When Frida Kahlo's paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon （丝带）around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.

Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City , Kahlo suffered from polio（小儿麻痹症）at the age of seven. Her spine （脊柱）became bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but noting was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.

In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.

Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.

1.What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?

A．a far better artist                        B．a much more famous person

C．a much stronger person                  D．a far more gifted artist

2.The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by        .

A．back injuries       B．her bent spine      C．polio             D．the operations she had

3.Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the          .

A．1930s            B．1970s            C．1950s            D．1940s

4.What is author’s attitude toward Kahlo?

A．Devotion          B．Encouragement     C．Worry            D．Sympathy（同情）

_____1.Susan is a big eater. She usually has a lot at every meal. So she wonders whether she could only eat less for the first meal of a day to lose weight.

_____2.Tina is a fat girl who doesn’t like exercise much. She just wants to lose weight by eating less but not doing exercise.

_____3.Maggie is a busy office lady. She usually has to work overtime every day. So she could only have her dinner late at night. She wants to be slimmer so that she could be much more attractive.

_____4. Judy is a fashionable designer. She hopes to have a slim shape as models. She usually doesn’t have any regular meal, but has some snacks when she is hungry.

A．If you eat less for breakfast, you have a lower chance of losing weight. Breakfast is important. It gives the body sufficient energy to sustain itself through the morning, and it also stimulates metabolic (新陈代谢) activity in the body. Metabolism is what consumes fat and what makes us slimmer. So, don’t forget to eat something for the breakfast.

B．If you ate your last meal right before going to bed, the calories accumulated from this meal could be twice the amount accumulated from a same meal if you ate it another time during the day.

C．Many people stop doing exercise when they eat less. When you do this, your body will burn less fat. So even if people take in less calories, they get rid of less too. The balance is then unchanged.

D．People gain fat not from the food they eat, but from the number of calories in the food. For example, a bunch of vegetables has just one tenth the calories contained in a small bit of chocolate cake. So make sure you have adequate regular meals, but firmly say no to various snacks, milk tea or even instant noodles.

单词拼写。（共8小题，每空1分，共8分）

1.The photo r____________ me of  France.

2.John e______ his living by selling books when he was 10 years old

3.The audience suddenly burst into l_____________ at the end of the funny story.

4.To be h_______, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.

5.___________(好奇心) drove Wang Peng inside.

6.China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people ________ (欣赏) the moon and in China , enjoy mooncakes.

7.You shouldn’t have had your son telling people______(谎言) here and there.

8.He has lost lots of w_________ since he went on a diet .

用括号中所给词语翻译下列句子，然后再用将这些句子连成一篇短文。

1．中国变得越来越富裕。(become) 

2．健康饮食成为一个非常流行的话题。(healthy eating，topic)

3．人们倾向于在贵的餐馆里吃饭。(tend to do sth.) 

4．他们会点不寻常的食物。他们认为有钱了，吃自己想吃的东西是完全合理的。(order，believe that，reasonable) 

5．然而，事实并非如此。(fact)

6．有些食物并不益于健康，并且过多食用某种食物会引起很多疾病。(be harmful to，cause)  7．所以，均衡饮食与良好的饮食习惯对我们有很多益处。(abalanced diet，benefit)

In ______ way, you are right；as ______ result, I will support you.

A．a; the            B．a; a              C．the; a            D．the; the

This important lesson by Professor Wang teaches primary students how to ______ themselves from danger.

A．pretend          B．prevent           C．prepare           D．protect

A growing number of people have ______ great importance to food safety.

A．attached          B．devoted           C．paid              D．employed

Beyond, a famous rock band, played its last concert in 2005 and then it officially ______ in Singapore.

A．broke down       B．broke in           C．broke up          D．broke out

The employees were tired of working ______ hours and some of them even gave up their work.

A．special           B．extra             C．especial           D．spare

--- Walking an hour every day is good for our health.

--- Exactly. However, ________.

A．I love doing it very much.                 B．I don’t hate it.

C．Climbing a mountain is also good.           D．I don’t like to do it every day.