“The pen is more powerful than the sword(刀).” There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.

  She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.

  This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery.  Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse (唤起) people's sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.

According to the passage______

 A. every English-speaking person has read Uncle Tom's Cabin

 B. Uncle Tom's Cabin was not very interesting

 C. those who don't speak English cannot have read Uncle Tom's Cabin

 D. the book Uncle Tom's Cabin did a great deal in the American Civil War

What do you learn about Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?

 A. She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War broke out.

 B. She herself encouraged the Northern Americans to go to war to set the slaves free.

 C. She was better as writing as swinging (挥舞) a sword.

 D. She had once been a slave.

Why could Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe's book cause a civil war in America?

 A. She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.

 B. She disclosed the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States.

 C. The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it.

 D. The book had been read by many Americans.

What can we learn from the passage?

 A. We needn't use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong.

 B. A writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.

 C. We must understand the importance of literature and art.

 D. No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin.

There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places. Or you can go and see a colour film. Or you can read travel books.

It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective(主观的) account of travels which the author has actually made himself. if they are informative and have a good index(索引), then they can be useful to you when you are planning your travels. The second kind are those books whose purpose is to give a purely objective(客观的) description of things to be done and seen. If a well-read, cultured person has written such a book, then it is even more useful. It can be sorted as a selected guide book. The third kind are those books which are called “a guide” to some place or other. If they are good, they will, in addition to their factual information, give an analysis or an explanation. Like the first kind they can be inspiring and interesting. But their basic purpose is to help the reader who wishes to plan in the most practical way.

Whatever kind of travel book you choose you must make sure that it does not describe everything as “wonderful”, “excellent” or “magical”. You must also note its date of publication because travel is a very practical affair and many things change quickly in the twenty-first century. Finally, you should make sure that the contents are well presented and easy to find.

1. This passage is about _______.

A. how to travel                          B. how to buy travel books

C. how to read a travel book         D. travel books

2. The following travel books may be of use when you plan your travels except _______.

A. the book written by some people who have had the same travel experience themselves

B. the book which tells you what is worth doing and seeing based on the facts

C. the book in which a lot of big adjectives are used to draw your attention

D. the book which offers you a lot of useful information like a tour guide

3. The date of the publication must be noticed because _______.

A. the world is changing and so are the places you are going to visit

B. the price of the book is always changing

C. the author of the book may be different

D. the contents of the book are always the same


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The pen is more powerful than the sword(利剑). There have been many writers who use their pens to write things that were wrong.  Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.
She was born in the U. S. A. in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.
This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child had read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting, if only to show how a warm-hearted writer can arouse people's sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor seen a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent the true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were widely excited over it, and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.
61. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe became famous for__________.
A. one of her books           B. she was a very heartedly person
C. she was a kind wife         D. she worked for the war
62. How old was Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe when her world famous book was published?
A. About sixty years old.      B. Over fifty years old.
C. In her forties.             D. Around twenty years old.
63. What do we learn about Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?
A. Before the civil war she had been a slave.
B. Before the civil war she had lived in the north of America.
C. She had a good school education.
D. She was better at writing than swinging a sword.
64. Why could Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's book cause a civil war in America? Because_______.
A. she disclosed(揭露) the terrible wrongs done to the slaves in the Southern States
B. she wrote so well that the Americans loved her very much
C. the Americans were too excited when they reads the book
D. the Southern Americans hated the book, while the Northern Americans liked it
65. What can we learn from the passage?
A. No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin.
B. We must understand the importance of literature and art.
C. We needn't use weapons to fight things that are wrong.
D. A writer is more helpful in war than a soldier.

In America,where labor costs are so high, do-it-yourself is a way of life.Many people  36 their own car,build their own garages,even rebuild their own  37 .Soon they may also be writing their own books.In Hollywood there is a company  38 publishes(出版) Children’s books  39  the help of computers.Although other book  40  also publish that way,this particular company is very  41  .It “personalizes”(使个性化)the book by having the computer make the reader the leading character in the story.Here is  42  they do it.Let us say your child  43  Jenny.She lives on Oak Drive in St. Louis,has a dog named Spot,a cat named Tabby,and three playmates  44  names are Betty,Sandy ,and Jody.The computer uses this  45 to fill out a story that has  46 been prepared and illustrated(发行).The story is then printed(印刷) with standard equipment  47  a hard-cover book.A child who  48  such a book might say,”This book is about me”;the company therefore calls  49  the Me-book Publishing Company”.

Children like the Me-books because they like to see their own names in print and 50  of their friends and their pets.  51  more important ,”personalization” has been  52  to be important tool(工具) in   __53  enthusiasm(热情) for reading.So Me-books are helping   54  to learn how to read,   55  appealing to(吸引) that natural desire to see his own name in print.

1.

A.drive

B.buy

C.repair

D.notice

 

2.

A.houses

B.buses

C.TV sets

D.computers

 

3.

A.where

B.不填

C.that

D.what

 

4.

A.under

B.with

C.in

D.by

 

5.

A.stores

B.libraries

C.sellers

D.companies

 

6.

A.common

B.important

C.unusual

D.ordinary

 

7.

A.how

B.why

C.what

D.where

 

8.

A.names

B.to be named

C.naming

D.is named

 

9.

A.who

B.who’s

C.whose

D.that

 

10.

A.news

B.information

C.condition

D.direction

 

11.

A.already

B.really

C.carefully

D.fully

 

12.

A.as

B.that

C.like

D.such

 

13.

A.gives

B.borrows

C.looks for

D.receives

 

14.

A.them

B.itself

C.yourself

D.it

 

15.

A.that

B.what

C.which

D.those

 

16.

A.But

B.And

C.So

D.Therefore

 

17.

A.founded

B.invented

C.found

D.heard of

 

18.

A.developing

B.working

C.seeing

D.improving

 

19.

A.a boy

B.a girl

C.a student

D.a child

 

20.

A.by

B.for

C.with

D.about

 

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