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Among the most popular books being written today are science fictions (小说). Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Furthermore, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science fiction stories.
It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its forefathers can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a main subject which is still often found in modern stories.
Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last one hundred years. Books by writers, such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to mention just two well–known authors, have been translated into many languages.
In an age where science fact frequently overtakes (超过) science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who are clear-sighted to see how the ways are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will unpreventably face as it tries to master its new technology and come to terms with a continually changing view of the world.
45. It can be concluded that modern science fiction ______
A. is worse than that in the past
B. shows the writer’s viewpoints
C. tells stories about men from other planets
D. has been written only by Jules Verne and H.G. Wells
46. From the article we get the impression that science fiction ______.
A. is popular
B. is a fairly new development in literature
C. reflects the technical advances in the past
D. describes thing
s that happen in developed countries
47. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Science fiction is based on successful films.
B. Science fiction often overtakes science fact.
C. Writers may find it easy to keep ahead of scientific advances.
D. The writer who can see clearly the way we are going will give us valuable instructions.
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Among the most popular books being written today are science fictions (小说). Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Furthermore, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science fiction stories.
It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its forefathers can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a main subject which is still often found in modern stories.
Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last one hundred years. Books by writers, such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to mention just two well–known authors, have been translated into many languages.
In an age where science fact frequently overtakes (超过) science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who are clear-sighted to see how the ways are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will unpreventably face as it tries to master its new technology and come to terms with a continually changing view of the world.
45. It can be concluded that modern science fiction ______
A. is worse than that in the past
B. shows the writer’s viewpoints
C. tells stories about men from other planets
D. has been written only by Jules Verne and H.G. Wells
46. From the article we get the impression that science fiction ______.
A. is popular
B. is a fairly new development in literature
C. reflects the technical advances in the past
D. describes things that happen in developed countries
47. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Science fiction is based on successful films.
B. Science fiction often overtakes science fact.
C. Writers may find it easy to keep ahead of scientific advances.
D. The writer who can see clearly the way we are going will give us valuable instructions.
查看习题详情和答案>>Visitors can find a small, old house called the O. Henry Museum in central Austin, Texas. William Sydney Porter(1862-1910)----better known as O. Henry, was one of America’s best loved writers of short stories. Beginning in 1893, he lived here. It was saved from destruction, moved, and turned into a museum in 1934. The museum is a good way to learn about the interesting life of him.
William Porter rented this house and lived with his wife and daughter for about two years. Many objects in the museum belonged to the Porters. Others did not, but are in the house to recreate the way it looked during their lifetime.
Porter worked at a pharmacy, farm, land office and bank. He also loved words and writing. The museum has special proof of Porter’s love of language---his dictionary. It’s said that he read every word in it. Porter started a small publication called “The Rolling Stone”. He wasn’t being published early on, so he published himself. His funny stories, poems, and drawings were published in the magazine. But it was too costly to continue for long, so he closed the project after about one year.
Other troubles would lead the Porters to leave Austin. Porter was accused of financial wrongdoing at the bank and lost his job. Fearing a trial, he fled the country. But he returned because his wife was dying. After her death, he faced trial and was found guilty. He served three and a half years in a federal prison in Ohio.
Porter would keep his time in prison a secret. But there was one good thing about it. It provided him with time to write. By the time of his release, he had published 14 stories and was becoming well-known as O. Henry.
Porter would later move to New York City and find great success there. He published over 380 stories in the last eight years of his life.
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What is the author’s purpose of writing paragraph 3?
- A.To attract more visitors to the O. Henry Museum.
- B.To show the jobs O. Henry once did.
- C.To show O. Henry’s early love of words and writing.
- D.To introduce O. Henry’s publication called “The Rolling Stone”.
- A.
- 2.
Which of the following shows the right order of O. Henry?
a. He was committed to prison.
b. He settled down in central Austin.
c. His wife died.
d. He started a small publication called “The Rolling Stone”.
e. He moved to New York City.- A.bdcae
- B.bcade
- C.bdcea
- D.bacde
- A.
- 3.
What can be inferred from the passage?
- A.Most of O. Henry’s short stories were finished in prison.
- B.O. Henry didn’t start his career as a successful writer when living in central Austin.
- C.O. Henry was born in a small, old house which is called the O. Henry Museum now.
- D.O. Henry spent his last life in the small, old house in Texas.
- A.
- 4.
What does the author want to tell us in the passage?
- A.O. Henry’s experience in prison.
- B.The objects in the O. Henry’s Museum
- C.O. Henry’s achievement in literature.
- D.A brief account of O. Henry’s life
- A.
A Scandinavian manuscript(手稿),900 years old,tells of how one player,who lost a game,picked up the board and hit his opponent on the head with it.Boards were made of stone in those days.
Grandmasters have called it “a blood sport”,“like a fight to the death with broken bottles” and “very dangerous—you have to kill people”.
If you agree with the old saying that life is too short for chess,play blitz chess.Five minutes on the clock.Non-players think chess is slow and boring,but blitz is an extremely exciting sport.And as aggressive(进攻性的) as any martial art(武术).In parks in Russia, where they gather in summer to play blitz,the players don't just take pieces,they knock them off the board onto the ground.And in the classic game,even world championship players have been known to kick each other under the table.
With all this aggression,and the stories of nervous breakdowns among chess players, it's worth remembering that chess can heal as well as harm.My own favourite chess story is that of John Healy.His autobiography(自传),?The Grass Arena,was made into a great film by the BBC.Healy was a failed boxer who became the most serious kind of alcoholic(酒鬼).He became homeless.The bottle nearly killed him.But in prison,he discovered chess,and managed to give up drinking completely.He is now a successful chess player,journalist and writer.
Healy is played in the film by the British actor Mark Rylance.It's the performance of a lifetime—chess makes surprisingly good cinema.There is a moving scene where Healy tries to find the words to describe how his life has changed.“It's like boxing again...but not with fists...with the mind.”
1.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph suggests ________.
A.the board couldn't have been broken by the player
B.the player was a very strong man
C.the opponent must have been seriously injured
D.stone chess boards were very popular at the time
2.Which of the following best describes blitz chess?
A.Slow and boring. B.Fast and interesting.
C.Peaceful but exciting. D.Quick and violent.
3.Which of the following is the correct order of what happened to John Healy?
a.He began to play chess.
b.He gave up drinking completely.
c.He wrote The Grass Arena.
d.He broke the law.
e.He became homeless.
f.He was defeated in boxing.
g.He became alcoholic.
A.f-g-d-e-a-c-b
B.f-g-e-d-b-a-c
C.f-g-e-d-a-b-c
D.c-b-d-a-e-g-f
4.John Healy's story shows chess can ________.
A.heal B.harm C.trick D.kill
5.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means ________.
A.Mark Rylance performed very well in this film
B.Mark Rylance performed only once in his life
C.it was the last performance in Mark Rylance's life
D.Mark Rylance had never performed before
查看习题详情和答案>>“Reading makes a full man” (Bacon, 1597). Novels written by the writers like Jane Austen, Victor Hugo and Ernest Hemingway help us to know more about our history, culture and many other things.
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Jane Austen was one of the most well-known women writers of the world. She was born in England in 1775. Jane loved reading and writing. She wrote a number of famous novels in her life. Among them, Pride and Prejudice written in 1779 was the most popular. |
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Victor Hugo, born in 1802 in France, was one of the best writers in the19th century. The talent in writing and hard work brought great success to Hugo at an early age. His most popular novel, the Hunchback of Notre-Dame, was written in 1831. The book was so successful that it was quickly translated into many other languages across Europe. |
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Ernest Hemingway, an outstanding American writer and reporter, was born in 1899. His life experience had a great influence on his writing style. Hemingway lived in France and Italy between the 1920s and 1950s. Most of his books such as The Sun Also Rises were written at that time. He won the Nobel Prize in 1954 mainly because of the novel The Old Man and the Sea. |
1.When was Jane Austen born?
A. In 1775 B. In 1799 C. In 1802 D. In 1899
2.Where was Victor Hugo from?
A. England. B. America. C. Italy. D. France.
3.Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize mainly because of _________.
A. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame B. Pride and Prejudice
C. The Old man and the Sea D. The Sun Also Rises
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