Art lovers around the world have thought about this question for so many years: what is the secret behind the Mona Lisa’s smile?
However, they can ask Mona Lisa herself in the interactive exhibition (交互式展览) in Beijing. This exhibition brings the 500-year-old painting to life.
Now Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting can move her head and wave (挥舞) her hand in 3D, and even answer questions. She can answer the questions about her life, her age and so on. But when she talks she doesn’t speak Italian but Chinese like: “Da jia hao, wo jiao Mengna Lisha. Hen gao xing jian dao ni men.”
The new, digital (数码的) picture of Mona Lisa is the center piece of the World Classic Interactive Arts Exhibition in Beijing. You can also see other world-famous paintings such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Last Supper is another picture that they made alive with 3D. In this picture, Jesus (基督耶稣) can walk and talk with his believers (信徒).
It took the organizer Wang Hui and over 400 digital artists in South Korea two years to make the picture, at a cost of around 50 million yuan.
He says, “What’s special about it is that it’s the first time to use computer technology (技术) to make her speak and move.”
So what does the Mona Lisa say if you ask her why she is smiling? From the passage we know that Mona Lisa is ________.
| A．a famous woman in China |
| B．Leonardo da Vinci’s wife |
| C．a famous painting of Wang Hui |
| D．an Italian woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting |
For many years art lovers all around the world have wondered ________.
| A．why Mona Lisa smiled | B．who Mona Lisa lived with |
| C．how old Mona Lisa was | D．who Mona Lisa loved |
What language does Mona Lisa speak in the exhibition?
| A．She speaks French. | B．She speaks Italian. |
| C．She speaks Chinese. | D．She speaks Japanese. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Wang Hui and his team spent 2 years making the digital pictures. |
| B．The digital paintings cost Wang Hui 50,000 yuan. |
| C．Wang Hui made this painting with some Chinese artists. |
| D．About 400 artists wanted to buy the digital paintings. |
From the passage we know ________.
| A．Mona Lisa can also sing in Chinese |
| B．3D made Mona Lisa move and speak |
| C．3D made Leonardo da Vinci alive in the exhibition in Beijing. |
| D．in the picture Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci can walk in his room |
This is an old English saying: Early to bed and early to rise (起床) makes a man healthy, wealthy (富裕) and wise. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young ages should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep can’t do the work very well. They will not be wise and they may not be wealthy!
The body also needs exercise, walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercises. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better! If we get up early and go to bed early, we’ll ___________.
| A．have enough exercise | B．be healthy |
| C．think better | D．have strong blood |
If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep, maybe he __________.
| A．will be wise | B．won’t do well in his work |
| C．cannot go to school | D．has enough sleep |
A person needs exercise because __________.
| A．it makes him healthy | B．he has a lot of homework to do |
| C．he is strong enough | D．he does exercise |
What does exercise make move quickly and smoothly (流畅地)?
| A．Body. | B．Children. |
| C．Blood. | D．Head. |
Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
| A．Exercise is good to a person’s head. |
| B．A student should have 10 hours’ sleep. |
| C．It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early. |
| D．If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise. |
In nature, you may see many insects (昆虫) and animals of different colors. Have you ever wondered why?
Locusts are super delicious food for birds,but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them.It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies. The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are young,locusts look green. But when autumn comes, locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do.
Brown bears,tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They can’t be seen easily by their enemies. This is because they have colors similar to the trees. For the same reason, polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white. Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. Soil insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the soil(土壤) in a dark and wet environment. However, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. So in order to survive, they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night.
Have you ever noticed some even stranger acts? The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. As the ink spreads over , its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world. At the same time the ink fish immediately swims away. That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all.It is not easy for birds to catch locusts because____________.
| A．locusts are good runners |
| B．locusts can jump very high |
| C．locusts are smarter than birds |
| D．locusts can change their color |
According to the passage, most soil insects_________
| A．do not have bright colors |
| B．change their colors with the soil |
| C．do not live in a dark and wet environment |
| D．Eat colorful insects like butterflies and bees |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word”survive” in the passage?
| A．繁殖 | B．产卵 | C．觅食 | D．生存 |
The ink fish_______so that its enemies will not see it?
| A．changes its color |
| B．makes the water around it black |
| C．appears only at night |
| D．hides itself in the sea rocks |
What is the main ides of this passage?
| A．Some insects and animals have different skills. |
| B．Some insects and animals are clever than we think. |
| C．Some insects and animals use colors to protect themselves. |
| D．Some insects and animals can get used to the environment easily. |
Wildwood School Library Guide
This will offer you some information about our school library.You can use this guide to help your kids use our library.
Service hours:
3:00 pm—5:30 pm on school days;8:30 am—11：00 am on weekends
On school days,your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to.At the weekend,our library is open to both you and your kids.
Borrowing
Each student can borrow one or two books at a time:More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research.
Returning:
Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days. The books must be returned before the due (到期的）date or the kid can not borrow other books.
Damaged(受损的） or Lost Books
When a book is returned in a damaged condition,the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage.Full price must be paid if a book is lost. We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather.
Please call us at 3362—1323 for more information.Students can borrow more than two books at a time__________.
| A．for sending exams |
| B．to do school research |
| C．for after-school activities |
| D．to read together with their parents |
_______must be paid when a student loses the book he borrows.
| A．Three dollars | B．Half the price of the book |
| C．Full price of the book | D．Twice the price of the book |
The students are advised to _________to prevent rain.
| A．carry their library books in plastic bags |
| B．cover their library books with raincoats |
| C．put their library books into their pockets |
| D．keep their library books in their classroom |
This library guide is for_______.
| A．teachers from Wildwood |
| B．workers in Wildwood School Library |
| C．visitors to Wildwood School |
| D．parents of the Wildwood School students |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The library is open for two and a half hours every day. |
| B．Students parents can go to the school library on weekends. |
| C．Students can go to the library during opening hours as they like. |
| D．Students can keep the books that they borrow for fifteen school days. |
Safety Activity for Middle School Kids
School is not the safe place as it used to be. How to keep school safer? How to help students stay away from danger? There are many activities that teachers can do to teach safety in an easy way. Here are some stories from the students who have had the safety class in No. 1 Middle School.
Mike Smith: About Sports Safety
Once, our head teacher made up a story about sports safety. All we needed to do was to point out safe and unsafe sports behaviors in the story. From this lesson, we knew we should always do warm-up(热身) activities before playing sports and drink some water after that.
Amy Young: About Classroom Safety
Yes, making up stories is a good way to learn and enjoy ourselves. We were once asked to make up a story about a boy called Little Naughty. He always did something naughty in the classroom and got himself into trouble. In this way, we learned to behave well and get on well with each other.
Frank Green: About Fire Safety
In our school, we have a fire emergency response practice(火警应急演习) in September every year. So we know where to go if there is a fire in school. We learn to use the fire extinguisher(灭火器)，too. But I don’t think we should be allowed to put out the fire alone, it’s too dangerous for young students like us.
Information Card
| The school that the students are from |
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| The person who talk about classroom safety |
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| What to drink after playing sports |
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| Time to have fire emergency response practice |
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| The number of the students who talked about school safety |
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With Fashion Shop, you ____.
| A．don’t need to pay for what you want |
| B．don’t have to wait for a long time to pay for what you buy |
| C．can buy anything at the lowest price |
| D．can become tired of buying so many things |
If you ______, you can learn any language in a very short time.
| A．go to Fashion Shop |
| B．go to Happy Every Day |
| C．join the Smart Learning Program |
| D．call someone at 8855-6731 |
Suppose the cost of the course at Computer World is 800 yuan. If you go there on July 30, you only need to pay _____.
| A．320 yuan | B．480 yuan |
| C．500 yuan | D．800 yuan |
According to the passage, we know _______.
| A．old people can’t take the computer courses at Computer World |
| B．we can eat something delicious at Happy Every Day |
| C．Smart Learning Program offers service twelve hours a day |
| D．we can call 8855-6731 to get some information about how to cook |
The above passage is a(n)_______.
| A．advertisement | B．report |
| C．speech | D．invitation |