6.When I was fifteen,I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books.Half the students laguhed.The rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing."Don't be silly,only geniuses can become writers,"the English teacher said,"And you are getting a D this semester."I was so humiliated(羞辱) that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri's Weekly newspaper.To my astonishment,they published it and sent me two dollars.I was a published and paid writer.I showed it to my teacher and fellow students.They laughed."Just plain dumb luck,"the teacher said.I tasted success.I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written.That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck,that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems,letters,jokes and recipes.By the time I graduated from high school,with a C minus average,I had scrapbooks filled with my published work.I never mentioned my writing to my teachers,friends or my family again.They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams,they must always choose their dreams.
I had four children at the time,and the oldest was only four.While the children slept,I typed on my ancient typewriter.I wrote what I felt.It took nine months,just like a baby.
A month later Crying Wind,the title of my book,became a best seller,was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide.I appeared on TV talk shows.I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours.My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada.
People ask what college I attended,what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer.The answer is:"None."I just write.I'm not a genius.I'm not gifted and I don't write right.To all those who dream of writing,I'm shouting at you:"Yes,you can.Yes,you can.Don't listen to them."I don't write right but I've beaten the odds.Writing is easy,it's fun and anyone can do it.Of course,a little dumb luck doesn't hurt.
51.Why did many students laugh after hearing what the writer said?D
A.Because they didn't like him
B.Because they wished he could be successful as a writer
C.Because their teacher laughed,too
D.Because they felt it impossible for him to succeed
52.When the writer graduated from high school,B.
A.he had become a famous writer
B.he had made progress in his studies.
C.his classmates and teachers changed their attitudes towards him
D.he decided he wouldn't become a writer
53.What prevented him telling others about his writing?C
A.The characters in his story.
B.His teacher.
C.His early experience.
D.His parents.
54.What can we infer from the passage?A
A.It is difficult for a person,who cares about what others say,to succeed.
B.It is important for a person to tell others what he wants to do.
C.It is necessary for a person,who wants to succeed,to take others'advice.
D.It is impossible for an ordinary person to be a writer in the future.
55.Which of the following is the best title?C
A.A famous writer
B.I Hate My Classmates and Teachers
C.I Never Write Right
D.A Genius Can Be a Writer.
7.Eight-year-old Owen Howkins suffers from growth delays(迟缓) and poor eyesight.This means that Owen needs a wheelchair to get around.Not surprisingly,he felt people were staring (盯着看) at him,and that made him very uncomfortable,so he became lonely and even stopped going outside of his house.That,however,was all before Haatchi came into his life!
Haatchi had a very unlucky start to life too.Tied to a railway track when he was just five months old,the dog was hit by a train.The hit unjured his tail and a leg so badly that both had to be cut off.Taken to a rescue shelter(救助站),the dog would have probably been killed if his story posted on Facebook had not been seen by Owen's dad Will.He fell in love with Haatchi and decided to keep him,thinking that they were helping him.It turns out that it was Haatchi who helped them.By always staying at young Owen's side,he became the boy's best friend.Slowly Owen liked to go outside.Wherever he goes,the dog follows and protects him.Owen now proudly walks around the neighborhood,showing off his dog and telling anyone willing to listen,Haatchi's story.
Haatch's positive influence on the young boy has not gone unnoticed.In October 2012,the International Fund of Animal Welfare presented him with a special award(奖).The amazing friendship between the two has also been shown in a touching short film called"A Boy and His Dog"by students from the filmmaking class at the University of Hertfordshire.It has won several awards and had almost 2million views.British best-selling author Wendy Holden has also writtern about this touching friendship in a aheartwarming children's book,which was released on February 13th and had made Owen and Haatchi better known!

25.Owen didn't like go out of his house mainly becauseD.
A.he couln't walk outside by himself
B.he felt very lonely without any friend
C.he was very unhappy with his disease
D.he disliked other people's unfriendly stares.
26.The underlined word"they"in the second paragraph refers to"A".
A.Will's family            
B.Facebook users
C.the rescue shelter workers  
D.the friends from the neighborhood
27.Since Haatchi came into his life,OwenB.
A.has more friends
B.has more confidence
C.has been growing taller and taller
D.had become a best-selling author
28.What can we learn about"A Boy and His Dog"?A
A.It is very popular
B.It was filmed by Will
C.It was first shown on February 13th
D.It made Wendy Holden better known.
4.A.involve     B.analysis         C.immediately     D.certain     E.worth
F.remarks     G.upset         H.slightly         I.respond     J.note

Why does a woman have the last (and longest) laugh?The answer is that women enjoy a joke more once they get it.If you tell a woman a joke and get a blank look,don't(41)Cdespair.She's just taking her time to understand it.But if the punchline(妙语)does eventually make her laugh it will be(42)Ethe wait.
Scientists have found that while women are slower than men at getting jokes,they enjoy them more when they truly understand.Research shows that women use their brain more than men to process witty(43)Fand have less expectation that they will be funny.
When a joke does hit the right(44)J,however,women derive more pleasure from it.Scientists asked ten men and ten women to look at dozens of black and white cartoons and rate them on a"funniness scale".During the process they underwent sophisticated scans that mapped which parts of their brain were lighting up and timed how long it took them to(45)I to a joke.The women tended to use(46)D parts of their brain.Professor Allan Reiss said:"We found greater activity in the parts of their brain in women,showing women are processing stimuli that(47)Alanguage areas of the brain."
The(48)B of a"feelgood"brain region also revealed that men and women have different attitudes to humour.Experts said:"Women appeared to have less expectation of a reward.So they were more pleased about it."The funnier the cartoon,the more the women's parts of their brain lit up.This was not the case for men.The women took(49)H longer than the men to react to jokes that were funny-but were quicker to spot the"truth".

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