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Article 1 Vincent Van Gogh was one of the most famous Dutch artists of the 19th century. O_1_the course of his 37 years, Van Gogh painted some of the most renowned paintings of our time. At the age of sixteen, he began a career not as a painter but as an art salesman for the firm Goupil & Cie. Van Gogh spent seven years with the firm, but became unhappy. In the following years, Van Gogh went from job to job, living in v_2_ cities in Europe. Van Gogh was not c_3_of his own abilities, but through the encouragement and support of his beloved brother, Theo, he went to Brussels to begin studies in art. During the next ten years, he painted 872 paintings. Although Van Gogh is a world-famous artist today, he was l_4_known to the art world while he was alive. He sold only one painting during his lifetime but his fame grew rapidly in the years after his death. Later Van Gogh also s_5_from severe depression and was admitted to an asylum! While in the asylum, Van Gogh painted one of his best-known paintingsStarry Night. On July 27, 1890 Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the chest in a wheat field. Two days later he died with his younger brother, Theo, by his s_6_. Van Gogh produced more than 2.000 art works, consisting of around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches. His work was a strong influence on the modern art, and today many of his pieces, including his numerous s_7_portraits , landscapes and oil paintings, are among the worlds most recognizable and expensive works of art.Article 2【2011年嘉定区一模】Body language is one of the best ways to find out what is really going on inside someones head. A small movement of the mouth or nose, or a wink of the eye these actions can say so much more about a persons, feelings than a_1_they say to you. But you need to be very experienced to u_2_what you see completely. Here are some basic movements made by Westerners and explanationsof what they mean to get you started. Pat or rub your stomach. If someone rubs their stomach, they are not feeling sick. They are just h_3_. Shrug your shoulders. This means I dont know or I am not bothered. If your friend shrugs their shoulders when invited to a party,it shows they are not very i_4_in going along to it. Keep your fingers crossed. It is a gesture that wishes for good l_5_. Before people take exams,they often cross their fingers in the hope of good grades. Football fans do thesame thing when their favorite team gets a penalty they wish the player willscore a goal. Rub your chin. If someone rubs their chin, it often means theydont believe what someone is s_6_! So if your friend makes this gesture, itsecretly tells you what they feel. Scratch your head. If your foreign English teacher scratches his head when you ask a question, then he is confused and might n_7_have understood what you said. Either that, or he cant remember your name! Article 3【2011年闸北区一模】 Owning a dog is not as easy as some people think.It needs a lot of r_1_. You have to take your dog for walks regularly, feed it and bathe it. You have to c_2_for it every day. I think it is also important to take it to see the vet regularly. B_3_you get a dog, I feel it is important to think about why you want to. Do you want a dog for love and friendship? Maybe you want a dog to p_4_yourself or your home? You can also ask yourself these questions: Do I have enough time to take care of a dog? Do I have enough money to pay for food and visits to the vet? I_5_my home big enough for a dog? These questions should help you decide w_6_you really should have a dog as a pet. If you are sure you can give a dog a good life,then go ahead and look for a dog that would suit you. Good luck with your dog.Remember: a pet is f _7_life. Article 4【2013年松江区二模】 Have you ever noticed the black and white bars on a book? Do you know what they are used for? They are barcodes used in most products. If you go to a supermarket, you can see almost every product with a barcode o_1_it. Barcodes contain information about the product, such as nameand production date. Its an e_2_and convenient way to know about the products. Just scan the bars with a barcode reader and everything is c_3_.The first use of a barcode in a supermarket checkout system was on a pack of American Wrigley Company chewing gum in 1974. Beyond supermarkets, barcodes are n_4_everywhere: for renting cars, for luggage checks on a plane, for parcelsyou send; life would be rather difficult w_5_barcodes. Most of our things would get lost in the post. Barcodes change as well. Barcodes in the past were1-D, but now there are 2-D barcodes, such as QR code. Since 2009, QR has beenused on Chinese train tickets. People can enter stadiums, cinemas and theaters by h_6_certain types of barcodes. If you find these barcode things boring, a barcode building might be more up your street. In St Petersburg, Russia, there is a building designed like a barcode. It l_7_strange, but its actually a shopping mall. There are games too. Barcode Monsters is a mobile phone game.You have to scan barcodes and find the monsters! Article 5【2011年静安区一模】In the United States, when you become rich, you want people to know about it. And even if you arent very rich, you want people to think that you are. that is w_1_ keeping up with the Joneses is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.The expression was f_2_ used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very rich neighbourhood o_3_ New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day.When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.It was like a race, but one could neverf_4_this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could not pay for their new way of life any l_5_ .They moved back to New York City, living in an old flat.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people did things just to keep up with the rich life style of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories about this. He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very c_6_ name in the United States. Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with the rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series a_7_ in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. Article 6 【2012年浦东新区一模】Each Indian tribe (部落) had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language e_1_ their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language; the other was by signals. Sign language is a way talking by signs. Indians used it when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out w_2_ the stranger was a friend or an enemy.Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony (小马). He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows (箭) .To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian r_3_ his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal likethis and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.The blanket signal was visible from far away. AnIndian held two c_4_ of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.He could also send many signals with a mirror to w_5_ someone or to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used o_6_ when the Sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood. Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he r_7_ the blanket from the fire,there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code.Now you can see that Indians didnt need to learn each others language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language. Article 7【2013年嘉定区一模】 Peggy Cardona parked her blue Nissan at a supermarket one day in February. “Ill come and open the door for you,” she told her four-year-old grandson, Ryan Eshleman, in the back s_1_.The car moved ahead before Cardona could even close the door. “Nana, the car is moving!” Ryan cried. Cardona jumped into the drivers seat and reached for the handbrake (手闸), her left leg stepping outside, trying to s_2_ the car. She couldnt find the brake, and she got out of the car as it moved down the steep slope towards a pond 20 feet away. Ryan was very f_3_ and cried “Nana!” as the car fell into the pond and the water began pouring in.“Help!” Cardona cried as the car moved from the bank. “My grandson is i_4_!”A supermarket clerk, Clint Fountain, 24, had just stepped outside for a break when he saw a crowd gathering by the pond. He jumped down the slope and dived into the cold water.Reaching the car, Fountain saw Ryans terrified face just inches above the water. “Unlock the door!” Fountain shouted. The boys fingers fumbled (未触到) with the lock.Fountain hit on the back window, but the glass wouldnt break. A_5_ man Dick McClung dived in and handed him a hammer. Grabbing it, Fountain told the boy to move aside, and broke the glass. His hands went through the broken window in the black water and pulled the boy out. At that moment the last flash of the blue car d_6_ under the water.“Climb onto my back,” Fountain said. Ryan did so, but the tired man couldnt swim back. McClung, still beside them in the water, picked up Ryan and swam to the bank s_7_. Later, doctors found Ryan had got only a little hypothermia (体温过低).“They risked their lives to save Ryan,” Cardona said of the men. “I thank God every day for them.”Article 8【2012年青浦区一模】 Carla was riding the bus with her elder brother, Brian. It was pretty hot outside, so they decided to get o_1_the bus and buy some cold drinks. They got their refreshments(活力恢复) and took a walk down the street. As they waited at the crosswalk, they saw a wonderful new car come up. As they admired the car, the passenger door opened a bit and an empty juice b_2_ rolled out.Then the light turned green and the car sped off. Carla and Brain could hardly believe it. Who would put trash(垃圾) in the middle ofthe street? Brian n_3_ all the other trash in the street and on sidewalks. He explained to Carla how much he hated litter and how lazy it was to be a Jitterbug (垃圾虫). They decided that they had to get their neighbourhood cleaned up. When they got home, Carla and Brian wrote a letter. They suggested that the city put p_4_trash cans in every corner. They described how they felt about people littering in their town. They wrote that they wanted to see the streets and sidewalks cleaned up. They e_5_ asked everyone in the neighbourhood to sign the letter. Then Brian sent it to the mayor. A few weeks later, Brian told Carla he wanted to s_6_ her something. He took his sister for awalk up the street. What do you think they saw? There were new trash cans on every corner and hardly any litter on the sidewalks! The mayor had listened to them. Carla and Brianwere happy and p_7_ . They decided they would always help keep their town clean.Article 9【2012年黄浦区一模】 I came into a village and I saw a policeman standing outside the post office and reading something carefully. He looked up at the car, w_1_ into the road, and held up a hand to stop me. I a_2_ stopped, but then I realized that the policeman had been reading about me. I supposed the police at the hotel had worked quickly, and called all the local villages. I drove faster, the policeman jumped out of my way, and I was soon out of the village. I left the main road as soon as possible and tried a smaller one. It was not easy without a map, and I realized thatI had been so s_3_ to steal the car. It would help the police to find me in any corner of Scotland. If I left it, and went off on foot, they would find mein an hour or two. I was very hungry; I had eaten n_4_ since morning. And now, as I drove, I heard a noise in the sky, and there was a plane. I drove as fast as I could down into another town. Suddenly, a car appeared in front of me from a s_5_ road. There was no time to stop. I did the only thing possible and drove off the road into a fence, hoping to hit something soft beyond. But I was out of good l_6_. The car went through the fence like a knife through butter, and immediately began to fall. I jumped out and was caught by the branch of a tree, while the car disappeared into a river fifteen meters below. A hand helped me out of the tree, and a frightened voice asked me if I was badly hurt. The speaker was a young man who was very sorry. I was more p_7_ than angry; it was a good way for the car to disappear. Article 10【2013年虹口区一模】 Nike, Adidas, Converse, do you know these world-famous brands? What do you think of them? Do you use theirproducts? Sam: Im a Nike fan. Many of Nikes a_1_ onTV are fun and its products are great! Joe: In my eyes, top brand means top quality.So I love top brand products a_2_ theyre very expensive. Sally: The logos of famous brands are usually unique and nice. Its c_3_ to own products with those logos. Jackie: Many top brand products are advertised by spokesmen. Spokesmen are my favourite stars. I love the stars, so of course I want to use the products they speak f_4_. Susan: I know its popular for young people to have famous brand products nowadays. But I have no i_5_ in following the fashion. I only choose the products that suit me. Adam: As students, we dont earn money ourselves. Its not easy for our parents to support us. So I use whatever they choose for me now. When I grow up and become financially i_6_, I may buy the famous brand products I am fond of. Bob: I like playing basketball with my classmates. When we play on the playground, we dont care about what you wear as long as you can play w_7_. So in my opinion, there is no need to care so much about the brands of what you wear. Article 11【2012年奉贤区二模】 Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when your friend b_1_ your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry. Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe much f_2_, your face turns red and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your h_3_. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt. In fact, its not good to hide your anger, and its normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting o_4_or yourself. Let me give you some advice. When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. Its helpful to talk about your anger with other people, such as p_5_, teachers, good friends etc. When you talk about anger, those b_6_feelings can start to go away. On the other hand, when you start to feel angry, you can do some other things: count from 1 to 100; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc. Dont let your anger c_7_you. Remember that how you act when you are anger can make everything better or worse. Article 12【2012年虹口区二模】 In the middle of the 1800s, France was considered the most important place in the world for art. One reason for that was the Academy, a government organization with some strict r_1_about art. It decided what could and could not be art. In order to be accepted by the Academy, an artist had to be very talented. Artists also had to paint exactly the way the Academy wanted them to. A brave group of painters challenged these ideas and changed art f_2_. Each year, the Academy had an exhibition of the art they had decided was the best. In 1864, a group of artists became a_3_because they didnt get into the show. They felt that their paintings were not bad; the paintings were just different. After complaining to the government, these artists were given their own show. The Academy thought all art should look realistic. But these artists were more interested in trying to show movement and the bright colors of daylight. In their opinion, it was more real to show these than it was to paint a scene which was as s_4_as a photo. It was also more interesting to show all of the different colors when light hits an object like water. By 1874, many different artists were painting in this new style, including Claude Monet. One of his paintings had the title, Impression: sunrise. A critic h_5_these new artists. He used Monets title to make fun of these painters by calling them “Impressionists”, meaning that they didnt make real paintings. The critics who liked these artists thought the word was just right. They began to use it happily. They thought it was more important to paint h_6_they saw things instead of just what they saw. Other artists around the world felt that they could have this freedom as well. Because of