Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories. It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley.
Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream: “I dreamt that my little baby came to life again—that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”
In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-odl May visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. One night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story Frankenstein.
Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.
Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.
【小题1】 What do we know about he story Frankenstein?

A.It was really written by Mary Shelley’s husband.
B.It was been read by millions of people.
C.It was written to remember Shelley’s husband.
D.It is the most famous story in the world.
【小题2】Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein?
A.In England.B.In Italy.C.In Switzerland.D.In France.
【小题3】 In which order to the following take place?
a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.
b. The story Frankenstein was first published.
c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.
d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.
e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.
A.a, c, b, e, dB.d, c, a, b, eC.c, a, b, d, eD.b, a, d, c, e
【小题4】 How old was Mary Shelley when she died?
A.43B.48C.51D.54
【小题5】What can we learn about Mary Shelley from this passage?
A.She experienced a lot of sadness in her life.
B.She wasn’t considered a good writer during her life.
C.She was educated at her local school.
D.She became very rich because of the story Frankenstein.

“The zoo has money problem,” Grandmother Sandy said.

Angel listened. She heard that Fresno’s Chaffee Zoo didn’t have enough money to take care of its animals.

Angel loved animals. She planned to study them when she grew up. Angel’s family had four cats. Angel took good care of them and made sure that they always had food and water.

Angel felt sorry for the zoo animals. While the others in the family were cooking dinner, Angel was cooking up a way to help the animals. She decided to write a letter to show how she felt. At the end of the letter, she wrote: “Give a dollar, help an animal.” She sent the letter and a dollar to The Fresno Bee, a local newspaper.

A few days after that, Angel’s letter was published. Almost immediately, people began sending in money. Angel’s letter was having effect!

At school, Angel went to each classroom to read the letter that appeared on the newspaper. She asked students in her school to give money to the zoo. Next, Angel was asked to appear on television. She was invited to be on a popular talk show.

The workers in the zoo were very happy. Ray Navarro is the person most responsible(有责任的)for the animals. “Angel opened the eyes of Fresno,” said Ray. “She made us see that people can make a difference.”

1.By saying “Angel was cooking up a way to help the animals”, the writer means ___________

A.Angel wanted to cook the animals for food

B.Angel was cooking a meal for the animals

C.Angel wanted to help the animals to run away

D.Angel was thinking of an idea to help the animals

2.Which is the correct order of the following events?

a. Angel appeared on television.            b. People began sending in money.

c. Angel’s letter was published.            d. Angel asked her schoolmates to give money.

e. Angel wrote the letter to a local newspaper.

A.c-a-b-e-d          B.e-a-b-d-c          C.e-c-b-d-a          D.b-d-e-c-a

3.Ray Navarro thought that Angel _________.

A.was most responsible for the animals        B.was good at making animals happy

C.helped the people in Fresno               D.could cure blind people

 

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