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(出版).
Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil’s largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, there 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.
Folha’s art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro’s work.“We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics,”Kanno says.
Montanaro’s love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 year 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.”
【小题1】What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?
A.He is publishing story books.B.He is drawing cartoons.
C.He is sending newspapers.D.He is writing articles.
【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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.
【小题3】Why does Montanaro like drawing political cartoons?
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.
【小题4】What made Montanaro draw and helped him a lot in his drawings?
A.The comics his dad bought him.B.His interest in cartoon films.
C.The fun of drawing cartoons.D.His dad’s ideas about cartoons.
【小题5】What’s the best title for this passage?
A.Folha’s art director.B.Brazil’s largest newspaper.
C.Teen artist in Brazil.D.Montanaro’s great father.

  When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of "Good luck!" from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?
In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.
Have you heard the saying “when you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn't happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.
Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit's foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit's feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, "Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit!"
People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year ,theywill need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole year of good luck!
【小题1】­­_______is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition.

A.A rabbit's footB.A falling leaf
C.A cheerful wish from friendsD.A shooting star
【小题2】From Paragraph3, we know that ­­­­­­­­­­­_______ .    .
A.shooting stars can often be seen
B.people can see a shooting star on a rainy night
C.your wish may come true if you see a shooting star
D.people believe that it's unlucky to see a shooting star
【小题3】 British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because     .
A.the leaves fall in autumn
B.there are so many leaves to catch
C.the leaves can bring them a lucky month
D.they want to have a whole year of good luck
【小题4】 In paragraph5, the underlined word "they" refers to"(指)      ".
A.treesB.peopleC.leavesD.years
【小题5】 The passage is mainly about     .
A.how to wish upon a star
B.things that bring good luck
C.British people love leaves
D.which of the rabbit's feet is the luckiest

 

 

    

I really enjoyed this movie. It's a fun move for the whole family. I had really good laughs and enjoyed being there.                                                 -- James

I would recommend (推荐)this movie to everyone. Whether you go with family or friends, I honestly think this movie has something you will really enjoy!            -- Sam

     I've seen several movies of this kind, but this one is the best. It is so well made -- some of the  scenes are so beautiful.                                          -- John

     I went to see this movie with my 9-year-old daughter this Tuesday, really without knowing too much about it. My daughter and I were pleasantly surprised at how funny it was. We just couldn't help laughing. I would recommend this movie to the whole family.           --Mary

1.From the poster, we can tell that          is spoken in the movie.

A. Chinese                  B. English          C. Japanese                D. French

2.The poster shows that the movie lasts _______.

A. 25 minutes               B. 60 minutes               C. 85 minutes              D. 125 minutes

3.John likes the movie because of _______.

A. the funny actors                                    B. the wonderful music

C. the sweet voices                                    D. the beautiful scenes

4.Mary and her daughter spent          watching the movie.

A. $30                       B. $40              C. $45                                D. $60

5.According to the passage, the movie most probably tells a         story.

A. funny                              B. sad                       C. terrible                  D. tree

 

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