1 . Najma Hashi (also named Nujuum) is a respected female artist, whose paintings are winning a global following. But Nujuum is not your _________ next-generation rising star. Nujuum, 26, grew up in Somalia, where new artists, especially female ones, are _________ from pursuing art.

This young artist grew up in a _________ living environment, which she has _________ to watching a horror movie: war, drought, poverty and hunger. Since Nujuum was seven, _________ Nujuum went, she felt moved to paint. As a child, on her way home from school, she would sit by the _________ and draw pictures in the sand. “I was thinking of creating my own little world, getting away from the _________. Art has always been a form of _________ for me.” As she went through school, she drew a whole city on her bedroom wall using her school pencils.

However, Nujuum was _________ that art isn’t a respected profession in her country. “Art, __________, in the Somalian community is not a good thing to do,” she says. Her mother did not share her dreams, nor did her neighbors who considered them __________.

This __________ made her give up art for a while. However, she realized that she had a __________: “Either I continue drawing and painting and create a beautiful life or I stay unhappy for the rest of my life.” Finally, Nujuum turned her __________ in art into something she could make a living from.

She __________ opening a school one day for other talented local artists, enabling them to choose art as a career too.

1.

A．strange

B．intelligent

C．ambitious

D．typical

2.

A．protected

B．discouraged

C．helped

D．kept

3.

A．peaceful

B．comfortable

C．terrible

D．civilized

4.

A．compared

B．refused

C．determined

D．failed

5.

A．somewhere

B．nowhere

C．everywhere

D．where

6.

A．shore

B．table

C．station

D．store

7.

A．imagination

B．extinction

C．reality

D．danger

8.

A．survival

B．relief

C．excellence

D．reward

9.

A．concerned

B．likely

C．optimistic

D．aware

10.

A．in general

B．in person

C．in shock

D．in secret

11.

A．normal

B．confusing

C．useful

D．strange

12.

A．pressure

B．shame

C．consequence

D．extent

13.

A．advantage

B．opportunity

C．intention

D．choice

14.

A．tendency

B．appreciation

C．interest

D．entertainment

15.

A．approves of

B．dreams of

C．consists of

D．knows of

2 . Beethoven was a great musician. One evening, young Beethoven was out for a walk. As he was passing a wooden house, he ________ someone inside practicing one piece of his music. He stopped to listen, and a girl said that she wished she could hear a real ________ play it.

Beethoven went into the house, ________ the young lady at the piano was blind. A young man stood beside her. Beethoven asked ________, “Would you mind me playing for you?” ________ they didn’t know who the stranger was, the lady and the man said yes happily. Beethoven sat at the piano and began to play. He played so well that all of them lost themselves in the beautiful music. Even when the lonely candle in the room ________ and the moon shone brightly through the window, he was ________ playing!

When Beethoven left the house, the moon seemed even ________ in the night sky. He was deeply ________ by the young lady’s love for his music and was greatly encouraged by the beautiful night. He rushed back home ________ and spent the whole night writing down the music that he had played at the blind girl’s house.

This is a story of “Moonlight Sonata”, one of the classics in the history of music.

1.

A．tasted

B．heard

C．felt

D．looked

2.

A．dancer

B．teacher

C．musician

D．singer

3.

A．imagining

B．describing

C．checking

D．noticing

4.

A．politely

B．angrily

C．rudely

D．proudly

5.

A．But

B．Although

C．When

D．Because

6.

A．went over

B．went on

C．went out

D．went by

7.

A．hardly

B．almost

C．even

D．still

8.

A．brighter

B．darker

C．heavier

D．lighter

9.

A．hit

B．knocked

C．beat

D．touched

10.

A．at once

B．at last

C．at first

D．at most

3 . 语法填空

Last night, I     1     (go) to see a concert by the Chinese­born Canadian artist Liu Fang. She was born in China and     2     (study) music in Shanghai, but she     3    (live) in Canada since 1996. She     4     (play) traditional Chinese music since she     5    (be) very young. Last night, she     6     (perform) a series of classical Chinese pieces for the pipa and the guzheng. I     7    (buy) a CD of her music after the concert and I     8     (listen) to it all day today!

4 . 【课本原文】

What inspires you?

Every artist’s wish is to create something that expresses an idea. But where do artists get their ideas from?Who or what inspires them? Here we find out more about the influences behind the successes of three very different artists.

Florentijn Hofman, visual artist

Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist，whose large sculptures are on display all over the world. One way for him to find inspiration is turning to his children’s toys. These objects have given him ideas for his animal sculptures，such as the famous Rubber Duck. A more recent work of his is the huge Floating Fish, which was set among the beautiful landscape of Wuzhen West Scenic Zone.

Hofman’s inspiration for Floating Fish came from Chinese folk tales passed down through the generations. He was particularly interested in the old story about a fish jumping through the “Dragon Gate”. This story came to life for Hofman when he visited Wuzhen and saw how people lived there.

“During the walk and my stay here in the town, I saw the fish being fed by people. You see also some fish sculpted on the wall.” These sights set Hofman’s idea for Floating Fish in motion.

Tan Dun，composer

“There is no territory in the world of music.” These are the words of Chinese composer Tan Dun. He is most widely known for composing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

To listen to Tan’s music is to experience a mix of Chinese musical traditions and Western influences. Since his first opera, Nine Songs, Tan Dun has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell stories. As Tan once said, Chinese music should carry “universal expression” of the human spirit so as to be recognised by the whole world.

Yang Liping, dancer

Yang Liping’s passion is dancing. After winning a national competition in 1986 with her Spirit of the Peacock dance, she has been known as the “Peacock Princess”. The inspiration for her famous dances has come from the time she spent in Xishuangbanna，Yunnan Province.

“I feel very grateful for the years in Xishuangbanna,” says Yang. “It gave me a chance to go deeper into the lives of various ethnic groups...Our ethnic groups, especially the Dai people, admire the peacock. They think the peacock represents the beauty of nature. I especially like the dance style of the Dai people and it gives me lots of inspiration. My dance comes from their traditional belief and aims to bring out the Dai women’s beauty.”

1. What is the theme of the text?

A．Three artists and their famous works.

B．Three artists and their great achievements.

C．Three artists and their sources of inspiration.

D．Three artists and their own different jobs.

2. What probably made Hofman create Floating Fish?

A．A fish toy.

B．The wish to hold an exhibition.

C．A duck floating on the water.

D．His experience in Wuzhen.

3. What can be inferred about Tan Dun from the passage?

A．He is the director of Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon.

B．He is the director of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

C．He is the composer of Nine Songs.

D．He gets inspiration only from Chinese music.

4. What do you learn from the last two paragraphs?

A．Yang Liping won an international competition in 1986.

B．Yang Liping was born in Yunnan Province.

C．Yang Liping thinks the peacock represents the beauty of nature.

D．Yang Liping gets lots of inspiration from the dance style of the Dai people.

5. Where would you most likely find the passage?

A．An art magazine.

B．An artist biography.

C．An online art forum.

D．A poster for an art festival.

6. 细读短文并找出环境描写的句子
(1)____________________________________________________________________________
(2)____________________________________________________________________________
7. 细读短文并找出人物描写的句子
(1) ____________________________________________________________________________(2) ____________________________________________________________________________
(3)____________________________________________________________________________

5 . 假定你是李华，请你根据以下信息在英语课上向同学们介绍一位你喜爱的喜剧演员——罗温·艾金森(Rowan Atkinson) 。
1．罗温·艾金森出生于1955年1月6日，是著名的英国喜剧男演员。他因饰演“憨豆先生”这一角色而家喻户晓。他毕业于牛津大学，获硕士学位;
2．他的代表作品有《憨豆先生》;
3．对他的评价。
注意：1.词数80左右;
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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6 . About the year 1900, a small, dark-haired boy was often seen waiting outside the back entrances of theatres in London. His name was Charlie Chaplin. He looked thin and hungry but his blue eyes were determined. He was hoping to get work in show business(娱乐界).

When Chaplin couldn’t get_________, he wandered about the city_________. He found food and shelter(栖身之处)_________he could. Sometimes he was sent away to a home for children who had no parents. He was cold and miserable there and the children were beaten for the_________fault.

By the time he was thirty, Charlie had been the greatest, best-known and best-loved_________in the world. Chaplin’s films have_________a large audience in various countries. Anyone who visited the cinema_________must have seen some of Charlie Chaplin’s funny films. People everywhere who have seen them would_________until tears run down their faces. Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy Chaplin’s films because they are mostly_________. It isn’t what he says that makes people laugh. It depends upon little____________that mean the same thing to people all over the world.

Having lived in America for 40 years, Chaplin____________to Switzerland. There he died on Christmas Day of 1977. He once described himself____________a citizen of the world, rather than of any____________country.

He once wrote, “You have to believe in yourself. That’s the____________of success. Even when I was in the children’s home, when I was wandering about the streets trying to find enough food to____________to keep alive, I still thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world.”

1.

A．chances

B．opportunity

C．work

D．tasks

2.

A．shops

B．streets

C．factories

D．homes

3.

A．whenever

B．however

C．whatever

D．wherever

4.

A．most

B．fewest

C．least

D．slightest

5.

A．comedian

B．tragedian

C．singer

D．artist

6.

A．attacked

B．attracted

C．paid

D．enjoyed

7.

A．daily

B．regularly

C．rarely

D．occasionally

8.

A．cry

B．complain

C．laugh

D．satisfy

9.

A．silent

B．noisy

C．quiet

D．still

10.

A．sounds

B．language

C．activities

D．actions

11.

A．arrived

B．reached

C．moved

D．got

12.

A．as

B．for

C．into

D．with

13.

A．other

B．particular

C．special

D．more

14.

A．truth

B．fact

C．reason

D．secret

15.

A．eat

B．sleep

C．hide

D．drink

7 . 语法填空

Mr Bean, a classic character in comedies,     1    (recognise) for meeting endless ridiculous situations in his daily life. He gets his humour across to the audience purely by a series of universal body language without any words. In one of the most popular episodes, Mr Bean comes to a fancy restaurant in celebration of his birthday, only     2    (astonish) that the only dish he can afford is one named “steak tartare”, which is actually raw hamburger. The moment the dish is served, he attempts to chew it.     3    , he finds it is too disgusting to swallow, and he has no alternative but to hide his real feelings. During all the dinner time, he occupies     4    (him) with hiding the raw meat, and even throws some down the trousers of the restaurant’s violinist. What a funny but     5    (embarrass) birthday!

Contrary to Mr Bean, Rowan Atkinson, the actor of Mr Bean, lived a normal life.     6    (born) into an ordinary family, he was treated in such a strict manner     7     he stood out well in his study and even     8    (attain) his degree at Oxford. Besides, he was     9    (convince) he would be a successful actor with his talent for acting. Years later, it is obvious that his hard work has paid     10     in the end.

8 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box, Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. themes       B. allowed       C. suffering       D. recognised       E. founding       F. invitation G. reflected     H. strokes       I. coupled          J. talent               K. display

Xu Beihong (1895-1953) was primarily known for his Chinese ink-and-wash painting of horses and birds. He was one of the first Chinese artists to articulate the need for artistic expressions that     1     a new modern China at the beginning of the 20th century. He was also     2     as one of the first to create monumental oil paintings with Chinese     3    -a show of his high proficiency (熟练) in an essential Western art technique. After the     4     of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, he served as President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and Chairman of the Chinese Artists’ Association.

Xu Beihong showed his     5     at a very early age. He studied classic Chinese works and calligraphy with his father when he was six, and Chinese painting when he was nine. He travelled to Tokyo in 1917 to study arts. When he returned to China, he began to teach at Peking University’s School of Art at the     6     of Cai Yuanpei. Beginning in 1919, Xu studied overseas in Paris, where he studied oil painting and drawing. His travels around Western Europe     7     him to observe and imitate Western art techniques. He came back to China in 1927 and, from 1927 to 1929, he gained a number of posts at institutions in China.

In 1933, Xu Beihong organized an exhibition of modern Chinese paintings. DuringWorld War Ⅱ, Xu travelled to Southeast Asia, holding exhibitions in Singapore and India. All the proceeds (收入) from these exhibitions went to Chinese people who were     8     as a result of the war.

Xu Beihong enjoyed massive support from art collectors across Asia. Between 1939 and 1941, he held solo exhibitions in different places to help raise funds for the war relief effort in China.

Xu Beihong was a master of both Chinese ink and oil. Most of his works, however, were in the Chinese traditional style. In his efforts to create a new form of national art, he     9     Chinese brush and ink techniques with Western perspective and methods of composition. He integrated (整合) firm and bold brush     10     with the precise delineation (刻画) of form. As an art teacher, he advocated the subordination of technique to artistic conception and emphasized the importance of the artist’s experiences in life.

Xu Beihong died of a stroke in 1953. After his death, the Xu Beihong Memorial Museum was established at his house in Beijing.

9 . Four Things You May Not Know About Picasso

1. Picasso was considered a child genius.

Born in Malaga on the southern coast of Spain in 1881, Pablo Picasso could actually draw before he could talk. By age 13 he was said to have drawn better than his father, an art teacher. As a result, his father handed over his brushes to Picasso and claimed that he would never paint again. Soon after, Picasso was admitted to an art school in Barcelona. Although a month was normally allowed to complete the entrance examination, he finished his in a single day. Much later, he stated that he could draw “like Raphael” when he was young. “But it has taken me my whole life to learn to draw like a child,” he added.

2. Picasso constantly changed his painting style.

As a teenager, Picasso painted fairly realistic portraits and landscapes. He then went through his so-called blue and rose periods from 1901 to 1906, in which he painted such things as poverty-stricken children and circus scenes. He created Cubism(立体派), an abstract style that reduced subjects to geometric(几何) forms. By 1912 Picasso had invented collage(抽象拼贴画) by attaching oilcloth, newspaper clippings and other materials to the surface of his paintings.

3. Picasso helped with the creation of Cubism.

Picasso co-founded Cubism with Georges Braque around 1909. The pair regularly visited each other’s studios and exchanged ideas. In Braque’s words, it was rather “like two mountaineers roped together”. Their working relationship, which produced an increasingly abstract common technique, lasted until 1914, when Braque joined in the French army at the beginning of World War Ⅰ.

4. Picasso was not just a painter.

Though best known for his painting, Picasso experimented with a number of different mediums, including sculpture, ceramics(陶瓷), drawing and printmaking(版画). From 1917 to 1924, he even designed the curtain, sets and costumes for some ballets. The earliest of those, Parade, featured a dancer who would become his first wife and the mother of his first child. Picasso started writing poetry in 1935, and he also wrote two plays in the 1940s.

1. Picasso was a child genius, as can best be supported by the fact that ________.

A．he finished his painting for the entrance examination in one day

B．he could draw better than his parents when he was a little boy

C．he spent many years learning to draw like a child

D．he got admission to a famous art school in Barcelona

2. Which is NOT included in Picasso’s creation?

A．Curtain.

B．Costume.

C．Poetry.

D．Mask.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A．Picasso’s painting style was always changing.

B．Picasso made his creations in various fields of arts.

C．Picasso and Georges Braque worked together to develop Cubism.

D．Picasso didn’t show talent for painting until his youth.

10 . Becoming Van Gogh: the Paris Years

Vincent van Gogh is considered among the greatest painters of all time. However, he remained needy and unknown throughout his life. In February 1886, Van Gogh was so poor that he could not pay his rent in Belgium. He hastened(赶往)to Paris and moved in with his brother, Theo.

The sudden move ended up being particularly influential to Van Gogh. The Dutch painter was immediately introduced to a community of young avant-garde(前卫派的)artists experimenting with new styles. It was the beginning of a two-year period that resulted in a remarkable shift in his work, from the dark hues(色调)of his early realist paintings to the colorful flowers and portraits that most people associate with Van Gogh today.

At the time, the Impressionists(印象派画家), who were already the dominant force on the French capital’s cultural scene, were busy with their explorations of light and shadow. The Pointillists(点彩派画家)were separating out colors into individual dots to form figures. The Cloisonnists(分隔派画家), meanwhile, were painting with bold and flat forms separated by dark outlines. Van Gogh became exposed to all these styles and many more, and he tried his hand at all of them.

Van Gogh was particularly inspired by the work of Adolphe Monticelli, a painter from Provence who was known for his thickly-painted and colorful flowers. Monticelli’s work was what later drew Van Gogh to the French city of Arles(阿尔勒).

“It was during that period that Van Gogh really became the artist we know today,” said Nicholas Maclean, co-director of the Eykyn Maclean Gallery in London. “He was soaking up all the influences around him. He used their techniques and developed his own style.”

However, it wasn’t only the art Van Gogh saw that influenced his style and choice of subjects. “One of the things that is probably the best-known aspect about Van Gogh is that he had little money, so he was relying on his brother all the time,” Maclean added. “He ended up focusing on flowers because they were available and cheap, but that was also the main factor that led him towards the study of color.”

1. Which one is NOT TRUE about Vincent van Gogh?

A．His poverty contributed to the formation of his style of painting.

B．His painting was greatly influenced by avant-garde artists.

C．He ended up studying colors only because of the cheap and available flowers.

D．He tried many painting styles and formed his own style finally.

2. What does the underlined phrase ”soaking up“ mean in Paragraph 5?

A．learn from

B．be absorbed in

C．change

D．pay no attention to

3. Which one has the greatest impact on Vincent’s painting directly?

A．His move to Paris.

B．Various styles of painting styles.

C．The work of Adolphe Monticelli.

D．His poverty.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．His brother, Theo influenced his study of color most.

B．The impressionists enjoyed a great reputation in Holland.

C．It is the poverty of Van Gogh that stimulates his study of hues(色调，颜色).

D．Van Gogh learned and liked all the types of styles.