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

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