Wherever travellers go, cameras are sure to follow. It's great fun to take photos, and even more fun to show slides of the trip to friends and relatives when they come back home.

There's Aunt Sarah, smiling in front of Buckingham Palace, Aunt Sarah, smiling under the Eiffel Tower, and Aunt Sarah, smiling in a Venetian Canal. Everyone knows what Aunt Sarah looks like；they also know what Europe's great landmarks(地标)look like.

But a young man named David, just back from a trip to Greece, asked a few friends over to see his slides. The young man had an artist's eye. His pictures were not of familiar Greek architectures. Instead, he took pictures of farmers at work in the field, fishermen repairing their nets, and bearded priests(牧师)bending over their Bibles. He captured(抓住)the colour and character of the country. His friends were so interested that they asked for more.

Any amateur(外行)can do the same. All he needs is a simple camera and a little sensitivity(灵敏度). When he learns that a nation lives in its people as well as in its landmarks, he moves from an amateur to an artist.

1.People who watch Aunt Sarah's slides would be ________.

A.frightened B.excited

C.bored D.sad

2.David's pictures were about ________.

A.landmarks B.architectures

C.people D.history

3.A traveller can become an artist if he ________.

A.takes a camera with him

B.knows the history of a place

C.is interested in not only the landmarks but also the people of a place

D.learns how to draw and paint pictures of a place

As an autistic(自闭的)teen, Niam Jain doesn't speak much. But ever since the 13?year?old picked up a paintbrush last summer, he's found a way to express himself, and the art world is listening. Niam, who lives in Toronto, was diagnosed(诊断)with autism at the age of two. Niam is in special education class and loves school. Last summer Nina Jain bought her son some art supplies to give him something to do.

She never thought it would lead to a passion(酷爱)and a career, but soon after she posted Niam's first paintings online, a lot of people started buying them.Some were from family and friends. But most came from sharp?eyed collectors.

Niam has already sold 46 paintings across Canada and the US. He's made nearly $20, 000, and the number keeps growing.

“I don't know how he can do this because this is the work of a kind of successful mid?career painter, ” says a gallery owner after he pointed out Niam's mastery(精通)of the technique of mixing and layering(分层堆积)colours.

“Since he has paintings and he loves to do what he does, he has a reason to get up in the morning and that's really, really important, ” Nina says.

Morning and night, Niam can be found in his studio, sometimes painting for hours at a time, on more than one canvas at a time.

For this artist, there's no way of knowing what his next creation will be or what will encourage him next. The future is a canvas for his imagination.

1.How old is Niam?

A.Two. B.Thirteen.

C.Fourteen. D.Fifteen.

2.When buying Niam some art supplies last summer, ________.

A.Nina wanted Niam to have a career in art

B.Nina hoped painting would cure Niam's autism

C.Nina thought painting would become Niam's greatest passion

D.Nina wanted to find a way for Niam to spend his time

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.A large number of people are expecting to buy Niam's paintings.

B.Niam posted his first paintings online by himself.

C.Niam is still learning to master the technique of mixing and layering colours.

D.Niam is unable to paint for several hours at a time.

4.The writer thinks that ________.

A.Niam is a poor victim of autism

B.Niam's story is sad

C.Niam is wasting his life on painting

D.Niam's story is inspiring(激励的)and encouraging

When Vivienne Harr was 8 years old, she saw a photo she would never forget.It was a photo of two young boys carrying large, heavy rocks on their backs.These children were the same age as Vivienne.But they did not have the same freedom and opportunities(自由和机会)that she had.

In some parts of the world, children have to work hard long days and they can't go to school. Vivienne wanted to change this.“ I want all kids to be able to go to school and play, ” said Vivienne. “I want them to be happy.”

To help raise money for children like the two boys in the photo, Vivienne started a lemonade stand(柠檬汽水摊位)near her home in Marin County, California. She promised to work every day for a year, rain or shine. “Sometimes, it was hard for me, when the weather was bad or I wasn't feeling well,” said Vivienne. “But I knew that some children were having a harder time than I was.”

Vivienne's goal(目标)was to raise $100, 000 in 365 days. On Day 175, she reached her goal. But that didn't stop Vivienne from working. With the help of her family, she started Make a Stand. The company now puts Vivienne's lemonade into bottles and sells it in 130 stores around the US.A small part of sales goes to help achieve Vivienne's dream—to make the world a better place for all children.

1.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to the fact that ________.

A.some children have to work all day and can't go to school

B.some children don't have clean water to drink

C.some children don't have enough food to eat

D.some children have no homes

2.Vivienne reached her goal of raising $100, 000 ________ after she started the lemonade stand.

A.130 days B.175 days

C.10 months D.a year

3.Make a Stand is the name of ________.

A.a kind of lemonade

B.a kind of bottle

C.a store

D.a company

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A.Vivienne and Her Dream

B.A Young Inventor

C.The Story of Two Young Boys

D.How to Make Lemonade

A photo of a boy who arrived at school with a

head full of icicles(冰柱）has drawn widespread

attention to children from poor rural families.

Wearing only a thin jacket, Wang Fuman,10,
 

had braved -9C weather to travel over an hour

from his village home to reach Zhuanshanbao

Primary School in Zhaotong, Yunnan province.

“After walking more than 4 kilometers through the freezing snow. he arrived with his hair and eyebrows completely frozen, causing laughter among his 16 classmates,” said Fu Heng, the

school’s principal, who uploaded(上传) Wang’s photos on Monday morning. Fu added that his

classrooms do not have heating because of a lack of money.

After hearing Wang's story, the Yunnan China Youth Development Foundation offered a public donation(捐赠) for children from poor families on Tuesday. It has promised to give each needy child 500 yuan ($75) to help them stay warm in winter. By 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, the provincial foundation bad collected over 300,000 yuan in public donations according to their websites.

Wang, who has been nicknamed “Snowflake Boy”(冰花男孩）by netizen (网友),became

well-known online. By Wednesday morning, his picture had been 'liked" more than 260,000 times on Sina Weibo. “Many children in cities don't have the strong willpower of this boy. I hope all his efforts will be rewarded(回报),” a netizen wrote on Sina Weibo.

The name Fuman translates as “full of happiness”, but Wang does not come from a rich family. He lives in a mud hut(土坯房) with his grandmother and elder sister, and seldom sees his parents

because they are migrant workers in other cities.

“I love school. We can have bread and milk for lunch, and we learn lots of things in class,” Wang said. His village now has electricity and tap water, “and my family is getting help to build a

new house close to the school”, he said. “I think our life will get better.”

1.Why did Wang's classmates laugh when he came in?

A. Because they thought Wang was poor.

B. Because they wanted to laugh at him.

C. Because he appeared with a head full of icicles.

D. Because Wang was late for class again.

2.What did the netizens do according to the passage?

A. They took photos of Wang Fuman and uploaded them in time.

B. They expressed their support and admiration.

C. They promised to give each needy child 500 yuan.

D. They helped Wang return to school.

3.The underlined phrase “a lack of money” can be replaced “ ”

A. being short of money B. losing money

C. plenty of money D. saving money

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. the Yunnan China Youth Development Foundation offered a public donation for Wang Fuman on Tuesday.

B. Wang’s village doesn’t have electricity and tap water now.

C. Wang loves school just because he can have bread and milk for lunch.

D. The children got help quickly because of social love and convenient Internet.

Each Friday, my son's kindergarten(幼儿园)class has “a prize day”. All the children who do well in the week can get a prize. The children have behavior cards. The cards start out green every morning, but are changed from green to yellow, orange and finally to red if they do something wrong. Most of the children never change their cards from green.

On many Fridays, a boy named Tommy often walks out with an unsmiling face because he has had a bad day or two that week. Tommy is a naughty boy and he often causes trouble. Other children would tell their parents, “Tommy got angry, ” or “Tommy didn't listen to the teacher, ” or “Tommy got trouble today.” But recently, things have become much better for Tommy. My son reports proudly each day, “All GREEN today.”

Last night, after I kissed him goodnight, he said he was very excited because tomorrow was a prize day. “And I hope, hope, hope that Tommy stays on green！” My heart was filled with pride. I told my son how kind it was of him to think of Tommy rather than caring about his own prize.

阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。

1.What color is a behavior card at first?

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2.What did it show if a boy's card was changed into red?

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3.How was Tommy at school recently?

____________________________________________________________________

4.Why was the writer's son excited that night?

____________________________________________________________________

5.Why does the father take pride in his son?

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There was a student photo competition in our school last week.______(相比)with last year, more students took part in the ______(活动). Here are the ______(结果)of the competition. Zhang Chen, a ______(14岁的)boy from Class Two ______(赢得)the first prize. His photo of this year's best band Big Baby ______(展示)the fun which their fans are having.

All the ______(获胜者)are from Grade Three.______(多亏)to them, we enjoyed so many nice photos. Our headmaster Mr. Yang ______(颁发)the prizes at the Prize?giving Ceremony. We shouted and said ______(祝贺)to them. We all had a great time!

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You must have been around 15 years old. Do you feel different ______ that when you were 9 years old? Are you wondering if you ______(grow)up already? You may be a physical adult before you finish studying. Some people may finish their growing at high school, while others are still growing ______ they graduate from school.

Being a grown?up needs a long time. The more you experience, ______(early)you become a grown?up. Even when puberty(青春期)is over and you think you are an adult, you'll still face some physical and relationship problems ______ you should deal with.

Parents are very ______(use)for your growing, but ______ is not necessary for them to do everything for you. Sometimes you might have your own idea. What they should do is to make sure that you have all the information to make ______(decide)by yourself. Of course you should do it in the right way.

Remember ______ (care) about your parents and families. They are the best support you can have. Anyway, wish you grow up ______(healthy)and happily.

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书面表达

请根据提示, 以“My Favourite Photo”为题写一篇短文, 80～100词。

提示：1.Where was it taken?

2. What does it show?

3. What are the main colours of the photo?

4. Why do you like it most?

My Favourite Photo

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I don’t know if she___________. If she __________, please let me know.

A.comes; comes B.will come; comes

C.comes; will come D.will come; will come

If you want to be thinner and healthier, you'd better eat _________ food and take _________ exercise.

A. fewer; more B. more; fewer C. more; less. D. less; more