“Color, color, color!” are the words of artist Eric Carle. Eric is like the king in the world of children’s books. He has written over 70 children’s books. His most famous book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, is common on children’s bookshelves all over the world. What most people don’t know is that Eric also makes art for adults, which is called “ArtArt”. People didn’t know about it, because he didn’t show it to the public until he was 84 years old!
Like Eric’s children’s books, his “ArtArt” is full of bright and clear color. He says he loves colors so much because he missed it during the war in Germany. Eric was born in New York in 1929, but moved to Germany with his family when he was 6. When he was 10, World War II began. He noticed that all the houses and buildings in his town were painted gray, brown or dark green. It was a sad time, and it seemed like there was no color anywhere.
At the end of the war, “when color came back”, Eric explains, “I just loved it so much. I keep saying that I wish our eyes could see more color. Color is a very important part of my work.”
That’s true. Eric paints bright colors on paper, cuts out shapes, and then glues them onto another piece of paper. This method is called collage (拼贴艺术). In fact, it is what led Eric to his “ArtArt”.
Eric’s “ArtArt” includes large collages as well as paintings, photographs and even costumes. In all these works, he uses all kinds of colors-everything from purple to light green to orange. Now that’s a lot of color!
1.When did Eric show “ArtArt” to the public?
A.In 1929. B.In 1939.
C.In 1997. D.In 2013.
2.Why did Eric feel sad during World War II?
A.Because he could hardly see bright color.
B.Because he had to join the army to fight.
C.Because he couldn’t draw very good paintings.
D.Because he lived a very poor life with his parents.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Collage plays an important part in Eric’s book “ArtArt”.
B.Children know little about The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
C.Eric has created more books for adults than for children.
D.Eric moved to Germany with his family when he was 10.
What if your parents are too busy to cook dinner, so they give you a bag of candy…?
That’s exactly what some parents did in the 1920s in America. Back then, stores sold more kinds of candy than they do now. Most people thought it was as good for them as a healthy dinner. Many scientists also thought candy was good for people’s health.
Now, of course, we know that sugar isn’t good for us. But could it really be that bad if it tastes so delicious? Sadly, yes.
“Everyone loves sugar,” says Dr. Robert Lusting, a sugar expert. “But sugar has a dark side.” Take breakfast, for example. Sugary cereal (谷类植物) gives you energy, but only for a short time. Then you start to feel sleepy. Foods like oatmcal (麦片) and fruit give your body energy for hours. And eating a lot of sugar can cause health problems, including serious illnesses. These days, more and more children are getting illnesses caused by eating too much sugar.
The good news is that changing your diet can help—and fast. Lusting recently did a study that helped overweight children eat less sugar. All of the children who cut out sugar had fewer health problems in just 10 days.
Knowing the risks of eating too much sugar can help you make healthy food choices. Does this mean you have to give up sugar completely? No. It just means you should make sure you are eating plenty of healthy foods, like fresh fruit and vegetables. Most of us can eat candy sometimes, but just make sure it’s not your dinner.
1.In the 1920s in America, candy ___________.
A.came in fewer kinds than today
B.was often eaten after dinner
C.cost a lot more than today
D.was regarded as healthy
2.What does the underlined word “diet” in paragraph 5 mean?
A.Energy. B.Food.
C.Nutrition. D.Vitamin.
3.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.Kids Like Candy B.The Truth about Sugar
C.The Importance of Breakfast D.Dangers of Being Overweight
Bradford City Matters
Welcome to the winter edition of City Matters.
“Don’t Drop It; Stop it!”
Put rubbish in your wheelie bin (有轮垃圾箱).
You must put your rubbish in your wheelie bin to keep your environment clean. Don’t pile your rubbish up in your house or garden—use a wheelie bin or one of our largest bins.
You can buy a wheelie bin from our Waste Management Section at 01943 874 122.
You can tell us about mice or rubbish in your area by phoning our Public Health Unit at 01943 874 146. Dropping rubbish can be expensive. Did you know that you can get a $5 fine for dropping wubbish on the streets? Our council officers are on the streets of Bradford looking for people who drop rubbish. They will fine people who drop litter. This is part of our “Don’t Drop It; Stop It!” campaign.
Don’t fill your bin—recycle.
Just think how full your bin gets over the holidays. To reduce your waste:
◆Say “no” to unwanted bags. Take your own bags to the supermarket or reuse old ones. Get your free shopping bag from our Advice Centre.
◆Recycle your waste. Take bottles to your local recycling centre.
◆Buy recycled things. Cards and paper are good examples.
Our competition winners
As part of our “Don’t Drop It; Stop It!” campaign, community groups from the north, south, east and west of the city—500 volunteers—entered our competition to clean up their area. The goal was to make the city cleaner for those who live, work, shop or play there. The four winners were: High Trees Parents Group, South Bradford Community Project, The Bridge Community Association and Forest Youth Group.
1.If you have a problem with mice in your area, you can call ________.
A.01943 874 122 B.01941 824146
C.01943 874 146 D.01941 824 122
2.From the Advice Centre, you can get _______.
A.two wheelie bins B.a free young tree
C.a free shopping bag D.some recycled paper
3.What do we know about the competition?
A.There were five winners. B.It was held in the spring.
C.It failed to reach its goal. D.500 volunteers took part in it.
4.Where might you see this material?
A.In a local newspaper. B.In a health report.
C.In a travel magazine. D.In a storybook.
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
The first thing Eileen Korey noticed when she got into the car that Wednesday afternoon in early May was a small diamond ring in the tray(托盘)between the front seats. It hadn't been there before. Weeks earlier, she had taken the car in to have the airbag replaced. The car belonged to her daughter and son-in-law and she was helping them out. Now she was picking it up. That's when she saw the ring. Korey, 64, of Lake Oswego quickly contacted her daughter and son-in-law to ask if they were missing a diamond ring or if any of their friends had reported losing a ring. They both wrote back, saying they had no idea what she was talking about.
Korey took the ring to the service desk at the garage to ask if any women technicians might have left a ring in the car while they were working on it. The woman behind the counter said only men worked on the cars.
Korey asked if the desk clerk could get information from the guy who had replaced the airbag. Over a two-way radio(对讲机), Helbt said he'd placed the ring in the tray when it dropped to the car's floor after he opened up the steering column to replace the airbag. He was not sure how it got there.
She knew a friend who was a jeweler and stopped by to have her look at the ring to see if it was real. Her friend said the diamond, set in a white gold hand, was worth$1, 200 and Korey could easily sell it for $500. But she wouldn't sell it. After making sure the ring didn’t belong to anyone in her family—or anyone at the auto shop Korey tracked down the first owner of the car using paperwork she found in the glove box. Her detective work led her to a dealership in Beaverton, and the car's first owners：Daniel and Ashleigh Hannah. The Hannahs had purchased the small ring when they got engaged and were saving money to buy a house.
Paragraph 1：
One Sunday afternoon, they were driving to an event in their car but had to stop at the bank and use the ATM machine.
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Paragraph 2：
The couple searched the parking lot and the car forhours. Nothing.
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假定你是李华, 你校将举办中国风光摄影比赛, 中外学生均可参加。请给你的新西兰朋友Daniel写封电子邮件邀请他参赛, 内容包括：
1. 发邮件的目的；
2. 投稿截止时间；
3. 参赛作品发送至邮箱：photoshow@zhschool。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。
参考词汇：中国风光摄影Chinese landscape photography
Dear Daniel,
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Yours,
Li Hua
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Qian Xuesen, a gifted rocket scientist 1. led China's space and rocketry programs, was born in Shanghai in December 1911. He 2. (admit)into Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1929. In1934, he won 3. scholarship and in 1935 he left China to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One year later, he 4. (go)to the California Institute of Technology to start graduate studies under Theodore yon Kármán, a world-famous professor of aerodynamics(空气动力学).
From 1938 to 1955, Qian stayed in America, working with Kármán to research aerodynamics, rocketry and missiles. Despite his high salary and comfortable life in the US, Qian remained 5. (concern)about his home country's development. In October 1955, Qian braved all the difficulties and 6. (final)made his way back to China.
Upon his arrival, Qian Xuesen, together 7. dynamics expert Qian Weichang, established the Institute of Mechanics. Then Qian set out 8. (1ead)China's missile and rocketry programs.
Uninterested in fortune and fame, Qian devoted his life to 9. (rebuild)the nation. ''As a Chinese technician, my life's purpose is to serve the people, '' he said. ''If after I die the public feels I have made a contribution during my life, that 10. (approve)will be the highest praise of all. '' Qian died on Oct. 31, 2009. The Chinese people will never forget his contribution.
