A Trip into a Young Farmer’s Mind Chickens that can talk? Cows that can dance? They are all in Louis Black’s comic books(漫画书). Louis Black was born on a farm. The quiet young man spent most of his life helping his parents on the farm. When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the farm. Later, he put them into his comic books in his own funny way. They were enjoyed by his family but never shown to people outside the farm. The shy farmer’s comic books became famous only after he died. He passed on in a fire three years ago, when he was only 35. In order to remember him, his family showed his comic books in the town museum, and people liked them very much. Now the original(原始的) pictures of Louis Black’s farm animals can be seen at the City Art Center for one month. Come and visit the beautiful world of Louis Black! |
1.At what age did Louis begin to draw the animals on the farm?
A. At 9. B. At 13. C. At 23. D. At 35.
2.The underlined part “passed on” is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. sat B. rose C. died D. stood
3.Which is the right order of the following what happened?
a. His books became popular. b. His family enjoyed his books.
c. He passed on in a fire. d. He started to draw animals.
e. He was born on a farm.
A. a-b-c-d-e B. e-b-d-a-c C. e-d-b-c-a D. b-d-c-e-a
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To plan a trip to visit a farm. B. To tell people about an art show.
C. To attract people to the farm. D. To share ideas of drawing comic books.
1. Lily and her family moved to a new flat __________.
A. yesterday B. last week C. last month D. three days ago
2.Lily is very happy mainly because ________.
A. she has just heard from Alice B. she has got her own bedroom
C. she has a bigger bedroom now D. she shares a room with her sister
3. Lily ________ on her computer.
A. reads books and draws pictures B. learns to make different dishes
C. plays CDs and listens to the radio D. plays games and sends e-mails
4. From the letter we know all the following EXCEPT that ________.
A. there is a computer in Lily’s room B. Lily often helps her mother cook
C. Lily’s mother is good at cooking D. Lily’s mother is Chinese
Adam Lee is a very popular man in Ottawa. He is not famous in sports or the arts, people in the streets know about him, especially the .
For those people, he is “Gloves Lee”. How did he get that ? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文包). But he’s . His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr. Lee walks in the streets, looking around at people. He stops when he someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he moves on, looking for more people with cold .
On winter days, Mr. Lee gloves. During the rest of the year, he buys gloves. People who have heard about him him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Lee began doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor people in the city know him and his behavior. But people who don’t know him are sometimes surprised by him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them happy. A pair of gloves may be a thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
1.A. or B. so C. but D. and
2.A. old B. young C. rich D. poor
3.A. job B. name C. chance D. message
4.A. calm B. different C. crazy D. honest
5.A. helps B. chooses C. greets D. sees
6.A. hands B. feet C. faces D. ears
7.A. searches for B. picks up C. gives away D. puts on
8.A. call B. send C. lend D. show
9.A. understand B. dislike C. study D. excuse
10.A. big B. good C. small D. useful
— May I use your dictionary for a while?
— ______ . It’s on the desk.
A. Yes, sure B. Take it easy
C. You’ve got it D. Sorry, you can’t
-Could you tell me ______ ?
-At 9:20 tomorrow morning.
A. what time you arrived B. who you are coming with
C. when will you be here D. what time you are arriving
Laura opened the door and rushed into the rain _______ I could stop her.
A. until B. after C. before D. unless