1.唐诗地位及影响； 2.列举著名诗人； 3.如何背诵诗歌。
注意：1.词数80左右; 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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| A．Buy the book from him. |
| B．Finish the story in a day. |
| C．Read the book this weekend. |
3 . Boring weekend? Take a look at some of the science fiction novels below to get you into a different world.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein, the character, is a scientist who works on human life science research and tries to create life artificially. Through countless explorations in his laboratory, he created an ugly, scary monster. The author Marry Shelley thinks people have dual (双重的) personalities. Being laughed for a long time will make people become evil and even get out of control. It also creates a new word—Frankenstein, something that destroys its creator.
The Valley of Fear
What kind of place is the Valley of Fear? Let Holmes take you into the mystery. The novel is a part of the Sherlock Holmes series written by the late 19th century British detective novelist Arthur Conan Doyle. Most stories focus on cases that need Holmes to investigate, for he is good at solving problems through observation and deduction. Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant detective, describes himself as a “consulting detective”, that is, someone to whom he is often called when other people or the police are in trouble.
I Am Legend
Robert Neville, the last survival human being in the film. But he wasn’t alone. During the day, he searched the dead city. As soon as it was dark, he locked himself in. Not only did Richard Mattson describe a world of horror and vampires (吸血鬼), but also pioneered a way of writing about vampires using scientific method. This is a sad story, but you will be moved by the struggle, courage and hope of human beings in the face of the hopeless situation.
1. Which one is true about Frankenstein?| A．Frankenstein is a doctor with excellent medical skills. |
| B．Frankenstein creates an angle. |
| C．Marry Shelley thinks people’s personalities only have one side. |
| D．This novel has created the word “frankenstein”. |
| A．Expedition and adventure. | B．Observation and deduction. |
| C．Getting extra help from police. | D．Communicating with other people. |
| A．Marry Shelley. | B．Conan Doyle. |
| C．Robert Neville. | D．Richard Mattson. |
4 . Here are some works of writers who got famous by writing just one book.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
It was written in just 3 weeks and released in 1890 in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine and it brought an enormous amount of reputation to the author instantly. After the publication of the novel, a huge popular anger erupted in society. People called it immoral and tried to ban it. But the book turned out to be the most successful novel of the playwright (剧作家) Oscar Wilde.
Winnie-the-Pooh
Alan Milne was quite a famous playwright before releasing the stories about Winnie-the-Pooh. But the success of the books became so famous that all of his other works went far into the shadows. Milne didn’t like that he was considered a children’s writer. As sad a sit might sound, his works for kids tuned out to be like Frankenstein’s monster the creature that swallowed its creator.
The Catcher in the Rye
In the 1940s, Salinger gained a reputation of a skillful novelist. However, the author faced real success after he released his novel The Catcher in the Rye in 1951. The book, written about a 17-year-old teenager, experienced popularity and earned the love of readers all around the world. Surprisingly, the author forbade any adaptations of the book into movies or theatrical performances.
Wuthering Heights
Unlike her sister, Charlotte, poet Emily Bronte only wrote one novel. It was published in 1847 and stayed almost unnoticed during the author’s life. The novel got universal recognition in the late 19th century and took a strong place in English literature. The novel has been screened many times in the 20th century.
1. What did Oscar Wilde and Alan Milne have in common?| A．They were playwrights. | B．They got famous for kids’ books. |
| C．They were not recognized at first. | D．Their works aroused people’s anger. |
| A．It was Salinger’s only one novel. | B．It was written specially for teenagers. |
| C．It hasn’t been made into films or plays. | D．It enjoyed popularity mainly in the US. |
| A．The Picture of Dorian Gray. | B．Winnie-the-Pooh. | C．The Catcher in the Rye. | D．Wuthering Heights. |
5 . Lao She wrote Teahouse in 1957. The play shows the audience life in China between 1898 and 1945. It takes place in a teahouse in old Beijing and it tells us the story of Wang Lifa and his customers. It asks us to see the teahouse as the centre of the neighborhood. Finally, it says goodbye to old Beijing and its people.
The story starts in 1898 during the Qing Dynasty. It continues in 1916, and finally, it brings the audience to the end of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945. After the war, Wang loses the teahouse and he dies.
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His parents sent him to the Teahouse’s School in Beijing and he learned to teach. Form 1924 to 1929 he taught Chinese to the English in London. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories. He was named a “People’s Artist” and a “Great Master of Language”. He was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century.
In Lao She’s Teahouse today, waiters bring tea to the customers and sell them delicious Chinese food. If you like Beijing Opera, folk music, acrobatics or magic shows, you can enjoy them in the teahouse. Lao She’s Teahouse gives a wonderful welcome to everyone from China and from all over the world.
1. How many years of life in China is shown in the play Teahouse?| A．47 years. | B．45 years. | C．98 years. | D．57 years. |
| A．Before 1945. | B．In 1916. | C．In 1898. | D．After 1945. |
| A．a Great Master of Language |
| B．a people’s Artist |
| C．a boss of Teahouse |
| D．one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century |
| A．Only Beijing opera audience. | B．Only foreign customers. |
| C．Every customer from home and abroad. | D．Only Chinese customers. |
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Odysseus became tired of the war and the delay in Troy. He
The Greeks built a giant wooden horse so that men could hide inside it. The Greeks then pretended to leave aboard their
7 . Robert Frost was one of America’s best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came late in his life.
He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He lived in California during his early childhood. He was named after the chief Southern general in America’s Civil War. The general’s name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to honor the general.
Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost’s childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frost’s father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. But he didn’t make it. He often drank too much wine and became angry. Robert was the victim (受害者) of his anger.
Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Robert’s grandfather offered to pay his costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes. He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry.
Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs he held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was not a successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing.
In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. The book was called A Boy’s Will. When it appeared in 1913, Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had not received in his own country.
Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He wrote a magazine article about Frost. He also helped get Frost’s second book of poems published in America. That book was called North of Boston.
1. The followings are writers EXCEPT _____.| A．Robert Lee Frost | B．Robert Edward Lee |
| C．Ernest Hemingway | D．Ezra Pound |
| A．he had great influence on Frost’s poetry and life |
| B．Frost’s poetry style was the same as Hemingway’s |
| C．Frost spent his childhood unhappily |
| D．Frost was unhappy because he was the victim of his father |
| A．Robert Frost’s father was angry and drank a lot because he didn’t realize his dream. |
| B．Once Frost’s first book was published he gained great praise in his country. |
| C．After leaving Harvard University, he began to learn to write poetry. |
| D．Frost was found to have a gift in poetry while he studied in high school. |
| A．Roberl Frost’s unhappy childhood. | B．Roberl Frost’s first and second book. |
| C．Roberl Frost’s family and jobs. | D．Roberl Frost’s life and poetry. |
Writing in the late 1800s, Jules Verne was remarkably successful in his 10 guesses about future technologies of air conditioning, automobiles, the Internet, television, and underwater, air, and space travel. Unbelievably, of all places from which to choose, Jules Verne guessed Tampa, Florida, USA as the launching site of the first project to the Moon, which was only 200 kilometers away from the actual 1969 location at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
One of the best-known science fiction books is Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Published in 1949, it was not meant as a prediction, but as a warning: Orwell was describing what he saw as the outcome of the ideas, trends, and emerging technologies of his time. Many invented terms from this novel have become common in everyday use, such as “big brother” and “doublethink”. Even the author’s name has been made into an adjective—Orwellian—and has become a warning descriptor for situations where privacy is lost and the individual has no power and is completely controlled by the government. Nineteen Eighty-Four was translated into sixty-five languages within five years of its publication, setting a record that still stands.
What helps bring science fiction into being is usually a new discovery or innovation. The author creates an analysis of the potential influence and consequences and then wraps it in a pleasant story. For example, the beginning of space exploration was followed a few years later by the Star Trek television program and movie series. The science fiction author’s self-determined role is search the world of future possibilities upon the road which we are traveling.
1. From the first paragraph, we know that science fiction might be ________.| A．a forecast of how a new discovery could influence mankind |
| B．a brief review of the present drawbacks of technology |
| C．a thoughtful look at the past and a prediction of the future |
| D．an analysis of how a new technology could be used to harm human. |
| A．A prediction of future technologies. |
| B．A warning of unfair and cruel ruling. |
| C．The motive of scientific development. |
| D．An imaginary perfect world of freedom. |
| A．H.G. Wells predicted the Internet in the late 1800s |
| B．Nineteen Eighty-Four adopted some popular terms |
| C．Star Trek movie series were based on space exploration |
| D．Cape Canaveral was mentioned in Jules Verne’s fiction |
| A．A reference of technology. |
| B．A moral compass. |
| C．A record of science development. |
| D．A form of thinking about possibilities. |
-- USA Today
"Amusing...Realistic...Rarely has China seemed less exotic and more accessible...The stories have the air of fable（寓言）."
--Los Angeles Times
"A vivid picture...of Chinese society in the era just after the Cultural Revolution."
-- Chicago Tribune
"Brilliant...delightful...Ha Jin's customs, ideas and landscapes might be of an Eastern persuasion, but his writing communicates universally. Without being didactic or condescending, these stories often resemble modern fables…”
--Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
"Beautifully understated short stories of life in modern China. Some of them are likely to break your heart."
--People
"A short story collection that offers readers...a dozen ways to enter the changing landscape of modern China...No one has ever captured the collision between the Communist society and the western culture quite like Ha Jin."
--Baton Rouge Magazine
1. "Ha Jin", is probably a _____.
| A．name of a place in China |
| B．name of a writer of ancient China |
| C．name of a writer of modern times |
| D．name of a book |
| A．newspapers and magazines |
| B．different places in America |
| C．different organizations that sell books. |
| D．book critics. |
| A．The "People" doesn't like the stories because they will break people's heart. |
| B．The "USA Today" suggests that Ha Jin should work as a school teacher. |
| C．Ha Jin's book has many beautiful paintings. |
| D．Ha Jin's book has successfully described a modern China to western readers. |
| A．attract more tourists to China |
| B．attract more students to a university |
| C．sell more books of Ha Jin |
| D．sell more copies of Los Angeles Times |
