Paul Zindel’s death on March 27,2003 ended the brilliant life of a famous wri
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Paul Zindel’s death on March 27,2003 ended the brilliant life of a famous writer. Not only did Paul Zindel win a Pulitzer Prize as well as an Obie Prize for his 1970 play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, but be was one of the earliest writers in the field of contemporary（当代的） literature for young adults（成人）. The Pigman, published in 1968, is still one of the most well-known and widely-taught novels in the genre. The American Library Association has named it one of the 100 Best of the Best Books for Young Adults published between 1967 and 1992, and Zindel’s autobiography, The Pigman and Me, was among the 100 Best of the Best Books published for teenagers during the last part of the twentieth century. Six of Zindel’s books, in fact, have been voted the Best Books for Young Adults, and most of his recent horror books-such as The Doom Stone and Rats－have been chosen as Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Clearly, he was a writer who knew how to interest contemporary children. Recognizing that, the American Library Association in 2002 honored Paul Zindel with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize for his lifetime achievements, and later that same year he was presented with the ALAN Prize for his contributions to Young Adult Literature. With his passing, young readers, teachers, and librarians have lost a great friend.
56．Which of Paul Zindel’s books was the most popular with young adults in the 20th century?
A．The Pigman. B．The Doom Stone.
C．The Pigman and Me. D．The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.
57．Why was Paul Zindel honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize?
A．His books were widely read by children.
B．His books were interesting and helpful to adults.
C．He made great contributions to contemporary literature.
D．He wrote a number of horror books for young adults.
58．When did Paul Zindel win the ALAN Prize?
A．In 2002. B．In 2003.
C．Between 1967 and 1992. D．Between 2002 and 2003.
59．Choose the correct statements from the following according to the passage.
a.The Pigman and Me was one of the Best Books for teenagers.
b.Zindel was one of the earliest writers who wrote for adults only.
c.The Doom Stone and Rats are not popular with young adults.
d.Zindel was given four prizes for literature before he died.
e.At least eight of Zindel’s books were very popular in his times.
A．c, d, e B．a, b, c C．a, b, d D．a, d, e |
答案
| 56.A 57.C 58.A 59.D |
解析
56.这是一道细节题。第二段“The Pigman，published in 1968，is still one of the most well－known and widely－taught novels in the genre.”说明The Pigman是20世纪最受年轻人欢迎的书。
57.这是一道细节推断题。第二段“Recognizing that，the American Library Association in 2002 honored Paul Zindel with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize for his lifetime achievements”说明他获奖的原因是对当代文学的贡献。
58.这是一道计算题。根据“and later that same year he was presented with the PLAN Prize for his contributions to Young Adult Literature”可推算出他是在2002年和2003年之间获奖的。
59.根据短文内容可判断出The Pigman and Me是对青少年最好的书；Zindel在去世前曾获得四次文学奖；至少Zindel的八本书在当时是非常流行的。 |
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Paula Radcliffe, chasing (角逐) a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has became a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.
Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said: "Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism (批评)"
"In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to the people around me."
She didn"t care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan, who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.
"Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn"t spoken to me since last year and if she really cared for me, I"m sure she would have contacted (联系) me."
Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.
"In New York I wasn"t in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the race. "
Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday"s race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.
However, Radcliffe has not ruled out(排除) in the future chasing her "final" world record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five world-class times.
"I don"t think that -- although I can"t put a number on it," said. Radcliffe. "That changes from person to person."
Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance at some point in the future. Following a successful three-month training period in the United States, the 31-year-old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.
Radcliffe clocked a time of 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kilometre race three years ago.
Afterwards she set a "mixed course" mark of 2:17:18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 in the 2003 London event.
63. Radcliffe"s failure in Athens made her ________.
A. develop respect for Liz B. love people around her more
C. rest for five months D. face criticism calmly
64. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.
B. Radcliffe didn"t fully recover before the New York City marathon.
C. Radcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City marathon.
D. Radcliffe had a 3-month training before the New York City marathon.
65. By saying "I can"t put a number on it," Radcliffe means she"s not sure _____ .
A. if she has the ability to set a new world record
B. if she can win another race though she has won many times
C. how many times a marathon runner can set the world record
D. if she has the ability to produce four or five world-class times
66. According to the text, Radcliffe has won ____ London marathon title(s).
A. four B. three C. two D. one
67. What can we learn from Radcliffe"s story?
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Well begun is half done.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed. D. Where there is a will there is a way. |
Outside her shabby cottage, old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she really was a witch.
They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps. But, much to their disappointment, she did not mount the broomstick and take flight. Suddenly, the old lady’s work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen—a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on top of the haystack.
The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled off towards the haystack followed by Sooty, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back. With only three legs, it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady. The cat provided proof—the children were sure that only a witch could own a black cat with three legs.
There, standing on a wooden box, was Mrs. Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious egg. Taking the egg in one of her hands, she began to climb down when, without warning, the box broke and the old lady fell.
“We have to got and help her,” whispered Amy.
“What if it is a trick?” replied Ben.
“Don’t be silly, Ben. If she were a witch, she would have turned us into frogs already,” reasoned Meg. “Come on Amy, let’s go.” The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the way to the haystack.
Approaching carefully, they could see a wound on the old lady’s face. She had knocked her head on a stone and her ankle was definitely broken. “Go and get Dad,” Amy yelled to her brother. “Tell him about the accident.”
The boys did not need another excuse to leave. They ran as fast as they could for help, hoping that Mrs. Tailor would not wake and turn the girls into frogs.
小题1:. Why were the children hiding in the tree? | A．They wanted to watch Mrs. Tailor do her housework closely. | | B．They were playing a hide-and-seek game | | C．They wanted to find out if the rumors about Mrs. Tailor were true | | D．They were pretending to be spies |
小题2:. Mrs. Tailor stopped sweeping when____ | A．her front steps were clean | B．she noticed the children in the tree | | C．she was ready to take a flight | D．she heard the hen cackling |
小题3:. Ben did not rush in help Mrs. Tailor because_____ | A．he thought that she could be tricking them | | B．he knew that they could not have been in the tree | | C．he did not see the old lady fall down | | D．he was afraid of the three-legged cat |
小题4:. Which of these old sayings best suits the story’s lesson for us? | A．Make hay while the sun shines. | | B．Never judge a book by its cover. | | C．People in glasshouses should not throw stones. | | D．A bird in the hands worth two in the bush. |
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Kate said “Hello” to Mr Patel as she entered. She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store 1_____ the rice was kept. The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles(过道), with rows of shelves full of 2_____. Besides her and Patel there were only two boys in the store. They were both wearing 3_____ overcoats. They looked rather 4_____ because the overcoats were too big for them. “5_____”, she heard one of them whisper to 6_____. She walked on to the next aisle and found the 7_____ she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It 8_____ like a box dropping on the floor. She looked through the small open space 9_____ goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box. But 10_____ putting it in the basket, he dropped 11_____into the inside pocket of his overcoat. Kate looked back and 12_____ see Mr Patel at the door checking through a list. Then she looked through the 13______ in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. They were putting something 14_____into their inside pockets and then one of them said, “Let’s get out of here.” They moved away from her.
When she got to the door the two boys were 15_____ her. She watched them 16_____ for the few lings in their 17_____. They had both 18_____ their overcoats. Mr Patel did not seem to know what they had done. He even 19_____ at them as they were about to 20_____. Now Kate decided to stop them.
小题1:1.| A．which | B．that | C．there | D．where |
小题2:2.| A．books | B．baskets | C．goods | D．magazines |
小题3:3.| A．dirty | B．long | C．grey | D．tight |
小题4:4.| A．strange | B．young | C．nervous | D．excited |
小题5:5.| A．Look up | B．Listen to me | C．Watch out | D．Put it down |
小题6:6.| A．him | B．her | C．the boy | D．the other |
小题7:7.| A．book | B．rice | C．bag | D．magazine |
小题8:8.| A．looked | B．heard | C．showed | D．sounded |
小题9:9.| A．between | B．of | C．around | D．at |
小题10:10.| A．instead of | B．before | C．without | D．as if |
小题11:11.| A．something | B．it | C．one | D．that |
小题12:12.| A．would | B．should | C．might | D．could |
小题13:13.| A．spot | B．space | C．goods | D．books |
小题14:14.| A．important | B．new | C．else | D．extra |
小题15:15.| A．looking at | B．talking to | C．in front of | D．behind |
小题16:16.| A．paying | B．looking | C．asking | D．reaching |
小题17:17.| A．hands | B．pockets | C．box | D．basket |
小题18:18.| A．thrown out | B．put on | C．buttoned | D．hidden |
小题19:19.| A．shouted | B．smiled | C．looked | D．laughed |
小题20:20.| A．leave | B．pay | C．speak | D．apologize |
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“The pen is more powerful than the sword(剑).” There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them. She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861,in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.
This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom’s Cabin. There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse(唤起) people’s sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.
41．According to the passage______.
A．every English-speaking person has read Uncle Tom"s Cabin
B．Uncle Tom"s Cabin was not very interesting
C．those who don"t speak English cannot have read Uncle Tom"s Cabin
D．the book Uncle Tom"s Cabin did a great deal in the American Civil War
42．How old was Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe when her world famous book was published?
A．About sixty years old. B．Over fifty years old.
C．In her forties. D．Around twenty years old. 43.What do you learn about Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?
A．She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War
broke out.
B．She herself encouraged the Northern Americans to go to war to set the slaves free.
C．She was better as writing as swinging(挥舞)a sword.
D．She had once been a slave.
44．What can we learn from the passage?
A．We needn’t use weapons to fight things that are wrong.
B．A writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.
C．We must understand the importance of literature and art.
D．No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom"s Cabin . |
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so 1_____ that he didn’t know what to do with 2 ______. The person who had gone in 3 _____ him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident(自信的) when she went in, 4 _____James. He felt 5 _____ that she had already got the 6 _____. The problem was that he wanted this job 7____ . It meant 8____ to him. He had 9_____ it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself 10_____ brilliantly(出色地) at the interview and 11_____ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling 12 _____. He couldn’t 13_____ all those things he had 14 _____ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and 15 _____. But no---he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t 16_____ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very 17_____ with herself. She smiled sympathetically(同情地) at James. At the moment, James 18_____ her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly 19____ that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs 20_____ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
| 小题1: | | A．healthy | B．nervous | C．careless | D．confident |
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| 小题2: | | A．the interviewer | B．the woman | C．himself | D．the situation |
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| 小题3: | | A．by | B．with | C．before | D．after |
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| 小题4: | | A．Not like | B．So did | C．Do as | D．Do like |
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| 小题5: | | A．doubtful | B．sure | C．angry | D．astonished |
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| 小题6: | | A．reward | B．first | C．prize | D．job |
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| 小题7: | | A．hopelessly | B．naturally | C．easily | D．so much |
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| 小题8: | | A．everything | B．happiness | C．difficulty | D．nothing |
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| 小题9: | | A．dreamed of | B．learned of | C．thought about | D．talked about |
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| 小题10: | | A．explaining | B．performing | C．answering | D．writing |
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| 小题11: | | A．offered | B．asked for | C．being offered | D．being asked for |
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| 小题12: | | A．mad | B．excited | C．certain | D．terrible |
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| 小题13: | | A．depend on | B．afford | C．believe in | D．remember |
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| 小题14: | | A．kept | B．been taught | C．planned | D．been supplied |
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| 小题15: | | A．leave | B．go in | C．prepare | D．practise |
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| 小题16: | | A．take back | B．put off | C．give up | D．put down |
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| 小题17: | | A．ugly | B．pleased | C．sad | D．pretty |
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| 小题18: | | A．noticed | B．loved | C．missed | D．hated |
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| 小题19: | | A．thought | B．hoped | C．wished | D．regretted |
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| 小题20: | | A．shaking | B．bending | C．walking | D．stopped |
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