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Wherever travelers go, cameras are sure to follow. It’s great fun to take photos, and even more fun to show slides of the trip to friends and relatives when they come back home.

There’s Aunt Sarah, smiling in front of Buckingham Palace; Aunt Sarah, smiling under the Eiffel Tower; and Aunt Sarah, smiling in a Venetian Canal. Everyone knows what Aunt Sarah looks like; they also know what Europe’s great landmarks (显著地面景观) look like.

But a young man named David, just back from a trip to Greece, asked a few friends over to see his slides. The young man had an artist’s eye. His pictures were not of familiar Greek architectures. Instead he took pictures of farmers at work in the field, fishermen repairing their nets, and bearded priests (牧师) bending over their Bibles. He captured (抓住) the color and character of the country. His friends were so interested that they asked for more.

Any amateur (外行) can do the same. All he needs is a simple camera and a little sensitivity. When he learns that a nation lives in its people as well as in its landmarks, he moves from an amateur to an artist.

1.What does the underlined word “slide” mean?

A．故事

B．幻灯片

C．风景

D．路线

2. People who watch Aunt Sarah’s slides would be _______.

A．frightened

B．excited

C．bored

D．sad

3. David’s pictures were about _______.

A．landmarks

B．architectures

C．people

D．history

4.David is _______.

A．foolish

B．the same as Aunt Sarah

C．strange

D．original (有创意的)

5. A traveler can become an artist if he _______.

A．takes a camera with him

B．knows the history of a place

C．is interested in not only the landmarks but also the people of a place

D．learns how to draw and paint pictures of a place

 

Gordon Williams’s hobby may seem strange to people when they meet it for the first time. But it is a traditional craft(手艺).He builds model ships inside old bottles.
Gordon has always loved ships, especially sailing ships from the old days. His interest in this hobby began many years ago when he visited a museum in Ottawa, Canada, where there was a display of model ships in bottles. Gordon thought the display was wonderful. But he wondered how the craftsman got the ship through the thin neck of the bottle. Gordon decided to find it out.
He found an old master craftsman who was willing to teach him the necessary skills. First, Gordon takes an old bottle. Then he puts in a layer of putty(一层油灰),carefully shaped and painted it look like the sea. Next he builds the ship. To get the ship through the neck of the bottle, Gordon holds down the masts(桅杆).Once the ship is inside the bottle, he takes a long, thin tool to raise the masts.
Gordon has completed well over one hundred models. His wish is to build bigger model ships, such as aircraft carriers. This will be more challenging, as he will have to build the ship actually inside the bottle. His hobby certainly needs time, patience and a steady hand.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。
【小题1】What’s their opinion when people first meet Gordon’s hobby?

A．Useful.

B．Traditional.

C．Interesting.

D．Unusual.

【小题2】How did Gordon become interested in this hobby?

A．He met a craftsman who would like to teach him.

B．He saw a show of model ships in bottles.

C．He had a journey to Canada.

D．He has collected many sailing ships.

【小题3】For Gordon, the most difficult step that he wanted to learn was _______.

A．to shape the bottle like a ship

B．to paint the layer of putty like the sea

C．to get the ship through the neck of the bottle

D．to put the layer of putty into the bottle

【小题4】Which of the following pictures shows the last step of Gordon’s work?

【小题5】Gordon’s new plan is more challenging because he will _______.
A. build a bigger model ship inside the bottle
B. build more than one hundred ships
C. put a bigger model ship inside the bottle
D. make an aircraft carrier

Gordon Williams’s hobby may seem strange to people when they meet it for the first time. But it is a traditional craft(手艺).He builds model ships inside old bottles.
Gordon has always loved ships, especially sailing ships from the old days. His interest in this hobby began many years ago when he visited a museum in Ottawa, Canada, where there was a display of model ships in bottles. Gordon thought the display was wonderful. But he wondered how the craftsman got the ship through the thin neck of the bottle. Gordon decided to find it out.
He found an old master craftsman who was willing to teach him the necessary skills. First, Gordon takes an old bottle. Then he puts in a layer of putty(一层油灰),carefully shaped and painted it look like the sea. Next he builds the ship. To get the ship through the neck of the bottle, Gordon holds down the masts(桅杆).Once the ship is inside the bottle, he takes a long, thin tool to raise the masts.
Gordon has completed well over one hundred models. His wish is to build bigger model ships, such as aircraft carriers. This will be more challenging, as he will have to build the ship actually inside the bottle. His hobby certainly needs time, patience and a steady hand.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。
【小题1】What’s their opinion when people first meet Gordon’s hobby?

A．Useful.

B．Traditional.

C．Interesting.

D．Unusual.

【小题2】How did Gordon become interested in this hobby?

A．He met a craftsman who would like to teach him.

B．He saw a show of model ships in bottles.

C．He had a journey to Canada.

D．He has collected many sailing ships.

【小题3】For Gordon, the most difficult step that he wanted to learn was _______.

A．to shape the bottle like a ship

B．to paint the layer of putty like the sea

C．to get the ship through the neck of the bottle

D．to put the layer of putty into the bottle

【小题4】Which of the following pictures shows the last step of Gordon’s work?

【小题5】Gordon’s new plan is more challenging because he will _______.
A. build a bigger model ship inside the bottle
B. build more than one hundred ships
C. put a bigger model ship inside the bottle
D. make an aircraft carrier