题目内容
THIS year the US Mint will honor one of the country’s most famous writers.
“Mark Twain”,the pen name of Samuel Clemens(1835-1911) is loved by American readers for his novels Tom Sawyer(1876) and The Adventures of Huckberry Finn(1844).
Now he is going to have his life and work commemorated(纪念) with special gold and silver coins.
But does Twain need to be commemorated? It doesn’t seem like people in the US will forget him. Twain once joked that a lack(缺少)of money is the root of all evil(邪恶)” but a lack of money with Twain’s famous face on it wouldn’t have made people forget about him.
The Adventures of Huckberry Finn is thought to be his greatest works.
Motherless Huck Finn is a young boy who shows the spirit of freedom. But it could be said that Huck’s freedom really comes from Huck wanting to fly. When Huck gets away from his violent(暴力的) father,he isn’t really looking for freedom,but survival.
It’s even more of a problem for a slave. Jim,the escaped(逃跑的) slave who Huck helps, makes Huck’s life seem even better. It’s easier not to be able to deal with someone who wants to force you to go to school than to have to fight a law that says you are a piece of property(财产).
Huck and Jim’s friendship,as shown by Mark Twain,is one of the great stories in American literature because it shows a white character,Huck,who gets an idea of the African American experience.
Mark Twain is famous and would still be famous without any special coins. Anyway,the coins could be a reason to look again at the work of a writer who got under the skin of the US in the 19th century.
With the race issue(种族问题) far from dead in the US today,perhaps Twain still has something to teach today’s readers.
1.How many novels is mentioned written by Mark Twain in this passage?
A.One B.Two C.Three D.Four
2.Why is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn considered Twain’s greatest works?
A.It talks about how a black slave runs away from his violent owner.
B.It describes an everlasting friendship between people of different races.
C.It describes the social problem that a lack of money is the root of all evil.
D.It talks about a white American understanding the African American experience.
3.According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A.Huck gets away from his father for survival.
B.Jim escapes from his slave owner for freedom.
C.Twain dug deeply into American society of his times.
D.Without the special coins, he’ll probably be forgotten.
4.The underlined phrase “far from dead” probably means _______.
A.still being there. B.Becoming more serious.
C.Being in danger. D.Gone for a long time.
5.What’s the main purpose of the article?
A.To tell the story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
B.To tell readers about the special coins created to honor Mark Twain.
C.To explore why the US still remembers and honors Mark Twain.
D.To draw readers’ attention to the many race issues in the US today.
近几年,扬州变化很大,成功创建了全国文明城市(National Civilized City)。假如你叫李磊,作为中学生的你一方面因为扬州可喜的变化感到自豪,另一方面也看到了作为一个全国文明城市还需要进一步改进的地方。在此,你向谢市长写一封信反映这些情况并提出你的一些建议。
变化 | 1. 人民生活很大改善; |
问题 | 1. 学校附近的道路拥挤 |
建议 | …… (至少三点) |
要 求:1)表达清楚,语法正确,上下文连贯;
2)必须包括表格中所有的相关信息,并适当发挥;
3)词数:100词左右(征文的开头已给出,不计入总词数);
4)不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Dear Mayor Xie,
I really hope that you can read my letter. Yangzhou has built herself into a national civilized city. As a citizen of Yangzhou, I feel proud of it. To make Yangzhou a better city, I want to do something for it.
I’m amazed that great changes have taken place in our city in the past few years._________
I hope my letter is of some help to improve Yangzhou and make it a better city in the future.
Yours sincerely,
Li Lei
今年春节晚会上,很多人加入了抢红包游戏活动,但也有人表示担忧。假如你叫李华,你班最近开展了一个有关抢红包游戏活动的调查。请你用英文给学校校刊《英语园地》写一封信,介绍此次调查的结果并谈谈你的观点。
参考词汇:抢红包grabbing red packets
Many students in the game | About 75% of them | bring them more fun; make more friends |
about 25% of them | don’t have enough communication with their family members; be harmful to people’s eyes | |
Your ideas | … |
要 求:1)表达清楚,语法正确,上下文连贯;
2)必须包括表格中所有的相关信息,并适当发挥;
3)词数:100词左右(短文的开头已给出,不计入总词数);
4)不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Dear Editor,
I am writing to tell you about the survey on the activity of “Grabbing red packets” in our class.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua