Avi Wortis, known simply as Avi, writes histo...

Avi Wortis, known simply as Avi, writes historical novels. Historical novels mix historical facts with story­telling skills. These stories take place in the past. The main characters are not always real；they exist only in stories.

Avi decided to become a writer when he was a student in senior high school. This was quite a decision because he did not write well in school. He had a problem called dysgraphia, a writing disability. The problem caused people to spell words wrongly. Avi always enjoyed reading. He read many types of books as a child. Avi believed that reading is the most important activity for a person who wants to be a writer.

Avi also believes that strong characters make strong stories. He creates characters that can help to bring his ideas to life. His books often deal with questions about life. Writing stories lets him explore many sides of a subject. His favorite part is to make improvements in his writing. For him the hardest part is writing the first draft (草稿).

Avi’s first book was published in 1970. He has written more than 45 books ever since. Most of them are for young­adult readers. Besides historical novels, he writes comedies, short stories about adventures, animals and so on. Fighting Ground, which was published in 1984, is an example of Avi’s historical novels. This attractive story takes place during the American Revolutionary War.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 2 ?

A.How Avi developed characters. B.Why Avi liked reading.

C.How Avi became a writer. D.Why Avi decided to become a writer.

2.We learn from the text that Avi________.

A.published his first story in 1984

B.thinks reading is not the most important for writers

C.seldom changes his first drafts when writing

D.believes in the importance of good characters in stories

3.According to Avi, what’s the most difficult thing in writing?

A.Making improvements. B.Writing the first draft.

C.Finding an attractive character. D.Writing the first part of a novel.

4.What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A.To discuss how to become a writer.

B.To introduce a writer of historical novels.

C.To describe an important historical novel.

D.To show how a historical novel is written.

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

_______you write on a subject,you join in an ongoing, trans-historical conversation with others who have written about your topic.

A . No matter what　　 B. Wherever

C. Whenever　 D. No matter how

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When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher if I grew up, simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard! My teacher seemed to be the __26___ printers, curving their letters just so, and I wanted to do it 27__! Now, after “higher education”, and three__28__ career paths, I have come back to want to be a ___29____, but my reasons have changed. I was __30___ in my years of high school, to have teachers that really ___31__ me as an individual, and I want to___32___this back.

A teacher’s gentleness needs to be shown when___33__ or encouraging the students. It is important to make the corrections in order for the students to learn. ___34___, this needs to be done in a ___35____ that will help to ___36____ the student to make the changes necessary, ___37___ discouraging them from learning. Being patient is also extremely important, because the class needs to know what to ____38____from the teacher. This will also help to build a better agreement with the students, and help both the teacher and students to learn more about each other.

If a teacher exhibits a true love of ___39___ and helping students learn, many of the qualities___40___above will just fall into place. The teacher that had the most ___41___on me had the best fame in the school. She was strict, and she did demand a lot, but she was able to show us it was ____42___ she cared for us. She knew each of us was worth it, and she knew we each could do it. She ___43___ knowledge, firmly, patiently, respectfully, and most effectively. She gently encouraged us to make ___44___ when we needed to, and ___45___ us when we did. She was a true teacher, not just someone who taught, and this is the kind of teacher I hope to be.

1.A. funniest       B. greatest               C. strangest     D. cleverest

2.A. too            B. either        C. also          D. hard

3.A. ordinary       B. familiar      C. difficult     D. different

4.A. teacher        B. doctor             C. lawyer        D. secretary

5.A. diligent       B. active       C. successful    D. fortunate

6.A. cared about    B. believed in  C. longed for     D. thought about

7.A take                    B. keep         C. give          D. hold

8.A. talking                B. working       C. correcting    D. stressing

9.A. Besides        B. Moreover          C. However       D. Otherwise

10.A. sense               B. class        C. means         D. manner

11.A. prevent       B. motivate     C. force         D. forbid

12.A. beyond            B. through      C. without       D. towards

13.A. result               B. hear         C. suffer        D. expect

14.A. teaching            B. learning     C. considering   D. treating

15.A. discussed              B. referred     C. mentioned     D. engaged

16.A. goal                   B. impact       C. affect        D. duty

17.A. while                B. although     C. since        D. because

18.A. passed on     B. pulled on    C. kept on       D. turned on

19.A. decisions     B. choices               C. changes       D. attempts

20.A. blamed        B. ignored           C. helped        D. praised

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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.

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Inspired by J.K Rowling, my uncle decides to devote all he could　　　　　　 novels.

A. to write　　 B. write　　 C. to writing　　 D. writing

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What to endure before publication?

It takes a lot to write a novel. Even those who haven’t tried would say, “Well, duh!” to this. But it’s not much the mind space or the considerable time it takes to write a novel that is as discouraging as how many times any writer must go back to the drawing board for yet another draft. To really ready a novel for publication, a writer must spend time with his or her book. Like any promising relationship, you, the writer, must date your novel, take it out to dinner, meet its parents, and see it through its most trying and desperate times. As a writer, you have to stay up all night with your novel crying and talking and sometimes even pulling your hair out before that perfect moment of inspiration can truly help you cross the finish line.

For many published authors I know, myself included, a completed novel takes them about 10, that’s right, 10 drafts, and at least a year of real editing. Will you be spending every single second editing your novel? No, of course not. Just as drafts need some real time on the surgery table, they also need rest in the recovery room. You don’t nurse a relationship by spending every waking second with them until you can’t stand the sight of each other, and you can’t produce a novel by breathing down its literary neck. However, a novel should undergo many drafts — and different kinds of drafts — before declaring it ready for an agent or editor to see.

Everyone has their own way to write a novel, and not all craft advice (or even craft “rules”）should all be followed by everyone, but when it comes to the many drafts of a novel, there are specific things a writer should focus on during each revision to help create a smooth transition from the initial idea to final products.

1.People are discouraged from writing a novel mainly because it requires ______.

A.a good publisher B.too much thinking

C.tons of working time D.frequent revisions

2.By “breathing down its literary neck” in Paragraph 2, the author most probably means ______.

A.writing casually thus failing to take readers’ breath away

B.letting go a single mistake thus annoying the readers

C.X-raying the work thus finding each literary mistake

D.sticking too close to the work thus causing anxiety

3.Which of the following is most likely to come after the last paragraph?

A.The importance of using proper transitional words in writing.

B.The writing experience shared by famous successful write.

C.Tips on how to make ten drafts to complete a good novel.

D.Setbacks writers may suffer if ignoring the craft advice.

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I am reading 1984 these days, a novel 1. (write) by George Orwell in the 1940s. It occurred to me that in another 84 years, it will be 2100, so I'd like to make a few 2. (predict) for the next 84 years.

First, we will have made certain contact with lives　 from other planets, 3. will change the way we look at the world and the universe. The most important outcome (结果) of this may be the uniting (联合) of the world.

The development of technology is a certainty. This can have many 4. (differ) outcomes, but it is clear that the new technology will have a major influence 5. human society.　 Simply 6. (speak), the next 84 years will determine whether humans have a future here on this planet.

We are facing many challenges that are　 forcing us 7. (choose) whether we will　 change　 the　 way　 we　 live 8. die. We must use　 our technology　 to　 bring　 about　 a　 much 9. (good) world. If we are unable to solve our problems 10. (successful), it appears unlikely that we will have much of a future beyond the end of this century.

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Technology has been an encouragement of historical change. It acted as such a force in England beginning in the eighteenth century, and across the entire Western World in the nineteenth. Rapid advances were made in the use of scientific findings in the manufacture (制造) of goods, which has changed ideas about work. One of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products in less time. People also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product: each nail was exactly like every other nail, meaning that each nail could be changed for every other nail. This means that goods could be mass production, although mass production required breaking production down into smaller and smaller tasks.

Once this was done, workers no longer started on the product and labored to complete it. Instead, they might work only one thousandth of it, other workers completing their own parts in certain order. There is nothing strange about this manufacturing work by today's standards. Highly skilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand. But the skilled worker wasn't the only loser, the common workers lost too. Similar changes forced farmer away. The increased mechanization (机械化) of agriculture freed masses of workers from ploughing the land and harvesting its crops. They had no choice but to stream toward the rapidly developing industrial centers. Increasingly, standards were set by machines. Workers no longer owned their own tools, their skill was no longer valued, and pride in their work was no longer possible. Workers fed, looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster than humans at greatly reduced cost.

1.In this passage, which of the following is NOT considered as a change caused by the use of scientific findings in the production of goods?

A．Other forms of energy have taken the place of human power.

B．The increased exploitation (剥削)of workers in the 19th century.

C．The increased use of machines to make products in less time.

D．The use of machines producing parts of the same standard.

2.The underlined word “this ”in the second paragraph refers to the change that ______

A．each nail could be taken the place of by every other nail

B．each nail was exactly like every other nail

C．producing tasks became smaller and smaller

D．goods could be mass produced

3.According to the writer, highly skilled workers ______

A．completely disappeared with the coming of the factory system

B．were dismissed(解散) by the boss

C．were unable to produce goods of high standard

D．were unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines

4.According to the passage, what did the farmers have to do with the coming of mechanization of agriculture?

A. Many of them had to leave their farmland for industrial centers.

B. They stuck to their farm work.

C. They refused to use machines.

D They did their best to learn how to use the machines.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The historical site opened as a public park three years ago and now it attracts a(n) ________ stream of visitors every day.

A. powerful　　 B. constant

C. entire　　 D. gentle

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Simply ring me up, _______I’ll come to your help as soon as possible.

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