How do you write a story? How is writing a sh...

How do you write a story? How is writing a short story different than writing a novel? These are difficult questions to answer.1.But if you want to write a short story,here are several tips to help you get started.

Real writers read. As Stephen King said, "If you don't have time to read, you don't have time to write.” 2.Even if you've read hundreds of stories, studying one or two closely will help improve your understanding of the short story form.

Some guides suggest focusing on writing an attractive first paragraph first.3. Instead, just write. Don't worry about what comes out. It's not important. You just need to get your short story started.

4.After you write your first draft, you need to start cutting, rewriting and editing your short story. This is the hardest part of writing a short story. However, don't give up. You're almost there.

Before you submit (提交)your short story, make sure you have read it aloud several times to find any errors. Then skim some literary(文学的)magazines and read their guidelines to know if your short story will be a good fit. 5.It will be hard to let go of your short story, but you can not get it published if you don't submit it.

A. All good writing is rewriting

B. Send your work out into the world

C. Get some suggestions from other writers

D. There are so many types of short stories and novels

E. If you want to be a writer, you should consider writing short stories

F. If you've never read a short story, you're going to have a difficult time writing one

G. While it's important, it puts a lot of pressure on you when you write your short story.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The play “The Million Pound Bank Note” is based on a short story 1.(write) by Mark Twain, who was brought up in Hannibal, Missouri, and is best known 2. his novels, such as The Adventure of Tom Sawyer and The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. The story happened in 3. summer of 1903, and Henry Adams, an 4. (America) businessman had some bad luck to be carried out to sea by a strong wind. However, he was 5. (spot) and rescued at sea luckily by a Britain ship and landed in London, where he found himself without money, friends 6. a job. But he had to earn his living, which could account for (解释...的原因) his 7. (appear). One day when he was wandering on the pavement and didn’t know 8. to do, he heard somebody 9. (call) him. Then he was led to two brothers 10. made a bet and gave him an envelope with a large sum of money in it .

高一英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The play “The Million Pound Bank Note” is based on a short story 1.(write) by Mark Twain, who was brought up in Hannibal, Missouri, and is best known 2. his novels, such as The Adventure of Tom Sawyer and The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. The story happened in 3. summer of 1903, and Henry Adams, an 4. (America) businessman had some bad luck to be carried out to sea by a strong wind. However, he was 5. (spot) and rescued at sea luckily by a Britain ship and landed in London, where he found himself without money, friends 6. a job. But he had to earn his living, which could account for (解释...的原因) his 7. (appear). One day when he was wandering on the pavement and didn’t know 8. to do, he heard somebody 9. (call) him. Then he was led to two brothers 10. made a bet and gave him an envelope with a large sum of money in it .

高一英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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1.Where can you probably find the above ads?

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C. A guide book.           D. A science book.

2. If you like children and have two days free, you can call ___for a job.

A. 556779                B. 558366

C. 766588                D. 633800

3.___________ are needed in AL Hotel.

A. Cleaners               B. Baby-sitters

C. Reporters              D. Waiters

4. If you are a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in _____.

A. ad. 1                  B. ad. 2

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高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

What is the man probably doing?

A. Writing a story. B. Telling a joke. C. Watching a movie.

高一英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析

She is the only one among the____writers who___stories for children.

A．woman, writes      B．women, write      C．women, writes      D．woman, write

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

For many writers, writing stories or plays is a part-time job: to support themselves they take on other jobs, such as teaching. It is one sign of August Wilson’s success that for many years he has been able to make a living only by writing plays.

Wilson was born in Pittsburgh and dropped out of school in the ninth grade. He was a good reader, however, and continued his education by reading library books, learning about black nationalist movements of the time, and closely observing(观察) the lives of the poor people.

In the late 1960’s Wilson set up a theater company called Black Horizons and began to think of ways to describe African-American life on the stage. He had the idea of a cycle of plays, each of which was set in a different decade(十年) of the 20^th century, showing how African-American life has developed.

The first successful play of this series was Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom about black musicians in Chicago in the 1920s, who are not accepted by white society. Other plays in the series include Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, about blacks in the 1910s who had moved north to Pittsburgh in search of a new identity; Fences, which focuses on a father–son conflict(冲突) in the1950s; and The Piano Lesson, about a 1930s family that was uncertain about whether to sell the family’s treasure. For the last two of these plays Wilson was awarded Pulitzer Prizes.

Wilson has written eight plays in his cycle, the most recent being King Hedley the Second, a play set in the 1980s. His plays are enjoyed by both the blacks and the whites and engage anyone who is interested in African-American experience.

1.Wilson won Pulitzer Prizes for ________.

A．The Piano Lesson & Fences

B． Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom & Fences

C．The Piano Lesson & King Hedley the Second

D．King Hedley the Second & Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

2. It is possible that in his series of the 20^th –century plays, Wilson plans to write ________.

A．no more          B．two more          C．three more        D．four more

3.The underlined word “engage” in the last paragraph means ________.

A．award            B．benefit           C．please            D．attract

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A．The life of August Wilson.                 B．The growth of August Wilson.

C．A cycle of plays of August Wilson.           D．August Wilson’s theater company.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过三个单词。

My name is Jane. My job is to write stories and newsletters for a magazine. My hobby is traveling and I hope to visit Great Britain one day. I’d like a pen-pal from London, who is interested in discussing the differences between Europe and Asia. I love listening to pop music and playing football.

I’m Manuel. I’m a businessman and have a large  company with many workers and clerks. I’d like to find a pen-pal who is also a businessman and lives in North America. I like using the Internet.

I am working in a university. I speak English, French and Russian. My family name is Jackson but my students usually call me Sarah. I’d like a pen-pal who is fond of language learning working in Oxford University. I don’t like using computers for learning and I believe that true language can only happen in a classroom.

I’m Peter and interested in the differences bet ween East Europe and North America. I love riding my horse and listening to jazz. I usually get up at 7 o’clock and go to school around 7:30 in the morning. I want to find a pen-pal living in Sydney who has the same interest as me.

Cindy is my first name. I’m working in a travel agency. Sometimes I am called Mr. Guide as I am working. I’d like to find a pen-pal who comes from Europe. I like playing the piano and listening to jazz. I’m interested in history, but I don’t like to discuss languages.

Name    Vocation(职业)  1.___________   Pen-pal from

Jane    2._____________ Traveling;

listening to pop music and 3.____________

London

4. _____________    Businessman Using 5._________   North America

Jackson 6. _____________    Teaching    Oxford University

Peter   Student 7.____________ and listening to jazz    8. _____________

Cindy   9. _____________    Playing the piano; listening to jazz; history   10. _____________

高一英语填空题简单题查看答案及解析

She is the only one among the ______ writers who _______ stories for children.

A．woman; writes     B．women; write      C．women; writes     D．woman; write

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—How do you find the story about ________ blind?

—It is so encouraging that I try to read it without ________ second thought.

A.a; a B.a; the C.the; a D.the; the

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析