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  Nobody has ever drawn fields or flowers like Vincent Van Gogh.His   1   are full of rich colour and sunlight.Today his paintings can be sold for millions of dollars.  2   he only sold one of his paintings in all his life.

  Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853.He began to draw pictures when he was 27,10 years before he   3  .Before becoming a   4  , he was a teacher.Then he started to sell and buy people's pictures   5   money.He also did some   6   jobs in his life.

  In 1886, he left Holland and went to Paris to join his younger brother   7   was working there.After living in Paris for 2 years, he moved to the warmer place, Arles, in southern   8  .Here he painted some of his most famous pictures.

  Then Van Gogh was badly ill and became   9  .When he was mad, he often hurt his friends.One day, Van Gogh   10   part of his own ear.At last he went into a   11  , but he did not get any   12  

    13  , on Sunday, July 27th, 1890, in a small village of Auvers, north of Paris, Vincent Van Gogh took a gun, went into a field and killed   14  .When his brother arrived, Van Gogh said to him,“I hope I did it right.”36 hours   15  , Van Gogh died in his brother's arms.

(1)

[  ]

A.

paintings

B.

photos

C.

stories

D.

books

(2)

[  ]

A.

And

B.

But

C.

Or

D.

Though

(3)

[  ]

A.

dead

B.

died

C.

death

D.

dying

(4)

[  ]

A.

teacher

B.

writer

C.

painter

D.

soldier

(5)

[  ]

A.

of

B.

to

C.

with

D.

for

(6)

[  ]

A.

the other

B.

other

C.

others

D.

the others

(7)

[  ]

A.

who

B.

whom

C.

which

D.

whose

(8)

[  ]

A.

England

B.

Germany

C.

France

D.

Finland

(9)

[  ]

A.

mad

B.

excited

C.

silent

D.

happy

(10)

[  ]

A.

cut down

B.

cut up

C.

cut off

D.

cut away

(11)

[  ]

A.

school

B.

hospital

C.

office

D.

factory

(12)

[  ]

A.

well

B.

better

C.

best

D.

more

(13)

[  ]

A.

At first

B.

Then

C.

Afterwards

D.

Finally

(14)

[  ]

A.

him

B.

himself

C.

her

D.

herself

(15)

[  ]

A.

ago

B.

later

C.

after

D.

before

We always want to prepare ourselves to the changes we may face when we go to a different country. Well, I have to say that for me, even after living in the US for one year and a half, I am still not used to the changes of weather, or how to manage my money well. There are many things that can give us culture shocks, but it is up to us whether to make it a big shock or a small one.
I know that changing schools was a big thing for me. It helped me to be stronger and open towards meeting new people.  Sometimes it feels like everybody is already in a group. This makes it harder for someone else to go in. But, it is not that hard. Actually many people know that you are from another country. They feel curious about your “history”, and would often think you are a different man.
Another thing that can produce a shock to me is the sudden change of weather. During the last couple of days, there was an ice-snow storm. It was the biggest in 15 years in the state of Missouri. It was raining ice, really, and you could hear sounds outside the window like little pieces of rocks hitting it, of course it was the ice. It started accumulating so heavily that the University had to close down for two days, and it got worse when it started snowing after the ice storm.
As international students, you may at times find something very difficult, but hey, anyone can beat and overcome it to make studying aboard an unforgettable experience.
【小题1】The author has been in the US for          .

A.one year
B.one and a half years
C.two years
D.two and a half years
【小题2】Changing schools        .
A.was just a small thing for the author
B.made it harder for the author to go into new people’s group
C.helped the author to be stronger and open towards meeting new people
D.made all people think the author was a different man
【小题3】The underlined word “accumulating” means       in Chinese.
A.堆积B.融化C.结冰D.移动
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT mentioned to be a shock for the author when he studied in the US?
A. The big changes of weather.  
B. B.Managing money.
C.Changing schools.           
D.Difference in language.
【小题5】What is the main idea of this article?
A.We may often change school to get used to living in a different country.
B.The author exercised a lot during the ice-snow storm and became stronger.
C.Students form other countries are curious about American history.
D.Studying abroad is cool though there are difficulties.

We always want to prepare ourselves to the changes we may face when we go to a different country. Well, I have to say that for me, even after living in the US for one year and a half, I am still not used to the changes of weather, or how to manage my money well. There are many things that can give us culture shocks, but it is up to us whether to make it a big shock or a small one.

I know that changing schools was a big thing for me. It helped me to be stronger and open towards meeting new people.  Sometimes it feels like everybody is already in a group. This makes it harder for someone else to go in. But, it is not that hard. Actually many people know that you are from another country. They feel curious about your “history”, and would often think you are a different man.

Another thing that can produce a shock to me is the sudden change of weather. During the last couple of days, there was an ice-snow storm. It was the biggest in 15 years in the state of Missouri. It was raining ice, really, and you could hear sounds outside the window like little pieces of rocks hitting it, of course it was the ice. It started accumulating so heavily that the University had to close down for two days, and it got worse when it started snowing after the ice storm.

As international students, you may at times find something very difficult, but hey, anyone can beat and overcome it to make studying aboard an unforgettable experience.

1.The author has been in the US for          .

A.one year

B.one and a half years

C.two years

D.two and a half years

2.Changing schools        .

A.was just a small thing for the author

B.made it harder for the author to go into new people’s group

C.helped the author to be stronger and open towards meeting new people

D.made all people think the author was a different man

3.The underlined word “accumulating” means       in Chinese.

A.堆积

B.融化

C.结冰

D.移动

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned to be a shock for the author when he studied in the US?

A. The big changes of weather.  

B. B.Managing money.

C.Changing schools.           

D.Difference in language.

5.What is the main idea of this article?

A.We may often change school to get used to living in a different country.

B.The author exercised a lot during the ice-snow storm and became stronger.

C.Students form other countries are curious about American history.

D.Studying abroad is cool though there are difficulties.

 

True or False. (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示。)

Forest Smith is a member of Green First,
an environmental group.
       Our future on Earth looks very bad. We are
dumping waste on our land. We can't breathe
the air. The sea is polluted too.
       I visited some relatives recently in a small
village. They grow their own food and cycle
everywhere. They are not wealthy, but they are
happy and healthy.
       We must close the factories producing
useless products. That would reduce rubbish and
air pollution. We must recycle more, give up all
cars, and improve public transport.
A big problem is overpopulation in big cities. We
must give up big cities and factories, and get back
to a simple way of life.

John Green is a scientist at a university.
       Things are not as bad as Forest says. We'll
have a bright future. We don't need to give
up cars but we need to invent better, cleaner
engines. 
       This won't stop the problem of traffic
jams. So we need better public transport. We
should also recycle more.
        But some things are getting better. My
sister returned last month after living abroad for
five years. She said, "Our old neighbourhood
doesn't look the same as before-it is cleaner and
greener now."
        Science has brought many improvements.
A hundred years ago, most people died in their 40s.
We can't go back to a life like that.
(     )1. Three experts were asked to give their views on the pollution problems this week.
(     )2. The word "views" here probably means people's ideas or opinions.
(     )3. Both Forest Smith and John Green think they'll have a bright future on the pollution problems.
(     )4. Forest Smith's view on cars and public transport is the same as John Green's.
(     )5. Forest Smith visited some relatives and found they lived a rich, happy and healthy life.
(     )6. John Green's sister said their old neighbourhood looked cleaner and greener than before.
(     )7. The passage mainly tells us something about different kinds of pollution on the earth.

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