| Linda's hobby | She likes reading about the (8)______ of great people best. |
| Linda's favourite book Helen Keller | • When Helen was 19 months old, she got sick and became blind and deaf.• When Helen was 7 years old, her (9)______ Anne Sullivan taught her to learn.• Through hard work, Helen went to college and became a famous writer. |
| The reason for reading | When Linda feels sad, the (10)______ of great people always cheer her up. |
(
B. lives
C. activities
(
B. friend
C. teacher
(
B. stories
C. thoughts
| Linda's favourite book Helen Keller | • When Helen was 19 months old, she got sick and became blind and deaf.• When Helen was 7 years old, her (9)______ Anne Sullivan taught her to learn.• Through hard work, Helen went to college and became a famous writer. |
| The reason for reading | When Linda feels sad, the (10)______ of great people always cheer her up. |
(
B
) 8. A. loveB. lives
C. activities
(
C
) 9. A. parentsB. friend
C. teacher
(
B
) 10. A. spiritB. stories
C. thoughts
答案：
B
C
B
B
C
B
二、阅读理解
For a Chinese kid, publishing a book in English is quite a big challenge. But Yang Nianhui, a 15-year-old student from Beijing, has done so.
She wrote an English-language fantasy novel, The Vampires of Lorania. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press has published it. It is their first time to publish a high school student's work.
In Yang's 60,000-word novel, she describes a vampire kingdom called Lorania. A brave girl named Rose and a Chinese boy fight with bad guys to keep Lorania peaceful. It discusses the meaning of heroism (英雄主义) from the view of a teenager. It tells readers, "A hero is one who chooses to stay and fight for what is right, even if he is afraid."
Yang studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China. She has spent over five years working on the book.
As a big fan of English, Yang enjoys reading original novels (原版小说) and watching TV series in English. She is especially interested in fantasy novels. When she was in Grade 5, she read The Chronicles of Narnia by the British author C.S. Lewis. It encouraged her to write her own novel.
With little experience, she did run into some problems, like how to design the story. "I read many other fantasy novels like Twilight and The Lord of the Rings to learn some things. And I kept changing and improving my draft again and again," she said.
Yang is happy about publishing her first book. "It gives me a chance to express my ideas," she said. She has already started writing a sequel to her book.
(
A. She was a 15-year-old student from a high school in Beijing.
B. She talked about her life in a vampire kingdom called Lorania.
C. She wrote a novel in English with 600,000 words in total.
D. She had her first fantasy English-language novel published.
(
A. It is a story which happened in a vampire kingdom called Lorania.
B. It discusses the meaning of heroism from the view of a kid.
C. It is a story about how Rose and a Chinese boy kept Lorania peaceful.
D. It is the first English-language novel published by a Chinese boy.
(
A. Some TV series in English.
B. Her rich experience in school.
C. The Chronicles of Narnia.
D. Some fantasy novels in English.
(
A. 说明
B. 续集
C. 后记
D. 感想
(
A. Nothing is impossible.
B. Better late than never.
C. You are never too old to learn.
D. The early bird catches the worm.
For a Chinese kid, publishing a book in English is quite a big challenge. But Yang Nianhui, a 15-year-old student from Beijing, has done so.
She wrote an English-language fantasy novel, The Vampires of Lorania. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press has published it. It is their first time to publish a high school student's work.
In Yang's 60,000-word novel, she describes a vampire kingdom called Lorania. A brave girl named Rose and a Chinese boy fight with bad guys to keep Lorania peaceful. It discusses the meaning of heroism (英雄主义) from the view of a teenager. It tells readers, "A hero is one who chooses to stay and fight for what is right, even if he is afraid."
Yang studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China. She has spent over five years working on the book.
As a big fan of English, Yang enjoys reading original novels (原版小说) and watching TV series in English. She is especially interested in fantasy novels. When she was in Grade 5, she read The Chronicles of Narnia by the British author C.S. Lewis. It encouraged her to write her own novel.
With little experience, she did run into some problems, like how to design the story. "I read many other fantasy novels like Twilight and The Lord of the Rings to learn some things. And I kept changing and improving my draft again and again," she said.
Yang is happy about publishing her first book. "It gives me a chance to express my ideas," she said. She has already started writing a sequel to her book.
(
D
) 1. According to the passage, why did Yang Nianhui make people feel surprised?A. She was a 15-year-old student from a high school in Beijing.
B. She talked about her life in a vampire kingdom called Lorania.
C. She wrote a novel in English with 600,000 words in total.
D. She had her first fantasy English-language novel published.
(
D
) 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about The Vampires of Lorania?A. It is a story which happened in a vampire kingdom called Lorania.
B. It discusses the meaning of heroism from the view of a kid.
C. It is a story about how Rose and a Chinese boy kept Lorania peaceful.
D. It is the first English-language novel published by a Chinese boy.
(
C
) 3. What made Yang write her own English-language novel?A. Some TV series in English.
B. Her rich experience in school.
C. The Chronicles of Narnia.
D. Some fantasy novels in English.
(
B
) 4. What does the underlined word "sequel" in the last sentence mean in Chinese?A. 说明
B. 续集
C. 后记
D. 感想
(
A
) 5. What can we learn from the passage?A. Nothing is impossible.
B. Better late than never.
C. You are never too old to learn.
D. The early bird catches the worm.
答案：1. D
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. A