题目内容
She sent her son to school with a box she put hot rice and vegetables much better than the sandwiches his friends had for lunch.
A.where, when B.which, that C.in which, that D.that, when
C
Anais Nin was a famous writer. Nin was born French-Cuban but lived in the United States in her later years of life till she died. Nin’s works had her relationships with authors,artists,and other figures as the main subject. Some of her writings were made into films. Nin was also a visiting lecturer in several colleges and promoted Women's Movement with her strong writings.
Anais Nin was born in France in 1903. Her father was a Spanish artist and a composer living in Cuba(古巴)where he met her mother, a French singer working in Cuba. As a child Nin was brought up in Spain. When her parents separated, Nin and her two brothers moved to New York with their mother. At the age of 16 Nin decided to give up studying and started to work as a dancer and model to reduce the financial burden on her mother so that her brothers could go on with their studies.
In 1923 Nin got married to her husband,Hugh Parker Guiler in Cuba. In 1924 Nin and Hugh moved to Paris where Hugh continued with his banking career and Nin started writing. Nin wrote her first book in print, D. H. Lawrence:An Unprofessional Study in 16 days. In 1939 Nin left Paris as it was a French government's request to its residents to leave Paris because of the coming war. Nin returned to New York with Hugh and sent her written books to Frances Steloff of the Gotham Book Mart in New York for safekeeping.
In 1931 Nin wrote her book Henry and June from the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin. In 1936 Nin published House of Incest which was a 72-page fiction novel.
Nin also appeared and was a part of various films. In 1973 Anais Nin was awarded an honorary doctorate(荣誉博士学位)by the Philadelphia College of Art. In 1974 Nin was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters.
In 1977 Nin died in her Los Angeles home after battling with cancer for three years.
【小题1】What information can we get from Paragraph one?
A.Anais Nin was a native American. |
B.Anais Nin started Women's Movement. |
C.Anais Nin gave lectures in several colleges. |
D.Anais Nin wrote mainly about her family life. |
A.Because they expected to enter the film industry. |
B.Because the couple wanted to stay away from the coming war. |
C.Because they intended to have her books published. |
D.Because they both meant to promote the sales of new books. |
A.Nin got married in 1923 and started writing a year later |
B.Nin wrote her book Henry and June from the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin after she moved to America |
C.Nin directed and played in various films |
D.Anais Nin was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Philadelphia College of Science |
An 8-year-old girl was dragged about 900 feet by a school bus today in Livingston County.
According to State Police, the incident occurred about 2:40 pm on State Route 436 in the town of Ossian after three sisters were dropped off the bus.
As the last sister was leaving the bus, driver John Coley, 62 , of Wayland, Steuben County, told the police that he was not paying attention when he closed the door and trapped her backpack inside. Coley then continued 900 feet before he realized the girl was being dragged, State Police said.
The girl was hurt and was transported to Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville,Livingston County, by Dansville Ambulance.
Another 8-year-old child on the bus said he hit his head on the seat in front of him when the bus came to a sudden stop, causing an earache.
●Conservation staff in New Zealand have put down 33 stranded(搁浅的)whales after several attempts to refloat them failed.
The whales were shot on Farewell Spit on the South Island. Department of Conservation area manager John Mason says staff and hundreds of volunteers had tried all week to get the whales refloated.
He says they thought they were successful on Wednesday when they got the whales into deep water——but were saddened on Thursday to find that they had swum back ashore. He says the condition of the whales had significantly become worse.
As well as the 33 whales that were shot,36 had died naturally since Monday and 17 were successfully refloated. 13 remain unknown.
1.The last sister was dragged by the bus because______________.
A.she stood too close to the bus when getting off |
B.the bus driver stopped the bus suddenly |
C.something was wrong with the bus door |
D.her backpack was stuck in the closed door |
2.It can be inferred from the first news that______________.
A.three sisters were dragged about 900 feet by a school bus |
B.the driver stopped the bus immediately he realized his mistake |
C.two children were hurt and sent to hospital |
D.a boy was hurt when the bus started suddenly |
3.How many whales were trapped ashore in total?
A.33. |
B.36. |
C.99. |
D.13. |
4.The 33 refloated whales returned ashore on______________.
A.Monday |
B.Tuesday |
C.Wednesday |
D.Thursday |