It’s hard to find Alice Munro in the media. E...

It’s hard to find Alice Munro in the media. Even after she won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Canadian writer just appeared for a quick interview and then dropped out of sight. On Dec 29, she still didn't seek the spotlight（聚光灯）when she was named one of the five Women of the Year by the Financial Times.

In Munro's eyes, ordinary lives always hide larger dramas. So she records what we casually think of as the everyday actions of normal people. She often focuses on life in her hometown, a small village in Ontario which she is most familiar with. She writes about the ordinary things in the village－fox forming, trees filled in the Ontario wilderness, poor country alcohol and long last illnesses. Above all, she talks about girls and women who have seemingly ordinary lives but struggle against daily misfortune.

She has a special talent for uncovering the extraordinary in the ordinary. These are ordinary people, ordinary stories, but she has the magic. Her precise language, depth of detail and the logic of her storytelling have made her stories inviting.

Runaway, one of Munro’s representative works, is a good example of her writing style. One of the stories centers on the life of an ordinary woman Carla, who lives in a small Canadian town with her husband Clark. The story slowly forms a picture of Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, her unhappiness building into desperation until she decided to flee. The story of Carla is a story of the power and betrayals of love. It is about lost children and lots of chances that we can all find in life, There is pain beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart.

Since she published her first collection of short stories in 1968, Munro has won many awards, with the Nobel Prize being her biggest honor. On Oct 10, 2013, the Nobel Prize committee named Munro the “master of the contemporary short story”.

1.We learn from Paragraph 1 that Alice Munro_____

A．didn't get on well with the media

B．remained modest though very successful

C．didn’t value the title of Women of the Year

D. was surprised at winning the Nobel Prize

2.What makes Alice Munro’s stories fascinating according to the text?

A．Her writing techniques

B．The complicated plots

C．The humorous language

D．Her rich imagination

3.In her representative work Runaway, Carla_____

A．leads a happy life with Clark

B．is a faithful wife to her husband

C．loses all hopes for a better life

D．tries to run away from her husband

4.What is the text mainly about?

A．Alice Munro and her hometown

B．The awards Alice Munro won

C．Alice Munro and her writing style

D．Alice Munro’s literary life

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It’s hard to find Alice Munro in the media. Even after she won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Canadian writer just appeared for a quick interview and then dropped out of sight. On Dec 29th, she still didn’t seek the spotlight when she was named one of the five Women of the Year by the Financial Times.

In Munro’s eyes, ordinary lives always hide larger dramas. So she records what we casually think of as the everyday actions of normal people. She often focuses on life in her hometown, a small village in Ontario which she is most familiar with. She writes about the ordinary things in the village — trees in the Ontario wilderness, poor country schools and long last illnesses. Above all, she talks about girls and women who have seemingly ordinary lives but struggle against daily misfortune.

She has a special talent for uncovering the extraordinary in the ordinary. These are ordinary people, ordinary stories, but she has the magic. Her precise language, depth of detail and the logic of her storytelling have made her stories inviting.

Runaway, one of Munro’s representative works, is a good example of her writing style. One of the stories centers on the life of an ordinary woman Carla, who lives in a small Canadian town with her husband Clark. The story slowly forms a picture of Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, her unhappiness building into desperation until she decides to flee. The story of Carla is a story of the power and betrayals of love. It is about lost children and lost chances that we can all find in life. There is pain beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart.

Since she published her first collection of short stories in 1968, Munro has won many awards, with the Nobel Prize being her biggest honor. On Oct 10th, 2013, the Nobel Prize committee named Munro the “master of the contemporary short story”.

1.We learn from Paragraph 1 that Alice Munro  ________.        .

A. didn’t get on well with the media

B. was surprised at winning the Nobel Prize

C. didn’t value the title of Women of the Year

D. remained modest though very successful

2.Many of Alice Munro’s works ________.        .

A. center on the happy life of country women

B. are about betrayals of love and violence

C. focus on everyday life of ordinary people

D. are romantic stories setting in her hometown

3.What makes Alice Munro’s stories fascinating according to the text?

A. The complicated plots.

B. Her rich imagination.

C. The humorous language.

D. Her writing techniques.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. Alice Munro and her hometown.

B. Alice Munro and her writing style.

C. Alice Munro's representative works.

D. The awards Alice Munro won.

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In Alice Munro’s novel, Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, ______, decides to flee.

A. her unhappiness being built into desperation

B. her unhappiness has built into desperation

C. her unhappiness builds into desperation

D. her unhappiness building into desperation

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Tara and Lara were twins． Even their parents found it too hard to find the _____between them so the girls were_____　 in different schools．

Although they look the same， both the girls differ in_____ else．　 They don't have any common favorites． Lara is a night﹣bird and study all the night until she finishes．_____ ， Tara is a morning bird； she used to _____ early in the morning． In addition， Lara wears light darker colors and modem outfits， while Tara likes light colors and _____ dresses．

This wasn't the_____with these twin girls．　 However， they _____each other that the opposite one was wrong．

While both sides have the advantages and disadvantages， the _____ continues． They fight mainly about ____ things all﹣day and during the study time． Their parents decided to _____ to their arguments．

Lara and Tara blindfolded their _____ with a black ribbon． Their _____brought them to the dining room． In the dining room， a big_____ was placed in the middle． Lara stood on one side of the board and Tara stood on the other side of the board． Both the ribbons were _____． The girls were surprised to see a huge board in between them．

Now， their father asked Lara， what is the color of the board？ She replied， "It is black!" Their mother asked Tara the same question． She replied， "It is white!"

They began to argue． While Lara _____ strongly it was black， Tara was_____ it was white．

Now， they were asked to_____　 their places． They both were surprised and shocked． The board with Lara's side was painted black and Tara's was white， which was _____ by them． They_____　 that they were right on their own perspective only．

1.A. similarities B. differences C. distance D. appearance

2.A. attended B. annoyed C. admitted D. surrounded

3.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. somewhere

4.A. Furthermore B. What's more C. Besides D. To the contrary

5.A. fall asleep B. fall apart C. wake up D. work out

6.A. fashionable B. plain C. antique D. traditional

7.A. feature B. problem C. situation D. emotion

8.A. fought B. competed C. appreciated D. hated

9.A. harmony B. correspondence C. argument D. friendship

10.A. meaningful B. simple C. strange D. universal

11.A. put an end B. devote themselves C. adjust D. contribute

12.A. mouths B. ears C. hands D. eyes

13.A. brothers B. teachers C. parents D. friends

14.A. subject B. board C. screen D. monitor

15.A. fixed B. recovered C. tom D. removed

16.A. insisted B. defended C. required D. suggested

17.A. conscious B. aware C. confident D. convenient

18.A. nun B. exchange C. depart D. hold on

19.A. confirmed B. proved C. convinced D. compared

20.A. disagreed B. mentioned C. swore D. understood

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Too Much Happiness was written by Alice Munro，winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature，one of our greatest contemporary writers of fiction and the owner of the Man Booker Price for Fiction．Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker，The Atlantic Monthly，and other publications，and her collections have been translated into thirteen languages．

The main character is Sophia Kovalevsky，a great Russian mathematician，writer and advocator拥护者）of women’s rights in the late nineteenth century. After visiting her lover Maxsim Kovalevsky in Riviera，she travels in Europe，ending up in Sweden，where she teaches at the only university in Europe willing to employ a female mathematician．The book writes about her journey from Riviera to Sweden．

The story tells the typical struggle of an intellectual（知识分子）woman to achieve success and happiness．However，when she is going to die，Sophia says“too much happiness”．I think it’s irony（讽*11的）．As reading the story，she has too many mental problems·First，as a woman mathematician，she was born in a wrong time ．She was married to Vladimir Kovalevsky without love，called“a white marriage”．She explained that“no a young Russian woman who was unmarried could leave the country．”She satisfied her marriage to seek her career．

Furthermore，when she sees a man look like Maxsim in the station，she says to herself，“of course，it would not be Maxsim，what could he be doing in Paris？”She doesn’t want to face the fact because she doesn’t want to lose her hope．She believes they will marry in spring．And in her letter to Julia she says：“it is to be happiness after all，happiness after all．Happiness．”She is cheating herself. In fact，the man does not want to marry her，and the happiness she expected doesn’t take place at all．

Finally, I conclude that the end must be a tragedy（悲剧）．From the very first pages the atmosphere is gloomy黯淡的）and threatening.“One of us will die this year.”“Because we have gone walking in a graveyard（墓地）on the first day of the New Year.”Some pages further，“a black cat across their path”all reflect it will be a bad ending．Not because she had some problems with her lung，but because her life does not bring her happiness，and because of these disharmony things that happen in her life．

1.We can infer from the passage that＿＿·

A．Sophia was born in a wrong time and was mentally ill

B．women were not fairly treated in Europe in Sophia’s time

C．Sophia loved travelling around Europe to meet `different people

D．unmarried women were forbidden to learn mathematics at that time

2.The underlined phrase“the fact”in Paragraph 4 most probably refers to the fact that

A．her husband refuses to divorce B．she can’t teach in university

C．she falls in love with Maxsim D．Maxsim doesn’t want to marry her

3.Why does the author name this book Too Much Happiness？

A．It is used to suggest that the story must be a comedy．

B．It’s a phrase repeatedly used by Sophia herself to her friend．

C．It’s used in an ironic way to show that Sophia isn’t happy at all．

D．It’s to show Sophia is very happy to achieve success in her career．

4.What can we conclude from Sophia’s experience？

A．It’s hard for an educated woman to achieve success in Europe at that time．

B．Russian women were not allowed to go abroad without a white marriage．

C．Married women could travel freely across Europe in the late nineteenth century．

D．Seeing a black cat across the path would bring people to death in the end．

5.In a newspaper，this passage is most probably in the section of____．

A. Entertainment B. Travel C．Career D. Culture

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Night after night, she came to tuck me in(掖好被子), even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.

I don't remember when it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted at her: "Don't do that anymore — your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love. Lying awake long afterward, my words rang in my mind. But pride overwhelmed my conscience, and I didn't tell her I was sorry.

Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night. I missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight kiss upon my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. But always it appeared in the back of my mind.

Well, the years have passed, and I'm not a little girl any more. Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family. She's been our doctor, reaching for medicine to calm a young girl's stomach or ease the pain of a boy's injured knee. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world…gets stains out of blue jeans like I never could…and still insists on dishing out ice cream at any hour of the day or night.

Through the years, my mother's hands have put in countless hours of toil, and most of hers were before automatic washers!

Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was that late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly stole across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.

In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my surly young voice complained: “Don't do that any more —your hands are too rough!” Catching Mom's hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did. But Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten —and forgiven —long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.Why was the author annoyed with her mother?

A. Her mother disturbed her rest by tucking her in.

B. She felt uncomfortable with her mother’s non-smooth hands.

C. Her mother leant down and kissed her forehead.

D. She was not accustomed to her mother’s action.

2. Which of the following best describes the author’s mother?

A. devoted and hardworking　　　 B. caring and intelligent

C. thoughtful but stubborn　　　 D. optimistic but careless

3. We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. The author lived separately from her mother

B. The author’s father has passed away

C. The author alone took care of her children

D. The author’s mother never kissed her again since that night

4. What’s the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?

A. To thank her mother’s help

B. To express her regret

C. To appreciate her mother’s love

D. To call up memories of her childhood.

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Night after night, she came to tuck me in(掖好被子), even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.

I don't remember when it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted at her: "Don't do that anymore — your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love. Lying awake long afterward, my words rang in my mind. But pride overwhelmed my conscience, and I didn't tell her I was sorry.

Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night. I missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight kiss upon my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. But always it appeared in the back of my mind.

Well, the years have passed, and I'm not a little girl any more. Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family. She's been our doctor, reaching for medicine to calm a young girl's stomach or ease the pain of a boy's injured knee. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world…gets stains out of blue jeans like I never could…and still insists on dishing out ice cream at any hour of the day or night.

Through the years, my mother's hands have put in countless hours of toil, and most of hers were before automatic washers!

Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was that late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly stole across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.

In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my surly young voice complained: “Don't do that any more —your hands are too rough!” Catching Mom's hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did. But Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten —and forgiven —long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.Why was the author annoyed with her mother?

A. Her mother disturbed her rest by tucking her in.

B. She felt uncomfortable with her mother’s non-smooth hands.

C. Her mother leant down and kissed her forehead.

D. She was not accustomed to her mother’s action.

2. Which of the following best describes the author’s mother?

A. devoted and hardworking

B. caring and intelligent

C. thoughtful but stubborn

D. optimistic but careless

3. We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. The author lived separately from her mother

B. The author’s father has passed away

C. The author alone took care of her children

D. The author’s mother never kissed her again since that night

4. What’s the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?

A. To thank her mother’s help

B. To express her regret

C. To appreciate her mother’s love

D. To call up memories of her childhood.

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Night after night， she came to tuck (盖被子) me in， even long after my childhood years. ____ her long­standing custom， she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way， then kiss my ____Ｗ.

I don't remember when it first started annoying me—her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me， for they felt rough ____ my young skin. Finally， one night， I ____ at her： “Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough！” She didn't say anything in ____Ｗ. But never again did my mother ____ my day with that familiar expression of her love. Lying ____ long afterward， my words haunted(萦绕) me. While pride overcame my ____，　 I didn't tell her I was sorry.

Time after time， my thoughts returned to that night. I ____ my mother's warm hands and her kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very close， sometimes far away. ____ always it appeared， hauntingly， in my mind.

Now， I'm not a little girl any more. Mom is in her mid­seventies， and those hands I once thought to be so ____ are still doing things for me and my family. She's been our doctor， reaching into a cabinet for the medicine to ____ a young girl's stomach. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world...

My own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad， and on ____ occasions， I find myself drawn to her home to spend the night with her. One night on Thanksgiving Eve， as I drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth， a familiar hand ____ stole across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss， ever so gently， touched my brow.

In my memory， for the thousandth time， I ____ the night when my rude young voice ____：“Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough！” Catching Mom's hand in mine， I blurted out how ____ I was for that night. I thought she'd remember， as I did. But Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten—and ____—long ago.

That night， I fell asleep with a new ____ for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the ____ I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.A. Taking　　 B. Allowing　　 C. Following　　 D. Guiding

2.A. forehead　　 B. lips　　 C. eyes　　 D. cheeks

3.A. through　　 B. over　　 C. around　　 D. against

4.A. pointed　　 B. yelled　　 C. smiled　　 D. laughed

5.A. surprise　　 B. place　　 C. reply　　 D. danger

6.A. close out　　 B. cut out　　 C. keep out　　 D. put out

7.A. asleep　　 B. aware　　 C. authentic　　 D. awake

8.A. complaint　　 B. conscience　　 C. consciousness　　 D. complication

9.A. wished　　 B. predicted　　 C. missed　　 D. anticipated

10.A. But　　 B. And　　 C. So　　 D. Because

11.A. powerful　　 B. rough　　 C. gentle　　 D. plain

12.A. treat　　 B. recover　　 C. improve　　 D. calm

13.A. accidental　　 B. exceptional　　 C. special　　 D. additional

14.A. unwillingly　　 B. hesitantly　　 C. desperately　　 D. apparently

15.A. recalled　　 B. resembled　　 C. revealed　　 D. recognized

16.A. cried　　 B. trembled　　 C. whispered　　 D. complained

17.A. depressed　　 B. sorrowful　　 C. ashamed　　 D. thoughtful

18.A. remembered　　 B. forgiven　　 C. mistaken　　 D. blamed

19.A. dream　　 B. appreciation　　 C. thought　　 D. realization

20.A. crime　　 B. memory　　 C. package　　 D. guilt

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Night after night, she came to tuck (盖被子) me in, even long after my childhood years._____ her long­standing custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my ____.

I don't remember when it first started annoying me—her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt rough______my young skin. Finally, one night, I______at her: “Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough!” She didn't say anything in_____. But never again did my mother　 ____my day with that familiar expression of her love. Lying _____long afterward, my words haunted(萦绕) me. While pride overcame my_____,　 I didn't tell her I was sorry.

Time after time, my thoughts returned to that night. I ____ my mother's warm hands and her kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. _____always it appeared, hauntingly, in my mind.

Now, I'm not a little girl any more. Mom is in her mid­seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so ______are still doing things for me and my family. She's been our doctor, reaching into a cabinet for the medicine to______a young girl's stomach. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world...

My own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on______occasions, I find myself drawn to her home to spend the night with her. One night on Thanksgiving Eve, as I drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand______stole across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.

In my memory, for the thousandth time, I______the night when my rude young voice_____: “Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough!” Catching Mom's hand in mine, I blurted out how_____ I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did. But Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten—and_____—long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new _____for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the______I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.A. Taking　　 B. Allowing　　 C. Guiding　　 D. Following

2.A. lips　　 B. forehead　　 C. eyes　　 D. cheeks

3.A. through　　 B. over　　 C. against　　 D. around

4.A. pointed　　 B. smiled　　 C. yelled　　 D. laughed

5.A. reply　　 B. place　　 C. surprise　　 D. danger

6.A. keep out　　 B. cut out　　 C. close out　　 D. put out

7.A. awake　　 B. aware　　 C. authentic　　 D. asleep

8.A. complaint　　 B. complication　　 C. consciousness　　 D. conscience

9.A. wished　　 B. missed　　 C. predicted　　 D. anticipated

10.A. So　　 B. And　　 C. But　　 D. Because

11.A. powerful　　 B. plain　　 C. gentle　　 D. rough

12.A. calm　　 B. recover　　 C. improve　　 D. treat

13.A. accidental　　 B. special　　 C. exceptional　　 D. additional

14.A. unwillingly　　 B. apparently　　 C. desperately　　 D. hesitantly

15.A. revealed　　 B. resembled　　 C. recalled　　 D. recognized

16.A. cried　　 B. complained　　 C. whispered　　 D. trembled

17.A. ashamed　　 B. sorrowful　　 C. depressed　　 D. thoughtful

18.A. remembered　　 B. blamed　　 C. mistaken　　 D. forgiven

19.A. dream　　 B. thought　　 C. appreciation　　 D. realization

20.A. guilt　　 B. memory　　 C. package　　 D. crime

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阅读下面材料，用不多于 1 个单词的正确形式填空

Night after night, she came to tuck me in（给…盖好被子）, even long after my childhood years. 1. (follow) her longstanding custom, she’d lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.

I don’t remember 2. it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that anymore —your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say 3. in reply. But never again 4. my mother close out my day 5. that familiar expression of her love.

Time after time, with the passing years, my 6. (think) returned to that night. By then I missed my mother’s hands, missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead.

Now those hands I once thought to be so rough were still doing things for me and my family. I frequently recalled the night my young voice complained. One night, catching Mom’s hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she’d remember, 7. I did. But Mom didn’t know what I 8. (talk) about. She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new 9. (appreciate) for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt（内疚感）that I had carried around for so long was nowhere 10.(find) .

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