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CAFA Art Museum
CAFA Art Museum was built in 1953. Now the new museum is in ChinaCentral Academy(学院)of Fine Arts. The second floor is designed to display(陈列)works by some great artists. The third and fourth floors are the gallery for modernart exhibitions
Poly Art Museum
Poly Art Museum is designed to develop national art and culture. It triesto rescue and protect Chinese cultural relics (遗产) lost abroad. More than 100pieces of Chinese bronzeware (青铜器m)are on display. Now Poly Art Museum isconsidered as one of the best-known art museums in China
Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy
Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy is a neighbor of the beautiful Chaoyang Park. It has all kinds of meeting halls. There are workrooms that are largeenough for artists to create huge paintings. There is also a bookstore, a coffee houseand other culture and leisure places.
Beijing Han Meilin Art Museum
Beijing Han Meilin Art Museum is the largest personal art museum in China. Han Meilin is a well-known Chinese artist. He is famous for designing Fuwa dollsfor the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Han Meilin also offers help to gifted students
1.More than 100 pieces of Chinese bronzeware are on display in＿＿．
A. Poly Art Museum B. CAFA Art Museum
C. Beijing Han Meilin Art Museum D. Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy
2.Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy＿＿·
A. was built in 1953 B. has all kinds of meeting halls
C. protects Chinese cultural relics D. is a large personal art museum
3.Han Meilin is famous for
A. operating bookstores and coffee houses
B. holding modern exhibitions in his art museum
C. offering help to students who create huge paintings
D. designing Fawn dolls for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
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My name is Jackson. I'm a great reader with good memory. I rememberalmost everything I read. But I don't like to speak in class. When Mr.Knoll announced an oral book report, the idea of going up and having myclassmates staring at me while I talked filled me with anxiety.
As for the date, if the book report was due in two weeks, I would do itright then. Mr. Knoll, though, gave us a month to get the report ready, so Ithought I had plenty of time.
Finally, I chose Fire-Hunter by Jim Kjelgaard. It looked really interesting. I read the first few pagesand then I set it aside. I wasn't worried. I had plenty of time. Then the book got buried in the clutter(杂物）in my room.
Before I knew it, the date of the book report was a week away. Some kids had already finished. Iwas in a panic. I raced home and found the book. Trembling（颤抖），I turned to the back and discoveredthere were 218 pages! I read like crazy
The last day came. When Mr. Knoll called on me to give my report, I still had eighty pages to go.
The class looked sorry for me when I pulled myself forward. They could see my fear.
"My book is Fire-Hunter, by Jim Kjelgaard," I began slowly. Then I started to tell the story and theclass seemed interested. To my surprise, I discovered I was enjoying myself. However, I had no ideahow the book ended. I really didn't know what came over me. I made up the rest of the story on the spot.The class loved it, and applauded as I finished.
At break time, Mr. Knoll called me over. "You know, Jackson, I don't really remember the book
ending that way."
I gulped（倒吸气）．
"You told a pretty good story，”he continued. "The assignment was an oral book report. You did a great job on the oral part’
"Uh, thanks," I said.
"When you actually finish Fire-Hunter, please come to me and give me the book report’
"Yes, I definitely will," I said. I knew I would never make that mistake again.
1.How long did Mr. Knoll give students to prepare the book report?
A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks. D. A month.
2.We know from the passage that＿＿·
A. Jackson's classmates didn't like his story
B. Jackson was the first to finish his book report
C. Jackson had to give Mr. Knoll his book report later
D. Jackson was criticized for his bad oral book report
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Jackson's Hobby B. Jackson's Book Report
C. Jackson's Problem D. Jackson's Good Memory
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You're not the same person you were as a child. You're not even the same personyou were five years ago. We don't just mean your personality. While we'd love tostart a never-ending discussion over the “true self”，we're here to talk about thecells（细胞）in your body.
Do you know how your fingernails and hair are constantly growing and replacingthemselves? The same thing happens almost everywhere in your body. Your outerlayer of skin makes way for fresher skin, and inside your veins（血管），blood cells turn over to make wayfor fresh blood. It's probably no surprise that these types of cells are short-lived, even some of the mostseemingly permanent（永久的）parts of your body replace themselves over time-including your bones.
Strong as your bones might seem, the cells they're made of won't last a lifetime. Bones are masters at rebuilding themselves, which is why most broken bones can heal on their own into the right shape.
Bones have special cells called osteoclasts（破骨细胞）whose job is to break down bone, even if itisn't broken, and send the minerals into the blood stream. This may sound frighteningly like your bonesare wearing away, but your body knows what it's doing. As osteoclasts break down bone, osteoblasts（成骨细胞）build up new bone to replace the old. By the end of each year, about 10 percent of yourentire adult skeleton will have been rebuilt through this process.
If 10 percent of your bone breaks down every year, it must take about ten years to renew 100percent of your skeleton. That would be a great guess, and it lines up nicely with the medical myth thatthe human body's cells are fully replaced every seven years, but the body is a bit more complex. That10 percent is just an average-some bone grows faster than that, and some grows slower. While someparts of your bone will turn over quickly, other parts will stick around for decades. In fact, most bonecells could live as long as 50 years.
So before you get wrapped up in an identity crisis（危机）about the cells in your body disappearingon you, know that you can lose some hair and you can cut your nails, but the bones of you aren't goinganywhere-at least not very soon and not all at once.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All the cells in our body are the same ones that we were born with.
B. Our blood cells are constantly growing and replacing themselves.
C. It must take about 10 years to rebuild 100 percent of our skeleton.
D. Osteoblasts can break down skin and also rebuild it over time.
2.The underlined words "wearing away" probably mean“＿＿”．
A. building up B. taking off C. dying out D. turning on
3.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Our skeleton seems permanent but renews itself over time.
B. It is not surprising that some cells in our body are short-lived.
C. There are two types of cells in our bones: osteoclasts and osteoblasts.
D. We are not the same person we were five years ago because of personality.
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For years, the word “popular'，has been demonized（妖魔化）and made thesame as mini-skirt-wearing, hair-coloring cheerleader types like Regina Georgein Mean Girls. Today, teachers and parents inform children that being popularis irrelevant（不相干的），unnecessary and a sure shortcut to upset, misery, anddeath. And some people describe popular students as the ones most likely tobum out and end up as nobody, while their less well-liked counterparts enjoy alife of wealth and fame.
However, the Oxford English Dictionary defines（定义）popularity as:“TheState or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people’ Thissounds like a lovely thing, and is not related to such behaviors as “burn books” or “three-way phonecalls" in Mean Girls．
In fact, it is a truth widely acknowledged that young people who feel liked or supported are morelikely to obtain impressive achievements than those who feel lonely, unvalued, and irrelevant socially.So why, then, is popularity given such a bad name? Why is this state of well-likedness so demonized?
Basically, the hatred (恨) shown toward what appears to be a very pleasant thing is caused by lackof understanding. When we, as viewers, see characters such as Regina Georges on TV and in films, werecognize them to be popular. These characters, if not exactly liked,，greatly admired by their peers（同伴）．Our mistake comes when we try to understand their cruel and unkind actions using the deduction（推论）method.Humans are imperfect, and even the most intelligent mind is open to dishonesty through a very smallslip in logic. Unfortunately, this occurs here with branding results
We first learn that a character is popular. Since this is important to the plot, it is constantlyemphasized, leading it to be the most common thing in our minds when we consider the character.Later, we see that character do something unkind. The character's most noticeable characteristic (inour minds) is his/her popularity. And now the character is mean and unkind. This character is popular.Therefore, we jump to a quick conclusion (结论) that popular people are mean and unkind.
Things such as improper behaviors and rumor-spreading are terrible and should always be seenin a very serious light. However, it is important to recognize that these are not the behaviors of popularpeople, but bullies.
So, in summary, do not be afraid to be popular and have many friends. If you are kind to everyoneand treat others with respect, there will be few who can criticize you, for being widely liked is not acurse but a blessing. Just remember that being popular does give you a degree of power, and with greatpower comes a large electricity bill!
1.The writer mentions the definition of popularity in paragraph 2 to＿＿．
A. bring up his opinion B. give an example
C. come to a conclusion D. offer his suggestion
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Being popular might offer a shortcut to a life of wealth.
B. Students who feel supported have a better chance to achieve more.
C. Popular students are usually famous but mean and unkind.
D. The less well-liked people consider being popular as something bad.
3.Paragraph 4 and 5 are. mainly about＿＿
A. the importance of being admired by peers
B. the ways to clear up some misunderstanding
C. the advantages and disadvantages of being popular
D. the reasons why people show hatred to being popular
4.The writer probably agrees that＿＿·
A. cheerleader types will surely end up as nobody
B. being popular is unnecessary for most students
C. treating others with kindness is beneficial to popular people
D. famous people are likely to make mistakes and be criticized
