( )1. A. excited ( )2. A. eagerly ( )3. A. watched ( )4. A. return ( )5. A. calmed ( )6. A. study ( )7. A. before ( )8. A. letters ( )9. A. knowledge ( )10. A. confirmed ( )11. A. pleased ( )12. A. talk about ( )13. A. call ( )14. A. shyly ( )15. A. classify ( )16. A. Careful ( )17. A. exposed ( )18. A. trees ( )19. A. looking into ( )20. A. anxiously | B. tired B. aimlessly B. greeted B. forget B. settled B. weekend B. when B. books B. collection B. assessed B. low B. think of B. sound B. bravely B. collect B. Dangerous B. adapted B. hooks B. turning over B. hurriedly | C. amazed C. gently C. delighted C. ignore C. chatted C. vacation C. after C. chalks C. series C. responded C. thrilled C. turn to C. shout C. rudely C. open C. Patient C. adjusted C. gifts C. giving away C. delicately | D. relaxed D. heavily D. warned D. refuse D. argued D. lesson D. because D. cards D. bunch D. explained D. angry D. connect with D. voice D. sadly D. arrange D. Hasty D. attached D. tears D. packing up D. casually | ||||||||
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Anthony Horowitz was miserable (痛苦的) as a child.He was, as he puts it, "not very bright" and couldn"t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his "clever" older brother.At age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive (虐待的) boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded (恳求) with his parents year after year not to send him."The thought was, "It"ll be good for him" ," Horowitz recalls (回忆). It was not.Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years. "My teachers couldn"t have had a lower opinion of me," he said."I wasn"t even smart enough to rebel (反抗). One thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write.When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer." Now, at 55, Horowitz is one of the world"s most successful children"s book authors.His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month. The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14yearold Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency MI6. Horowitz said he doesn"t try to write for kids; it just comes out that way."I have a feeling it"s to do with purity and simplicity.I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action," he said. That style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grownups.In both cases, it"s all about entertaining people with a good story. Now, Horowitz couldn"t be happier with his life.He sums up his success: "…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself.I do believe it completely." 1. The text is mainly about________. A. Horowitz"s popular book-Alex Rider B. Horowitz"s miserable childhood C. Horowitz, a successful children"s writer D. Horowitz"s special writing style 2. In his childhood, Anthony Horowitz________. A. was more intelligent than his brother B. was paid more attention by his parents C. couldn"t understand why he was sent to the boarding school D. led a miserable life because of poverty 3. Which of the following is TRUE of Anthony Horowitz? A. He was the beloved child of his family. B. He benefited a lot from boarding school. C. He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories. D. Although he is successful, he isn"t very happy. 4. What advice does Horowitz have for readers? A. Confidence is the key to success. B. Hardship teaches valuable lessons. C. Interest is the best teacher. D. Diligence is the parent of success. | |||||||||||
语法填空 阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 在空格处填入一个适当的词 或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空. Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl (1)________ (name) Lisa who was suffering from a rare and serious disease.Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion (2)________ her fiveyearold brother, (3)________ had miraculously (奇迹般地) survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies (抗体) needed to fight the (4)________ (ill). The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking (5)________ deep breath and saying, "Yes, I"ll do it (6)________ it can save Lisa." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister and (7)________ (smile), as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks.Then his face grew pale (8)________ his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?" (9)________ (be) young, the boy had (10)________ (understand) the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give her all his blood. | |||||||||||
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An eightyearold child heard her parents talking about her little brother.All she knew was that he was very __1__ and they had no money left.When she heard her daddy say to her __2__ mother with whispered desperation (绝望), "Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now, " the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank.She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she __3__ her way six blocks to the local drugstore (药店). "And what do you want?" asked the chemist. "It"s for my little brother, " the girl answered back."He"s really, really sick and I want to buy a __4__. His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my __5__ says only a miracle can save him." "We don"t sell miracles here, child.I"m sorry, " the chemist said, smiling __6__ at the little girl. In the shop was a __7__ customer.He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother need?" "I don"t know, " she replied."He"s really sick and mommy says he needs a(n) __8__.But my daddy can"t pay for it, so I have brought my __9__." "How much do you have?" asked the man. "One dollar and eleven cents, but I can try and get some more, " she answered quietly. "Well, what a coincidence (巧合), " smiled the man."A dollar and eleven cents? The __10__ price of a miracle for little brothers.__11__ me to where you live.I want to see your brother and meet your parents." That welldressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon (外科医生). The operation was completed without __12__ and it wasn"t long before __13__ was home again and doing well. The little girl was __14__.She knew exactly how much the miracle cost...one dollar and eleven cents...plus the __15__ of a little child. | |||||||||||
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