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“A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right,” says Mollie Hunter. Born and brought up near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market is. In Mollie's opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing. “If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,” she says. With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Mollie is indeed an entertainer. “I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,” she says. “This love goes back to early childhood. I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said ‘Nonsense, Mollie, dear, you’ll be a writer.’ So finally I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.”

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its achievement. Thoughts of her childhood inevitably(不可避免地)brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields—sadly now covered with modern houses.“I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,”she said. “Never.”“When I set one of my books in Scotland,”she said,“I can recall my romantic (浪漫的) feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.”

57. What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?

A. It should not aim at a narrow audience.

B. It should not be attractive to young readers.

C. It should be based on original ideas.

D. It should not include too much conversation.www.

58. In Mollie Hunter's opinion, which of the following is one sign of a poor writer?

A. Being poor in life experience.     B. Being short of writing skills.

C. The weakness of description.          D. The absence of a story.

59. What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a young child?

A. She didn't expect to become a writer.      B. She didn't enjoy writing stories.

C. She didn't have any particular ambitions. D. She didn't respect her teacher's views.

60. What's the writer's purpose in this text?

A. To describe Mollie Hunter's most successful books.

B. To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter's books.

C. To introduce Mollie Hunter's work to a wider audience.

D. To provide information for Mollie Hunter's existing readers.

“I       in the dormitory, watching the live TV broadcast about the tsunami.” David told the policeman who had driven there to question him.

 I _____ while watching the movie 2012 last night. Unluckily, my roommate woke me up.

         How did a high school football coach build a championship dynasty by never playing to win? In Smith Center, Kansas, Roger Barta, 64, a longtime coach and former math teacher at Smith Center High School, wearing a red shirt, stood before his players．“…Guys．We don't talk about winning and losing．We talk about getting a little better every day, about being a team．” Over the next four months, his team went on to beat other teams, winning another perfect season．

         Barta grew up in Plainville, and when a back injury ended Barta's playing career, he wasn't sure whether he wanted to be a college student．One summer, he took a job in the Kansas oil fields．It took him a single rainy day of working in the field to realize that university was for him．“I almost froze to death,” he says．He looked around at his co-workers, who were aged beyond their years．"They were all missing fingers and teeth．I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life．"

         He returned to Fort Hays State to earn a mathematics degree and went on to get a master's in math education at the University of Georgia．Today, Barta spends as much time helping players figure out what they want to do with their lives as he does coaching．

         To most kids here, Barta is not just a winning coach but also a mentor（导师，顾问）．Barta insists that the members of his team be well-rounded．During last year's playoffs（附加赛）, for instance, Joe Osburn was struggling with Macbeth in English class．Barta told him that either he mastered Shakespeare or his season was finished．Barta got the captains involved, and they took turns quizzing Osburn on his lines of Shakespeare．He pulled his grades up and kept playing．

         “Roger likes everything about football,” says Barta's wife, Pam．“But what he loves most is watching the boys learn a little more．”

1．What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

         A．How Barta built a championship dynasty?

         B．Barta’s career as a coach．

         C．How Barta taught his students football skills．

         D．Barta’s attitude towards winning and losing．

2．From the the passage we know Barta        ．

         A．hurt his back in an oil field

         B．didn’t want to be a college student

         C．wasn’t satisfied with being an oil worker

         D．began his playing career at high school

3．Which of the following statements about Barta is TRUE??

         A．He earned his master’s degree from Fort Hays State．

         B．He helps his players deal with life．

         C．He likes Shakespeare very much．

         D．He loves football more than anything else．

4．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

         A．How to Be a Good Football Coach

         B．A Brief Introduction to Roger Barta

         C．Coach and Math Teacher—Roger Barta

         D．Life Coach—Roger Barta

(E)

Heading indoors to escape the cold doesn’t have to mean watching the same old DVDs again. Here are some warming ways to get your weekend kicks:

BOWLING

Ten-pin bowling is old-school fun for all ages．Besides the 100 bowling lanes for which it is named，Gongti 100 has ping-pong rooms，kiddy rides, a games arcade（拱廊）and cheap beer. 8 Gongti Xilu，010-65522688

SKATING

Get in some practice for the outdoor skating season at one of the capital’s ice-rinks．Le Cool on the ground floor of China World Mall(6505-5776)offers 90 min sessions for 30 yuan during the week．and 50 yuan on weekends，including skate hire. On a budget? Go retro at New Trena Rollerskatillg World，Baishiqiao Lu Haidian(6218-4225)．Girls pay 5 yuan on weekdays and 7 yuan on weekends，while guys pay 8 yuan on weekdays and 15 yuan on weekends.

MARTIAL ARTS

Want to release that pent-up aggression and get fit in the process? Black Tiger Gym has classes in many Thai kickboxing and Brazilian jiujitsu, taught by world champions. Suite 906，Bldg 9，Jianwai SOHO，Chaoyang District(131 2042 9724)

HOT YOGA

This is t11e workout guaranteed to make you sweat, no matter how cold the weater is. Bikram hot yoga is a series of 26 postures practiced in a heated room．Fine-Yoga teachers Hot yoga and other styles at 2 studios．SOHO New Town(85896414)and Pinochle Plaza(139 1120 9563)．

MUSEUM

CuIture vultures should drop by Beijing Capital Museum(010—63370491)，where a major

exhibition of ancient Chinese Painting show is currently on show．9 am to 4 pm and 20 yuan for the ticket．Take Metro line 1 and get off at Muxidi station．

72．What does the underlined word in the first paragraph probably mean?

A．hitting something with the foot．    B．relaxation．

C．feeling of pleasure．D．giving up.

73．How many outdoor activities are mentioned in the passage?

A．5．    B．4．    C．2.     D．1．

74．In_______you don't have to exercise much．

A．BOWLING    B．SKATING  C．MARTIAL ARTS     D．MUSEUM

75．Where does this passage probably appear?

A．website．    B．textbook．    C．science magazine．D．travel guide．