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For the past six weeks I have been having online writing classes. I had never taken an online class before, so I did not know what to expect. Now I am about halfway through the courses, and I am doing three courses, where I am practicing writing.

These creative writing classes have been somewhat similar to those I took in a middle school. There are weekly readings where we have to discuss our thoughts, and we comment on each other’s work. But there are some differences. In my middle school, I had one novel writing class where we all sat in a circle twice a week and discussed each other’s work. Each person had a copy of the story but the author of the story was always anonymous(匿名的). This allowed people to give honest opinions since there was no face to connect the story to.

The creative article course is held in a computer lab and all of our work is done online. Every week, two people read their stories aloud to the class, and then we spend a few minutes discussing them, and then post comments on the online discussion board. Still, the main benefit of an online class is that I can choose when to turn in my homework. This allows me to choose how to manage my time.

 I think taking three creative writing courses at one time may have been a little too ambitious, but I am studying a variety of writing styles and I think I am becoming a better writer for it.

73. How long do the online writing classes that the author is taking last for in total?

A. About twelve weeks.               B. About two months.

C. About six months.                  D. About six weeks

74. What do the author’s online classes and school classes have in common?

A. Students have classes in a computer lab.

B. Students sit in a circle twice a week.

C. Students write novels every day.

D. Students discuss their reading every week.

75. Why was the author of the story anonymous during the discussion?

A. Because students didn’t want their work popular.

B. Because in this way students could express their real ideas freely.

C. Because students didn’t know each other at all.

D. Because it took students less time to finish the discussion.

76. What is the main advantage of taking online writing classes?

A. Students needn’t have face-to-face talks.

B. Students can hand in their homework late.

C. Students can arrange their time as their like.

D. Students needn’t do any homework.

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How to Read a Book

Books can be your best friends. 71 They can introduce you the things you may never see… But do you know how to read them in order to get the fullest enjoyment possible? The following tips should help.

1. Find a book. Look in the library or in one of the large bookstores. You could also ask friends if you could have a book at their book shelves. Search the selves until you find a book that looks good.Read the first page to see how it reads, and the cover text on the back of the book, if it has any. 72

2. Buy or borrow it and take it home. Do not start to read it until you have the time. 73 And set aside time to do nothing else but read, as it can be, at times, suspenseful(悬疑的), exciting and relaxing.

3. Get comfortable on the couch. Have a lamp( 灯 ) behind you, lighting the area where you are reading. Make sure the television is off and that anything else that could distract you has been attended to. 74 __.

4. Start the book by turning the pages and really enjoy it. Do not think about anything else but what you are reading. Put yourself into the action or location in the story. Once you concentrate completely, it will be difficult to put the book down. And remember that reading is not running your eyes over a book. 75 However, if you need to read the book quickly, then you do not need to pay attention to every word.

A. If you are busy doing other things, you should wait until you have finished them.

B. Get warm if you are going to be sitting still for a few hours.

C. If you are already concentrating, then buy it or borrow it.

D. Try to imagine the story in your head.

E. They can take you to places that you may never go.

F. You should read it actively and enjoy it completely.

G. Otherwise, you will miss it.


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READING COMPREHENSION

  Modern technology has allowed scientists to map the parts of the brain that are active when we dream.The brainstem(脑干)is very active, but so are other important areas at the front of the brain.These are the frontal lobes(额叶)that control emotions, memory, and experiences that come through the senses like hearing and vision.If these areas are injured, the person stops dreaming.On the other hand, the areas that control rational, logical thought are not active at all.This could explain why dreams are so strange.They have no logical sequence or time, which makes them very difficult to explain to other people when they wake up.Those dreams that combine recent events with long past events and our emotions while we are dreaming are often very strong.

  Psychologists have also done studies on people who kept dream diaries for long periods of time(up to fifty years in some cases)and have found that what we dream is very much connected with how we think and behave when we are awake.So an extrovert, adventurous person will have extrovert, adventurous dreams.A shy person will be a shy person in his dreams.People who are important to us will often be in our dreams and so will things that worry us or make us happy.

  So what’s the conclusion?Well, nobody really knows.But scientists are now suggesting that dreams have absolutely no purpose at all.When we are awake we are“thinking”all the time.Some of the thinking is useful and has a purpose.But we often just“think”about nothing in particular while we’re waiting for the bus or walking to work.And that’s what the brain is doing when we are asleep-just thinking.Sometimes it’s interesting and sometimes it’s boring.

  Doing the research for this article had made me more interested in my dreams rather than less.I might even start a dream diary!But nothing that I’ve read explains why I sometimes have an embarrassing dream.

(1)

According to the passage, which part of the brain is not so active when we are dreaming?

[  ]

A.

Brainstem of the brain.

B.

Frontal lobes of the brain.

C.

The part controlling memory.

D.

The part controlling rational, logical thought.

(2)

It is difficult for us to explain our dreams to others because ________.

[  ]

A.

the areas that control emotions are not active

B.

dreams combine recent events with past events

C.

dreams have no logical sequence or time

D.

the brainstem of the brain is very active

(3)

Generally speaking, what you have dreamt may mostly have something to do with ________.

[  ]

A.

a shy person whom you’ve met

B.

an adventurous person you’ve met

C.

the people you have forgotten

D.

what you think when you’re awake

(4)

What the brain is doing when we are asleep ________.

[  ]

A.

has no purpose

B.

is always boring

C.

is useful for us

D.

is about a bus

(5)

We can infer from the passage that ________.

[  ]

A.

the writer is used to writing a dream diary

B.

the brainstem is very active in the dream

C.

things that worry us can be in our dream

D.

what we see can be analyzed by frontal lobes

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Reading Comprehension

DirectionsRead the following three passagesEach passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C andDChoose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage

  MrDawson was an old bad-tempered(坏脾气的)man, and everyone in town knew itKids knew not to go into his yards to pick apples, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun

  One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was walking out with her friend AmyThey had to go by Dawson's house, but as they got close Janet saw him sitting on his front porch and suggested they cross over the streetLike most, she was scared of the old man

  Amy said not to worryWhen they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown(皱眉), but when he saw it was Amy, he gave a big smile

  Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying overnight with her and they were going to listen to music and play gamesDawson told them that sounded fun, and gave them each an apple

  Later, Janet asked Amy, Everyone says he's the meanest man in townHow come he was so nice to us?

  Amy explained that when she first started walking past his house he wasn't very friendly, but she pretended he was wearing an invisible smile and so she always smiledIt took a while, but one day he half smiled back

  After a while, he started smiling real smiles and then talked to herShe said he always offers an apple now, and is always very kind

  If we remember that everyone wears an invisible smile, we too will find that most people can't resist our kindness after a while

  We are always busy trying to achieve so much that we forget how simply we can bring cheer to ourselves and othersGiving a smile takes so little effort; let's make sure that we're not the ones that others have to pretend are wearing invisible smile

(1)

Why didn't kids enter MrDawson's yard?

[  ]

A.

The gate was kept locked

B.

MrDawson never smiled

C.

They would make trouble

D.

MrDawson treated them badly

(2)

Janet suggested walking on the other side of the street to ________

[  ]

A.

meet some other friends

B.

find out where MrDawson was

C.

avoid passing by MrDawson's house

D.

see what MrDawson was doing

(3)

What did MrDawson do when he saw Amy?

[  ]

A.

He smiled on her

B.

He forced an invisible smile

C.

He came after her with his gun

D.

He frowned as usual

(4)

Janet couldn't understand why ________

[  ]

A.

Amy was kind to MrDawson

B.

MrDawson was so friendly

C.

MrDawson was so mean

D.

Amy was not afraid of MrDawson

(5)

The main idea of the last paragraph is that ________

[  ]

A.

smiling is not difficult at all

B.

smiling can make our life different

C.

we should bring more smiles to others

D.

we should wear invisible smiles

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  A train sped up through the countryside at 60 mph as a“traveller”relaxes with his newspaper. But this is no businessman taking it easy—the driver of the passenger express(快车)is doing the reading.
  A Sunday Express reader caught this Virgin employee on film as the train sped through Derbyshire on its way to Plymouth from Newcastle.
  Virgin,which has come under repeated criticism over their rail service, yesterday fired the driver after being shown the photograph. A spokesman said an inquiry(调查)was under way to make sure exactly what he was doing and why he appeared to have taken his eyes off the track ahead.
  The picture comes in the week that the public inquiry into the Southall rail disaster, which claimed seven lives, heard that the driver at the centre of that case had earlier been spotted with his feet on the control button of his cab.
  Larry Harrison,who worked for Great Western Trains,drove through two warning signals before crashing at 60 mph into a waiting train.
  The reader who took this picture was standing on a bridge outside Chesterfield early one summer’s evening. He said,“I only realized what I’d got when I had the pictures developed. I couldn’t believe it.”
  “As far as I could see,there was no one else in the cab with the drive,unless they were hiding, The person with the paper open was certainly sitting in the driver’s normal seat.”
  The photographer works on the railways and does not want to be named,but he added,“I’ve seen many drivers with their feet on the control panel but I’ve never seen them reading papers like this. There is an automatic warning system and driver’s safety device which reminds him when he passes yellow and red signals. But you should never take your eyes off the track and rely only on sounds because you could have unexpected objects on the line or suddenly have speed limits given.”
63.Who is the“traveller”mentioned in the first paragraph?
A.A train driver.       B.A businessman.
C.A passenger.         D.A newspaper reader.
64.The train ______________when the picture was taken.
A.was driving to Plymouth
B.was ready for a picture
C.had seven people on it
D.crashed into another train
65.Who took the picture of the driver of the passenger express?
A.A professional photographer.
B.A newspaper reporter.
C.Another train driver.
D.A member of the railway staff.
66.According to what we have read,we may find this passage most probably______________.
A.at a train station
B.from a news report
C.from a driver’s safety guide
D.from the police inquiry

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