Alice Munro was born in Wingham, Ontario. Her father, Robert Eric Laidlaw, was a fox and mink (貂) farmer, and her mother, Anne Clarke Laidlaw, was a school teacher. Munro began writing as a teenager. Her first story, The Dimensions of a Shadow, came out in 1950 while she was studying at the University of Western Ontario. During this period she worked as a waitress, a tobacco picker, and a library clerk (职员).
Munro’s first collection of stories, Dance of the Happy Shades (1968), won the Governor General’s Award, Canada’s highest literary (文学的) prize. That success was followed by Lives of Girls and Women (1971), a collection of interlinked (相互关联的) stories sometimes incorrectly described as a novel. In 1978, Munro’s collection of interlinked stories Who Do You Think You Are? was published. This book earned Munro a second Governor General’s Literary Award. From 1979 to 1982, she toured Australia, China and Scandinavia. In 1980, Munro held the position of writer in residence (住校) at both the University of British Columbia and the University of Queensland. Through the 1980s and 1990s, she published a short-story collection about once every four years.
On 10 October, 2013, Munro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. She is known as a “master of the contemporary (当代的) short story”. She is the first Canadian and the 13th woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Where does Alice Munro come from?
A. the USA. B. Canada.
C. Australia. D. England.Which of the following shows the correct order of the events?
① Munro wrote the collection—Lives of Girls and Women.
② Munro won the Governor General’s Award for the first time.
③ Munro did part-time jobs as a waitress, a tobacco picker and a library clerk.
④ Munro came to China for a trip.
| A．③①②④ | B．②①③④ |
| C．④②③① | D．③②①④ |
The best title of the passage should be “_________”.
| A．The first woman Nobel Prize winner—Alice Munro |
| B．Alice Munro—Master of the contemporary short story |
| C．Munro’s collection of interlinked stories |
| D．How can one receive the Nobel Prize in Literature |
The question whether there is life on Mars (火星) has made the public think a lot for more than a century. The closest look showed Mars to be a dusty, cold world, covered by air too thin to breathe. A British spaceship and Europe's Mars spaceship plan to land on Mars or enter orbit (轨道) around it. One of the NASA’s (美国宇航局) spaceships is expected to land on January 3, the other is going to land on the opposite side of Mars on January 24. Since 1960, over twenty spaceships sent to Mars have failed. Most have been lost on flying up or landing because those are the most difficult times of any flights. Scientists wanted to find out whether there was water in Mars. In October, a team of scientists reported that Mars had been a dry wasteland. But weeks later, a second team reported differently that they had found some marks showed clearly that they were made by the rivers. Such marks told us that Mars was a warmer place billions of years ago — just as life first appeared here on Earth. Scientists at once raise a question: if what they said is true, what happened on Mars? Then what about the earth? Which is right about Mars?
| A．It’s cold without dust. |
| B．There is no water or air. |
| C．It’s warm with some thin air. |
| D．It’s a dusty, cold world almost without air. |
Two NASA’s spaceships _______________.
| A．will land on the different sides of Mars |
| B．will land on the same day |
| C．will enter orbit around Mars |
| D．will land with a man |
The most difficult times of a flight are _______________.
| A．taking off |
| B．flying up and arriving |
| C．entering the orbit and landing |
| D．leaving the earth and entering the orbit |
A team of scientists reported that there might be_____________ in Mars.
| A．nothing but air |
| B．nothing |
| C．water billions of years ago |
| D．thick air and lakes |
What are scientists worried about when they raise the question?
| A．Life disappeared on Mars. |
| B．Spaceships can’t land on Mars. |
| C．The air on the earth gets less and less. |
| D．The earth might be changed like Mars |
What will you do if weight keeps going up? Here are ideas to help you stay healthy:
Don’t sit around
Stay active. Try to exercise 30 to 60 minutes every day. Your exercise doesn’t have to be hard. Start small. Take the stairs instead of the elevator(电梯). Walk or ride a bike to places such as school or a friend’s house. Help your mum with housework, such as cleaning windows or the bathroom. It all burns fat. Make changes from time to time so you don’t get bored: Try running, biking, skating. There are many choices. Don’t spend long hours watching TV or playing video games. Even reading a book burns more fat.
Eat healthy
Truly different kinds of food and get enough fruits and vegetables each day. Drink water and low fat milk instead of soft drinks like Cola. Stay away from fast food. Eat when you are hungry, not when you are bored or because you can’t think of anything else to. Don’t eat meals or snacks while watching TV because you’ll probably end up eating more than you need. Some worry so much about their weight that they don’t eat breakfast. This is a bad idea. Teenagers need enough food. If not, you won’t get the nutrients you need to grow normally.
Don’t rush to go on a diet
Even if you are a little heavier than your fiends, you still may be normal. Remember to talk to doctors and your parents before you decide to lose weight.
| Don’t |
Do |
| Don’t sit around |
Stay |
| Don’t spend long hours |
Even reading a book burns more fat |
| Don’t eat fast food |
Try |
| Don’t eat when you are bored or because you can’t think of anything else to do. |
Eat when you are |
| Don’t rush to go on a |
Talk to doctors and your parents before you decide to lose weight |
Have you ever hoped a toy balloon? They are very light. But there are much bigger balloons can fly very high up in the sky. They are big enough to carry people. They are called hot-air balloons.
To make a hot-air balloon go up, turn on the burner(燃烧器). That will make the air inside the balloon hotter. Then the balloon will go up.
To make the balloon go down, turn off the burner. The air inside the balloon will get cooler. Then the balloon will go down. Underneath(在….下面) the balloon there is a large basket. That is where the pilot and the passengers go.
The burner is just above the basket. You can stand in the basket and turn the burner on and off. The balloon will go where the wind is blowing the right way! Do you want the balloon to go somewhere special? First make sure the wind is blowing the right way!
People have been flying in hot-air balloons for over two hundred years. Before planes it was the only way of flying. Today people fly in hot-air balloon for fun. Some people like to race hot-air balloons.A hot-air balloon is ____
| A．smaller than a toy balloon | B．bigger than a toy balloon |
| C．the same as a toy balloon | D．lighter than a toy balloon |
Where will you sit if you want to fly in the balloon?
| A．Inside the basket | B．On top of the balloon |
| C．Under the basket | D．Inside the balloon |
You want the balloon to go up. So you will ____
| A．jump out of the balloon |
| B．let the air out of the balloon |
| C．make the air inside the balloon hotter |
| D．let the air inside the balloon cool down |
Now you are high up in the sky. If you want the balloon go down, you will _____
| A．make your friends go out of the basket |
| B．make a hole in the balloon with a knife |
| C．make the air inside the balloon hotter |
| D．make the air inside the balloon cooler |
Now everything is all right! The balloon is flying across the sky. Where are you going?
| A．Towards the sun | B．To the seaside |
| C．Where the wind blows you. | D．To the nearest mountains |
Once there were two crows (乌鸦)whose opinions(观点) were always opposite.
One day, one of the crows said to the other, “ You should realize, of course, that I can fly much higher than you.”
“ Don’t be ridiculous (荒谬的).” the other crow said. “ Everyone knows that I can fly much higher than you.”
“No, you can’t” the first crow said.
“Yes, I can” the second crow replied, and the argument went on and on.
At last they decided to have a contest to solve the argument.
“ We will compete to find out who can fly higher while carrying a bag” the first crow said.
They argued for some time because of the size of the bag, but at last came to an agreement.
Then there was a further argument about what each bag would be filled with. Finally, they agreed that the first crow would fill his bag with cotton and the second crow would fill his with salt.
The first crow thought he was clever to agree to this, because salt is much heavier than cotton. At last they were ready for the contest. Holding their bag in their mouths, they flew into the sky.
They had not been flying for long. However, when it began to rain- as the second crow had expected it would. Can you guess who could fly higher?The two crows were arguing about ____
| A．who was much clever |
| B．who can fly higher |
| C．how to fly into the sky |
| D．how to carry the bag |
The underlined phrase “came to an agreement” means ____ in Chinese.
| A．达成一致 | B．争论结束 | C．请来裁判 | D．争论升级 |
In the rain the bag with cotton in it would got ____.
| A．lighter | B．heavier | C．bigger | D．smaller |
The second crow filled his bag with salt because he thought ____
| A．salt was lighter | B．cotton was heavier |
| C．it would rain | D．he would need some salt |
How many times did the two crows argue?
| A．Once | B．Twice | C．Three times | D．Four times |
Walk to school every day? That will work, but not if you like sleep in. If you like bad smells and crowding(拥挤), the bus might be your best Choice. But why not a bicycle? A bicycle will get you there faster than your feet and will save your money.
This is why you see more bicycles than any other kind of transportation in China, about 500 million of them. That’s close to one for every two people in the whole country. But if you survey your class at school, you may will find a higher rate(比率).
Bicycles became popular because they are fun for people and at the same time help develop a strong body. No vehicle is better than a bicycle for enjoying an autumn weekend outside the city with parents or friends. You can travel on small, quiet paths. You also can park your bicycle beside the path wherever you want to stop to admire the beauty.
Cycling every day helps people build with city healthier hearts and stronger muscles(肌肉). Scientists say a 30-minute ride every day can help you lose weight.
Today, bicycles also are popular with city planners. They see bicycles as a good way to reduce heavy traffic. Unlike buses, bicycles produce no exhaust(尾气) and don’t burn energy. Many countries are encouraging more daily use of bicycles.What’s the main subject of the passage?
| A．Pollution reduction |
| B．Pollution of bicycle |
| C．Transportation of China |
| D．advantages of bicycling |
Which of the following statements may NOT help convince of bicycles?
| A．Bicycling makes people stronger |
| B．Bicycles can travel on narrow paths |
| C．Many bicycles are stolen every year |
| D．Bicycles seldom(很少)get stuck in traffic jams |
The following paragraph is taken from the article above. Which paragraph should it follow? South Korea expects a 10% increase in using bicycles by 2011. They say that could cut the cost of oil(石油)by $1.4 billion(十亿)during that period.
| A．Paragraph 1 | B．Paragraph 2 | C．Paragraph 5 | D．Paragraph 6 |
We can tell from the story that _____
| A．all Chinese students ride bicycles |
| B．if you ride a bicycle for 30 minutes a day, you’ll be thinner |
| C．there are no bicycles that burn energy |
| D．you can’t enjoy beautiful views unless you ride a bicycle |
Which of the following thing is a vehicle?
| A．A train | B．A chair | C．An orange | D．A television |
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