American parents generally can choose any name they want for their children.They may choose a name because it honors a family member.Or they may choose a name just because they like it.
A website called Baby Center lists some unusual names given to American babies born last year.Some were named for characters in old stories, such as Hero, Thor and Ulysses.Other people named their babies after kinds of food, like actress Gwyneth Paltrow.She named her daughter Apple.Other people named their babies Banana, Pumpkin and Cookie.
Still some babies were named for places.These included Brazil, India and Rome.Some parents used names of famous people from history such as Newton and Hannibal.Other parents named their babies after flowers or the weather.These babies were named Buttercup, Iris, Sunshine and Thunder.
Recording artists and movie actors influence some parents’ choices of names.Babies were named Beyonce, Charlize, Reda, Pierce, Shajira and Whitney.Movie actors themselves often give their babies unusual names.For example, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt named their baby daughter Shiloh.Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes named their little girl Suri.
Some American parents do not want unusual names.They want their baby’s name to honor their religious faith.Such names include Abraham for boys or Sarah for girls.And many people give their babies the same name as a family member or good friend.
The United States Social Security Administration once published a list of the most popular names for American girls and boys born.Many of the top ten boys, names are from the Jewish and Christian Bibles.
1.How did American parents usually name their children?
A.In a way they please.
B.In a scientific way.
C.In a careless way.
D.In a common way
2.From the second paragraph, we can infer that _______.
A.Ulysses is a main person in an old story book.
B.the meaning of Gwyneth Paltrow is a kind of fruit
C.American parents expect their children to be a hero.
D.a girl was named Apple because she liked eating apples.
3.What can we know from American children’s name?
A.American children’s names express American history.
B.A foreign place may become a name of an American child.
C.American parents’ favorite names are those of famous actors.
D.American parents expect their children to be different from others.
4.If a girl is named Sarah, the name reflects her parents’ _______.
A.love
B.career
C.expectation
D.religion
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The world is a book,and those who don’t travel read only one page.That’s____I’ll go on a tour this summer.
A.how B.why C.when D.Where
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The computer course, ______ last year, is very popular among the students in this school.
A.to openB.opening
C.openD.opened
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Maybe you are an average student.You probably think you will never be a top student.This is not necessary so,however.Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to.Here is how.
1.1. .
When you plan your week,you should make a list of things that you can have to do.After making the list,you should make a schedule of your time.First time for eating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Then decide a good,regular time for studying.Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems,but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
2. 2. .
Look around the house for a good study area .Keep this space,which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room .Free from everything but study materials.No games,radios,or television.When you sit down to study,concentrate on the subject.
Make good use of your time in class.
Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. 3. .Taking notes will help you remember what your teachers say.
4.Study regularly.
When you get home from school,go over your notes.Review the important points that your teachers mentioned in class.If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day,read the material. 4. .If you do these things regularly,the material will become more meaningful,and you will remember it longer.
5.Develop a good attitude about tests.
The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.They help you remember your new knowledge.5. ,so don’t be overly worried.There are other methods that might help you with your studying.You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
A.Find a good place to study.
B.No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard
C.This will help you understand the next class.
D.Really listening in class means less work later
E.Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.
F.The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test
G.Plan your time carefully.
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I borrowed __1._ story book from the library the other day and took it home.One evening, having finished supper, I went back to my room and started to read the book that I ____2.__ (borrow).I was so __3.___ (absorb) that I knocked the coffee cup over _4.__ accident, pouring the coffee onto the book.Wet through and colored brown, the book turned out to be a __5.__ (terribly) mess at once.Of course, I couldn’t return the dirty book and the loss should be covered.The next day, I went to the __6._ (big) bookstore in my city, __7.__ there were various kinds of books.I finally found several __8._ (copy) of the same book and bought _9.___.When I returned the new story book and explained the reason, the librarian accepted the book and praised me for my honesty and __10.__ (responsible).
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I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel’s books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on.The stories of his unconventional and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so to me and had such a big on how I saw life from then on.
Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr.Bernie and his CDs again to my own Cancer experience ?
I’m an ambitious , and when I started going through chemo( 化疗 ),even though I’m a very person, I lost my drive to write.I was just too tired and not in the .One day, while waiting to go in for , I had one of Dr.Bernie’s books in hand.Another patient what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me he had one of his books with me as well.It that among other things, he was an eighty—year---old writer.He was a published author, and he was currently on a new book.
We would see each other at various times and friends.Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a ( n ) of Dr.Berline.He really put a on my face.He unfortunately last year due to his cancer, he left a deep impression on me and gave me the to pick up my pen again.I to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I.”
1.A.ideas B.tastes C.notes D.memories
2.A.amazing B.shocking C.amusing D.strange
3.A.strike B.push C.challenge D.impact
4.A.learn from B.get through C.go over D.refer to
5.A.reader B.writer C.editor D.doctor
6.A.honest B.agreeable C.humorous D.positive
7.A.state B.position C.mood D.way
8.A.advice B.reference C.protection D.treatment
9.A.viewed B.knew C.noticed D.wondered
10.A.because B.while C.although D.providing
11.A.came out B.turned out C.proved out D.worked out
12.A.naturally B.merely C.hopefully D.actually
13.A.deciding B.investing C.relying D.working
14.A.became B.helped C.missed D.visited
15.A.patient B.operator C.fan D.publisher
16.A.smile B.sign C.mark D.mask
17.A.showed up B.passed away C.fell down D.set off
18.A.since B.but C.so D.for
19.A.guidance B.trust C.opportunity D.inspiration
20.A.promised B.swore C.replied D.thought
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Novel is typically written in a narrative (叙事) style and presented as a book. Novels tell stories, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary. The novel has been a part of human culture for over a thousand years, although its origins are somewhat debated. Regardless of how it began, the novel has remained one of the most popular and treasured examples of human culture and writing. It remains an essential part of the literary cultures of nearly all societies around the world.
Novella is classified as “Too short to be a novel,too long to be a short story”. There is no precise definition in terms of word or page count. Literary prizes and publishing houses often have their own arbitrary limits, which vary according to their particular intentions.
A short story is different from novels or novellas in that the plot is usually tied to one single chain of events. Because the reader must identify with a character quickly to become engaged, the tale is often told from the chief character’s point of view.
A drama refers to a play for the theatre,television or radio. It generally consists of chiefly dialogue between characters. It also uses dance to convey their message. Dramas usually aim at dramatic performance rather than at reading. In theater, a drama is presented by actors to an audience.
Good literary works depend on literary techniques. A literary technique can be used by authors in order to improve the written framework of a piece of literature, and produce specific effects.
Literary techniques include a wide range of approaches to crafting a work. The ability to let readers know what might happen in the future in an indirect way is possible through the technique foreshadowing. The practice of representing objects and qualities as human beings in literature is personification. Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas.
Literature | |
Definitions of literature | Definitions of literature have kept 1.all the time. |
They are connected with 2. | |
Among them are “books and writing”, “ ‘imaginative’ literature” and “written or spoken material”. | |
3.▲of literature | Poetry, with rhyme, uses unusual word order in lines, which may be a barrier to see what it 4. |
A novel takes the form of a book, talking about what is 5._up by the writer. | |
The novella, as for length, exists 6.the novel and short story. | |
A short story tells a comparatively 7.story compared with novels and novellas. | |
Dramas are performed rather than read, with the ideas expressed either orally or 8.. | |
Literary techniques | Give a warning or sign of a 9.event by using the technique called foreshadowing. |
When personification is used, something without 10.is treated as if it were a human being. | |
Symbolism is the practice of representing things by means of symbols. | |
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----What`s the result of the basketball match?
-----You see, the rain ______ it and the second half is put off till next PE class.
A.ruined B.is ruining C.will ruin D.had ruined
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I had been sitting by myself in my usual compartment for at least ten minutes, waiting for the train 1. (start). Suddenly I heard someone shouting on the platform outside. A young girl was running towards the train. The man on duty put out his hand to stop her but she ran past2. and opened the door of my compartment. Then the whistle 3. (blow) and the train started. “I nearly missed it, didn’t I?” the girl said. “How long does it4.to get to London?” “It depends on the engine driver” I said. “Some days it’s much slower than others.” “I’ll have to have my watch 5.(mend), so as not to be late again tomorrow,” she said.
“It’s my first day at work with a new firm today and they told me that the man I’m going to work for is very strict. I haven’t met him yet so I don’t know what he is like,6. he sounds a bit 7.(frighten).”
She talked about her new job 8. the way to London and before long, I realized that she was going to work for my firm. My secretary had just left so I must be her new boss. It was only fair to tell her. “Oh, dear,” she said. “9. a terrible mistake! I wish I had known”. “Never mind,” I said. “At least you’ll know when your train’s late, 10. (I) will be, too.”
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