1 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．A novel.

B．A movie.

C．A character.

3 . Writing poetry can seem frightening. However, with the right inspiration and approach, you can write a poem that you can be proud to share with others in class or with your friends.

A poem might start as a piece of a verse, a line or two that seems to come out of nowhere, or an image (景象) you cannot get out of your head. You can find inspiration for your poem by doing writing exercises and using the world around you. Once you have inspiration, you can then shape your thoughts into a poem.

You may also be inspired by going for a walk in your neighborhood or to your favorite spot in the city. You may observe people on a park bench or in a public square as the inspiration for a poem. You could try writing a poem about a person who is important to you in your life, such as your mother or your best friend. You could use the person as inspiration for your poem.

You can start your poem by focusing on a specific theme or idea that you find attractive or interesting. Picking a specific theme or idea to focus on in the poem can give your poem a clear goal or point. This can make it easier for you to limit what images and descriptions you are going to write around the theme of “love and friendship”. You may then think about specific moments in your life when you experienced love and friendship based on your relationships with others.

There are many different poetic forms that you can use, from free verse (自由诗) to sonnet to rhyming couplet. You may go for a poetic form that you find easy to use, such as free verse or a form that you find more challenging, such as sonnet. Choose one poetic form and stick to that structure so your poem feels cohesive (连贯的) to your readers.

1. According to the author, the key point of writing a poem is         .

A．knowledge	B．experiences
C．skills	D．inspiration

2. Why does author suggest writing poems around the theme of “love and friend”?

A．Such poems will be full of imagination.

B．Such poems will be the most attractive.

C．It makes it easier to start with.

D．It can strengthen the relationships.

3. If you’re a beginner at writing poems, you’d better choose ________.

A．free verse	B．nursery rhyme
C．rhyming couplet	D．sonnet

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Some forms of poems.

B．Some tips on how to write poems.

C．The author’s experience of writing poems.

D．Some tips to overcome the fear of writing poems.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Translated fiction sales in the United Kingdom    1    （rise）5.5 percent last year，with growing demand for Chinese titles，said Nielsen Book on Wednesday.

British newspaper the Guardian featured Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem and Jin Yong's A Hero Born in its report on this trend，    2    （say）that both "sold strongly" in 2018.

The research，by the Man Booker International Prize，shows more than 2.6 million       3    （copy）of translated titles     4    （sell）in 2018，at an estimated value of £20.7 million（$27 million），the highest ever since Nielsen started the study in 2001.

Fiammetta Rocco，from Man Booker International Prize，said，"Reading fiction is one of the best ways we have of putting     5    （we）in other people's shoes. The rise in sales of translated fiction shows     6     hungry so many British readers are for terrific writing from other countries. "

To Anna Holm wood     7    news is a signal that" a new era has arrived". Holmwood，who translated A Hero Born，told China Daily，"It's a big moment    8    Chinese fiction abroad. "

Holmwood has worked as a literary agent and    9    （translate）for nine years，and has seen firsthand how Chinese titles continue to gain a greater audience worldwide，    10    （particular）in the English-speaking world.

5 . What does it mean to cry over a book? “I’m a reader who did not weep,” Ruth Graham, a well-known critic, wrote. “Does this make me heartless? Or does it make me a grown-up?”

Tears have played a surprisingly important part in the history of the novel. Readers have always asked about the role that emotion plays in reading: What does it mean to be deeply moved by a book? Which books are worthy objects of our feelings?

In different times, people answered those questions in different ways. In the early eighteenth century, when the novel was still a new form, crying was a sign of readers’ virtue. “Sentimental” novels, full of touching scenes, gave readers an occasion to exercise their “finer feelings.” Your tear proved that you were likely to feel the suffering of others.

At that time, sentimental novels were hugely popular, but also easy to attack. Tears, after all, had no necessary connection to actual virtue, and they could be not true. As the critic John Mullan points out, by the end of the eighteenth century, the word “sentimental” had acquired a new meaning - “addicted to low emotion” - bringing it closer to the meaning that it has for us today.

In the nineteenth century, the meaning of tears evolved in two different directions. Some writers sought to waken “higher” feelings in their readers: Victorian sentimentalists wrote touching scenes in an effort to inspire social and political reform. However, the “sensation” novel, a different type of Victorian best-seller, showed that tears could be enjoyable in themselves. Sensation novels were the leaders of the modern thriller and mystery. Heavy on secrets, and madness, they were known for creating physical “sensations” in their readers - trembling, a fast beating heart, and tears. But these were tears without moral purpose or effect.

Today’s debate about crying while reading looks back on all of this history. The debate, in fact, is about why books matter to us, and what reading is “for.” Talking about what makes us cry is a way of talking about ourselves.

1. What was people’s attitude towards crying over novels in the early 18th century?

A．Doubtful.

B．Positive.

C．Uncaring.

D．Worried.

2. From the passage we can know that “sensation” novels _________.

A．aimed for social and political reform

B．helped understand others’ suffering

C．consisted of many touching scenes

D．tended to amuse the readers

3. The author presents this text mainly ________.

A．by providing examples

B．by making comparisons

C．by following the order of time

D．by following the order of importance

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Sentimental novels & sensation novels

B．Crying while reading through centuries

C．The history of the novel

D．Why books matter to us