Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he is special—his drawings get published(出版).
Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil’s largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, there or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day’s page.
Montanaro draws about the news of the day. Recently he worked on The Wave—a drawing of the tsunami(海啸) that hit Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治).
“I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you.” Montanaro says.
Folha’s art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro’s work.“We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics,”Kanno says.
Montanaro’s love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 year old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing.“I think those great works have really helped me,”he says.“They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day.”
【小题1】What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?

I have an American friend．Her name is Lily．This is a picture of her new school．Look! There are six floors（层）in the teaching building．There are fifteen classrooms on every floor．In the school，there are 3,200 students and 300 teachers．The teachers’ offices are behind the classrooms．The dining hall is next to the teaching building．Lily often has lunch there．After lunch she often has a talk with her friends．In front of the dining hall is a library．It’s a good place to read books．
Lily gets to school at 7:40 a.m．The first class begins at 8:00 a.m．She has four lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon．There is a big gym behind the dining hall．After school，Lily likes going swimming there．
The school is big and nice，and Lily likes it very much．
【小题1】How many classrooms are there in the teaching building?

I am a mother of two children. Like many other parents, I worry(担心) that my children watch too much TV. Why? First, there are lots of bad programmes (节目) on TV. They may learn from them. Second, watching too much TV is bad for their eyes. Many students wear glasses because they watch TV for long hours. Third, watching too much TV makes children think little(少). I think it is very important for children to read some books. Reading books makes children think more. When I tell this to my children, they just don't listen to me. So I decide to sell the television set. Maybe it is a good idea.

1.Where are there a lot of bad programmes that the woman worries?

A. In films.      B. On the Internet.        C. On TV.       D. On books.

2.Why do many students wear glasses according to the passage(文章)?

A. Because they study too hard.             B. Because they read many books.

C. Because they watch too much TV.         D. Because they have a pair of glasses.

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A. An interesting story.                 B. A mother's worry

C. Bad programmes on TV              D. Don't read books.

 — I like reading very much.