Daniel Defoe (about 1660—1731) was an important novelist in the English literature. When he was young, he served as a soldier and had been to Spain, Italy, France and Germany. At the same time, he went in for politics. He cared much about the development of capitalism(资本主义). He had written a lot of articles against it and he was put into prison twice for that. It was not until that he was nearly sixty that he began to write the famous novel “Robinson Crusoe”, which was published in May, 1709. It spread so rapidly that the story was known to every household very soon.
“Robinson Crusoe” can be divided into three parts. The first part is about Crusoe’s three voyages, the second part about his hunting, hiding in caves farming and his hard struggles against nature on a small island, the third about the things which happened after his return from the island. The second part is the body of the novel, in which Robinson’s characters are clearly shown. Defoe wrote his novel in a simple style and his language is easy to understand. His novel writing set a milestone of the modern English novel. In his later part of life, He was in poor health and lived very poorly. He died on April 24, 1731.
1.Deniel Defoe was _______ and the writer of _______.
A. an Englishman, “A Tale of Two Cities”
B. an American, “A Million Pound Note”
C. a French, “The Lost Necklace”
D. an English, “Robinson Crusoe”
2.How old was he when he began to write his famous novel Robinson Crusoe?
A. He was in his sixties.
B. He was in his fifties.
C. He was over 60.
D. He was sixty.
3.Robinson Crusoe can be divided into ______ parts and the first is about _______.
A. three, his journeys by sea
B. three, his characters
C. two, his lonely life
D. four, his fame
4.“Every household” in this passage means ________.
A. all members of a family
B. all people
C. every building
D. persons living in the same house
5.What was Defoe’s contribution(贡献) to the English literature?
A. He wrote a very interesting story.
B. He made people happy while reading his story.
C. He set a milestone of the modern English novel.
D. He was active in politics and was against capitalism.
Several days ago, a (shock) news broke out. A Malaysian airplane (MH370) with 239 passengers just disappeared after its departure from the airport. Almost two hours later, the plane just vanished into air,as if it never existed before.
Rumors about its (disappear) have spread fast around the world. Some people said that the plane was kidnapped by the space aliens,the so called UFO. has never been proved or confirmed true. Some people claim the aircraft exploded in the midair before landing. This might be true to some extent,but we still need more confirmative proof.
The people care most about the passengers are the family members of the passengers. They _ (wait) anxiously and even getting desperate after waiting (hope) for almost four days. tortures them most is not the sad news of their beloved ones' death, the newsless. They could get no news from anywhere or anybody about the wreckage失事.This has been driving them into craziness day by day.
We hope these people board will soon be found well and safe, and with their family members they could get together and reunited.
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two systems on the whole.
The of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated孕育 by . In China, the mother river is the Yellow River while the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own . Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture went overseas to Japan, into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same .
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was on the Mesopotamian Plain美索不达米亚平原 ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known as the of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also waters. When the colonists of England in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the difference of the language systems _ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, as a result of the far distance and the steep险峻的areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no with the other.
1.A. connectedB. separateC. ancientD. remote
2.A. preservationB. developmentC. resourceD. origin
3.A. coastsB. lakesC. riversD. mountains
4.A. stylesB. habitsC. waysD. means
5.A. hurriedlyB. graduallyC. unfortunatelyD. suddenly
6.A. madeB. crashedC. mixedD. applied
7.A. cultureB. nationC. influenceD. system
8.A. brought upB. brought outC. brought aboutD. brought along
9.A. bottomB. keyC. baseD. basement
10.A. crossedB. drunkC. swamD. dived
11.A. touched down B. put downC. got downD. settled down
12.A. evolveB. judgeC. distinguishD. rise
13.A. adds to B. results toC. turns toD. takes to
14.A. approachedB. contacted C. involved D. communicated
15.A. impact B. differenceC. connection D. familiarity
Latest statistics from the Ministry of Health showed that the incidence rate of kidney cancer increased on average by 2.5 percent annually, with men aged 55 to 65 at particular risk. "It has now become the 10th most common cancer type among men and will be on the rise in the future," said Ma Jianhui, a leading doctor at the Department of Urological Surgical Oncology of the Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
Chinese senior cancer specialists warned the public that rising kidney cancer, one of the major health problems in China in recent years, is largely due to an unhealthy lifestyle associated with obesity, smoking and drinking. Lack of healthy diet is also one of the major causes.
Though many people already know their unhealthy ways, they keep on doing it. "I smoke because I work in sales and it helps me cope with the stress of meeting targets," said Wu, after she smoked inside a public restaurant. "I know it is bad for me and I'm trying to quit, but I'm still very healthy now, and I'm optimistic about my future."
【写作内容】
1、以约30个词概括短文的要点;
2、以约120个词就“生活方式与健康”谈谈你的看法,并包含以下内容:
(1)列举你周围的不健康的生活方式;
(2)这些生活方式带来了的影响;
(3)推荐你所知的健康的生活方式。
【写作要求】
1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,语篇连贯。
智能手机(smart-phone)的使用现在已经非常普遍了,尤其是在年轻当中。它在给我们带来方便的同时,也带来了一些问题:
1、手机强大的储存功能使得人们的记忆力越来越差; 2、网络聊天、微信使得人与人之间缺乏面对面的交流,造成人际交往困难; 3、青少年沉迷于网络游戏,导致睡眠质量差,影响身体健康; 4、学生甚至做作业也依赖智能手机,不愿自己独立思考。 5、你的观点…… |
【写作内容】
1.智能手机带来的问题;
2.你的观点。
【写作要求】
只能用5个句子表达全部内容。文章开头已给出
The smart-phone has brought us great convenience. However, it has also brought us some problems.
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。以下是演讲会的资料:
A Are you interested in “Dream of the Red Mansion”(Hong Lou Meng)? Listen to a lecture on this classical novel. Venue: National Museum of Chinese Modern Literature (Beijing) Time: 9:30 A.m. Price: free Tel: 010 – 84615522 | B “Jiaguwen” is among the oldest pictographic characters in the world.How much do you know about it? Get all the answers at this free lecture. Venue: Dongcheng District Library (Beijing) Time: 9:00 a.m. Price: free Tel: 010 – 64013356 |
C Former United Nations interpreter Professor Wang Ruojin speaks about her experiences at the UN and shares her understanding of the cultural differences between East and West. Venue: National Library of China (Beijing) Time: 1:30 p.m. — 4:00 p. m. Price: free Tel: 010 – 68488047 | D Qi Baishi, one of China’s greatest modern painters, was also a poet, calligrapher(书法家) and seal-cutter(刻印者). Can you appreciate his works? Then come to spend the time with us. Venue: Beijing Art Academy Time: 9:00 A.m. – 11:00 A.m. Price: 10 Yuan Tel: 010 - 65023390 |
E It is the year of the Dog, and you can see “Fu” everywhere. But how much do you know about dogs–man’s best friend? What is “Fu” and where does it come from? Why do people hang “Fu” character upside down on the door? Get all the answers from this free lecture. Venue: Capital Library (Beijing) Time: 2:00 p. m. Price: free Tel: 010 - 67358114 | F About 160 cultural relics from Guangdong, Macao and Hong Kong are on display to April 15th. Meanwhile experts will talk about the important roles these three cities have played in the past two thousand years of Sino–Western exchanges. Venue: Beijing Art Museum Time: 2:00 p. m. – 5:00 p. m. Price: 20 Yuan, students 10 Yuan Tel: 010 - 83659337 |
以下是想去听演讲的人员的基本信息,请匹配适合他们的演讲内容。
1.Alice is now studying in Beijing University, and she is especially interested in Chinese writing. In her spare time she enjoys drawing, writing poems and is fond of sharing her pieces with her classmates.
2. Simon comes from Egypt. He is now studying in Beijing Art Academy. He shows great interest in Chinese ancient characters. Now he wants to know much about it.
3. Lora and Peter, visiting professors from Australia, are both crazy about Chinese traditional culture. At weekends they like to call on Chinese families to learn about Chinese festivals as well as their history.
4. Edward is a senior student in Beijing Foreign Language University. He likes traveling very much and has made up his mind to work as an interpreter for some joint–venture enterprises (合资企业).
5. Steve and Mark are both studying in the Chinese Department of China’s Renmin University. They want to do some research on Chinese ancient literature.