Question

Most students hate their endless homework. The students from Class 2, Senior 2 of the High School Affiliated to Peking University certainly did so before they published their own collection of English novels at home.

Their small book contains stories about a holy (神圣的) war, the happy life of a self-taught artist and the story of a laid-off worker who devoted his last breath to playing his beloved accordion (手风琴). The book becomes an instant hit on campus. About 3,000 copies have been sold and the class is already working on the second volume.

"We're up to our ears in homework. Exercises and exams make us out of breath. But to do something creative and full of imagination is such a great achievement," said Yu Xiaoxiao, 16. "I took the writing as an ordinary homework at the beginning, but after I finished the first part of my story, I could not help but let it flow," said Wang An, who wrote "Accordion".

Inspired by "Lord of the Rings", Jiang Lu wrote his story about magic wins between angels from the light and the dark side. "The main message of the story was to look at the balance of the world. Both dark and light angels fight with love as their weapons. I want to tell people that selfish love might bring hate," Jiang said.

"I was shocked by their work and felt so proud to be the editor of my students' book," said Nathaniel Timmermann, the oral English teacher at the school. Liu Xiuqin, an English teacher, started the project by asking students to write whatever was in their mind every week. "They have performed beyond expectation," Liu said. "They wrote interesting stories and their English has improved after they started to express their real minds."

"We never imagined that our homework would be so popular and profitable (盈利的). We sell the novels at five yuan, but many teachers pay more to encourage us," said Yuan Mengyao.

1.After Wang An finished the first part of his story, he ________.

A. couldn't go on B. had to put aside

C. just wanted to express it freely D. lost it

2.What was NOT the outcome of the students 'homework of writing whatever was in their mind?

A. Being popular. B. Being profitable.

C. Improving their English. D. Winning prize.

3.What is the reason for the students ' liking to write interesting stories?

A. It is creative and imaginative. B. It is profitable.

C. Interesting stories are sure to be popular. D. Interesting stories can be well sold.

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Creative homework leads to a popular book. B. Writing interesting stories.

C. Students' new book. D. A popular book.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】

1.查细节理解。第四段中“王安说他一开始把写故事当成作业，可当他完成了第一部分之后，他就禁不住要自然而然地表达了。”因此选C。

2.考查细节理解。读完本文我们知道学生们写的英文故事集在校园里很受欢迎，很畅销，学生们的英语水平有了提高，没有提到获奖。因此选D。

3.第三段于潇潇的话就是学生们写英文故事的原因 -- 做有创造性和充满想象的事是一项了不起的成就。

4.本文主要讲一位英语老师要求学生们把他们认为最有趣的事写下来，结果学生把它写成了畅销书。