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with paintings came in 1869. He worked for an art dealer(经营者) in London and Paris for four
years before he became a teacher in England for a short time. He moved back to France in 1877
and soon began to paint. He didn"t stay long in Paris. He was attracted by the colors of the countryside,
and in 1888, he moved to Ales, a small town in the south of France. There, he painted his most famous
paintings.
He enjoyed painting people, farms, flowers, and other natural things. Some of his most famous
paintings are The Potato Eaters, the Starry Night, and several different Sunflower paintings. The
Starry Night is now kept in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. There is a quiet village and
a tall black tree under an angry sky. Some people say that it shows a war in Van Gogh"s mind between
peace and anger. It was finished on June 19, 1889. Scientists say that it is a true picture of the stars on
that day.
He was poor most of his life. He painted hundreds of paintings, but only sold one of them when he
was alive. He was a lonely, unhappy man who died at the early age of 37.
Today, people love Van Gogh"s use of color and the emotional power(激情) of his work. Van Gogh"s
paintings are world-famous and worth millions of dollars.
Museums around the world proudly show paintings painted by the great artist.
1. Van Gogh began to paint in France.( )
2. Why did Van Gogh move to the south of France?
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3. What did Van Gogh enjoy painting?
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4. How many paintings did he sell when he was alive?
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5. __________________________________________________
答案
2. Because he was attracted by the colors of the countryside.
3. People, farms, flowers and other natural things.
4.Only one.
5.现在，人们喜欢凡高作画用的色调和他工作的激情。
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Xiao Shen Yang, the new partner of comedian Zhao Benshen at this year"s spring festival gala, has
become an overnight sensation (一夜出名). He continues to cause a stir (轰动) among comedy fans.
Xiao Shen Yang shot to fame (名声) instantly after performing in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
Footage of his comic sketches has appeared almost all the video sharing web-sites. His blog has
received five million hits, and each of his postings is read by about 300-thousand people. DVDs of the
young comic star"s performances also top sales lists.
Xiao Shen Yang is a performer of Er Ren Zhuan, a popular comic form
in northeast China. Many people are buying discs of his Er Ren Zhuan performances.
Xiao Shen Yang will star in a show about Er Ren Zhuan, at the Beijing Exhibition Center on March the
7th. Tickets have nearly sold out already.
1. What is Xiao Shen Yang?
A. A partner
B. A comedian Zhao Benshen
C. A performer of Er Ren Zhuan
D. A star
2. When is he famous?
A. At last year"s spring festival gala
B. In northeast China
C. At the Beijing Exhibition Center on March the 7th
D. In the CCTV Spring Festival Gala
3. Do people like him ?
A.No, they don"t.
B. Yes,they do
C. No, they do
D. Yes, they don"t
4. Where is Er Ren Zhuan?
A. At the Beijing Exhibition Center
B. In northeast China
C. In Shanghai
D. In Beijing
5. On March the 7th,what will Xiao Shen Yang do ?
A. He will buy discs
B. He will sell tickets
C. He will be famous
D. He will perform Er Ren Zhuan
for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points (得分)in another game.
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, "When you watch it on
TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy." He said that joining
the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. "I hope that through very hard work I can
make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games," he said.
Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his
teammates can undersand each other. They don"t think
there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great inte
rest in him and they hope Yan Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest
in him and they hope Yan Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the
Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.
1. Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.
A .22
B. 23
C. 24
D. 26
2. Yao Ming said that _____.
A. playing in the NBA was difficult
B. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV
C
. he was an NBA star D. it was boring to play basketball
3. The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will _____.
A. speak excellent English
B. bring new energy
C. make NBA games easy
D. face new challenge
4. From the passage we can know that Yao Ming _____.
A. will work hard for his team
B. made the highest score in his first NBA game
C. can"t understand his teammates
D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself
5. The passage is probably _____.
A. an advertisement
B. a notice
C. a news report
D . an instruction
years old. He is a Chinese American. His mother is from Macao. He likes music very much and he has great musical talent (天赋).
He can play forty pieces of classical music now.
After hearing Mary Had a little Lamb one time at the age of three, he began playing it on the piano.
Before that, he didn"t learn the piano at all. He started to take the piano lessons at the age of three. His
first public performance (表演) was at the age of three, too.
Now he can play great music for people on the stage. He wants to be a famous musician like Lang
Lang in the future. He likes Lang Lang very much. Lang Lang is his idol.
1. How old is Marc Yu? _____.
A. 9
B. 3
C. 7
D. 8
2. Where is his mother from? _____.
A. His mother is from America
B. His mother is from Macao
C. His mother is from Tai Wang
D. His mother is from Hong Kong
3. When did he begin to learn the piano? _____.
A. At the age of 9
B. At the age of 5
C. At the age of 3
D. At the age of 10
4. How many pieces of classical music can he play now? _____.
A. 14
B. 4
C. 40
D. 400
5. What does Lang Lang do? _____.
A. A pop singer
B. A rock singer
C. A musician
D. A writer
| 根据短文内容，判断句子的正（T）误（F）。 Chen Yan has been restless since he learned a 7.3-magnitude earthquake happened in Haiti. Several hours later, a friend in the National Earthquake Disaster Relief Team called, telling him about the terrible aftermath (创伤) of the quake in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince (太子港) . He collected his packs and booked an air ticket for Beijing on the afternoon of Jan 13th with the intention of going with the National Earthquake Disaster Relief Team. After he hurried to the airport in Chengdu, he was told by the NEDRT that he could not go with them because he was not on its payroll (雇员名单). That night he called a famous Beijing-based foundation asking whether it could help him go to Haiti. As China has not established diplomatic relations (外交关系) with Haiti, members of the foundation cannot go to Haiti. Neither could it help him go there. On the afternoon of Jan 14th, members of the NEDRT arrived in Haiti. One member called Chen and told him the country was in a deplorable (糟透的) condition. Most of the houses in Port-au-Prince had collapsed (坍塌). Although all the peacekeepers were involved in the rescue operation, it proved ineffective because of the lack of equipment. Only one hospital still operated and people were scared. ( )1. Chen Yan knew about the terrible aftermath of the quake in Haiti on TV. ( )2. Chen Yan is on the National Earthquake Disaster Relief Team. ( )3. We can go to Haiti to be a volunteer right away. ( )4. Members of the NEDRT arrived in Haiti On the afternoon of Jan 14th. ( )5. All the peacekeepers were involved in the rescue operation, it proved very effective. |