lifelike. The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct elephant, Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington. Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.

James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像). His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.

46. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The life of Charles Willson Peale. B. Portraits in the 18th century.

C. The Peale Museum. D. A family of artists.

47. The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the

painting to show that ________.

A. Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike

B. Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work

C. Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale

D. the painting of the two brothers was very large

48. The underlined word ―unearthed‖ is closest in meaning to― ______‖.

A. showed B. dug up C. invented D. looked over

49. Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?

A. Titian Peale. B. Rubens Peale.

C. Raphaelle Peale. D. Sarah Miriam Peale.

50. The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______.

A. puzzled B. excited C. admiring D. disappointed

C

LV Tiantian, a graduate student majoring in ethics at Jiangsu University in Zhenjiang，has spent years reading Aristotle and Plato．She has debated with classmates about the meaning of ―happiness‖ and in written papers about the role of morality in society．But as LV prepares to enter the professional world，she's finding that her background isn't getting her a lot of job interviews. ―Employers do not seem to value the theories and philosophy that we liberal arts majors have

learned，‖said LV，24．―I earned far fewer interview chances than those majoring in more practical subjects in science and technology．‖

According to a 2009 survey conducted by Zhongqing Shijia Survey Net and China Enterprise News，science graduates enjoy higher employment rates and salaries than liberal arts students do．Things aren't much different overseas．The New York Times reports that job listings for professors in English，literature and foreign languages dropped 21 percent for the 2008-2009 academic year----the biggest decline in 34 years．As a result，some American educators are calling for universities to abandon the ―old Ivory Tower view of liberal education‖．They want to put more emphasis on the practical and economic aspects of education．

Chinese educational experts tend to agree up to a point．But abandoning emphasis on the humanities altogether，they say，brings great risk．―The liberal arts do not generate any tangible(实体的)material wealth，but it does convey social values．And it passes spiritual heritage from one generation to another，‖said Niu Dakui，an expert on education at Beijing Normal University．―If