In a very cold winter, there was a group of monkeys living in a forest and they were looking for fire (火) to get warm. One night, they saw a firefly(萤火虫) and thought that it was _______. Two monkeys tried to catch the firefly_______ it escaped. In the next evening, the monkeys caught a few fireflies successfully. They _______ the fireflies in a hole and tried to blow the fireflies. An owl(猫头鹰) was watching the _______ of the monkeys. He reached the monkeys and told them, “Hey, those are not fire! They are fireflies. You won’t be able to use them _______ a fire.” The monkeys laughed at the owl. The owl _______ the monkeys a few times again. But the monkeys still kept blowing the fireflies. At last, the owl told the monkeys, “ Go to find a cave(洞穴) to stay. You can save _______ from the coldness!” The monkeys still didn’t listen to the owl. And they didn’t stop their _______ activities. Until midnight, they were very tired and realized that the words of the owl were correct. They decided to find a cave. And _______, they escaped from the coldness.

This story tells us that we may go wrong many times and should seek(寻找) and accept others’ ________.

1.A. fire B. wind C. rain D. snow

2.A. and B. but C. or D. so

3.A. put B. cut C. turned D. murdered

4.A. families B. words C. activities D. ambitions

5.A. to fly B. to make C. to know D. to shake

6.A. warned B. missed C. asked D. answered

7.A. himself B. yourselves C. myself D. herself

8.A. stupid B. brave C. common D. pretty

9.A. recently B. finally C. nearly D. personally

10.A. questions B. habits C. advice D. news

When talking about Australia, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? This summer, Chinese people will have the chance to closely experience one unusual symbol of Australian Aboriginal (原始的,土著的)culture--- bark painting.

Bark painting is thought to be one of the most famous Aboriginal art forms. Most bark paintings come from northern Australia. They are highly stylized, very colorful and beautiful. These paintings show the life and activities of local people.

With over. 2,000 works of art on bark, the National Museum of Australia (澳大利亚国家博物馆)takes place the world’s largest and richest collection of bark paintings. Earlier, this year,the museum decided to hold an exhibition (展览)tour of bark paintings in China. The exhibition will open at the National Museum of China in Beijing this July. It will later open in cities including Shanghai, Chengdu and Shenzhen It will also be the first time that the bark paintings are exhibited outside Australia.

Art is a very good belt to link people from different countries together. If your city is part of the tour, why not visit the exhibition and experience Australian Aboriginal culture with your families and friends during the holidays? This is a rare chance.

1.Most bark paintings come from__________

A. Eastern Australia B. Western Australia

C. Southern Australia D. Northern Australia

2.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic (特征)of bark painting?

A. Colorful. B. Boring. C. Stylized. D. Beautiful.

3.The exhibition of bark paintings will open at the National Museum of China in_________

A. Beijing B. Shanghai C. Chengdu D. Shenzhen

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Bark paintings are considered as one of the most famous Aboriginal art forms.

B. Bark paintings show the life and activities of the Aborigines.

C. The exhibition of bark paintings will later open in cities including Nanjing and Shanghai.

D. The bark paintings have never been exhibited outside Australia before.

5.From the passage, we can learn that_________can link people from different

countries together very well.

A. Music B. Sports C. Love D. Art

Louis Black is at City Art Centre

A Trip into a Young Farmers Mind

Chickens that can talk? Cows that can dance? They are all in Louis Black's comic books (漫画书). Louis Black was born on a farm. The quiet young man spent most of his life helping his parents on the farm. When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the farm. Later, he put them into his comic books in his own funny way. His family enjoyed them but people outside the farm never read them.

The shy famer's comic books became famous only after he died. He passed away in a fire three years ago, when he was only 35. In order to remember him, his family showed his comic books in the town museum, and people liked them very much. Now the original(原始的)pictures of Louis Black's farm animals can be seen at the City Art Centre for one month.

Come and visit the beautiful world of Louis Black!

Louis Black is at City Art Centre

A Trip into a Young Farmers Mind

Chickens that can talk? Cows that can dance? They are all in Louis Black's comic books (漫画书). Louis Black was born on a farm. The quiet young man spent most of his life helping his parents on the farm. When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the farm. Later, he put them into his comic books in his own funny way. His family enjoyed them but people outside the farm never read them.

The shy famer's comic books became famous only after he died. He passed away in a fire three years ago, when he was only 35. In order to remember him, his family showed his comic books in the town museum, and people liked them very much. Now the original(原始的)pictures of Louis Black's farm animals can be seen at the City Art Centre for one month.

Come and visit the beautiful world of Louis Black!

1.When did Louis begin to draw the animals on the farm?

A. At the age of 9. B. At the age of 13.

C. At the age of 23. D. At the age of 35.

2.The underlined part “passed away” also means __________.

A. sat B. rose C. died D. stood

3.Which is the right order of the following what happened?

a. His books became popular. b. His family enjoyed his book.

c. He passed away in a fire d. He started to draw animals

e. He was born on a farm

A. a-b-c-d-e B. e-b-d-a-c C. e-d-b-c-a D. b-d-c-e-a

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To plan a trip to visit a farm. B. To tell people about an art show.

C. To attract people to the farm. D. To share ideas of drawing comic books.

5.We possibly read this article on the part of ________ in the newspapers.

A. news B. reports C. food D. art

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