Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working on an important painting for a church at the time, but the church painting was not going well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of the businessman’s second wife. This is the woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa.
All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s work. Da Vinci uses darkness and light in a clever way in the painting.
Da Vinci loved science and math. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry (几何) in the Mona Lisa. The face of Mona Lisa is made of many circles and round shapes like balls. Even her smile can be seen as a small part of a large circle.
The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony, and mountains can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains, so these can be seen over and over again in his other paintings.
The woman is sitting with her knees to the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are held together in front of her. This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or woman today.Who painted the Mona Lisa?
| A．A businessman. | B．The second wife. | C．A man in the church. | D．Da Vinci. |
The woman in the painting is .
| A．standing in a garden | B．sitting on a balcony |
| C．standing in front of her house | D．at the foot of a mountain |
Da Vinci loved to study all of the following things except .
| A．the way people sit | B．science and math | C．mountains | D．rocks |
Your daughter has finally reached the age of 18, and you think perhaps your job will finally get a little easier. That could be wrong thinking - as the parent of any 18-year-old will tell you. Learning to cope with an ungrateful 18-year-old daughter takes patience, understanding and time.
_______ When she was a little girl, she wanted you to be involved（参和） in everything of her life from her daily activities to her friends. This is' no longer the case. She's a grown woman who needs her own personal life. Comment（评论） on her choices only when asked to do so - especially if you want to say no to her.
Allow her to make mistakes. No parent wants to see his or her child fall, but the days of protecting her all the time are at an end. Unless（除非） you see a train coming, let her fall when she makes poor choices. It will enable her to grow past the ungrateful "know it all" stage.
Encourage dialogue whenever you can, rather than planning talks. She's more likely to open up to you when talking over something trivial (琐碎的). Anytime she wants to talk, become a willing listener in the conversation. You never know when a deeper, more important conversation will develop.What does the underlined phrase "cope with" mean?
| A．walk with | B．go with | C．talk with | D．deal with |
Which sentence is best to put into the blank in the second paragraph?
| A．Never give your opinions to her. |
| B．Give her the space she asks for. |
| C．Never take part in her activities. |
| D．Always say yes to her. |
We can learn that parents_______ from the third paragraph.
| A．can't protect their children every minute |
| B．sometimes make mistakes |
| C．should let their children fall as often as possible |
| D．shouldn't allow their children to take the train alone |
The passage is written for_______.
| A．daughters | B．students | C．parents | D．females |
Australian colour consultant（顾问）Kylie Bartnicki is talking with a group of women in Pudong, Shanghai, who are interested in how colours affect people's confidence and help form（形成）people's first impressions（印象）．
Kylie traces（追溯）back her interest in colours to when she went for her first job interview at age 18. "My mother bought me a new red top to wear to my interview and she said, "Wear this, and it will be lucky."' Kylie recalls. "I wore it, had a great interview and got the job. Ever since then I started thinking about how powerful the colour is, how it makes us look and how it makes us feel."
"When we wear clothes in a good colour, the colour will make our skin, hair and eyes shine and we look happy and smart," Kylie says.
Winter and summer are "cool colourings" and autumn and spring are "warm colourings". Someone who loves "cool colouring" might have red or golden hair, brown eyes and gold or yellow skin.
Chinese women belong to the "autumn season" if they have darker, peachy skin. Chinese women belong to the "winter season" if they have pale skin. Kylie says that Chinese women who have dark eyes and dark hair will look best in deep, rich colours. Light pinks and blues should be avoided because they may wash our Chinese skin tones（肤色）．
Their talk usually lasts one and a half to two hours and costs 600 yuan (89 dollars). Kylie says her customers(客户) are as young as five years old and as old as 90. The customers between their 30s and 50s always want some fresh ideas on developing their own personal style.Chinese women who have dark eyes and dark hair won't look beautiful in_______.
| A．purple | B．red | C．deep green | D．light blue |
A mother and her daughter need to pay___ to get the advice from Kylie for their 2-hour talk.
| A．$89 | B．$120 | C．$178 | D．$600 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Wearing clothes in a good colour will make us look happy. |
| B．When Kylie was 18, she started to be interested in colours. |
| C．Kylie's customers are in between their 30s and 50s. |
| D．Autumn and spring are "warm clourings". |
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you will get your words mixed up(混合) and people won’t understand you. sometimes people will say things too quickly and you couldn’t understand them. but if you sense of humor (幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes. it’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. the most important thing for learning English is “ don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is
| A．writing it | B．using it | C．listening | D．learning grammar |
What should you do in learning English?
| A．be careful not to make any mistakes |
| B．write as quickly as you can |
| C．speak English as much as you can |
| D．laugh more often |
When people laugh at your mistakes, you should _____
| A．not care | B．be happy | C．feel worried | D．be unhappy |
When you make s mistake, you should ______
| A．keep quiet | B．get angry | C．be kind | D．keep your sense of humor |
The story tells us :“______”
| A．Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakes |
| B．Few people make mistakes |
| C．People never make mistakes |
| D．There is no one who doesn't make mistakes |
Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. She doesn't know Chinese, but she is trying to study and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand her, because she can't speak Chinese well.
It's Saturday morning. Mary goes out. She is on her way to the park. She is going there to see a flower show . But she doesn't know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and some paper. She draws flowers on it, gives the picture to the boy and says something about it. The boy smiles and then shows Mary the way to the park.Where does Mary live now? She lives in ____.
| A．America | B．England | C．China | D．Canada |
She can speak ____ Chinese.
| A．much | B．a little | C．little | D．a few |
She likes ____ Chinese with her ____.
| A．speak, parents | B．speaking, friends |
| C．speaks, girl-friends | D．speaking, teachers |
Where is she going?
| A．To a new school. | B．To see her friends. |
| C．To a farm. | D．To see some flowers. |
How does she ask the way to the flower show?
| A．She asks the way in Chinese. |
| B．She asks the way with a sigh (标志). |
| C．She draws a picture to ask the way. |
| D．She doesn't ask any people. |
Mr and Mrs Scott want to buy some new chairs for their new house. They come into a shop and see some very good chairs on the floor. They like the colour and want to know how much they are. They see a price tag (标签) on one chair. It says "￥100". They like the chair but they are too dear for them. The Scotts don't think they can buy them now. They leave this shop and go to other shops. Mr Scott thinks they can find some cheap chairs.Mr and Mrs Scott have a new house.
They want to buy tables and chairs for their house.
They think the chairs in this shop are cheap.
They leave the shop and go home.
They want to buy good and cheap chairs.