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有关历史人物的阅读是学生学习英语、了解历史和文化的重要途径。‌通过阅读历史人物的故事，学生不仅能够提升英语阅读能力，还能增进对中国及世界历史文化的认识‌。这类阅读通常包含历史人物的生平事迹、重要成就、性格特点以及他们所处时代的社会背景等信息。例如，于孔子的阅读则可能讲述他的哲学思想、教育理念以及对后世的影响‌。这些故事不仅语言生动、情节丰富，而且蕴含深刻的历史和文化内涵，有助于学生培养跨文化交流的能力，同时激发他们对历史的兴趣和好奇心
相关词汇积累‌
1.主题相关词汇‌
‌culture‌：文化，指一个民族或社会长期形成的思想、艺术、生活方式等‌。
‌traditin‌：传统，指世代相传的文化习俗或信仰‌。
‌influence‌：影响，指历史人物或事件对后世产生的深远影响‌。
‌bigraphy‌：传记，指记录个人生平、事迹和成就的文学作品。
‌histrical figure‌：历史人物，指在历史上扮演重要角色并对社会或文化产生重大影响的人物。
‌legacy‌：遗产，影响，指一个人留下的影响、成就和贡献。
‌fame‌：名望，声誉，指因成就或公众关注而广为人知的状态。
‌influence‌：影响力，指某人对他人思想、信仰或行为产生的权力和影响。
‌achievement‌：成就，功绩，指一个人通过努力或技能所完成的重大事情。
‌icn‌：偶像，标志性人物，指被广泛认可和钦佩的人，常被视为特定时代、文化或运动的象征。
‌rle mdel‌：榜样，指通过自身行为、成就和积极品质激励他人的人。
2与历史人物相关词汇示例‌
‌Cnfucius‌：孔子，中国古代伟大的哲学家、教育家，儒家学派的创始人‌。
‌philspher‌：哲学家，指研究哲学问题的人‌。
‌educatr‌：教育家，指从事教育活动或研究的人‌。
‌funder‌：创始人，指创立某个组织、学派或思想体系的人‌。
3.‌描述性词汇‌
‌great‌：伟大的，用于形容杰出或卓越的历史人物。
‌famus‌：著名的，用于描述广为人知的历史人物。
‌influential‌：有影响力的，强调历史人物对他人或社会产生的深远影响。
‌innvative‌：创新的，用于描述在历史上有创新贡献的人物。
‌determined‌：坚定的，用于形容历史人物在追求目标时表现出的决心和毅力。
4.‌其他相关词汇‌
‌era‌：时代，指历史人物所处的历史时期。
‌cntributin‌：贡献，指历史人物对社会、科学、文化等方面做出的贡献。
‌life stry‌：生平事迹，指历史人物一生的经历和成就。
‌milestne‌：里程碑，用于形容历史人物在历史进程中具有重大意义的事件或成就。
常用句式举例
1.描述历史人物‌
‌Cnfucius, brn in 551 BCE in the state f Lu, was a Chinese philspher and statesman wh prfundly influenced the develpment f Chinese thught and culture.‌‌
孔子，生于公元前551年的鲁国，是一位深刻影响了中国思想和文化发展的中国哲学家和政治家。
‌2. 叙述历史人物事迹
‌He wrked tirelessly fr 13 years and succeeded in cntrlling the flds. Accrding t legend, he was s busy that “thrice he had gne past his wn huse withut even lking in”.‌‌
他坚持不懈地工作了13年，成功地控制了洪水。传说中，他因为太忙了，甚至“三过家门而不入”。
‌3. 评价历史人物贡献‌
‌Emperr Qinshihuang unified the language, the measurement system and the currency, established the prefecture-cuntry system, cnstructed the famus Great Wall, and built extravagant palaces and mausleums.‌‌
秦始皇统一了语言、计量制度和货币，建立了郡县制，修建了著名的长城，还建造了奢华的宫殿和陵墓。
‌4. 引入历史人物故事‌
‌The stry f Yu Bya and Zhng Ziqi, wh met as kindred spirits thrugh their mutual appreciatin f music, is a classic tale f friendship in Chinese histry.
俞伯牙和钟子期因共同欣赏音乐而结为知音的故事，是中国历史上一个经典的友谊佳话。
‌5. 总结历史人物影响‌
‌Cnfucius' teachings, which emphasized mral integrity, scial harmny, and the imprtance f educatin, have shaped the ethical framewrk f Chinese sciety fr centuries.
孔子强调道德正直、社会和谐以及教育重要性的教义，几个世纪以来塑造了中国社会的伦理框架。
突破练习
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①Wang Zhenyi was nt nly a famus scientist but als a very strng and clever wman well knwn fr her cntributins in astrnmy (天文学), mathematics, and petry in the Qing dynasty.
②Wang Zhenyi was very fnd f reading when she was a child and was very clever. Her grandfather had a deep lve fr reading and had a cllectin f ver seventy-five bkshelves. Her father studied medical science and recrded his findings. Her grandfather was her first teacher in astrnmy, her grandmther was her teacher f petry, and her father taught her medicine, gegraphy, and mathematics.
③At the age f sixteen, Wang Zhenyi traveled suth f the Yangtze river with her father, until she mved back t the capital. She was able t see places like Shaanxi, Hubei and Guangdng, pening her eyes and enriching her experiences. When she was eighteen, she made friends thrugh her petry and began fcusing n her studies in astrnmy and mathematics, mst f which were self-taught. At age twenty-five she married Zhan Mei frm Anhui. After her marriage, she became better knwn fr her petry and knwledge in mathematics and astrnmy that she nce taught sme male students.
④Althugh she nly lived t be twenty-nine, Wang Zhenyi was very gd in astrnmy. Nt nly did she study the research f ther astrnmers, but she was able t find her wn research. She culd describe her views f celestial phenmena (天象).
⑤In the field f mathematics, Wang Zhenyi wrte an article called “The Explanatin f the Pythagrean Therem and Trignmetry,” 《勾股定理与三角法的解释》. Her studies were difficult and she nce said, “There were times that I had t put dwn my pen and sighed (叹气). But I lve the subject, I d nt give up.”
1．What d yu think f Wang Zhenyi accrding t Paragraph 1?
A．She was brave.B．She was kind.C．She was yung.D．She was excellent.
2．What can yu learn abut Wang Zhenyi’s childhd?
A．She was very interested in reading and was very smart.
B．She had a large cllectin f bks in her wn library.
C．She always traveled in different places with her family.
D．She studied astrnmy, mathematics and petry at schl.
3．Hw did Wang Zhenyi receive her educatin accrding t the text?
A．She was taught by many famus pets.
B．She taught herself astrnmy mstly as she grew up.
C．Mst f her knwledge in medicine was self-taught.
D．She studied mathematics with her favrite teachers.
4．Which paragraphs tell Wang Zhenyi’s achievements?
A．①②B．②③C．③④D．④⑤
5．What can yu learn frm Wang Zhenyi’s wrds in the last paragraph?
A．Math is s interesting that we had better lve the subject.
B．It was necessary t use a pen when she was studying math.
C．We shuld never give up studying when facing difficulties.
D．She seldm met math prblems because it was s easy fr her.
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①Lam Hn-ming, a talented teacher at the Chinese University f Hng Kng, is tp in sybean (大豆) research. Since 1998, Lam’s team has been wrking with scientists in Chinese mainland. He came acrss Zhang Gudng at a natinal sybean meeting, wh is als excellent in agriculture (农业). Zhang is frm Gansu, China. With the same interest, they decided t imprve farmers’ lives.
②Farmers in Gansu depend largely n the weather fr their living, mainly n rainfall. Because f this, many peple live with prness in the area. In 2016, they develped three new kinds f sybeans fr salty land and dry weather f Nrthwest China. All the three kinds f sybeans were invented by the tw scientists.
③As the land in Nrthwest China is nt suitable fr the grwth f cmmn kinds f sybeans, lcal farmers never planted them, and it became a main prblem fr spread ing the three new sybean kinds. Lam and Zhang cmmunicated with the farmers thrugh different ways.
④By 2020, the planting area f the sybeans in Gansu had been mre than 2.4 millin square kilmeters. The prductin f sybeans had reached 7.71 millin kilgrams, adding abut 30 millin yuan t lcal farmers’ incme. Zhang said that Prfessr Lam’s wrk has cut the prness dwn and imprved agricultural research in Nrthwest China. “It is hard t keep ding agricultural research in pr areas. And it is mre difficult t travel frm Hng Kng t the Nrthwest t d agricultural research s ften.” he added.
⑤In the future, Lam will keep wrking with mainland scientists and lead mre “Hng Kng pwer” int the develpment f the cuntry’s nrthwest part.
1．What can we knw abut the tw scientists frm Paragraph 1?
A．They have been friends since 1998.B．They met by accident in Hng Kng.
C．They are bth interested in agriculture.D．They nce studied in the same schl.
2．Why did many farmers live a pr life in Gansu?
A．Because they planted cmmn kinds f sybeans.
B．Because they had less knwledge f agriculture.
C．Because the scientists didn’t wrk tgether befre.
D．Because they depended mainly n rainfall fr their living.
3．What's the meaning f the underlined wrd “incme” in the passage?
A．The sybeans the farmers grw.B．The mney the farmers make.
C．The knwledge the farmers learn.D．The research the farmers make
4．Which f the fllwing best shws the structure (结构) f the passage?
A．B．
C．D．
5．What’s the main idea f this passage?
A．Prness in Gansu is hard t cut.
B．Three kinds f sybeans were develped.
C．Farmers in Gansu never planted sybeans.
D．Scientists frm different areas wrk tgether in agriculture.
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Yan Ning, wh used t be ne f the yungest prfessrs (教授) at Tsinghua University and has wn many awards fr her studies n prtcin (蛋白质) at hme and abrad, annunced that she was leaving Princctn University (in the US) and returning t China t set up the Shenzhen Medical Academy (研究院) f Research and Translatin (SMART) . This news gt ver 480 millin views n Sina Weib. Many peple called her a “gddess scientist” and wished her success in her new jb. SMART, t be finished in 2025, aims t be a wrld-famus medical research academy by the middle f this century and its dean (院长) will be chsen all ver the wrld. It will help with scientific research and student develpment. Yan said she wanted t supprt mre utstanding talents and deal with health prblems that humans are facing. Fr her, Shenzhen is an energetic place where anything is pssible.
“Shenzhen is the city f dreams, and I want t realize my next dream here,” Yan said in a speech.
Yan’s return can be seen as a case f China paying great attentin t develping the careers (事业) f talented peple. The cuntry gives gd pprtunities, which have made many verseas (海外的) students and talents return.
Frm 1978 t the end f 2022, 4. 32 millin Chinese students finished their studies abrad. And 84. 46 percent returned t China fr further develpment. At the same time, cmpanies and academies in China are encuraged t welcme freign experts f first class t wrk and live in China.
1．Yan Ning is named “a gddess scientist” mainly because f her ________.
A．universityB．achievementsC．appearanceD．return
2．Which statements are TRUE fr Yan Ning?
① an expert with dream ② a gd example f verseas students
③ a researcher n prtein studies ④ the funder f SMART
⑤ the yungest prfessr at Tsinghua University
A．②③④B．①③⑤C．②④⑤D．①③④
3．We knw frm the passage that SMART ________.
A．nly fcuses n medical researchB．welcmes verseas talents
C．is t be finished this yearD．is well-knwn in the wrld
4．The underlined wrds “first class” are similar t ________ in meaning.
A．medical studyB．strict standardC．healthy bdyD．high level
5．What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A．Realizing yur dream in ShenzhenB．Gddess Scientists in China
C．Chinese Scientist’s Return t mtherlandD．SMART Is n the Way
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Last Nvember, scientist Yan Ning annunced that she wuld leave America and return t China.
Yan Ning is well-knwn t the Chinese public. She studied at Tsinghua University frm1996 t 2000. After that, she studied and wrked in America fr several years. In 2007, she returned t China and became the yungest prfessr at Tsinghua University. Ten years later, she left Tsinghua University and became a prfessr at Princetn University in the US. She was later chsen as a freign member f the US Natinal Academy f Sciences and a freign member f the American Academy f Arts and Sciences.
Her annuncement spread like wildfire and gt much attentin. Yan Ning said she wuld resign frm Princetn University and help build Shenzhen Medical Academy f Research and Translatin in Shenzhen. She called her return t China her third dream.
Yan Ning hpes t ffer what she has learned these years. She wants t help and supprt mre yung peple and make truly riginal breakthrughs. She calls Shenzhen a dream city, and plans t build a wrld-knwn medical research center there.
In recent years, _________, thanks t China’s effrts in encuraging innvatin. In 2021, mre than 1, 400 Chinese scientists gave up their jbs in America and returned t China, a 22% increase frm the year befre. There are als many tp scientists wh have cme back t China frm Britain, Japan and ther cuntries.
We welcme the scientists back t China and wish them success.
1．The underlined wrd “resign” in Paragraph 3 means _________.
A．asking fr a jbB．giving up a jb
C．winning hnrD．giving up a degree
2．Which f the fllwing can be put in _________?
A．mre and mre freign scientists hpe t wrk in China.
B．mre and mre freign scientists achieve their dreams.
C．mre and mre Chinese scientists have chsen t return hme.
D．mre and mre Chinese scientists are made t wrk abrad.
3．Frm Paragraph 4, we can knw that Yan Ning _________.
A．dreams big and puts it int actin
B．is famus arund the wrld
C．likes t wrk with yung peple
D．has made many riginal breakthrughs
4．The numbers and facts in Paragraph 5 shw that _________.
A．China needs mre innvatin
B．a lt f tp scientists chse t wrk in the US
C．science plays an imprtant rle in scial develpment
D．mre and mre Chinese scientists have cme back hme t wrk frm ther cuntries
5．Which can be the best title fr the passage?
A．Welcme back!
B．A dream city
C．Great scientists in the US
D．What a great riginal breakthrugh!
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Jules Verne’s nvel, Arund the Wrld in 80 Days, has inspired many peple t travel arund the wrld in unusual ways. It has als inspired several films, TV series, theater prductins and even a bard game.
S where did Jules Verne get the idea frm? Jules Verne tld a reprter that he had been sitting in a café in Paris ne day when he saw a newspaper advertisement fr the first ever turist trip arund the wrld in 1872.
In Jules Verne’s stry, a wealthy English gentleman, Phileas Fgg, accepts a bet (打赌) f £20, 000 that he can travel rund the wrld in 80 days. Phileas Fgg is a man wh is very hard t please. Fr example, he makes his servant leave because he brings him sme water t wash in that is 29℃ instead f 30℃. He has a very strict rutine (惯例) and he fllws it t the letter every day.
Fgg emplys (雇佣) a new servant, Passepartut, and n Wednesday, 2nd Octber, 1872, they set ff n the jurney rund the wrld. While he’s in India, Fgg falls in lve with an Indian girl, Auda. The jurney ends back in Lndn with Fgg believing that he has arrived a day t late and that he has lst the bet. He tells Auda that he cannt marry her nw, as he’s t pr. Passepartut learns that they have gt the date wrng. The party travelled eastward, s they gained a day. Fgg hurries t his club and arrives there in time t win the bet and the stry ends happily.
The stry is an easy read. The humrus twists (转折) and turns f the plt keep yu interested thrughut. It is a rmantic adventure stry that I wuld strngly recmmend t all my friends.
1．What gave Jules Verne the idea fr the stry?
A．He had just returned frm an interesting trip arund the wrld.
B．He had seen a film abut a trip arund the wrld.
C．He had seen a play at the theater abut a rund-the-wrld hliday.
D．He saw an advertisement fr a hliday trip arund the wrld.
2．What des the writer mean by “he fllws it t the letter” ?
A．Phileas Fgg writes a letter abut his rutine every day.
B．He fllws a rutine written dwn in a letter.
C．He has written the rutine dwn in a letter fr his servant.
D．He fllws exactly the same rutine every day.
3．Why des Phileas Fgg emply a new servant?
A．His ld servant bils the water t t high a temperature fr his wash.
B．His ld servant makes ne little mistake.
C．His ld servant is always making mistakes.
D．His new servant asks fr less mney.
4．Why can’t Phileas Fgg marry Auda?
A．He has fallen in lve with anther girl.
B．He is already married.
C．He thinks he desn’t have enugh mney t marry.
D．He thinks he has lst the bet s he has t set ff n anther jurney.
5．What is the writer’s pinin f the bk?
A．The bk is a fun adventure stry with rmance that everybdy will enjy reading.
B．The bk is nly interesting fr peple wh like rmance nvels.
C．The bk has a very serius message abut wrld travel fr readers f all ages.
D．The writer recmmends that yu read the bk befre setting ut n a lng jurney.
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Jin Yucheng, the 9th Ma Dun Literature Prize winner, is famus fr his nvel Blssms. Nw he is shwing Shanghai art lvers that he is als a skilled painter.
On Nvember 25,2023, Jin Yucheng pened an exhibitin (展览) at the Bund One Museum in Shanghai. It will last until January 28, 2024. At the exhibitin, peple can see mre than 200 paintings, including 40 illustratins (插图) f the nvel Blssms.
Titled “Blssms”, the exhibitin takes the same name as the nvel fr which Jin wn the Ma Dun Prize. The 71-year-ld writer was an editr f the Shanghai Literature magazine. In the bk, he describes the lcal lives frm the 1960s t the 1990s. With wide use f the lcal Shanghai dialect (方言) , Blssms wn nearly all the tp prizes in Chinese literature shrtly after it came ut in 2012.
When asked abut his early cnnectin t art, Jin replied, “It all related t a bk f Tutrial Pen Drawings fr the Architecture Department in the 1970s.” At that time, Jin was ne f yung Chinese peple sent t wrk in the cuntryside f Heilngjiang Prvince. He culd nt remember hw ften he studied the bk in the drmitry (宿舍) f a farm in nrtheast China. After returning t Shanghai in 1976, Jin wrked in a clck and watch factry, and he learned mechanical (机械的) drawing fr half a year, which was suitable fr his painting skills.
The exhibitin fr Jin Yucheng’s nvel Blssms brings the stry t life and gives readers a deeper understanding f the culture and traditins f Shanghai. In it, visitrs can see hw Jin’s writing and painting have influenced each ther. Besides, they can als appreciate the beauty f everyday life and experience the city thrugh the eyes f the artist.
1．Hw lng will the exhibitin last?
A．Fr abut three weeks.B．Fr abut fur weeks.
C．Fr abut three mnths.D．Fr abut tw mnths.
2．What d we knw abut the nvel Blssms?
A．It shws Jin’s deep understanding f art.
B．It stands ut fr the wide use f the Shanghai dialect.
C．It wn the Ma Dun Literature Prize in 2012.
D．It describes the rural life in Heilngjiang Prvince.
3．What did Jin Yucheng d after he went back t Shanghai in 1976?
A．He became an editr.B．He sld clcks and watches.
C．He painted fr a cmpany.D．He wrked in a factry.
4．What des the underlined wrd “it” refer t in the last paragraph?
A．The exhibitin.B．The city f Shanghai.
C．The nvel Blssms.D．Jin Yucheng’s painting.
5．Which f the fllwing can best describe Jin Yucheng?
A．Careful and patient.B．Talented and hard-wrking.
C．Brave and self-cnfident.D．Serius and helpful.
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Lewis Carrll was brn in 1832. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Ddgsn. He had a terrible stuttering (口吃的) prblem, but he lved t tell stries. He was very creative and children lved t hear his stries. S he preferred t be arund children. He was interested in math, drawing and writing pems as well.
On the July f 4, 1862, Charles went n a picnic with sme friends up the Isis River. One f the children n the picnic was a ten-year-ld girl named Alice. Alice begged Charles t tell her ne f his stries. S he began telling her a stry abut a yung girl named Alice and her adventures undergrund. The stry was attractive. At the end f the stry, Alice tld Charles that she hped he wuld write dwn Alice’s stries fr her. Charles prmised her that he wuld try.
Three years later t that very day, Alice received her very wn cpy f Alice’s Adventures in Wnderland. It wasn’t the first bk that Charles wrte, but it was the first bk that he wrte under the name Lewis Carrll. It has been ppular fr ver 150 years. And it still influences the adults as well as children arund the wrld.
He als had many ther wrks, such as The Hunting f the Snark, Thrugh the Lking Glass, Jabberwcky, and s n.
1．Charles preferred t be arund children because ________.
A．he was gd at mathB．he lved writing pems
C．he was interested in drawingD．he fund children lved t hear his stries
2．Alice received her wn cpy f Alice’s Adventures in Wnderland ________.
A．in 1832B．in 1862C．in 1863D．in 1865
3．________ was the first bk that Charles wrte under the name Lewis Carrll.
A．Alice’s Adventures in wnderland
B．The Hunting f the Snark
C．Thrugh the Lking Glass
D．Jabberwcky
4．Chse the crrect rder accrding t the passage _____.
①Alice begged Charles t tell her a stry.
②Charles went n a picnic with sme friends.
③Charles tld a stry abut a girl named Alice.
④Alice received her wn cpy f Alice’s Adventures in Wnderland.
A．①②③④B．②①③④C．②④①③D．④①②③
5．The passage mainly tells us ________.
A．the plts (情节) f Alice’s Adventures in Wnderland
B．the reasn why Charles chse the pen name Lewis Carrll
C．the prcess(过程) Charles wrte Alice’s Adventures in Wnderland
D．the challenges that Charles faced because f his stuttering prblem
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At Beijing’s 798 art zne (区), Italian artist Jacp Della Ragine’s wrk named Cnquista attracted many visitrs. Brn and raised in Flrence, the art capital f Italy, Jacp has shwed a strng interest in art since his childhd.
Befre cming t China, Jacp knew almst nthing abut China except Marc Pl’s adventure (冒险) t the land full f mystery in the 12th century. As he was strngly curius abut China, Jacp mved t Beijing in 2001. “I planned t spend tw weeks t knw abut China, but later I fund the time was far frm enugh, and I have stayed here fr mre than 20 years until nw,” said Jacp.
Jacp first wrked as an art and creative directr fr design and advertising cmpanies, and media cmpanies in China, and in 2018, he gave up the jb and decided t becme a full-time artist wh mainly created abstract (抽象) paintings.
Ancient buildings, music, traditinal art—everything in China can be the inspiratin (灵感) f Jacp’s art creatin. The happiest mment fr Jacp is when sme visitrs wh dn’t understand mdern art begin t shw interest in it and realize art is part f their life after enjying his artwrks.
Having lived in China fr mre than twenty years, he said he was amazed by the cuntry’s rapid develpment. Jacp pints ut that he als sees a big hidden pssibility in mdern Chinese art, especially thrugh the yung Chinese artists wh have dne a great jb in passing n the great traditinal Chinese culture.
Besides art creatin, Jacp smetimes wrks as an exhibitin (展览) leader, ffering a platfrm (平台) t feel the charm f Italian culture. With his help, Chinese peple get t learn mre abut Italian culture. At the same time, Jacp spreads Chinese culture t Italy thrugh his art. In 2024, he plans t make mre dialgues between artists and cultural institutins (机构). Bth Chinese and Italian peple can enjy each ther’s wrks and start talking and understanding each ther thrugh them.
1．When did Jacp becme interested in art?
A．After he grew up.B．When he was a child.
C．When he mved t Beijing.D．When he was twenty.
2．Why did Jacp decide t live in China fr lnger after he mved t Beijing?
A．Because he fell in lve with Chinese art and lifestyle.
B．Because his jb required him t stay in China fr lng.
C．Because he wanted t learn traditinal Chinese culture.
D．Because he wanted t understand China mre deeply.
3．What makes Jacp happiest accrding t the text?
A．Rich traditinal Chinese culture.B．Peple’s high praise fr his artwrks.
C．The influence his artwrks have n thers.D．His great achievements in the art field.
4．What des Jacp think f mdern Chinese art?
A．Hpeful.B．Difficult.C．Useful.D．Uncertain.
5．What can be inferred (推断) frm the last paragraph?
A．The exhibitin is held t sell Jacp’s paintings.
B．Jacp devtes all his time t creating his artwrks.
C．Jacp makes a cntributin t cultural exchange.
D．Jacp thinks highly f China’s rapid develpment.
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Ma Jiqing is the kind f man wh lks fr a cin n the grund while nt lsing sight f the mn. Thugh farming and painting may nt seem cnnected —with ne being dwn-t-earth and the ther a refined pursuit—the 72-year-ld has been ding bth fr the past 50 years.
The farmer-turned-painter has created wrks presenting the develpment f the cuntry’s rural areas by shwing scenes f rural life, gd harvests and satisfied families.
Ma, wh lives in the cunty-level city f Qingzhu, Shandng prvince, had his wn way t celebrate a recent farmers’ harvest festival-painting several new pieces.
One f his wrks shw a lt f crn dwarfed by nearby hills.
“These paintings are a salute t farmers and the festival,” says Ma.
Typical farmer paintings are hand-painted with waterclrs n paper. Their bright clrs, thick lines and exaggerated patterns enable Chinese farmers t shw rural life and express their views.
Ma is als cntracted by a farmer-painting rganizatin in Qingzhu. Paintings f different sizes hang n the walls in his wrkrm.
“This ne earned a natinal award,” says Ma, pinting t a painting that cvers half f a wall.
Ma has enjyed painting since he was little. As his family was pr when he was a child, the crnfield was his wrkrm and brrwed cmic bks were his teachers.
“When my parents were farming, I liked t draw them n the back f my ntebk. And I traced patterns frm cmic bks t learn skills. “
I prefer t be called ‘farmer’ instead f ‘artist’. The farmland will always be my spiritual hme. Canvases (画布) are my fields, and I want t cme up with drawings t better reflect the aspiratins f farmers. “ he says.
1．Accrding t paragraph 1, Ma Jiqing is the kind f persn wh ________.
A．likes bth the mney n the grund and the mn in the sky
B．is very pr and has t discver every penny under the mnlight.
C．nt nly is practical and realistic, but als thinks tall and has a greater gal.
D．never stps pursuing the success f art.
2．Chinese farmers describe the cuntry life and express their pinins by ________.
A．celebrating farmers’ harvest festival
B．giving a salute t farmers and the festival
C．using strng clrs, heavy lines and exaggerated shapes and designs
D．paint by hands with waterclrs
3．Frm the passage, we knw that Ma Jiqing ________.
A．has been a farmer since he was 22 years ld.
B．has presented the imprvement f cuntry life in his wrks.
C．lives a rich life in the cuntryside
D．hpes t wn a wrkrm in Qingzhu
4．The underlined wrd “salute” in the passage mst prbably means the actin t ________.
A．express respect and admiratin
B．shw thanks and be grateful
C．make knwn a feeling f excitement
D．present the strng emtin f regret
5．What des the passage mainly talk abut?
A．Farmers paint pictures f rural life in China.
B．A farmer’s art dream.
C．Clrful life in Chinese cuntryside.
D．The celebratin f the harvest festival.
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Being disabled desn’t stp Guilhem Gallart, a French musician, frm making music. Fr many years, he was a successful recrd prducer and recrding artist. He was knwn as “Pne” and helped spread hip hp in France in the 1990s and early 2000s, creating many ppular sngs with his music grup Fnky Family.
In 2015, Pne was tld t have ALS. ALS is an illness that can influence the ability t mve, speak, eat and even breathe. There’s n medicine that wrks fr ALs at present. Because f it, Pne has t depend n a machine t breathe, and can’t mve any f his bdy parts except his eyes.
But technlgy has given Gallart new pssibilities. With the help f the certain sftware (软件), his eye mvements are tracked (跟踪), and as a result, he is able t write.
“I have nce again discvered Pne that I knew befre,” said his wife Wahiba. “And even strnger than he was befre.”
The effrt has resulted in a album (专辑), Listen and Dnate, which came ut in June, 2021. With this album, Pne hped t raise mney fr the rganizatin called Trakadm. The charity (慈善机构) was set up by him with tw dctrs. Its gal is t train mre care takers and help patients t receive care at hme. “Talking abut this with my dctrs, nurses and care takers, I fund that they weren’t trained well enugh, and that many f them wanted the chance. S Trakadm was brn,” he said.
“If there’s a message in my stry, it’s that anything is pssible,” said Pne.
1．What type f music des Guilhem Gallart’s ppular sngs mstly belng t?
A．Pp.B．Rck.C．Classical.D．Hip hp.
2．What des the underlined wrd “it” in Paragraph 2 refer t?
A．ALS.B．Ability.C．Help.D．Medicine.
3．What did Pne hpe t d thrugh his album Listen and Dnate?
A．T train mre musicians.B．T raise mney fr Trakadm.
C．T spread the knwledge abut ALS.D．T becme mre ppular as a musician.
4．Put the things that happened t Guilhem Gallart in the crrect rder.
① He was tld t have ALS.
② He created many ppular sngs.
③ He set up the charity Trakadm with tw dctrs.
④ He fund his dctrs and nurses were nt trained well enugh.
A．①②③④B．①③④②C．②①④③D．①④③②
5．What can we knw abut Guilhem Gallart accrding t the passage?
A．He created the sftware.B．He had ALS in the 1990s.
C．He can mve his eyes.D．He uses a machine t help mve.