题目内容
Do you know that November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? You can find the NaNoWriMo
Young Writer’s programme at ywp.nanowrimo.org. It is a challenge to write a 50,000-word novel in one month.
The programmebagan in 1999 in San Francisco with only 21 members. Last year, more than 400,000 took up the challenge. The writers can choose what they want to write about. On November 1st, writers visit the website and start to update (更新) their word count. They can communicate with other writers there as well. All the writers have to stop writing on November 30th.
Itis okay if you have never written a book before. The website provides lesson plans and workbooks for beginners. You can use them to improve writing skills in your novel. Then you can start planning what your novel will be about.
Are there any books published from the NaNoWriMoprogramme? Here are a few:
? The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
? Water for Elephants by SaraGruen
? Entrychats by Cecile Duquenne
Are there any young readers who want to join in this programme? If you want, we hope you can write the best novel. If you have not heard of NaNoWriMo, but you have a good story in mind, join us!
1.What can you do in the writing month if you join in the programme?
① We can visit ywp.nanowrimo.org.
②We can update the word count.
③ We can publish the new novel.
④ We can choose what to write about.
A. ①②④ B. ①②③ C. ①③④ D. ②③④
2. According to the passage, Entrychats by Cecile Duquenne _______________.
A. will be published
B. has already come out
C. is the most attractive
D. gets the most attention
3. This passage is most probably written to _____________.
A. encourage more young people to join in the programme
B. invite more famous writers to visit ywp.nanowrimo.org.
C. publish more wonderful books written by young writers
D. encourage more people to communicate with other writers
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Clothing(服装) is a language. We can look at the traditional clothing to know more about culure.
Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. The three colours—red, gold and green, are often used in the clothing. The first colour represents the blood of millions of people who fought for freedom; the second, rich resources of the African earth; and the third, the grassland of home.
Because clothing has strong social meanings, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothes, or to dress in the wrong way. For example, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband (腰带) differently according to the importance of the social event.
Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose (宽松的) clothing. The temperature there can be very high during the daytime but very low at night, so it requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.
Today although more and more young people like wearing Western clothes, especially in big cities in Africa, traditional African dress is still quite valuable. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.
Traditional Dress in Africa | |
Different colours | ? The three most ___1.___colours used in clothing are red, gold and green. ? Different colours_____2._____ for different things: the blood of freedom fighters, resources of the earth and the grassland of home. |
Social meanings | ? Because clothing has strong social meanings, people have to choose what to wear _____3._____. ? Women in Ghana even wear different waistbands according to how important the event is. |
Everyday life | ? Because the temperature _____4.____ greatly, clothes are usually loose and comfortable. ? Though Western clothes are popular with young people in some areas, traditional clothes are still of great _____5.____. |