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Isabel Allende’s novels are enjoyed all over the world. She is famous for her creativity and imagination. And her own personal story is as amazing as any she has ever told in a novel. Born in 1942, Allende’s family moved often during her childhood. She went to school in South America, Europe, and Asia. As a young woman, she became a journalist in Santiago, Chile’s (智利) capital city. Then, she got married and had two children. In 1970, everything began to change.
Leaving home
Isabel Allende’s uncle was a political leader named Salvador Allende. In 1970, her uncle was elected president of Chile. In 1973, Augusto Pinochet led a military takeover (军事接管) of the Chilean government. President Allende was killed during the fighting. When Isabel Allende began to fear for her life, she and her family decided to move to Venezuela (委内瑞拉).
From Newspaper to Novels
It was really a painful experience for Isabel Allende to flee her country. Without this experience, however, Allende says she never would have begun writing novels. Then she got a phone call from Chile. Her grandfather was dying. She knew she could not return home to be with him, but she wanted to respect him in some way. “I decided to write a letter about all the things he told us when we were young,” Allende explains. Later, he wrote a long letter which became Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits.
The Writing Life
“I spent ten, twelve hours a day in a room, writing,” Allende says, “I don’t talk to anybody; I don’t answer the phone.” When she finishes the first draft (草稿) of a new novel, Allende mails a copy to her toughest critic (最严厉的评论家). “I send it to my mother in Chile. She reads it and comes here with a red pencil. We fight for a month at least.” Allende then goes back to work until she feels the book is finished. “The storytelling is the fun part,” she says. “The writing can be a lot of work!”
1.Isabel Allende’s own personal story is very amazing, isn’t it?
2.What was Isabel Allende before she got married?
3.How did the military takeover influence (影响) Isabel Allende’s life?
4.Why did Isabel Allende start writing her first novel?
5.How do you understand “We fight for a month at least” in the last paragraph?
6.What kind of person do you think Isabel Allende is? Give your reason(s).
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Isabel Allende’s novels are enjoyed all over the world. She is famous for her creativity and imagination. And her own personal story is as amazing as any she has ever told in a novel. Born in 1942, Allende’s family moved often during her childhood. She went to school in South America, Europe, and Asia. As a young woman, she became a journalist in Santiago, Chile’s capital city. Then, she got married and had two children. In 1970, everything began to change.
² Leaving home
Isabel Allende’s uncle was a political leader named Salvador Allende. In 1970, her uncle was elected president of Chile. In 1973, President Allende was killed during the fighting. When Isabel Allende began to fear for her life, she and her family decided to move to Venezuela.
² From Newspaper to Novels
It was really a painful experience for Isabel Allende to leave her country. Without this experience, however, Allende said she never would have begun writing novels. Then she got a phone call from Chile. Her grandfather was dying. She knew she could not return home to be with him, but she wanted to respect him in some way. “I decided to write a letter about all the things he told us when we were young,” Allende explained. Later, she wrote a long letter which became Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits.
² The Writing Life
“I spent ten, twelve hours a day in a room, writing,” Allende says, “I don’t talk to anybody; I don’t answer the phone.” When she finished the first draft of a new novel, Allende mailed a copy to her strictest critic(评论家).“I send it to my mother. She read it and came here with a red pen. We fight for a month at least.” Allende then went back to work until she felt the book was finished. “The storytelling is the fun part,” she said. “The writing can be a lot of work!”
1.What does the writer think of Isabel Allende’s story?
A. interested B. moving C. painful D. amazing
2.What was Isabel Allende before she got married?
A. She was a journalist. B. She was a teacher.
C. She was a political leader. D. She was a president.
3.According to the last paragraph, the underlined words “strictest critic” refer to__________.
A. Isabel Allende’s father B. Isabel Allende’s mother
C. Isabel Allende’s grandfather D. Isabel Allende’s uncle
4.Why did Isabel Allende start writing her first novel?
A. Because she wanted to make money.
B. Because she liked writing novel.
C. Because she wanted to respect her grandfather.
D. Because she wanted to write against the government.
5. In Paragraph 4, when Allende said “We fight for a month at least”, she meant that “___________”.
A. Isabel Allende and her mother discussed and argued a lot about the draft.
B. Isabel Allende and her mother often fought because of the draft.
C. Isabel Allende and her mother didn’t have a good relationship.
D. Isabel Allende’s mother didn’t like Isabel Allende’s draft at all .
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Isabel Allende’s novels are enjoyed all over the world. She is famous for her creativity and imagination. And her own personal story is as amazing as any she has ever told in a novel. Born in 1942, Allende’s family moved often during her childhood. She went to school in South America, Europe, and Asia. As a young woman, she became a journalist in Santiago, Chile’s capital city. Then, she got married and had two children. In 1970, everything began to change.
² Leaving home
Isabel Allende’s uncle was a political leader named Salvador Allende. In 1970, her uncle was elected president of Chile. In 1973, President Allende was killed during the fighting. When Isabel Allende began to fear for her life, she and her family decided to move to Venezuela.
² From Newspaper to Novels
It was really a painful experience for Isabel Allende to leave her country. Without this experience, however, Allende said she never would have begun writing novels. Then she got a phone call from Chile. Her grandfather was dying. She knew she could not return home to be with him, but she wanted to respect him in some way. “I decided to write a letter about all the things he told us when we were young,” Allende explained. Later, she wrote a long letter which became Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits.
² The Writing Life
“I spent ten, twelve hours a day in a room, writing,” Allende says, “I don’t talk to anybody; I don’t answer the phone.” When she finished the first draft of a new novel, Allende mailed a copy to her strictest critic(评论家).“I send it to my mother. She read it and came here with a red pen. We fight for a month at least.” Allende then went back to work until she felt the book was finished. “The storytelling is the fun part,” she said. “The writing can be a lot of work!”
1.What does the writer think of Isabel Allende’s story?
A. interested B. moving C. painful D. amazing
2.What was Isabel Allende before she got married?
A. She was a journalist. B. She was a teacher.
C. She was a political leader. D. She was a president.
3.According to the last paragraph, the underlined words “strictest critic” refer to__________.
A. Isabel Allende’s father B. Isabel Allende’s mother
C. Isabel Allende’s grandfather D. Isabel Allende’s uncle
4.Why did Isabel Allende start writing her first novel?
A. Because she wanted to make money.
B. Because she liked writing novel.
C. Because she wanted to respect her grandfather.
D. Because she wanted to write against the government.
5. In Paragraph 4, when Allende said “We fight for a month at least”, she meant that “___________”.
A. Isabel Allende and her mother discussed and argued a lot about the draft.
B. Isabel Allende and her mother often fought because of the draft.
C. Isabel Allende and her mother didn’t have a good relationship.
D. Isabel Allende’s mother didn’t like Isabel Allende’s draft at all .
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Mexico, the largest nation in the region, provides a good example of life in Central America. Although Mexico is a large country, only 12 percent of its land is good for farming. Another 40 percent is good land for cattle and farm animals. The rest of the land is hills and mountains, dry, high plateaus, or wet coastal regions.
The mountains are too high to farm. The high plateau in the middle of Mexico is too dry to plant crops. The coastal areas receive so much rain that the land often becomes waterlogged(水涝的). For all these reasons, Mexicans must take care of the good farmland they have. Yet good farming has not always been possible in Mexico.
For many centuries, Mexican farmers had grown traditional crops. These included corn, beans and squash. However, when the Spanish arrived in the 1500s, they tried to introduce new ideas. They thought new plants such as onions, turnips, sugarcanes and bananas would do well in the warm, tropical climate. But the Mexicans wished to continue(继续) with their old ways.
1.How much of the land in Mexico is good land for cattle and farm animals?
2.The high plateau in the middle of Mexico is a good farmland, isn’t it?
3.Why aren’t the coastal areas good for farming?
4.What did Spanish try to do in the 1500s?
5.Did the Mexicans want to grow the new crops?
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Editor’s note: Nowadays, thanks to the Internet, taking online classes is becoming more and more popular. Some people say that they are a convenient way to study. While others worry that students may get distracted (分心的) by the Internet. What's your view on online education?
Online classrooms are helpful and useful. We may put our heart into learning when we are alone in front of a computer with no one to distract us. In addition, taking courses online also means we may have more time to operate a compute which is a good way to practice our computer skills.
Jack, 15
I love taking online courses. They give me a lot more choices and freedom. We can choose to learn whatever we exactly need and even preview the lesson we'll learn in classrooms. Also. Online classes enable people to study whenever and wherever they want, which is very convenient.
Julia, 16
I don't think online education is a good way to study. There are many bad or wrong things you know on the Internet, which may distract students from the courses they are taking. Also, unlike students who study in the classroom, students taking online courses have no one to tell them where they are in the whole learning process.
Ben, 16
I think the idea of taking online courses is crazy. It may increase our exposure(暴露) to computers, and the radiation(辐射) from them may do harm to the human body and lead to our eyesight getting worse. Also, looking straight at a computer for along time without exercising could be harmful to our health.
1.Some people think talking online classes is convenient, don’t they?
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2.Why does online learning make it easier to put our heart into learning?
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3.Jack thinks online classes give him freedom. What example does he give to explain his view?
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4.Why doesn't Julia think online education is a good way to study?
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5.Ben and Julia are against online education for similar reasons, aren't they?
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6.Do you think taking online courses is good or bad for us? Please give your reasons.
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Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is famous for its biking culture. Its people have biked to work since the 1880s. And recently, it has shown again that it is one of the world’s great biking cities.
For the first time, there are more bikes than cars in the heart of the city, reported The Guardian. It has found 13,100 more bikes than cars in the city center over the past year. In the last 20 years, the number of bikes used has risen by 68 percent.
This is mainly because of the huge efforts（努力）that the local government have made to create a bike city. Since 2005, a large amount of money has been spent on biking, and the city now has several new bridges only for biking and walking.
Bikes are also becoming more and more popular in China. An increasing number of people are cycling instead of driving to school, to their workplace or to tourist attractions. Public bike rental（出租）services have also been introduced in many cities, including Beijing, Hangzhou and Changchun.
The introduction of Mobike, a new public bike rental system-which started in Shanghai in April and came to Beijing on Sept 1-brought the use of bikes to a whole new level. After Scanning（扫描）the QR code（二维码）on the bike, you can ride the Mobike’s orange bikes to your destination. It is far more convenient than the old bike rental system. New payment methods such as Alipay and WeChat are also supported by the service.
Despite this, it’s still not easy to ride bikes in Chinese cities. Because cars usually take up bicycle lanes（车道）,bikers often have to ride next to cars. However, Copenhagen is much friendlier to bikes. Lanes are built to encourage cycling. Traffic lights are timed for bicycle speeds.
For example, Cycle Snake, a high orange bike lane, allows fast bikers to go in both directions. In the mid-afternoon during the summer, bikers can see the daylight between two nearby buildings. It makes riding a bike even more enjoyable.
1.Copenhagen is one of the world’s great biking cities, isn’t it?
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2.Why are there more bikes than cars in the heart of Copenhagen?
Because the local government ______________________to create a bike city.
3.When did Copenhagen began to spend money on biking?
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4.Which cities in China have public bike rental services according to the passage?
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5.How can you use the Mobike’s orange bikes?
By ________________________________________________________________
6.Would you like to cycle to school? Why or Why not?
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Pearl Chinese Restaurant: A Refreshing Experience (经历、经验) for you!
Pearl Chinese Restaurant offers you a lot of food choices. We have spring rolls, egg tarts, shrimp dumplings, barbecued pork buns and a lot of other delicious dishes.
Beijing Duck is our signature dish. Our chef(大厨), Mr. Ian Chen, has more than fifteen years’ experience in Chinese cooking and is famous for all kinds of roast dishes.
There is an indoor waterfall with a man-made fish pond in our restaurant. It will be a nice experience for you, your family and friends to have breakfast, lunch or dinner by the waterfall.
Why don’t you visit our restaurant and experience the wonderful dim sum(点心) and dishes for yourself?
18 River Road, South Bay Hotline: 1122-0099
E-mail: info@pearlrestaurant.com.gc
1.What is the name of the restaurant?
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2.Is Beijing Duck the signature dish of the restaurant?
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3.How long has Mr. Ian Chen been a cook?
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4.What is Ian famous for?
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5.How many meals can you have in the restaurant every day?
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6.Do you want to visit the restaurant? Why or why not?
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The Moments （朋友圈）section of WeChat has become
a popular part of the social networking platform（平台）.
We can share everything about your life on it with your friends.Some students had a discussion on whether to allow our parents to see our moments.
| Yes | No |
| Stella, 16: I think it's meaningful to let parents see our Moments.Some say that without parents' involvement（参与）,they feel free when sharing things online.However,as teenagers,sometimes we do need our parent's guidance,especially in terms of social experiences.What's more,shutting them off my make the generation gap （代沟）bigger and bigger，while inviting them in can help us to communicate and feel closer to each other. Denny,16: Most of my friends keep your parents out of their Moments.They argue that if their parents get involved,they will feel upset.However I feel happy when my parents comment （评论）on my posts in my Moments.It shows their love and care for me.It also makes them happy and stops them from worrying about me.We'll leave them when we grow up.Why not cherish（珍惜） every opportunity to interact（互动） with them? | Robin,16: I don't allow my parents to see my Moments.Everyone needs some privacy and we all have our own secrets and lifestyles.If my parents could see my posts there,they may push me around with your ideas,nagging（唠叨） at me to do as they wished,which would be unacceptable to me even though it would show their love and care.After all,appropriate distance unites the family better. Laura,16: I believe blocking （屏蔽）our parents in Moments is not a bad idea,as the generation gap can be a great problem.Online social media（媒体） is mainly a way of communicating with friends of our own age.We can have more freedom to develop our thoughts and interests. Besides,we don't have to worry about our parents' presence.To enable them to read our daily posts would create a lot of misunderstandings. |
1.What can you share with your friends on the Moments section of WeChat?
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2.Why does Stella think it's meaningful to let parents see our Moments?
Because she thinks .
3.How do most of Denny's friends deal with their Moments,block their parents or let them see?
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4.Robin doesn't allow his parents to see his Moments,does he?
,he .
5.What's the advantages of blocking our parents in Moments according to Laura's opinion?
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6.Do you think your parents should be allowed to see your Moments?Why or why not?
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The baby is taking photos with his parents, the Duke and Duchess (公爵和公爵夫人) of Cambridge. The pictures were taken by the duchess’ father, Michael Middleton, in the garden of their family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire. Taken earlier this month, they show the royal ,couple, Prince George and their black cocker spaniel (西班牙猎犬), Lupo. Tilly, a golden dog, belonging to the Middleton family, can be seen lying down behind them. The photographs of Prince George, who was born on 22 July, were published by Kensington Palace.
On Monday Prince William, giving his first interview since becoming a father, told CNN:
“He either reminds me of my brother or me when I was younger, I’m not sure, but he*s doing very well at the moment.”
BBC reporter Nicholas Witchell said the new family looks “unselfconscious (自然的), relaxed and happy - much like most couples might look with their first-born baby”. He added: “Of course they’re aware of what’s expected of them. There will be staff - a nanny (保姆) to help in
due course (适时地), but for the moment it’s all rather informal and many might think, refreshing.”
Famous photographer Terry O’Neill said he thought the pictures were “absolutely charming”.
“It reminded me when I first started photography for myself - I just went for the light, and it was really interesting lighting (打灯光). As a matter of fact when I heard about these pictures, I thought ‘Who have they got to do these pictures’ - and the thought crossed my mind they might have asked the Queen because she’s quite a good photographer.”
The cultural and education manager of Magnum Photos, Fiona Rogers, told Radio 4’s Today program the photograph of the couple and Prince George with the family’s dogs was “technically not the most accomplished (技艺高超的) photograph”.
“It’s a photograph that any one of us could have in our family albums,” she said.
1.Who is Tilly?
2.Where were the pictures taken?
3.When was Prince George born?
4.What did Terry O’Neill think of the pictures?
5.What did Fiona Rogers think of the picture?
6.What is this report mainly about?
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Every Saturday morning, Helen Myers opens the door of the little library in Ellisville, Illinois. She raises the flag outside, sits down with a book and waits for people to come. “If I have two people come in, it’s a big crowd,” says Myers, 77.
The old lady has kept the library for more than 40 years in an old small building. It all began in June 1966, when Myers opened her library with 400 books from her home shelves. At that time, she took care of a boys’ community service group. “One of the boys noticed that I had a lot of books, and he said, ‘I sure wish we could have a library here in town.’” Myers remembers. That’s all she needed.
Today, people don’t read much. They watch TV and play video games. But that doesn’t stop Myers from opening her library every Saturday to share her love of books. The library has always been Myers’ favorite project. In the 1970s, when the old building was too dangerous to stay in, she began saving money for a new building.
She sells homemade cookies, and the money pays the bills for the library. As the news about the country’s smallest library spreads, donations began coming in. With the donations and her own savings, Myers built Ellisville Library II, which opened in October 2003. The new library has 3500 donated books, new and used.
Many times, Myers opens and closes the library and sees no one. “My daughter said, ‘Mom, why don’t you give up?’” Myers says, “I said, ‘No. Somebody, some day, may read. Who knows? A future president of the United States may come in and get a book.’”
1.The library doesn’t have a lot of readers, does it?
2.How many books did the library have when it opened in 1966?
3.What does Myers do to pay the bill for the library?
4.Why did she need a new building for the library?
5.Where did the money for the new building come from?
6.If you are Myers, what will you do? Why?