题型：任务型阅读 题类：真题 难易度：困难
江苏省南京市2018年中考英语试卷
Claude Monet's paintings were quite different from the art styles that were popular in the 1870s France. Traditional artists always did their artwork in a studio and their paintings were realistic-they looked exactly like the real world. Claude Monet was part of a group of painters who were called Impressionists(印象派画家). Their paintings were light and a bit fuzzy-they gave an impression of what the real world looked like. Sometimes Impressionists worked outside, which was a very unusual thought in their time. Impressionism received its name from an early painting by Claude Monet titled impression, Sunrise.
Knowing that trains were interesting subjects and represented modern progress, Claude Monet crated a series of Impressionist paintings of trains from January to March of 1877. He worked on his paintings right on the train platform at the Gare Saint-Lazare, the train station on Saint Lazare Street. Although there were many train stations in Paris, this was the first train station built in Paris so it had historical significance(意义).
Monet's friend, Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir, told the following story to his sons about Claude Monet and painting the trains. Monet needed permission(允许)to spend time on the train platform and paint what he saw in his impressionistic style. One day Monet dressed himself in his very best suit along with a fine top hat, a good linen shirt and a silk tie. He appeared to be a wealthy gentleman while he really was a poor painter.
When he went towards the clerk at the train office, he presented his calling card which introduced him as Claude Monet, Painter. He asked to see the station master. The clerk quickly allowed this fine gentleman to enter the station master's office. The station master was also impressed and gave Monet permission to paint on the train platform. The station master even kept trains from leaving on time so Monet could complete a scene even though passengers complained.
Was it all worthwhile(值得)? Monet's train scenes turned his career into a success and for the station master, made his train station famous until even now.
Claude Monet
Introduction | ◆Claude Monet was one of the Impressionist painters whose paintings were not the as the popular art styles in the 1870s France. ◆Impressionist paintings gave an impression ofthe real world looked. ◆He helped Impressionism get its by his painting Impression, Sunrise. |
A of painting trains | ◆At that time trains were subjects that could keep people's and represented modern progress. ◆He created paintings of trains January and March in 1877, at the train station with the longest in Paris. ◆He dressed himself as a wealthy gentleman to win the station master's . ◆In order to help Monet complete a scene, the station master even made trains leave than they should do. |
Result | ◆His train scenes made not only his career but also the train station famous. |
Yu Minhong, president of New Oriental Education, shared his ideas with the young after the English speech competition of the 14th China Daily. Here is some of his advice to young people:
“One suggestion I'd like to give you is that it's important to do what you like without fear of failure. And the process（过程）of working toward your dreams matters more than the results. Young people should take chances to show off talents. Take competitions like this one as an example: If you are afraid to fail, you'll never get the chance to stand on the stage and make a speech. Above all, it's most important to take part.
Another suggestion I want to give you is to read books. It is not easy to keep reading every day. For me, it is much more difficult and challenging to keep reading and taking notes every day than it is to walk 10,000 steps.”
In his speech, Yu also shared his view on life. He chose a different life rather than a more successful one. He uses the famous lines of American poet Robert Frost (1874–1963) to make his point:“Two roads diverged (分叉) in a wood, and I … took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”Yu pointed out, “Your happiness should not be what others think you should run after, but instead you should decide what it is. It is you who should make choices for your own life.”
Yu Minhong's speech to young people
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Look! Here comes a bus. It looks like a panda with black ears and big eyes. It can carry(载)22 people and is about 12 meters long. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Smart Panda Bus uses AI technology(科技). It can do a lot of things. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} It can drive by itself. Don't worry! It's very safe. When you get on the bus, you can swipe (刷) your hand. The bus will read your handprint (手纹)and know who you are. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} You can talk to them and ask them for help. If there is a bad person on the bus, the bus will call the police.
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| A. There are also robots on the bus. B. People call it Smart Panda Bus. C. You can buy snacks and drinks on the bus D. Do you want to take the bus? E. The bus doesn't need a driver. |
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