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
For many years , Hawaii has been a magic name to people who like to travel. People on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of ocean. Their dreams always include at least on scene of a sunset over the ocean. In the tropical （热带的）lands, the sun drops like a ball of golden fire into the sea. And it drops so quickly that you can almost see it move. The sun leaves behind a glow that lights the skies in the quiet water.
People often have a quiet, peaceful time—perfect for a leisurely walk along the water. This scene is not too different from the dramatic beauty that greeted the first strangers to these islands centuries ago. They were Polynesia people who came from Tahiti in canoes that much bigger than small boats.
They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees, but there were no grand hotels like the ones we see nowadays. The first people came to Hawaii nearly two thousand years ago, but skyscraper hotels were only built in the last 30 years. Now jet airplanes make it possible to fly to Hawaii for a weekend from Tokyo or San Francisco or Los Angeles.
Wherever people come from, they really want to see the original（原始的，最初的） beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountains called Diamond Head which is almost hidden by the tall hotels.Hawaii is a name __________.
| A．given by people who like to travel |
| B．attracting a lot of travelers |
| C．with an interesting story behind it |
| D．talked about by both the Japanese and Americans. |
The most magic thing on these beautiful islands is
| A．the tropical plants |
| B．a leisurely walk along the beach |
| C．the sunset |
| D．the quiet water |
Which of the following does not belong to “the original beauty of Hawaii”
| A．White sand beaches | B．Waving palm trees |
| C．Tall hotels | D．The Diamond Head Mountain |
The meaning of the underlined word is ________
| A．very beautiful |
| B．expensive and comfortable building |
| C．low and pleasant building |
| D．very tall building |
The last paragraph suggests _________.
| A．The scenery nowadays is different from the original beauty |
| B．It is not quite easy to see the original beauty, because some of the scenery is almost hidden by tall hotels |
| C．The scenery nowadays is unchanged |
| D．It is difficult to see the original beauty because things have completely changed in the last twenty-five years |
Colorful hair speaks more about beauty. Now it becomes popular and people are dyeing their hair to make it different. Dyeing hair with natural products is good for health while dyeing with chemicals is harmful. Researches have found that dyeing hair with chemicals can make people have cancer.
Lead(铅)is very harmful for the human body and it is used in most hair dyes. Since the base of hair is the scalp(头皮)，you may have allergic reaction(过敏反应).
While dyeing your hair it is important to take some safety measures. You can follow them even when you are applying(涂) dye on your hair at home.
• It is better to apply hair dye for a few minutes. If you leave your hair with dye, longer than the necessary time，then you may get some skin problems.
• Don't forget to wear gloves while applying dye on the hair. This will protect the skin of your
hands.
• After applying hair dye it is important to wash your hair with water.
• Hair dyes are made of chemicals. If you mix different hair dyes ,there may be chemical reaction. So, It is not a good idea to mix different hair dyes at the same time.
• Finally all the bags of hair dyes carry the directions(说明书 ) Try to follow them very carefully. This will lower the chance of allergic reaction. What do most hair dyes contain?
| A．Iron | B．Silk. | C．Lead | D．Gold |
What does the underlined word "it" refer to?
| A．Beauty | B．Health. | C．Blackhair. | D．Colorfulhair. |
How can you make the chance of allergic reaction lower?
| A．Dyewithchemicaldye. |
| B．Mixdifferenthairdyesatthesametime. |
| C．Leaveyourhairwithdyelonger. |
| D．Doasthedirectionstellyou. |
From the passage，we can infer that _____
| A．amanwhooftendyeshishairmayhavecancer |
| B．amanwhodoesn’tliketowashhairmayhavecancer |
| C．leadisgoodforthehumanbody |
| D．wemustn'tdyeourhair |
What's the main idea of the passage?
| A．Howtodyeourhair. |
| B．Dyeinghairisharmful. |
| C．Tipsoilprotectingourhair. |
| D．Makeourhairmorebeautiful. |
The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon Hill wrote, “whatever the mind of man can conceive (设想) and believe, the mind can achieve.”
A young man asked Socrates （苏格拉底） the secrets to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. When they meet, Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and pressed him into the water. The boy struggled（挣扎） to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy stared turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp（大口喘气） and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were there?” the boy replied. “Air.” Socrates said,“ That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret.”
A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment(成就). Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results. What do you need to succeed according to this passage?
| A．A burning desire. | B．A good motivation. |
| C．Secrets to success | D．A good accomplishment |
Why did the young man go to Socrates?
| A．Because he wanted to dive. |
| B．Because he wanted to succeed. |
| C．Because he was a friend of his. |
| D．Because he wanted get some skills. |
How did the young man go down under the water?
| A．He tried to get some secret things Socrates put there. |
| B．He wanted to make Socrates believe he could succeed. |
| C．He was made and kept there by Socrates |
| D．Socrates didn’t like him and tried to kill him. |
Why did Socrates do and say that to the young man?
| A．Because he wanted him to know if he could swim well. |
| B．Because the young man was too foolish to understand him. |
| C．Because the young man made him angry. |
| D．Because he wanted him to understand what he needed for success. |
Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．A weak desire cannot take you to success. |
| B．A burning desire can make you succeed anytime. |
| C．The secret to success is to take a deep breath under the water. |
| D．Socrates is the only one who knows the secret to success. |
Ten years ago, most Chinese teenagers chose politicians (政治家) as their idols（崇拜者）. Who do they admire(崇拜) today？ According to a survey released by Beijing Normal University, their top three choices are their father, their mother and Jay Chou.
Who are Teens’ readers’ heroes？ Let’s have a look.
Jiang Yiling, 14, Wuhan：My idol is my mom. When I was young I had a surgery (手术) on my leg and couldn’t walk for a long time. My mother left her job to take care of me. She carried me back and walked up and down the stairs every day. My mother is a woman with a powerful heart.
Lin Yijian, 12, Xiamen：I admire Arnold Schwarzenegger (阿诺德·施瓦辛格). I love his movies, in which he often plays a good guy beating bad people. His muscles (肌肉) also add to his charm (魅力). And then he became the governor of California．I hope to live a life like his.
Ma Huilin, 14, Anshan：I appreciate (欣赏) Taiwanese singer Jimmy Lin(Lin Zhiying). He sings well and he is also a funny guy. I admire my English teacher, too. She speaks very good English. My dear parents are also my idols. My father is an excellent swimmer and my mother is good at math.
Chen Shengsheng, 14, Shanghai：I admire Su Shi, a talented writer in ancient China．Reading Su’s poems and other writings, I see a person with a noble (高贵的) personality and brilliant talent. I appreciate his attitude towards life. He suffered setbacks (挫折) but never gave up.
任务：请阅读上面短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息。
| Name |
Age |
Idol |
Reason |
| Jiang Yiling |
Fourteen |
Her mom |
She is a woman |
| Lin Yijian |
Arnold Schwarzenegger |
He likes his movies and his muscles. |
|
| Ma Huilin |
Fourteen |
Jimmy Lin, her English teacher and |
They are each excellent in different ways. |
| Chen Shengsheng |
Fourteen |
Su Shi |
He is noble and brilliant, and he has |
The aim of students who come to school is to study. But to study requires a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.
The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good result.
In studying we must have patience. If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one until we have learned the first one.
When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.
We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we’ve learned can be used well and made better.
Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.
根据短文内容回答下列问题。What’s the main idea of the passage?
.When is the best time to read?
__________________________________________.How many ways for studying are mentioned in the passage?
.Why must we always ask “whys” in our study?
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