Once a very rich man and his son collected valuable paintings by famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet.

Later, the son left to join the army. After a few weeks, the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital. The old man became very lonely and sad.

One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting—it was a portrait(肖像)of his son. The painting of his son became the old man’s most valuable item. He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man died.

All of the old man’s paintings would be sold at an auction(拍卖会). The auction began with the painting of the old man’s son.

“Who will open the price at $100?” the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or raised their hands. Someone said, “Who cares about that painting? Let’s get on to the good ones.” More voices followed in agreement. “No, we must sell this one first,” replied the auctioneer. “Now, who will take the portrait of the son?”

Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke, “Ten dollars!” “Will anyone go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more silence he said: “ Going once… going twice…Sold!” The auctioneer then announced that the whole auction was over. “According to the father’s will, whoever takes the son’s portrait gets the whole collection.” The auctioneer said.

Because of the father’s love, whoever took the son got it all.

1.How did the old man’s son die?

A. He died of a serious heart disease.

B. He died while taking another soldier to a hospital.

C.A car hit him when he went home.

D. He was killed by a doctor.

2.What was the first painting to be sold at the auction?

A. The paintings by famous artists.

B. The gift given by the old man’s neighbors.

C. The portrait of the old man’s son.

D. The most expensive collection of the old man.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. At the beginning of the auction, everyone realized the importance of the painting of the son.

B. The painting of the old man’s son was as popular as the other paintings.

C. The old man’s will was to give away the whole collection to charity.

D. The old man’s good friend got the whole collection for only ten dollars.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Love is Sharing. B. An Expensive Painting

C. A Hot Auction D. Caring About the Person You Love

Ray Charles, a black singer and pianist of the USA. He had won 12 Grammy Awards (格莱美奖) and performed at 10,000 concerts around the world. Many musicians called him simply “the Genius” (天才).

Ray Charles was born into a poor family, without a father. When he was 5 years old, his younger brother died, and around the same time, Charles started to lose his sight. By the age of 7 he was completely blind. He had already been learning the piano for a year, and when he went blind, his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future. All his life, Charles remembered her saying: “Do it right, or don’t do it at all.”

Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children. There the teachers also encouraged him to study music. Sadly, while he was still at school, his mother died. He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players. He sang, played the piano and wrote music.

He made many classical CDs wit h famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles.

In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made. The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx. The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles. After they had been playing together for two hours, Charles, then aged 73, jumped up and said: “He’s the one ... he can do it.” A year later Charles died aged 74. The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles’ music will live on.

1. What can we learn from Ray’s childhood story?

A. His father died when he was 5 years old.

B. He started to go blind at the age of 7.

C. He was born in a rich musician family.

D. He started to learn the piano at the age of 6.

2.Ray Charles’ mother encouraged him to play music because .

A. his father was a musician as well

B. because it would help him get used to being blind

C. it was a good way for a blind person to get money

D. his teacher thought he was a genius

3.Ray Charles went to a school for .

A. normal children B. deaf and blind children

C. talented children only D. children without parents

4.Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx .

A. was the right person to play him in the film

B. was a good film maker

C. was the wrong person to play him in the film

D. was a good director

5.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Becoming a musician. B. Childhood story.

C. The film of Ray’s life. D. Master of many styles.

假如你叫张明,你的外国朋友John发来邮件,请你介绍中国的传统节日。请根据表格内容提示及要求给他写一封80—100词的回信。

Festivals

Time

Food

Activities

Meanings

1

The Lantern Festival

In January or February

yuanxiao

Watch lantern shows and dragon dances

Pray for health and happiness for the whole year

2

The Mid-Autumn Festival

In the middle of autumn

mooncakes

Watch the moon;

Tell the story of Chang’e

Celebrate harvest; get together with the family

3

参考词汇:pray for祈求; harvest丰收

要求:

1. 描述节日1和节日2,并自主选择节日3进行介绍,包括节日名称、时间、美食、活动方式及意义等;

2.语言通顺,要点齐全,意思连贯,条理清楚,书写规范;

3.文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称;

4.文章开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。

From

Zhang Ming

To

John

Subject

An introduction of Chinese festivals

Dear John,

Glad to receive you email. You asked me about festivals in China. Let me introduce some important ones to you.

First of all, I want to introduce the Lantern Festival. It comes in January or February.___________________

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Can you tell me something about the festivals in your country? I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours,

Zhang Ming

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