South Korean artist Young-Sung Kim has a very special talent - he can paint photographs. The old saying “I’ll believe it when I see it” doesn’t really apply to Kim’s art. You can stare at his unbelievable detailed paintings for hours and still ______ to tell them apart from photographs. The 43-year-old artist is so good at what he does, sometimes, he himself has trouble telling his ______ paintings from the photos. Once, he _____ sent the press (出版社) a photo he took, instead of the painting he did, _____ they looked almost the same.
Most of Kim’s paintings show small _____ , and the artist admits that he has been _____ animals since he was a young boy, keeping them in his room and _____ them. Back then, the results of his hard work were far _____the level of his recent works, but that only made him want to become a better painter. “I promise myself I would paint them _____ when I grew up,” he said.
___ , his parents didn’t support his decision to focus his studies on art, ____ that he wouldn’t be able to land a good job. Their ____ only made him resolve (下定决心) to become a painter. Finally his family ____ and allowed him to follow his dream.
Kim’s parents made the ____ decision. Not only does Kim get to earn a living by doing what he ____ most, but he was highly ____ as one of the world’s realistic painters, earning between $ 10,000 and $ 130,000 per artwork.
Kim paints for more than 12 hours a day ____ on weekend, but he is never completely_____ with his work. He scores his artworks on a 100-point scale (级别) ，but almost ____ of his paintings have scored above 90 points. Kim hopes to ____ himself and get as close to that 100-point mark as possible.
1.A.happy B.unwilling C.unable D.eager
2.A.abstract B.realistic C.traditional D.modern
3.A.mistakenly B.naturally C.surprisingly D.secretly
4.A.unless B.though C.because D.when
5.A.kids B.toys C.plants D.animals
6.A.interested in B.troubled by C.afraid of D.careful with
7.A.feeding B.training C.studying D.painting
8.A.below B.above C.near D.beyond(超越)
9.A.perfectly B.carefully C.seriously D.elegantly
10.A.Strangely B.Unfortunately C.Luckily D.Normally
11.A.expecting B.imagining C.fearing D.suggesting
12.A.attitude B.decision C.arrangement D.suggestion
13.A.gave in B.got away C.helped out D.calmed down
14.A.final B.hard C.right D.unwise
15.A.loves B.misses C.needs D.hates
16.A.hired B.regarded C.represented D.remembered
17.A.even B.seldom C.yet D.just
18.A.bored B.patient C.angry D.happy
19.A.none B.some C.many D.all
20.A.enjoy B.better C.teach D.support
Traffic Safety in China
The most important thing that you should pay highest attention to during your China tours is traffic safety. 1. Below are some detailed practical tips for keeping you safe whether you are on foot, cycling, or in a vehicle:
Walking
Be aware of the traffic rules. 2. Watch for the traffic when crossing the road and do not jay walk (乱穿马路) even if others may do so. Crosswalks are designed to assist pedestrians who wish to cross the road - be sure to use them.
Riding a Bike
It is safest to take the bicycle path when cycling and the traffic rules must be obeyed. Please pay attention to pedestrians who cross the road in front of you.
On Bus
Fastening your seat belt especially when on the expressway may save your life in an accident. 3. Try to chat with others or look at the scenery outside the window. Have some medicine on hand for travel sickness. It is important to be careful and guard against theft.
4.
The flight regulations (规章制度) must be strictly observed, and you should follow the stewards’ instructions, including when to fasten your seat belt.
Self-driving
Find out about the road conditions and make sure you have your seat belt fastened at all times. 5. Do not speed and do not park your car inappropriately. Find out about the different traffic rules in different countries and get accustomed to them quickly.
A. On Airplane.
B. On Cruise Ship.
C. Do not drive after drinking alcohol.
D. Do not sleep, even if you are very tired.
E. After all, keeping safe is our guarantee (保证) of a wonderful visit.
F. Walk on the sidewalk and be careful to give way to motor vehicles.
G. Do not carry luggage and keep some space between you and the bike ahead.
As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.
In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.
In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”
According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.
1.The passage begins with two questions to ________.
A.introduce the main topic B.show the author’s attitude
C.describe how to use the Internet D.explain how to store information
2.What can we learn about the first experiment?
A.Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.
B.The two groups remembered the information equally well.
C.The first group did not try to remember the formation.
D.The second group did not understand the information.
3.In transactive memory, people ________.
A.keep the information in mind
B.change the quantity of information
C.organize information like a computer
D.remember how to find the information
4.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research?
A.We are using memory differently.
B.We are becoming more intelligent.
C.We have poorer memories than before.
D.We need a better way to access information.
There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player and always performed in this bar. People came in just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him that he didn't want to hear him just play the piano any more. He wanted him to sing a song.
The man said, "I don't sing."
But the customer was persistent (执着的). He told the bar manager, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want that man to sing！"
The manager shouted across the room, "If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing！"
So he did, He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the first time. And everyone was surprised by his song Mona Lisa. He got lots of applause(掌声) that night.
He had such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years! If without such a chance, he may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. However, now he has become one of the best known singers in America.
You, too, have skills and abilities. Maybe your "talent" is not as great as the singer above, but it may be better than you think! And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have!
1.Why did the man start to sing?
A.Because he wanted to make more money.
B.Because the bar manager said he liked his song.
C.Because he wanted to show everyone that he had a talent for singing.
D.Because the manager asked him to sing at the request of a customer.
2.What do you think of the bar manager?
A.Strict. B.Kind
C.Patient. D.Rude.
3.Which of the following is TRUE about the piano player?
A.He hated singing in a no-name bar.
B.He didn’t discover his talent before a customer asked him to sing.
C.He became very famous as a pianist and singer in America.
D.He lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.How to Have Great Ability. B.A Nice Song - Mona, Mona Lisa.
C.A Singer in a No-Name Bar. D.Make Full Use of Your Talent.
John Constable was born in Suffolk, England, on 11 June 1776. His family hoped that he would join his father's business, but he showed great interest in art when he was very young. Finally, his family allowed him to enter the Royal Academy School, a very famous art college in England, at the age of twenty-two.
At the Royal Academy, he was a good student, spending all his spare time drawing and reading.
He showed his first painting in 1802. Constable believed the greatest art came from using the inspiration(灵感) of nature, rather than using various techniques (技巧) and imagination on art.
In his lifetime, Constable never had much money. His fame only grew after his death. He was unable to earn a living from the paintings. To support his family, Constable often drew portraits( 肖像)of others. But it was something he never really enjoyed. He was attracted by the beauty of the British countryside.
He sold more paintings in France than in his home country, England, at first. But when given the chance to travel to sell his paintings abroad, he said he would rather “be a poor man in England than a rich man abroad.”
Constable died in 1837. During his lifetime he got little praise in his home country for painting countryside scenery. Yet he is now considered to be one of the greatest British artists.
1.John Constable studied painting because____________.
A.he was interested in it B.his parents hoped he would study it
C.he wanted to make more money D.He liked the Royal Academy school
2.At the Royal Academy, John Constable __________.
A.wasn’t a good student B.didn't get on well with his classmates
C.was very hardworking D.became very famous
3.What do we know about John Constable?
A.He thought technique was the most important in art painting.
B.His paintings sold better in France than in England at first.
C.He was interested in drawing portraits.
D.He became very rich by painting.
4.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?
A.John Constable was willing to travel to France.
B.John Constable was tired of being poor.
C.John Constable didn't want to sell his paintings.
D.John Constable loved his country very much.
Welcome to Adventure land!
Everyone loves Adventure land! The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore, enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience.
The Travel Pavilion
Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life.
Visit the Amazon jungle (丛林) village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there, who will tell you about their lives and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing…
The Future Tower
This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we'll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and you can even take a "journey" to Mars!
The Nature Park
This is not really one park but several parks.
In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals and see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales.
The Pyramid
This is the center of Adventure land. Need some postcards, stamps or even toys? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping center.
1.The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors _____.
A.realize the importance of travelling
B.become familiar with mountain countries
C.learn how to make things such as fishing nets
D.learn something about different places in the world
2.If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be, you may visit _____.
A.the Travel Pavilion
B.the Future Tower
C.the Safari Park
D.the Pyramid
3.If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where will you most likely go?
A.The Pyramid.
B.The Nature Park.
C.The Future Tower.
D.The Travel Pavilion.
