AAutumndeForestisanAmericanpai-优题课

Autumn de Forest is an American painter．She was born on December 27，2001．Her father is a musician and he plays the drums very well．Her mother was an actress and model．

Autumn de Forest has been painting since she was five，and she is really good at it．She has become one of Park West Gallery's top﹣selling artists．With her work being sold for as much as ＄ 25，000，Autumn was even called "an artistic talent" and a "child prodigy" in a special program produced by The Discovery Channel．Now you can see her in many TV shows．Autumn also loves helping others．She often teaches children to paint in her fee time．Autumn doesn't go to school and she studies at home．She works very hard because she wants to to go to Yale University．

A 17﹣year﹣old girl，with her rich knowledge of the ancient culture and works，won first prize in the Chinese Poetry Conference（中国诗词大会）．

Wu Yishu，a high school student in Shanghai，beat the other competitors in the second season of the Chinese Poetry Conference．

"I get feelings from ancient poetry that modern people cannot give me，I pay little attention to the competition result，but I love poetry，"Wu said．

In the final of the competition，all the competitors were asked to recite poem by looking at sand paintings and recite as many poems as they could think of about the Chinese character jiu．Wu did quite well．

51．Autumn de Forest is especially good at　　．

A．selling

B．teaching

C．acting

D．painting

52．How long has Autumn de Forest painted？　　

A．About 5 years

B．About 16 years．

C．About 11 years．

D．About 17 years．

53．What is Wu Yishu？　　

A．A painter．

B．A student．

C．An actress

D．A model．

54．Why could Wu Yishu win the competition？　　

A．Because she paid little attention to the result．

B．Because she recited the most poems．

C．Because she looked at sand pictures carefully．

D．Because of her rich knowledge of the ancient culture and works．

55．Which of the following is NOT TRUE？　　

A．Wu Yishu doesn't care much about her competition result．

B．Autumn de Forest never goes to school but studies at home．

C．Autumn de Forest is the same age as Wu Yishu

D．Wu Yishu did very well in the final of the competition．

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Welcome to the Excellent Kids Website!Here you can read about excellent children from all over the world and vote （投票）for the Excellent Kid of the Month．

This month we're proud to introduce Gina from France，Brendan from Canada and Helga from Germany．

Gina，who is thirteen years old，got first prize in the"Young Cook of the Year'competition and is now writing her own recipe （食谱）book for kids．"I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use．"she says．Gina learned by watching her father，who's also good at cooking，in the kitchen．She wants to encourage other children to cook because"everyone needs to eat，so it's a skill that will always be useful!"

Seventeen﹣year﹣old Brendan used to love running until he had a serious car accident three years ago．He lost part of one leg and didn't even expect to walk again．Now he's a runner who has recently completed a marathon （马拉松）．"After my accident I wanted to give up，"he says．"But now I'm happy to be alive and able to continue running．"

Helga has always been good at science，but she thought it was too difficult to become an inventor．Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit a train in her town．"That gave me an idea，"says the clever sixteen﹣year﹣old．It took her over a year to invent a special machine that tells car drivers when a train is coming．One company （公司）is already interested in selling it，so it may be in the shops soon!

57．Gina was the winner of 　　．

A．	a marathon competition
B．	an invention
C．	the'Young Cook of the Year'competition
D．	a science competition

58．Gina thinks 　　．

A．	cooking is always a useful skill
B．	she cooks better than her father
C．	cooking is not interesting
D．	her book is difficult for kids to read

59．Brendan felt 　　after the accident three years ago．

happy

excited

hopeless

angry

60．Helga decided to invent something 　　．

A．	when she heard about an accident
B．	when she was at the age of 16
C．	in order to make some money
D．	after she finished her school education．

Smoke fills the sky．The day is as dark as night．Heat makes it hard to breathe （呼吸）．This is thwart world of a wildfire fighter（消防员）！

Wildfires are a part of nature．But，as one firefighter says．"Fire is not a problem．People living near fire﹣that's the problem．"A wildfire can destroy （毁坏）everything in its way．But there are ways to fight it．

By air Smokejumpers （空降森林灭火员）are often the first firefighters to reach a fire．To get closer，they jump from a plane．They are especially important when the area is difficult to walk to．If smokejumpers can't stop a fire in 24 hours，other firefighters join them．This second group drops water on the fire from an airplane．

On the land

On the ground，firefighters work together to stop the fire．First，one group digs a fire line．This is a long deep ditch （沟）．It is difficult for the fire to cross this line．

Then，while those firefighters dig，others start a backfire （回火）．They burn the dry grass and leaves between the wildfire and the fire line．When the wildfire comes，there is nothing for it to use as fuel ．

Other firefighters cut down dead trees．That way the fire can't move to other trees．Firefighters risk their lives to keep people safe．Their job takes hard work，and it takes courage．

53．The underlined phrase" use as fuel"means 　　．

drop

fire

burn

live

54．When the firefighter says，"Fire is not a problem．People living near fire﹣that's the problem，"what does he mean？　　

A．	Fire is natural，but it's dangerous to people living near it．
B．	Fires in forests are not a big problem，but fires in cities are．
C．	Fighting fires should be the job of people living near fires．
D．	Putting out fires in cities is always a problem for firefighters．

55．According to the passage，which of the following statements is wrong？　　

A．	Smokejumpers are often the last firefighters to reach a fire．
B．	The firefighters dig a fire line to stop the fire crossing the line．
C．	The firefighters start a backfire by burning the dry grass and leaves．
D．	Some firefighters cut down dead trees so that the fire can't move to other trees．

56．The writer wants to 　　．

A．	explain why fire is not a problem
B．	show us how fires destroy everything
C．	tell us how firefighters fight wildfires
D．	teach us how to be a good firefighter．

The Bus Schedule （时刻表）

High Street	State Street	Kellogg Road	Congress Street	Western Avenue
6：33AM	6：41AM	6：54AM	7：01AM	7：14AM
7：48AM	7：58AM	8：12AM	8：24AM	8：37AM
8：00AM	8：10AM	8：24AM	8：36AM	8：49AM
9：10AM	9：20AM	9：33AM	9：43AM	9：45AM
9：50AM	10：00AM	﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣	10：21AM	10：32AM
10：30AM	10：40AM	﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣	11：01AM	11：12AM
11：00AM	11：10AM	11：23AM	11：33AM	11：45AM
11：55AM	12：05PM	12：18PM	12：28PM	12：39PM

49．How long does it take to get from High Street to Kellogg Road at 11：00AM？　　

18minutes

23minutes

24minutes

33minutes

50．You're at the Congress Street bus stop．It's a quarter to nine．When is the next bus？　　

8：36AM

9：33AM

8：49AM

9：43AM

51．You're at the State Street bus stop．It's 10：10AM．How long do you have to wait for a bus？　　

Ten minutes

Half an hour

Twenty minutes

An hour

52．You're meeting someone at the Western Avenue bus stop at 12noon．When should you leave High Street？　　

11：00AM

10：30AM

11：45AM

11：55AM

It's Saturday night．Mia，18，is meeting her boyfriend，Nice．He's an hour late．Mia calls Nico four times on his mobile phone．The fifth time be answers．

"Hello？"

"Nico？It's Mia．Where are you？"

"Uhm…"

"You're late!Are you playing computer games again？"

Mia is angry，Sometimes Nico plays EverQuest （an online game ） for six or seven hours，and he forgets about her．

Games like Everquest and StarCraft are very popular all over the world．Some gamers play for eight to ten hours every day．A man from India played StarCraft for 50 hours nonstop （不间断地）!Three hours later，he died．

"Some people can't stop，"says Dr．Park a researcher in UK．"They don't take a break to eat or sleep．They quit （辍学）school．The game is their life．And that's not good．"

But there is good news Eiji is from Japan．He makes special tools for gamers．One is a utensil （器皿）．Using it，gamers can eat and play at the same time!With another tool，a player can press a button（摁按钮）and send a message to people （for example，"Bring me a drink!"）．

Nico likes Eiji's tools，but Mia doesn't．"Oh no．"she says．"Now I'll never see my boyfriend!"

46．Mia is angry because 　　．

A．	Nico wants to buy StarCraft
B．	she wants to buy EverQuest
C．	Nico forgets about her while playing games
D．	Nico wants to quit school

47．An example of an extreme （极度的）gamer is 　　

Nico's girlfriend

a man from India

Eiji

a person from UK

48．The title for this reading could be 　　．

A．	Computer Games Are Fun to Learn
B．	The Best Computer Games Today
C．	Too Much Time Online Is Bad
D．	The Best Computer Gamer．

Tips for the Perfect Selfie（自拍）

You can take a selfie with a hand﹣held digital camera or mobile phone and later share it on the Internet．So selfies have been especially popular over the years．（91）　　．Love them or hate them，selfies show no sign of stopping．

After all，the selfie is the most important way to show off on holiday．Everyone has his own way to take the holiday selfies．How can you take the best holiday selfies？（92）　　．

◆'Food chew'style

Want to let everyone know how exciting your holiday food choices are？（93）　　．You can also cut off a piece to show off what's inside．But don't have food hanging out of your mouth．Remember，food always looks best before being eaten．

◆'I'm so adventurous'style

Rock climbing，hiking，surfing，or skiing？（94）　　．Just let the natural settings make people go"wow"．One commonly used gesture is spreading out an arm to show how thrilled you are．But remember that no one likes a sweaty selfie．

◆'I am cultured tourist'style

（95）　　．You can also try an optical illusion（视错觉）by making it look like you're holding up the leaning tower of Pisa，touching the top of the Eiffel Tower，or picking the Sphinx's nose．

A．	Here are some useful posing tips for you．
B．	Hold up some food on your fork or chopsticks．
C．	These adventurous holiday moments are great for a selfie．
D．	Just taking a selfie against a famous cultural site makes you look great．
E．	According to a recent survey，haft of the interviewees admitted to taking a selfie while on holiday．