Do you have any idea of New Year paintings? A...

Do you have any idea of New Year paintings? Also 1. (know) as "paper paintings" and "painted pictures", New Year paintings are a unique art form in Chinese folk culture. Without New Year paintings, our traditional Chinese folk culture 　　 2.　 (be) much less colorful. The paintings get such a name because they are 3. (most) posted during the Chinese New Year holiday for decoration and they are also accepted 4. a symbol of New Year’s greetings.

New Year paintings 5. (appear) around the Tang dynasty, replacing the previous door pictures believed to be able to protect the residents and drive away ghosts. The New Year paintings 　　 6.　 (belong) to the Song dynasty were created on a large scale. With the advancement of printing technology, the content and forms of New Year paintings became 7. (vary). The development of the paintings matured in the Ming and Qing dynasties, 8. the art hit its heyday(全盛期).

Traditional printing 9. (method) of New Year paintings include woodblock printing, stone-block printing, offset(胶印) printing, traditional Chinese painting, watercolor painting and sketches etc. Woodblock-printed New Year paintings are the most popular and interesting 　　 10.　　　 , according to a recent survey.

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World Book Day falls on April 23rd every year，but do you know that it is also Shakespeare Day? Everybody may have heard of Shakespeare，but do you know how many plays he wrote?

Shakespeare’s plays have three kinds：tragedies，comedies and histories. His most famous play is the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet，which deals with two young lovers who are not allowed to marry by their parents. Other tragedies include Hamlet，Othello，and Macbeth.

Shakespeare’s comedies include Much Ado About Nothing ,A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night is a play about unclear identities. Two twins are shipwrecked (遭海难)and the sister，Viola，dresses up as her brother，Sebastian，who she thinks is dead. It’s funny，because the brother reappears and there’s a big love problem going on：Viola is in love with the Duke，who is in love with Olivia，who falls in love with Sebastian except that she doesn’t realize that Sebastian is actually Viola dressed up！Everybody falls in love with the wrong person，but it is all made right in the end.

Some of his history plays，such as Antony and Cleopatra，Richard III and Henry V, are based on the lives of real historical people. In Antony and Cleopatra，Cleopatra becomes Antony’s girlfriend and Antony becomes so crazy about her that he loses control of the army. Cleopatra kills herself in the end and Antony kills himself too.

Shakespeare’s plays can he very difficult sometimes. Some of the themes they deal with are heavy，so they almost always include a lighter subplot with characters that are not so important. They are often used in tragedies to lighten the mood of the play and to keep the audience interested in the main plot.

1.Which of the following plays is best－known to people?

A.Twelfth Night. B.Antony and Cleopatra.

C.Romeo and Juliet. D.Much Ado About Nothing.

2.Which is a comedy character according to the text?

A.Othello. B.Sebastian.

C.Antony. D.Hamlet.

3.What can we know about Shakespeare’s history plays?

A.Some of them are developed from real historical people.

B.There are only three famous history plays.

C.They are more difficult than tragedies and comedies.

D.Real historical events can he found in every history play.

4.What is the purpose of the subplot in Shakespeare’s plays?

A.To lead the development of the main plot.

B.To help the audience understand the plays.

C.To make the difficult plot of the plays simple.

D.To relax the audience and make them follow the main theme.

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Do you have any idea when the project will be carried out?

—No, but I have heard that it was not until last month _______ it was approved.

A. that         B. when                                  C. since              D. before

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——Do you have any idea when the project will be carried out?

—No, but I have heard that it was not until last month _______ it was approved.

A. that       B. when        C. since             D. before

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----Do you have any idea why Jenny left the firm?

---Probably , she _____ for a pay rise, but was turned down.

A. has held out　　 B. holds out

C. held out　　 D. has been holding out

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Do fight against painting pollution

Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 　　 and teachers have noticed another kind of pollution, which comes from the printed papers 　　 on streets.

These printed things 　　 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with 　　 . You can only find reading materials badly made up there-some are too strange for anyone to　 　　 ; others are frightening stories of something 　　 . However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 　　 reading, which　 　　 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in　 　　 　 . Homework is left　 　　 　　 and daily games lost.

These sellers stand about on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, 　　 they are, we never know, are　 　　 their silent money.

The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not　 　　 　 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 　　 　　 , the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. 　　 you may even find several children, driven by their curious natures, 　 　　 　　 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.

It really does　 　　 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The　 　　 　 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time, the young　　 　　 　 need more interesting books to help them 　　 　　 those ugly paper.

1.A. writers　 B. readers　　 C. students　　 D. parents

2.A. sold　　　　 　 B. printed　　 　　 C. put　　　　 D. found

3.A. work out　 B. look like　　 　　 C. act as　　 D. depend on

4.A. them　　　　 　 B. children　　 C. young people D. it

5.A. think　　　 B. believe　　 C. know　　　 D. understand

6.A. still worse B. even better 　　 C. very good　 D. more important

7.A. wonderful B. interesting 　　 C. useful　　 D. poisonous

8.A. spends　　 B. costs　 　　 C. pays　　　 D. takes

9.A. sight　　　　 　 B. common 　　 C. return　　 D. use

10.A. unknown B. much　　 　　 C. less　　　　 D. undone

11.A. what　　　 B. whoever 　　 C. whatever　　 D. who

12.A. making　　　 B. spending 　　 C. wasting　 　　 D. using

13.A. forbid　　 B. separate　　 C. leave　　 D. stop

14.A. Luckily　　 B. Unfortunately C. Badly　 　　 D. Happily

15.A. Always　　 B. Hardly　　 　　 C. Sometimes　 D. Seldom

16.A. sharing　　　 B. getting　　 　　 C. holding　　　 D. taking

17.A. good　　　 B. favor　 　　 C. wrong　　 D. harm

18.A. puzzled　 B. surprised 　　 C. disappointed D. worried

19.A. teachers　 B. parents　　 C. readers　　　 　 D. writers

20.A. come into B. break down 　 C. get rid of　 D. get off

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Do you have any idea ______ is actually going on in the classroom?

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Do you have any friends? Have you ever visited your friends? Jenny went to visit her friends in New York last weekend． Her friends met her at the airport(机场) on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel． They had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and went to see a film after that．

　Jenny and her friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning． During their stay, they went fishing and swimming in the small river on the farm． They played football in the field and enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire（篝火）, singing and dancing till late into the night．

　Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning．So when they got back to New York City, it was about three o’clock in the afternoon．They drove right to the airport because Jenny didn’t want to miss her plane back home．Jenny only stayed in New York for two nights but she had a great time with her friends．

1.Jenny went to New York________．

A. to do some shopping　　 B. to see her friends　　 C. to spend her summer holiday　　 D. to find a job

2.How did Jenny get to New York?

A. By train．　　 B. By bus．　　 C. By plane．　　 D. On foot．

3.Where did Jenny and her friends go on Saturday?

A. To the farm．　　 B. To the Chinese restaurant．　　 C. To the airport．　　 D. To the railway station．

4.When did Jenny go back home?

A. On Saturday afternoon．　　 B. On Sunday morning．

C. On Saturday evening．　　 D. On Sunday afternoon．

5.How long did Jenny stay in New York?

A. three nights　　 B. four nights　　 C. two nights　　 D. one night．

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When you’re out with a friend and take a photo of yourselves，do you know that you are also creating a work of art? Or that you are competing with Vincent van Gogh himself? Probably not. Your idea might be to show off your selfie(自拍)on WeChat or QQ，but you probably don’t think of the internet as a gallery or of yourself as an artist.

But the manager of London’s Saatchi Gallery，Nigel Hurst，thinks that the casual pictures we take of ourselves do have something in common with self-portraits by the great masters. In support of the idea，the Saatchi Gallery has a new exhibition called From Selfie to Self-Expression，which is running now until May 30.

It features well-known self-portraits from artists including those drawn by Dutch painters Van Gogh and Rembrandt. It also has selfies on show，which include one taken by US celebrity Kim Kardashian and another of former US President Barack Obama with former UK Prime Minister David Cameron，according to the BBC. The gallery is even encouraging visitors to add their own selfies to the show.

Hurst is perhaps not being 1 00 percent serious. He isn’t claiming that a snap you take of yourself in your favorite restaurant can be compared with a self-image painted by Van Gogh. But he does make a serious point. Once upon a time，it was only artists who could make images of themselves. They were the only ones，as Hurst told The Guardian，who “had the skills，materials and tools to create self-portraits. “Today，however，we all　 have　 that　 abil it y　 through　 our　 smartphones.”

And Hurst described the smartphone selfie as an example of “a transform in society using technology as a means of self-expression”. He told The Guardian:“The selfie generation is becoming the self-expression generation as each of us seeks to explore and share our inner creativity through the one artistic tool to which we all have access，the smartphone.”

1.Why does the Saatchi Gallery launch a new exhibition called From Selfie to Self Expression ?

A. To prove that self-taken pictures resemble the great masters’ self-portraits.

B. To support that self-taken pictures differ from the great masters’ self-portraits.

C. To show that self-taken pictures outweigh the great masters’ self-portraits in style.

D. To suggest that self-taken pictures have something to do with the great masters’ self-portraits.

2.What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?

A. Smartphone users are more competent than artists before.

B. The smartphone has gained a powerful self-photographing ability.

C. Smartphone users use the smartphone functions to create self-images.

D. The smartphone has the skills, materials and tools to make self-images.

3.How does Hurst feel about the smartphone selfie?

A. Supportive.　　 B. Neutral.　　 C. Critical.　　 D. Concerned.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. The virtues of the smartphone selfie

B. Age of selfie artists around the corner

C. Selfies in comparison with self-portraits

D. The appearance of the smartphone selfie

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Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but this is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.

As your eyes move along the line of print, they make fixations (固定) or pauses. It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group of words quickly and move on to another group. The number of letters or words that you see at a fixation is called your eye span. Pay more attention to improving your rate of reading. With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.

The way in which you read always depends on what you are reading and for what purpose. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can apply whatever method that is necessary. Here are four ways of reading:

(1) Skimming is an important kind of reading. This method can be used when you wish to review something that you have forgotten. You can skim to get the main points.

(2) Rapid first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important. You may use this type of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.

(3) You need to do careful reading and rereading sometimes. This type of reading is necessary for making an intensive (精深的) study of your school subjects, solving Maths problems or reading directions.

(4) Rapid reading is used when reading stories for enjoyment. you may also do rapid reading when reviewing material that you already know well.

1.The main reason for reading fast is that you can _______what you are fast reading.

A. get the ideas　　 B. save time　　 C. understand better　　 D. learn well

2.The way of reading always depends on _______.

A. the method that you like　　 B. your reading material

C. your reading purpose　　 D. both B and C

3.The underlined word "skimming" in the fourth paragraph means _______.

A. reading very fast

B. looking carefully

C. reading only the main points

D. reading some parts of the material

4.We can learn ________ from the passage.

A. We can use different ways of reading flexibly when we read different materials..

B. We can only use one reading skill when we read something..

C. Rapid reading is used when you solve Maths problems .

D. We must use all the ways of reading when we do some reading.

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