Most painters discover a style of painting that suits them and stick to(坚持) that, especially if people admire their pictures. As artist grows older his picture may alter（改变）, but not very much. But Picasso, the great Spanish painter, was like a man who had not yet found his own particular style of painting. He kept on struggling（努力） to find the perfect expression till his death in 1973.
Some of Picasso’s paintings are rich, soft colored and beautiful. Others are ugly and cruel and strange. But such paintings allow us to imagine things for ourselves. They force us to say to ourselves, “What does he see that makes him paint like that?” And we begin to look beneath the surface of the things we see.
Picasso painted thousands of pictures in different styles. Sometimes he painted the natural look of things. Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces. He showed us what the mind knows as well as what the eye sees. At the age of 90 he remained as curious about the world as he had been when he was young. That is why people have called him “the youngest painter in the world”.In the text the author wants to tell us ______.
| A．about Picasso’s different styles of painting |
| B．Picasso was always strange |
| C．about some pictures of different style |
| D．it is not easy for a painter to find his own style |
The ugly, cruel and strange paintings by Picasso ______.
| A．allow us to ask questions about ourselves |
| B．force us to do with a lot of things |
| C．make us think of what is hidden in the things we see |
| D．make us think of funny stories |
The underlined sentence “Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces.” means ______.
| A．sometimes he tore his pictures into pieces |
| B．sometimes he showed some broken pictures to others |
| C．he broke something he was painting and threw them away |
| D．things in some of his pictures seemed to be in disorder |
The underlined word “curious” means ___________.
| A．可爱的 | B．可信的 | C．好胜的 | D．好奇的 |
Why do people call Picasso “the youngest painter in the world”?
| A．Because he looked young when he was old. |
| B．Because he never gave up looking for something new. |
| C．Because he observed things with his eyes and mind. |
| D．Because he never stopped painting even when he was old. |
Your lucky Day
This is a fortune-telling song, It is popular among English Children. Parents use it to teach their young children the days of the week. The song uses the day of the week a child was born on to tell the child's future.
Monday's child has a beautiful face.
Tuesday's child is full of grace.
Wednesday's child fears no foe.
Thursday's child has a long way to go.
Friday's child is happy and loving
Saturday's child works hard to make a living.
But the child is born on Sunday is
Beautiful, happy and good in every day.
Some people think that the year or the month or the day on which we were born is important. They think that these things tell us about our futures, Some people think that we all make our luck in life.
What do you think?Who likes the song?
| A．Teachers and students. | B．Old people. |
| C．Parents and children. | D．Young people. |
Which day's child is beautiful？
| A．Monday's. | B．Wednesday's. | C．Tuesday's. | D．Friday's. |
The child born on Saturday is_______.
| A．hard-working. | B．strong. | C．happy. | D．beautiful. |
The parents use the song to teach their children to_______.
| A．speak. | B．make friends. |
| C．learn the days of the week. | D．make their own luck. |
Answer the questions according to the passage you read.
A great French writer said that we should help everyone as much as we can, because we often need help ourselves. Sometimes the small can help the great. And he told the following story.
An ant was drinking by a small river and fell in. She tried her best to reach the bank(岸), but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tried but was still doing her best. Then a big bird saw her. The bird threw a piece of wood into the water. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself on the grass, she heard a man coming up. The man was walking with a gun(枪) in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wanted to kill her. But the ant bit(咬) him on one of his feet and at the moment the bird flew away at once.
The ant saved the bird’s life. According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so what should we do?
What does the sentence “we often need help ourselves”?
Why did the ant couldn’t reach the bank when it fell into the river?
Though the poor ant was too tried, what did she do？
请将画线句子翻译成汉语。
Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each bank.
Once upon a time there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what did one day? Well, he wanted to steal(偷) the bell(铃) on the door. He walked up to the door, took hold of the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was frightened and ran home.
Then he sat down to think. “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton(棉花) in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour’s and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder, the bell rang loudly but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour(邻居) came running out.
“Steal my bell?” I’ll teach you a lesson,” the angry man shouted, and he hit the thief on the nose. The foolish thief did not know how to neighbour found out he was stealing the bell.“why did he come out just then?”
The thief was trying to steal his neighbour’s door . But at the
time the thief ran home because he was frightened by the noise of the bell. At the last time, he put some in his ears so that he wouldn’t hear the noise. Then the neighbour came
out. The thief was hit on the nose, but he learned
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Everyone knows that exercise is important. We need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It keeps our bodies strong.
When the daytime comes, we must get up. This is the time for exercise. Exercise means doing things with the body. There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: you have to like what you’re doing. Exercise enough but not too much. It is good to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or three sports that feel right for you.
Exercise can be fun. Friends can exercise together at fitness center, or they can play sports together. How do you exercise?In the passage the writer tells us that we all need to_______________.
A. drink B. relax C. exerciseWhich of the following sports we can’t find in the passage?
A. Fishing B. Running C. SwimmingWhat does exercise mean?
A. It means doing things with the body
B. It means doing lessons.
C. It means playing What can exercise do to the body?
A. It can make the body weak
B. It can make us sleep more
C. It can make the body healthyThe words “fitness center” in the passage mean_________
A.减肥中心 B.健身中心 C.购物中心
Hi, Louis!
I’m writing to tell you something about the customs(风俗) and festivals.
Everyone loves holidays since one doesn’t need to go to school or work. Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same. On some of them you go out with friends; on others you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family. For example in the USA, everyone thinks New Year’s Eve and New Year are both for playing with friends. Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members. The opposite (相反) is true in Japan though. For example, in Japan, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun, and go to the temples. But Christmas is for boy and girl friends to go out and exchange gifts. Originally Christmas should be to celebrate(庆祝) the birth of Christ.
I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little. If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures. This is much more interesting than learning them at the library from morning to evening.
Loves,
Judge the following sentence true(T) or (F)Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays.
Christmas is the time to stay home to eat, talk and have fun with the family.
All the countries have the same way to celebrate the holidays.
Being interested in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures.
This passage is about the customs and holidays in Japan.