It is believed that Huck Finn is based on（基于）a childhood friend of Mark Twain's． In fact， Twain was not alone in basing a fictional character（虚构的角色）on a real﹣life person．
Severus Snape / John Nettleship
Severus Snape is a skillful wizard（巫师）teaching magic in Harry Potter． The writer， J．K． Rowling， once said that the character was based on a teacher of hers．
The teacher turned out to be John Nettleship， who taught Rowling chemistry． At first， Nettleship felt surprised． "I know I am a strict teacher，" he said． "But I don't think I am as bad as Snape!" On second thoughts， however， he said that he was so ill﹣tempered that most of his students avoided making him mad． Also， he used to wear long hair and have an untidy lab． That sounds familiar to Harry Potter fans．
Alice / Alice Liddell
Famously， Lewis Carroll's Alice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is based on Alice Liddell．
Carroll was close to the Liddell family． One day， ten﹣year﹣old Alice asked Carroll to tell her a new story． Carroll began to create his famous tale of Alice and what happened after she fell through the rabbit hole． The little girl liked the story so much that she asked him to write it down． And the rest is history．
Dill / Truman Capote
In To Kill a Mockingbird， Harper Lee based Dill on her childhood friend， Truman Capote． Capote once said， "Lee was my best friend． Have you ever read To Kill a Mockingbird？ I'm a character in that story! The story takes place just in the town where we lived!"
（1）Snape and Nettleship have something in common EXCEPT ．
A．their jobs
B．their looks
C．their hobbies
（2）What does the underlined word "ill﹣tempered " mean in Paragraph 3？
A．沉着冷静的
B．优柔寡断的
C．脾气暴躁的
（3）What made Carroll decide to create Alice's Adventures in Wonderland？
A．Alice Liddell's requirement．
B．His great interest in rabbits．
C．His experience of travelling．
（4）Being a character of To Kill a Mockingbird， Truman Capote felt ．
A．proud
B．unsatisfied
C．surprised
（5）The text is mainly about ．
A．purposes of writing fictional stories
B．introductions to famous writers' childhood friends
C．characters of fictional stories from real﹣life persons
Some advice:
First: Always play in a safe place. A park is a safe place because there are no cars.
But don’t talk to anyone that you don’t know.
Second: Before you cross the road, stop and look both ways. Look left, look right, look left again.
Third: Don’t stay near dangerous buildings or houses. Something may fall on
your head.
Fourth: Medicines or pills（药丸）can be dangerous. Never swallow（吞下）any bills or medicines you find in the cupboard.
Fifth: Wear a life jacket when you go out in a boat.
Sixth: Don't put your head out of a car , bus or train.We are safe from cars_________.
A. if we play in the street
B. if we play on the road
C. if we play in the park It’s __________ to take any pills you find in the cupboard.
A. safe B. dangerous C. allowed We_________ play games under a dangerous building.
A. should B. shouldn’t C. canYou have to _________when you go out by boat.
A .wear a life Jacket B. eat much food C wear a coatWe should________ before crossing the road.
A. look right B. look left C. look left ant right
Jeff has an illness. He is recording (录音) his words so that his little son will be able to hear his voice in the future.
Jeff caught the illness in 2011. The doctor told him that he might have only two to five years to live and the illness would make him lose his voices, so he decided to record his voice for his 13-month-old son, Bill.
His wife Gina said, “Jeff used to play and sing in a band, so his voice is important to him. I can’t imagine not having his voice around. I would certainly like Bill to know his father’s voice in this way.”
Jeff and his wife hope that they can save his real voice for their little son. He now spends his weekends and evenings recording his voice. Their little son, Bill will feel his parents ’love when he grows up.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“T”表示，不正确的用“F”表示。Jeff caught the illness in 2011.
Jeff’s illness would make him become blind.
Jeff still plays and sings in a band now.
Jeff now spends his weekends and evenings recording his voice.
The parents hope that Bill will feel their love by hearing his father’s voice.
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案．
Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws (法律) have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition (展览). There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. Australia is .
| A．the largest country in the world | B． larger than China |
| C．as large as Shanghai | D．not so large as China |
Enough laws have been made to .
| A．increase the population | B．grow more plants |
| C．fight against pollution | D．show wild flowers |
Perth is .
| A． the capital of Australia | B． in the west of Australia |
| C． in the east of Australia | D． the biggest city in Australia |
In Perth you may visit a wild flowers' exhibition in .
| A．October | B．January | C．May | D．July |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted. |
| B．Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population. |
| C．We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep. |
| D．If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep. |
根据下面一篇短文的内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的用"T"表示，错误的用"F"表示。
Miss Grey lived in a small house. She was old and did not like noise at all, so she was very pleased when her noisy neighbor moved out. A young man moved in and Miss Grey thought the man seemed to be quiet.
But at three o'clock the next morning, the noise of a dog woke her up. She thought she had never heard a dog there before. It must be the young man's dog. So she telephoned the young man, said something bad about the dog and then hung up the telephone before he could answer. Nothing more happened until three o'clock the next morning. Then Miss Grey's telephone rang, and when she answered, a voice said, "You telephoned me twenty-four hours ago. Now I've rung you up to say that I haven't a dog."Miss Grey felt sorry when her noisy neighbour moved out.
Miss Grey's new neighbour was as noisy as the old one.
Some noise woke her up in the early morning.
She thought the new neighbour had brought a dog with him.
The young man rang up Miss Grey in the early morning, because he wanted to punish(惩罚) her.
阅读填空 阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补充全文后表格中所缺失的信息。答案直接填在表中题号后的横线上。
Different countries have different manners. Before coming into a house in some Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very muddy(多泥的),this is not the case. A guest in a Chinese house never finishes a drink. In Malay house, too, a guest always leaves a little food .In England, a guest always finishes a drink to show that he has enjoyed it .Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does not do.
He never laughs at people when they are in trouble. Instead he tries to help them .He is always kind both to people and animals. When people are waiting for a bus, he takes his turn. He does not push to the front of the queue. On the bus, he gives his seat to an old person or a lady who is standing next to him . If he accidentally knows into someone, or gets in their way ,he says "I'm sorry". He says "Please" "Excuse me" when he makes a request and "Thank you" when he receives something. He stands up when he speaks to a lady or an old person, and he does not sit down until the other people are seated.
| Countries and a well mannered person does |
Manners |
| In some Asian countries before coming into a house In In In England, A well-mannered person says “Thank you” |
It is good to You needn’t take off your shoes. a guest always leaves a little food a guest always finishes a drink to When |
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