Green Book 《绿皮书》,which won the 2019 Oscar for Best Picture ,tells a story between an African American pianist Donald Shirley and his driver Tony ,a white man.Here is one of the best parts in the movie.( Tony and Donald were put in prison (监狱) because Tony tried to stop two police officers who forced Donald to get out of the car and stand in the rain.Finally ,they got out of prison.)

Donald :You shouldn't have hit the police officer.

Tony :I didn't like the way he was treating you ,making you stand out in the rain like that.

Donald :Please ,you hit him because of what he called you.I've had to stand that kind of talk my whole life.You should be able to take it for at least one night.

Tony :What ?I can't get mad at what he was saying because I'm not black ?Christ ,I'm blacker than you.

Donald :Excuse me ?

Tony :You don't know about your own people !What they eat ,how they talk ,how they live.You don't even know who Little Richard is !

Donald :Oh ,so knowing who Little Richard is makes you blacker than me ?Oh ,Tony ,I wish you could hear yourself sometimes.You wouldn't talk so much.

Tony :I know exactly who I am.I'm the guy who's lived in the same neighborhood in the Bronx my whole life ,with mother ,my father ,my brother ,and now my wife and kids.That's it.That's who I am.I'm the one who has to work day and night to put food on the table.You ?Mr.Big Shot ?You live on top of a castle traveling around the world doing concerts for rich people.I live on the streets.You sit on a throne (王座). So yeah ,my world is surely blacker than yours !

Donald :Yes ,I live in a castle !Tony !Alone !And rich white people pay me to play the piano for them ,because it makes them feel cultured.But soon as I step off that stage I go right back to being just another nigger (to them.Because that is their true culture.And I get through that slight (轻蔑)alone ,because I'm not accepted by my own people ,because I'm not like them either !So if I'm not black enough ,and if I'm not white enough... then tell me ,Tony ,what am I ?

1.Donald and Tony were put into prison because ______.

A.Tony had a fight with the police officer

B.Donald refused to get out of the car

C.Tony broke traffic rules while driving

D.Donald failed to answer the police officer

2.In Tony's eyes ,Donald ______.

A.worked as hard as he could B.talked to him impolitely

C.cared little about black people D.lived like the other black people

3.From their conversation ,we can infer that ______ at that time

A.Donald did many concerts for rich people

B.Donald didn't have many unhappy experiences for being black

C.black musicians were fairly treated because of their talent

D.both the poor and the black had hard life

4.From Donald's speech in the end ,we can see that he felt ______.

A.lonely B.proud C.surprised D.relaxed

I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. When I was a child, my parents were very busy. And for my generation, we didn’t have the internet. In order to entertain myself, I found pens and paper, and I just started drawing.

At that time, I thought of drawing just as a hobby. But I was tired of studying for school exams. I wanted to do something creative. One day, it hit me: How nice would it be if I could do what I love for a living? I did research on the best art schools around the world. One of my friends studied art in the United States. She advised me to go to the Rhode Island School of Design(RISD). That was the only school I applied to after I graduated from high school.

Luckily, I was accepted into the RISD. There were new skills to learn every day. At first, I was a little confused. I tried many different things. Chris Baselli, one of my teachers, helped me to find my own style.

Now, I’ve been working as a full-time illustrator( 插 画 师 ) for ten years. I’ve drawn for newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times and The New Yorker. I’ve also worked with companies like McDonald’s and Apple. Some clients(客户) keep coming back to me. They love my style.

When I get an assignment( 任 务 ), I read it over a lot of times. I try to work out the most important message that I need to include in my work. Then, I forget about the assignment for a while— the best idea often pops up when I am not thinking too hard.

I’m still at the early stage of my career. One of the biggest fears that I have is losing the excitement. I hope that will never happen so that I can keep creating wonderful designs.

1.When the writer was a child, she drew in order to_________.

A.make money B.surprise her parents

C.entertain herself D.prepare for her career

2.The writer realized that she could draw for a living_________.

A.when she was in school B.after she went to the United States

C.when she was a pre-school child D.after she graduated from high school

3.After being accepted into the Rhode Island School of Design, the writer felt_________at first.

A.bored B.frightened C.confused D.disappointed

4.The underlined phrase “pop up” most probably means “_________”.

A.work B.win C.escape D.appear

5.According to the article, the writer fears that_________.

A.illustrators will be replaced by robots B.her clients will no longer love her style

C.the creative ideas will escape from her head D.she will no longer be excited about her profession

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