There was an American writer who often told s...

There was an American writer who often told such a story to his friends and readers:

It was an exhibition of the artists’ works organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special guest to take part in the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked for my signature(签名).

“I haven’t brought my pen. Is the pencil okay?” I asked. In fact I knew they wouldn’t refuse. I just wanted to show a well-known writer’s good manners to the common readers.

“Certainly,” the young girls readily agreed. I could see they were very excited. Of course, their excitement also made me more pleased with myself. One of the girls handed her notebook to me. I took out my pencil, wrote a few words of encouragement, and signed my name. The girl read my signature, frowned(皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked, “Aren’t you Robert Charboss?”

“NO,”I told her proudly, “I’m the author of Alice Adams, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes.”

The young girl turned to another one, and said, “Mary, lend your eraser to me.”

At the moment, all my pride turned into a bubble (泡沫) immediately. Since then, I always warn(告诫)myself：Don’t think too highly of yourself even though you are so outstanding（杰出的）.

1.The writer went to the exhibition because he ________.

2.We can infer that the two girls were the fans of________.

3.The underlined sentence “all my pride turned into a bubble immediately” means that the writer ________.

4.This story teaches us to be a(an)________person.

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Years ago, the American writer Kurt Vonnegut often said there was one story that would always make a million dollars: Cinderella.

Cinderella made more like $ 70 million in ticket sales when it opened last weekend. But the movie got a mixed reaction. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter praised the movie and said, “Anyone will find something to enjoy in it.” Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer called the movie “a winning re-do”. Richard Corliss of Time magazine wrote that “Disney finally got Cinderella right. ” Other people were not as happy with the movie. Sara Stewart of the New York Post wrote, “This Cinderella is all dressed up with nowhere very interesting to go.”

Although different people think differently towards the movie, what is clear, however, is the movie’s business success. It is not only popular in the theaters but also in sales. And Disney has widened its usual market for Cinderella products.

There are products connected to the Disney movie targeted (面向) not only at little girls, but women, too. For example, the famous shoe designer Jimmy Choo worked with Disney to create Cinderella’s shoes”. You can buy them for about $ 5,000. At that price, you would not want to lose one at the party, even if that is the way you get your prince (王子).

The make-up (化妆品) company MAC quickly sold all its products connected to Cinderella. HSN is a popular website selling clothing and objects for the home. The marketer is now also selling Cinderella products.

So, is there anything left for the children, those people we think of as the traditional audience (观众) for the age-old tale? Yes, you can find toys and other children’s products at the American store JCPenney. Of course, you can also visit a Disney store.

1.The underlined part “a mixed reaction” in Paragraph 2 probably means.

A. many changes　　 B. different stories

C. advantages and disadvantages　　 D. agreements and disagreements

2.Products connected to Cinderella       .

A. do not sell very well

B. are all very expensive

C. are mainly targeted at little girls

D. are designed for a wide group of buyers

3.Where can children buy toys connected to Cinderella?

A. At MAC.　　 B. At MAC and HSN.

C. At JCPenney and a Disney store.　　 D. At HSN.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Sellers of Cinderella Products　　 B. Cinderella Is More than a Movie

C. What Makes Cinderella so Popular　　 D. Unknown Stories behind Cinderella

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O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.

1.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?

a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.      c. Travelled to Texas.

d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper Job.    f. Learned to write stories.

A．e. c. f. b. d. a                           B．c. e. b. d. f. a

C．e. b. d. c. a. f.                           D．c. b. e. d. a f.

2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because__________.

A．they had surprise endings                 B．they were short

C．they showed his love for the poor           D．they were about New York City

3.O. Henry went to prison because__________ .

A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B．he broke the law by not using his own name

C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D．people thought he had taken money that was not his

4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A．He was well-educated.                   B．He was not serious about his work.

C．He was devoted to the poor.               D．He was very good at learning.

5.Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A．His life inside the prison.                  B．The newspaper articles he wrote.

C．The city and people of New York.            D．His exciting early life as a boy.

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O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina.

As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories.

After he got out of prison, he went to New York in 1902 when Porter's most prolific(多产的)writing period started. While there, he wrote 381 short stories. He wrote a story a week for over a year for the New York World Sunday Magazine. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.

Porter traveled with Richard to Austin in 1884, where he met Athol Estes, then seventeen years old and from a wealthy family. On July 1, 1887, Porter married Athol. Athol Estes Porter died on July 25, 1897, from tuberculosis. Porter married again in 1907, to childhood sweetheart Sarah (Sallie) Lindsey Coleman, whom he met again after revisiting his native state of North Carolina.

Porter was a heavy drinker, and his health deteriorated(恶化) markedly in 1908, which affected his writing. In 1909, Sarah left him, and he died on June 5, 1910, of cirrhosis of the liver, complications of diabetes, and an enlarged heart. After funeral services in New York City, he was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina.

1.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?

a. Lived in New York.　　　　 b. Worked in a bank.

c. Travelled to Texas.　　　　 d. Was put in prison.

e. Had a newspaper Job.　　 f. Learned to write stories.

A. e. c. f. b. d. a　　　　　 B. c. e. b. d. f. a

C. e. b. d. c. a. f.　　　　　 D. c. b. e. d. a f.

2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because　　　　　　 .

A. they had surprise endings.

B. they were easy to understand.

C. they showed his love for the poor.

D. they were about New York City.

3.O. Henry went to prison because　　　　　 .

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.

B. he broke the law by not using his own name.

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D. people thought he had taken money that was not his.

4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A. He was well-educated.

B. He was not serious about his work.

C. He was devoted to the poor.

D. He was very good at learning.

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O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it.

Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise.

1.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?

a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.        c. Travelled to Texas.

d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper Job.      f. Learned to write stories.

A. e. c. f. b. d. a                                       B. c. e. b. d. f. a

C. e. b. d. c. a. f.                                      D. c. b. e. d. a f.

2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because_______.

A. they had surprise endings

B. they were easy to understand

C. they showed his love for the poor

D. they were about New York City

3.O. Henry went to prison because___ .

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B. he broke the law by not using his own name

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D. people thought he had taken money that was not his

4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A. He was well-educated.

B. He was not serious about his work.

C. He was devoted to the poor.

D. He was very good at learning.

5.Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A. His life inside the prison.

B. The newspaper articles he wrote.

C. The city and people of New York.

D. His exciting early life as a boy.

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Mark Twain was a very famous American writer. He was good at telling interesting stories to make other people happy. But once somebody played a joke on him.

One day, Mark Twain1. (invite) to give a lecture in a small town.　 After the lecture, he met a young man at lunch. The young man told Mark Twain he had an uncle who never smiled or laughed.

“Bring your uncle to my lecture this evening,” said Mark Twain, “I’ll tell some interesting stories and I’m sure I can make him laugh.”

That evening the young man as2.as his uncle came to Mark Twain’s lecture. They sat in the first row of the hall. Mark Twain looked at the old man and told some funny stories, which made people in the hall laugh. But there was still no smile on the old man’s face. Mark Twain told the3. (fun) stories he knew. But the old man still didn’t laugh. At last, Mark Twain stopped. He felt very4. (disappoint). He was very surprised at the old man.

Some days later, Mark Twain met a friend and told him about his bad experience in the small town.

“Oh,” said his friend, “I know what happened to that old man. He5. (be) deaf for years.”

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I have a friend named Monty who owns a horse ranch (牧场). One day, he told me a story.

“There was a young man who was the son of a horse ______. His father had to go from their house to ranch, training horses.”

“One day, the boy*s teacher asked the students to ______ a paper about what they wanted to be and do when they grew up. That night the boy finished a, seven-page paper ______ his dream of owning a horse ranch. He even drew a ______ of a 4, 000-square-foot house. But he ______ got a red F on the first page. The boy with the dream asked his teacher, ‘Why did I receive an F?’ The teacher said. This is a (n) ______ dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of ______. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher ______, ‘If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic dream, I will give you a more realistic ______.”’

“The boy went home and asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make your own ______.”’

“Finally, the boy ______ the same paper, making no change at all. He said, ‘You ______ keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”’

Monty then looked at me and said, “I tell you this story ______ you are sitting in ray 4, 000- square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch.” He continued, “Two summers ago, the ______ teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on ray ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was a dream ______. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. ______ you had not given yours up.’’’

Don’t let anyone steal your dream.______ your heart, no matter what. You can achieve ______ you want in life if you have the ______ to dream it, the intelligence to make a realistic plan, and the ______ to see that plan through to the end.

1.A. keeper　　 B. farmer　　 C. driver　　 D. trainer

2.A. copy　　 B. write　　 C. check　　 D. recite

3.A. describing　　 B. spreading　　 C. realizing　　 D. predicting

4.A. conclusion　　 B. line　　 C. circle　　 D. picture

5.A. also　　 B. just　　 C. really　　 D. still

6.A. unrealistic　　 B. strange　　 C. funny　　 D. common

7.A. knowledge　　 B. practice　　 C. money　　 D. creation

8.A. requested　　 B. warned　　 C. repeated　　 D. added

9.A. opinion　　 B. grade　　 C. impression　　 D. suggestion

10.A. decision　　 B. promise　　 C. standard　　 D. living

11.A. set down　　 B. gave out　　 C. handed in　　 D. tore up

12.A. must　　 B. can　　 C. should　　 D. dare

13.A. when　　 B. although　　 C. until　　 D. because

14.A. particular　　 B. devoted　　 C. experienced　　 D. same

15.A. stealer　　 B. maker　　 C. holder　　 D. leader

16.A. Hopefully　　 B. Fortunately　　 C. Surprisingly　　 D. Sadly

17.A. Follow　　 B. Search　　 C. Take　　 D. Feel

18.A. nothing　　 B. however　　 C. anything　　 D. wherever

19.A. energy　　 B. patience　　 C. wisdom　　 D. courage

20.A. lime　　 B. will　　 C. skill　　 D. chance

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Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He wrote many stories and many of them were _________ stories. These stories are still read by many people all over the world. _________writing, he also liked hunting and fishing very much, so one year he went to _________ for a holiday and spent three very pleasant weeks in the _________ there.

When he had to go back home, he drove to the station with his _________. There he asked a porter to put it into the train. Then he got into the smoking car and _________ in one of the comfortable seats there. The car was _________ when he got in, but a few minutes later, _________ man got in and sat down on the seat opposite his. Mark Twain looked at the man and thought that this man looked quite _________. However, it would be __________ to say nothing in that situation, __________ he said good morning to the man, and they began to talk.

First they talked about the __________ and then they talked about Maine. The stranger said, “We have some beautiful woods in Maine. It would be a __________ to come to Maine without spending some time there. I suppose you have been in our woods, haven’t you?” “Yes, I have.” answered Mark Twain. “I’ve just __________ three weeks there and I had a very good time, too. And let me tell you something. __________ fishing isn’t allowed in Maine at this season, I’ve got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish with my baggage in this train. I like to eat fish, so I packed it in ice to __________ it home with me. May I ask who you are, sir?”

The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several __________ and then answered, “I’m a __________. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And who are you?”

Mark Twain was surprised and __________ when he heard this. He thought quickly and then answered, “Well, I’ll tell you, sir. I’m the man who tells the biggest __________ in America.”

1.A.frightening B.funny C.terrible D.moving

2.A.Except B.Except for C.Besides D.But for

3.A.America B.Miami C.New Jersy D.Maine

4.A.forest B.woods C.village D.country

5.A.backpack B.suitcase C.baggage D.diploma

6.A.took down B.took off C.sat down D.sat up

7.A.crowded B.full C.noisy D.empty

8.A.the other B.another C.other D.others

9.A.satisfied B.unpleasant C.surprised D.embarrassed

10.A.enthusiastic B.friendly C.relaxed D.impolite

11.A.so B.while C.but D.since

12.A.climate B.breakfast C.weather D.journey

13.A.pleasure B.pity C.fun D.shame

14.A.lived B.spent C.taken D.journeyed

15.A.Because B.Unless C.Until D.Although

16.A.take B.carry C.bring D.fetch

17.A.minutes B.hours C.days D.seconds

18.A.shop assistant B.headmaster C.interviewer D.police officer

19.A.disappointed B.exhausted C.frightened D.shocked

20.A.stories B.jokes C.intelligence D.lies

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Mark Twain，an American writer, published more than 30 books, hundreds of

short stories and essays and gave lectures around the world throughout his career.

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. Thou

gh he had little school education, he became the most famous writer of his time

. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Cl

emens, but he is better known all over the world as MarkTwain, his penname.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not

expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother's tender care,

he managed to survive. As a boy, he causedmuch trouble for his parents. He use

d to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didn't like to go to sc

hool, and he constantly ran away from home. He always went in the direction of

the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times. After his father's d

eath in 1847, Mark twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him wit

h food and clothing. Then, he worked as  a river-boat pilot (领航

员)and later joinedthe army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During t

his period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time

writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books

including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him fam

ous, and brought him a great fortune. Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts

in bad investments（投资） and he had to write

large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died and then on

e of their childrenpassed away.At the age of 70, his hair was completely white.

He bought many white suits and neckties. Hewore nothing but white from head to

foot until his death on April 21, 1910.

1. When Mark Twain was a little baby,________.

A．his mother thought he would die

B．he was as active as other boys

C．he was not strong enough

D．he was always in hospital

2. In his childhood,________.

A．Mark Twain learned a lot at school

B．Mark Twain often went swimming with other boys

C．Mark Twain often played games with other boys

D．Mark Twain’s mother often worried about his safety

3. In order to make a living, Mark Twain ________ .

A．often ran away from home.

B．first worked for a printer.

C．wrote stories in the beginning.

D．joined the army after he worked in a mine.

4. In the later years of his life, Mark Twain________.

A．continued writing until his death.

B．wrote many stories and earned a lot of money.

C．must have been very sad because he lost his wife and one of his children.

D．lent too much money to others.

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She told us _____ story that we all forget about the time.

A. such an interesting　 B. such interesting a

C. so an interesting　　 D. a so interesting

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