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2. Born in 1970 to Chinese parents, Sara Chen grew up in the United States and was ______ influenced by the different cultures around him.

   A. barely          B. immediately             C. nearly        D. Heavily

D

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　　Alex Harley was born in the northeast of New York in 1921, but he spent most of his early life with his mother's family in southern Tennessee. His grandmother told him stories about their family. Their history, she said, began with Toby. He was a slave from Africa and his name was Kunta.

　　Alex Harley went to school and then to college. In 1939, he joined the US coastguard. As he was a black his job was to wait on table and wash dishes. In his spare time, be learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. After he retired（退休）, he put all his time into writing.

　　Alex Harley remembered the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family history. After a lot of research, Harley decided that Toby was probably Kunta Kinte of the West African Mandingo people, who was caught near the village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767. Then Harley made a trip to Gambia and talked with a history expert in Juffure. The African historian made his conclusion stronger.

　　Alex Harley wanted to tell the experiences of the black people in 18th-and-19th-century America. He spent 10 years researching and writing his family story for the book Roots. It was published in 1976. It won a special Pulitzer Prize. A few years later, a film series（连续剧）based on Harley's book was shown on American television.

(1) Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

a. He made a trip to Gambia.

b. Alex Harley knew the stories about their family.

c. Kunta lived near the Gambia River.

d. Harley retired from the US coastguard.

e. Toby was sold as a slave.

f. He began to study his family history.

A．e,c,b,f,d,a.

B．c,e,b,d,f,a.

C．e,b,d,c,a,f.

D．e,b,d,e,a,f.

(2) When did Harley learn to write stories?

[　　]

A．Before 1959.

B．After 1921.

C．Before 1939.

D．After serving in the army.

(3) Which conclusion did he draw after doing a lot of research?

[　　]

A．Toby was a history expert.

B．Toby's hometown was near the Gambia River.

C．Toby was an African historian.

D．Toby's hometown was Annapolis.

(4) Which of the following might have happened after watching Roots on TV?

[　　]

A．Every American began to talk about their family history.

B．None of Americans began to talk about their family history.

C．Many Americans became interested in researching their family History.

D．Only the black people became interested in researching their Family history.

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　　This year is the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of writer Edgar Allan Poe．Edgar Allan Poe, whose life was 　　1　　 and seemingly unhappy, wrote stories and poems of mystery and 　　2　　, insanity(疯狂)and death．Edgar went to live with the family of a wealthy Richmond businessman named John Allan after both his parents died．John Allan never officially 　　3　　 him as a son, but the boy became known as Edgar Allan Poe．

　　Edgar Allan Poe did something 　　4　　 for writers of his time：he used a narrator in a story to 　　5　　 what was happening．Edgar Allan Poe is also remembered as the father of modern 　　6　　 fiction, stories of an investigator who has to solve murders and other 　　7　　．Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, wrote about how Poe 　　8　　 other crime writers：“Their main art must trace back to those admirable stories of Monsieur Dupin”．Dupin is a 　　9　　 that appears in a series of Allan Poe’s detective stories．

　　Allan Poe was born in 1 809 and died in 1 849．Every year on January nineteenth, Poe’s birthday, a man dressed in black 　　10　　．His face is covered．He places a bottle of wine and three roses on Poe’s grave．No one really wants to know the visitor’s identity．They prefer that it remain a mystery, much like Edgar Allan Poe himself．

(1)
[　　]

A．

short

B．

long

C．

boring

D．

simple

(2)
[　　]

A．

happiness

B．

science

C．

society

D．

terror

(3)
[　　]

A．

adopted

B．

adapted

C．

treated

D．

considered

(4)
[　　]

A．

ordinary

B．

horrible

C．

favorite

D．

unusual

(5)
[　　]

A．

play

B．

sing

C．

describe

D．

recite

(6)
[　　]

A．

horror

B．

detective

C．

love

D．

adventure

(7)
[　　]

A．

accidents

B．

crimes

C．

events

D．

incidents

(8)
[　　]

A．

commented

B．

influenced

C．

judged

D．

criticized

(9)
[　　]

A．

writer

B．

poet

C．

character

D．

actor

(10)
[　　]

A．

speaks

B．

performs

C．

appears

D．

dies

Maupassant（居·莫泊桑）was born in 1850 in northern France. His early life was not happy. His parents separated when he was 11. Most of his education came informally from Gustave Flaubert—his mother’s friend and his godfather, a journalist and novelist. Often Flaubert would let him take a walk and then ask him to write 100 lines about what he saw. This type of training developed in Maupassant a sense of observation, which he later put to use in his writing. Flaubert also allowed Maupassant to attend his Sunday gatherings with others in his literary circle

For a few years, Maupassant was connected with the Ministry of Public Instruction. It is interesting to note that Monsieur Loisel, a poor man character in The Necklace, worked there. He also served in the French army during the Franco-Prussian War. His favorite writing subjects were peasants, servants, in the city, and the Francd-Prussian War.

At an early age, Maupassant started writing short stories. In 1880, some of his works were published and he received a wide reputation for Boule de Suif (Ball of Tallow). With this success, he began to work full-time on writing. During the next ten years, he wrote over 300 stories, including six novels, three travel books, and a book of verse. Through them, he earn a lot of money.

His writing was classical and simple, avoiding social comments and dirty details. His works often showed a real world and an accurate knowledge of the subject. Although Maupassant wrote in many forms, he received widest recognition for his short stories. By 1890, Maupassant was suffering from the latter staged of syphilis（梅毒）. He died in 1893 in Paris.

1. Which of the following is TRUE about Gustave Flaubert?

A. He often went out for a walk with Maupassant.

B. He was a journalist and novelist working for church.

C. He had a great influence on Maupassant’s writing..

   D. He often helped Maupassant with his writing homework.

2. From text we know Monsieur Loisel is _______.

A. a man selling necklaces

B. a character in one of Maupassant’s works.

C. a short story written by Maupassant

   D. a friend of Maupassant the Ministry of Public Instruction

3. What are the characteristics of Maupassant’s stories?

A. They have few social comments.

B. They are simple and humorous.

C. They only focus on the lives of peasants.

     D. They are full of imagination.

4.What can we learn about Maupassant from the text?

A. Only in his 30s did he begin to write stories.

B. He did not received any formal education.

C. He spent his last years happily.

D. Boule de Suif was his first success.

 

This year is the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of writer Edgar Allan Poe．Edgar Allan Poe，whose life was    21    and seemingly unhappy，wrote stories and poems of mystery and     22   ，insanity （疯狂） and death．Edgar went to live with the family of a wealthy Richmond businessman named John Allan after both his parents died．John Allan never officially    23    him as a son，but the boy became known as Edgar Allan Poe．

Edgar A1lan Poe did something    24    for writers of his time：he used a narrator in a story to    25    what was happening．Edgar Allan Poe is also remembered as the father of modern    26    fiction，stories of an investigator who has to solve murders and other     27   ．Arthur Conan Doyle，creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, wrote about how Poe    28    other crime writers：”Their main art must trace back to those admirable stories of Monsieur Dupin”．Dupin is a     29     that appears in a series of Allan Poe’s detective stories．

Allan Poe was born in 1 809 and died in 1 849．Every year on January nineteenth，Poe’s birthday，a man dressed in black    30  ．His face is covered．He places a bottle of wine and three roses on Poe’s grave．No one really wants to know the visitor’s identity．They prefer that it remain a mystery，much like Edgar Allan Poe himself．

 

21．A．short

B．long

C．boring

D．simple

22．A．happiness

B．science

C．society

D．terror

23．A．adopted

B．adapted

C．treated

D．considered

24．A．ordinary

B．horrible

C．favorite

D．unusual

25．A．play

B．sing

C．describe

D．recite

26．A．horror

B．detective

C．love

D．adventure

27．A．accidents

B．crimes

C．events

D．incidents

28．A．commented

B．influenced

C．judged

D．criticized

29．A．writer

B．poet

C．character

D．actor

30．A．speaks

B．performs

C．appears

D．dies

Blanks 1 through 4 are based on the following passage.
In which year was he born? In 1._______
What is he famous as? A 2. _______
How many plays did he write? He wrote 3. _______ plays.
What influence has he? 4. ________ and world literature.

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