Nathan Sawaya’s childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he’s been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him instead of books and a computer.
After he left the college, Nathan started as a lawyer first but soon stopped his highly—paid job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty (自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art.
Nathan’s work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is exciting. Since it began in 2007, Nathan’s exhibition “The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.
“I’m proud that I make my dream come true and what I would like to tell the young is that to do what you love in life is the most important thing.” says Nathan.
根据短文(C)内容完成表格，每空一词
Nathan Sawaya— A Brick 1. | In his childhood | He had fun2. with plastic toy bricks, drawing cartoon and writing. |
After leaving the college | He3.up his highly —paid job as a lawyer to become an artist. | |
After his work appeared in museums around the world | 4.children and adults love his work and his exhibition has been popular with visitors. | |
After making his dream5. true | He told young people that to do what you love in life is the most important thing. |
London, being the capital city of England, stands on the River Thames. Let’s discover some of the least known London facts for kids.According to a recent report, there are 10,849,000 people in London. London is the most visited city and its Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in the world.
Unlike any other city in the world, London is the only city that hosts modern Summer Olympic Games three times.
London was honored to have the most famous poet (诗人) of all—time, William Shakespeare, who, along with his relatives and friends, lived in London in 1580s.
London was thought to be larger than any other city in the world from 1831 to 1925.
It is one of the most expensive cities in the world. The double—bus is a symbol of the city.
There are lots of famous newspapers in London, such as The Daily Telegraph, The Times, and The Guardian.
阅读短文(B)，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
1.e ___________: costing a lot of money
2.h____________: to respect highly; to show you think a lot of someone
阅读短文(B)，进行同义句转换，每空一词。
3.London was thought to be larger than any other city in the world from 1831 to 1925.
London was thought to be the _________ _________ city from 1831 to 1925.
根据短文(B)内容回答问题。
4.Where does London stand?
_________________________________________________
5.How many times does London host modern Summer Olympic Games?
_________________________________________________.
6.Did William Shakespeare live in London in the early 16th century?
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（A）从A—G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。（选项中有两项是多余的）
A: Hi, Girls, come and have a look! I have a poster of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
B: Hi, Julie. Oh.1.Why not stick it on the wall in your room?
A: That’s a good idea. Guess what! My parents and I are going to visit Disneyland, near Los Angeles. I will be able to see more cartoon characters.
B: Lucky you!2.I hope I can also go there one day.
C: Me, too.3.
A: Yes. I prepare a tourist handbook and a selfie stick (自拍杆). I can’t wait to fly there!
C: You will have a good chance to practice English.
A: You’re right.4.
B: Yeah. It is also widely used in the world now.
A: But I am not good at English.5.
C: Don’t worry. Try your best to study hard from now on.
A: Thanks. I will.
A.How nice they are!
B.Are you ready for your trip?
C.Disneyland is enjoyed by millions of people from all over the world.
D.What do you prepare for your trip?
E.English is spoken as the main language in America.
F.It’s so nice!
G.I am a little afraid.
This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English. 1. . Some students had more specific(具体的) suggestions.
Lillian Li, for example, said the best way to learn new words was by reading English magazines. She said that memorizing the words of pop songs also helped a little. When we asked about studying grammar, she said, “2. ”
3. .He's been learning English for six years and really loves it. He thinks studying grammar is a great way to learn a language.4. .By watching them, he can watch the actors say the words. Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies frustrating because the people speak too quickly.
Liu Chang said that joining the English club at school was the best way to improve her English. 5. . She added that having conversations with friends was not helpful at all. “We get excited about something and then end up speaking Chinese”, she said.
根据短文内容，将下列方框内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺（每个选项只能用一次）
A.Many said they learned by using English.
B.He also thinks that watching English movies isn't a bad way.
C.I never study grammar. It's too boring.
D.Students get lots of practice and they also have fun in the club.
E.Wei Ming thinks differently.
Air travel makes some people very nervous. The crowds, the noise and flying itself can cause unease（不安）. But there are classes people can take to help them overcome the fear of flying. And there is similar training for service dogs that suffer the same problem.
Service dogs almost never leave the side of the people they care for. You will see them working on buses, trains and other public systems. But the busy environment found at an airport can cause dogs ants in their pants even the best trained working ones. People with disabilities depend on their dogs. They want the animals to safely guide them through safety areas. They also need the dogs to remain calm on duty on the airplane, even when the flying is not smooth. This takes special training.
The Air Hollywood K9 Flight School is one place where such help can be found. The school has a piece of equipment（设备） that provides the sights, sounds and even the feel of an airplane in flight. Dog trainers say training is based on a simple rule: preparation. Dogs need to be trained gradually to the environment, to loud noises, to sounds and other dogs so that when this experience happens to them on a daily basis, they're able to act in a way that they're used to acting and that they don't get excitable. Dog owners who attended the training at Air Hollywood K9 Flight School say they now feel much more at ease about future flights . Their dogs also seem ready for take—off.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.The underlined word “ants in their pants” most probably means________.
A.坐立不安 B.蚂蚁跑进裤子 C.环境恶劣
2.From the first paragraph we can learn________.
A.traveling by plane will make people nervous.
B.the problems from the air travel can be solved by taking classes or being trained .
C.The crowds, the noise and flying itself can cause people and animals worrying.
3.Disabilities need their dogs ________ .
A.to leave the side of them no matter on buses, trains and other public systems.
B.to guide them safely through safety areas.
C.to remain calm on duty on the airplane, if the flying is not smooth.
4.Which of following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The Air Hollywood K9 Flight School is one place where you can get training on planes .
B.Dogs will be trained quickly to suit the environment, the loud noises, the sounds on the plane to accompany their owners normally.
C.Some of the dogs have been trained well. They’re ready to look after their owners on planes.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The Air Hollywood K9 Flight School can train animals and people to be used to the bad environment on plane.
B.How, why and where are service dogs trained to help their owners better .
C.Disabilities need their dogs so much that they must send their dogs to school to train
Jane was from a small village in Southern America. Her family was poor and noodles were often their only food. Her parents couldn’t afford to pay the electricity bill (电费), so she had to study by candle light.
What was worse, to live on, her parents moved to a faraway village with the other four children. As for Jane, she didn’t want to give up learning and she dreamed to enter a famous university. She stuck to living alone in her village.
After Jane’s parents left, she lived a really difficult life. Having no place to live in, the homeless girl had to sleep on the back seat of the school bus. Luckily, Mrs. Brown, the caring school bus driver, learned about Jane’s situation and invited her to live with her family. Soon, Jane found a job in her school. She worked from 6 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. before the first school bell rang. She swept floors and picked up rubbish again in the afternoon. With the money she got from the work, she paid for her education. And she stayed up late in the evenings studying for all kinds of exams day after day.
Jane’s hard work made a difference to her life. She finished high school with unexpected results. She was accepted by Harvard, one of the world’s most famous universities with full scholarship (全额奖学金).
The 18-year-old girl created her own future with her never-give-up attitude and hard work.
根据短文内容判断正、误。
（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”）
1.The 18-year-old girl who created her own future was from Southern America.
2.There were six people in Jane’s family.
3.The kind school bus driver helped Jane find a job in the school.
4.Jane worked for 100 minutes for the school in a day.
5.The passage tells us that we can get success by working hard and never giving up.
