that will not only please the kindergarten kids but will also offer them information."

　　Each of the 16 students was asked to imagine and draw ideas for the painting. After discussing the different ideas together, they chose the theme "The Four Seasons."

　　Finishing the painting, four of the student artists had something to say about their experience.

　　Alfea: "You learn more when you do it yourself. As you go along you keep finding out things you didn't know before."

　　Mauro: "I like working in a group because you get more done than if you work alone."

　　Paolo: "It's been fun working in a group, not the same kind of exciting fun as when you're playing basketball. When you do art, it makes you feel peaceful."

　　Paulina: "You can learn from working with the other kids. By talking to each other you can find ways to do things."

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。多伦多的学生每年都有机会和职业艺术家合作，共同描绘美丽画卷。

　　4．Each year, thousands of school children in Toronto ________.

　　A．join the Inner City Angels

　　B．take part in the city's art programs

　　C．take art classes in different workshops

　　D．create paintings on the walls of their classrooms

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Each year in Toronto thousands of school children"和"These children work directly with professional artists on different art programs."可知，每年都有成千上万的学生参加多伦多的艺术项目。

　　5．Ms. McHaffie hopes the children________.

　　A．will understand the importance of design

　　B．can design a house of their own some day

　　C．will start learning easy things such as making a kite

　　D．can spread knowledge of how to put things together

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第三段中Natalie McHaffie说的"My purpose is to teach the children about design"和"they can use that knowledge for other things they may want to do"可知，McHaffie主要想教学生如何设计，并且希望他们将这一知识运用到其他领域。由此可推测，她认为如何设计很重要，因此也希望孩子们理解设计的重要性。

　　6．What was the task of the sixteen students?

　　A．Collecting paintings at St. Bernard School.

　　B．Playing with the kindergarten kids.

C．Designing a classroom.