McDull(麦兜)is a well-known cartoon animation image(动画形象)in Hong Kong, China. He is a little pink pig who lives in Hong Kong. He is not bright, but he works hard. His dream is to make his mother proud of him. For more than a decade, McDull's cute animated pig image has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become a national sprout(国民萌物).

You probably know him. He's McDull. Most children are familiar with him. However, do you know the artist behind this lovely pig?

Let's meet Alice Mak(麦家琪).

Mak is a shy artist in Hong Kong. Ever since she was a kid, she has liked drawing. In college, Mak decided to study illustration.

At that time, there were few illustrators(插画家)in Hong Kong. Mak, however, was lucky. Her teacher introduced her to lots of world famous illustrators. Mak wrote letters to them to ask about their opinions about her work. The young artist learned a lot from them.

Over the years, Mak has created lots of interesting characters. Some of them, like McDull, brought great success to her. The artist, however, is not interested in her popularity. She doesn't like giving speeches. She doesn't like talking to strangers either. At most times, she refuses to be interviewed. As a result, some people describe her as an unfriendly person.

Instead of preparing for interviews, Mak spends most of her time drawing. "To me, drawing is like a language," she says. "If I don't know how to say something to you, I will draw it."

Mak, the creator of McDull, can also be called "the mother of McDull". This person who has always liked to dream in a simple world doesn't seem to grow up until she becomes a wife and still looks like a lovely girl. She was born for comics, for McDull.

1.According to the article, which of the following statements about McDull is TRUE?

A.He is the brightest student in his class. B.His mother is always proud of him.

C.He is familiar to many children. D.He was created by Alice Mak when she was a little girl.

2.When did Alice Mak become interested in drawing?

A.When she was a little girl. B.After she created McDull.

C.When she became very shy. D.After she entered college.

3.According to the article, Mak spends most of her time ____________.

A.writing letters to other illustrators B.preparing for speeches.

C.drawing pictures D.thinking about what to say in interviews.

4.What does Mak do when she finds it hard to say something to others?

A.She writes it down. B.She draws it.

C.She asks her husband to say it. D.She gives up saying it.

Shopping on the Internet is becoming more and more popular. Why do people use the Internet to shop? Some people say it is more convenient. They don’t have to leave their homes to order something; they can shop for anything they want at any time; they can find things for sale that they can’t find in the stores near their homes. Still other people say they can find better prices on the Internet.

If you want to buy something on the Internet, you need a credit(信用) card. You have to type your credit card number and information on the website(网页) and send them to the store over the Internet. You have to be sure that the store will not use your information in the wrong way. You don’t want someone to get your credit card number, so be careful with it, beause people sometimes steal(窃取) credit card numbers from stores.

The Internet is also a good place to go window-shopping. Window-shopping is when you look at the things for sale in a store, but don’t plan to buy anything. In window-shopping you can see what kinds of things you are able to get and how much they cost. Some stores like Ross Stores have a website for information about their stores, but not for shopping. Some stores have a website for information about their stores, and can shop on-line there, such as Office Depot, Payless Shoe Source, Safeway. Some stores like Amazon. com are only for on-line shopping.

1.Some people use the Internet to shop because ________.

A.they can sleep all day long B.they want to leave their homes

C.they want to play with their friends D.they can get things with less money

2.The Chinese meaning of the word “convenient” in this passage is “________”.

A.时髦的 B.较近的 C.方便的 D.可用的

3.If you want to shop on the Internet, you need ________.

A.an ID card B.a credit card C.an IC card D.a room card

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.You can shop on-line at www.officedepot.com

B.You cannot shop on-line at www.rossstores.com

C.You can only do window-shopping at www.amazon.com

D.You can do window-shopping and shop on-line at www.safeway.com

When Einstein was 16, he always played with a group of mischievous kids. Because he was so busy playing, he didn't study enough and failed his final exam.

One morning, when Einstein was holding a fishing rod and was about to go fishing with his friends, his father stopped him and said calmly, "Einstein, you're so fond of playing all day that you failed your exam. I'm worried about your future."

"What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don't they still get to go fishing?"

"My boy, you can't think like that," his dad said. "There is a fable(寓言故事)that people tell in our hometown. Listen to it now."

"There were two cats playing on a roof. One cat got caught off guard and fell down the chimney(烟囱)while holding the other cat. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot(烟灰)on his face, while the other cat's face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just swaggered down the street."

"Einstein, no one can be your `mirror'. You have to think for yourself. If you take your cues from others, you will never learn."

Hearing this, Einstein laid down his fishing rod and returned to his room. He decided to pay more attention to his studies and less attention to what his friends were doing. This allowed him to be successful.

1.What was Einstein's problem, according to his father?

A.He always failed his final exams then. B.He was not good at maths at an early age.

C.He liked to go fishing with his friends. D.He played with naughty kids too much.

2.What do we know from the fable?

A.The clean cat didn't wash its face. B.Both cats made the wrong decision.

C.The soot-faced cat washed its face clean. D.The soot-faced cat couldn't be a mirror.

3.What does the underlined word "swaggered" show?

A.The cat ran out very quickly. B.The cat felt very confident.

C.The cat felt he was just a fool. D.The cat laughed at the other cat.

4.What lesson did Einstein learn from his father?

A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B.There are no shortcuts to success.

C.A genius is one step away from becoming a fool.

D.Don't look to others when deciding how to behave.

Recently, a collection of comics, drawn by students from Nanjing Forestry University(南京林业大学NFU), went viral(快速传播)online. These students didn’t just draw the comics for fun. Instead, they regarded them as a way to show their regret for things they had done wrong.

Li Yong, a teacher at the university, came up with the idea of “self-criticism comics.” At the beginning of this term, he gave his students a special instruction that, if anybody broke any school rule, he would have to express his remorse(自责)by either writing or drawing a letter of self-criticism.

Li said that students used to give him written letters of self-criticism but they often copied the content of their essays(短文)from the Internet. He had been thinking of changing the form of the letters of self-criticism, so that students would really understand they had done something wrong.

Almost all of the students who had broken a school rule chose to produce their letters of self-criticism in the form of comics. Some said it was easier to draw comics than to write a 5,000-word letter; others said they became more aware of their mistakes by drawing rather than writing.

1.Who created a collection of comics, the teacher or the students from NFU?

__________________________________________________________________________________________.

2.What kind of comics are they?

__________________________________________________________________________________________.

3.In what situation will the comics be drawn?

The comics will be drawn when ___________________________________________________________.

4.What’s Mr Li’s instruction at first?

His instruction at first is one can ___________________________________________________________.

5.Why did his students prefer to write letters of self-criticism at the beginning?

___________________________________________________________________________________________

6.From the underlined sentence, what can we guess?

We can guess that the students will probably ____________________________________________________.

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