《2025年初中英语拓展听力与阅读课堂突破九年级英语全一册译林版》

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D
“I’m proud that I took a dream I had as a child，to become an artist，and I have actually made a job out of it，” says Nathan. “To do what you love in life is the most important thing.”
（ ）1. What did Nathan put on his desk at college?
A. A famous building.
B. A cartoon characters.
C. His self-portrait.
D. A Greenwich Village model.
（ ）2. Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?
A. Because he made little money out of a lawyer.
B. Because he wanted to make toys for the children.
C. Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.
D. Because he was going to work in the museum instead.
（ ）3. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Nathan’s work.
B. Nathan’s exhibition.
C. Nathan’s art.
D. Nathan’s self-portrait.
（ ）4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The brick artist
B. The brick exhibition
C. Toy self-portraits for adults
D. The artist’s childhood

答案： 1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A
解析：1.由第一段“he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk”选D；2.第二段“gave up...to become an artist that uses toy bricks”选C；3.第三段“Since it began...Nathan’s exhibition”中“it”指展览，选B；4.全文讲Nathan用积木创作的艺术，最佳标题为“积木艺术家”，选A。