Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro, a teen artist in Brazil likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he is special. His drawings get published.
Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil’s newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, three or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day’s page. Montanaro draws about the news of the day. Recently he worked on The Wave- a drawing of the tsunami (海啸) that hit Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics (政治).
“I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you,” Montanaro says.
Montanaro’s love for cartoons began when he was only 7 or 8 years old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing. “I think those great works have really helped me,” he says. “They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day.”
1. What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?| A．He is publishing storybooks. | B．He is drawing cartoons. |
| C．He is sending newspapers. | D．He is writing articles. |
| A．Folha is famous for its cartoons. |
| B．Folha is the largest newspaper in Brazil. |
| C．Montanaro draws one cartoon for Folha every week. |
| D．Montanaro began to work for Folha two years ago. |
| A．Because he can show his ideas on politics. |
| B．Because he is very interested in political jobs. |
| C．Because he thinks it’s easier to draw political cartoons. |
| D．Because he can make fun of some important people. |
| A．The comics his dad bought him. |
| B．His interest in cartoon films. |
| C．The fun of watching cartoons. |
| D．His dad’s ideas about cartoons. |
| A．Folha’s art director | B．Brazil’s newspapers |
| C．A teen artist in Brazil | D．Montanaro’s great father |
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【推荐1】Mr. Smith works in a company. He has neither a wife nor children. He lives in an old house alone. He likes nothing but drinking.
He nearly spends all his money on drinks. Sometimes he is hungry, so he has to borrow some money from his workmates to buy a little food.
One evening he met a friend of his in the street. The man asked him to have dinner in a restaurant. He was happy and drank a lot. When they left there at midnight, he could hardly stand. The man has to stop a taxi and asked the driver to carry him home. Soon they arrived at the door of his house. With the help of the driver, he got off.
“Thank you, sir.” Mr. Smith said, “Now I can open the door myself.”
The taxi went away, but he couldn’t put the key into the keyhole. He was trying to do it while a policeman came.
“Can I help you put the key into the keyhole, sir?” asked the policeman.
“Thank you, sir,” Mr. Smith. ” The house is circling now. If you can stop it moving, I can open the door myself.”
1. Mr. Smith works ________.
| A．in a company | B．in the field | C．on a farm | D．in a factory |
| A．on books | B．on his clothes | C．on drinks | D．on cigarettes |
| A．to go to the cinema | B．to take part in a party |
| C．to watch the football match | D．to have dinner |
| A．drank a lot | B．felt tired | C．was hungry | D．was too happy |
| A．Mr. Smith was caught by the policeman. |
| B．Mr. Smith was drunk. |
| C．Mr. Smith’s house was moving. |
| D．The policeman helped Mr. Smith to stop the house moving. |
【推荐2】Hello, boys and girls. My name is Wu Dong. It is Saturday today, but we are in the classroom. Look! Our English teacher is talking with some students. What are we doing? We are having a party in the classroom. Now, Linda is singing an English song. Who is playing the piano? Oh, it’s Laura. She has two piano lessons every week and she can play the piano very well. June and Emma are dancing. They like dancing very much. Who is sitting on the chair? That’s Guo Kai, our English teacher’s son. He is only six years old. He is eating an apple. Why are we having a party? Today is Steve’s birthday. His parents work in another city, so we have a party for him. Steve looks very happy.
1. What day is it today?| A．Thursday. | B．Friday. | C．Saturday. | D．Sunday. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．She is dancing. | B．She is singing. |
| C．She is eating an apple. | D．She is singing and dancing. |
| A．Wu Dong’s mother. | B．Linda’s aunt. |
| C．Guo Kai’s mother. | D．Guo Kai’s aunt. |
| A．Because they are happy. | B．Because they are celebrating Steve’s birthday. |
| C．Because Steve’s parents work in another city. | D．Because they are having a music lesson. |
【推荐3】Gary Oldman is like the English version of Leonardo DiCaprio. They are both actors who are "underappreciated（未受到充分赏识的）". DiCaprio didn’t win his first Oscar until 2016 at the age of 42. Oldman finally got his first Oscar at the age of 59 on March 5.
He took home the Best Actor award at the 90th Academy Awards. He won the award for his performance as former British prime minister Winston Churchill（温斯顿·丘吉尔）in the movie Darkest Hour. Many believe that Oldman personality reproduced Churchills appearance and personality, such as his round body, large jowls（双下巴）and cigars（雪茄）. Reporter Brian Truitt wrote in USA Today that after watching the movie for just 10 minutes, you forget that you’re seeing Gary Oldman—there is just Winston Churchill.
Oldman was already seen as an excellent actor even before winning his Oscar. In a 2015 survey, he was voted Greatest Actor to Never Win an Oscar, according to Ranker.com. He is known for his versatility（可塑性）. His acting style is expressive due to his theater training. He has played many classic roles: the vampire（吸血鬼）Count Dracula in Dracula, the policeman Norman Stansfield in Leon, and Harry Potter’s noble godfather（教父）Sirius Black.
Oldman said he acts not in order to win awards, but simply for the pleasure of acting. “Acting was my way out,” Oldman told Interview magazine. “The fun of it was getting away from myself and stepping into the characteristics and the behavior of someone else.”
1. Gary Oldman and Leonardo DiCaprio are alike because ________.| A．they were voted Greatest Actors to Never Win an Oscar |
| B．they didn’t work hard when they were young |
| C．they waited for a long time before they got their first Oscar |
| A．At the 90th Academy Awards. |
| B．At the age of 42. |
| C．On March 5, 2015. |
| A．His theater training helped him form his expressive acting style. |
| B．Before winning the Oscar, he was already considered to be a great actor. |
| C．He once played the role of the vampire in Leon. |
| A．Oldman acted in the movie Darkest Hour in order to win his first Oscar |
| B．Oldman thought the fun of acting was getting away from himself and someone else |
| C．according to Brian Truitt, Oldman succeeded in acting the role of Churchill |
| A．Better Late Than Never for Oscar |
| B．Work Hard for Oscar |
| C．Try to Succeed in Your Younger Days |
【推荐1】Lang Lang, the young Chinese pianist (钢琴家), learned to play the piano when he was 3. At the age of 5, he won the first place in a piano competition. People thought he was a genius (天才). When Lang Lang was 8 years old, he and his father went to Beijing to study piano. But his piano teacher didn’t like him, “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” Lang Lang was badly hurt. He wanted to give up. “You need fortune (运气),” his father said, “but if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs in a school concert for the first time. That day he showed other people that he was talented in piano. Later, he went to Philadelphia, US. There he spent two years practicing and he was known by more and more people. When he was 17, Lang Lang became famous after he played in a great concert in Chicago, US.
Now Lang Lang is famous all over the world. He played at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Lang Lang finally worked hard to reach the place where fortune finds him, and lets him shine.
1. When Lang Lang was five, ________.| A．he began to learn piano | B．he went to Beijing |
| C．he won the first place in a piano competition | D．he went to America |
| A．thought he was a genius | B．said he had no talent |
| C．told Lang Lang to go to the USA | D．said Lang Lang needed fortune |
| A．He played so badly that his teacher was very angry. |
| B．He performed so well that people knew he was talented in piano. |
| C．He won the first place in the school concert. |
| D．There was something wrong with his piano when he was playing. |
| A．Two years. | B．Three years. | C．Four years. | D．Five years. |
| A．Lang Lang learned to play the piano at the age of three. |
| B．Lang Lang’s father told him to work hard when he wanted to give up. |
| C．After he played in a great concert in Chicago, Lang Lang became famous. |
| D．Lang Lang played successfully at the London Olympics in 2012. |
We all go to school to study and learn different skills, but have you ever been taught in your dream?
Wang Xizhi was a Chinese calligrapher (书法家), traditionally called the Sage of Calligraphy (书圣). Born in Linyi, Shandong Province, he spent most of his life in the present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang. At the beginning, Wang Xizhi learned the art of calligraphy from Lady Wei. But later through practice, he excelled his teacher.
Nobody knows who taught him after Lady Wei. However, there is a story that Wang achieved his success by learning from his dream. It is said that Wang would practice calligraphy every day. Still he was never satisfied with what he wrote. One day, he was so tired that he fell asleep at his desk. In his dream, he saw an old man who said to him with a smile, “I will teach you something and you will find it very helpful in the future. Now reach out your hands.” Only half believing, Wang reached out his hand. The old man wrote a character in his hand and said with a nod. “Now, you will be a calligrapher.” With this. he disappeared in the air. Wang looked at his hand and saw a character “永”. He thought over it for a whole night and finally realized that this character had all the basic strokes (笔划) in forming Chinese calligraphy.
After waking up from the dream, Wang kept practicing writing the character “永”. Later Wang became a well-known calligrapher.
It is said that even in his lifetime a few of Wang’s characters or his signature were priceless. Unfortunately, none of his works remains today. Down through the ages, however, many students of calligraphy, the most basic yet highest art in China, have learned from and copied his style.
1. Which of the following best describe Wang?| A．Skillful and easily-satisfied. | B．Smart and hardworking. |
| C．Open-minded and kind. | D．Daydreaming and lazy. |
| A．was better than | B．helped | C．was proud of | D．pleased |
a. He became well-known.
b. He kept practicing writing the character.
c. He was so tired after practice that he fell asleep.
d. A character was written on his hand in his dream.
e. He realized how important the character was in practice.
| A．c-d-e-b-a | B．e-d-a-b-c | C．e-a-d-c-b | D．c-b-e-d-a |
| A．Because an old man living next him told him the character. |
| B．Because Wang Xizhi was superstitious (迷信的) who believes in something mysterious. |
| C．Because Wang found it hard practising the character “yong”. |
| D．Because the character “yong” has all the basic strokes (笔划) in forming Chinese calligraphy. |
【推荐3】Yang Hongwei, 56, makes kites at her shop in Weifang, Shandong.
Known as the birthplace of kites, Weifang in Shandong Province has a long history of making kites. According to local artisans, Weifang kite-making can be dated back to 2,000 years ago. At first, they were often used by the military (军事) for measuring distance and communication purposes. During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), kites started to be popular among the people as entertainment.
Made from bamboo and featuring traditional Chinese paintings, Weifang kite-making was included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List (国家级非物质文化遗产名录) in 2006. Started in 1984, the International Kite Festival has been held in Weifang every year.
Yang Hongwei is an inheritor (继承人) of the Weifang kite-making technique. Born into a kite-making family, Yang often saw kites with bright colors and different shapes in her grandfather’s workshop.
Having a special connection with kites, Yang learned the technique from her grandfather at the age of 16. After practicing the technique for 10 years, she started her own shop in 1992.
On Yang’s kites, people can see not only common patterns (花样) like butterflies and swallows, but some prints telling Chinese legends and history. For example, she ever made a kite showing a phoenix (凤凰) head lined with portraits (肖像) of 50 famous women in Chinese history on each side.
Though the idea was cool, the process was not easy.
Yang said that each woman has different characteristics in look, clothes and makeup style. To create their portraits, she spent much effort and time checking historical records or discussing the details with professionals.
In her spare time, she also travels to different countries including Germany, Australia, the US and New Zealand to tell people about Chinese stories seen on kites and the traditional ways of making kites.
1. What were kites used for at first?| A．For entertainment. | B．For measuring distance and communication. |
| C．For education. | D．For decorating the houses in festivals. |
| A．Han Dynasty | B．Qing Dynasty | C．Ming Dynasty | D．Yuan Dynasty |
①made of paper only ②made from bamboo
③featuring traditional Chinese paintings ④featuring modern Chinese paintings
| A．①②. | B．②③. | C．③④. | D．①④. |
| A．On Yang’s kites, people can only see common patterns. |
| B．The International Kite Festival has been held in Weifang every two years. |
| C．Yang spent much time and effort creating the portraits of 50 women on the kite. |
| D．Yang often saw kites with bright colors and different shapes in her uncle’s workshop. |
| A．Sports. | B．Health. | C．Travel. | D．Culture. |
