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Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing
cartoons. But he is special-his drawings get published (出版).
Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil"s largest newspaper and is known for its
cartoons.
Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, there or four
cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day"s page. Montanaro
draws about the news of the day. Recently he worked on The Wave-a drawing of the tsunami (海啸) that hit
Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics (政治).
"I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you." Montanaro says.
Folha"s art director, Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro"s work."We
brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas
on politics,"Kanno says.
Montanaro"s love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 year old. His dad bought him comics.
Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing. "I think those great works have really
helped me," he says."They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day." |
| 1. What is Montanaro doing for Folha now? |
A. He is publishing story books.
B. He is drawing cartoons.
C. He is sending newspapers.
D. He is writing articles. |
| 2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? |
A. Folha is famous for its cartoons.
B. Folha is the largest newspaper in Brazil.
C. Montanaro draws one cartoon for Folha every week.
D. Montanaro began to work for Folha two years ago. |
| 3. Why does Montanaro like drawing political cartoons? |
A. Because he can show his ideas on politics.
B. Because he is very interested in political jobs.
C. Because he thinks it"s easier to draw political cartoons.
D. Because he can make fun of some important people. |
| 4. What made Montanaro draw and helped him a lot in his drawings? |
A. The comics his dad bought him.
B. His interest in cartoon films.
C. The fun of drawing cartoons.
D. His dad"s ideas about cartoons. |
| 5. What"s the best title for this passage? |
A. Folha"s art director.
B. Brazil"s largest newspaper.
C. Teen artist in Brazil.
D. Montanaro"s great father. |
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Edison often said, "I will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it." It is true that he did
more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life
and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When
Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for
several minutes in honour of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what
Edison"s inventions mean to people"s life. |
| 1. All the things Edision invented were _________ people needed at that time. |
A. what
B. that
C. then
D. which |
| 2. Edison _________ in inventing new things. |
A. took all his time
B. paid all his money
C. spent his most time
D. spent his most money |
| 3. Edison had _________ inventions in all his life. |
A. thousands of
B. over one thousand
C. only one thousand
D. less than a thousand |
| 4. Edison was dead for nearly _________ years. |
A. fifty
B. severity-six
C. sixty
D. eighty |
| 5. It was _________ to turn off all the lights in honour of the greatest inventor. |
A. possible
B. not true
C. nice
D. important |
Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter. A man with a walking stick is pictured there.A bird
called a California condor (大秃鹫) is flying overhead. Who is this man, and why is he so important that he is
featured (处于显著地位) on the back of a coin?
The man on this quarter is John Muir. Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man, he
spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness. He walked more than a thousand miles across
the country, through fields and woods. John Muir liked writing about the places he visited, describing their
beauty.
Muir also wrote about problems.In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, rnany trees were
being cut down.This made Muir unhappy and worried, because he knew that trees were important to forests
and to the animals that lived in them.
Muir believed that nature should be conserved (保护) instead of being changed by human beings.He wrote
articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests.Soon, others began to
listen. Muir wrote letters to important people,such as President Theodore Roosevelt. The president admired
Muir"s love for nature.When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California. Muir convinced (说服) the president to
go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation. Later,President
Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established (建立) five national parks.
National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build
homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park,the area that is featured on the back
of the California quarter.
Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died,people continue his work today. His
work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world.John Muir made us understand the
importance of protecting our earth and our resources—then,now,and for the future. |
1. What did John Muir spend much of his life doing when he was a young man?
A. Watching natural views.
B. Writing about the places he visited.
C. Exploring the beauty of the wilderness.
D. Creating farmland for sheep and cattle. |
2. Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?
A. Because Roosevelt loved watching nature.
B. Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir.
C. Because Roosevelt admired John Muir"s love for nature.
D. Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland. |
3. What happened after President Roosevelt went camping with John Muir?
A. Many trees were cut down.
B. Five national parks were established.
C. More homes and businesses were built.
D. More farmland was used for sheep and cattle. |
4. Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state quarter?
A. Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country.
B. Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world.
C. Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests.
D. Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt. |
5. What is the writer"s purpose of writing this article?
A. To advise readers to become active conservationists.
B. To make us interested in the story about a great man.
C. To tell us something about an important person in history.
D. To give information about how to conserve the environment. |
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As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He"s very famous not only in
Britain, but also in many other 1 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of
books, and he also liked 2 . He was an actor.
Maybe it"s interesting to hear that and that"s 3 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his
stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted 4 part.
He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them 5 : Oliver Twist became a
famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 6 . Dickens" early life was very hard. His family
was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He 7 it, but he used his
experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write 8 he
died. When he died in 1870, he was 9 a story. But what a pity! We"ll never know 10 it ended. |
( )1. A. cities
( )2. A. reading
( )3. A. what
( )4. A. the next
( )5. A. too
( )6. A. book
( )7. A. hated
( )8. A. as
( )9. A. drawing
( )10. A. what | B. countries
B. writing
B. how
B. next
B. as well
B. story
B. enjoyed
B. while
B. singing
B. how | C. towns
C. acting
C. when
C. next to
C. as well as
C. play
C. wanted
C. until
C. writing
C. who | D. villages
D. playing
D. why
D. next time
D. also
D. film
D. shamed
D. since
D. making
D. which | | 阅读理解。 | Zhang Ziyi First movie in English:
In 2001, Zhang had a small part in an American
film (Rush Hour 2) with Jackie Chan. The role was
difficult because she didn"t speak English. Chan had
to translate everything from Chinese into English for
her.
How she learned English:
After Rush Hour 2, Zhang studied English in
New York City. She also watched television and
listened to music in English. She liked watching TV
advertisements since the actors spoke slowly and
clearly.
Biggest challenge:
Playing the leading role in the film Memoirs
of a Geisha. A friend told Zhang. "It will be
difficult to express your feelings in English." This
made Zhang nervous, but she took the part and
studied harder. As a result, her role in the movie
was a big hit. | Shakira First album in English:
Laundry Service
How she learned English:
Many people wanted to translate Shakira"s songs from
Spanish into English. Shakira agreed, but she felt nervous
about losing control of her music. So she decided to
write her own songs in English. Shakira studied grammar
and common expressions. She also wanted to know how
people use English to express their feelings. So she also
listened to the radio, read newspapers and poems.
Biggest challenge:
Writing her first songs in English. Sometimes,
finding the right words was difficult. Today, Shakira
writes and performs her music in Spanish and English
for fans around the world. | | 阅读短文，还原句子。 | Wilma Rudolf was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, in 1940. There were twenty-two children in her family.
Wilma was not a strong child. When she was very young her leg began to have problems. Wilma"s family
loved her and helped her. Her mother and her sisters massaged (按摩) her bad leg. The doctor put a brace
(矫形 支架) on her leg for six years. 1_____
At high school Wilma started to run. Soon she won every race she ran. Then she prepared for the
national races. 2____ The next year, 1956, Wilma was in the Olympic Games in Australia. Wilma came
back with a bronze medal.
In 1960, Wilma went to the Olympic Games in Italy. The weather was very hot just as it was in
Tennessee. The Italians cheered her. Wilma won the 100-meter race, the 200-meter race, and the 400-meter
relay. 3____
4____ That year she married her high school sweetheart, and now they have four children. | |
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