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A qualified doctor who rarely practiced but instead devoted his life to writing. He once said: “Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my lover.” Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, was a great playwright and one of the masters of the modern short story.

When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879, he started to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support his family. After he graduated, he wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper.

As a writer he was extremely fast, often producing a short story in an hour or less. Chekhov’s medical and science experience can be seen through the indifference (冷漠) many of his characters show to tragic events. In 1892, he became a full time writer and published some of his most memorable stories.

Chekhov often wrote about the sufferings of life in small town Russia. Tragic events control his characters who are filled with feelings of hopelessness and despair.

It is often said that nothing happens in Chekhov’s stories and plays. He made up for this with his exciting technique for developing drama within his characters. Chekhov’s work combined the calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity(敏感) of an artist.

Some of Chekhov's works were translated into Chinese as early as the 1940s. One of his famous stories, The Man in a Shell, about a school teacher’s extraordinarily orderly life, was selected as a text for Chinese senior students.

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

a. became a doctor

b. became a full time writer

c. started to publish comic short stories

d. wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper.

e. entered the Moscow University Medical School

A. e→c→b→a→dB. e→c→a→d→b

C. d→a→b→c→eD. a→e→d→c→b

2.Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ________.

A. was a competent doctorB. had a lawful lover

C. used to be a lawyerD. as an illegal writer

3.In 1880, Chekhov ________.

A. became a full-time writer

B. published his most memorable stories

C. studied medicine in Moscow University

D. practiced medicine in his hometown

4.Which of the following adjectives can’t be used to describe Chekhov?

A. Sensitive.B. Cool.

C. Quick-minded.D. Warm-hearted.

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Discovery Channel

Discovery and its many channels can be considered as the founding father of informative channels on television. What National Geographic does in a scholastic(学术的) manner, Discovery tries to do in an entertaining manner—educating the masses about anything and everything.

Fox Family

Finding a movie channel that broadcasts pictures suitable for teenagers and kids alike is very difficult unless your service operator offers you Fox family movies. This channel screens most movies before it broadcasts them, ensuring that no movie shows unacceptable material for young eyes.

Nickelodeon

A channel very similar to Cartoon Network, it mostly shows US programs. However, their shows are sometimes a bit more mature for younger kids and better suited to kids aged 5 and up.

ABC Family

ABC started the ABC family channel in an attempt to introduce family-centered shows and serials to the public in the USA. The need for this channel was felt after ABC observed the lack of proper family type US channels.

Living

If travelling is a family hobby and better living is the motto then there is no better channel than Living. Kids can see never-seen-before sights, learning about new places while adults can practice their cooking and learn amazing things about motorbikes.

1.According to the text, most channels offered by a digital TV service ________.

A. can keep people away from TV violence

B. are welcomed by families with small children

C. are concerned about the proper use of language

D. are unsuitable for the whole family to watch together

2.Which of the following can best describe Discovery Channel?

A. Relaxing.B. Touching.C. Commercial.D. Professional.

3.If people want to know about what a traditional family is like, they can choose ________.

A. Fox FamilyB. NickelodeonC. ABC FamilyD. Living

A recent housing project in Helsinki offers remarkably cheap apartments for those under the age of 25. They must commit to spending time with their older neighbors.

Helsinki offers 247-suqare-foot studio apartments with a bathroom, storage space, kitchen, and balcony for only $272 every month—about a third of the average price for a studio in the city. The apartment is inside homes for the elderly, and the young renter must spend between three to five hours with their elderly neighbors each week.

Like pretty much all other major cities in the world, Finland’s capital of Helsinki has faced rapid population growth in recent years. And with population growth, comes an inevitable rise in the cost of living, and of course, sharp increase in rent. Currently, Helsinki is ranked 14th on the list of the world’s most expensive cities. For those young and freshly independent, this causes terrible problems — even homelessness.

"It's a very expensive city to live in," Mr. Bostrom writes in an email to CNN’s Eoghan Macguire. "If you manage to get an apartment that the city owns, it can be quite affordable. The screening criteria included the ability to participate in a variety of activities, such as cooking or playing instruments, but the number of applicants for those apartments is so high that waiting list takes forever,” he says.

According to Helsinki’s Youth Housing Association, the city council aims to ensure that every young person will have a home by 2018. Miki Mielonen, a representative of the youth department, says this project, currently in its trial stages, will help out young people while offering social benefits to senior citizens. “I think there is quite a rigid opinion in Finland with many people thinking young of the old ideas that we are going to break down.”

1.Helsinki probably rents a cheap apartment to a young man who ________.

A. reaches the age of 25

B. has financial problems

C. promises to accompany the elderly

D. agrees to share it with his neighbor

2.Which is the root reason for the housing problems in Helsinki?

A. The population explosion.

B. The high living standard.

C. World’s priciest apartment rent.

D. Low employment of college graduates.

3.According to Mr Bostrom, the cheap apartments are ________.

A. well-decorated

B. difficult to afford

C. in short supply

D. popular with technicians

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The young in Helsinki are mostly homeless.

B. Helsinki will overcome people’s prejudice.

C. The project will be experimental in future.

D. The project is more beneficial to the young.

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Our family has _________ that by integrating(互相) writing into our _________ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to enjoy writing and becoming a(n) _________ writer.

While teaching in a primary school, I _________ how influential parents can be as children learn to write. _________when our daughter first began to scribble(乱涂), I became _________ by her work. I offered praise for her _________, for I found that scribbling is far more complex and important than I had _________ . It was obvious that her scribbles, _________ being lovely art objects, showed a lot about her _________ of the world of writing.

Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn _________ to read. As a matter of fact, by _________ my own child and her friends and by reading professional books, I became more and more _________ about how writing develops and how _________ can help children become eager writers.

1.A. left B. returned C. missed D. headed

2.A. turned up B. turned down C. looked up D. looked on

3.A. size B. shade C. model D. shape

4.A. ImmediatelyB. Suddenly C. Finally D. Usually

5.A. pictureB. article C. note D. page

6.A. felt B. wrote C. read D. heard

7.A. found B. imagined C. dreamed D. doubted

8.A. boring B. useful C. daily D. personal

9.A. important B. ordinary C. poor D. skilled

10.A. learned B. regarded C. considered D. discussed

11.A. Yet B. Though C. But D. So

12.A. disappointed B. attracted C. puzzled D. worried

13.A. effects B. efforts C. suggestions D. methods

14.A. cared B. insisted C. realized D. proved

15.A. besides B. far from C. instead of D. less than

16.A. argumentsB. fear C. understandingD. dislikes

17.A. when B. how C. what D. whether

18.A. noticing B. discovering C. checking D. observing

19.A. particularB. clear C. anxious D. crazy

20.A. teachers B. friends C. books D. parents

Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition

Henley Street,Stratford-Upon-Avon Tel:01789 204016

Shakespeare’s Birthplace was the childhood home of William Shakespeare.Take a step back in time and see what life was like for the young Shakespeare growing up in Stratford-Upon-Avon.The house has been exactly furnished,and includes both original and copy items similar to those which would have been there in the house when Shakespeare was a boy.Beautiful painted cloths hang on the walls,brightly colored fabrics fill the rooms and his father’s glove workshop has been recreated.At the back of the house is a beautiful garden containing many plants,herbs and flowers mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays.

The neighboring exhibition shows Shakespeare's life and focuses on many rare local items connected with him,as well as a copy of the first edition of his collected plays published in 1623.

◎Limited disabled access

◎Many restaurants close to Shakespeare’s Birthplace

◎Town center parking

◎Gift shop

◎Allow at least 45 minutes to visit the house and the exhibition

1.What can we see in Shakespeare’s birthplace?

A.Old furniture. B.Ancient restaurants.

C.Colored gloves. D.Shakespeare’s plays.

2.How much would they pay if a couple with their two children visit the exhibition?

A.£5.2. B.£13.4. C.£15. D.£18.6.

3.What is the deadline to enter the exhibition on Friday in July?

A.4:00 pm. B.5:00 pm. C.5:30 pm. D.6:00 pm.

A woman baked bread for members of her family and an extra one for a hungry passer-by. She kept the extra bread on the window-sill (窗台), for whomever would take it away.

Every day, a hunch-back (驼背的人) came and took away the bread. Instead of expressing thanks, he said the following words as he went his way: "The evil (邪恶) you do remains with you. The good you do, comes back to you!"

This went on, day after day. Every day, the hunch-back came, picked up the bread and repeated the words. One day, the woman felt angry and decided to do away with him. She added poison (毒药) to the bread she prepared for him !As she was about to place it on the window sill, her hands trembled. "What is this I am doing?" she thought...As usual, the hunch-back came, picked up the bread and repeated those words.

That evening, there was a knock on the door. As usual, the hunch-back came, picked up the bread and repeated those words.

That evening, there was a knock on the door. As she opened it, she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. His clothes were torn. He was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his mother, he said, "Mom ,it's a wonder I'm here. While I was but a mile away, I was so hungry that I fell down. I would have died, but just then an old hunch-back passed by. I begged of him for a small part of his food, and he was kind enough to give me a whole bread.

As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale and red. She remembered the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have been eaten by her own son, and he would have lost his life!

It was then that she realized the significance of the words: "The evil you do remains with you. The good you do,comes back to you!"

1.Why did the women decide to do away with the hunch-back finally?

A.Because she no longer had enough bread.

B.Because the hunch-back came every day.

C.Because her son world come back soon.

D.She was angry with the hunch–back.

2.What happened to the son on his way back home?

A.He was robbed of his money.

B.He was weak because of illness.

C.He was almost starved to death.

D.He survived by begging all the way.

3.How did the mother feel when she heard her son 's words?

A.Frightened and ashamed.

B.Frightened and excited.

C.Relieved but ashamed.

D.Relieved and excited.

4.The passage is meant to ________.

A.show how kind it was of amother to put bread on the window-sill

B.tell people how akind hunch back saved a hungry young man

C.encourage people to do good even if it's not appreciated at that time

D.show why the mother changed her mind at the last moment

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