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Article 1

Vincent Van Gogh was one of the most famous Dutchartists of the 19th century. O__1__the course of his 37 years, Van Gogh painted some of the most renowned paintings ofour time. At the age of sixteen, he began a career not as a painter but as anart 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 paintings—Starry 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 workwas 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 world's 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

someone's head. A small movement of the mouth or nose, or a wink of the eye —these actions can say so much more about a person's, 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 \am not bothered\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 theydon't 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 can’t 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. It’s 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 it’s 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 aren't very rich, you want people to think that you are. that is w___1___\keeping upwith the Joneses\as his neighbours.

The expression was f___2___ used in 1913 by ayoung 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.

Whenhe 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 \

Joneses\the Joneses\Momand's series a___7___ in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

Article 6 【2012年浦东新区一模】

EachIndian 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 toeach? 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 didn't need to learn each other's 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. “I’ll 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 driver’s seat and reached for the handbrake (手闸), her left leg stepping outside, trying to s___2___ the car. She couldn’tfind 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 thecar 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 Ryan’s terrified face just inches above the water. “Unlock the door!” Fountain shouted. The boy’s fingers fumbled (未触到) with the lock. Fountain hit on the back window, but the glass wouldn’t 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 couldn’t 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 \垃圾虫). They decided that they had to get their neighbourhood cleaned up. When they got home, Carla and Brianwrote 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

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