Nathan Sawaya's childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he's been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.
Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait (自画像). It took him two days just to build the eyes.
Nathan's work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.
"I'm proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing."
1.What did Nathan put on his desk at college?
A. The Statue of Liberty.
B. Superman.
C. His serf-portrait.
D. A Greenwich Village modal.
2.Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?
A. Because he made little money out of a lawyer.
B. Because he wanted to make toys for the children.
C. Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.
D. Because he was going to work in the museum instead.
3.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Nathan's work. B. Nathan's exhibition.
C. Nathan's art. D. Nathan's self-portrait
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Brick Artist B. The Brick Exhibition
C. Toy Bricks for Adults D. The Artist's Childhood
When I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn (喇叭), It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw, He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages, When the traffic is bad, rickshaws find a way through the traffic. If your miss your bus and there aren't any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata. Rickshaws are from your house to the market and waits for you. Then he loads (装载)all your things, drops you off outside your home and helps you unload, No other type of public transport offers this kind of service.
From June to September, Kolkata gets heavy rain. Sometimes it rains for 48 hours without a break. In some parts of the city, the roads flood (水淹), and anything with an engine(发动机) is useless, But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them.
But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing. The local government want to ban rickshaws. They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city. However, there is a problem with this plan. Many of the rickshaw drivers come from the countryside. The only job they can find in Kolkata is pulling a rickshaw, If the city bans rickshaws, these men won't have a job. So for the moment, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw.
1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?
A. The rickshaw drivers carry things for local people in Kolkata.
B. Parents need rickshaws for taking children to school in Kolkata.
C. Rickshaws can find a way through the bad traffic in Kolkata.
D. Rickshaws are very useful for the people' s daily life in Kolkata.
2.What does the underlined word "ban" mean?
A. make B. increase C. forbid D. collect
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The rickshaws in Kolkata have loud horns.
B. The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata.
C. The local government offer many other jobs to the rickshaw driven.
D. The people in Kolkata are supposed to take rickshaws instead of cars.
1.How much are the musical tickets for two children?
A. 16 pounds, B, 35 pounds. C. 30 pounds. D. 40 pounds.
2.When will the Teenage Drawing Competition be held?
A. On June 7th. B. On August 6th.
C. On September 20th. D. On April 25th.
3.Where can you watch Adele's performance this Sunday afternoon?
A. At St. James' s Park. B. At Westfield Theater.
C. At Westfield Shopping Center. D. At Cambridge Theater.
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每个词限用一次。(每小题1分)
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My favorite TV program is a reality show called Survivor (幸存者). It isn’t on TV at the moment 1. it was on last year.
In the show, two teams of people are taken to a (an) 2. . All of them have to sleep 3. because there aren’t any houses or hotels. They usually choose 4. really useful like a toothbrush since they can only 5. one thing with them. The people also have to find food and they spend a lot of time fishing and collecting fruit from the 6.. Every week one person has to 7.. At the end, there are only two people on the island and one them is chose 8. the winter.
I really like Survivor because it’s very 9. and the people have to do things like hunting for food. I really 10. myself when I watch it. I don’t want to be on the show, however, I like living in a house!
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(每小题1分)
I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any in my bathroom. ”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure!
“I’ll our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.
1.A. since B. while C. after D. before
2.A. arrived B. passed C. left D. stopped
3.A. toothpaste B. water C. shampoo D. soap
4.A. send B. catch C. trouble D. bring
5.A. proud B. worried C. angry D. excited
6.A. put up B. cleaned up C. took back D. held out
7.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
8.A. Seriously B. Especially C. Quickly D. Luckily
9.A. helpful B. perfect C. terrible D. busy
10.A. broke B. looked C. rushed D. moved
补全对话。请阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成对话，并在答题卷上将其序号涂黑。其中有两个句子是多余的。(每小题1分)。
Z=Zoo manager, C=City government
Z: What about giving us more money?
C: I'm sorry, but the government doesn't have any more money for the zoo.
Z: But if we don't. find a solution soon, then we'll have to close it. 1._______________ It's a tourist attraction.
C：Yes, but that's the point. 2. You're going to have to find the money from somewhere else.
Z: 3. Some of these animals are endangered. If we didn't have zoos, they would die.
C: 4. What if you advertised (做广告) the zoo more? In the newspaper or on the radio, for example.
Z: But if we don't have any money, we can't advertise.
C: 5.＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
Z: Actually, that isn't a bad idea. You might be right!
C: I have the names of some company managers you could meet…
