A．American & British Classics
A classic is a literary work which has stood the test of time. Generations of readers have turned to classics to discover that which is ever-lasting. Through both the works themselves and the people they mirror, we may better be able to see ourselves.
B. Creative Writing
Creating Writing does not only provide us with an opportunity to express ourselves, but also holds our attention to word choice, paragraph development, and other skills useful in writing.
C. Technical Writing
It's a course which can help you to improve your communication skills in, for arid through technology.
D. Journalism
It's a course for seniors, in which we will cover how 10 gather, write and report the news. We will discuss how information is, or can be organized.
E. Non-fiction
The course is a study of non-fiction through reading many different types of non-fiction. The course will also be about the possible changes in journalistic reporting and the sharing of personal stories of various people on various topics such as travel and adventure.
请阅读以下学生的相关信息，然后匹配和他/她拟要选择的课程：
1.______. Lucy .wants to become a famous reporter in the world. She is eager to have the course which can help her to realize her dream.
2._____. Sally's vocabulary is very large, but she can not organize what she write well, which makes her writing illogically. She wants to get some more skill of it.
3._____. Lily can not know how to communicate with others as a. writer. She needs to improve the skill of it badly.
4._______. Jenny wants to become a writer of biography. Therefore, she wants to choose a course connected with it.
5._______. Mary is interested in Mark Twain, especially his novels which arc full of humors. She really want to know some other writers who were born in the same country as Mark Twain was.
Five-time world overall short-track speed skating champion Yang Yang(A)won China’s first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal with a runaway victory in the 500m final on Saturday.
Yang Yang, putting behind her a dismal fourth place finish in the 1,500 meters three days ago, got off to a sparking lead and never looked back to cross the line in 44.187 seconds.
World-record holder and four-time European champion Evgenia Radanova followed home 0.065 seconds behind.
Another Chinese, Wang Chunju, the world champion in the shortest distance came in third, two-hundredths of a second further behind.
Yang, 25, whose name is tagged with the letter A to distinguish her from her younger teammate and namesake, Yang Yang(S), is the overall World Cup winner this season, with the top points in the 1,000m and 1,500m.
In the 1,500m, the younger Yang, 24, who won two silver medals in Nagano four years ago, crashed out while chasing herd after two South Korean teenagers, KoGi-Hyun and Choi Eun-Kyungm who eventually finished first and second. Yang Yang(A) ended up fourth.
Yang Yang(S) did not compete in the 500 meters.
1.How long did Evgenia Radanova take to finish the 500m final?
A．44.252 seconds. B．44.187 seconds.
C．44.122 seconds. D．None of the above.
2.Why did not Yang Yang(S) compete in the 500 meters?
A．She did want to. B．She was wounded.
C．She was not qualified. D．It was not mentioned.
“Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped outside the house. There was full of thick smoke.
I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see fire all around. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.
I saw a doorway in fire, then I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terrible, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry, I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I was in a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a night-dress and a borrowed man’s coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly.
She was the Mayor’s wife, and I had saved her baby.
1.When the fire arose in the middle of the night, the author was _______.
A．at home B．sleeping C．sitting in bed D．both A and B
2.The author saved the baby _____.
A．because he was very brave.
B．because he liked the baby very much.
C．but he just happened to save it.
D．because it was the Mayor’s baby.
3.He ran in the wrong direction because he _______.
A．was a stranger there B．could see nothing
C．was not completely awake D．Both A and C
4.He put the bundle over his face and ran in order to ______.
A．save the baby B．call for help
C．protect his face D．run quickly
5.Form which group of words, we can learn the fire took place out of people’s surprise?
A．old and wooden house, a bundle
B．crashed to, fell down
C．terrible, half-awake
D．bare feet, a borrowed man’s coat
Pingyao, in the center of Shanxi Province, is a famous historic cultural city of China and a world cultural heritage (遗产) site. It’s 90 kilometers south of Taiyuan on the Fen River.
People lived in Pingyao during the New Stone Age. Its long period as a county government seat has left Pingyao with lots of historic buildings and sites, with a 2,700-year history. Ninety-nine of them are under government protection, including Zhengguo Temple, Shuanglin Temple and Pingyao Ancient City.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, businessmen organized commercial (商业的) groups that did business nationwide. Shanxi Province had some of the most important ones and Pingyao was their center. In 1823, a store, known as Rishengchang (Sunrise Prosperity), traded in bank checks rather than in silver or gold coins. It was the beginning of modern Chinese banking. Branch (分支) banks were soon set up in major cities in China and other parts of Asia, leading to great development in Pingyao. Its lacquer ware (漆器) became well known.
In Pingyao Ancient City are many traditional houses and commercial buildings, 3,797 of which are protected and more than 400 of which are in good condition. Not only do the houses in Pingyao show Shanxi’s history and culture, but this large number is valuable for studying its history, customs, ancient buildings and art. Most of these houses are still used as homes and shops of local people.
In 1997, Ancient Pingyao City was listed in World Heritage List as “World Culture Heritage Site”.
1.What does the underlined word “them” (in Paragraph 2) refer to?
A．Historic buildings and sites.
B．The three temples.
C．The county government seats.
D．The 2,700-year history.
2.Which of the following about Pingyao is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Its location. B．Its tourism.
C．Its business. D．Its history.
3.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Pingyao was a leading center in _____.
A．agriculture B．raising cattle
C．commercial trade D．making gold coins
4.If you want to know about the history of banking in China, which of the following places should you visit?
A．Sunrise Prosperity. B．Zhengguo Temple.
C．A lacquer ware store. D．A commercial house.
This week was busier than usual, and I was very tired today. All I wanted to do was to go home and enjoy a bowl of good hot soup.
But when I saw my daughter’s car, I knew that it was Bryan’s night. Since his parents separated, I had tried to have my six-year-old grandson spend a few hours with me at least once a week. I had always tried to make it a special time for him. We did many interesting things; Bryan loved all these activities, and so did I. But today I had to give up our evening. I said how tired I was feeling. “Bryan, I’m sorry. Tonight I don’t feel like having fun or playing games. We’ll have our night together some other time.” I saw the sadness in Bryan’s eyes. He said, “I like soup, Grandma.” I knew he meant “Please don’t send me away. Please let me stay.” I saw the shadow (阴影) in Bryan’s eyes. Something else was changing. Maybe he thought I wouldn’t want to have him come any more — not tonight, not next week, not ever. Finally, I said OK. I was glad to see his eyes light up. After I put the soup on the stove (炉子) and turned on the TV, I fell asleep.
When I woke up, there was a coat over my legs, and the soup was gone. Bryan was on the floor, reading a coloring book and watching a television show at the same time. The poor boy must have been so bored (烦躁的)! When he found I was awake, he ran over and gave me a big hug. “I love you, Grandma,” he said. “Haven’t we had a nice time together?” His big smile and happy eyes told me that this time he meant exactly what he was saying. That was the keyword — together. We had done nothing exciting or special. But we were together.
1.What does the underlined part (in Paragraph 2) mean?
A．It was time to cook hot soup for Bryan that night.
B．This was the evening when Bryan stayed with his grandma.
C．Bryan would have a good rest that night.
D．Bryan would stay with his parents that night.
2.Why didn’t the author want to stay with her grandson that night at first?
A．She was too tired to have fun or play games with him.
B．She was sick and wanted to have a good rest.
C．She was too busy and had to work overtime that night.
D．She had to prepare soup for the whole family.
3.How many times did the author describe Bryan’s eyes?
A．1. B．2. C．3. D．4.
4.From the passage, we can infer that _____.
A．Bryan’s parents separated so he had to live with his grandma
B．Bryan was sad that night because his grandma didn’t play with him
C．the author wouldn’t want to stay with her grandson any more
D．the author and her grandson loved each other very much
"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 36 on, something good will happen some day."
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had 37 myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 38 every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that 39 stations wouldn't employ a person without 40 since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.
I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had 41 in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just 42 for me but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment had 43 as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum 44 me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer. 45 I left his office, I asked aloud," 46 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director 47 . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to 48 an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 49 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the 50 Saturday.
1. A．put B．take C．move D．carry
2. A．devoted B．designed C．found D．enjoyed
3. A．invited B．promised C．refused D．accepted
4. A．large B．all C．no D．small
5. A．experience B．examination C．agreement D．college
6. A．played B．joined C．taken D．fought
7. A．possible B．successful C．right D．important
8. A．shown B．disappeared C．resulted D．turned
9. A．woke B．advised C．demanded D．reminded
10. A．While B．After C．Before D．So
11. A．What B．How C．Whenever D．Wherever
12. A．calling B．answering C．broadcasting D．announcing
13. A．make B．act C．broadcast D．play
14. A．moved B．sorry C．thankful D．satisfied
15. A．future B．coming C．last D．later
