It’s hard to find Alice Munro in the media. Even after she won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Canadian writer just appeared for a quick interview and then dropped out of sight. On Dec 29, she still didn't seek the spotlight(聚光灯)when she was named one of the five Women of the Year by the Financial Times.

In Munro's eyes, ordinary lives always hide larger dramas. So she records what we casually think of as the everyday actions of normal people. She often focuses on life in her hometown, a small village in Ontario which she is most familiar with. She writes about the ordinary things in the village-fox forming, trees filled in the Ontario wilderness, poor country alcohol and long last illnesses. Above all, she talks about girls and women who have seemingly ordinary lives but struggle against daily misfortune.

She has a special talent for uncovering the extraordinary in the ordinary. These are ordinary people, ordinary stories, but she has the magic. Her precise language, depth of detail and the logic of her storytelling have made her stories inviting.

Runaway, one of Munro’s representative works, is a good example of her writing style. One of the stories centers on the life of an ordinary woman Carla, who lives in a small Canadian town with her husband Clark. The story slowly forms a picture of Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, her unhappiness building into desperation until she decided to flee. The story of Carla is a story of the power and betrayals of love. It is about lost children and lots of chances that we can all find in life, There is pain beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart.

Since she published her first collection of short stories in 1968, Munro has won many awards, with the Nobel Prize being her biggest honor. On Oct 10, 2013, the Nobel Prize committee named Munro the “master of the contemporary short story”.

1.We learn from Paragraph 1 that Alice Munro_____

A.didn't get on well with the media

B.remained modest though very successful

C.didn’t value the title of Women of the Year

D. was surprised at winning the Nobel Prize

2.What makes Alice Munro’s stories fascinating according to the text?

A.Her writing techniques

B.The complicated plots

C.The humorous language

D.Her rich imagination

3.In her representative work Runaway, Carla_____

A.leads a happy life with Clark

B.is a faithful wife to her husband

C.loses all hopes for a better life

D.tries to run away from her husband

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.Alice Munro and her hometown

B.The awards Alice Munro won

C.Alice Munro and her writing style

D.Alice Munro’s literary life

“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达).” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder that more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint(抱怨)about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.

Some people prefer to do almost everything over the internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous(匿名的)rude messages by email.

However, rudeness is never acceptable. Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.

We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more help if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.

1.What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?

A. People can tell good from bad behavior.

B. Radar is able to observe human behavior.

C. People care little about their behavior.

D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior.

2.Some people are less willing to deal with humans because

A. they are becoming less patient

B. they are growing too independent

C. they have to handle many important messages

D. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward.

3.The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is

A. Ridiculous B. disgusting C. acceptable D. reasonable

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. We should applaud good behavior.

B. Technology can never be blamed

C. We should keep pointing out mistakes.

D. Technology will take over lives one day.

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

Planning a September trip to France

September is one of the very best months to visit France.Not only will you enjoy plenty of sunshine and warm weather, but the tourist season is beginning to wind down-which means cheaper airfares, lower prices at hotels, and fewer crowds.1.

●Go wine tasting

2. And there are plenty of wine-related events and festivals around the country.So September is a great time to visit the vineyards around the country and go wine tasting.The Bordeaux, Loire and Burgundy regions are all lovely and great places to visit vineyards.Besides that, going to the castles of the Loire region in between visiting vineyards on such warm and Sunny days is also very enjoyable.

3.

The temperatures are slightly lower,but plenty of sunshine makes for perfect conditions to enjoy a barge cruise on the canals of France.With such comfortable weather and beautiful scenery at this time of year, nothing equals hanging out on the deck of a barge.

●Visit the museums

Many museums in France have extended opening hours during the summer to accommodate the extra tourists and locals. And some museums also have extended opening hours into September.Wandering around the Louvre will take you into a wonder world,where you can enjoy the world-famous art. 4.

Besides the above,riding a bike through France’s villages is also a welcome activity for young visitors in September.You call shop for the most fashionable clothes or goods here.You can see the beautiful and fantastic scenery along the road. 5.

A.Take a barge cruise.

B.Enjoy the music concerts.

C.So, don’t hesitate and start to plan your September trip to France flow!

D.France is a beautiful country.

E.September is the beginning of the grape harvest season in France.

F.Going out of the Louvre, you can walk to the modern and fashionable Champs Elysees to do some shopping.

G.If this is your first trip to France, here is some handy information to help you get started planning your vacation!

完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was growing up my dad would often give me small tasks to finish to help out around the house. Some were easy but the three I remember the most were the three of all. The first was helping to weed the four we had. It was work. I would rather ride my bike than crawl(爬行)in the dirt on my hands and knees the thousands of weeds in our gardens. The second was piling firewood for . It was tough work and I got more than my of pieces. I would rather walk in the woods than piling it in rows. The third was water from a mountain spring to our house. our well water had too much iron in it to .

Over the years, though, I learned to see the in all the things my dad had made me do. Having fresh vegetables for dinner was a delight. a cold glass of iced ten made from the mountain spring water was a pure . Standing by the wood stove on a snowy December day was a wonderful way to . I saw as well that all this work my dad had given me had

made me a better, stronger and more caring man. Most of all, I that when I did my work with a(n) heart, it didn’t fell like work at all.

Over the years I have learned something else too. When we do the work for our Heavenly Father with a spirit, it doesn’t feel like work, either. It feels like. Every act of kindness, word of encouragement, and gift of love we share will only make our lives better, make our hearts happier, and bring out souls to Heaven.

I am so to both my dad and my Father in Heaven. They showed me the of work and more importantly they showed me the pricelessness of love.

1.A. simplest B. toughest C. strangest D. wildest

2.A. schools B. companies C. gardens D. streets

3.A. boring B. exciting C. interesting D. relaxing

4.A. controlling B. keeping C. pushing D. pulling

5.A. festival B. winter C. holiday D. marriage

6.A. share B. charge C. point D. dream

7.A. protecting B. borrowing C. carrying D. conducing

8.A. because B. unless C. although D. but

9.A. boil B. match C. get D. drink

10.A. requirements B. attention C. rewards D. experience

11.A. Designing B. Enjoying C. Performing D. Developing

12.A. desire B. challenge C. surprise D. pleasure

13.A. turn up B. warm up C. stay up D. set up

14.A. unluckily B. immediately C. gradually D. temporarily

15.A. remembered B. ignored C. regretted D. realized

16.A. honest B. happy C. brave D. modest

17.A. loving B. complaining C. hating D. punishing

18.A. closer B. farther C. politer D. warmer

19.A. kind B. lucky C. grateful D. vital

20.A. key B. way C. goal D. value

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