They aren’t great artists like Leonardo da Vi...

They aren’t great artists like Leonardo da Vinci or Vincent van Gogh, but their paintings are just as popular on Chinese social media, with millions of Chinese people willing to pay for them.

The 36 works were painted by ordinary Chinese people who live with autism (自闭症) or cerebral palsy (脑瘫), aged from their early teens to late thirties. They all studied art at World of Art Brut Culture (WABC), which is a Shanghai-based non-profit organization (非贏利组织) for art education. The project was started by WABC and supported by the Tencent Charitable Foundation. Users could buy a digital copy of each painting by donating (捐赠) 1 yuan or more. By Aug 29, donations totaled more than 15 million yuan, with about 5.8 million people participating (参与).

“The paintings by these autistic kids and adults are beautiful: the style is similar to that of the Dutch artist Van Gogh. I’m really impressed by their talent,” Feng Li, a customer service officer in Shanghai, told the South China Morning Post.

However, the popular campaign also led to certain questions.

Li Laoxi, an experienced special education teacher in Hangzhou, said that based on his experience, people with autism could only draw a few lines or fill in colors under the guidance of their trainers. “Maybe there are some geniuses out there, but I’ve never met them”. Others questioned where the money would go, as the donations went to WABC instead of the painters. In response to these concerns, Miao Shiming, founder of WABC, said the money would be used to employ art teachers, buy supplies, and rent facilities. Meanwhile, Tencent said that all donation information would be open to the public.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A. An online painting exhibition.　　 B. A non-profit organization.

C. A public donation.　　 D. An online survey about paintings.

2.What does WABC do for people with autism?

A. It helps them cure autism.　　 B. It provides art education for them.

C. It gives them money　　 D. It offers schooling to them.

3.Why did Li Laoxi, an experienced special education teacher question the project?

A. Because he thought autistic people could not draw.

B. Because he doubted about the painting abilities of autistic people.

C. Because he didn’t trust the organization, WABC.

D. Because he believed the paintings were painted only by geniuses.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the project?

A. Disappointed.　　 B. Appreciated.

C. Worried.　　 D. Objective.

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There is a wonderful old story about the best­known artist，Leonardo da Vinci.When Leonardo was ______ The Last Supper，it took him several years to complete it.He had ______ to use live models for Christ and ______ of the twelve Apostles(使徒). He chose the ______ for Christ first when he found a man who ______ both beauty and love on his face.As the years ______，Leonardo completed all of the Apostles ______ Judas.Finally，he found a man whose face seemed full of greed and evil.After he ______ painting the man as Judas，the man asked ______ Leonardo knew who he was.When Leonardo said no，the man ______ loudly，“I am the same man you painted years ago as the model for Christ.”

Though this story is certainly not true，it does ______ a spiritual(精神的)truth.No matter how old or young we are，the ______ can often show the condition of our deep heart.I have seen wrinkled(有皱纹的) faces that still sparkled(闪耀)with the ______ of angels when they smiled. I have also seen young faces ______ eyes as cold as ice。

The good news，______，is that it is never too ______ to change our face and our heart，and ______ our heart with love and let it shine through our eyes and actions.

I only hope that my own face，no matter how old or wrinkled it ______，is always the face of love. I hope it is a face of ______，gentleness，hopefulness and joyfulness. May your eyes ______ shine with the light of joy. And may everyone who looks at you always see a face full of love.

1.A.designing B.creating C.painting D.improving

2.A.decided B.imagined C.ordered D.refused

3.A.both B.each C.neither D.none

4.A.model B.shape C.person D.character

5.A.appeared B.enjoyed C.showed D.expressed

6.A.ended up B.went on C.came up D.turned on

7.A.beside B.without C.including D.except

8.A.started B.stopped C.repeated D.enjoyed

9.A.how B.why C.if D.when

10.A.answered B.cried C.shouted D.laughed

11.A.discover B.learn C.report D.tell

12.A.power B.faith C.appearance D.attitude

13.A.beauty B.hope C.nature D.enjoyment

14.A.by B.in C.like D.with

15.A.however B.instead C.therefore D.besides

16.A.early B.late C.hard D.fast

17.A.fill B.equip C.cover D.mix

18.A.suffers B.develops C.becomes D.means

19.A.sadness B.carefulness C.rudeness D.kindness

20.A.never B.always C.seldom D.sometimes

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) ____ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free.

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Leonardo da Vinci（达芬奇）began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503.He was working on a special painting for a church at the time, but the church painting was not going well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of the businessman’s second wife. This is the woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa.

All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s work. Da Vinci uses darkness and light in a clever way in the painting.

Da Vinci loved science and maths. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry（几何学）in the Mona Lisa. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and round shapes like balls. Even her smile can be seen as a small part of a large circle.

The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony(露台), and mountains can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains, so these can be seen over and over in his other paintings.

The woman is sitting with her knees to the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are held together in front of her. This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or woman today.

1.Who painted the Mona Lisa?

A businessman.　　 　　　　 B. His second wife.

C. Leonardo da Vinci.　　 D. The businessman’s wife.

2.The woman in the painting is______.

A. an Italian businesswoman

B. Leonardo da Vinci’s wife

C. the wife of a businessman

D.a woman from the church

3.Where is the woman in the painting?

A. On a balcony.　　　　　　 B. On a knee.

C. On a mountain.　　　　 　 D. On a rock.

4.What can a person see in the painting?

A. A lot of geometry.

B. Clever use of light and darkness.

C. Mountains.

D. All of the above.

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Leonardo da Vinci’s mother may have been a Chinese slave according to a new research by an Italian historian and novelist—Angelo Paratico, who has spent the last 20 years living and working in Hong Kong, researching the links between his homeland and China over the past half century.

Mr Paratico said the documents he has uncovered during two years of research form the basis of his latest book Leonardo Da Vinci, a Chinese scholar lost in Renaissance(文艺复兴)Italy. The book, which is due to be published next year, uncovers evidence that there’s a link between Da Vinci and the Far East.

Speaking to the South China Morning Post, Mr Paratico said, “I am sure that Leonardo’s mother was from the East, but to make her a Chinese, we need to use a deductive method(演绎法). One wealthy client of Leonardo’s father had a slave called Caterina. After Leonardo’s date of birth, she disappeared from the documents．She was no longer working there.’’

It is believed that his mother was called Caterina, who, according to some reports, was a local peasant. But Mr Paratico’s new work claims it is most likely that Da Vinci’s mother was a slave. Supporting his theory, he said, “During the Renaissance, countries like Italy and Spain were full of slaves from the East.”

He claimed that there were certain aspects of Da Vinci’s life and works which suggest a Chinese link. For instance, he was writing with his left hand from left to right and he was also a vegetarian, which was not common. Mona Lisa is probably a portrait of his mother，as Sigmund Freud said in 1910. On the back of Mona Lisa, there is a Chinese landscape and even her face looks Chinese.

Mr Paratico said he believes the only way to solve the mystery is to dig out some of Da Vinci’s relations in Florence and extract some DNA.

1.What is Mr Paratico’s latest book based on?

A. His research findings．　　 B. His living experience．

C. His final visit to Italy．　　 D. His interest in Renaissance．

2.What may suggest there is a link between Da Vinci and Chinese?

A. His working habit．　　 B. His ways of writing．

C. His birth date．　　 D. His father’s friend．

3.What can we learn about Da Vinci’s mother?

A. She was a slave of Leonardo’s father．

B. She quit working after her marriage．

C. She was buried in Florence after death．

D. She was probably the model of Mona Lisa．

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I think that a great friend is like a great artist who can change my feeling about life greatly. When I talk about the person who influenced(影响) me most. I must think of my best friend quickly.

When I was in my university, one of my classmates sat beside me. His name is Wang Tao. He is my unforgettable friend in my life. He is good at study and handsome. Everyone knows that he is a genius(天才) of my university. Besides, he is kind-hearted and is always ready to help others.

I remembered that my maths was poor at that time, but he was excellent in solving(解决) maths questions. He often got high scores. Since we talked all day long, he was patient and polite to answer my maths questions. Slowly, I made great progress. I passed the examination finally. Then we became friends naturally.

We know that we live in a society, so we need a lot of friends. There are two kinds of friends, good and bad, bad friend may make our life failed, while good ones make our life successful. To me, Wang Tao is a very good friend. I learned so many lessons from him, and I became more and more excellent.

We separated three months ago. Now I miss him very much, and I hope that our friendship will continue to be just as strong after we graduate.

1.Which of the following about Wang Tao is NOT true according to the passage?

A. He is handsome.　　 B. He is kind-hearted.

C. He is an artist.　　 D. He is good at study.

2.In the fourth paragraph, the writer mainly advises that we should ________.

A. make good friends and learn from them

B. make bad friends and learn from them

C. make fewer good friends

D. make more bad friends

3.The underlined word “separated” most probably means “_______”.

A. 聚集　　 B. 分离

C. 寻找　　 D. 选择

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. My university life　　 B. How to make friends

C. How to Learn Maths Well　　 D. An unforgettable Friend

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Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March, 1853---29 July, 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist. He is considered one of the greatest artists with great influence on the greatest artists with great influence on the 20th-century art.

Van Gogh spent his early adult life working for a firm of art dealers. After a brief period as a teacher, he became a missionary (传教士) in a very poor mining region. He did not begin his career as an artist until 1880; however, during the last ten years of his life, he produced more than 2,000 pieces, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawing and sketches (素描). He worked only with somber colours until he met Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism in Paris. Van Gogh used their bright colours and style of painting in a uniquely recognizable style. Most of his best-known works were produced during his final two years, when he was suffering from serious mental illness.

In 1890, at the age of 37, van Gogh shot himself in the chest. He died two days later, with Theo, his brother and his best friend, at his side, who reported his last words as “The sadness will last forever”. It would not take long before his fame grew higher and higher.

Van Gogh’s mother threw away quite a number of his paintings. The only painting he sold during his lifetime, The Red Vineyard, was created in 1888. It is now on display in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, Russia. Several paintings by van Gogh rank among the most expensive paintings in the world. On March 30, 1987 van Gogh’s painting Irises was sold for a record of $53.9 million at Southby’s, New York. On May 15, 1990 his Portrait of Doctor Gachet was sold for $83.5 million at Christie’s, thus setting a new price record.

1.When did van Gogh begin his career as an artist?

2.The underlined word “somber” in Para. 2 means ________.

3.What’s the right order of van Gogh’s life experience?

a. worked as a teacher

b. took up drawing

c. worked in an art firm

d. worked as a missionary

4.Which of the following can best describe van Gogh’s final two years?

5.What can we learn from the passage?

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Tips to Create Great Readers

Are great readers born or are they made? Obviously, children don’t enter the world knowing how to understand a text or make a prediction. 1.. Here are some tips for making children great readers by habit.

2.. The most critical moment in reading instruction is when children get something wrong. If the child continues practicing the skill incorrectly, he or she will build weaker habits. Intervene (干预) with a targeted question, such as “How does this part of the text help you understand this character?” Doing so can prevent poor habits from taking root and build great ones in their place.

Build habits at the moment of writing. Just like adults, children use writing to gather their thoughts about a text and communicate their ideas to others. 3.. For example, children can first have a discussion about what they’re reading by answering a focus question in writing: “What is the author trying to teach us in this story?” 4.. By doing this, you can get a better understanding of what guidance the children will need during the discussion.

Build habits at the moment of reading. Independent reading time is important for any reading program. It’ s a chance for children to put together everything they’ve learned in reading lessons and fly using their own wings. 5.. So providing a rich class library and letting children know that they are expected to read for the entire period will ensure their success as lifelong independent readers.

A. Then, you can review their written responses.

B. Therefore, you can develop their writing and reading skills at the same time.

C. They grow into great readers by learning great habits.

D. Make sure children fall in love with reading.

E. But it only works if they really do spend that time reading.

F. Build habits at the moment of error.

G. Specific lines or phrases from the text help to reveal that information.

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Many people turn to doctors or self-help books, but they forget a great thing that could help them fight illness: their friends.

Researchers are only now starting to pay attention to the importance of friendship in health. A 10-year Australian study found that older people with a large circle of friends were 22 percent less likely to die during the study period than those with fewer friends. A large 2007 study showed an increase of nearly 60 percent in the danger for obesity among people whose friends gained weight. And last year, Harvard researchers reported that strong social ties(关系) could improve brain health as we age.

"In general, the role of friendship in our lives isn’t well realized, " said Rebecca, a professor at the University of North Carolina. "Friendship has a bigger effect on our psychological (心理的) health than family relationships. "

While many friendship studies are about the close relationships of women, some research shows that it can do good to men too. In a six-year study of 736 middle-aged men, having friendships reduces the risk of heart disease. Only smoking was as important a danger factor (因素) as having little social support.

The exact reason why friendship has such a big effect isn’t clear. While friends can send a sick person to the hospital or pick up medicine, the advantages go well beyond physical help. Friendship clearly has a big psychological effect."People with stronger friendships feel like there is someone they can turn to, " said Karen, a doctor. "The message of these studies is that friends make your life better. "

1.The three studies in paragraph 2 show that _____.

A. old people need friends the most

B. friends can help us lose weight

C. social ties have something to do with health

D. having more friends makes us healthier

2.What do Rebecca’s words in paragraph3 mean?

A. Friendship is more important to women than to men.

B. What people need most is a friend’s care.

C. Friendship is more important than family relationship

D. The value of friendship hasn’t been fully understood.

3.The author mentioned smoking in the text to discuss ________.

A. the cause of heart attack

B. the danger of having no friends

C. smoking is bad for men

D. Friends’ influence on habits

4. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word "obesity "?

A. fatness　　　　 B. unhappiness

C. excitement　 　 D. Health

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Kids may need to apologize if they do something they know was wrong－like telling a lie or breaking a rule on purpose. When they do something their parents tell them not to do, or they don't do something they are supposed to do, they apologize, too.

Grown-ups can apologize，too，to other grown-ups or even to kids. After all，even grown-ups make mistakes sometimes. By apologizing when they're wrong，grown-ups can set a good example and show kids how to do the right thing and apologize when they need to.

Saying I'm sorry when you need to is the right thing to do. It does a lot of good. But by itself，it might not be enough to make everything all better again. Sometimes along with an apology，a person needs to fix the mistake or promise to do better. Sometimes doing a nice thing for the person after you apologize helps show that you really are sorry and want to be friendly again.

Sometimes a heartfelt "I'm" sorry fixes everything right away. Other times，it might take a while for someone to feel friendly after you apologize. You might need to give the other person some time. Even after you say you're sorry，you might still feel bad about what you said or did－but you can feel good about apologizing and about making up your mind to do better.

When someone apologizes to you，you might not feel like being friendly again right away. Once in a while，if a person doesn't change，you might not want to be friends anymore. You might feel glad that the other person apologized and admitted being wrong. But if someone keeps behaving in mean ways or does something that keeps hurting，you might not feel the same way anymore. Just because someone apologizes to you doesn't mean you have to be friendly again. That part is up to you.

1.The writer suggests that grown-ups should set a good example of ________.

A．working hard

B．making an apology

C．doing good deeds

D．making mistakes

2.The underlined pronoun "it" (in Paragraph 3) probably refers to ________.

A．promising to do better

B．a lot of good

C．fixing mistakes

D．saying I'm sorry

3.What would you like your friend to say to you if he/she hurts you?

A．I am really wrong.

B．Excuse me.

C．I beg your pardon?

D．What's wrong with you?

4.The passage mainly deals with a topic about ________.

A．politics

B．history

C．communication

D．science

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