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 |
I'm Li Yan. I'm in Class 2. Li Yan is my Chinese name. My English name is Jane. Li Min is my good friend. She is in Class 2, too. Miss Zhang is my Chinese teacher, and Mr Wang is my English teacher.Li Yan is ________.
A. a boy B. a girl C. a teacher ________ is Li Yan's good friend.
A. Li Min B. Miss Zhang C. Jane ________ and Li Yan are in Class 2.
A. Jane B. Li Min C. Miss Zhang Li Yan's English name is ________.
A. Li Min B. Jane C. Miss ZhangMiss Zhang is Jane's ________ teacher.
A. English B. Chinese C. maths
A: Good afternoon, I’m Alice.
B: Good afternoon, Alice.
A: What’s your name, Please?
B: I’m Betty.
A: How old are you?
B: I’m thirteen.
A: My friend Tony is thirteen, too. But I’m fourteen. What class are you in?
B: I’m in Class Seven.
A: How many boys and girls are there in your class?
B: There are twelve boys and eight girls.
A: What’s your telephone number?
B: It’s one three two, eight one five. My new number is one three five, six nine five.
A: Well, it’s time to go now. Goodbye.
B: Bye.
根据对话内容，判断句子的正（T）误（F）Alice and Betty meet in the morning.
Alice is fourteen and Betty is thirteen.
Betty is in Class Seven.
There are twelve students in Betty’s class.
Betty’s new telephone number is134695.
There is an old English saying. It tells us that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever. This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work well and they may not be healthy.
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also helps the blood to move around inside the body. It is very important. Our blood moves to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better.If we want to be healthy, we must________.
| A．eat more | B．sleep more |
| C．play more | D．go to bed early and get up early |
Children of young age should have________ hours’ sleep every day.
| A．ten | B．nine | C．eleven | D．twelve |
If children don’t have enough sleep, they will not________.
| A．work well | B．be clever and healthy |
| C．eat well | D．A and B |
The body also needs _________.
| A．sports | B．running |
| C．exercise | D．plsyinh |
Does exercise help us to think better ?
A. Yes, it does. B. No, it doesn’t
C. No, it does D Yes, it doesn’t
Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wifealways had to say to him, “ Don’t forget this !”
One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “ Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it..
About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “ Will you please show me your ticket ? “ The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “ I can not find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train, “ said the old man.
“ I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you do not have to buy another one.” Said the conductor kindly. “ But how can I know where I’m going ? I can not remember my station!” the old man said sadly. The old man in the story was very_________.
| A．kind | B．poor | C．forgetful | D．sad |
Where is the ticket ?
| A．The old man forgot to buy it. |
| B．The old man could not remember where it was. |
| C．The old man showed it to the conductor. |
| D．The old man’s wife took the ticket away. |
The old man bought the ticket________ he got on the train.
| A．after | B．before | C．as | D．when |
The conductor________ the old man.
| A．didn’t believe | B．laughed at. |
| C．believed | D．felt sorry for |
The old man was sad because__________.
| A．he had to buy another ticket |
| B．he lost all the things his wife gave him |
| C．he did not know where he was |
| D．he did not know where he should get off |
This is a photo of my family. The father’s name is Lake Smith. He’s 44. The mother’s name is Kate Smith. She’s 42. Their son is Jim. Their daughter is Ann. Jim is 14 and Ann is 12. The son looks like (长得像) his father , and the daughter looks like her mother. All his family are in No. 1 Middle School. The parents are teachers. The son and the daughter are students.There are ________ people in the family.
| A．two | B．three |
| C．four | D．five |
Jim is Mr. Smith’s _____________.
| A．son | B．cousin |
| C．brother | D．sister |
Ann’s mother’s name is ____________.
| A．Lake Smith | B．Kate Smith |
| C．Ann Smith | D．Jim Smith |
Jim looks like his ____________.
| A．father | B．mother | C．aunt | D．uncle |
Ann and Jim are __________ in NO. 1 Middle School.
| A．teachers | B．students |
| C．boys | D．girls |