. Alice is a character in the novel________th...

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A. in which         B. from which       C. for which     D. by which

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In Michael Morpurgo’s novel War Horse, the horse is not only the principal character, he is the teller of his own story.

Set in England and France 100 years ago War Horse tells the story of Joey, a handsome young horse who strikes up a close relationship with Albert, the teenage son of Joey’s owner. But war breaks out and they are separated and plunged into the horrors of the war in France. Both survive and are finally reunited after a remarkable series of events seen through the eyes of the splendid war horse, Joey.

The following cutting comes from near the beginning of the book.

It was some months later, on the way back from cutting the grass in Great Field that Albert first talked to us about the war. His whistling stopped in mid-tune. “Mother says there’s likely to be a war,” he said softly. “I don’t know what it is about—something about some old duke(公爵) that’s been shot at somewhere. Can’t think why that should matter to anyone, but she says we will be in it all the same. But it will not affect us, not down here. We will go on just the same. At fifteen I am too young to go, anyway—well, that’s what she said. But I tell you, Joey, if there is a war I’d want to go. I think I’d make a good soldier, don’t you? Look fine in a uniform, wouldn’t I? And I have always wanted to march to the beat of a band. Can you imagine that, Joey? Come to that, you’d make a good war horse yourself, wouldn’t you. If you ride as well as you pull, and I know you will. God help the Germans if they ever have to fight the two of us.”

One hot summer evening, after a long and dusty day in the fields, I was having my dinner, with Albert still rubbing me down with straw and talking on about the plenty of good straw they’d have for the winter months when I heard his father’s heavy steps coming across the yard towards us. “Mother,” he shouted. “Mother, come out, Mother. It is war, Mother. I have just heard it in the village. Postman came in this afternoon with news.”

1.Who is the teller of the cutting?

A. Michael Morpurgo.　　 B. Joey.

C. Albert.　　 D. Albert’s mother.

2.Which of the following is the right order?

a. The war broke out.

b. Alert and Joey were reunited after their survivals of the war.

c. The old duke had been shot dead.

d. Alert and Joey were plunged into the war and were separated.

A. c. a. d. b　　 B. d. a. b. c

C. d. c. a. d　　 D. c. d. a. b

3.As for the coming war, Mother said that ________.

A. their village would get involved very soon

B. Albert was not grown up enough to join the army

C. the old duke’s death maybe meant nothing to them

D. both Albert and Joey could be tough fighters

4.Which of the following best describes Albert according to the cutting from War Horse?

A. Imaginative but frightened.　　 B. Quiet but thoughtful.

C. Determined but cold.　　 D. Childish but brave.

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Jake O' Brien，one of the central characters in Sterling R．Walker's science fiction novel The Orphan Ship，has just received some bad news. The medical school he has been going to is closing down because of financial(财务的)problems；and to make matters worse，the only other medical program in the world also happens to be on another planet. Thus，in order to become a doctor，Jake packs his suitcase and jumps on board the passenger ship Atlanta to go to Mars!

When Jake and his cousin Lorina Murphy journey to Mars Station in search of educational opportunities，they never guess they will turn into life savers. But because of the extreme poverty and child exploitation(剥削)happening on Mars，these two cousins are forced to accept their true destiny(命运)．However，they are not alone in their efforts to save the poor “street kids”．Early in the story these two heroes are joined by the crew(船员)of the Ishmael，which in the course of the story，becomes a rescue ship and a safe place for over one hundred homeless children.

In this novel，there are different themes. While fighting the cruel people who sell the “street kids” of Mars Station，the colorful characters of The Orphan Ship also manage to fall in love，find wealth，and form lasting friendships.

The real power of the story comes from the characters' expression of fellow feeling—a feeling of understanding others because you have shared similar experiences. The characters in The Orphan Ship have a sense of social duty and spiritual commitment. For example，at one point in the story，shocked by the way the homeless children have been treated，Lorina notices “a pair of black children sitting under a streetlight begging food from passers­by”．Yet “no one gave the children a second look.” Fortunately，however，Lorina and her newfound friends—the crew of the Ishmael，which soon becomes the “Orphan Ship”—do indeed care for the children of Mars Station，as they join forces to provide them safe passage to earth and also a home. In this way the theme of compassion is the centerpiece of the entire novel.

1.Jake decides to go to Mars because ______.

A. studying medicine is cheaper on Mars than on earth

B. the medical school on Mars is better than that on earth

C. Mars is the only place where he can realize his dream

D. his cousin encourages him to become a doctor on Mars

2.What's Jake and his cousin's destiny?

A. To save other people's lives.

B. To become the crew of the Ishmael.

C. To fail to get an education on Mars.

D. To make friends with homeless children.

3.All the following are themes of the novel EXCEPT ______.

A．friendship　　 　　　　　　　 B．spreading knowledge

C．finding wealth　　　 　　　 D．love

4.The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to ______.

A．passers­by　　　　 　　　　　 B．Lorina's newfound friends

C．homeless children　　 　　 D．the black

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He created a lot of vivid characters in his best-selling novels, thus winning the ______ of book-lovers all over the world.

A．affection          B．sympathy          C．bonus            D．dignity

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In the movie Alice in Wonderland, Alice comes across a Cheshire cat and asks the cat which road she should take. The cat responds, “Well, that depends on where you’re trying to get to.” Alice replies, “I don’t know.” The cat responds, “Then any road will do.”

You see, knowing where you’re going increases your chances dramatically of getting there, and there is no better way of “GETTING THERE” than setting your goals for the upcoming year. Think of your goals as destinations and the action steps as your GPS guiding and directing you. If you are like many other people, tor years you have resisted the need to set goals and even laughed at the thought that setting goals and，even more importantly, committing them to writing have positive effects on your life However, a closer look might convince you that setting goals is a sensible thing to do.

In 1979, a class of Harvard MBA students was asked: Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made an action plan to accomplish them? The following will astonish you. Only 3 percent of the class had written goals and a plan in place, 13% just had goals, and an amazing 84% had no specific goals at all.

Ten years later the numbers of the class were interviewed once again and the following results will no doubt give the reason for our setting goals. The findings were that the 13% who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84% who had no goals at all. And the 3 percent who had clear, written goals with a plan to achieve them were achieving ten times as much as the entire 97% combined.

Goal setting will increase your chances of arriving successfully at your destination. Remember, always set SMART goals. Goals should be: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound!

1.Why does the author mention Alice in Wonderland?

A. To introduce the topic.　　 B. To recommend it to readers.

C. To show its popularity.　　 D. To criticize those with no goals.

2.What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

A. Action steps.　　 B. People.

C. Goals.　　 D. Effects.

3.What did the second interview find out?

A. Action helped with the realization of goals.

B. People with goals were certain to succeed.

C. The income gap among students was bigger.

D. People with goals earned the most.

4.Which of the following can best serve as the title?

A. Why we set goals　　 B. How to set goals.

C. How to be successful.　　 D. What SMART goals are.

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In the movie Alice in Wonderland, Alice comes across a Cheshire cat and asks the cat which road she should take. The cat responds, “Well, that depends on where you’re trying to get to.” Alice replies, “I don’t know.” The cat responds, “Then any road will do.”

You see, knowing where you’re going increases your chances dramatically of getting there, and there is no better way of “GETTING THERE” than setting your goals for the upcoming year. Think of your goals as destinations and the action steps as your GPS guiding and directing you. If you are like many other people, for years you have resisted the need to set goals and even laughed at the thought that setting goals and, even more importantly, committing them to writing have positive effects on your life. However, a closer look might convince you that setting goals is a sensible thing to do.

In 1979, a class of Harvard MBA students was asked: Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made an action plan to accomplish them? The following will astonish you. Only 3 percent of the class had written goals and a plan in place, 13% just had goals, and an amazing 84% had no specific goals at all.

Ten years later the numbers of the class were interviewed once again and the following results will no doubt give the reason for our setting goals. The findings were that the 13% who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84% who had no goals at all. And the 3 percent who had clear, written goals with a plan to achieve them were achieving ten times as much as the entire 97% combined.

Goal setting will increase your chances of arriving successfully at your destination. Remember, always set SMART goals. Goals should be: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound!

1.Why does the author mention Alice in Wonderland?

A. To introduce the topic.

B. To recommend it to readers.

C. To show its popularity.

D. To criticize those with no goals.

2.What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

A. Action steps.

B. People.

C. Goals.

D. Effects.

3.What did the second interview find out?

A. Action helped with the realization of goals.

B. People with goals were certain to succeed.

C. The income gap among students was bigger.

D. People with goals earned the most.

4.Which of the following can best serve as the title?

A. Why we set goals

B. How to set goals

C. How to be successful

D. What SMART goals are

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The Golden Compass is the first movie based on the Philip Pullman’s bestselling novel, His Dark Materials. It is a work of imagination that tells us about a young girl who travels to the far north to save her best friend. Along the way she meets strange creatures, like witches and so on. Finally , she saves not only her world, but also ours as well.

Lyra is a young girl among scholars in Oxford’s Jordan College. She spends most of her time with her friend Roger, a kitchen boy. Together, they share a life with no worries. However, when Lyra hears a conversation about a very tiny particle(颗粒), she is thrown into a dangerous adventure. This particle is said to unite different worlds, and is feared by many people who want to destroy it. At the same time , children began to disappear without a trace, including Lyra’s good friend, Roger. As Lyra starts this horrible struggle, and begins to search for Roger, she meets strange creatures both big and small, and bad people who are not what they seem to be. Gobblers(饕餮者) that kidnap(绑架)children appear in the most unexpected places. And a magical compass made of gold will answer any question if one is skilled enough to read it. In unbelievable danger, Lyra doesn’t know that she is doomed to win, or to lose, this battle…

With the movie The Lord of the Rings making New Line cinema over a billion dollars, it’s easy to see why they got the rights to Pullman’s His Dark Materials quickly. The books, sold more than nine million copies in the world, have a different idea from the Harry Potter series. Pullman’s imagination may look suitable for children, but it works far better for adults.

1.In the film The Golden Compass, Lyra______.

2.The film is named The Golden Compass probably because______.

3.From the passage we can conclude that______.

4.Which group of people will like the film The Golden Compass the best according to the passage?

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I would rather read the novel again than see the movie in the cinema, for the latter can hardly be ________ to the original work.

A．contradictory      B．permanent         C．contemporary      D．faithful

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_______ is not the story itself but the lovely characters in it _______ make children interested in the cartoon.

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What’s the most important thing in a piece of writing? Is it the story, the characters, the description, or the style? Obviously, you can’t choose only one. A great work succeeds in combining all of them in a great mix, producing a wonderful work.

In most cases, you’re better at one writing element over the rest, and working on your strengths will work to your advantage. Building characters, however, is important to your writing. It’s not to be ignored no matter what your case is. So, how do you achieve that?

Make Them Real

This is probably one of the most common pieces of writing advice: make your characters believable. What does it really mean? It means that your characters need to be there for a reason, not just for pushing the story forward. He/She has a real life, with his/her own fears and dreams, and you have to show this. Your characters don’t need to be typical to be believable. The unusual ones are even more interesting, but it’s your job to make your readers relate to them.

Understand Human Psychology

To build great characters, you’ll need to understand people’s psychology: what are they thinking about, what are they feeling and experiencing, and why are they doing what they are doing? Get behind the obvious. Be in the backstage with them. Sit them in a chair and let them talk away. If you truly listen, you will learn.

Be your character

When you immerse (使沉浸) yourself in your writing, you get lost in that world and you start living in it. This is when the magic happens and you become your character. By putting yourself in your character’s shoes, you allow yourself to experience what you’re writing about first-hand. The more it feels real to you, the more the readers will feel the same, too.

1.According to the author, what makes a great work?

A. Being skilled at description.　　 B. Having some unusual characters.

C. Using some special writing styles.　　 D. Combining related things in a great way.

2.According to Paragraph 4, a good writer should be good at ________.

A. knowing others’ minds　　 B. writing down the obvious points

C. thinking differently from others　　 D. starting conversations with others

3.To build a great character, you should ________.

A. write according to true events　　 B. pretend you’re the character

C. talk to others about your character　　 D. forget about your fears and dreams

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