Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working_______a special painting for a church at that time,_______the church painting was not _______well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of his second _______. This is the woman who _______be seen in the Mona Lisa.
All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci's _______, and it satisfied the husband. Da Vinci used ______and light in a clever ________in the painting.
Da Vinci loved science and_______Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry(几何形状) in the Mona Lisa. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and ________shapes like ________. Even her ________can be seen as a small part of a large circle.
The woman in the ________is sitting on a balcony (阳台), and ________can be seen behind her because Da Vinci loved to study rocks, and these can be seen ________in his other paintings. The woman is sitting with her knees _______the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are_______together in front of her. This way of________is now used by many ______when they are______. The Mona Lisa is a remarkable master.
1.A. about B. up C. in D. on
2.A. so long as B. but C. in spite of D. however
3.A. working B. doing C. going D. making
4.A. wife B. servant C. daughter D. nurse
5.A. can B. must C. should D. might
6.A. novels B. photos C. works D. masterpiece
7.A. darkness B. oils C. heaviness D. blank
8.A. hand B. eye C. way D. picture
9.A. geography B. biology C. chemistry D. maths
10.A. long B. circular C. square D. round
11.A. cigars B. packets C. diamonds D. balls
12.A. emotion B. pattern C. preference D. smile
13.A. painting B. cottage C. exhibition D. canvas
14.A. sparrow B. mountains C. landscape D. kitten
15.A. that’s to say B. over and over C. on the other hand D. by and by
16.A. on B. by C. to D. beyond
17.A. hung B. caught C. held D. supported
18.A. sitting B. painting C. living D. smiling
19.A. models B. females C. bridegrooms D. brides
20.A. played B. being painted C. painting D. being played
The word “addiction” usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs.?1.Some people are compulsive (难以自制的) shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games.
2.Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more every day, but it’s more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics(购物狂). They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it. They are hooked(吸引) on shopping and usually buy things that they don’t need. Even though they don’t have enough money, they buy everything they want.
3.There isn't a specific answer. Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something.4..
Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction, but it can bring out problems. Some of them can be psychological. If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot.5. They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don’t have. They get deep in debt, and they can even go bankrupt(破产的) and get sent to prison.
A.Once you are addicted to alcohol or drugs, it is difficult to get rid of.
B. Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity.
C. People addicted to computer games consider the games as great ways to amuse themselves.
D. However, in modern society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions.
E. The question is, why do they have this addiction?
F. They also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty.
G. It can also cause financial problems
In Antarctica, you learn not to take anything for granted. Everything people depend on has to be shipped or flown into the continent. Why? There are no farms on the icy continent. There are certainly no cows, pigs or chickens. As for drinking water, special systems and a great deal of energy are needed to take the salt out of seawater to make it useable.
Then there is the matter of waste. The US Antarctic Program is committed (致力于) to reducing its impact- or footprint--on the Antarctic environment. That means that every bit of garbage a person might produce in a day has to be transported off the continent. That's true whether it's the wrapper from your candy bar, the green beans you didn't want to eat or the paper towels you used to wipe your hands,
McMurdo Station has put into place technology that helps it reduce its footprint. It starts with energy. The US research base has partnered its nearby neighbor, New Zealand's Scott Base, to share energy produced from three large wind turbines. Scott Base gets 100% of its power from wind, says Ron Blevins, manager at a power plant, while the American base gets about 35% of its energy from wind. The much larger US base uses oil-fired generators(发电机) to supply the rest of its energy needs. The waste heat produced by the generators is then used to warm many of its buildings.
The McMurdo base also has a wastewater treatment plant. Yubecca Bragg, an organic farmer, manages the treatment plant. Bragg explains that treatment depends on allowing microorganisms(微生物) to break down the waste until the liquid part of the waste can be safely released into the ocean. Between 150, 000 and 180,000 pounds a year of the remaining solid waste is packed into containers and sent back to the US.
1.We can learn from the first paragraph that .
A. farmers have to raise cows in Antarctica
B. people like taking the ships in Antarctica
C. it is not easy to live in Antarctica
D. water in Antarctica is useless at all
2.How do people in Antarctica deal with the solid garbage?
A. They have it taken away later. B. They wrap it in the paper towels.
C. They ignore it completely. D. They keep it in the dustbins.
3.It can be inferred from Ron Blevins’ words that .
A. the US base gets its most energy from wind
B. the US base doesn't need too much energy
C. Scott Base tries to remove its footprint
D. New Zealand's technology is advanced
4.Which of the following is harmful to the environment of Antarctica?
A. The large wind turbine. B. An oil-fired generator.
C. A wastewater treatment plant. D. Scott Base's power plant.
The Summer Program
Program Highlights:
(1)More outdoor Chinese study: All trips and activities focus on developing language skills in Chinese, as well as building up self-confidence and teamwork ability. Campers would get a clear awareness of the program theme---- “Observe-Think-Act”.
(2) One-to-one Chinese tutoring; One hour per day, we have college students majoring in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language work as tutors.
(3) Breakfast is upgraded to western buffet style and offered by the host four-star hotel.
Discount Policy:
●￥1,000 off per student for early bird applications on or before March 31st;
●¥1,000 off per student for returning students;
●¥500 off per student for 2 family siblings;
●¥1,000 off per student for a group of 3 or above (siblings/friends).
Contact information: Ms Summer
E-mail : summer@richblcu . com
Tel: (+86) 10 8230-3067
1.What will campers do if they join in the program?
A. Study together with some college teachers.
B. Have a chance to improve their confidence.
C. Spend more time learning Chinese.
D. Have each meal in four-star hotels every day.
2.When should all the applications be submitted at the latest?
A. By late July. B. By late August. C. By late March. D. By late June.
3.What should we do to save some money according to the discount policy?
A. Attend the program with three or more students.
B. Hand in our applications as early as we can.
C. Make a trip with all our family members.
D. Come back to the program in a limited time.
Not long ago, people could only buy organic food in small shops. Today it is common in most major supermarkets. The reason for the increase is that more and more people are demanding food grown without chemicals. Since the 1990s, organic farm production has gone up 20 percent every year. This pattern is expected to continue around the globe.
Australia leads the world in land used for organic agriculture. It has four times as much land devoted to organic farming as all of Asia. However, most of the land is not very fertile, and it only produces a modest amount of food. Argentina is a distant second, followed by Brazil, the United States and China. In Africa, only a very small amount of land is registered for organic farming. That does not mean Africa relies on chemicals. In fact, many farmers do not use chemicals because they cannot afford them. Yet there are no programs for these farmers to prove they do not use chemicals. Without these programs their food can never be approved organic.
India has had the most dramatic recent increase in organic farming. Like many other countries, India sees continual growth in organic food sales around the world. This, of course, leads to growth in profits. Sales of organic food were more than doubled from 2000 to 2005. Like India, many countries are trying to increase commercial organic farming to get a share of the sales. This has led to criticism. Some people believe that organic farming should not just be about making money. They think the goal is to help the environment. Others say organic farming will not continue if it is not profitable. They say that people should be able to make money while providing food that is healthy to mankind.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Countries all want to make money from organic farming.
B. Organic food has become much more common.
C. People do not want to eat food with chemicals in it.
D. Farming organically is growing around the world.
2.Why do people want to increase organic farming?
A. Organic food is good for the Earth and the human beings.
B. More and more people demand chemicals to grow food.
C. Profits from organic farming help make approval programs.
D. There are fewer chemicals available to the human beings.
3.From the passage, it can be said that __________.
A. China and India have the same amount of organic farmland
B. India uses the least land to farm organically
C. the US is the fourth largest organic farming country
D. Brazil uses less land to farm organically than China
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. there will be fewer organic farms if demand for organic food goes down
B. people who eat food with chemicals have shorter lifespan
C. India will soon become the largest grower of organic food
D. more countries will farm organically as the environment gets worse
No poem should ever be discussed or analyzed, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end. All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on films, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching cannot replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting(背诵) it.
I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than analyzing it if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is a criticism of life, and a heightening(提升) of life. It is an approach to the truth of feeling, and it can save your life.
I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.
1.To have a better understanding of a poem, one should________.
A. analyze it by oneself B. copy it down in a notebook
C. practise reading it aloud D. discuss it with others
2.According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students ________.
A. to enjoy poetry B. to become teachers
C. to become poets D. to understand life
3.The underlined words “make room” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A. to provide equipment B. to leave a certain amount of time
C. to set aside enough space D. to build a booth
4.The best title for the passage may be “________”.
A. Analyzing Poems B. Discussing Poems
C. Learning English D. Reading Poems Aloud
