Munro did a lot of physical work as a young girl. She started writing stories in her teens and studied journalism and English at the University of Western Ontario. She published in many magazines starting in the 1950s. in 1968, she published Dance of the Happy Shades, a collection of short stories. In 1971, she published a collection of stories Lives of Girls and Women, and in many of the stories she talks about her poor relationship with her mother.

Since her first book in 1968, Munro has won many awards, including the 2009 Man Booker International Prize, with the 2013 Nobel Prize as her biggest honor. But Munro doesn’t see herself as a talented writer.

“I have many notebooks that include this terrible clumsy(笨拙的) writing. I often wonder, when I look at these first drafts(草稿), if it was meaningful to do this at all. I’m the opposite of a writer with quick gift.”

“Alice Munro is mostly known as a short story writer and yet she brings as much depth, wisdom and precision(精确) to every story as most novelists bring to a lifetime of novels.” The Man Booker judging committee said.

Munro became world-famous for writing about everyday people. “Here we have a world prize being won by someone who writes about housewives in Vancouver(温哥华), booksellers in Victoria, bean farmers in Huron Country and accountants and teachers and librarians— common Canadian people, and she turns it into magic,” said Doug Gibson, Munro’s publisher.

“After many years, many collections and many wonderful stories, readers may feel they know everything about Alice Munro, especially as so many of her characters live lives similar to her own. In fact, we know very little about her. This is one of the reasons readers are crazy about Munro. This other reason is that she is so good.” said Anne Enright from Guardian.

【1】As a Nobel Prize winner, Alice Munro is most famous for ?

A.The mystery of her personal lifeB.her hard childhood

C.writing short storiesD.her quick gift for writing

【2】What do we know about Munro’s writing?

A.It is full of depth and wisdom.B.It usually tells lifetime stories.

C.It only cares about the life of women.D.It is about wealthy and famous people.

【3】Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened in Munro’s life?

a. She published Lives of Girls and Women

b. She won the Man Booker International Prize.

c. She studied at the University of Western Ontario.

d. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

e. She published Dance of the Happy Shade.

A.c-a-b-d-eB.a-b-c-d-eC.a-c-b-e-dD.c-e-a-b-d

【4】What does Paragraph 6 mainly talk about?

A.Magic created by Alice Munro.B.Characters in Munro’s stories.

C.Life of common Canadian people.D.Alice Munro’s special writing style.

This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class and begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours .Bring your own paper.

Course fee（费用）:$125 Materials:$25

Two hours each evening for two weeks .New classes begin every two weeks. This course is taught by a number of professional business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do and how to use them.

Course fee:$75 Jan.4,7,11,14,18 Wed.& Sat. 9:00-11:30 a.m. Equipment fee:$10

David is a professor of Computer Science at Beijing University. He has over twenty years of experience in computer field.

STOP SMOKING

Do you want to stop smoking ? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.

Course fee:$30 Jan.2,9,16,23 Mon.2:00-5:00 p.m

Dr John is a practicing psychologist who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking.

【1】How long will the STOP SMOKING course last?

A.For four weeks.B.For three hours.C.For a week.D.For twelve weeks

【2】If you want to learn about computers and the same time you want to improve your typing, how much will you pay for it?

A.$200.B.$150.C.$235.D.$180.

【3】What’s the special difference between the TYPING course and the other two?

A.You will pay less money.B.You will take a test after the course.

C.It takes less time.D.People with different skill levels may learn at different speed.

—________, but I’ll do my best.

A.No problemB.I can’t promiseC.I can’t do thatD.OK

— That’s right. ________.

A.The sooner begun the sooner doneB.Something is better than nothing

C.The early bird catches the wormD.Many hands make light work

—________the agreement is reached.

A.how long; Not untilB.when; Not untilC.how long; UntilD.when; Until

— Yeah, it’s truly worth________. It’s________interesting that I’ve read it twice.

A.reading; tooB.to read; enoughC.reading; soD.to read; such

A.whatB.whoC.whichD.that

—Yes. He died________illness.

A.away; ofB.away; fromC.by; withD.off; as

“全民阅读”( National reading)已经被写入全国“两会”《政府工作报告》，李克强总理指出，“倡导全民阅读，建设书香社会”。请你起草一份倡议书，号召全班同学共同创建“书香校园”，多读书，读好书，养成课外读书的好习惯。内容包括：

1.现状(看电视、上网时间更多，没有足够时间看书)

2.列举一些阅读的好处(读书可以使我们开阔眼界，丰富知识，享受乐趣)

3.建议每位同学每学期至少读1—2本好书，养成良好的读书习惯。

作文要求：

1.不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。

2.语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear classmates,

As we all know, the national reading has been put in the Government Work report in order to encourage a love of reading in all Chinese people.__________________________________________________________________

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World reading day was set up by the UNESCO in 1995 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading.It is also a day to honor great writers, for example,William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day.

Many countries celebrated World Reading day.Take the UK as an example.On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a lower price than usual in any bookstore.It has been done every year since 1998.World Reading Day in the UK is held annually on the first Thursday in March.Please note that this date applies to (适用于) the UK and Ireland only.Most other countries hold World Reading Day on 23rd April every year.

World Reading day is also celebrated in China.Chinese Premier Li Keqiang does lots of reading every day though he is very busy.He set out a proposal(提议) to encourage a love of reading in all Chinese people in the government Work Report.

“Reading makes a full man.”(by Bacon, 1597).Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every

【1】Why was World reading day set up?

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【2】Who can buy books at a lower price than usual on World Reading Day?

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【3】When is World Reading Day in Ireland?

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【4】Who set out a proposal to encourage a love of reading in all Chinese people in the government Work Report?

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【5】What did bacon say?

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