1 . The following are some of the most recognizable names in art history.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci, born in 1452 in Tuscany, Italy, was a genius. His one-of-a-kind gift was expressing human emotions, which earned him a name from an early age. He kept painting until his death in France in 1519. His Mona Lisa is a painting that was originally left incomplete but has become the world’s most famous picture.

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh, born in the Netherlands in 1853, is widely regarded as one of the finest post - impressionist painters of all time. He did not become an artist until he was in his late twenties. In 1886, he traveled to Paris, where he met Paul Gauguin, who encouraged Van Gogh to develop his own style. He died in 1890 after suffering from mental health problems. Van Gogh became famous after his death.

Claude Monet

Claude Monet, born in Paris in 1840, was a talented French artist who is widely considered as one of the most important painters. He was recognized for his talents when he was young and he was the first to employ oil and outdoor methods. The word “impressionism” was created after his picture Impression, Sunrise. Monet died at age 86.

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain, in late 1881. He began drawing at a young age and had gotten his first lessons in the use of oil paints from his father by the time he was seven. In 1900, he moved to Paris and sold his first painting there. He made significant contributions to the progress of modern art. He passed away in 1973.

1. Which of the following painters lives the longest?

A．Leonardo da Vinci.

B．Vincent van Gogh.

C．Claude Monet.

D．Pablo Picasso.

2. What do we know about Monet?

A．He inspired Van Gogh.

B．He was taught by his father.

C．He suffered mental health problems.

D．He led to the birth of impressionism.

3. What do the four painters have in common?

A．They are all impressionists.

B．They liked painting outdoors.

C．They all had experiences in France.

D．They were recognized in their life time.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Liu Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian paid a visit to Canada. They spent a couple of days in Vancouver seeing the sights. In order to catch the train to Lake Louise, the two girls     1     (arise) early and took the breakfast. Upon their     2     (arrive), seeing the breathtaking scenery, they were fascinated by the beauty immediately.

3 . One of the world’s most productive wildlife sound recordists (录音师) has released a large collection of his most treasured recordings of wild places to listen to for free on Soundcloud.

“Martyn Stewart has recorded nearly 100,000 pieces, consisting of 30,00o hours of materials. They have been spread across 40 countries and used in 150 films,” Krause, a friend of Martyn said. “Some of these include sounds that can’t be heard anymore, as they belong to extinct animals or disturbed habitats.”

Martyn is one of the key recordists who helped set the standards that gave the work standing in the world of sound. Few can match the quality of his life-long efforts. Throughout his life, since he recorded his first bird at the age of 11, it was easy to record the sounds of faraway places. But times are changing, and the growing presence of noise pollution has made his job a lot harder.

Among his “treasured” recordings include Hurricane Dorian on a remote beach, thunderstorms in Australia, Denali National Park and Arctic Wildlife Home in Alaska, dawn in Zimbabwe, and so much more. He’s also recorded sounds and calls of certain animals, some of which are extinct like the white rhino and the golden frog.

“I hope the free project, called Martyn Stewart’s Listening Planet, is meant to inspire people to try and protect a more delicate part of the world——the auditory (听觉的) part. They have the connection between sound and the animal making the sound,” said Martyn. “I think we have to become the voice of the voiceless. If we can get these beautiful sound recordings out and let people in the world listen to them, maybe we can start protecting what we’ve got left.”

1. What can be learned from Krause’s words?

A．Martyn’s work deserves praising.

B．Recording is a time - consuming job.

C．Martyn loves to record rare animals.

D．The recordings are intended for films.

2. What made Martyn’s job more difficult?

A．The standard of recordings.

B．The loss of natural habitats.

C．The increase of noise pollution.

D．The extinction of certain animals.

3. Why did Martyn decide to share his recordings for free?

A．To meet fans’ requests.

B．To make himself more famous.

C．To stress difficulty of his recordings.

D．To raise concern for sounds in nature.

4. Which of the following best describes Martyn?

A．Determined and humorous.

B．Generous and devoted.

C．Curious and friendly.

D．Creative and honest.

5 . Nowadays, we know how to work with al old items. Many of them can be reused after being properly processed. Instead of sending them to the trashcan, we have new choices.     1    

Participate in the Give the Gift of Sight Program. Run by Lions Club International, the program makes it easy for you to donate your old eyeglasses and sunglasses to needy people in developing countries. After you drop glasses off, they are cleaned, repaired, and grouped, then distributed.

Donate your used computer to computers for Kids, a non-profit organization.     2     Its donation program collects and cleans computer equipment, and gives away the equipment to schools and children’s organizations in need.

    3     Contribute to offering help to the troubled kids by sending either entire greeting cards or just the fronts of cards, to St. Jude’s Card Recycling, 100 St. Jude’s Street, Boulder City, NV89005. The youth redecorate the cards by adding new backs, and sell them to support the program. For more information, call 1-877-977-8888.

Recycle sneakers (运动鞋) and athletic shoes. Since 1990, NIKE has sponsored the Reuse-A-Shoe program.     4     Then they are made into athletic equipment, such as playground padding, gymnastic mats, and running tracks. Call 1-800-344-6453 for drop-off locations or get the mailing address at Reuse-A-Shoe.

Never throw away books or magazines. Books and magazines are a great aid to help those who’ve been sent to prison. Some of them quit school at an early age.     5    

A．Recycle holiday and greeting cards.

B．Find one near you by searching online.

C．So don’t forget the “early reader” books.

D．Here are some ways to recycle worn - out items.

E．It aims to improve the computer skills of youth.

F．It takes in used sneakers and breaks them into pieces.

G．Over 1.5 million pairs of shoes are recycled and repaired.

6 . I have wanted to be a writer since I was eleven. Not just any writer, but a _________ published writer. I remember sending a copy of my story to Puffin Canada. Several weeks later, it sent me a _________ encouraging me to continue writing, and also _________ that they did not publish short stories. It was ___________ of the publisher to write back, but the truth was that I had come no closer to my ___________ of becoming a world-famous author.

Yet I am ___________ a hopeful writer. The only ___________ is that now I am 17, and my English classes are no longer spent ___________ imaginative short stories. I ___________ those sixth-grade classes when I was given the freedom to write whatever I liked.

Last year, some of this inspiration left over from my childhood ____________ into what seemed a brilliant idea for a ____________. I worked late each night, eager to finish my first novel. I got little sleep and my homework load was increasing, ____________ I refused to allow anything to block my success as a published writer.

When I had over 80 double-spaced pages, sadly, it became increasingly difficult to write on. It was terrible to see months of work ____________. My dreams were not one inch closer to __________ than five years before. Perhaps by now I have finally learned the truth about writing: it ____________ more than a dream. Perseverance and brilliance are right up there, too.

1.

A．cute

B．kind

C．real

D．folk

2.

A．story

B．letter

C．notice

D．gift

3.

A．explaining

B．broadcasting

C．stressing

D．insisting

4.

A．cruel

B．helpful

C．kind

D．innocent

5.

A．mind

B．nerve

C．motive

D．dream

6.

A．often

B．never

C．still

D．then

7.

A．reason

B．difference

C．belief

D．interest

8.

A．writing

B．telling

C．copying

D．reading

9.

A．regret

B．envy

C．miss

D．skip

10.

A．burst

B．developed

C．broke

D．slipped

11.

A．share

B．secret

C．plan

D．novel

12.

A．but

B．though

C．so

D．for

13.

A．returned

B．valued

C．finished

D．wasted

14.

A．future

B．reality

C．belief

D．effect

15.

A．matters

B．offers

C．takes

D．creates

7 . A young Irishman, Fionn, has come up with a method to solve the microplastic pollution problem, winning Google’s international science fair. He created a kind of liquid magnet (磁铁) by mixing magnetized iron oxide (Fe₂O₃) and vegetable oil. It can collect microplastics and remove them, leaving only water behind.

Since the age of 12, he has been looking to find a solution for the hard-to-clean microplastics. During childhood, he frequently went beaches where he saw a growing number of plastic garbage. Once, he saw a rock with oil remaining, and stuck to it were small plastic pieces. He then found out that the plastic pieces are what we call non-polar, and oil is non-polar too. In chemistry likes attract likes, which means non-polar things attract non-polar things. He heard of something that was a kind of magnetic water by combining vegetable oil with magnetized iron oxide (Fe₂O₃). He noticed oil could attract the microplastics and magnet finally cleaned the microplastics. Inspired by it, he made the liquid magnet.

Indeed after 5,000 experiments it was shown that his method could clean 87％ — 93% of microplastics from the water, despite the fact that the microplastics came from a variety of sources like car tires, plastic bottles, and washing water.

Larissa Kelly, Fionn’s science teacher commented,” The invention, based on very Simple components, makes a breakthrough. It has powerful potential to provide solutions that will contribute to the worldwide effort to remove microplastics from the environment,” Fionn showed his method at the 2019 Google Science Fair and won a $50,000 scholarship. After the Google Science Fair, scientists gave him credit for what he had done. Fionn is now trying to fit his method into a device that can be used in home waterpipes, or the pipes at a wastewater plant, allowing the liquid magnet to continuously clean water that moves through it. He also plans to make it used on boats.

1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Magnet.

B．Rubbish.

C．Plastic.

D．Oil.

2. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The effectiveness of the method.

B．The creation of the experiment.

C．The influences of microplastics.

D．The sources of plastic pollution.

3. What does Kelly think of the invention?

A．Easy and creative.

B．Old and effective.

C．Costly and imaginative.

D．Reliable and traditional.

4. What can be inferred about the liquid magnet?

A．It will be widely used soon.

B．It is still at the experimental stage.

C．It mainly deals with the sea pollution.

D．It has successfully been used in household.