You may have heard of the book Moby Dick(《白鲸记》),written by the American author Herman Melville.You may also know that Moby Dick is considered one of the greatest novels ever written.However,it might surprise you to find out Herman Melville was not always a highly regarded author.
Melville’s first two novels,Typee and Omoo,were widely read and financially successfully.They were both exciting tales of adventures at sea and experiences with people in foreign lands.Melville became quite famous.However,upon the publication of his third book,Mardi,Melville’s popularity began to weaken.He was no longer interested in telling tales of pure adventure,and his writing took on a style that alienated（使疏远）the general reading public of his time.
Melville published Moby Dick in October of 1851 it was an original novel,combining aspects of sociology and philosophy,which confused readers by its complex symbolism.The book sold poorly.
Melville’s next book,Pierre,was almost completely disregarded by the public.Debt frustration and ill health finally forced Melville to take a low-paying job as a customs inspector.Eventually,Melville abandoned prose（散文）and began to write poetry.
The Civil War is the main subject of Melville’s poetry.He and his brother made a trip to the front line,and he published a book of poems,Battle-Pieces and Aspects of War,based on this experience.
Melville died in 1891 at the age of 72 at this point,his work had been completely forgotten by the public.His talent was to go unrecognized for the next thirty years.Then,in 1920s, his reputation began to improve as critics and readers rediscovered his work.Today Moby Dick is one of the best-known novels ever penned by an American author.
1.What were Melville’s first two novels mainly about?
A. His travel experience.
B. His successful communication skills.
C. Adventurous experiences in the front line.
D. Adventurous voyages and foreign experiences.
2.We can learn from the text that Moby Dick .
A. sold a little better than Pierre. B. was Melville’s favorite novel.
C. was copied from other books. D. made Melville popular again.
3.The text may be taken from .
A. a writing guide B. a literary（文学的）journal.
C. a science magazine. D. a critical book on literature.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A. The main works of Melville. B. The skills in Melville’s writing.
C. The ups and downs of Melville. D. The reason for Melville’s failure.
It’s such a happy-looking library,painted yellow,painted yellow,decorated with palm-tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof.About the size of a microwave oven,it’s pedestrian-friendly,too,waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach Country Estates,along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.
It's a library built with love.
A year ago,shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization,a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available,she announced to her family of four,“That’s what we’re going to do for our spring break!”
Son Austin,now a 10th-grader,didn’t see the point of building a library that resembles（与...相似）a mailbox.But Janey insisted and husband Peter unwillingly got to work.The 5-year-old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he’d built years earlier for daughter Abbie’s toy horses,and made a door of glass.After adding the library’s final touches（装点）,the family hung a signboard on the front,instructing users to“take a book,return a book”,and making the Henriksen library,now one several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2500 in the world,the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.
They stocked it with 20 or so books they’d already read,a mix of science fiction,reference.titles,novels and kids’ favorites.“I told them,keep in mind that you might not see it again,”said Janey,a stay-at-home mom.Since then,the collection keeps replenishing（补充）itself,thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers.The library now gets an average of five visits a day.
The project's best payoff,says Peter,are the thank-you notes left behind.“We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”
1.Janey got the idea to build a library from .
A. a visit to Brian Williams
B. a spring break with her family
C. a book sent by one of her neighbors
D. a report on a Wisconsin-based organization
2.The library was built .
A. by a ship supply company B. on the basis of toy horses
C. like a mailbox D. with glass
3.What can we infer about the signboard?
A. It was made by a user of the library.
B. It marked a final touch to the library.
C. It aimed at making the library last long.
D. It indicated the library was a family property.
4.The passage tells us that the users .
A. donate books to the library
B. get paid to collect books for the library
C. receive thank-you notes for using the library
D. visit the library over 5 times on average daily
Two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and,having gained it,to learn how to use it properly.Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather well known golf club after finishing a round.It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes.But a half-dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them.These same men can be found there day after day,and,strangely enough,each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth, successful in business and respected in the community.If material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy.Yet,it seemed to me,something very important was missing,else（否则）there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through scotch and soda.They knew,each one of them,that their productivity had ceased（停止）.When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit,it is dying.And it is even so with man.
What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours?I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking through my Bible.The words were few,but they became memorably impressed on my mind.“In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread.”
To me,that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections(memories).In fact,the battle of life,of existence,is a challenge to everyone.The immortal words of St.Paul,too,have been and always will be a great inspiration to me.At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight,I have finished the course,I have kept the faith.
1.The underlined sentence “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread” means “ ”.
A. Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your face
B. Bread comes from the sweat on your face
C. Failure is the mother of success
D. No pains,no gains
2.We learn from the passage that the author .
A. was a wealthy person in the community
B. was fond of associating with celebrities（名人）
C. held a positive attitude towards an active life
D. kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed
3.What is implied in the passage by the writer?
A. To use wealth properly,eat,drink and be merry.
B. If you cease to struggle,you cease to live.
C. As life is but like a dream,a man is like a fruit tree.
D. Where there is a will,there is a way.
近来，“中国式过马路”Chinese Style of Crossing Streets在网络上热炒。请结合下面表格写一篇短文谈谈你的看法。
现象 | 很多人过马路时不看红绿灯 |
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原因 | 1.缺乏交通安全意识 2.匆忙赶时间 | |
措施 | 1.遵守交通规则 2.你自己的建议…… |
注意： 1. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和班级名称。
2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。字数：120词左右，不可逐字翻译。
3. 参考词语：缺乏…意识 lack awareness of
Chinese Style of Crossing Streets
Chinese style of crossing streets has been a hot topic on the Internet recently.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起)不计分。
Several years before, my friend and I drove to Chicago to pay a visit our other friends. We noticed that there was a homeless man sitting at an exit of the subway. So we bought some food and gave them to him. When he saw what we have bought for him, he became exciting with joy. After seeing his reaction, my friend and I decided to help more people. One night we packed up sandwiches or bottles of water, looking for people whom were in need. When I saw the look of joy on the face of each person we helped him, I was very pleased. It was one of the most amazing feeling in my life.
I work 1. a teacher. Several years ago, I taught English to the young in a school. I had a student 2. was really very shy and somewhat challenged.
When the first class began, she immediately threw her veil (面纱) down and 3. (complete) covered her face. She sat at the back of the room by 4. (her), away from other girls. Little by little, I asked her to the middle and seated her with 5. easy-going student. She uncovered her face, and then actually began to smile more and more, even though she 6. (look) terrified at first. Again, I got her to speak in my language gradually, and even to ask me questions in English.
By the end of the semester, the girl, 7. (call) Aisha, managed 8. (stand) at the front of the class with 25 students and give a speech that she had written and prepared for. I thought this is a wonderful 9. (achieve) as she could hardly say anything when we first met.
In our last class, she said, "Thank you, Mr. Robert. You are very kind." I have been teaching for more than 25 years, but this is the 10. (nice) thing anyone has ever said to me in the classroom.
