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Nathan Sawaya's childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he's been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.
Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait (自画像). It took him two days just to build the eyes.
Nathan's work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.
"I'm proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing."
- 1.
What did Nathan put on his desk at college?
- A.The Statue of Liberty
- B.Superman
- C.His serf-portrait
- D.A Greenwich Village modal
- A.
- 2.
Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?
- A.Because he made little money out of a lawyer
- B.Because he wanted to make toys for the children
- C.Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks
- D.Because he was going to work in the museum instead
- A.
- 3.
What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
- A.Nathan's work
- B.Nathan's exhibition
- C.Nathan's art
- D.Nathan's self-portrait
- A.
- 4.
What would be the best title for the passage?
- A.The Brick Artist
- B.The Brick Exhibition
- C.Toy Bricks for Adults
- D.The Artist's Childhood
- A.
DCBA
短文大意:本文主人公自从五岁时就对积木有很大兴趣,在大学毕业后放弃了做律师的高薪职位,投身于积木艺术创作,并取得了巨大的成功。
1.根据第一段Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.描述,可知选D。
2.根据第二段Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art.描述,可知选C。
3.联系下文Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.描述,可知这个人称代词指代的是南森的展览。故选B。
4.这篇短文中的主人公南森利用积木创作出了独特的属于孩子们的艺术,收到了人们的欢迎。故选A,积木艺术家。
短文大意:本文主人公自从五岁时就对积木有很大兴趣,在大学毕业后放弃了做律师的高薪职位,投身于积木艺术创作,并取得了巨大的成功。
1.根据第一段Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.描述,可知选D。
2.根据第二段Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art.描述,可知选C。
3.联系下文Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.描述,可知这个人称代词指代的是南森的展览。故选B。
4.这篇短文中的主人公南森利用积木创作出了独特的属于孩子们的艺术,收到了人们的欢迎。故选A,积木艺术家。
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Feb. 10,2007 | |
5:00 | Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel, packed bags. Took taxi to airport. |
7:30 | Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather. |
8:30 | Plane landed. Waited for luggage for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport. |
9:45 | Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest. |
10:00 | Started out to attend the meeting with fans and give an interview to the local reporters. |
11:00 | Went to radio station to attend the live show. |
12:00 | Had lunch with local producer. |
13:00 | Went to the theatre and reported for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band did poorly. |
17:00 | Back to hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band. |
18:00 | Had supper, but eat little. |
18:30 | Went to theatre again and got read for show. |
19:00 | Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little. |
22:00 | Show was over. Very tired from it. |
23:00 | Bach to hotel. Took a bath. Too exited to sleep, so watched TV. |
0:00 | Fell a sleep, with TV on. |
- 1.
According to the chart, the pop star was a_____
- A.singer
- B.dancer
- C.player
- D.pianist
- A.
- 2.
According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ______
- A.6:30
- B.7:00
- C.7:30
- D.8:00
- A.
- 3.
How long did he spend on his way to the place his performance?
- A.one hour
- B.Two hours
- C.four hours and three quarters
- D.One hour and a quarter
- A.
- 4.
At the radio station, the pop star ______
- A.Showed fans how to become famous
- B.gave a performance on the air
- C.met fans and singed for them
- D.told people how he lived his life
- A.
- 5.
From this passage, we get to know that _____
- A.not all people like pop stars
- B.pop stars have their own bands
- C.fans are troublesome for pop stars
- D.to be a pop stars is not all fun
- A.
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