1 . Architect Daniel Libeskind is the designer of some global landmarks such as New York’s One World Trade Center and Berlin’s Jewish Museum. In his new book, he reviews his life’s work and its inspirations — including these books.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. I love Lewis Carroll; he’s a total genius (天才). His two classic works are children’s books for grown-ups because they show aspects of the creative mind that we all have but seldom use in adulthood. Inspired by Carroll, I make a habit of trying to learn seven amazing things before breakfast.

Ulysses by James Joyce. Joyce once said that if Dublin were destroyed, you could recreate the entire city from this novel. You can’t do urban planning without Ulysses because it is a labyrinth (迷宫) you can never leave.

In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. Proust’s great novel is really a book of reflections about how architecture — our living spaces — creates a blueprint (蓝图) for our dreams, our desires, our emotions, and our memories. Where we have lived, what we have eaten, and what kind of cups we use — all of those aspects are examined here in minute detail.

Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium about Emily Dickinson’s work. From childhood onward, Dickinson collected, pressed, and classified the plants she grew in her garden in Amherst. Through the pictures in this book, you can see how her poetry — all her symbols, all her metaphors (隐喻), the colors she mentions — mirrors nature. You don’t even have to read her poetry to see what a great artist she was.

1. Which of the following books is set in Dublin?

A．Ulysses.

B．In Search of Lost Time.

C．Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass.

D．Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium.

2. Who was interested in various plants?

A．James Joyce.

B．Emily Dickinson.

C．Marcel Proust.

D．Lewis Carroll.

3. What can be learned about the books mentioned in the text?

A．They are all novels.

B．They are written for children.

C．They offer inspirations to Daniel Libeskind.

D．They focus on the power of nature.

2 . My favourite book is The Adventure of Tom Sauyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St. Petersburg, Missouri. He’s a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave. And finally, they find a box of gold.

My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral(葬礼). He hides and watches for a time and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to see him but they’re also pleased to see him alive.

Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom’s best friend. And Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.

The theme of the story is about children growing up. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour.

Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but it’s still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although it’s only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real. Today its thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on-read it! I know you’ll enjoy it, too.

1. Where does Tom run away with his two friends?

A．To a quiet street.

B．To a small town.

C．To an island.

D．To a forest.

2. Who is the best friend of Tom in the story?

A．Huck Finn.

B．Joe.

C．Becky.

D．Polly.

3. How did people feel when Tom appeared at his own funeral?

A．They were surprised and happy.

B．They were surprised and sad.

C．They were worried and excited.

D．They were frightened and happy.

4. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To recommend the book for you.

B．To explain the history of America.

C．To tell us when Mark Twain wrote the story.

D．To explain why the story sounds very real.

3 . On June 9, 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 … Mourned by the People of Two   Continents."

    1     Even today, the British novelist is loved by readers all over the world. Dickens created some of the most unforgettable characters   in English   literature. You must have heard   of or even read some of his novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities.    2     Since 1897, there have been more than   300 film and television   adaptations   of Dickens' works.

Natalie McKnight is a literature   professor who studies Dickens and his works.    3     One important reason, she says, is that Dickens wrote from his heart. He tried hard to produce emotional effects among his readers. 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 out loud, cry and think. Many other 19th century novelists wrote entertaining works.    4    

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.    5    

This coming June 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 most famous works?

A．Dickens' novels have enriched English literature.

B．A Tale of Two Cities has sold more than 200 million copies.

C．His works led to many important social changes.

D．However, few of them worked as hard as Dickens to attract readers' minds.

E．The headline was not overstating the fame of Dickens.

F．Their works became the best sellers of that time.

G．She explains why the novelist has remained so popular.

4 . 语法填空：阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea    1    (be) one of the most famous adventure fictions by a French writer called Jules Verne. The hero of the book Biologist Professor Aronnax along with his servant took a ship to find and kill a terrible    2    (create) living in the Pacific Ocean, which was    3    (actual) a submarine. They were captured and were not permitted    4    (leave) the submarine. while staying there, Aronnax was fascinated by the adventure in the new underwater world.

The impression    5    (leave)Aronnax was that words were not enough to relate    6    (wonder). He on longer felt the weight of his clothes, or of his shoes, of his air supply,    7     his thick helmet, inside    8    his head shook like a nut in its shell.

Also,    9    astonished Aronnax was the power of light, which lit the soil thirty feet below the surface of the ocean. The solar rays    10    (shine) through the watery mass easily and consumed all colors, which darkened into fine shades of deep blue and gradually disappeared. At the depth, Aronnax felt as if he was in broad daylight.

5 . The pen is more powerful than the sword．There have been many writers who use their pens to write things that were wrong．Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them．

She was born in the U．S．A．in 1811．One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race．The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won．

This book that shook the world was called UncleTom'sCabin．There was a time when every English­speaking man, woman, and child had read this novel that did so much to stop slavery．Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting． The book has shown us how a warm­hearted writer can arouse people's sympathies．The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor seen a slave．The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent the true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were widely excited over it, and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free．

1. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe became famous for ________．

A．one of her books	B．she was a very warm­hearted person
C．she was a kind wife	D．she worked for the war

2. Why could Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe's book cause a civil war in America?

A．Because she disclosed the terrible wrongs done to the slaves in the Southern States．

B．Because she wrote so well that the Americans loved her very much．

C．Because the Americans were too excited when they read the book．

D．Because the Southern Americans hated the book, while the Northern Americans liked it．

3. What do we learn about Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?

A．Before the civil war she had been a slave．

B．Before the civil war she had lived in the north of America．

C．She had a good school education．

D．She was better at writing than swinging a sword．

6 . The American literature is from the Romanticism to the Realism.

The American Romanticism began from the end of the 18th century to the outbreak of the Civil War, which is also called the American Renaissance. The period is as well as the time of American Westward Expansion. During the period, there were lots of workforces crowding to the cities, which promoted the industry. The people found that they needed their own literature to record their experiences. So the Romanticism flourished.

The Romanticism in American literature focuses on imagination and emotional factors. The American writers paid more attention to the free expression of feelings and the characters’ inner world. During the romantic period, there were many writers: Philip Freneau, William Cullen Bryant and so on.

The Realism in American literature was from 1865 to 1914, and it takes on the American spirit, especially in American stories. The Realism against the Romanticism, advocates the people to come down to the earth and get rid of daydreams.

During the 50 years from the Civil War to the WWI, the America had experienced a great change on many aspects, such as the politics, economy, culture and religion. It had changed the nature and the idea of the American society. The writers of new age didn’t agree with the Romanticism of the old age.They were interested in real life and wanted to explain everything relating to the real life, which is to claim the objective reality, to get rid of idealism and Romanticism.

There were 3 main writers at that time: William Peanoweils, Henry James and Mark Twain. Their writings represented the American native customs with their deep rural styles,which uncovered the people's inner life.

1. What does the passage talk about?

A．The American Romanticism.

B．The History of America.

C．The Civil War of America.

D．The American literature.

2. What does“it”in Para.4 refer to?

A．The Realism in American literature.

B．The American literature.

C．The period from 18651914.

D．The American spirit.

3. Which of the following is not a representative of Realism?

A．William Cullen Bryant.	B．William Peanoweils.
C．Henry James.	D．Mark Twain.

4. From the text, we can learn that________.

A．the two styles of American literature have the same theme

B．the Romanticism focuses more on peoples’ inner feelings

C．the Realism encourages people to daydream

D．the Realism flourished earlier than the Romanticism

7 . One of Mark Twain's classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.It is_____in a small American town in the 19th century.The people in this town are very traditional and live a quiet life.

The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer,who lives with his aunt Polly.He is often in_____with his aunt.Aunt Polly is very kind,but Tom thinks she is always trying to control him.

Tom is different from the other children in the town.He loves adventure.He does a lot of bad things,but he never really_____anyone.He tries very hard not to go to school,and often jumps_____his bedroom window at night to meet his friends.He is very clever.One day,Aunt Polly asks him to do some painting,and he_____to get all the boys in the town to do the work for him by inventing a new_____game.It is these little stories_____make readers want to keep reading the novel,but it is the adventures that are the most important part of the book.

Tom's best friend is Huck Finn,a boy who has no home.In one adventure,they spend the night outside,and they see a man kill another man_____.Later in the book,Tom,Huck and another boy decide to leave the town because they think that life there is too boring.They_____to an island in the middle of a river.They______fires,catch fish and sleep under the stars.They also make a______to travel up and down the river.______seeing the boys for days,the people in the town think that they have died.One day,when Tom comes back to his aunt's house to leave a letter______that he is not dead,he hears his aunt talking about his funeral(葬礼).______Tom has an idea.On the morning of their funeral,the boys run back into town and______their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.

1.

A．made

B．set

C．taken

D．written

2.

A．trouble

B．silence

C．peace

D．war

3.

A．damages

B．destroys

C．ruins

D．hurts

4.

A．out of

B．into

C．onto

D．in front of

5.

A．tries

B．fails

C．manages

D．struggles

6.

A．fighting

B．painting

C．touring

D．sailing

7.

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．where

8.

A．in charge

B．in advance

C．in the long term

D．in the dark

9.

A．run into

B．run away

C．run across

D．run out of

10.

A．catch

B．set

C．make

D．put

11.

A．bike

B．boat

C．camel

D．cage

12.

A．By

B．Upon

C．At

D．Without

13.

A．writing

B．telling

C．saying

D．meaning

14.

A．Then

B．Besides

C．Also

D．Lastly

15.

A．join

B．present

C．participate

D．attend

8 . It Was in the Victorian Era (维多利业时期)that the novel became the leading form of literature in English. Most writers were more concerned to meet the tastes of the middle class. The best known works of the period included the works of Charles Dickens and the Bronte sisters and others.

Charles Dickens came on the literary scene in the 1830s. Dickens wrote vividly about London life and the struggles of the poor. Most of his works were written in a very humorous style, which was popular with readers of all classes.

The Bronte sisters were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. They began to write from early childhood. In 1846 they published the first book at their own expense as poets; however, their book attracted little attention, selling only two copies. Then the sisters turned to writing novels, each producing a novel in the following year.

An interest in rural(田园的)matters and the changing social and economic situation of the countryside may be seen in the novels of Thomas f tardy and a number of others.

Literature for children developed as a single style. Some works became well-known, such as those of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. Adventure novels were written for adults but are now generally grouped in the list for children. Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author at the end of the Victorian Era, best known for her children's books, which featured (以……为特色)animal characters. In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902.

1. What can we know about Charles Dickens from the text?

A．He showed an interest in rural matters in his writing.

B．He focused on changing social and economic situation of the countryside

C．He wrote about the struggles of the poor in London.

D．He published the highly successful children's book.

2. Which is TRUE about the Bronte sisters?

A．They were English writers of the 1930s.

B．They paid to have their first book published.

C．They began their writing from the rural life.

D．Their first book was successful.

3. The author states in the last paragraph that            .

A．Edward Lear was famous for writing about animals

B．adventure novels were not written for children at first

C．Thomas Hardy was not as famous as Lewis Carroll

D．society changed rapidly in the Victorian Era

4. This text is mainly about

A．literature in the Victorian Era

B．writing styles in the Victorian Era

C．famous works in the Victorian Era

D．the importance of literature in the Victorian Era

9 . In spite of not claiming to be “a fan of contests”, Chen Geng, the champion of the Chinese Classical Poetry Quiz Show, impressed the audience. She has participated in all four seasons ____the first TV show began in 2016. “When I stood on stage, I was very_____, feeling like every cell in my body was boiling, because I was talking about what I cared much about,”she says.

Chen ___ poetry just a few years before when she was a 21-year-old postgraduate. She could remember the day when she_____ picked up a book about the Tang Dynasty poems written by Jiang Xun. She was attracted by the book immediately.

Most of her free time was_____reading and reciting ancient Chinese poems-before breakfast, on the underground, and during summer and winter holidays. A couple of years later, she applied to_____the poetry quiz show to test her capabilities.

She is the only one of the_____ who has been____ every season since 2016. She says she did worry if the audience would get _____her face. “The audience______have thought: ‘It's her again.’ But I decided to come, because I believe the time I can be fully devoted to poetry is______. I may not have so much time doing this after I become a busy wife and mother”.

The poetry world seem far away from Chen’s academic(学术的) study.Her research ____ is to develop wearable smart devices for rehabilitation(复原) purposes. Yet,Chen says her poetry-reading and her major did not ____each other. “Sometimes I would feel _____when facing difficulties in scientific research. Poems gave me _____,”she says.

Peking University offers an open environment for students to develop their various hobbies,according to Chen. There are poetry clubs, debating and public speaking clubs and other culture-related societies____groups for students to choose from. “I really ____the academic atmosphere in the university, which enables us to do what we like freely, with an open and inclusive(兼收并蓄的) attitude,” Chen says.

She became a celebrity____the poetry show. She hopes she can influence more people,especially encouraging teenagers to foster a keen interest in poems. Chen ____ her first book about her thoughts and understanding about poetry in 2017. She also writes articles for Beijing Evening News and discusses Chinese poems on Tik Tok, a platform for sharing videos, on which she has over130,000______.

“Reading poems opens a door to the new world without boundaries, ”Chen says.

1.

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

2.

A．excited

B．scared

C．bored

D．surprised

3.

A．fed up with

B．fell in love with

C．got along with

D．met with

4.

A．accidentally

B．on purpose

C．eventually

D．finally

5.

A．taken

B．spent

C．cost

D．put

6.

A．sign up for

B．take part in

C．take advantage of

D．compete for

7.

A．contestants

B．members

C．students

D．poets

8.

A．in the class

B．on the show

C．in the studio

D．in the university

9.

A．tired of

B．interested in

C．worried about

D．rid of

10.

A．need

B．can

C．will

D．must

11.

A．enough

B．limited

C．long

D．valuable

12.

A．direction

B．purpose

C．result

D．progress

13.

A．suit for

B．connect with

C．do with

D．go against

14.

A．frightened

B．relaxed

C．stressed

D．happy

15.

A．comfort

B．luck

C．purpose

D．happiness

16.

A．while

B．but

C．or

D．nor

17.

A．oppose

B．appreciate

C．believe

D．hold

18.

A．in spite of

B．in order to

C．due to

D．as a result

19.

A．read

B．published

C．bought

D．sold

20.

A．managers

B．strangers

C．passengers

D．followers

10 . 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter在孔子学院（Confucius Institute）了解到了中国古典四大名著（China’s four great classic works）的知识并写信与你交流。作为一名古典文学爱好者，你读之后很高兴。回信给他，介绍你最爱的四大名著中的某个人物（character）以及原因。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以增加适当的细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,

Li Hua