1 . Bob Charland used to work as a nightclub security guard. He was beaten so severely in the_________ twice by people he’d kicked out of the bar, most recently in 2015, and it _________ his and severe headaches. “My doctor said my brain looked as though it _________ to a 70-year-old man,” said Charland.

There was no way to _______ he disease, the doctor said. _________ it would take his life. He thought about contacting Death With Dignity. He didn’t want to be a _________ to anybody, he said.

But then, he received a call from an advisor at an underprivileged (社会底层的) school wondering if he had some extra bikes he could _________. He, in fact, did have some extra bikes. “That _________ my thought,” said Charland. Some people with a _________ disease set out to __________ and see the world. Charland decided to devote whatever time he had __________ to giving bikes to underprivileged children.

Since the spring of 2017, Charland has spent more than $ 1, 000 of his own money __________about 1,000 bikes for __________. He works with police officers to help deliver the bikes and __________ to local schools, adjust seats and handlebars and give children bicycle safety lessons.

Many of the children he brings bikes to live in high-crime neighborhoods, and their only previous experiences with police have been __________, he said. He often takes extra time to connect with them and is now known in some neighborhoods as “Bob the Bike Guy”.

“To spend time with these kids and see their smiles is an amazing feeling,” said Chardland, “Sometimes, for the first time in a long time, they see that somebody __________”

He devotes every Tuesday night to turning shabby into functioning, pretty noes. Chardland said he thinks he chose bikes as a way to help kids because the years he’d spent riding a bicycle as a boy in his hometown of Alplaus, NY, were among the __________ of his life. He was raised by his stepfather who “worked many extra hours in construction to __________that bike,” Chardland said, “Every kid should have one.”

“My brain will continue to get __________ and at some point, I will die,” he said, “But I’m not there yet. Why not __________ doing what I love?”

1.

A．arm

B．back

C．head

D．leg

2.

A．damaged

B．created

C．improved

D．protected

3.

A．applied

B．belonged

C．attended

D．turned

4.

A．face

B．find

C．tolerate

D．cure

5.

A．Eventually

B．Fortunately

C．Initially

D．Immediately

6.

A．follower

B．burden

C．fighter

D．winner

7.

A．buy

B．sell

C．polish

D．donate

8.

A．changed

B．understood

C．built

D．lost

9.

A．common

B．different

C．deadly

D．rare

10.

A．drink

B．travel

C．live

D．work

11.

A．killed

B．saved

C．left

D．wasted

12.

A．making

B．repairing

C．cleaning

D．renting

13.

A．kids

B．adults

C．parents

D．teachers

14.

A．money

B．food

C．helmets

D．water

15.

A．exciting

B．satisfying

C．positive

D．negative

16.

A．cares

B．controls

C．knows

D．teaches

17.

A．busiest

B．darkest

C．saddest

D．happiest

18.

A．ride

B．afford

C．borrow

D．return

19.

A．faster

B．slower

C．worse

D．better

20.

A．avoid

B．forget

C．imagine

D．continue

2 . Mention the terms Italian culture and Renaissance art and one is immediately reminded of the mysterious smile of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

The Renaissance had a deep effect on the development of European culture. Having its beginnings in Italy, by the 16th century, it had spread to the rest of Europe. Its influence was felt in different fields such as philosophy, literature, religion, science, politics, and, of course, art. The scholars of the Renaissance period applied the humanistic method to every field of study, and wanted to have human emotion and realism in art.

Renaissance scholars studied the ancient Latin and Greek texts, searching the libraries of Europe for works of ancient times that had become obscure, in their hunt for reforming and perfecting their worldly knowledge. However, that does not mean that they refused religion. In fact, many of the greatest works of the Renaissance period were devoted to it, with the church supporting a lot of the works of Renaissance art. However, there were slight changes in the manner in which the scholars began to treat religion, which affected the cultural life of society, which in turn influenced the artists of that period and therefore was reflected in their art.

In Raphael’s The School of Athens, for example, some well-known people were described as classical scholars with Leonardo da Vinci given as much importance as Plato in his time. Giotto di Bondone, 1266-1337, a Florentine, who is regarded as the greatest Italian painter just earlier than the Renaissance period, is thought to be the first artist who treated a painting as a window into space.

However, it was only after the writings of Filippo Brunelleschi, 1377-1446, who is considered the first great builder of the Italian Renaissance, that perspective (透视法) was formally accepted as an artistic technique.

1. What makes Italy stand out in a way in world history?

A．Its artists during the Renaissance were numerous.	B．It was the center of the European countries.
C．It had many famous inventors in different fields.	D．It was home to the Renaissance.

2. The underlined word “obscure” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________.

A．meaningless and hard to recognize	B．clear and meaningful to guiding people
C．unclear and difficult to understand or see	D．easy to understand but having little meaning

3. When was perspective officially accepted during the Renaissance?

A．After the completion of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

B．After Leonardo da Vinci’s being compared to Plato.

C．After Giotto di Bondone’s paintings were respected.

D．After Filippo Brunelleschi’s completing his writings.

4. The passage aims to tell us ________.

A．Italy’s Renaissance art and artists	B．the famous artists in Italy’s history
C．Italy’s influence on the world in culture	D．the hardships during the Renaissance in Italy