Nathan Sawaya's childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he's been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.
Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait (自画像). It took him two days just to build the eyes.
Nathan's work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.
"I'm proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing."What did Nathan put on his desk at college?
| A．The Statue of Liberty. | B．Superman. |
| C．His serf-portrait. | D．A Greenwich Village modal. |
Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?
| A．Because he made little money out of a lawyer. |
| B．Because he wanted to make toys for the children. |
| C．Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks. |
| D．Because he was going to work in the museum instead. |
What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
| A．Nathan's work. | B．Nathan's exhibition. |
| C．Nathan's art. | D．Nathan's self-portrait |
What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．The Brick Artist | B．The Brick Exhibition |
| C．Toy Bricks for Adults | D．The Artist's Childhood |
All students need to have good habits(习惯)：When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? I think it is not a good place for us to study. The telephone bell rings there； the TV is there, and sometimes it is a good place for your pet dog or cats to play and rest. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better.
Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. You’ll feel tired easily if there is not enough light. So you should have a clean and bright lamp. To tell you the truth, the most important is that you should put your heart into your study.When you have good study habits, you will ________ .
| A．learn things quickly | B．remember things easily |
| C．make some mistakes | D．both A and B |
The living-room is not a good place for study because it is too ________.
| A．quiet | B．noisy | C．good | D．clean |
You’ll feel tired easily if the light is_______ .
| A．good | B．enough | C．bad | D．wonderful |
You should remember to________. before you study.
| A．clean the desk | B．tidy the room |
| C．turn off the light | D．go to the bedroom |
The best title for this passage is________.
| A．Study in the bedroom |
| B．Good study habits |
| C．How to study |
| D．Desk light is important |
Do you know that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.
Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.
Another story is about chimpanzees(猩猩).A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared about those that were hurt or got lost. “It is not only humans who have duties, animals also do.” She said.
Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the centre on the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws (爪子).After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island________.
| A．to look for food |
| B．to feed her babies |
| C．to move some people |
| D．to carry things to her owner |
The scientist found chimpanzees________.
| A．cared about the hurt or lost ones |
| B．often left for a far place |
| C．always stayed in the same place |
| D．didn’t care about each other |
From the passage we know________.
| A．dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain |
| B．mother birds don’t want to save their children |
| C．animal parents love their children a lot |
| D．all animals want to move people very much |
Leopards (豹) live in many parts of the world, from Siberia to Africa. They have a very beautiful yellow skin with large black spots. They live for about 15 years and eat small mammals (哺乳动物) such as zebras, monkeys, and antelopes (羚羊) .They sleep for about 12 hours a day . Leopards are very solitary（独居的）animals. They spend most of their time alone in trees, where they wait until a small animal passes. They jump on the animal and then drag it up into the tree, where they eat it.
Like many animals, leopards are disappearing because people hunt them. They kill them for their beautiful coats. The Sinai leopard, for example, from Egypt, is now probably extinct（绝种的）.Leopards________.
| A．live in family groups |
| B．live alone |
| C．live together |
| D．live with other animals |
Leopards spend much time in trees because they want to________.
| A．sleep | B．jump |
| C．wait and catch small mammals | D．rest |
Which is not true ?
| A．Leopards have beautiful fur |
| B．Leopards eat animals and plants |
| C．Leopards sleep 12 hours a day |
| D．The Sinai leopard probably extinct |
Why do people hunt leopards ? Because ________.
| A．they kill them for their meat |
| B．they attack people all the time |
| C．they are dangerous |
| D．they kill them for their coats |
When can we visit Art Museum?
| A．11：00 am-7：00 pm every day |
| B．8：00 am – 6：00 pm on weekdays |
| C．8：00 am – 9：30 am every Sunday. |
| D．8：00 am – 6：00 pm on weekends. |
Where can we go if we want to learn music?
| A．25 Jiefang Road. | B．95 the Fifth Avenue. |
| C．120 Xinjin Street. | D．Thermopolis Town. |
If you and your parents visit National Park, how much should you pay?
| A．$ 15 | B．$ 30 | C．$38 | D．$45 |
One of the secrets (秘诀) of successful people is that they have good habits. The good habits help them to be successful. What are good habits? How can you get into good habits? Here is some advice for you.
First, everyone has his merits (优点). You should always look for the good points (优点) in people and learn from them.
Second, you should try to learn new things and new skills every day. Reading a few pages of a book or a newspaper every day also helps you.
Third, start the day the right way. When you get up in the morning, look at yourself in the mirror (镜子) and tell yourself you must keep your good habits today.
I think the last one is the most important. No matter what good habits you decide to have, you should try to keep them. Then you can live a successful and happy life.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。What makes some people successful?
| A．They eat healthy food. |
| B．They keep good habits. |
| C．They meet good friends. |
| D．They have successful parents. |
What does the writer think is the most important about good habits?
| A．Learning from others. |
| B．Learning new skills. |
| C．Getting up early in the morning. |
| D．Trying to keep the good habits. |
The underlined words "no matter what" mean______ in Chinese.
| A．无论什么 | B．没问题 |
| C．没关系 | D．不管怎样 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Everyone has merits. |
| B．Starting the day the right way is not important. |
| C．You can learn everything from newspapers. |
| D．Everyone can be successful if he or she has good habits. |
What's the main idea of the passage
| A．What our lifestyle is like. |
| B．How to be important. |
| C．Advice on having good habits. |
| D．We should have a secret. |