For many years, artists have flocked（聚集）to Paris, France, to paint or to learn to paint. Perhaps artists first went there because of the city's beauty. They went to paint pictures of the broad tree-lined streets, the great churches, and the graceful river bridges. The artists felt comfortable in Paris because the people of the city had always enjoyed art.  Paris had great art museums, filled with famous paintings and statues from many countries. And the people of Paris had always welcomed new ideas. In this city, artists felt free to experiment with new ways of painting. As soon as famous artists painted in Paris, students came to learn them. People came to buy paintings.  Men called art dealers（商人） set up galleries where paintings could be bought and sold.  Others kept shops that sold artists' paints and supplies. Students and the artists who were not yet famous could live in Paris for very little money. They learned by studying great art in the museums, and they learned from one another.  They held art fairs, hanging their paintings outdoors along the streets.

 Today, New York City and Florence, Italy, are also famous art centers.  But the world's principal art exhibits are still held in Paris.  Important judges of art live there.  Most of the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundred years began in Paris. So artists and art dealers still go to Paris because it is the world's leading art center.

（     ）6. Artists first went to Paris because _____.

A. it was very beautiful

           B. it was cheap to live there

C. there were a lot of streets, bridges and churches

 D. there were a lot of art museums

（     ）7. Artists still go to Paris now because _____.

      A. it is still very beautiful

      B. it is still cheap to live there

      C. there are more art museums

 D. it is the leading art center of the world

（      ）8. The main idea of the story is about _____.

      A. the world's most famous art center

     B. how to buy a painting in Paris

      C. the famous art centers of New York and Florence

 D. art museums and art dealers

（       ）9. The story leads us to believe _____.

 A. all artists who go to Paris will become famous

 B. the people of Paris have never liked new ideas

 C. people can buy fine paintings in Paris

 D. Paris is the most beautiful city in the world

（       ）10. The story makes us think _____.

 A. that Paris is famous for its artist's paints

B. that there is more than one way to paint

 C. that art fairs are held in galleries

 D. that few artists will go to Paris in the future

Name????????????? Personal information

Ludwig Von Beethoven????????????? Born in 1770, in Germany. A musician, Died in 1827

Florence Nightingale????????????? Born in Italy on May 12th, 1820?? An English nurse??? Died in 1910

Bill Gates????????????? Born in 1955 in the USA?? Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought? Own Microsoft

Thomas Edison????????????? Born in 1847 in the USA? Made over 6000 inventions??? Died in 1931

Lin Shuhao????????????? Born on August 23rd, 1988 in California, USA?? A basketball player?? Playing in the Houston Rockets, USA

1.Thomas Edison is from_________ .

A. Canada??????? B. Italy???????? C. America???????? D. Australia

2.The?????? _ was born in 1770.

A. musician? ????????????? ? B. nurse?? ????????????? ???? C. businessman? ????????????? D. scientist

3.Business @ the Speed of Thought is the name of a ????? .

A. song????????? B. book???????? C. school????????? D. movie

4.Florence Nightingale died in????? .

A. 1931????????? B. 1827???????? C. 1847?????????? D. 1910

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Lin Shuhao is playing basketball in America.

B. Beethoven made over 1000 inventions.

C. Edison was born in 1820 .???

D. Bill Gates worked in Microsoft in 1955

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Who was Leonardo da Vinci? You may answer without t___1___:“He is the painter of the Mona Lisa.” What e___2___ do you know about him? Da Vinci was more than just a great artist in history. He’s also f ___3___ as a scientist and an inventor.
Leonardo da Vinci was b___4___ to a rich family in Florence, Italy, in 1452. From childhood, Leonardo was given a good e___5___ and he showed talent at painting. By the age of 26, da Vinci had already become a famous p___6___.
He designed many i___7___ machines. Da Vinci’s idea led to the modern tank(坦克). Though da Vinci never b___8___ many of the inventions he designed, some of the things he i___9___  in the late 1400s are in use today.
As a scientist, da Vinci was very interested in the h___10___ body. He spent a whole year c___11___ up dead bodies in hospitals to learn about human anatomy(解剖学). He made more than 200 d___12___ of bodies.