Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son the first lesson in drawing. He won a prize— “Science and Charity” for his first important painting when he was only fifteen. He studied in several cities in Spain. But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know. When he was nineteen, he visited Paris.

Paris was then the center of the world for artists. Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there. When he was twenty-three, Picasso moved there to live and lived in France for the rest of his life.

When he was over ninety, this great painter still lived his life like a young man. He was still looking for new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials.

When he died in 1973, he was ninety-one years old.

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1. What did Pablo Picasso’s father do?

A.A teacher. B.A painter.

C.An artist. D.A painter and art teacher.

2.What prize did he win when he was fifteen?

A.Science and Painting.

B.Science and Art.C.Science and

C.harity.

D.Painting and Charity.

3.Where was he born and where did he visit when he was nineteen?

A.Paris and Spain. B.London and Paris.

C.Spain and Paris. D.London and Spain.

4.How old was he when he moved to Paris and how old was he when he died?

A.Twenty-three and ninety.

B.Twenty-three and ninety-one.

C.Nineteen and ninety-one.

D.Nineteen and ninety.

5.What did he do when he was old?

A.He lived his life like a young man.

B.He looked for new ideas.

C.He looked for new ways to use his artistic materials.

D.All the above.

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Cartoon is the most popular TV program that attracts many children at the age 3 to 10. It’s 1. that the word “cartoon” came from Italian. It first referred to the picture before a true drawing on the wall. In the mid-19th century, it came into English. 2. the 1840s , it has also come to mean any picture that is humorous, satirical(讽刺的) or showing an opinion. It usually comes out in a newspaper and magazine, with or 3. a short text. Today cartoons are a 4. of the daily life of most people. Cartoons not only show their life, 5. also help them relax.

_______a zoo near my neighborhood, so I like to spend time there.

A.There is B.There was C.There’ll be

New year is coming, we should make resolutions________the beginning of the year.

A.in B.on C.at

The book Harry Potter____Mary because J.K.Rowling is her favorite writer.

A.must belong to

B. can’t belong to

C. may be

The kids may not go to school in the future.They____at home on computers.

A.have studied B.will study C.studied

In order to protect the environment, we shouldn’t_ ____any trees.

A.turn down B. put down C. cut down.

We had Sports Day at school on Saturday. I entered the 100 meters, 400 meters and high jump for older boys.

I didn’t win the 100 meters but I came in .My friend Peter came in first.I really thought I was going to beat him.But he managed to run just a little bit than me over the last 20 meters and broke the tape a fraction of a second before me.Next year,I’ll beat him!

I won the 400 meters.I think I am probably a better at the longer distance.Next year,I might enter the 1,000 meters. To win the short distance races,you need to get a very good start.With the longer distance races,however,you have time to if you get off to slow start.

Although I won the ,it was a slow race compared with last year.I was 2 seconds behind my personal best.I know .I haven’t been doing enough training. Next year, I must get into training at least a month Sports Day. I will run for half an hour every morning.

I thought I was going to win the high jump but I the bar in my third jump. My left foot touched the bar just enough to knock it down. I need to more if I am going to win this event next year.

1.A. first B.second C.third

2.A. faster B.slower C.happier

3.A. jumper B.runner C.walker

4.A.hand up B.show off C.catch up

5.A.400 meters B.100 meters C.high jump

6.A.what B.why C.how

7.A.during B.after C.before

8.A.knocked down B.broke down C.went down

9.A.study B.work C.practice

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Steve Jobs was famous for starting Apple Computers. In a speech to graduating students at Stanford University, Jobs told students about some of life-changing experiences. Jobs believed these experiences helped him achieve success.

Job’s biological mother was a college student. As a young mother, she felt unable to bring Jobs up so she put him up for adoption. Job’s adopted parents were simple working-class people. When Jobs was 17, his parents used their saving to send him to college.

After six months of college, Jobs decided it was not for him. Around that time, he had read a quotation that went something like,“If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.”The quotation made him think about his life and his future. He started to question if he should stay in college. Was he doing what he really wanted to do? Eventually, he decided he had to change something; he decided to drop out of college.

Jobs was lucky because he knew what he loved to do. He started Apple Computers in his parents’ garage with a friend when he was 20. In just ten years, Apple grew into a $2 billion company. However in 1985, Jobs was fired from the company.

Jobs was shocked. He lost everything at once. He quickly realized that he still loved what he did, and over the next five years, he started two highly successful companies. next and Pixar. Jobs also met his future wife, Laurence. Jobs was happily married with a family, working for Apple again and living every day as if it were his last.

The harder you study, the______ knowledge you will know.

A. much B. more C. little D. less