On June 9th，1870， Charles Dickens died at the age of 58． The next day， a headline in The New York Times read： "Death of the Great Novelist …Will Be Remembered by the People …"
The headline was not overstating （夸大） the popularity of Dickens．Even today， the British novelist is loved by readers all over the world．Dickens created some unforgettable characters． You must have heard of or even read some of his novels： Oliver Twist， A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities． A Tale of Two Cities has sold more than 200 million copies． Since 1897， there have been more than 300 film and TV adaptations （改编版本）of Dickens' works．A Christmas Carol alone has had nearly 50．
Natalie Mcknight is a literature professor （文学教授） who studies Dickens and his works．She explains why the novelist has remained so popular． One important reason， she says，is that Dickens wrote from his heart． He tried hard to produce emotional effects （情感效果） among his readers． In his works，he paid special attention to the "little man" at the bottom of society in the UK， which deeply mirrored the social reality at that time． A Christmas Carol， for example， was written to make every reader think about how they could make a difference to their society． People always enjoy works that make them laugh， cry and think． Many other 9th﹣century novelists wrote entertaining （娱乐的） works． However， few of them worked as hard as Dickens to touch the readers deeply．
Dickens wrote about situations and emotions that still interest people today． He used his pen to fight social inequality and gave voice to the poor． His works led to many important social changes． Readers always enjoy seeing poor people rise and succeed．
This year marks the 150th year of Dickens' death． It's another chance to remember this great writer． Will you read or re﹣read some of his famous works？
（1）What is Paragraph （段落）2 mainly about？
A． Personality of Dickens．
B． Appearance of Dickens．
C． Popularity of Dickens．
（2）As a novelist， why has Dickens remained so popular？
A． He wrote for fun．
B． He wrote from his heart．
C． He mainly wrote for the upper class．
（3）When people read Dickens' novels， they could ．
①meet the "little man" at the bottom of society in the UK
②know about the social reality at that time
③not be influenced by the works at all
④think about how to make a difference to their society
A．①②③
B．②③④
C．①②④
（4）What does the underlined word "inequality" mean in Paragraph 4？
A．不平等
B．不现实
C．不稳定
（5）The purpose of writing this text is probably to ．
A． introduce Charles Dickens' life and death
B． encourage readers to read or re﹣read Charles Dickens' works
C． present the similarities between Charles Dickens and other writers
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In the Warring States Period， the State of Qin had a fight with the State of Zhao， Zhao needed some talented people to ask for help from Chu．Then Mao Sui﹣the man who believed he was the right person for this task came and recommended （推荐）himself．And he made the king of Chu send the army to help successfully． Zhao was safe． From then on， Mao Sui became a well﹣known hero of the state． |
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One day， Shang Yang put a thin wooden stick near the south gate of the capital of Qin．He promised to pay 10 gold pieces to anyone who could move it to the north gate． It was such a simple job that all the people thought Shang was joking． Then he added 40moregold pieces． A man moved it and he really got 50 gold pieces．After that， the people of Qin believed Shang was a man of his word． So they all followed Shang's new laws later． |
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Wang Xizhi was one of the most famous calligraphers（书法家）during the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China． When he was very young， he practiced his art every day and never stopped． One day， Wang Xizhi wrote in wood for an engraver（雕刻师）to cut． Then the engraver found the ink had penetrated （渗透）one centimeter into the wood．Now"Ru Mu San Fen" is often used to describe sharp ideas or useful views． |
（1）Where did Mao Sui come from according to this passage？
A． The State of Qin．
B． The State of Zhao．
C． The State of Chu．
（2）Why did the people of Qin follow Shang Yangs new laws？
A． They believed in Shang Yang．
B． They were afraid of Shang Yang．
C．Shang Yang gave them gold pieces．
（3）What is"Ru Mu San Fen"often used to describe now？
A． A man of his word．
B． Sharp ideas or useful views．
C．A well﹣known hero of the state．
My favorite book is the Little Prince written by the French writer Antoine．The book tells about how children see the world． It's so interesting that I can't help reading it over and over again．
The prince is kind and innocent （天真无邪的），so he doesn't understand why people want to have power， wealth and praises so much．He flew to different planets to find the answer， but finally he still had no idea． In fact， he also had his own problems． In the past， he fell in love with a red rose that was beautiful but vainglorious （自负的）． Later， he left the rose because of her vanity （自负）．On the earth，he made friends with a fox． They lived together for some time，but in the end he made up his mind to leave to find his rose． To his surprise，the rose was dead，and the planet was full of monkey bread trees．It's a pity that he lost his rose forever．
In my opinion， I think he should value the friendship with the fox， because， after all， the rose was dead．The friendship is important as well．The story is about friendship，love and humanity（人性）．It's helpful for us students to think more about the world． So let's open it and take a great journey along with the little prince．
根据短文内容判断所给句子正（T）误（F）．
（1）The book the Little Prince was written by an English writer．
（2）The prince didn't find the answer to his problem at last．
（3）The prince left the rose because she was poor．
（4）The prince made friends with a snake on the earth and lived with her for some time．
（5）The story of the book is about friendship， love and humanity．
INTRODUCTION It's hard to believe that I wrote Number the Stars more than twenty years ago.It seems like yesterday that I answered the phone on a snowy January morning and received the news that it had won the 1990 Newbery Medal（美国纽伯瑞儿童文学奖）. I think readers of every age may match themselves with the important persons in the books they love and ask themselves：Would I have done that？What choice would I have made？ And ten﹣the age of Annemarie in Number the Stars﹣is an age when young people are beginning to develop a strong set of personal ethics（道德观；价值观）.They are beginning to realize that the world they live in is not always good and safe. So they follow a story about a ten﹣year﹣old girl who is caught in a dangerous situation，and she must make decisions.Young readers become cheerful when Annemarie takes a deep breath，enters the woods，faces the danger，stands up to the enemy and wins her victory. Today，the book has been published in many countries and translated into many languages.It found its way into the hands and hearts of children who had read about but never experienced war. . . .Books do change lives，I know；and many readers have told me that Number the Stars changed theirs when they were young，that it made them think about both.cruelty（残酷；残忍） and courage. "It was something that shaped my idea of how people should be treated， "wrote a young woman recently，telling me.about her own fourth﹣grade experience with the book. The Danish friend who first told me the story of her childhood，and who became the Annemarie in my book，is an old woman now.So am I.We both love thinking of the children reading the story today，coming to it for the first time and realizing that once，for a short time and in a small place，a group of prejudice﹣free（不存偏见的）people created a touching story of love.and kindness towards others. Lois Lowry |
（1）What is the name of the book and who is the writer？
A.Number the Stars；Lois Lowry.
B.Newbery Medal；Lois Lowry.
C.Number the Stars；Annemarie.
D.Newbery Medal；Annemarie.
（2）Which of the following is TRUE about Annemarie？
A.She called a writer on a snowy January morning.
B.She became cheerful after she read the book.
C.She was a good friend of a Danish woman.
D.She experienced many difficulties in a war.
（3）Many young readers told the writer that the book made them think about .
A.ethics and friendship
B.enemy and victory
C.cruelty and courage
D.life and memories
（4）What can we know from this Introduction？
A.The book is about a story of the writer's own child experiences.
B.The book is well﹣received and popular around the world.
C.The Introduction is written in the voice of the third person.
D.The Introduction is complete and we can read all of it.
阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项．
Sing a Song of People by Lois Lenski
Sing a song of people Walking fast or slow； People in the city Up and down they go． 5 People on the sidewalk， People on the bus； People passing，passing， In back and front of us． People on the subway 10 Underneath the ground． People riding taxis Round and round and round． People with their hats on， Going in the doors； 15 People with umbrellas When it rains and pours． |
People in tall buildings And in stores below； Riding elevators 20 Up and down they go． People walking singly， People in a crowd； People saying nothing， People talking loud． 25 People laughing，smiling， Grumpy people too； People who just hurry And never look at you! Sing a song of people 30 Who like to come and go； Sing of city people You see but never ____! |
（1）The poem is about a city．
A．beautiful
B．busy
C．rainy
D．small
（2）In Line 21， the word "singly" means ．
A．alone
B．fast
C．slowly
D．quietly
（3）According to the poem， the best word for the blank is ．
A．borrow
B．throw
C．know
D．allow
阅读理解
That morning， we noticed a cab following Sir Henry and Dr．Mortimer in London． But who？
We went to Sir Henry's hotel． Holmes asked Dr． Mortimer if anyone with a black beard lived in or near Baskerville Hall．
"Yes，" said Dr．Mortimer，"Barrymore． "
"We must send a telegram to check whether Barrymore is in London or at Baskerville Hall，" said Holmes．
Sir Henry said he wanted to go to Baskerville Hall．
"OK"， said Holmes． "But you mustn't go alone． Watson can go with you． "
Sir Henry and I agreed to take the 10：30 train on Saturday．
Holmes thought deeply on the way home： the story of the Hound， Sir Charles's death， the strange letter， the missing boot and the black﹣bearded man． He sat in his room all afternoon， smoking and thinking．
Just before dinner， a telegram arrived． It said，"Barrymore is at Baskerville Hall． "
"That becomes a dead end， Watson． We will have to look for another way to go forward．
Just then the door bell rang． It was the cab driver who drove the man with the black beard． "I got a message that you are asking for me"， he said． "I've never had a complaint． I came here to ask you what you had against me! "
"No， no， "said Holmes．" Instead， I'll give you money if you tell me about the man in your cab this morning． He watched this house at 10：00 and then told you to follow the two gentlemen． "
The driver looked surprised and then answered，"The man said he was a detective and that I shouldn't tell anyone about him． "
"It's serious， my friend， and you may be in trouble if you refuse to answer．"
"His name，" said the driver， "was Sherlock Holmes． "
I'd never seen Holmes more surprised． Then he laughed． " He scored against me thattime， Watson． "
The driver told us everything he knew． Holmes gave him the money and sent him away． "This is a dangerous enemy， Watson．"
﹣Taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles
（1）According to the passage， the underlined phrase "dead end" in Paragraph 10 means ．
A． Holmes wanted to give up solving the case
B． the road in front of Baskerville Hall was closed
C． the cab driver didn't find his way and turned round
D． they didn't know who the man with a black beard was
（2）According to the passage， we can know that the cab driver ．
A． was as dangerous as the black﹣bearded man
B． received a complaint from the black﹣bearded man
C． didn't know why Holmes asked for him at the beginning
D． didn't tell Holmes anything about the black﹣bearded man
（3）By the sentence "He scored against me that time"， Holmes means "The man gained an advantage over me by ．"
A． watching this house at ten o'clock
B． following Sir Henry and Dr． Mortimer
C． telling the driver his name was Holmes
D． asking the driver to keep his secret
（4）Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage？
a． Holmes received the telegram．
b． The cab driver came to see Holmes．
c． Watson was asked to go with Sir Henry．
d． Holmes was surprised and then laughed．
e． Watson and Sir Henry took the 10：30 train．
A． cabde
B． ceabd
C． abcde
D． acebd
It is believed that Huck Finn is based on（基于）a childhood friend of Mark Twain's． In fact， Twain was not alone in basing a fictional character（虚构的角色）on a real﹣life person．
Severus Snape / John Nettleship
Severus Snape is a skillful wizard（巫师）teaching magic in Harry Potter． The writer， J．K． Rowling， once said that the character was based on a teacher of hers．
The teacher turned out to be John Nettleship， who taught Rowling chemistry． At first， Nettleship felt surprised． "I know I am a strict teacher，" he said． "But I don't think I am as bad as Snape!" On second thoughts， however， he said that he was so ill﹣tempered that most of his students avoided making him mad． Also， he used to wear long hair and have an untidy lab． That sounds familiar to Harry Potter fans．
Alice / Alice Liddell
Famously， Lewis Carroll's Alice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is based on Alice Liddell．
Carroll was close to the Liddell family． One day， ten﹣year﹣old Alice asked Carroll to tell her a new story． Carroll began to create his famous tale of Alice and what happened after she fell through the rabbit hole． The little girl liked the story so much that she asked him to write it down． And the rest is history．
Dill / Truman Capote
In To Kill a Mockingbird， Harper Lee based Dill on her childhood friend， Truman Capote． Capote once said， "Lee was my best friend． Have you ever read To Kill a Mockingbird？ I'm a character in that story! The story takes place just in the town where we lived!"
（1）Snape and Nettleship have something in common EXCEPT ．
A．their jobs
B．their looks
C．their hobbies
（2）What does the underlined word "ill﹣tempered " mean in Paragraph 3？
A．沉着冷静的
B．优柔寡断的
C．脾气暴躁的
（3）What made Carroll decide to create Alice's Adventures in Wonderland？
A．Alice Liddell's requirement．
B．His great interest in rabbits．
C．His experience of travelling．
（4）Being a character of To Kill a Mockingbird， Truman Capote felt ．
A．proud
B．unsatisfied
C．surprised
（5）The text is mainly about ．
A．purposes of writing fictional stories
B．introductions to famous writers' childhood friends
C．characters of fictional stories from real﹣life persons
Once upon a time there lived a great storyteller whose stories gave both children and adults a lot of pleasure and enjoyment． He told a story about an emperor who loved new clothes and about a tiny girl who was no taller than a person's thumb （拇指）．
That storyteller's name was Hans Christian Andersen． He was born in Denmark． He wrote more than 150 stories， which are told in many countries． He became the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales． Andersen grew up poor． His father was a shoemaker， and his mother could hardly read．Andersen once said，"Most of what I have written is a reflection of myself．"His fairy tale， The Ugly Duckling，about a duckling that is laughed by other animals until it grows up to be a swan （天鹅）， was written according to his own experience as a child． His other famous fairy tales include The Little Match Girl， The Daughter of the Sea and The Snow Queen．
Andersen's fans celebrated the anniversary （周年纪念日） of his 200th birthday in 2005．
People are told his fairy tales in many countries． They organized different kinds of celebrations to remind people of Andersen and Andersen's fairy tales．
In Denmark， 15﹣foot﹣tall puppets（木偶）danced in mid﹣air every night from May until September．In Singapore， the post office published a series （系列） of Andersen stamps． And in Egypt， the library in Alexandria showed Andersen's books， which were translated into 150 languages! In New York City's Central Park， storyteller Ellen Shapiro told The Real Princess to a crowd of children．
"Andersen's stories have everything，" Shapiro told the reporter．"They are funny and sad and enjoyable． I never get tired of them．"
Storytellers such as Shapiro love continuing Andersen's tradition．Shapiro doesn't memorize her favorite stories， however． Instead， she learns what happens at the beginning， middle， and end．She changes the words of a story to fit the listeners． So no two tellings of a story are exactly alike．
（1）What can we know about Andersen according to the passage？
A． He was born in Denmark in 1820．
B． He was from a rich family．
C． He was the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales．
D． He was laughed by other children because he was a poor storyteller．
（2）Which statement about Andersen's 200th birthday anniversary celebrations is TRUE？ ______
A． In Denmark， puppets danced every night for half a year．
B． In Singapore， the post office published a series of Andersen stamps．
C． In Egypt， Andersen's fans translated his books into 150 languages．
D． In the US， Ellen Shapiro told "The Ugly Duckling" to a crowd of children．
（3）How many Andersen's fairy tales are mentioned in this passage？
A．5．
B．7．
C．15．
D．150．
（4）What can we know about Shapiro from the passage？
A． She doesn't like following Andersen's tradition．
B． She organized Andersen's 200th birthday anniversary celebrations．
C． She never tells the same story in exactly the same way．
D． She is used to reading Anderson's stories to her listeners．
（5）According to the passage， we can know that ．
A． All of Andersen's fairy tales reflect his own life
B． Andersen's fairy tales can bring people a lot of pain and pleasure
C． Andersen's fairy tales are only loved by children in 150 countries
D． Andersen's fairy tales are funny and sad and enjoyable
One day， a little monkey and a little fox went out to play． They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river． There were many big and red apples on it． But there was no bridge over the river． The monkey thought hard and had an idea． They pulled down a tree and put it over the river as a bridge．
The monkey said， "My old friend， you go there first．"But after the fox went to the other side， he kicked（踢）the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree． "How can I get there without the tree？"cried the monkey． The fox laughed and said， "You just stand there and watch me eating the apples．" The monkey was very angry．
Suddenly it began to rain． The water level（水位）in the river rose（上涨）and the tree flew away with the water． "You can eat all the apples． But you can't come back，" shouted the monkey． The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly．
（1）What did the monkey and the fox see on the other side of the river？
A． A bridge．
B． An apple tree．
C． A boat．
（2）Who thought hard and had an idea？
A． The monkey．
B． The fox．
C． Both of them．
（3）What did they put over the river as a bridge？
A． A tree．
B． An apple．
C． A monkey．
（4）Why was the fox sad at last？
A．Because he was angry with the monkey．
B．Because he couldn't come back．
C．Because he couldn't eat apples．
（5）What does the story tell us according to the passage？
A．The fox shouldn't go first．
B．The monkey could eat apples first．
C．One shouldn't care only about himself．
Scene 1
（The setting is a room in the palace of the Queen of Sheba． The Queen sits at one end of the room on a chair． Zahrah stands on one side of the chair． Amram is showing some silks to the Queen．）
Amram： Would your Majesty be good enough to feel this silk？ See how fine and soft it is!
（Amram comes a little closer to the Queen and holds out some purple silk， She feels it．）
Queen： Yes， it is． And I like this bright purple color very much．（She turns to Zahrah） Zahrah，what do you think of it？
Zahrah： I like it very much， and it is a good color for a queen， your Majesty．（ She folds up the silk and puts it to one side．）
Amram： The king of my own country， the wise King Solomon， likes this bright purple better than any other color．
Queen： I have heard many things about your king．
Amram： He is a good king， your Majesty，and a kind man． All his people love him．
Queen： I have also heard that he is very wise． Is it true， Amram， that King Solomon understands what animals say？
Amram： It is true， your Majesty．
Queen（Smiles）： It's very hard to believe．
Amram： If I told you what happened one time when I was with the king， I think you would believe it．
Queen： I'd like to hear your story．
Amram： Well， one day our king and some men of his palace were riding on horseback to a nearby city． The king was riding ahead of the rest of us． All at once he pulled his horse to stop．He looked down at the sand in the road．
Queen：Go on．
Amram： Then the king turned his horse off the road and onto the grass．He kept his horse on the grass a little way before turning back onto the road．
Queen： Did he say why he stopped and then turned his horse off the road？
Amram： King Solomon told us he had seen some ants hurrying along in the sand of the road． He said he had heard them say they were afraid that the horses would walk on them．
Queen（Surprised）： And that was why your mighty king turned off the road？
Amram（Proud）： Yes， your Majesty． The mighty King Solomon stopped to hear what the little ants in the sand were saying． He turned off the road to save them from being hurt．
Queen： Then he must be as wise and as kind as people say he is．
Amram： Now you can believe it， can't you？
Queen： I won't fully believe it until I see and hear him myself， Amram．
Amram：Then why don't you come to our country and pay him a visit， your Majesty？
Queen： Yes， I think I shall do that， Amram． But first I must think of a way to test this wise king．You may go now ，Amram．
Amram： Good day， your Majesty． （He backs away）．
（Curtain）
（1）Where does this scene take place？
A．On the way to a city．
B．In a room of a palace．
C．In the sand of a road．
D．On the grass near a road．
（2）Amram told the story of his king to show ．
A．King Solomon is wise and kind
B． King Solomon is afraid of ants
C． King Solomon looks after his horse well
D．King Solomon can talk to animals
（3）King Solomon turned his horse off the road because ．
A．there was sand in the way
B．the horse needed to have a rest
C．he wanted to enjoy the beauty there
D．he wanted to avoid hurting the ants
（4）Which of the following words is used to help readers know the feeling of the Queen？
A．Fine．
B．Surprised．
C．Proud．
D．Afraid．
（5）What may happen next according to Scene 1？
A．Amram will refuse to leave the Queen's palace．
B．Zahrah will certainly keep the purple silk for herself．
C．King Solomon will test whether Amram's story is true．
D．The Queen will pay a visit to King Solomon's country．
2021 is the year of the ox（牛）.In March，a set of stamps about the famous Tang Dynasty painting，Five Oxen，came out. Itallows more people to know better the great art of ancient China，as well as the importance of agriculture（农业）in history.
Han Huang （723﹣787）was the painter of Five Oxen.He worked as a government official in the Tang Dynasty.His paintings were loved by many because the animals he painted were so alive.Unluckily，Five Oxen is probably his only painting left.
Five Oxen is one of the best animal paintings in China's art history.In the painting，the five oxen are in a line.They are of different colors and shapes.And each has a different appearance（形态），walking or standing，holding their heads high or low.With lively expressions and bright eyes，the oxen show the spirit of doing hard work without complaints（抱怨）.As the name suggests， ▲.It makes people focus（关注）on the oxen themselves.
The painting was missing in 1900.Luckily，it returned to China during the early 1950s.However，it was terribly broken with many holes in it.Great efforts were made to save it.Now Five Oxen，probably the oldest Chinese painting on paper，is kept with care in the Palace Museum in Beijing.
（1）The underlined word " It" in Paragraph 1 refers to "
| A． |
The year of the ox |
| B． |
The set of stamps |
| C． |
The Tang Dynasty |
| D． |
The painting Five Oxen |
（2）Han Huang's paintings were loved by many because the animals he painted were so .
| A． |
alive |
| B． |
bright |
| C． |
lucky |
| D． |
colorful |
（3）Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲？
| A． |
the ox is very popular in the Tang Dynasty |
| B． |
the ox is a symbol of Chinese traditional culture |
| C． |
the painting is of the five oxen with no special background |
| D． |
the painting wants to tell people to work hard and creatively |
（4）This passage mainly wants to tell us that .
| A． |
Five Oxen is Han's only painting left |
| B． |
oxen have different colors and shapes |
| C． |
oxen are very hard﹣working animals |
| D． |
Five Oxen is valuable and meaningful |
a In the next three years，China plans to build 30 airports and 3 ，000 km of railways.Traveling will be more convenient.And more efforts will be made to improve roads in areas to make it easier for farm products to reach cities and industrial products to hit rural markets. China is also actively developing high﹣speed maglev （磁悬浮）trains.Many new technologies will be used in future projects. |
b What's the fun of being an architect （建筑师）？For French Architects Lacaton and Vassal，it' s about rebuilding!The couple won the 2021 Prizker Architecture Prize，which is regarded as the Nobel Prize for architects. The couple always try to make an old building a more enjoyable place to live or work in.Their work is friendly to both people and the environment. |
c China' s "Sky Eye" is open to the world since March 31.It can "see" objects about 13.7 billion light years away.China is giving 10% of its observation （观察）time，around 450 hours a year，to scientists from other countries. |
d Using mobile phones while driving is dangerous.That' s why the UK has introduced a new law this year. Now，making calls or sending messages while driving is not allowed.According to the new law，drivers using their phone to take a photo or play a game take the most punishment! |
（1）In which column of a newspaper can we find the four passages above？
A.Future Life.
B.New Discoveries.
C.News Around the World.
（2）Which of the following can we infer from the passages？
A.In the next three years，we'll be able to travel on high﹣speed maglev trains.
B.The French couple won Pritzker Architecture Prize for their rebuilding work.
C.The observation time of "Sky Eye" is around 450 hours in total per year.
（3）Which of the blanks can be filled with the underlined word "rural" in passage a？
A.My grandpa is used to the quiet and peaceful _______life.
B.In_______ areas，we always see many tall buildings and busy streets.
C.Margret wishes to enjoy the _______ life in the center of London again!
（4）Which of the following statements are opinions？
①China plans to build 30 airports in the next three years.
②The two French architects are creative.
③Sharing "Sky Eye" shows China's opening to the world.
④Using mobile phones while driving is punished in the UK now.
A. ②③
B. ①③
C. ②④
（5）Which of the following can be the common theme of the four passages？
A.The beautiful world.
B.Change for a better world.
C.Science and technology light up the future.
It is nine o'clock on Sunday evening.Anna isn't listening to her favorite pop music.Instead，she is reading a book called The Call of the Wild.For one thing，Ms.Woo，her teacher asked her to write a report about the book.For another，the book is so wonderful that she can't wait to finish it.
| The main character of the book is a dog called Buck.He lives happily in California with his owner Judge Miller.But some people found gold in Canada and they want big and strong dogs to work in the snow.So someone steals Buck and sells him as a sled（雪橇） dog.Soon Buck comes to Canada. Hemeets many difficulties and he has to learn to take care of himself.Buck becomes the lead dog finally.Later，Hal becomes Buck's new owner.Hal is a bad man and often beats Buck.Luckily，Buck is saved by a kind man John Thornton.However，some people kill John... |
（1）What does Anna think of The Call of the Wild？（根据短文内容回答问题）
（2）Who wrote the book The Call of the Wild？（根据短文内容回答问题）
（3）How many owners of Buck are mentioned in the passage？
（根据短文内容回答问题）
（4）In the passage，the underlined word "He" refers to .
（5）What do you think may happen to Buck next？（不超过20个词）
We all have our favourite music， films or books﹣but which are the most popular ever？
The most popular album （音乐专辑） Thriller by Michael Jackson At the time Jackson started writing his best﹣selling album Thriller，he hoped that his album would sell 50 million copies． He was wrong﹣ it sold over ten million more than that． Even today around 130，000 copies are sold in the USA every year． |
The most popular classical music Beethoven's Fifth Symphony When Beethoven was alive， his Fifth Symphony wasn't his most popular piece of music．But now most people know the da da da dah introduction．In the 20th century， the first four notes （音符） were used by other musicians to make different types of music like hiphop and rock and roll． |
The most popular novel A Tale of Two Cities Many people think the best﹣selling book of all time is one of the Harry Potter books．It's true that all the Harry Potter books together have sold about 450 million copies． But the most popular single novel is much older． A Tale of Two Cities was written by Charles Dickens in 1859 and has sold 250 million copies． |
The most popular________ The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption， directed by Frank Darabontin 1994，didn't make much money at the cinema． It only became popular later on video，DVD and TV． It was based on a book by Stephen King， The writer sold the story for only a dollar． |
（1）The best word for the blank is ．
A． painting
B． film
C． poem
D． sculpture
（2）Which of the following is true？
A． Thriller turned out to be more popular than Michael Jackson expected．
B． The Fifth Symphony was used in many other music forms by Beethoven．
C． A Tale of Two Cities has sold more copies than all the Harry Potter books．
D． The Sharwshank Redemption made much money as soon as it came out．
（3）Which section of a magazine is the passage probably from？
A． Sports Time．
B． Science Study．
C． Culture World．
D． Nature Watch．
This year the US will honour （纪念）one of the country's most famous writers﹣Mark Twain （1835﹣1910）．Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhome Clemens，but how many know where the pen name "Mark Twain" came from？
The answer shows Clemens' colourful early life before he became a writer．"Mark Twain" was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms （6 feet）deep．"Twain" is an old﹣fashioned way of saying "two"．Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years，a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi（1883）．
The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works﹣who could forget the journey of Huck an Jim along it in his most famous book．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn（1884）？
With little education，he had to teach himself how to write stories．Whenever possible，he would go to public libraries．There he spent much time reading and thinking，which greatly helped him with his writing．
On the other hand，his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers．Twain wrote in a style that has been called "local colour" because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs．
This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today：The Adventures of Tom Sawyer（1876）and its follow﹣up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn，which many people call "The Great American Novel"．
The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself．Huck did not enjoy schooling．It shows in the way he uses language，in a spoken style．Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well．
34．What does the underlined word "gift" mean in the passage？ ．
A．Twain's talent for self﹣teaching．
B．Twain's "local colour" writing style．
C．Twain's good sense of humour
D．Twain's experiences as a ship pilot
35．According to the passage，what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn． ．
A．The deep social meaning
B．The exciting life experiences
C．The special way that Huck talks
D．The nice view of the Mississippi
36．Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence，"Twain did not come from the writer's background you might expect．"？ ．
A．At the beginning of Paragraph 2
B．At the beginning of Paragraph 3
C．At the beginning of Paragraph 4
D．At the beginning of Paragraph 5
37．what is the passage mainly about？ ．
A．Mark Twain's career as a great writer
B．Mark Twain's interest in describing local life
C．Mark Twain's achievements in American literature field
D．Mark Twain's life experiences which influenced his writing．
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