Choose the best answer.
( A )1. How old was Mikail when his parents found he was
talented in art?
A. Four.
B. Six.
C. Eight.
( C )2. Mikail paints _______.
3. This is certainly not the case with Mikail. be the case with sb. 是某人的情况 e.g. 我想很多人都是这种情况。(翻译) I think that this is the case with many people. 如果你是这种情况，你需要去看医生。 (翻译) If that is the case with you, you need to see the doctor.
from the article. 1.他们已经想不出办法了。(run out of)
They’ve run out of ideas.
2. 我仍然记得我第一次参观故宫时的感受。(for the first time) I still remember my feeling when I visited the Palace Museum for the first time．
3. 那首歌听起来简单，但实际上非常难。 (in fact) That song sounds easy, but in fact, it’s very difficult．
Do you think Mikail Akar will be a great artist? Why or why not?
He Wows the Art World
Mikail Akar was born in Germany on October 9th, 2012. For his fourth birthday, he got a canvas and some paints. He liked them very much. A few days later, his father came home from work and found a painting on the table. It was really good. He thought it was his wife’s doing and he told her it was beautiful. But she said it was not hers. It was Mikail’s. Then Mikail’s parents realized for the first time that their son might be a born painter.
Do you like Mikail’s paintings? Would you like to hang one in your room?
True(T) or False(F)？ ( F )1. Mikail Akar got a beautiful painting for his fourth birthday. ( T )2. Mikail Akar’s paintings are popular now. ( F )3. Mikail Akar’s mom wants him to work harder. ( F )4. Mikail Akar dreams of being a great artist.
CONTENTS
01 Pre-reading
02 While reading
Reading tasks
Language points
目录
Practice
03 After reading
1. What’s your hobby? Are you good at it? 2. Do you know of any talented artist? List one or two.
When you read about young talented people, you always worry that they may run out of talent because of working too hard. This is certainly not the case with Mikail. His parents never push him. “He only paints when he wants to. Sometimes it is once a week. Sometimes once a month,” said his father. It seems that he is much happier when playing football with his friends. In fact, he says that when he is older, he wants to become a professional football player.
A. once a week B. once a month C. when he wants to
( B )3. The underlined word “push” in Paragraph 3 means
“_______” in Chinese.
A. 表扬
B. 逼迫
C. 理解
( C )4. What do we know about Mikail?
2. Then Mikail’s parents realized for the first time that their son might be a born painter. a born painter 天生的画家 born在此处为形容词，意为“天生（有某方面才能）的” e.g. 他是天生的领袖。(翻译) He is a born leader. 没有人生来就是失败者。 (翻译) No one is a born loser.
Complete each sentence with one word in its proper form.
own, realize, develop, seem
1. You ___s_ee_m_____ not very happy. What happened? 2. I ___re_a_li_z_ed___ the importance of preparation at the end of last
That was four years ago. Since then, Mikail has developed his own style. People from around the world buy his work. They are all very surprised when they find how young the artist is. He is called the “pre-school Picasso”.
A. He comes from Ameis only hobby.
C. He has his own painting style.
1. He thought it was his wife’s doing and he told her it was beautiful. doing n. 所做的事；发生的事；所作所为 e.g. 我听说过许多他的所作所为。(翻译) I heard a lot about his doings. 那不是我干的。(翻译) That was not my doing.
term. 3. My hometown is _d_e_v_el_o_p_in_g__ quickly. 4. I had my ___o_w__n____ room when I was in middle school.
Translate the following sentences with the given phrases