Lily didn’t remember the exact date of the storm, but she knew it was ________Sunday, because she was at _____ church.
A. a; the B. a ; / C. the; a D. the; /
假如你是李越, 你的朋友John喜欢玩网络游戏, 学习成绩明显受到影响。 作为朋友, 请你写一封信, 劝告他远离电脑游戏, 回归正常生活。要点如下：
1. 玩网络游戏的危害(至少两点)；
2. 你的建议(至少两点)；
注意：词数120左右 提示词：虚拟世界 virtual world
Dear John，
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yours，
Li Yue
单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）
1. When picking mushrooms, you should be careful not to touch those containing a deadly p__________.
2. Shelly had prepared carefully for her driving test so that she firmly believed she could pass it at her first a___________.
3.Jane was so thankful to me for my timely help that she could hardly c________ her gratitude in words.
4.An even more severe law against drunk driving, a_________ at preventing serious traffic accidents, has been passed.
5.It was reported that there were more than 30 earthquakes in this area last year, causing about 10 deaths and 500 i__________.
6.Teaching as a career a___________ to many people because of the long holidays.
7.She was so kind as to a___________ the homeless dog.
8.In order to promote their reputation, some local companies offered to s___________ the voluntary activity.
9.The survey showed that the number of the students a__________ to computer games has been on the rise in recent years.
10.He felt a__________ that he was caught cheating in the exam.
The Secret Behind a Great Person
A long time ago I watched a video of Josh Groban singing Vincent. It was a beautiful song and I loved it. I got interested in what the song is about.
The song is about a 19thcentury Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh. 1. Unfortunately, he didn’t enjoy all the fame and wealth that his paintings should have brought him. He died when he was only 37 years old.
At that time only a few people knew his work and even fewer appreciated it. 2. For years he had mental illness. He only sold one painting in his lifetime and badly needed financial support.
Even so, he still managed to create lots of great paintings. What was it that made it possible? The answer is that he had a strong supporter, his younger brother Theo. Theo supported Vincent financially, but more importantly, he continued to believe in his brother no matter what happened. 3. I think it’s safe to say that Vincent was able to become a great artist because of this unfailing support from his brother.
There is an important lesson here: never underestimate (低估) the value of a supporter. Having someone who believes in you through the difficulties makes a big difference. 4. You might not realize it, but much of what you have achieved is most likely because of your supporters.
A. If you have such a supporter, express thanks to him.
B. Moreover, he went through many difficulties in his life.
C. His letters to Vincent were full of praise and encouragement.
D. His paintings are among the most famous and expensive in the world.
My father’s playing the violin lights up any room. To him, it is an instrument of faith, hope and charity. My mother used to joke, “Your papa would play his violin if the world was about to blow up.”
Once_Dad_came_about_as_close_to_that_as_could_ever_be_possible.
In the early years of the 20th century, the boll weevil (棉铃象鼻虫) began destroying the cotton farms in the southern USA.
In May 1910, folks all over the nation were talking about Halley’s Comet (哈雷彗星). There were all sorts of frightening stories about it, the main one being that the world would pass through its tail, said to be millions of miles long.
Between the threats of the comet and weevils, the farmers were running low on optimism. One night, they gathered at our farm to discuss what to do. Will Bowen, a local man, suggested, “Charley, how about giving us a little music?”
“I don’t think anybody’d want to hear me tonight,” Dad replied.
“Come on, Mr. Nordyke,” one of the younger women urged. “Play for us!”
Dad got the hang of getting people in the mood for his music. He played church songs, and then switched to war songs. By the time he had finished performing, people were stamping their feet, clapping their hands and yelling.
All of our neighbors went home whistling. Very few remembered to look to see whether the comet was still around.
Another evening, Will Bowen called Dad on the telephone and said, “Charley, I'm downhearted and blue. Could you play a tune or two for me through the phone?”
Dad handed the receiver to me and then set about playing the songs he had performed that night. I could hear Mr. Bowen whistling and yelling.
By the time the tune was finished there were half a dozen neighbors on the line. They talked about how wonderful the music sounded over the telephone. They made numerous requests; I relayed them to Dad and he played.
Our broadcasts became regular features of community life. When the weather was bad in winter and farmers were forced to remain in the house, someone would ring us and ask Dad to play. Usually it developed into a network affair. Our phone kept ringing with requests for music until radio came into fashion.
1. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that the author’s mother ________.
A. believed that her husband had the ability to save the world by playing the violin.
B. complained that her husband loved the violin more than her.
C. thought that her husband could always get strength from his violin.
D. showed that she loved music as much as her husband
2.The underlined sentence “Once Dad came about as close to that as could ever be possible.” functions as ________.
A. a conclusion of the first paragraph
B. an introduction of a story
C. an example of my father's love of music
D. the topic sentence of this passage
3. From the last three paragraphs, we could see that Mr. Nordyke was ______.
A. generous and optimistic B. popular and creative
C. sensitive and determined D. energetic and humorous
4.All the following statements are FALSE except ________.
A. The neighbors often dropped in to hear Mr. Nordyke’s performance.
B. Mr. Nordyke’s music entertained and comforted people in the community.
C. The farmers knew listening to music would help them avoid being destroyed by Halley’s Comet.
D. At that time people loved all sorts of music deeply.
Some people make art with paint, and others use pencil or clay. But Italian artist Maurizio Savini prefers to use bright pink gum—after it has been chewed.
Savini makes huge sculptures of bears and even people out of used chewing gum. Each sculpture requires thousands of pieces of gum.
“I like to use chewing gum because it seemed to me a material that can be used in many ways compared with those used by the conventional arts such as painting,” Savini says.
How does he do it? The process is a lot like working with clay. “I work the chewing gum when it is warm and shape it with a knife,” says Savini. Then, he puts a chemical onto each gum sculpture to make the gum stay in place.
Savini’s sticky art has been shown in cities like London, Paris, and Rome, where he lives today.
Savini isn’t the only artist to work with gum. His pink sculptures have inspired artists all over the world to get creative with the sticky matter.
London artist Ben Wilson paints small paintings onto flat pieces of chewed gum he finds stuck to streets and sidewalks. In Canada, Jason Kronenwald uses different colored gum to make portraits of famous people.
Kronenwald seldom chews gum himself. Instead, his friends help chew gum for him while he’s working. “At times it can make me disgusted, but I just pay attention to the colors I need and get the sculpture going,” he says.
In America, Jamie Marraccini’s art depends on color, so he tests different kinds of gum before using them. To find out what color the chewed gum will become once hardened, he lets it age for up to six months.
“I’ve created 30 works totaling more than 35,000 pieces of gum,” says Marraccini. That’s a lot of gum!
So think twice the next time you throw away a wad of gum. Maybe what seems like trash could actually be the beginning of a great piece of art.
1.The underlined word “disgusted” in the eighth paragraph probably means ________.
A. excited B. feel tired and sick
C. unhappy D. energetic
2.Marraccini stores the gum for six months in order to ______.
A. judge how hard it will be
B. know whether it is still sweet
C. examine what chemicals it contains
D. see what color it will become
3. The best title for the passage is ________.
A. Sticky sculptures B. Creative artists
C. A new form of art D. Chewing gum
4.Savini’s works of art can be seen in all the cities EXCEPT _______.
A. London B. Rome C. New York D. Paris
