1 . Napoleon Bonaparte by Emil Ludwig (German1881~1948)

Napoleon Bonaparte is an extraordinary statesman, strategist, the founder of the French First Empire. This biography was written by famous German writer Emil Ludwig, and there’s no doubt that the book is a great success. The writer uses his own writing style to show the charming character of Napoleon to the readers of the book.

Cao Xueqin Biography by Li Jianshu, 2009 (Chinese edition)

The book tells the life story of the novelist Cao Xueqin — author of The Dream of the Red Mansions. Cao was born to a rich family but suffered great poverty for most of his life. He drew on his life experiences to write his famous novel, which was published after his death.

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller, 1903

Even though Keller wrote this autobiography when she was only 22 years old, it is considered a great book in American literature. It tells about her dark and silent childhood, and how her teacher — Anne Sullivan opened up a new world to her by teaching her how to communicate.

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, 2011

Isaacson interviewed Steve Jobs over forty times, and interviewed hundreds of Jobs friends, relatives, and rivals to sum up Jobs’ remarkable life. The result is an interesting story of a man driven to succeed and driven to make perfect products.

1. Which of the four books is written by Chinese edition?

A．Cao Xueqin Biography.	B．The Story of My Life.
C．Steve Jobs.	D．Napoleon Bonaparte.

2. For which of the four books does the writer have much research work on the target person?

A．Cao Xueqin Biography.	B．The Story of My Life.
C．Steve Jobs.	D．Napoleon Bonaparte.

3. Which of the four books mentions the help of a specific person?

A．Cao Xueqin Biography.	B．The Story of My Life.
C．Steve Jobs.	D．Napoleon Bonaparte.

2 . People say: “Guilin’s scenery is peerless in the world.” It was not until I visited the place________ I found it really worthy of the reputation (名声). (用适当的词填空)

3 . It’s been ________ (scientific) proven that secondhand smoke is extremely dangerous. (所给词的适当形式填空)

4 . The power s________ makes him realize how much electricity is wasted and that we need to save power in general. (根据首字母单词拼写)

5 . The police found the criminal (罪犯) by making i________ from this evidence and clues. (根据首字母单词拼写)

6 . The change in the color of the ocean will be one of the early w________ signals that we really have changed our planet. (根据首字母单词拼写)

7 . E________ in nucleic acid (核酸) testing, the medical staff had no time to rest. (根据首字母单词拼写)

8 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．What the man’s hobby is.

B．Whether the man learned drawing.

C．When the man went to high school.

9 . When will the man arrive at the party?

A．At 7:30.

B．At 8:00.

C．At 8:30.