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1. What is the man reading?
| A．A poem. | B．A novel. | C．A magazine. |
| A．Angry. | B．Curious. | C．Indifferent. |
The Man’s Biography | |
Time | Event |
| Left school. | |
| In 1960 | Wrote his first novel Rag Doll. |
| In 1961 | Went to Indonesia and stayed there for |
| In 1965 | Met his wife. |
| In 1970 | |
| In 1973 | Started making |
| His second novel came out. | |
The story was set in London. Henry,
5 . The books we read when we’re young have a special sort of power, they can inspire us to be brave and resilient! (Marilda by Roald Dahi), take us on thrilling adventures (Divergent by Veronica Roth) and even introduce us to tragedy (悲剧) (The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson). They’re as formative as anything else in our young lives, and sometimes they’re the first place we encounter larger-than-life ideas, thinking of the lasting cultural import of To Kill a Mockingbird. In The Magic Words, Cheryl B. Klein, sets out to inform would-be writers on how great novels for young readers work.
The market for YA (young-adult) novels is booming: sales in the children’s and YA sector have been neck and neck with those of adult books in recent years, and adult authors including Meg Wolitzer and Carl Hiaasen are getting in on the phenomenon. The Magic Words aims to be a master class. And in the era of promoted self-help sensations like Marie Kondo and Brenie Brown, The Magic Words is of a piece.
Klein deconstructs the seemingly obvious (clear plot-lines, sympathetic characters) to reveal the technical significance of some beloved classics. L. M. Montgomery surely didn’t regard Anne of Green Gables as a cash-in endeavor. But for those who want to best-seller writers, Anne is instructive: what’s timeless and broadly appealing about Anne—her teenage heart and impulses (冲动) is what to examine. Once you understand that, Klein encourages you to get personal: What makes you ideal to write your story? And what does it mean to the reader?
On the latter question, The Magic Words is more than a handbook. It is also a timely social commentary on the responsibility YA writers have to young adults. They must start with an awareness of their readers—not only their age but also how they might connect with the issues, like bullies or tolerance that the characters face. The narratives we tell young readers can influence how they understand and value the world around them. The magic isn’t in the words: it’s in how the words come together to reflect and confirm the realities of a diverse young-adult experience.
1. What can be learned about the books introduced?| A．Divergent even introduces us to tragedy. |
| B．Matilda can take us on thrilling adventures. |
| C．To Kill a Mockingbird has lasting cultural significance. |
| D．The Bridge to Terabithia can inspire us to be brave and resilient. |
| A．The market of YA novels is shrinking. |
| B．Anne is a master in the field of YA novels. |
| C．Adult authors are getting in the field of YA novels. |
| D．Sales in the YA sector are less than those in the adults’. |
| A．Fully understand their readers first. |
| B．Find someone to sponsor their writing. |
| C．Develop a strategy to meet the market. |
| D．Copy the works of historical masters. |
| A．To promote the sales of YA books. |
| B．To introduce a book for the future writers. |
| C．To recommend a new writer. |
| D．To arouse people’s interest in reading. |
1. 一位穷乡绅堂吉诃德读骑士小说入了迷，一心想成为骑士，于是他背井离乡离家出走；
2. 他给读者留下的印象：一个疯疯癫癫的骑士，做出了一些蠢事；
3. 被他执着的精神所打动。
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7 . “A serious attack on the fantasy stories for children comes from those who do not wish children to be frightened,” writes C. S. Lewis in an essay named Three Ways of Writing for Children. Those who say that children must not be frightened mean two things. Firstly, they mean that we mustn’t do anything likely to give children fears,and secondly,they want to keep out of their minds that they are born into a world of death,violence (暴力),wounds and evil (邪恶). C.S. Lewis says he agrees with the first reason, but not the second.
He goes on to comment, “Since it is so likely that they will meet cruel (残酷的) enemies, let them at least hear of brave fighters and heroic courage. By limiting children to perfect and nice stories of child life in which nothing alarming ever happens, they would fail to face fears and hardships.” “It would be nice,” he continues, “if no little boy in bed ever hears a frightening sound. But if he is to be frightened, I think St. George, or any bright champion in armor, is a better comfort than the idea of the police.”
Bruno Bettelheim, a wellknown child psychologist, also points out that fantasy stories provide children with a valuable education about good and evil. He believes that all children have many personal fantasies filled with fears and fantasy stories comfort them and offer solutions. Happy endings tell them that solutions and hope are real and model the kind of happy life children want to find.
A good fantasy suggests rather than teaches possible answers to life. It’s believed that reading fantasies quickens the ability to get and put ideas from books to reality. It’s what good literature does—it makes life larger.
1. According to the first paragraph, C. S. Lewis thinks that .| A．children shouldn’t read any fantasy stories because they are bad |
| B．adults shouldn’t do things that may frighten their children |
| C．death and badness should be kept out of children’s minds |
| D．writing a fantasy story is the best way of writing for children |
| A．He is a policeman in real life. |
| B．He is a murderer caught by the police. |
| C．He is a brave man in a fantasy novel. |
| D．He is a frightening person in a story. |
| A．Because it encourages children to have a lot of fantasies. |
| B．Because it helps children overcome fears and find solutions. |
| C．Because it teaches children to write their own fantasy stories. |
| D．Because it gives children a happy memory when they grow up. |
| A．It’s necessary and helpful. |
| B．It’s interesting and attractive. |
| C．It’s useless but enjoyable. |
| D．It’s frightening but exciting. |
8 . In the 19th century the novel came into its own. Thousands upon thousands of novels were published. Of those novels, very few are remembered today. However, there are exceptions: the works of Jane Austen—Pride and Prejudice (《傲慢与偏见》)，Sense and Sensibility (《理智与情感》)—for example. They achieved only modest success at first but grew and grew in fame (名声) and reputation.
How did Jane Austen become so popular? Of course, the novels are romantic (浪漫的). Everyone knows the love story of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett (in Pride and Prejudice), and how they overcome their own pride and prejudice to live happily ever after. The lovers are almost as famous today as Romeo and Juliet.
But there is more to Austen’s popularity than the fact that she wrote about love. The books are very witty (机智的) and ironic (讽刺的), and show a great understanding of society and of people. Pride and Prejudice opens with what must be the most famous sentence in the English novel: “It is a truth universally acknowledged (认可), that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
The truth, of course, is the opposite: wealthy, unmarried young men are extremely attractive to young women. And women—especially penniless (身无分文) or nearpenniless ones—are the subjects of Austen’s tales.
Women nowadays may be more equal to men than they were in Jane Austen’s day. However, a sense that women still basically live in a world dominated (控制) by men ensures that Austen still has many keen readers.
1. What is the point of the article?| A．To describe the status of women in Jane Austen’s time. |
| B．To promote Jane Austen’s novels among teenagers. |
| C．To explore the characteristics of Jane Austen’s novels. |
| D．To analyze why Jane Austen’s novels have such a lasting appeal. |
| A．Jane Austen wrote a total of four novels in her lifetime. |
| B．Most of the novels written in the 19th century are romances. |
| C．Jane Austen is one of the most successful novelists of the 19th century. |
| D．Jane Austen’s novels were a hit when they were first published. |
| A．are poor and young |
| B．are happily married |
| C．marry wealthy men |
| D．are penniless but witty |
a．They are mostly love stories.
b．Most of them have a happy ending.
c．They are full of wit and irony.
d．People can still relate to them today.
e．They explain how to succeed in a maledominated society.
| A．a，b，c | B．a，c，d |
| C．c，d，e | D．b，c，e |
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), an American writer of novels and short stories, is well thought of for his unique writing style. He is extremely good at describing the adventures of tough men who he believes “can be destroyed but not
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| A．Teachers. | B．Teenagers. | C．Primary school students. |
