He lived his whole life as a poor man He suffered from a mental illness that led him to cut off part of his left ear in 1888 and to shoot himself two years later. But after his death, he achieved the world fame.

　　* And the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, home to the biggest collection of his masterpieces, is marking the anniversary with exhibitions throughout the year.

　　“He is a big fame like Einstein and Beethoven. He is such a great figure. We are always amazed by how popular he is and his popularity seems to be growing.” said Andreas Bluehm, the museum's head of exhibitions.

　　Van Gogh was the son of a pastor. He left school when he was just 15. By the age of 27, he had already tried many jobs including an art gallery salesman and a French teacher. Finally in 1880, he decided to begin his studies in art.

　　“Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes. I use colour more freely, in order to express myself more forcibly,” he wrote in a letter to his brother, Theo, in 1888.

　　Van Gogh sold only one painting during his short life. But now his works are sold for millions of dollars. His “Portrait of Dr. Gachet” was sold for US 89.5 million in 1990. It is the highest price ever paid for a painting.

1．The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

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A．the Van Gogh Museum is located in Amsterdam

B．the Van Gogh Museum has the biggest collection of Van Gogh'smasterpieces

C．exhibitions will be held in honor of Van Gogh

D．the Van Gogh Museum will hold exhibitions the whole year through for Van Gogh

2．The underlined word “figure” in the third paragraph means “________”.

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3．The writer cited a part of a letter written by Van Gogh to show Van Gogh's ________.

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4．Choose the right order of the given events.

a．He worked as a French teacher.

b．He achieved the world fame.

c．He left school. d. He cut off his left ear.

e．He shot himself. f. He began studies in art.

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Notting hill is a small town  west of London. Here lives shy  William, a divorced（离婚） man, who owns a little travel-book store.

 It was a Wednesday, when the poor shop keeper happened to meet Anna Scott ,a movie star who walked into his shop.

  They ran across each other in the street again. And they found themselves falling in love. But how could a poor man keep the love of a famous star? Their lives and their worlds were so different.

Six months later, Anna was in London again for her new film. She came to William’s thought …

Length(长度):110 minutes

Director:David Duning

Cast:Julia Roberts(actress),  Hugh Grant(actor)

1.According to the passage, who most probably plays the role of Anna in the film ?

A. Julia Roberts. B. Hugh Grant. C. David Duning.  D. Not mentioned.

2.How did William and Anna get to know each other first?

A.Anna was invited to visit William’s book store.  

B.Anna ,a film star, walked into William’s book store.  

C.William was introduced by Anna’s friend.

D.They met each other in the street accidently. 

3.What did  William do according to the passage?

A.A movie star .          B.A book store owner

C.A man called William.   D.We don’t know . 

4.What is the passage mainly discussing ?

A.A book named Notting.     B. A small town in West London.

C.A man called William.     D.A film.

Dick was a twenty-year-old man. His father was a teacher and taught chemistry in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop. They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out. Luckily his sister took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home. Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble. Thanks to their aunt who was not rich enough, they grew up but they lived a hard life. His sister was so sad that she became a nun(修女). After he finished middle school, he was introduced to an owner of a hotel and began to work there.

One day the young man fell to the ground while he was cleaning a window on the second floor. He was sent to the hospital and the doctor looked him over. One of his legs was broken and he had to be in hospital. He said to the nurse, “I’m a poor man, madam. Arrange a third-class ward(病房) for me, please.”

“Can’t anybody help you?”

“No, madam,” answered Dick. “I have only a sister. She’s a nun and she’s poor, too.”

“I don’t think so,” the nurse said angrily. “Nuns usually marry God. And God is the richest in the world, you know!”

“Well, then,” Dick said with a smile. “Please arrange a first-class ward for me and post the bill(账单) to my brother-in-law(姐夫).

1.Dick’s parents died _____.

  A. in an accident     B. in the war       C. in the earthquake    D. from the disease

2. Dick and his sister escaped from the earthquake because ____.

  A. they played outside                        B. they were in a safe place

  C. their parents saved them                   D. the aunt saved them

3. The sister and brother lived a hard life because ____.

  A. they lost all                              B. they were too young

  C. they were hurt in the earthquake       D. they had to look after themselves

4.After Dick finished middle school, ____.

  A. he stayed at home                      B. he began to look for a job

  C. he broke his leg                           D. he began to work in the hotel

5. Which of the following is true?

  A. The nurse would arrange a third-class ward for Dick.

  B. The nurse would arrange a first-class ward for Dick.

  C. The nurse would post Dick’s bill to God.

  D. Dick had a rich brother-in-law.

   Matt grow the best vegetables in the village . He grows fruit too--big , sweet apples and oranges . And what else ? Well , the biggest and the prettiest flowers . Things grow in Matt' s garden all through the year . He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table ; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables . But he sells everything else in the market . Matt is not a poor man .

   He knows a few other gardens ; but he does not have any friends . You might ask , " What is that ? Why doesn ' t he have friends ? "

   I will tell you . People do not understand him . And they do not understand his garden , " Why not ? " you will ask . " It' s a very good garden , isn' t  it ? "

   It is a wonderful garden . Matt plants things in spring , summer and autumn and winter . After that he does very little work . He sits in the garden with his small radio . And everything grows .

   People ask , " How does Matt grow these wonderful things ? He waters the plants sometimes , but he doesn' t do anything else . He just sits under an orange tree  with his radio . He listens to music nearly all day ! " And that is all quite true , people cannot understand it , and so they don' t like it very much .

    Matt likes music . But what about the garden ? Who does the work ? I will tell you another true thing : the music does the work . All plants love music ; and Matt knows that .

   Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers ? Well , just give your plants a  lot of  music ,

66.There are not only vegetables and flowers , but also ______ in Matt' s garden .

A. plants   B. fruit trees     C. ants       D. crops

67.Matt makes a living by _______.

A. selling his vegetables , fruit and flowers

B. growing trees in his garden

C. working in the market

D. helping other people growing plants

68.. Everything in Matt' s garden grows well because _____

A. he has a good garden

B. he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio

C. music helps his plants a lot

D. he is very hardworking

69. People think that ______ .

A. Matt' s garden is better than theirs

B. Matt works harder than they

C. Matt knows how to grow vegetables well

D. the radio helps Matt to grow veveything well in his garden

70. People don' t like Matt because ____.

A. he doesn' t give thim any vegetables or fruit

B. he listens to the radio too much

C. they are jealous（嫉妒的） of him

D. Matt doesn' t let them listen to his radio

Willy, a merchant, returned home to his own country from a faraway continent, where he had succeeded making a small fortune by hard work. He found on arriving at the port that all his relatives were having a large party.
He was in such a happy mood and in the joy of the moment, he did not even bother changing his grey flannel（法兰绒）suit which had become a little worn during the trip home.
When he entered the brilliantly lit room, his relatives and friends gave him a rather cold welcome because they had noticed his modest suit and immediately imagined that he had come back a poor man.
A young man who happened to be accompanying him was quite irritated at this and said to Willy, “What a wonderful reception you have received from these people. They have not even the intention of shaking your hand after all these years that you have been away from home.”
“Just wait and see!” whispered Willy, “They will soon change their looks!” Saying this he slipped a precious ring on his finger. All of a sudden the faces of all those present lit up and immediately Willy was surrounded by so many people that he didn’t know what to do. A man shook his hand, a cousin threw his arms around him, and he had so many invitations from the people present that he thought he would be unable to make any other appointments for several years.
“Has this beautiful, precious ring of yours the power of magic people?” asked the young man.
“Oh, no!” replied Willy, “They see in this glittering diamond ring something that makes them think I am rich, and, unfortunately, they place wealth above everything else.”
"What blind people!" exclaimed the young man. “It is not the ring that has drawn them to you but their desire for riches. Is it possible to appreciate more a piece of yellow metal surrounded by little stones than the goodness of my Lord? And indeed how foolish are people who place their trust in riches rather than in virtues（美德）!”
【小题1】 In what way did Willy go to attend the party held by his relatives and friends?