British Women Writers in different periods of time
The English Renaissance
The English Renaissance began in the later part of the fifteenth century and lasted until the 1660s. Among the most famous women writers of this period is Aphra Behn, who is seen as the first professional woman writer in English. She wrote a number of plays that dealt with topics such as racism and slavery. A good example is Oroonoko published in 1688. Aphra Behn's works include also the plays The Amourous Prince, The Town Fop, The Dutch Lover and her only tragedy, Abdelazer.
The neoclassical period
Among the well-known women in Bristish literature during the neoclassical period, from 1660 to the end of the eighteenth century, is Anne Finch. She wrote poetry and tried to express all that she saw and experienced. Two other women are recognized for their contribution to neoclassical British literature: Mary Astell and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Mary Astell was a philosopher and a feminist writer. She is best known now for her theories on the education of women.
The Romantic period
Jane Austen is one of the most famous women writers that worked during the Romantic period (1798-1832). Her works include several novels, most of which focus on marriage as a way for young women to secure social standing and economic security. Her most famous novels are Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma. Another famous woman writer from the English Romanticism is Mary Shelley. She is the author of Frankenstein, History of Six Weeks Tour and The Last Man.
The Victorian period
The Victorian period, between the 1830s and 1900, was the time when the Bronte sisters, George Eliot and Elizabeth Gaskell lived and wrote. Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte and Anne Bronte produced many British literary classics. Charlotte's novels include Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette and The Professor. Mary Anne Evans adopted the male pen name George as she wanted to set herself apart from the feminine genre of cookbooks and domestic moral tales. Her most famous novel is The Mill on the Floss published in 1860.
1.According to the passage, Aphra Behn was famous for ________.
A. novels B. poetry C. plays D. cookbooks
2.In which period can readers find books about racial discrimination written by momen?
A. In the English Renaissance.
B. In the neoclassical period.
C. In the Romantic period.
D. In the Victorian period.
3.According to the passage, why did Mary Anne Evans publish her stories under the name of George Eliot?
A. Women were forbidden to write novels then.
B. Her works would be different.
C. It helped promote her works.
D. It sounded more popular.
4.If a reader is interested in women’s education, whose works can be the best choice?
A. Anne Finch’s. B. Mary Astell’s.
C. Mary Wortley Montagu’s. D. Mary Shelley’s.
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The Greatest Navigational Journey
In 1787 Captain Bligh was given command of “The Bounty”, a three-year-old merchant ship. His mission was to transport breadfruit plants from the island of Tahiti to the West Indies. We know the popular story of this voyage and the rebellion, in which Bligh has been presented as hard, violent and thoroughly unpleasant captain. However, there is quite a lot of evidence to suggest that this picture is far from being true. He seems to have been unusually thoughtful about the health and welfare of his men. For example he made sure that his crew got exercise, insisted on cleanliness on his ship, and adopted the practice of giving them a drink which prevented scurvy every day.
When Captain Bligh arrived in Tahiti, it became clear that it would be some months before the breadfruit trees were ready to be taken to the West Indies. Instead of going off right away, he gave his crew extended shore leave. This may have been a mistake as many were unhappy about leaving when the time came. Finally, on the return journey the rebellion took place. The ship was under the command of the rebels and Captain Bligh had to leave in a small boat.
Captain Bligh’s achievement was to get to dry land successfully. It is one of the supreme examples of seamanship. Apart from Bligh there were 18 members of his crew sailing in an open boat about 23 feet long and 7 feet wide. They took with them 25 gallons of water, 150 pounds of bread and 30 pounds of pork. They had no guns or other weapons. The boat was so low in the water that it seemed likely to sink at any time. On one occasion Captain Bligh tried to land on an island to get more water. He and his men were attacked by hostile natives and one of the crew was killed. At this point Bligh decided to sail directly to the Dutch settlement on the island of Timor without stopping. The distance was about 4,000 miles. The voyage took about 42 days and he had no advanced navigational equipment. However, his skill and commitment proved equal to the task and amazingly no one else died. It was truly a remarkable achievement.
1.What is the popularly held view of Captain Bligh according to Paragraph 1?
A. He was skillful. B. He was thoughtful.
C. He was determined. D. He was unpleasant.
2.It may have been a mistake that Bligh gave his crew extended shore leave because it caused ________.
A. the lack of drink
B. the death of the tress
C. the unhappiness about leaving
D. the challenges facing the small boat
3.What problem did Bligh and his 18 men face after the rebellion?
A. The threat from the rebels. B. Conflicts with local people.
C. Attacks from marine animals. D. The possible sinking of the boat.
4.What made Bligh’s 4000-mile voyage successful?
A. The rebels’ abuse.
B. His great seamanship.
C. The crew’s decision.
D. Modern navigational equipment.
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BEIJING — The launch of a new manned space mission brings China closer to the establishment of a permanent space station, international experts say.
Chinese taikonauts, Jing Haipeng, 50, and Chen Dong, 37, were blasted off into space onboard Shenzhou-11 at 7:30 am Monday and will spend 30 days in the Chinese space laboratory Tiangong-2.The launch marks a key step toward China's plan to eventually operate a permanent space station. The successful launch of the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft is another step forward to put China among leading players in space technology, said Alexander Zheleznyakov, a Russian expert on history of space flights. China's experimental space lab will help provide solutions for spacecraft of different functions to approach and anchor, and for a long-term operation of life support system, said Zheleznyakov. Shenzhou-11 is scheduled to anchor on Wednesday with Tiangong-2, which is part of China's plan to build a permanent space station by 2022.
China can now test technologies for cargo spacecraft anchoring, life support system operation and water recycling to ensure a long-term continuous operation of its space station in the future with less dependence on renewal from the Earth, he said. If all goes well, China will launch the unpiloted Tianzhou-1 cargo ship next spring to autonomously tie up with Tiangong-2. Tianzhou-1 will be capable of automatically transferring rocket fuels, a vital requirement for space station grouping and maintenance, according to a report by Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
"That will further their anchoring abilities needed for the larger space station," Johnson Freese was quoted." Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that's taking them (Chinese) really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station," said Freese.
1.Why did China launch Shenzhou-11 into space?
A. To improve its launching ability.
B. To show off its space progress.
C. To set up a permanent space station.
D. To replace the space lab Tiankong-2.
2.Which of the following is designed to automatically transfer rocket fuels?
A. Shenzhou-11. B. Tiangong-2.
C. Shenzhou-1. D. Tianzhou-1.
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “blasted off” in last paragraph?
A. sent up B. gave away
C. swept off D. carried away
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Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1884–1962) was an Austrian-American explorer, botanist, and anthropologist(人类学家). For more than 25 years, he travelled extensively through Tibet and Yunnan, Gansu, and Sichuan provinces in China before finally leaving in 1949.
In 1924, Harvard sent Joseph Francis Rock on a treasure hunt through China’s southwestern provinces—the Wild West of their day. But gold and silver weren’t his task: Rock, a distinguished botanist, sought only to fill his bags with all the seeds, saplings, and shrubs he could find. During his three-year expedition, he collected 20,000 specimens for the Arnold Arboretum(阿诺德植物园).
Botany, though, was just one of Rock’s strengths. As an ethnologist(民族学者), he took hundreds of photographs of the Naxi, a tribe in Yunnan province, recording their now-lost way of life for both Harvard and National Geographic, and took notes for an eventual 500-page dictionary of their language. His hand-drawn map of his travels through China’s “Cho-Ni” territory, in the Harvard Map Collection, includes more than a thousand rivers, towns, and mountains indicated in both English and Chinese, and was so well made that the U.S. government used it to plan aerial missions in World War II.
Scientist, linguist, cartographer, photographer, writer—Rock was not a wallflower in any sense. Arrogant and self-possessed, he would walk into a village or warlord’s place “as if he owned the place,” said Lisa Pearson, the Arboretum’s head librarian.
In declaring his successful return under the headline “Seeking Strange Flowers, in the Far Reaches of the World,” the Boston Evening Transcript ran a large photo of the daring explorer wearing in a woolly coat and fox-skin hat. “In discussing his heroism including hair-raising escapes from death either from mountain slides, snow slides and robber armies, he waves the idea away as if it is of no importance.”
The Arboretum and Rock parted ways after 1927, mainly because his trip cost Harvard a fortune—about $900,000 in today’s dollars. Fortunately, many of his specimens, many of his amazing photos, and his great stories remain.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Rock’s service for the U.S government.
B. Rock’s cooperation with Harvard.
C. Rock’s work as a botanist.
D. Rock’s exploration in Southwest China.
2.What contribution did Rock make to the USA besides collecting new plants and specimens?
A. He traveled through some uncivilized places in China.
B. His hand-drawn map was used in World War II.
C. He showed heroism by escaping difficulties.
D. He made headlines in Boston Evening News.
3.How did Rock respond when people mentioned his heroic deeds?
A. Excitedly. B. Proudly. C. Calmly. D. Nervously.
4.What caused Rock to stop work for The Arboretum?
A. The vast expense. B. The dangerous journey.
C. The challenging tasks. D. The unknown world.
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Speaking to Develop Self-confidence
Overcoming stage fright
Most people are nervous about public speaking. 1. If you know that your topic is interesting, and that your material is well organized, you have already reduced a major worry.
Facial expressions
2. During your speech try to change your facial expressions to convey the emotions that you feel. Throughout your speech you need to use expressive facial expressions.
Eye contact
When you speak, you should look your audience straight in the eye. The idea is to give the impression that you are talking to each individual in your audience. If you have a large audience, try to look at people in the middle of the room, then slowly look to the right side of the room, then to the left side, then back to the center of the room. 3. This will give the audience the idea that you are not interested in your topic or in them.
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Enthusiasm is being lively and showing your own personal concern for your subject and your audience. If you are truly interested in your topic, your delivery is certain to be enthusiastic and lively.
Varying speaking rate
Your words should not be too fast or too slow. If you speak too slowly you will bore your audience. If you speak too rapidly you will be difficult to understand. Adapt your rate to the content of your speech. For example, if you are explaining complex information, slow down. 5.
A. If you are nervous , take a few steps to your right or left while speaking.
B. Smiling before you start your speech shows that you are not nervous.
C. The best way to cope with nervousness is to be really well prepared.
D. If you are happy or enthusiastic, you should speed up.
E. Don’t look at the floor, the ceiling or out the window.
F. Speaking with enthusiasm
G. Inspiring your audience
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（ 1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A 14-year-old Chinese boy overcame two of humankind's most dreaded fears—getting stuck in an elevator and getting homework 1.______(do), in a single night2._______(owe) to his calm-witted character.
Sun Yixiao was on his way up on Tuesday evening after school, 3.______ the lift suddenly came to a stop. A moment of panic followed before the 4.______(teenage) could find a way out.
Sun said he tried to open the elevator door, 5._______(press) all the buttons in the hope to get the elevator to work again, but it didn’t work.
Without a cell phone at hand, Sun tried yelling to get attention of people outside, but no one responded as time passed by. He slipped a note through the door 6.______ the message "people stuck inside, please ask the property management for help," and hoped someone 7.______(pick) it up and act on it.
After exhausting all his options without knowing how long it would take before someone found him, he took out his textbooks and started to do his homework 8.______(patient).
Soon after he finished his duties, Sun heard loud 9._______(voice) outside. A large crowd including his teachers and other parents had come to the rescue, by which time he 10.________(trap) in the elevator for over five hours.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
The other day, some of my classmates and I took a bicycle trip along the "Huan Shan Green Road", that was specially built for people to relax ourselves. The scenery along the road was fascinating, with trees, flowers, hills and lakes on both side. We stopped by a lake for a rest, where a great many of people are playing happily. But something unpleasant caught our eyes. There was rubbish here or there, and there were many plastic bags and bottles floated on the surface of the lake. Such beautiful place was so serious polluted. What a shame! In the end, we couldn't help collecting the rubbish after we left.
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你们班计划在下周一下午4:00—5:00在本班教室举行一次题为“I Have a Dream”的英语演讲比赛（English speech contest），假定你是班长李华，请给你们外籍教师Lucy写封书面邀请函，请她担任评委，对演讲作简要点评，并对获奖者颁发证书（certificate）。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3，开头结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Lucy,
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Yours
Li Hua
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