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  Pablo Ruiz Picasso was the favourite child of his family. He was the 1 boy among a great many girl cousins. That was 2 to make him important, 3 his father loved him especially, because he knew his son was going to be an artist. Pablo knew the word 4 pencil even before he could 5 Mamma and Papa. 6 he was small he spent 7 by himself making delightful little drawings of animals and people. If his mother sent him out to 8 in the square, he went on drawing in the 9 under the trees. One of his favourite 10 was his younger sister, Lola.

  Don Jose Ruiz, Pablo's father, was director of the museum at Malaga in southern Spain. He earned only a 11 salary, but there was not much work to do and he was able to 12 his hobby, which was painting pigeons. Don Jose loved pigeons very much. He painted them dead or alive in ones and twos and in dozens. 13 he painted them on paper, 14 them out and stuck them on to canvas; sometimes he stuck real feathers on to his pictures. He knew a great deal about the 15 of painting and he taught it all to Pablo.

  Life in Malaga was very 16 . In the 17 Mediterranean sunshine father and son would walk down to the beach to look at the boats on the shore or wander round the open markets. They made a 18 pair. Don Jose was tall and thin, with red hair and beard, sad grey eyes and a fine set of whiskers. He was so 19 and correct he was nicknamed“the Englishman.”Pablo was quite the opposite. He had his mother's small, strong 20 ; he had straight black hair, and bright black eyes that noticed everything that was going on around him.

1.

[  ]

A.clever
B.only
C.promising
D.handsome

2.

[  ]

A.simple
B.possible
C.enough
D.necessary

3.

[  ]

A.and
B.for
C.therefore
D.but

4.

[  ]

A.for
B.in
C.by
D.why

5.

[  ]

A.write
B.read
C.remember
D.say

6.

[  ]

A.Because
B.Some
C.Though
D.When

7.

[  ]

A.days
B.hours
C.minutes
D.weeks

8.

[  ]

A.play
B.work
C.study
D.rest

9.

[  ]

A.place
B.rocks
C.dust
D.land

10.

[  ]

A.models
B.helpers
C.learner
D.teachers

11.

[  ]

A.high
B.small
C.little
D.bit

12.

[  ]

A.improve
B.enjoy
C.practise
D.realize

13.

[  ]

A.Sometimes
B.Usually
C.Always
D.Frequently

14.

[  ]

A.cut
B.pick
C.take
D.move

15.

[  ]

A.knowledge
B.plan
C.technique
D.spirit

16.

[  ]

A.noisy
B.free
C.simple
D.pleasant

17.

[  ]

A.cool
B.hot
C.strong
D.cold

18.

[  ]

A.strange
B.well-matched
C.close
D.open

19.

[  ]

A.kind  
B.shy
C.strict
D.quiet

20.

[  ]

A.body
B.head
C.mind
D.appearance
答案:B;C;D;A;D;D;B;A;C;A;B;C;A;A;C;D;B;A;B;B
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  Pablo Ruiz Picasso was the favorite child of his familyHe was the only boy among agreat many girl cousinsThat was enough to make him important , but his father loved him especially , because he knew his son was going to be an artistPablo knew the word for pencil even before he could say Mamma and PapaWhen he was small he spent hours by himself making delightful little drawings of animals and peopleIf his mother sent him out to play in the square , he went on drawing in the dust under the treesOne of his favorite models was his younger sister , Lola

  Don Jose Ruiz , Pablo’s father was director of the museum at Malaga in southern spainHe earned only a small salary , but there was not much work to do and he was able to practise his hobby , which was painting pigeonsDon Jose loved pigeons very muchHe painted them dead or alive , in ones and twos and in dozensSometimes he painted them on paper , cut them out and stuck them on to canvas(画布); Sometimes he stuck real feathers on to his picturesHe knew a great deal about the technique of painting and he taught it all to Pablo

  Life in Malaga was very pleasantIn the hot , Mediterranean(地中海的)sunshine father and son would walk down to the beach to look at the boats on the shore or wander round the open marketsThey made a strange pairDon Jose was tall and thin , with red hair and beard , sad grey eyes and a fine set of whiskers(髯).He was so shy and correct that he was nicknamed “the Englishman”Pabol was quite the oppositeHe had his mother’s small, strong build ; he had straight black hair , and bright black eyes that noticed everything that was going on around him

1When Pablo was a little boy , he ______

[  ]

Aused to play in the square

Bwould spend hours drawing pictures

Cwas fond of playing with pigeons

Doften enjoyed taking a walk with his sister

2What did little Pabol draw most ? ______

[  ]

AThe square he was playing in

BThe trees

CThe sea

DHis younger sister , Lola

3Pablo’s father could paint a lot because ______

[  ]

Ahe had plenty of time

Bhe did not have much money

Che looked after the museum

Dhe liked pigeons

4Don Jose and Pablo were “ a strange pair ” because ______

[  ]

Athey liked to wander about the town

Bthey noticed everything that was going on around them

Cthey both painted

Dthey looked so different from each other

5Malaga is probably ______

[  ]

Aan island in the Mediterranean

Ba sea port in Spain

Can inland city in southern Spain

Da small country township

  When Jeanne Calment entered the world in 1875, telephones and automobiles still lay in the future.Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso were not yet born.The Eiffel Tower was 14 years from being built.As a teenager, she met Vincent Van Gogh, near her home in Arles, in the south of France.He was “very ugly, ungracious(举止粗俗的), impolite, sick-I forgive him, they called him loco(精神失常的)”, she recalled.When she died last week at age 122, she was the world’s eldest person.(There are others who claimed to the title, but only Calment had the official documents to prove her age.)

  Each February 21, her birthday, she would share the secrets of long life.Some years it was “a sense of humour”, others it was “keeping busy”.“God must have forgotten me,” she once explained.The truth probably was that she had good genes:her mother reportedly lived to be 86 and her father 94.

  Her life had its sadness:she outlived her husband, her only daughter and her grandson.According to a friend, she was imperturbable.“If you can’t do anything about it,” she reportedly said, “don’t worry about it.”

  In her last years she was nearly blind and deaf, but her health remained good.She ate a few bars of chocolate each week and continued smoking until a few years ago, when she could no longer light her own cigarettes.She never lost her sense of humour.On her 110th birthday, she commented, “I’ve only ever had one wrinkle, and I’m sitting on it.“Her longevity made her famous; her spirit made her eternal(永恒的).

(1)

Why does the author mention Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and the Eiffel Tower?

[  ]

A.

To show that Calment had seen famous people and things.

B.

To emphasize that Calment was born a long time ago.

C.

To indicate that Calment is just as famous.

D.

To admire the knowledge that Calment had.

(2)

The author believed that Calment’s longevity is mainly due to ________.

[  ]

A.

a sense of humor

B.

being kept busy

C.

belief in God

D.

good genes

(3)

The underlined word“imperturbable”means ________.

[  ]

A.

calm

B.

humorous

C.

friendly

D.

healthy

(4)

Toward the end of the story, the author seems to be impressed by Callment’s ________.

[  ]

A.

spirit

B.

religious belief

C.

knowledge

D.

longevity

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  When we think of creative people the names that probably spring to mind are those of men such as Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, i.e.great artists, inventors and scientists-a select and exceptionally gifted body of men with rare talent and genius.The tendency to regard creativity and imaginative thinking as the exclusive province of a lucky few disregards the creative and imaginative aspects in the solution of many of the tasks we regularly have to face the discovery and development of new methods and techniques, the improvement of old methods, existing inventions and products.

  Everyone has creative ability to some extent.Creative thinking involves posing oneself a problem and then originating or inventing a solution along new and unconventional lines.It involves drawing new analogies, discovering new combination, and/or new applications of things that are already known.It follows, then, that a creative person will exhibit great intellectual curiosity and imagination.He will be alert and observant with a great store of information which he will be able to sort out and combine in the solution of problems.He will be emotionally receptive to new and unconventional ideas and will be less interested in facts than in their implications.Most important of all he will be able to communicate uninhibitedly and will not be too concerned about other people's reaction to his apparently "crazy" notions.People called the Wright brothers mad but it did not stop them from becoming the first men to construct and fly a heavier-than-air craft.

(1)

The author believes that creative thinking ________.

[  ]

A.

is only possessed by great artists

B.

requires rare talent and genius

C.

is needed in the solution of many problems

D.

belongs to a lucky few

(2)

In order to solve scientific problems, people ________.

[  ]

A.

should not be afraid of what others think

B.

should be mad

C.

must possess crazy notions

D.

should have inhibitions

(3)

Creative thinking involves ________.

[  ]

A.

drawing new pictures of old things

B.

observing the actions of great people

C.

finding the problem and originating a solution

D.

discovering new emotions

(4)

A creative person must look at facts ________.

[  ]

A.

for their face-value

B.

for what they imply

C.

and remember them

D.

which are less interesting

(5)

In the second paragraph, the word "unconventional" means ________.

[  ]

A.

not ordinary

B.

not political

C.

unacceptable

D.

not creative

He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry.Beloved by Chileans(智利人)of all classes,he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 100th birthday of Pablo Neruda(1940—1973).

Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto,he was a tall,shy and lonely boy.He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten.The American poet Walt Whitman,whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table,became a major influence(影响)on his work.

However,his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing.To cover up the publication of his first poem,he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.

In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair”.Yet his rich experience as a diplomat(外交官)and exile(流亡)made him go beyond the theme of love.His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America.He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.

Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative(创造性的)and forever moving.He found inspiration(灵感)in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast.“I need the sea because it teaches me”,he wrote,“I move in the university of the waves.”He loved how the sea forever renewed itself,a renewal echoed(回映)in his work.

1.The underlined word “Picasso” can probably be replaced by “______”.

A.most important person         B.famous person from Picasso

C.freedom fighter in Picasso       D.poem fan

2.Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because______.

A.literary greats usually used the pen name

B.his father encourged him to use the name

C.he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication

D.he was greatly influenced by other poets

3.Which of the following is NOT the theme of his works?

A.Love.             B.Political struggle.

C.Social reform.         D.The development of South America.

4.The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A.the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspiration

B.the beautiful scenery along the Chile coast

C.Neruda’s poems were widely read overseas

D.Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea

5.Which is TRUE according to the text?

A.Young people especially love and respect Neruda.

B.The first collection of Neruda’s poems was published when he was ten.

C.Walt Whitman was Neruda’s most admired poet.

D.He became famous when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

 

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