1 . We are pleased to announce the call for entries for Strokes of Genius by The Best of Drawing! Win prizes and publication by entering this exciting drawing competition, brought to you by Artists Network and Artists Magazine.
How to Enter
★You need to create a free Submittable account in order to download the forms.
★Fill out the Entry Form. This information will be reproduced exactly as submitted if you are selected as a winner.
★Upload a single digital image. Once you have uploaded your image, you will see a payment due.
There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit. You can save a draft of your work if you would like to finish filling out the form at a later date.
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Deadlines and Notification
Super Early Bird Deadline: May 28, 2023
Entry Fee: $15 for Artists Network Members; $20 for nonmembers
Early Bird Deadline: June 16, 2023
Entry Fee: $25 for Artists Network Members; $30 for nonmembers
Final Deadline: August 20, 2023
Entry Fee: $35 for Artists Network Members; $40 for nonmembers
The final deadline is August 20, 2023 at 11:59 p. m. EST. Winners will be informed by email on or before September 20, 2023.
Prizes & Awards
First-Place Winner: $2,000 in cash
Second-Place Winner: $1,000 in cash
Third-Place Winner: $500 in cash
10 Honorable Mentions: $50 ArtistsNetwork.com Gift Card
Award winners will receive a free Artists Network Membership for 1 year ($99.99 value). Winning entries will be published in The Best of Drawing.
1. What is necessary to participate in the contest?| A．Uploading a family photo. | B．Setting up a bank account. |
| C．Completing an entry form. | D．Registering on Internet Explorer. |
| A．By submitting entries in person. | B．By submitting entries in early May. |
| C．By submitting entries as a professional. | D．By submitting at least two entries. |
| A．Cash prize and a free magazine. | B．$50 ArtistsNetwork.com Gift Card. |
| C．One-year discounted membership. | D．The publication of the winning entry. |
2 . One of the oldest metaphors (隐喻) for human interaction with technology is the relationship of master and slave. Aristotle imagined that technology could replace slavery if machine became automated. Marx and Engels saw things differently. “Masses of laborers are daily and hourly enslaved by the machine,” they wrote in the Communist Manifesto.
Today, computers often play both roles. Nicholas Carr, in his new book The Glass Cage: Automation and Us, takes a stand on whether such technology imprisons or liberates its users. We are increasingly engaged, he argues, but the invisibility of our high-tech traps gives us the ‘image of freedom’. He describes doctors who rely so much on decision-assistance software that they overlook signals that are not obvious from patients.
All of this has obvious implications for the use of technology in classrooms: When do technologies free students to think about more interesting and complex questions, and when do they destroy the very cognitive (认知) capacities that they are meant to improve? The effect of spell check and AutoCorrect software is an example. Psychologists have found the act of forming a word in your mind strengthens your capacity to remember it. When a computer automatically corrects a spelling mistake, we’re no longer forced to form the correct spelling in our minds.
This might not seem very important. The process of word formation is not just supplementing spelling skills, it’s also destroying students. When students find themselves without automated spelling assistance, they don’t face the prospect of freezing to death, as the Inuits did when their GPS malfunctioned, but they’re more likely to make errors. This creates a vicious cycle: The more we use the technology, the more we need to use it in all circumstances. Suddenly, our position as masters of technology starts to seem more insecure.
1. What did Marx and Engels think of the machine?| A．It did the boring daily work for people. |
| B．It failed to free people from being enslaved. |
| C．It gave people more time to enjoy themselves. |
| D．It was the result of the development of technology. |
| A．Technology is a guarantee of freedom. |
| B．Doctors should stay away from technology. |
| C．Too much involvement with technology may be risky. |
| D．Some decision-assistance software needs improving. |
| A．Students being unable to spell words correctly. |
| B．Spell check helping students remember more words. |
| C．Students depending too much on spelling software. |
| D．Spellcheck destroying students’ cognitive capacities. |
| A．Is technology making people stupid or not? |
| B．Which areas are most affected by technology? |
| C．Are people satisfied with the advancement of technology? |
| D．Why shouldn’t technology be employed in the classroom? |
3 . In a town there lived a little, beautiful and smart girl. Her name was Rose. Everyone was very brave, but she was scared of the doctor. One day, one of her teeth was moving. Her mom saw it. She said, "One of your teeth is moving, and you need to visit Doctor Tim."
Rose said, "No! I'm not going to the doctor."Mom said, "Don't worry. It's not wobbly(摆动的) we needn't go to the doctor at once." That made Rose feel better.
After five weeks, Rose forgot about her tooth but her mom didn't. She checked her tooth again and it was wobblier, so she said, "It's time to see the doctor."
Rose was scared but she had to do what her mom told her, so they went to see the doctor Tim. They had to wait in the waiting room.
When it was her turn, her heart was beating very fast. She went into Doctor Tim's room. He was smiling. She sat on the chair. Doctor Tim said, "Close your eyes." Rose closed her eyes, but just before Doctor Tim started, tears started coming down from her eyes. When she opened her eyes, she saw Doctor Tim holding her tooth, smiling. Rose smiled. Then Doctor Tim gave her a teddy bear. From that time Rose wasn't scared of doctors anymore.
1. At he beginning of the story, Rose was scared of________.| A．her mom | B．the doctor | C．her teeth |
| A．five months | B．many years | C．five weeks |
| A．nervous | B．sad | C．excited |
| A．Rose mother asked Rose to see the doctor because of her moving teeth. |
| B．Rose mother was angry when Rose refused to see the doctor. |
| C．Everyone in the town liked Rose because she was a smart girl. |
| A．kind | B．brave | C．careless |
Picture Show There are 22, 000 pictures on show here. You can see the whole Chinese history! Place: City Museum Price: 30 yuan Time: 9: 00 am-4: 00 pm (Monday-Friday) |
Jenny’s Clothes Store sale Come and buy your clothes here. We have T-shirts in all colors for only $10. We also have blue pants for $15 for boys, socks for only $1 each pair. Time: Saturday and Sunday |
International Picnic Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to the Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food all over the world. Not expensive but delicious. Time: noon to 5: 00 pm |
Do You Want to Have “The Ants”? The Ants, a popular group from Australia, will give their first concert this Saturday night at 8 o’clock at Rose Hall, City College. |
| A．Rose Hall | B．the City Museum | C．the Central Park |
| A．1 pm on Saturday | B．9 am on Wednesday | C．6 pm on Friday |
| A．buy some clothes | B．take some pictures | C．listen to a concert |
| A．You can go to the City Museum on weekdays. |
| B．Only white T-shirts are on sale at Jenny’s clothes Store. |
| C．The food at the picnic is expensive but delicious. |
| A．a newspaper | B．a science book | C．a survey report |
5 . Leonardo da Vinci was famous artist who was born in Italy. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern life. Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war. Besides, Leonardo spent days thinking about how to save time. He developed ideas for something like cutting machines.
Leonardo was strange man. He never ate meat. That was very unusual in those times. He never published scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like usual writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left side.
Only a few of his paintings are left today. Many paintings were not finished because he thought they were not perfect.
Leonardo was talented and creative. He was regarded as one of the most intelligent men in the world.
1. What’s Leonardo’s status besides an artist?| A．An actor. | B．A worker. | C．A farmer. | D．An inventor. |
| A．The cutting machine. | B．The machine gun. |
| C．The air conditioner. | D．The washing machine. |
| A．He never ate meat. | B．He never published scientific discoveries. |
| C．He used mirror writing. | D．He hated war. |
| A．Because many paintings were not finished. | B．Because many paintings were lost in war. |
| C．Because he burnt most of his paintings. | D．Because he had no time to paint. |
| A．Famous but not great. | B．Great but not famous. |
| C．Intelligent but not usual. | D．Talented but not strange. |
6 . Do you like reading British novels? If your answer is “yes”, you can click www. fltrp.com and find some information about them from the following book list.
| Red Roses By Christine Lindop 40 pages Price: $7 | Dead Man’s Island By John Escott 57 pages Price: $10 | The Jungle Book By Rudyard Kipling 67 pages Price: $15 |
| Dracula By Bram Stoker 75 pages Price: $9 | The Mystery of Allegra By Peter Foreman 70 pages Price: $12 | The Children of the New Forest By Frederick Marryat 89 pages Half price: $8 now |
| A．Christine Lindop. | B．Peter Foreman. |
| C．Frederick Marryat. | D．Rudyard Kipling. |
| A．Red Roses. | B．Dracula. |
| C．Dead Man’s Island. | D．The Children of the New Forest. |
| A．$8. | B．$4. | C．$16. | D．$12. |
| A．The Mystery of Allegra. | B．Dracula. |
| C．Red Roses. | D．Dead Man’s Island. |
| A．On the Internet. | B．On TV. |
| C．In magazine. | D．In a newspaper. |
7 . When I see my children avoiding the food on dirty plates in the sink or cringing at the wet sand sticking to her hands, I’m reminded of a time when I was unwilling to get my hands a little dirty.
My parents owned a 500-acre ranch (牧场) in Montana when I was young. We had the usual group of animals to care for: cows, sheep, horses, chickens, dogs and barn cats. There were always fences to fix and things to plow or burn. I probably didn’t help as much as I should have, could have or would have if I’d been a little older.
One cold day, I was checking on the sheep with my mother when she spied a sheep in trouble. The poor thing was trying to deliver her lamb and needed our help. My mother calmly held the sheep’s head and instructed me to grab hold of two tender legs.
I hesitated, and must have had quite a look of panic on my young face. The little things were definitely not something I wanted to touch. But I worked up my courage and put my fingers around them. My heart beat in fear and excitement as I pulled with all my strength. I can still remember the feel of the unexpectedly soft legs and their sharp little hooves (蹄) as if it happened yesterday. I remember feeling happy to see “my lamb” being licked (舔) clean by her mother.
Looking back, I’m so glad that I didn’t refuse to get my hands a little dirty. If I had, a wonderful memory would have been lost. Sometimes you need to get your hands a little dirty to experience something amazing and pure.
1. What does the underlined phrase “cringing at” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．Paying attention to. | B．Feeling uneasy about. |
| C．Breaking away from. | D．Getting curious about. |
| A．The author owned a big ranch. |
| B．There were many ranches in Montana. |
| C．The author had to fix a lot of fences. |
| D．The author was too young to help much. |
| A．By pulling the sheep baby out. |
| B．By touching the little hooves. |
| C．By holding the sheep’s head. |
| D．By cleaning the baby. |
| A．It is better for kids to help parents earlier. |
| B．Keeping your hands clean is a good habit. |
| C．It is certain to get dirty working on the ranch. |
| D．Getting hands dirty is to explore something unusual. |
8 . Can you imagine what 680,000 tons of food look like? That’s the amount of food wasted in Britain each year, and at the top of the list of wasted food is bread. In the British diet, bread appears in every meal. It is eaten for breakfast, used for sandwiches for lunch and put in soups at dinner. Almost everyone in Britain buys bread.
Bread is so important to the British that they use the word “bread” to mean “money” and the word “loaf” to mean “head”. So let’s use our “loaves” to understand why so much “bread” is wasted!
Even though bread is still sold in such a popular way and in such a large amount, that doesn’t mean it’s made full use of. It seems people are simply buying much more than they need, so they throw away the bread that they don’t need.
Baker Chris Young explains that the British aren’t valuing their bread because bread is no longer respected. “None of the bread that is thrown away is ‘real’ bread—homemade or carefully-made bread, but is bought from the bread shop.”
Another baker Mark Boyle agrees. “If you make something by yourself, you don’t want to waste it because you know how much energy you’ve put into it. But although home baking is a nice idea, for many it’s out of their ability because they have to work such long hours every day that they don’t have time to make bread by themselves at home. So they simply buy bread and just bring it home to eat.”
Perhaps the British should try to bake bread by themselves, which can probably make their dustbins lighter.
1. What can we infer from the passage?| A．Bread plays an important part in British diet. | B．Different British people like different foods. |
| C．Bread will become less popular in Britain. | D．Bread is the favorite food for the British. |
| A．wants his workers to eat healthily | B．advises his workers to buy more bread |
| C．asks his workers to work more cleverly | D．promises to give his workers more money |
| A．they are tired of eating bread | B．they are too rich to value bread |
| C．they don’t like the taste of bread | D．they don’t put any energy into making bread |
| A．they are very busy | B．they don’t earn much money |
| C．they become lazier than before | D．they don’t know how to bake bread |
