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Danielle Steel, America"s sweetheart, is one of the hardest working woman in the book business. Unlike
other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research before
writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to dive into the book, she
can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.
Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, she
worked in the public relations and advertising industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was
best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable; 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York
Times best-selling novels, and a series of "Max and Martha" picture books for children to help them deal
with the real-life problem of death, new babies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death of her work
shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out. Twenty-eight of her books
had been made into films. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for one of her books being
the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.
Not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Danielle Steel
considers her readers to be the most important resource (资源) and has kept in touch with them by e-mail.
While she is often compared to the heroines (女主人公) of her own invention, her life is undoubtedly much
quieter. But, if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable (独
特的) style. There is only one Danielle Steel. |
| 1. Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that _____. |
A. she can write several books at the same time
B. she often does some research before writing a book
C. she is one of the most popular American women writers
D. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break |
| 2. Children who have read "Max and Martha" picture books may know _____. |
A. how to deal with affairs at school
B. what to do if Max and Martha die
C. what to do when new babies are born into their families
D. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes |
| 3. One of Danielle Steel"s achievements is that _____. |
A. some TV plays were based on her books
B. her picture books attracted a lot of young men
C. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998
D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records |
| 4. We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel _____. |
A. lives an exciting life
B. values her readers a lot
C. writes about quiet women
D. is pleased with her achievements |
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Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested
in the memoir (回忆录) of Ralph W. Tyler, who is one of the most famous men in American education.
Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19-year-old college graduate Ralph
Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major
from medicine to education.
Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd
and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work. In 1927, he became
a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.
Tyler became well-known nationality in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study from
Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins.
Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a
position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an
independent (独立的) spirit in their work.
Although Tyler officially retired in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational
organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers
and management people on how to set objectives (目标) that develop the best teaching and learning within their
schools. |
| 1. Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler"s memoir? |
A. Top managers.
B. Language learners.
C. Serious educators.
D. Science organizations. |
| 2. The words "hooked oh teaching" underlined in Paragraph 2 probably mean _____. |
A. attracted to teaching
B. tired of teaching
C. satisfied with teaching
D. unhappy about teaching |
| 3. Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years? |
A. The University of Chicago.
B. Stanford University.
C. Ohio State University.
D. Nebraska University. |
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Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth
looked like a large bag, Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence (影响) on the
world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, be grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the
city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, "Jazz and I grew up together."
Armstrong showed a great talent (天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy"s
home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the
steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of
jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became
respected as their equal.
In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life,
Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the
American popular song.
His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, "Listening to
Pops just makes you feel good all over." He was the father of the jazz style (风格) and also one of the best-
known and most-admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world. |
| 1. Armstrong was called Pops because he _____. |
A. looked like a musician
B. was a musician of much influence
C. showed an interest in music
D. travelled to play modern music |
| 2. The third paragraph is developed _____. |
A. by space
B. by examples
C. by time
D. by comparison |
| 3. Which statement about Armstrong is true? |
A. His tale begins in New Orleans.
B. He was born before jazz was invented.
C. His music was popular with his listeners.
D. He learned popular music at a boy"s home. |
| 4. Which would be the best title for the text? |
A. The Invention of the Jazz Music
B. The Father of the Jazz Style
C. The Making of a Musician
D. The Spread of Popular Music |
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Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a
family of seven children, she often felt like she had"seven fathers," because her six brothers, as well as
her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated (躲避) into books. Despite
her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.
In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and
worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because her thought
it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for
a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University
of Iowa. At the university"s Writers" Workshop, however, she felt lonely----a Mexican American from a
poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros
find her "Creative voice."
"It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice.
I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn"t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance
in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That"s when I decided I would write about something my
classmates couldn"t write about."
Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book
tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the
neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in
classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books
of poetry, a children"s book, and a short-story collection. |
| 1. Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood? |
A. She had seven brothers.
B. She felt herself a nobody.
C. She was too shy to go to school.
D. She did not have any good teachers. |
| 2. The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to _____. |
A. work for a school magazine
B. run away from her family
C. make a lot of friends
D. develop her writing style |
| 3. According to Cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success? |
A. Her early years in college.
B. Her training in the Workshop.
C. Her feeling of being different.
D. Her childhood experience. |
| 4. What do we learn about The House on Mango Street? |
A. It is quite popular among students.
B. It is the only book ever written by Cisneros.
C. It wasn"t success as it was written in Spanish.
D. It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine. |
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.
Note that there is one word more than you need. |
A. honoured B. set C. historic D. secretly E. citizen
F. granted G. route H. briefly I. restoration J. leading | | 阅读理解。 | THE BRONTE FAMILY
Yorkshire, England was the setting for two great novels (小说) of the 19th century. These were
Charlotte Bronte"s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte"s also a gifted novelist, and her books have the same
extraordinary quality as her sisters".
Their father was Pattick Bronte, born in Ireland. He moved with his wife, Maria Bronte, and their
six small children to Haworth in Yorkshire in 1820. Soon after, Mrs. Bronte and the two eldest children
died, leaving the father to care for the remaining three girls and a boy.
Charlotte was born in 1816 Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was
born in 1817. Left to themselves, the children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew
up largely self-educated Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls were determined to earn
money for his art education. They took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes.
As children they had all written many stories. Charlotte, as a young girl, alone wrote 22 books, each
with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847,
Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. After much
difficulty Anne and Emily found a publisher (出版商); but there was no interest shown in Charlotte"s book.
(It was not published until 1859.) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her work.
Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the
sister had a book published in 1847. Jane Eyre was immediately successful; the other two, however, did
not do so well People did not like Wuthering Heights. They said it was too wild, considered one of the
finest novels in the English language Emily lived only a short while after the publication of her book, and
Anne died in 1849. Charlotte published Shirley in 1849,and Villette in 1853. In 1854 she married Arthur
Bell Nicholls. But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis (肺结核) as her sisters had. | | 1. What did the Bronte sisters want to do for Branwell Bronte? | A. Help him write stories.
B. Help him get trained in art.
C. Teach him how to draw well.
D. Teach him how to educate himself. | | 2. We know from the text that ______. | A. Jane Eyre was published in 1847
B. Charlotte Bronte wrote 22 books in all
C. the Bronte sisters received good education
D. Patrick Bronte helped his daughters with their wiring | | 3. Which of the following was published after the death of it,s writer? | A. Shirley
B. Villette
C. Agnes Grey
D. The Professor | | 4. The underlined words "the other two" in the 5th paragraph and refers to ______. | A. Shirley and Villette
B. The Professor and Agnes Grey
C. Agnes Grey and Wuthering Heights
D. The Professor and Withering Heights | | 5. What do we know about the Bronte sisters from tile text? | A. Their novels interested few publishers.
B. None of them had more than two books published.
C. None of them lived longer than 4O yeah old .
D. Emily was the least successful of the three. | 最新试题
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