1.Discover why artists and photographers continue to be drawn to this special place. 了解为什么艺术家和摄影师继续被吸引到这个特殊的地方。（阅读理解A）
draw v 吸引，使感兴趣
2.Turning soil, pulling weeds, and harvesting cabbage sound like tough work for middle and high school kids.对初高中的孩子们来说，翻土、拔草、收白菜听起来很辛苦。（阅读理解B）
tough adj 艰苦的，辛苦的
3.And at first it is, says Abby Jaramillo, who with another teacher started Urban Sprouts, a school garden program at four low-income schools. 起初是这样的，艾比·哈拉米洛说，她和另一位老师在四所低收入学校创办了“城市芽”学校花园项目。（阅读理解B）
start v 发起，创办
4.Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers is a celebration of an everyday object — the book, represented here in almost three hundred artworks from museums around the world. 阅读艺术:书籍爱好者的艺术是对日常物品的庆祝——这本书，在这里展示了来自世界各地博物馆的近300件艺术品。（阅读理解C）
represent v 展示，描绘
5.Adults are portrayed (描绘) alone in many settings and poses — absorbed in a volume, deep in thought or lost in a moment of leisure.成年人在许多场景和姿势中都被描绘成独自一人——全神贯注地看书，陷入沉思，或者沉浸在片刻的休闲中。（阅读理解C）
volume n 书，一册
6.The nature language enhances work performance.自然语言能提高工作绩效。（阅读理解D）
performance n业绩，绩效
7.I suggest using a sketchbook (素描本) for small studies.我建议使用素描本进行小的试画。（七选五）
study n （绘画中的）试画，习作
8.Whether you paint still lifes, portraits, or landscapes, paint from life as much as possible. 无论你画静物、肖像还是风景画，都要尽可能地从生活中取材。（七选五）
life n (绘画的）模特，实物 still lifes静物画
9.These small studies provide inspiration and may be a springboard for more complex works in the future.这些小的习作可以提供灵感，并在将来有可能成为更复杂作品的基础。（七选五）
work n 作品
10.Seeking and accepting constructivefeedback (反馈) is crucial to growth. 寻求并接受积极的反馈对成长至关重要。（七选五）
constructive adj 积极的
11.You'll hit roadblocks, and you'll feel discouraged at times.你会遇到障碍，有时你会感到气馁。（七选五）
hit v 遇到（困难，问题等）
12.In April last year, I saw a post on the PNP (Pilots N Paws) website from a family in Topeka. 去年4月，我在PNP (Pilots N Paws)网站上看到了托皮卡一个家庭的帖子。（完形填空）
post n 帖子 v发帖子
13.George, the husband, was trying to be calm, but I could tell this was hard for him, having to leave his dog to a stranger andtrust that everything would work out.丈夫乔治试着冷静下来，但我看得出来，这对他来说很难，他不得不把狗留给一个陌生人，并期望一切都会解决的。（完形填空）
tell v看出，判断出 trust v 期望，希望
14.When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest, I said no without thinking. 当我在中学的时候，我的社会学老师让我参加一个写作比赛，我想都没想就拒绝了。（读后续写）
enter v 参加，报名
15.Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts.写作对我来说是如此困难和痛苦，以至于我的老师允许我通过表演一个剧本来展示我关于泰坦尼克号沉没的论文，我在剧中扮演所有的角色。 （读后续写）
part n 角色
