Lewis Carrol is one of the most famous writers for children of all time. He is the author of the children’s classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.?

Lewis Carrol was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He was the oldest boy in a family of eleven children. As a child, he did well in mathematics and won many prizes. He also created games for himself and his brothers and sisters.

Lewis Carrol studied at Richmond School (1844-1845) and Rugby School (1846-1850). In 1850, he started studying at Christ Church, Oxford. After finishing his studies, he became a teacher of mathematics at Oxford. Apart from teaching mathematics, he also took photos and wrote essays and poems.

Lewis Carrol loved children. He became friends with the children of Henry George Liddel, Alice and her sisters Lorina and Edith. The three little girls often visited the young mathematics teacher in his college rooms. They spent many hours with Carrol, sitting on his couch while he told them fantastic stories about dream worlds. He also drew pictures for these stories.

During an afternoon picnic in 1864, Dodgson told the Liddel children a story of Alice’s Adventures Underground. Alice liked it very much and when they returned home, she asked him to write it down for her. He fulfilled the little girl’s wish and wrote the story down. He illustrated (配图) it with his own drawings and gave it to Alice.

One day, the story fell into the hands of the novelist Henry Kingsley. He read it and told Carrol that he should publish it. The book was published as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. It became very successful. Carrol wrote some more stories and in 1871 published Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

Lewis Carrol died on January 14, 1898. By the time of his death, Alice had become the most popular children’s book in England, and by 1932 it was one of the most popular children’s books in the world.

1.What was Lewis’ first job?

A.a game designer. B.a mathematics teacher. C.a painter. D.a writer.

2.Which of the following can best describe Lewis?

A.honest. B.lonely. C.clever. D.humorous.

3.The underlined word “fulfilled'” is closest in meaning to __________.

A.praised B.satisfied C.changed D.regretted

4.What is the correct order of the following events?

a. Lewis made friends with three kids.?

b. Lewis wrote the story of Alice Adventures.?

c. Lewis was encouraged by Henry Kingsley to publish his story.?

d. Lewis told the kids the story of Alice’s Adventures Underground.?

e. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland became famous all over the world.

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

5.What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?

A.To describe the Alice’s Adventures books.

B.To tell Lewis Carrol’s early life as a teacher.

C.To show Lewis Carrol’s friendship with kids.

D.To introduce a writer named Lewis Carrol.

Hobbies should be an important part of everyone's life. Today, we’re going to talk about one of the oldest and most popular hobbies: collecting. Want to start your own collection? Here are the ways.

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First, you have to decide what you’re going to collect. It’s okay to pick something that simply interests you. If you love reading, books are a great choice.

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You need to start with usual and cheap pieces, and they will build your collection’s foundation (基础). As you’re doing your homework (see below), you’ll come to know those pieces. Think of it like a pyramid(金字塔)—- there has to be a foundation before you can move up into better pieces.

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Before collecting, do some research on what you’re collecting. Of course there are collectors like you. So get on the website, ask them questions and find out where to start.

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It’s easy for many starters to spend a lot of money, end up with many things, and finally lose interest. The beauty of having a collection is that it should be something you can make into a “career—beginning as a young man and continuing through retirement (退休)”. Make it a goal to add just a few pieces to your collection per year.

1.From the first paragraph, we can know collecting is a(n)____hobby.

A.new but difficult B.old but popular

C.old and boring D.new and interesting

2.Which of the following is NOT right for a football collection starter?

A.Buying a football in every store. B.Collecting some cheap footballs.

C.Looking for information online. D.Asking other collectors for advice.

3.What will happen most probably if a collector collects too many things?

A.He may make the collecting to be his career.

B.He may want more and more.

C.He may dislike the hobby.

D.He may sell them.

4.Put the subtitles (小标题) back in the passage.

①Start slow ② Pick the thing

③ Begin with the usual pieces ④Do your homework

A.①②③④ B.②③④① C.③②④① D.③①④②

5.In which part of the newspaper can we find the passage.

A.PROBLEM&ADVICE B.CULTURE&HISTORY

C.SPORTS&HEALTH D.HOBBY&PLEASURE

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