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Robert Frost is an American poet（诗人）, who was born in 1874 in San Francisco, but spent most of his years in snowy places like Massachusetts. Most of his poems were about nature and the New England sights. Frost is known for creating simple poems in everyday English. He was big on sounds, often talking about how the sounds of words carry more meaning than the words themselves. His most famous poem is as follows:
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer（古怪的）
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells（佩铃）a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake（雪花）.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
This poem was written in 1922, two years before Frost won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes. The poem tells the story of a man traveling to a town, who is pretty much in love with what he sees, but can’t quite make himself leave the lovely and dark woods.
1.What can we learn about Robert Frost?
A.He was an English poet. B.He won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1922.
C.He was born in a snowy place. D.Nature is a common subject of his poems.
2.Where does the poet usually stop his horse according to the poem?
A.In the woods. B.On the grassland. C.Near a farmhouse. D.Beside the frozen lake
3.Which of the following words rhyme with the word “shake” in the poem?
A.Here. B.Know C.Mistake. D.Sleep.
4.What kind of feeling is expressed in the poem according to the last paragraph?
A.Love for nature. B.Fear of the darkness.
C.Excitement of returning home. D.Worry of losing his way.
5.We may find this passage in ______.
A.a guidebook B.a storybook C.a geography book D.a collection of poems
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The Chinese version of TikTok, called Douyin(抖音), has amassed(积累) 400 million daily active users, parent company ByteDance revealed in its annual report this week. This is an impressive growth for the addictive(上瘾的) video app, which had 250 million daily active users in January last year.
The report, which describes the user behavior and trends, illustrates(表明) the cultural difference between China and the U.S., said Katherine Wu, an investor at New York-based firm Notation Capital. "Things that trend in these two countries are quite different. For example: knowledge-based content is extremely popular in China, and less so in the U.S. Also, this was wild to me: those creators that did the most dance videos in China are users born in the 60s (!!), whereas in the US, it seems that it's mostly teenagers who are creating the dances," she wrote.
ByteDance claimed (宣称) that Douyin has established itself as the largest knowledge, culture and art platform in China. (Douyin is only available in mainland China.) Indeed, 14.89 million "knowledge-based content videos" were shared on the app last year, it claimed.
1.According to the annual report, how many active users can Douyin amass in one day?
A.14.89 million B.250 million C.400 million D.150 million
2.Knowledge-based content in the US is ________.
A.extremely popular B.more popular than that in China
C.less popular than that in China D.as popular as that in China
3.According to paragraph 2, who would probably do the most dance videos on Douyin?
A.A Chinese woman who was born in the 60s.
B.An American woman who was born in the 60s.
C.A Chinese teenager who was born in the 90s.
D.An American teenager who was born in the 90s.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The Chinese version of TikTok is called ByteDance.
B.This app has become a knowledge, culture and art platform in China.
C.Teenagers in the U.S. are not active users on TikTok.
D.Douyin is available all over China.
5.What's the best title of this passage?
A.An annual report of Douyin. B.The Difference of Douyin in China and the U.S.
C.A Great App for people of 60s. D.An Addictive App—Douyin.
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In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father is an African and his mother is a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.
When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of only three black students at his school in Hawaii. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy even asked him what his father was.
“I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince（王子）. But I kept asking myself who I am,” said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president（总统） in US history.
This unusual background（背景） made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol (酒) to help forget this question.
With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later, he became only the third black senator (参议员) in US history.
“Obama’s success has made Martin Luther King’s dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged （判断）by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character,” wrote ABC news.
( ) 6 Obama was born in _______________.
A Britain B America C Kenya D Indonesia
( ) 7 There was/were _______black students besides Obama at the school where he studied when he was ten.
A no B one C two D three
( ) 8 Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ______.
A 37 B 40 C 47 D 50
( ) 9 Which of the following is true?
A Obama’s father was a Kenyan prince.
B Obama once forgot who his father was with the help of alcohol.
C Obama was so dishonest when he was young that nobody believed him.
D Obama changed his college life because of his friends’ help and his hard work
( ) 10 From the passage we can see that____________.
A. we could judge a person by the colour of his skin
B. we could not judge a person by the content of his character
C. we should not judge a person by the color of his skin
D. we should judge a person by what he did when he was young
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In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father is an African and his mother is a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.
When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of only three black students at his school in Hawaii. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy even asked him what his father was.
“I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince（王子）. But I kept asking myself who I am,” said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president（总统） in US history.
This unusual background（背景） made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol (酒) to help forget this question.
With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later, he became only the third black senator (参议员) in US history.
“Obama’s success has made Martin Luther King’s dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged （判断）by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character,” wrote ABC news.
1.Obama was born in _______________.
A Britain B America C Kenya D Indonesia
2.There was/were _______black students besides Obama at the school where he studied when he was ten.
A no B one C two D three
3.Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ______.
A 37 B 40 C 47 D 50
4.Which of the following is true?
A Obama’s father was a Kenyan prince.
B Obama once forgot who his father was with the help of alcohol.
C Obama was so dishonest when he was young that nobody believed him.
D Obama changed his college life because of his friends’ help and his hard work
5.From the passage we can see that____________.
A. we could judge a person by the colour of his skin
B. we could not judge a person by the content of his character
C. we should not judge a person by the color of his skin
D. we should judge a person by what he did when he was young
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Willow Shields is an American film and television actress. She was born on June 1st, 2000 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has a twin sister and an elder brother. Willow is a very beautiful girl. She has golden hair, big eyes and sweet smiles.
Willow got her first job in 2008 and she acted in a 7-minute r short film with her sister. In it, she plays the role of a little girl watching a gun fight. Her most famous role is Prim in the movie Hunger Games. She worked hard for the movie and she read the book carefully before acting. Willow did so well that the director said, “It’s so exciting to find an amazing young actress like her.” We’re very lucky to have her.” Shields will continue in her role until November, 2015, when the final of four movies in The Hunger Games series come out.
Because Willow is always busy, she is home schooled （家庭学校）. She makes use of every chance to enrich herself. She especially loves reading. Besides, she is warm-hearted. In her free time, she often volunteers to send out food to homeless families.
1.Willow Shields is ______ years old now.
A. 6 B. 10 C. 12 D. 17
2.Willow Shields acted in her first film with _______.
A. her twin sister B. her director C. her brother D. her best friend
3.From the director’s words, we know that _______.
A. Willow Shields is a lucky girl
B. the director is pleased with Willow
C. Willow Shields is a television actress
D. Willow Shields is a girl from New Mexico
4.Willow Shields often________ in her free time.
A. goes to an amusement park B. goes abroad with her friends
C. helps some homeless families D. hangs out in a shopping mall
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On December 14, 2017, the famous Chinese poet( 诗人) Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan. He was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, in 1928. Yu and his family moved to Taiwan in the 1950s. He lived and worked there until his death.
Nostalgia(乡愁) is Yu’s famous poem in which he expressed his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan. The poem came out in 1971, and it remains highly popular among Chinese speakers. Even those who know little about literature(文学) enjoy lines from his poem, too. The poem is included in Chinese high school textbooks. Besides his achievements in poem, Yu was also a successful translator and essay(散文)writer. He once translated English poet Siegfried Sassoon’s poem In Me, Past, Present, Future Meet into Chinese. It is regarded as a perfect and powerful translation. Yu spent his whole life writing. The reason why he kept on writing was his love for the Chinese language. The other reason is that his love for his mother and his motherland. He tried his best to make this passion(热情) stronger during his life.
任务 1：阅读短文(B), 根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
1.e______ to tell or show what you are feeling or thinking by using words, looks, or actions
2.p_______ being complete of its kind and without fault
任务 2: 阅读短文(B), 进行同义句转换，每空一词。
Even those who know little about literature enjoy lines from his poem, too.
Even those who know little about literature are 3. 4. lines from his poem, too.
3._________
4._________
任务 3: 根据短文(B)内容回答问题。
5.When and where was Yu Guangzhong born?
________________________________________.
6.Whom does Nostalgia remain highly popular among?
________________________________________.
7.Why did Yu Guangzhong keep on writing ?
________________________________________.
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Liz Moore was born early in the morning on May 25, 1983. She is an American writer of fiction novels. She is the author of four novels: The Words of Every Song, Heft, The Unseen World, and Long Bright River. A lot of people like to read her novels. Her short novels have appeared in places such as Tin House and New York Times.
Her first novel, The Words of Every Song, centers on a fictional record company in New York City. It draws partly on Liz's own unhappy experiences as a musician. It was chosen for Border's Original Voice program. Roddy Doyle wrote of it. “This is an excellent novel and beautifully constructed (构想). I loved the book.” After the publication (出版) of her first novel, Liz got her Master of Fine Arts in novel from Hunter College. In 2009, she moved to Philadelphia.
Her second novel, Heft, was published by W.W. Norton in January 2012. Of Heft, The New Yorker wrote, "Moore's characters are lovingly drawn...a truly unusual voice." The San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "Few novelists of recent memory have put our unwelcoming loneliness into words as clearly as Liz Moore does in her new novel". and editor Sara Nelson wrote, " Beautiful...sad and hopeful." The novel was published in five countries and it was included on several “Best of 2012” lists, including the Apple iBookstore.
Her third novel, The Unseen World, was published by W.W. Norton in July of 2016. It is about a moving story of a daughter's search to discover the truth about her beloved father's hidden past. Louisa Hall called it "petty intelligent" in her review in The New York Times; The Unseen World was included on "Best of 2016" lists by The New Yorker, the BBC, Google Play, and Audible.com.
Her fourth novel, Long Bright River, was published by Riverhead Books in January 2020. Over the past few years, she has spent a lot of time in Kensington, the Philadelphia neighborhood in which Long Bright River is set.
Now she lives with her family in Philadelphia and is a talented member of the Master of Fine Arts program Creative Writing at Temple University. Although she is famous around the world, she will never stop writing novels.
1.According to the passage, Liz Moore ______.
A.had happy experiences as a musician in The Words of Every Song
B.expressed some sad and lonely feelings in Heft
C.told her own moving story in The Unseen World
D.Long Bright River came out in January 2016
2.The writer develops Paragraph 3 by ______.
A.asking questions B.listing numbers
C.showing opinions D.telling stories
3.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(①=Para.(自然段)1 ②Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para.5 ⑥=Para.6)
A.①;②③;④⑤⑥ B.①②③;④⑤;⑥
C.①②③;④⑤;⑥ D.①;②③④⑤;⑥
4.The best title of the passage may be “______”.
A.Liz Moore's Plan as a Famous Writer B.Liz Moore's Three Important Prizes
C.Liz Moore and Her Published Novels D.Liz Moore's Four Favorite Novels
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How often do you help others? Here is a story of Luke Cameron? As an American, he was born in 1988. He had a good friend called Jack, it was unlucky that Jack died from cancer (癌症) one year ago. After that Luke began to do at least a good thing for people every day.
He helped the old man cross the streets, bought gifts for some kids on their birthdays and gave out the food to the poor people. He also bought meals for several people at McDonald’s, and even paid for a stranger’s petrol (汽油). He said he spent about $4,700 on good things last year. “In these days, we usually think about ourselves and forget to think about others, in fact, we are too selfish. We should help others and it can make our world much more beautiful and warmer. Nothing is better for me than to help others. ” Luke said to the reporters happily.
Luke starts a website called TheGoodDeedDiary.com, he writes down every good thing he does on the website. Luke now has over 12,000 followers on his Facebook page. They all want to help others like Luke.
What a warm-hearted man Luke Cameron is!
1.When did Luke start doing a good thing for people every day?
A. Before Jack died. B. After Jack died.
C. Before he knew Jack. D. When I knew Jack
2.How much did he spend on good things last year?
A. 1,988 B. 4,700 C. 12,000 D. 4,500
3. What does the underlined word “selfish” mean?
A. Think more about others.
B. Think less about yourselves.
C. Think more about yourselves.
D. Care about others
4. Which of the following is NOT RIGHT?
A. Some children often receive Luke’s gifts on their birthday.
B. Luke is a warm-hearted man who does lots of good things.
C. There are so many flowers on Luke’s Facebook page.
D. Luke has helped people a lot because he wants to learn from Jack.
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In the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous poet ______ name was Li Bai.
He was born in a poor family. And he died ______ AD 762. When he was young, he didn't like reading.
Once, he saw an old woman ______ an iron pestle(杵) when he was ______ from school. Li Bai was very ______. He asked______ that for. The old woman said she would grind the iron pestle into a needle(针). Li Bai ______， “The pestle is so thick, and when can it be ground down to a needle？”
The old woman smiled, “My boy, where there is a will, there is a way! The pestle is thick, but if I grind it every day, it can be ground down into a needle______. Am I right？”
Li Bai thought to himself, “What she said is right. Nothing in the world is ______ if I set my mind on it. It is all the same to the study. If I put my heart into it, can't I study well？”
Li Bai understood the truth. After that, he studied diligently(勤奋地). At last he became a famous poet, and ______ a good name for more than a thousand years.
1.A. who B. whose C. that D. which
2.A. in B. on C. at D. of
3.A. grind B. ground C. grinding D. grinds
4.A. on his way home B. on his way to home C. in his way to home D. in his way home
5.A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprises
6.A. what she was doing B. why she was doing C. what was she doing D. why was she doing
7.A. stopped B. wondered C. liked D. played
8.A. in the end B. at the end of C. by the end D. to the end
9.A. easy to me B. hard to me C. easy for me D. hard for me
10.A. left B. gave C. showed D. put
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Thomas Hardy was an English author, novelist and poet. He was born on 2 June, 1840 in the east of Dorchester in Dorset in England. His father worked as a builder. Hardy received his first schooling from his mother at home until the age of eight when he went to school for the first time. In 1862, he moved to London tostudy architecture (建筑) at King′s College, London. He did well in studies and was given prizes from the Royal Institute of British
Architects, but he had developed a strong desire for writing by then and decided to take it as a lifetime job.
Thomas Hardy met his wife Emma Lavinia in 1870 in Cornwell while still working as an architect. They finally married in 1874. Though the marriage later became partly unhappy for unknown reasons, her death in 1912 came as a shocking and painful experience to him.
Hardy as a writer is mainly known for his novels. His first novel, The Poor Man and the lady, was written in 1867 and was destroyed when a number of publishing houses refused to publish it. Later, he anonymously(匿名地)published two novels Desperate Remedies and Under the Greenwood Tree in 1871 and 1872. His first success as a writer came in 1873. With the publication of his first important book A Pair of Blue Eyes, which was mainly about the happy days spent with his wife Emma. Another great success was his novel Far from the Madding Crowd. The novel was first published in 1874 and brought him greater success. He next wrote The Return of the Native, published in 1878. Hardy moved with his wife to Max Gate, in a house designed by him where he wrote The Mayor of Caster Bride, published in 1886 followed by The Woodlanders(1887).
In 1927, Hardy fell sick and finally died in January 1928. He was buried beside his wife.
1.Why did Thomas Hardy move to London in 1862?
A. To receive prizes. B. To work as a builder.
C. To make a living by writing. D. To receive further education.
2.What can we know about Thomas Hardy from the text?
A. His father was his first teacher.
B. Emma's death was a big blow to him.
C. He married Emma soon after they met.
D. Emma and he had different tastes in literature.
3.What can we know about A Pair of Blue Eyes?
A. It was Thomas Hardy's best-known novel.
B. It was once refused by many publishing houses.
C. It was Thomas Hardy's sweet memory with Emma
D. It was written in a house designed by Thomas Hardy himself
4.Which of the following order is correct according to the passage?
a. Emma died.
b. The book A Pair of Blue Eyes was published.
c. The couple moved to Max Gate.
d. He received further education in London.
e. He married Emma.
A. edcab B. dbeca C. debca D. edcba
5.What's the passage mainly about?
A. Thomas Hardy and his wife.
B. Thomas Hardy's hard way to success.
C. Thomas Hardy's unhappy family Life.
D. Thomas Hardy and his novels.
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