Street art is a very popular form of art. It is quickly all over the world. You can find it on buildings and street signs from Beijing to Paris.
Art experts(专家) say that the movement began in New York in the 1960s. Young adults would use paint in specialcans to put their words and other images on walls and cars the city. One well-known street artist is Swoon. She paper images of people and puts them on walls. Swoon didn’t start her career as a street artist. She studied art, but time went on, she got bored with the works she saw in museums or galleries(美术馆). The people in New York enjoy Swoon’s strong and interesting .
Street artists do their work for a reason. Some of them choose street art because it is to the people. Some artists try to express their opinions in their works. Advertising companies also use street art in their advertisements because it gives the deep impression(印象)and energy. The New York store Saks Fifth Avenue used a street artist’s design for their shop windows and shopping bags.
In today’s world the Internet has a big on street art. Artists can show their pictures to the audience all over the world on the Internet. Many people, , say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it live. Street art lives with the energy and life of a big . There it will continue to change and grow.
A．watching B．making C．spreading D．searching
A．behind B．by C．over D．around
A．cuts down B．cuts out C．turns down D．runs out
A．as B．after C．before D．while
A．style B．story C．problem D．program
A．safer B．lower C．closer D．stranger
A．hardly B．recently C．seldom D．never
A．success B．discount C．present D．influence
A．anyway B．however C．otherwise D．therefore
A．museum B．country C．city D．street
There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl 1big eyes. Her big eyes are 2us her dream: I wish to 3! In China, there are still 4girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their 5are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder to 6the money for all the children. So the parents often ask 7to stay at home, and boys to go to school.
Now they needn’t 8the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government（政府）to make their life 9. Soon, all the children in the countryside can
go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is 10great.
( ) 1. A. with B. on C. toD. in
() 2. A. sayingB. telling C. speaking D. talking
( ) 3. A. go to work B. go to bed C. go to school D. go home
( ) 4. A. few B. a fewC. a lot of D. some
( ) 5. A. schoolsB. home C. housesD. families
() 6. A. pay B. take C. buy D. lend
() 7. A. teachersB. girls C. boys D. all the children
( ) 8. A. look up B. turn on C. worry about D. make sure
( ) 9. A. better B. well C. longer D. worse
( ) 10.A. not B. realC. hardlyD. really
I’ll never forget one summer day in 1975. On that day my 1suddenly died because of an unexplained illness at the age of 36 . Later that afternoon, a police officer 2to my house to ask for my father’s permission ( 允许) for the hospital to 3Mother’ s valve ( 心脏瓣膜) . I was greatly 4. I ran into the house in tears. At the age of 14 I just couldn’t understand why people would take apart(分解) a person I loved. _5my father told him, "Yes. "
"How can you let them do that to her?" I 6him.
" Linda," he said__7, putting his arms around me, " the greatest present you can give is a part of 8 . Your mother and I decided long ago that if we can make a person’ s life 9 after we die, our death will have meaning. "
The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most __10in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a 11 of my own. In 1996 my father became seriously ill.
With a smile he told me that when he died, he wanted to 12whatever was in good condition(状况) , especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated __ 13 as he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, " Mum, I’ m so 14 of what you did for Grandpa. " At that moment I realized that my father gave 15 his eyes. What he left behind sparkled( 闪烁) in my daughter’ s eyes— pride.
( )1. A. father B. motherC. grandmaD. grandpa
( )2. A. shouted B. sent C. cameD. reached
( )3. A. operate B. useC. makeD. repair
( )4. A. surprised B. interestedC. excited D. bored
( )5. A. So B. As C. ButD. And
( )6. A. reported B. said to C. toldD. cried at
( )7. A. quietly B. happily C. angrilyD. loudly
( )8. A. yourself B. myself C. himselfD. herself
( )9. A. worse B. poorerC. better D. more helpful
( )10. A. wonderful B. important C. warm hearted D. beautiful
( )11. A. room B. home C. familyD. house
( )12. A. discover B. showC. sellD. donate
( )13. A. his heart B. his eyes C. his life D. his ears
( )14. A. afraid B. tired C. full D. proud
( )15. A. much more than B. less than C. many more than D. as much as
People ___1_____ under different star signs have different ways of ____2____ sorry.
Aries: Arians think they are lovely and gentle and it is __3______ for them to do the wrong things and they will never hurt ___4_____. So they will only say a ___15_____ sorry for t heir mistakes.
Gemini: Geminis think they will never make a mistake and they are right forever. So they will never really apologize (道歉) for __6______. But when they know it, they would rather (宁愿) do ___7_____.
Leo: Leos are a group of pleasant people. When they are trying to apologize, they will buy flowers, put up sorry posters and so on. It is ___8_____.
Virgo: Virgos will first formally set aside (留出) a time and date. Then they will get ready to ___9_____ their mistakes. At last, they will ___10_____ a formal article and read it out. Sometimes their true apologies ___11_____ good articles.
Scorpio: Scorpios are formal and think that making ___12____ apology is more formal. So instead of just saying sorry, they will send a formal mail or send a card.
Sagittarius: Sagittarians don’t believe in apologizing. For them, it is ___13_____ to make a mistake and saying sorry is just ___14_____. Interestingly, even if others make mistakes, they are very cool and will not ___15_____ the apologies from others.
( ) 1 .A. bore B. was born C. born D. were born
( ) 2 .A. says B. saying C. said D. say
( ) 3 .A. necessary B. important C. impossible D. unable
( ) 4. A. the other B. other C. others D. another
( ) 5. A. hard B. simple C. good D. possible
( ) 6 .A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
( ) 7 .A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
( ) 8 .A. great B. fun C. exciting D. amazing
( ) 9 .A. say about B. talk about C. tell D. speak
( ) 10 .A .make B. do C. write D. send
( ) 11. A. like B. sound like C. likes D. sound
( ) 12 .A. a B. an C. the D. /
( ) 13 .A. right B. natural C. true D. easy
( ) 14 .A. useless B. unnecessary C. wrong D. shame
( ) 15 .A. wait for B. stand for C. care for D. search for
Why are you always tired, do you know?
First, if(如果) we can’t 31 well, we will(将) be tired. But we are often too 32 . We can’t finish our work in the day33 we have to do it at night. We go to bed34 and we get up early in the morning for school or work. Most people need at least(至少) eight 35 or some more. If we sleep for only five or six hours a night, we will be tired.
Second, when we are ill, we will be tired. But we don’t know we are ill. So if you are always tired, maybe you are not so 36 . You’d better go to see a 37 .
Third, maybe you eat 38 food, like hamburgers, meat, chocolate or coffee. If you are ill and tired after eating some food, please don’t eat it 39 to see if you are well.
At last, if the air around you isn’t nice and clean, you will feel tired. So please open your windows often or go out for a walk and you will feel 40 .
A．sleep B．study C．drink D．eat
A．busy B．free C．lazy(懒惰的) D．angry
A．because B．if C．so D．although
A．early B．late C．quick D．quiet
A．days B．months C．hours D．minutes
A．ill B．nice C．good D．healthy
A．movie B．friend C．teacher D．doctor
A．too much B．too many C．much too D．many too
A．too B．again C．also D．once
A．better B．best C．good D．well
Here is a picture 1Tom’s family. The man is 2father. A 3is behind Tom. She is 4. 5teachers. A girl is 6picture, too. She’s Tom’s sister, Lucy Brown. Tom and his sister are in the same 7. But they 8in the same grade. They 9father. They are 10.
1. A. on B. to C. of D. in
2. A.Tom B.Tom’s C.Toms D. Tom of
3. A. boy B. girl C. man D. woman
4. A. his mother B. his father C. his brother D. his sister
5. A. She’s B. He’s C. You’re D. They’re
6. A. in a B. in C. in the D. on the
7. A. school B. class C. grade D. team
8. A. isn’t B. am not C. aren’t D. are
9. A. look like his B. look his C. look like their D. look after their
10. A. English B. America C. China D. Japan