where many victims of the Titanic are buried. Then, the Balmoral reached its final destination in New York City, where the Titanic was supposed to dock — but never did.
So far, several teams of divers have explored the site. They have recovered items such as dishes and silverware and put them on public display. And the Titanic and its passengers and crew have been remembered in books, movies and TV programs. But there’s a much more important contribution that the Titanic has given us. After she sank, lawmakers and ship builders made ships safer. It took a terrible tragedy to make ship travel safer for all.
【小題1】We learn from the first paragraph that _____.

MONTREAL (Reuters) – Crossing the US-Canada border to go to church on a Sunday cost an American ＄10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security（安全）rules.

The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives  on the Canadian border. Albert often crosses the border like the other half-dozen people of Township 15. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church. There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US, which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.

As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada as usual. The US customs（海關）station in this area is closed on Sundays, so he just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later, Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally（非法）.

Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 Americans in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.

Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said.

1.We learn from the text that Richard Albert is            .

A．a(chǎn)n American working in a Canadian church

B．a(chǎn) Canadian living in a Quebec village

C．a(chǎn) Canadian working in a customs station

D．a(chǎn)n American living in Township 15

2.Albert was fined because he              .

A. broke the American security rules     

B．failed to obey traffic rules           

C．worked in St. Pamphile without a pass   

D．damaged the gate of the customs office

3.According to paragraph 4, how can Americans in that area get home ?

A．They have to drive through the town.            

B．They have to race across the fields.

C．They have to drive to the mountain area.

D．They have to drive in a roundabout(繞道的) way.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A．A Cross-country Trip             B．An Expensive Church Visit

C．An Unguarded Border            D．A Special Border Pass

 MONTREAL (Reuters) – Crossing the US-Canada border（邊界）to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen ＄10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security（安全）rules.

 The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church.

 There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US-which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.

 As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual. The US customs（海關）station in this area is closed on Sundays, so be just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later. Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him be had been caught on carnera crossing the border illegally（非法）.

 Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.

Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said.

We learn from the text that Richard Albert is            .

  A．a(chǎn)n American living in Township 15    B．a(chǎn) Canadian living in a Quebec village

  C．a(chǎn) Canadian working in a customs station D．a(chǎn)n American working in a Canadian church

Albert was fined because he              .

  A．failed to obey traffic rules             B．broke the American security rules

  C．worked in St. Pamphile without a pass    D．damaged the gate of the customs office

The underlined word “detour” in paragraph 5 means              .

  A．a(chǎn) drive through the town        B．a(chǎn) race across the fields

  C．a(chǎn) roundabout way of travelling      D．a(chǎn) journey in the mountain area

What would be the best title for the text?

  A．A Cross-country Trip       B．A Special Border Pass

  C．An Unguarded Border        D．An Expensive Church Visit