Walter Dean Myers, born on August 12, 1937, was an American writer of children’s books. He was known for young adult literature (文学). He wrote more than 100 books, including picture books and non-fiction. “I care about writing for young people because I remember how much I needed help and guidance at that time in my life," Myers said in his book.

Myers loved writing. He got up at five o’clock every morning. He worked at home in a small office that used to be his son’s bedroom.

Myers would first write an outline (提纲) for every book. He called this prewriting. He imagined what the story would be and write down ideas in a notebook. To make sure there are enough actions and dialogues for a good story, he thought of 30 scenes. He wrote a short description of each scene in his notebook.

He also cut down the pictures of real people and put them in his office wall. He looked at those pictures and came up with ideas. Once he knew what the story would be and who the characters were, he began to write the book. He wrote five pages a day on his computer.

Myers usually worked on three books at a time. When he was not prewriting or writing a book, he might rewriting something he had already completed. Then he would send his story to his agent. He or she made suggestion for the story.

After these final changes were made, the book was published and made its way to bookstores and libraries. By that time, Myers would begin to write his next book. “I want to do that I can with my writing” said Myers.

1.From the first paragraph, we know Myers __________.

A.was born in 1973 B.was famous as a writer

C.was born in Britain D.didn’t write non-fiction books

2.The underlined word (in Paragraph 3) “this” refers to __________.

A.imagining a story B.describing scene

C.writing down the idea D.making an outline

3.__________ helped Myers get ideas for the characters.

A.Children’s books B.other people’s stores

C.his friends and family D.pictures of real people

4.The passage is mainly about __________.

A.the life story of Myers B.how Myers wrote Myers’ books

C.the main characters in Myers’ books D.what Myers was famous for

Wind power is a very clean source of energy. This is how wind power works. Wind makes windmills spin (旋转). When the windmills spin, they make electricity. Then we can use the electricity. A lot of people think that wind power is new, but that’s not true. For thousands of years, people have used wind to sail boats and move water. We still do those things today, but these days we mostly use wind power to make electricity.

Wind power is a very popular source of energy. Most people think that we should use it more and more. First of all, it’s clean. Windmills don’t pollute the environment at all. Second, we can use wind power forever. After all, we will always have wind. Also, wind power is cheap, and it’s getting even cheaper.

A lot of people don’t understand wind power very well. They believe that there are problems with wind power, but many of those problems are not real. For example, some people say that windmills are dangerous for birds. They used to be true, but it isn’t true anymore. Old windmills killed birds because they spun very fast. New windmills spin slowly, and they aren’t dangerous for birds.

However, there are real problems with windmills. One problem is that many people think windmills are very ugly. This is a problem for people, because windmills are often in very pretty areas. Also, wind doesn’t blow all the time, so we can’t use wind power all the time. Finally, windmills are noisy.

Wind power is becoming more and more common. Right now, more than 80 countries use wind power. About 2.5 percent of the world’s power comes from the wind. For some countries, that number is a lot higher. Wind power gives Denmark more than 25 percent of its electricity.

1.Why DON’T new windmills kill birds? Because .

A. birds don’t fly near them B. they spin slowly

C. they are shorter than old windmills D. new windmills don’t spin

2.When did people start using wind power?

A. About 25 years ago. B. About 80 years ago.

C. About 500 years ago. D. Over 1,000 years ago.

3. , so we CAN’T use wind power all the time.

A. Windmills break all the time B. We can’t use windmills at night

C. Windmills are too expensive to use all the time D. Wind doesn’t blow all the time

4.What does the article say about wind power?

A. Most people don’t like it. B. It’s getting cheaper.

C. Denmark doesn’t use it. D. It’s getting more expensive.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Expensive Windmills B. Cheap and Clean Energy

C. Popular and Clean Wind Power D. Dangerous Birds

Richard Sears was not known well in China until his story of spending all his money in studying Chinese characters was reported online in 2012. People gave him the nickname “Uncle Hanzi”.

Mr. Sears was once a computer engineer in the USA. When he was young, he developed an interest in Chinese characters. In 1972, when Sears was only 22, he decided to learn Chinese in Taiwan.

After several years of study, Sears still found writing Chinese characters difficult. One piece of advice he received was to learn the evolution(演化)of Chinese characters, because it could help him remember them.

In 1990, Mr. Sears came up with the idea of sharing his studies of Chinese characters on the website. In 2002, Mr. Sears made the website free for anyone who was interested. Just by typing a Chinese character on his website, people can find out the shapes and evolution of the character.

“Many people think I am crazy – spending all my money and time on the website. But for me, it’s just an interest,” Mr.Sears said.

Years of living in China has turned “Uncle Hanzi” into “Grandpa Hanzi’’,but one thing that hasn’t changed is the love Mr. Sears has for Chinese characters.

1.What did Richard Sears do?

A.An IT teacher. B.A Chinese teacher.

C.A computer engineer. D.A programmer(程序员).

2.The underlined word “them” refers to ________ in the passage.

A.Chinese characters

B.studies of Chinese characters

C.the shapes of Chinese characters

D.the pronunciations(发音)of Chinese characters

3.Richard keeps studying Chinese characters because ________.

A.it is good for his job B.he loves Chinese characters

C.he wants to earn much money D.he wants to learn about Chinese traditions

4.Which is the right order of the following events?

a. He made the website free.

b. He decided to learn Chinese in Taiwan.

c. He wanted to share his studies of Chinese characters.

A.a-b-c B.b-a-c C.b-c-a D.c-b-a

5.What can we know from the passage?

A.Mr. Sears calls himself “Grandpa Hanzi”.

B.Mr. Sears wants to help more Americans to learn about Chinese culture.

C.It took Mr. Sears lots of time and money to study Chinese characters.

D.People couldn’t find the shapes of Chinese characters on Mr. Sears’ website.

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