"Color,color,color!"are the words of artist Eric Carle.
Eric is like the king in the world of children's books.He has written over 70children's books.His most famous book,The Very Hungry Caterpillar,is common on children's bookshelves all over the world.What most people don't know is that Eric also makes art for adults,which is called"ArtArt".People didn't know about it,because he didn't show it to the public until he was 84years old!
Like Eric's children's books,his"ArtArt"is full of bright and clear color.He says that he loves color so much because he missed it during the war in Germany.Eric was born in New York in 1929,but moved to Germany with his family when he was 6.When he was 10,World War II began.He noticed that all the houses and buildings in his town were painted gray,brown or dark green.It was a sad time,and it seemed like there was no color anywhere.
At the end of the war,"when color came back",Eric explains,"I just loved it so much.I keep saying that I wish our eyes could see more color.Color is a very important part of my work."
That's true.Eric paints bright colors on paper,cuts out shapes,and then glues them onto another piece of paper.This method is called collage.In fact,it is what led Eric to his"ArtArt".
Eric's"ArtArt"includes large collages as well as paintings,photographs and even costumes.In all these works,he uses all kinds of colors﹣everything from purple to light green to orange.Now that's a lot of color!
64.When did Eric show"ArtArt"to the public?
A. |
In 1929. |
B. |
In 1993. |
C. |
In 1997. |
D. |
In 2013. |
65.Why did Eric feel sad during World War II?
A. |
Because he could hardly see bright color. |
B. |
Because he had to join the army to fight. |
C. |
Because he couldn't draw very good paintings. |
D. |
Because he lived a very poor life with his parents. |
66.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. |
Collage plays an important part in Eric's book"ArtArt". |
B. |
Children know little about The Very Hungry Caterpillar. |
C. |
Eric has created more books for adults than for children. |
D. |
Eric moved to Germany with his family when he was 10. |
67.What's the main idea of this passage?
A. |
Eric created collages for his books. |
B. |
Eric's"ArtArt"is popular with people. |
C. |
Eric's love for color led him to success. |
D. |
Eric is the king in the world of children's books. |
"Without music, life would be a mistake," famous German philosopher (哲学家) Friendrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a (A) bigpart of our lives. But in recent years, some US schools have cut music classes to control budgets (预算).
For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired (解雇) over 1000teacher. Among (B) them, 10percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other (C) countries , such as China and Britain, music class is not thought to be as important as classes like science, math and history. That's partly because music is not seen as a very important like skill, and it doesn't use an exam system (体系). (D) 许多学生忙于作业, so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often.
However, learning music is beneficial (有益的) in many ways.
Playing music is not as (E) simpleas it looks, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development program. (F) When making music , you need different abilities to work together .For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode (解码) them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time.
Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many (G) are good at playing music: Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.
56.写出文中划线部分(A)和(E)的同义词或近义词: ;
57.文中划线部分(B)指代的是:
58.在文中(C)和(G)的空白处填入适当的单词: ;
59.将文中划线部分(D)译成英语:
60.将文中划线部分(F)改写成:Different abilities to work together when you are making music.
Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part﹣time jobs at a travel company.
A well﹣dressed lady (A) enteredthe office. She looked at Debbie and Simon, and then walked over to Debbie. Debbie gave her a cheerful greeting.
Simon sighed and walked away.
"What's the matter?" Mr. Yang asked.
"People always choose Debbie instead of me. I don't understand."
"I do. It's the way you communicate."
"How can that be?" Simon asked. (B) " I don't get a chance to speak."
"Communicating is more than just speaking. Your body language is important, too."
"Body language?"
"It's the way (C) youstand and sit. It's your gestures and the expression on your face. Your whole appearance communicates things. You don't give people a good impression, Simon. You look down, you never smile and you don't turn your head towards them. "
"Look at Debbie. She's holding her head up. She always smiles and looks friendly. Her body language is making people feel welcome, so they go to her for help."
Simon decided to improve his body language. He sat up straight and tried smiling at people.
(D) Minuteslater, a beautiful girl entered. She walked over to Simon. A few moments later, she left with a smile.
Mr. Yang came over and said, "You made a good impression on her, Simon."
"That was my sister," said Simon. "She wanted to remind me that (E) 明天是她的生日."
51.写出文中划线部分(A)和(D)的同义词语或近义词语: ;
52.将文中划线部分(B)改写为: is no chance me to speak.
53.文中划线部分(C)指代的是:
54.将文中划线部分(E)译成英语:
55.从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的短语:
Sometimes good ideas have bad results. This is what happened to Spain's Matrera Castle (城堡). The castle was built in the 9th century and has interested thousands of visitors every year. But part of it broke after a heavy rain, so the castle needed a big repair. However, the result didn't turn out well. The castle became a totally modern building!
"The building has nothing to do with what it used to be, or even with a medieval (中世纪的) castle," criticized (批评) the Spanish cultural heritage group (文化遗产组织) Hispania Nostra. People across the world have been laughing about it online too. "How terrible!" "They've got builders rather than repairers." "No words are needed when you see the pictures."
The leader of the repair said that he wanted to make sure the building stayed standing. Facing the criticism, he also added, "Opinions are always welcome."
46.Where did the story happen?
47.When was the castle built?
48.Why did the castle need a big repair?
49.How many sentences are used to criticize the repair?
50.Who said "Opinions are always welcome"?
41.Where are Hi and Lo talking?
42.How many pandas can you see in the picture?
43.What is Hi's question?
44.Does Lo know why pandas like old films?
45.How does Hi explain his question?
A young girl raises her hand in class to answer the teacher's question. She loudly says the right answer but hears somebody call her a "know﹣it﹣all" and sees someone else roll (滚动) his eyes. She doesn't feel comfortable enough to speak up again because confident woman are thought to be "bossy (专横的)".
The stereotype (成见) that confident men are leaders and confident women are bossy gave rise to the 2014 "Ban Bossy" campaign ("禁用专横"运动). This campaign encourages young girls to become leaders and stay confident in the face of being called "bossy".
Laila Farah, from DePaul University, US, says she believes this stereotype comes from history. "There is an old idea that girls are not as clever as boys," Farah says. "There is also another very old idea that women act according to their feelings."
"Gender (性别) stereotypes come from nearly everywhere," Farah says. "It's is learned when people were babies, from the toys chosen, to saying girls aren't good at math."
In a study done by the Girls Leadership Institute, many girls said that the biggest thing holding them back from taking part in class was getting judged (评判). Girls learn to keep their ideas and leadership skills to themselves.
Maybe instead of never using the word bossy, we need to forget the idea that being bossy is a bad thing. At the end of the day, bossy people get the job done.
36.Which of the following shows the gender stereotypes from someone in class?
A. |
Speaking up again. |
B. |
Rolling one's eyes. |
C. |
Raising one's hand. |
D. |
Answering the question. |
37.The 2014 "Ban Bossy" campaign was held to encourage young girls to .
A. |
believe in themselves |
B. |
try knowing everything |
C. |
think about themselves |
D. |
enjoy something comfortable |
38.In Farah's opinion, gender stereotypes started .
A. |
before girls learnt math |
B. |
before girls went to school |
C. |
when people were babies |
D. |
when people played with toys |
39.According to the study done by the Girls Leadership Institute, girls .
A. |
can be really good leaders |
B. |
can understand the biggest thing |
C. |
are too confident to be leaders |
D. |
are easy enough to get judged |
40.The writer seems to think that gender stereotypes are .
A. |
cruel |
B. |
unfair |
C. |
impossible |
D. |
acceptable |