The Nobel Prize Winners in Literature
Rabindranath Tagore (1913)
Prize motivation:“because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse (诗歌), by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West”
William Faulkner (1949)
Prize motivation: “for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel”
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1953)
Prize motivation: “for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory(演讲) in defending exalted human values.”
Ernest Miller Hemingway (1954)
Prize motivation: “for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style.”
John Steinbeck (1962)
Prize motivation: “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception.”
Claude Simon (1985)
Prize motivation: “who in his novel combines the poet’s and the painter’s creativeness with a deepened awareness of time in the depiction of the human condition.”
Mo Yan (2012)
Prize motivation: “who with hallucinatory(幻觉般的) realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary.”
Bob Dylan (2016)
Prize motivation: “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”
1.Which writer won Nobel Prize for his poetry?
A. William Faulkner. B. Bob Dylan.
C. Rabindranath Tagore. D. Claude Simon.
2.Which writer won Noble Prize mostly for his specific work?
A. Ernest Hemingway. B. John Steinbeck.
C. William Faulkner. D. Winston Churchill.
3.Whose works will you turn to if you are interested in a song-writing Nobel Prize winner?
A. Mo Yan’s. B. Bob Dylan’s.
C. Claude Simon’s. D. Rabindranath Tagore’s.
4.Who described real life experiences in his historic works?
A. John Steinbeck. B. Mo Yan.
C. Ernest Hemingway. D. Winston Churchill.
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To my Charley on his wedding day:
I know you think these notes are silly. I have watched you wear a long face over the years when I give them to you. But understand that sometimes I want to tell you something and I want to get it just right. Putting it down on paper helps me do that. I wish I had been a better writer, I wish I had gone to college. If I had, I think I would have studied English and maybe my vocabulary would have improved. So many times I feel I am using the same words over and over. Like a woman wearing the same dress every day. So boring！
What I want to say to you, Charley, is you are marrying a wonderful girl. I think of Catherine in many ways like I think of Roberta. Like a daughter. She is sweet and patient. You should be the same with her, Charley.
Here is what you are going to find out about marriage: you have to work at it together* And have to love three things. You have to love
1) Each other.
2) Your children (when you have some).
3) Your marriage.
What I mean by that last one is, there may be times that you fight, and sometimes you Catherine won’t even like each other. But those are the times you have to love your marriage like a third party. Look at your wedding photos. Look at any memories you’ve made. And if believe in those memories, they will pull you back together.
I’m very proud of you today, Charley. I am putting this in your tuxedo pocket because I know how you lose things.
I love you every day！
Mom
1.Why did the mother write the letter to Charley?
A. To congratulate her son. B. To give him some advice.
C. To show her pity. D. To talk things through.
2.What kind of feeling is mainly revealed in the letter?
A. Regret. B. Pride.
C. Care. D. Complaint.
3.What is implied about Charley in the letter?
A. He is forgetful. B. He is patient.
C. He is boring. D. He is worried.
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My daughter went to see The Wild One recently and she commented that Marlon Brando was wearing jeans so long ago. Of course he helped set the trend, so that got me thinking about the link between films and trends in fashion. Fashion and films have gone hand in hand for long. The Wild One is a good example: it appeared in 1954, starring Brando. Dressed in a black leather motorcycle jacket, leather cap and jeans, he created a look which is still considered “cool” today. Everyone from Madonna to middle-aged men is seen wearing the classic leather motorcycle jacket.
Another strong influence on fashion trends was Breakfast at Tiffany’s, starring Audrey Hepburn. She made famous the simple black dress that looks perfect at either a cocktail party or just standing around an expensive department store like Tiffany’s with a pastry and coffee in your hand, as Audrey Hepburn does in the film. She looks so elegant, wearing simple but beautiful dresses, big dark glasses and a string of pearls around her neck. Audrey Hepburn still influences women’s fashion with her “Tiffany’s look”.
In more modem times, the film star Uma Thurman created a major fashion trend when she appeared in the film Pulp Fiction, made in 1994. Her style was very simple. Her black trousers, crisp white shirt and hair style was copied by women in the world.
Influencing fashion trends can often be about timing. The movie Memoirs of a Geisha came just in time to start a trend in Japanese fashion. It starred the Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, who wore beautiful silk kimonos (和服), and it won an Oscar for Costume Design. Many travel companies picked up on the trend and ran “geisha trips” to Japan. The film has also led to a regained interest in kimonos. It is now quite common to see young Japanese women wearing kimonos not just on traditional occasions, but at various social events. The fashion is also beginning to spread to Western countries.
1.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Films and fashion. B. Stars’ fashion.
C. Influential films. D. Film cultures.
2.Who will people associate Madonna wearing the leather motorcycle jacket with?
A. Zhang Ziyi. B. Audrey Hepburn.
C. Uma Thurman. D. Marlon Brando.
3.What is implied in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s according to the passage?
A. One can be active by wearing black.
B. One can be elegant by dressing simply.
C. One can be famous by looking perfect.
D. One can be stylish by eating at Tiffany’s.
4.What does the film Memoirs of a Geisha lead to?
A. The popularity of the Chinese actress.
B. The worldwide reading of Geisha stories.
C. The recovery of interest in kimonos.
D. The “geisha trips” to social events.
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I was born on the 17th of November 1828, in the village of Nam Ping, which is about four miles southwest of Macao, and is located on Pedro Island lying west of Macao, from which it is separated by a channel of half a mile wide.
As early as 1834, an English lady, Mrs. Gutzlaff, wife of a missionary to China, came to Macao. Supported by the Ladies’ Association in London for the promotion of female education in India and the East, she immediately took up the work of starting a girls’ school for Chinese girls, which was soon followed by the opening of a boys’ school.
Mrs. Gutzlaff’s comprador (买办）happened to come from my village and was actually my father’s friend and neighbor. It was through him that my parents heard about Mrs. Gutzlaff’s school and it was doubtlessly through his influence and means that my father got me admitted into the school, It has always been a mystery to me why my parents should put me into a foreign school, instead of a traditional Confucian school, where my big brother was placed. Most certainly such a step would have been more suitable for Chinese public opinion, taste, and the wants of the country, than to allow me to attend an English school. Moreover, a Chinese belief is the only avenue in China that leads to political promotion, influence, power and wealth. I can only guess that as foreign communication with China was just beginning to grow, my parents hoped that it might be worthwhile to put one of their sons to learning English. In this way he might become an interpreter and have a more advantageous position to enter the business and diplomatic world. I am wondering if that influenced my parents to put me into Mrs. Gutzlaff’s school. As to what other sequences it has eventually brought about in my later life, they were entirely left in the hands of God.
1.How was the author admitted to Mrs. Gutzlaff’s school?
A. Through his father’s request.
B. Through his father’s friend’s help.
C. Through his own efforts at exams.
D. Through Mrs. Gutzlaff’s influence.
2.Why did the author’s parents put him into an English school?
A. It met with Chinese public opinion.
B. An English school was more influential.
C. He could become a successful interpreter.
D. Foreign trade with China was developing fast.
3.What did the author think of his parents’ decision to put him into an English school?
A. It was skeptical. B. It was wonderful.
C. It was thoughtful. D. It was mysterious.
4.What does the underlined word “sequences” in the last sentence probably mean?
A. Results. B. Orders.
C. Series. D. Progress.
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Chopsticks
1. When chopsticks were invented?
In fact, before the invention of chopsticks, Chinese ancestors actually used hands to eat, but how did they eat soup and porridge? 1. Chinese started to use chopsticks about 3,000 years ago in Shang Dynasty.
2. Who invented chopsticks?
The records of using chopsticks have been found in many written books but lack physical evidence. However many stories are about the invention of chopsticks. One says that Jiang Ziya, an ancient wise man, created chopsticks. 2. But there is no exact history record about the invention. We can only say that smart ancient Chinese invented chopsticks.
3. How to use Chinese chopsticks?
Using two slim sticks to pick up food is actually not difficult. You can do it if you practice it for some time, even if you are a foreigner. The key to managing chopsticks is keeping one chopstick in position while moving the other to pick up food. 3.
4. Chopsticks Manners.
Chopsticks are usually held in the right hand, and left-handed chopstick use is considered as improper in China. Playing with chopsticks is thought to be impolite. 4.
5. The philosophy of Chinese chopsticks.
Chinese philosopher Confucius advised people to use chopsticks instead of knives because the metal knives remind people of cold weapons, which mean killing and violence.
6. A chopsticks-themed museum can be found in Shanghai.
If you are truly interested in chopsticks, you can pay a visit to the Shanghai Chopsticks Museum. The museum gathered more than 1,200 pairs of chopsticks from China, Korea, Japan and Thailand. 5.
A. Chopsticks were introduced to many other neighbor countries due to its lightness and convenience.
B. It is considered to be polite and thoughtful to pick up food for the elderly and children.
C. Bamboo chopsticks are most frequently used in Chinese daily life.
D. The oldest one was from the Tang Dynasty.
E. There also go around some other stories.
F. Remember to practice with patience.
G. They had to use sticks to eat them.
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Two years ago, Dubuque, Iowa, started its first annual "Back to School Bash" program. It offered needy families an opportunity to learn about free in the community. Holmes decided to by providing help to kids. He was two jobs at the time, one of which was working as a barber. Saturday was his day, but he chose to his time and gave free haircuts to lower class kids on condition that the kids should their free haircut by having to read a book to him.
The idea was so that he continued it for the next two years. Many kids would a favorite book, settle into the barber chair, and read aloud Holmes was doing their hair. After the haircut, they'd review the book, from the and vocabulary to the themes—just like in school, only more fun.
Holmes, who is married two sons, recognizes that not every parent has the time to with their kids. So he hopes to offer some in this way. And he admits he, , benefits from doing that.
There was a seven-year-old kid who stuttered(结巴) over words while reading. He had the boy take the book home and . When the child came back a few days later, he read it with no problems. That Holmes to do more.
Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb. When they get , he plans to restart his as the Storybook Barber. "Today’s world is full of guns and violence," he says, "The barbershop is a place for the kids to come and read books."
1.A. materials B. resourcesC. methodsD. connections
2.A. participate B. performC. developD. withdraw
3.A. faced with B. caught inC. presented with D. engaged in
4.A. happiest B. worst C. busiest D. best
5.A. spend B. waste C. save D. donate
6.A. receive B. earn C. demandD. request
7.A. popular B. ordinaryC. complexD. rigid
8.A. put away B. take overC. pick upD. give out
9.A. before B. after C. while D. until
10.A. kidsB. heroinesC. barbersD. characters
11.A. withB. to C. for D. about
12.A. stayB. read C. talk D. learn
13.A. guidance B. judgmentC. assistanceD. insurance
14.A. again B. still C. then D. too
15.A. usually B. hardly C. merely D. necessarily
16.A. write B. practiceC. remark D. reflect
17.A. surprised B. excitedC. inspiredD. impressed
18.A. settled B. relaxedC. pleasedD. refreshed
19.A. ownership B. hobby C. promiseD. role
20.A. secret B. safe C. rough D. crowded
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I have recently returned from 1. extended 26-day trip to China. I made two earlier trips to China in 2012. On my previous visits my travel 2. (limit) Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing. This time I, together with my family, was able to visit some of the more remote cities and holiday destinations 3. (miss) on the previous trips and revisit Beijing and Shanghai to observe the great changes there in just four short years.
The many contradictions and 4. (struggle) within China today are very impressive. No one can ignore the rich culture 5. (date) back to ancient times is changing in the modern age at a speed and scale that has never been witnessed. 6. happens in China, the third 7. (large) country in the world with 20 percent of the world’s population, will 8. (certain) shape the immediate and distant futures of 9. (we) all.
On this blog I will be posting a travel journal 10. photographs and drawings. Marked on the map are the cities and villages I visited while in China.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌系的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线（__），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
It was on a warm autumn day that my father and I walk into my new high school. After registered in the classroom, I was taken to my dormitory by the volunteer. Altogether I had five roommates, two of which arrived later. I got to know my new roommate immediately. Although I was quite unwilling to say “Goodbye” to my father, but he had to leave to home. I suddenly realized I had grown up and that I had to look after me and live independently. Not until then I know my senior high school life had real begun.
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假定你是武汉晨光中学的李华，你的澳大利亚笔友Mark最近给你发来邮件，说他准备 参加武汉12月31日举办的冬季马拉松比赛（marathon race），希望你帮助他预订好旅馆，并 带他游览市内著名景点（如:黄鹤楼the Yellow Crane Tower，东湖the East Lake)。请你给他写封回信，内容包括:
1.回复他的要求；
2.询问他到达的具体时间，呆多久，以便你作具体安排。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mark,
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Yours，
Li Hua
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