The painter Craigie Aitchison was born in Sco...

The painter Craigie Aitchison was born in Scotland. He came to London intending(打算)to study law, but went to art school instead. There he found the traditional drawing classes diffcult, but still kept on painting.

In his late twenties he was given money by the Italian government to study art and liked early Italian artists, which shows in some of his work. He loved the greens and browns of the Italian fields and the clear light there, and wanted to put this light into his paintings.

This led him to paint colours thinly one on top of another from light to dark, but he insists he's never sure what the results will be. He says, "It's a secret-because I don't know myself. I don't start by painting yellow, knowing I'm going to put anything on top." Like most talented people, Aitchison makes it sound easy. "Anyone can do the colours-you can buy them. I simply notice what you put the colours next to."

Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting, as he feels that if he did, he might get bored and not do the painting afterwards. Instead, Aitchison changes his paintings many times before they are finished. This explains why his favourite models are people who don't ask to see their pictures while he's painting them. "If I feel they're worried and want to look at the painting, I can't do it."

Since moving to London years ago, he has not felt part of the Scottish(苏格兰的)painting scene. He says he doesn't want to follow any tradition, but just paints the way he can. However, his work still influences young British painters.

1.In the passage, the writer is trying to 　　　　 .

A. describe particular works by Craigie Aitchison

B. teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison

C. introduce the artist Craigie Aitchison to the readers

D. explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting

2.What can the reader learn about Aitchison from the passage?

A. He works in a different way from other artists.

B. He often gets bored easily with his paintings.

C. He found the drawing classes easy at art school.

D. He was sure what his painting was like before drawing.

3.Aitchison prefers models who don't 　　　 .

A. keep moving around while he's working

B. ask him about his strange method of working

C. worry about how long the work will take

D. feel worried to see the work as it's developing

4.What might a visitor at an exhibition say about Aitchison's work?

A. I love his recent painting of Scotland, which are very similar to a number of other Scottish painters.

B. You can still see the influence of his trip to Italy in some of these pictures.

C. You can tell he spent a lot of time drawing the picture before he started painting.

D. I wonder if his law training helps him at all, especially in selling his work.

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Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)

Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in Scotland. He was from a poor family. When he was twelve, his family moved to the USA. They wanted a better life. There, Andrew started to work right away. He got a job in a factory. He was a good worker, but he didn’t like the job. Later, he changed his job. He worked at the Railroad Company where everybody liked him. He did many different jobs. His salary got higher every year.

In his free time, Andrew loved to read. But in those days, the United States didn’t have free public libraries. Luckily, he lived with a rich man with many books, who let young boys use his library for free, so Andrew could read as much as possible. He read throughout his life.

Andrew learned a lot at the railroad company. He realized that the railroad was very important for big countries. He had a idea to start a business with railroads. He saved all his money and opened a business at the age of thirty years.

First, his company made bridges for the railroads. Ten years later, it made steel for bridges, machines, and many other things. Soon he was the richest man in the world.

Andrew liked to make money. But he believed it was very important to help other people. In

1901, he sold his company for $480 million. He started to give away his money to make new libraries and colleges all over the United States. He built 2811 libraries. Andrew also gave a lot of money to people who worked for peace. In 1903, he gave $1.5 million to build a Peace Palace in the Netherlands.

Andrew Carnegie died in 1919.He was eighty-four years old. During his life, he gave away nearly all of his money. He gave away over $350 million for education and peace. There are colleges, libraries, hospitals, and parks named after Andrew Carnegie.He helped millions of

people all over the world to study and learn.

1.Andrew Carnegie used to work in a factory, didn’t he?

2.Why could Andrew Carnegie read as much as possible in those days?

3.How old was Andrew Carnegie when he opened a business?

4.What did Andrew Carnegie’s company do?

5.How did Andrew Carnegie help others after he sold his company?

6.What can you learn from Andrew Carnegie？

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Bell was a British teacher to deaf people. He was born in Scotland in 1847 and went to school in London. Bell was interested in helping deaf people to learn to speak. He taught people how to use their mouths to make the sounds needed for talking.

Bell’s family moved to Canada in 1870 and to the USA in 1871. For several years he taught the people who could not speak in Boston. But at the same time he was developing a way to use electricity to send the sounds of talking along a wire, and he made the first telephone in June, 1875.

The telephone developed quickly in the USA over the next few years. The Bell Telephone Company started in 1877, and in 1878 the first telephone centre was built in New York. More than 150,000 people had telephones in their homes ten years later. Bell was a kind man and spent much of his money and time during the rest of his life helping deaf people. In 1922 he died in Canada.

1.Where was Bell born?

_________________________________________________________________

2.What was he interested in doing when he was in London?

_________________________________________________________________

3.When was the first telephone invented?

_________________________________________________________________

4.Did he stop helping deaf people when he became famous?

_________________________________________________________________

5.What do you think of the great inventor?

_________________________________________________________________

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Andrew Carnegie—the King of Steel（钢铁）,was born in 1835, in Scotland. In 1848, his family moved to America to look for a better chance for making money. Andrew Carnegie had a few years’ schooling. He worked from an early age.

In the early 1870s, Carnegie built his first steel company with others. Over the next few years, he built his own steel industry in the US, and became one of the wealthiest men in America.

Carnegie believed that people should win success through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the rich should use their money for the improvement and development of the society. He didn’t agree to always provide help for the poor. He thought it was important to provide educational chances to allow the poor to help themselves.

His more contributions（贡献） to society include the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh. It has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also built a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other contributions to society are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to develop understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to provide money for scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts.

Few Americans have been left not touched by Andrew Carnegie’s kindness. His contributions of more than five million dollars built 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the public library system that we all enjoy today.

1.Which of the following is the correct order about Andrew Carnegie?

①He built his own steel industry in the US.

②His family moved to America.

③He built his first steel company with others.

④He built part of Carnegie-Mellon University.

A. ①②③④　　 B. ②③①④

C. ②①④③　　 D. ④③②①

2.What does the underlined word “wealthiest” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. most popular　　 B. most famous　　 C. richest　　 D. greatest

3.What was Carnegie’s idea about helping others?

A. Helping others as much as possible.

B. Providing what the poor needed.

C. Giving money was the most convenient way to help the poor.

D. Providing educational chances for the poor.

4.What do the last two paragraphs tell us?

A. What Carnegie did for society.　　 B. Carnegie’s success.

C. The ways to help the poor.　　 D. How Carnegie carried out his idea.

5.Why did the writer write about the passage?

A. To tell us Carnegie’s life.　　 B. To tell us Carnegie’s contributions.

C. To let us learn about Carnegie well.　　 D. To tell how great Carnegie is.

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Masick Czastka was born in Lodz, Poland. He came to China several years ago. So far, he has been working in Chengdu for three years. “The Belt and Road Initiative(一带一路的倡议) is meaningful”, he said. “Thanks to it, we have more chances.” The most powerful support for Chengdu to thrive(繁荣) along the Belt and Road is the Chengdu Europe express railway. It provides direct train services between Chengdu and the city of Lodz.

Because of the express railway, trains can bring things from China to Europe. At the same time, they can bring back European food, wine, meat and so on. In 2017, a total of 1,000 trains ran between Chengdu and Europe.

Since the Chengdu Lodz express railway was opened. Chengdu together with other cities in west China, has developed close trade ties with the European country. Poland is one of the largest apple producers in Europe. Czastka’s company helps farmers in Poland sell their apples to China. More and more European products will be sent to China in the future.

1.Where is Maciek Czastka working now?__________.

A. London, Britain　　 B. Lodz, Poland

C. Chengdu, China　　 D. Sydney, Australia

2._________ trains ran between Chengdu and Europe in 2017.

A. 22　　 B. 320　　 C. 460　　 D. 1,000

3.Chengdu has developed close ________ ties with the European country.

A. culture　　 B. trade　　 C. entertainment　　 D. technology

4.Which statement is NOT right according to the passage?

A. The Belt and Road Initiative is meaningful.

B. The Chengdu Europe express railway provides direct train services between Chengdu and

Lodz.

C. More and more European products will be sent to China in the future.

D. Trains can bring wine, meat and apples from China to Europe.

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Maciek Czastka was born in Lodz, Poland. He came to China several years ago. So far, he has been working in Chengdu for three years.

“ The Belt and Road Initiative（“一带一路”的倡议）is meaningful, ” he said, “ Thanks to it, we are offered more chances. ” The most powerful support for Chengdu to thrive（兴盛）along the Belt and Road is the Chengdu-Europe express railway（高速铁路）. It provides direct train services between Chengdu and the city of Lodz. Because of the express railway, trains can bring things from China to Europe. At the same time, they can bring back European food, wine, meat and so on. In 2016, a total of 460 trains ran between Chengdu and Europe. The number is expected to grow to 1000 this year.

Since the Chengdu-Lodz express railway was opened, Chengdu, together with other cities in west China, has developed close trade ties with the European country. Poland is one of the largest apple producers in Europe. Czastka’s company helps farmers in Poland sell their apples to China. More and more European products will be sent to China in the future.

The Belt and Road Initiative is meaningful

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Macick Czastka was born in Lodz，Poland. He came to China several years ago. So far，he has been working in Chengdu for three years.

“The Belt and Road Initiative（一带一路的倡议）is meaningful，”he said. “Thanks to it，we are offered more chances. "The most powerful support for Chengdu to thrive（兴盛）along the Belt and Road is the Chengdu-Europe express railway（高速铁路）. It provides direct train services between Chengdu and the city of Lodz. Because of the express railway，trains can bring things from China to Europe. At the same time，they can bring back European food，wine，meat and so on. In2016，a total of 460 trains ran between Chengdu and Europe. The number is expected to grow to 1，000 this year.

Since the Chengdu-Lodz express railway was opened，Chengdu，together with other cities in West China，has developed close trade ties with the European country. Poland is one of the largest apple producers in Europe. Czastka's company helps farmers in Poland sell their apples to China. More and more European products will be sent to China in the future.

The Belt and Road Initiative is meaningful

阅读短文，然后完成内容摘要。（每空不超过三个单词）

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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. 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. In 1973, he was dead. He is the greatest artist in the world.

任务 2 ：阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

1.v_______ to go and spend time in a place

2.p_______ someone who paints pictures

任务 3 ：阅读短文，进行同义句转换，每空一词。

3.When he was over ninety, this great painter still lived his life like a young man.

When he was ________ ________ ninety, this great painter still lived his life like a young man.

任务 4 ：根据短文内容 回答问题。

4.Who did Pablo Picasso learn to draw from?

__________________________________________.

5.How old was Pablo Picasso when he died?

__________________________________________.

6.Was Pablo Picasso born in the nineteenth century?

__________________________________________.

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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.

根据短文内容完成下列问题。

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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—The baby is so lovely. When was he born?

—He was born 　　　　　 the morning of February 14th.

A. in　　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　 D. For

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