题目内容
A novelist creates characters and plots．
小说家塑造人物并设计作品情节。
根据句意，从下面的方框中选择合适的单词或词组用其适当形式填空。
1．Technically, the building is a _________, but few people like it．
2．The logs _________ down the river．
3．She _________ bitter tears over her lost youth．
4．This essay _________ a considerable improvement on your recent work．
5．The play was badly acted, _________ being far too long．
6．The cruel man _________ his wife and child．
7．The experts are _________ every part of the island．
8．I can’t move this piano without _________．
9．Both sides still refuse to come to the _________ table．
10．He _________ his wife and children．
11．Many items in daily use _________ plastic．
12．_________ is enough, never again．
13．The tournament is open to amateurs _________ professionals．
14．He _________ himself entirely to music．
15．The governor sent us to the colleges and universities to do some head hunting．We hope we will find some young _________．
16．They _________ visit a friend of theirs．
17．When I was ill I completely lost my _________．
18．He _________ to the hospital suffering from burns．
19．It is love that/which makes the world _________．
20．You can _________ the unimportant details．
21．The mother _________ candy among children．
22．The competition is open to both amateur and professional _________．
23．I met him on a _________ winter evening．
24．We may talk of beautiful things, but beauty itself is _________．
25．I was _________ to find her there．
26．The frontier _________ from the northern hills to the southern coast．
27．His _________ makes him stand out in the crowd．
28．Our price has already been closely _________．There is no room for reduction．
29．His _________ jokes gave everybody the pip．
30．The time is approaching when we must _________ buying a new house．
31．She is raring to _________ her new skates．
32．He _________ his pen in the ink．
33．A novelist _________ characters and a plot．
34．He _________ having stolen the car．
35．I wanted to tell her, but the words _________ in my throat．
Jim Lehrer hosts The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS ( Public Broadcasting Service) and has written 18 novels, two memoirs (回忆录), and three plays. And in his spare time…What He's Working OnOh, Johnny (Random House, $ 25), his hovel about a young Marine in 1944. "On his way to war, Johnny met the most beautiful and wonderful girl he'd ever seen. It changed his life. "Where He's Surfing"I'm on the computer all day long for nay job, checking the telegraphs, reading the news, send the news eBay because I collect bus memorabilia (值得纪念的东西): toy buses, bus stop signs, and bus driver caps. I've bought quite a bit."What He's Watching"I love all the Mystery Series on PBS, including Poirot. My wife and I just love those people. I’m a huge fan of The Sopranos. These are serious stories about high school football in small-town Texas and the challenges these kids have. It's very exciting. "What He t s Listening To"I'm always amazed when people say they have 3,000 songs on their iPod, 1 like music, but it’s not a part of my life. 1 am always listening to books on tape, I'm about to begin American Lion, Jon Meacham’s biography (传记) of Andrew Jackson. "What He's Reading"At present, I am reading Home, which is set in small-town Iowa. Marilynn Robinson writes about the simple things that are the most complicated of all within the human spirit. Her characters are so alive and real. Not long ago, 1 just finished The Spies of Warsaw, Alan Furst's terrific novel set in pre-World WarⅡ."60. What job does Jim Lehrer do?A. A TV host. B. A novelist. C. A reporter. D. A play - writer.61. Why does Jim Lehrer spend much time on Google?A. To collect information for his novel. B. To collect bus memorabilia.C. To better carry out his job. D. To read his favorite novels.62. In his spare time, Jim Lehrer does all the following things EXCEPT ________.A. surf eBay for his hobby B. watch exciting TV seriesC. listen to music on his iPod D. work on his own novel63. Which of the following books is based on a real person?A. Oh, Johnny. B. American Lion. C. Home. D. The Spies of Warsaw.
根据中文及首字母提示，在空格内填写短语。运用Module 7 Unit 3-5以及NCL23,24,27,28中学到的词组翻译短语。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）【小题1】Before you draw a conclusion, you should ________ (深思) it again and again.【小题2】There is no doubt that all students ________ (极想) succeed in their study.【小题3】 We attended our friends’ wedding ________ (不久前的一天).【小题4】Li Lei always helps the persons ________ (需要) without hesitating.【小题5】It is believed that his nationality is not r________ (毫无关系) whether he is a novelist.【小题6】He is good at his job but he seems to ________ (缺乏信心).【小题7】I have been so o________ (忙于工作) that I haven’t had time to see my parents.【小题8】My classmate’s idea has never a________ (吸引我) very much.【小题9】We believe the priest is responsible for our ________ (精神安慰).【小题10】Mr Robot ________ got off the ship than he was stopped by a man who wanted to sell him a diamond ring. (刚一……就)
He is famous both ______ a novelist and a poet but he is more famous ______ his novels.
A. for; as B. with; for C. as; for D. like; as
My students often tell me that they don’t have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork.
My reply is often a brief “You have as much time as the president.” I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.
Once in graduate school, I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “That’s irrelevant (无关的). What’s important is the quality of your work.” Since then I have had time to think carefully about the “hard worker” dodge (诀窍), and I have come to some conclusions — all relevant to the problem of how much time we have.
If you analyze the matter, you can identify two parts of the problem: There is, of course, the matter of “time”, which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the problem of “work” during that time. But, as my professor suggested, it’s not how hard one works but the quality of the product that’s important.
That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone’s office: “Don’t work harder. Work smarter.” There is a lot of sense in that idea.
If you can’t get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That means thinking of ways to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “work habits” should be read as “study habits”.
Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off in all your studies.
1.
From the passage, we know that the author is probably ______ .
A. a poet B. an educator C. a novelist D. an engineer
2.
We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that we students still _____ .
A. have enough time B. can meet the president
C. get everything done well D. should accept the explanation
3.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The author’s students make good use of their time to do all their homework.
B. The author tried to tell the professor that he/she (author) had done a good job.
C. You can’t improve the quality of the work if you can’t get more time.
D. You’ll try to improve your skills in reading and writing if you’re a clever student
