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Task 1

Fiction worth reading

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Aliens（外 星 人）have attacked Earth twice and almost destroyed human beings.Humans couldn't lose anymore.Therefore,the world government has started to train military geniuses in the arts of war.Ender Wiggin is taking part in this training.He wins all the games.He knows time is running out,but can he save the planet? It is good science fiction for boys.

The Broken Earth Trilogy（三部曲）by N.K.Jemisin

Moving into more modern territory,each entry of N.K.Jemisin's The Broken Earth Trilogy won a Hugo Award when it was first published.It's a science-fiction story married to fantasy elements that is one of the most famous pieces of literature.

The Expanse series by James S.A.Corey

This spectacular series consists of nine books.I know that looks like a lot of novels,but trust me,they are absolutely worth reading.The Expanse is easily one of the best sci-fi series in history,and now the TV adaptation has become one of the best sci-fi shows in history.The first book starts in our solar system and expands beyond it with a growing cast of characters that will feel like family after a dive into this fantastic series.

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

This is the only stand-alone（独立的）book on this list,as the rest are all in a series,so if you don't feel like investing in 300,000 pages of content,Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash is for you.This book is the heir（继承人）to Neuromancer's cyberpunk throne and an absolutely excellent read from Stephenson.The author uses virtual reality as his setting,and the main character is a pizza deliveryman in one world and a warrior prince in another.

1.Whose novel is about saving the planet by training military geniuses?

A.Orson Scott Card's. B.N.K.Jemisin's.

C.James S.A.Corey's. D.Neal Stephenson's.

2.Which one is suitable if you like award-winning fiction?

A.Ender's Game. B.Snow Crash.

C.The Expanse series. D.The Broken Earth Trilogy.

3.What is special about Snow Crash?

A.It's the longest story. B.It's about the solar system.

C.It's not a series. D.It's extremely fantastic.

Task 2

Let a great book to the heart,and we discover a new world,a world of dreams and magic.To enter and enjoy this new world,we need to love and explain literature.Behind every book is a man,behind the man is the race,and behind the race are the natural and social environments.In a word,we wish to enjoy and understand literature.__1__

The first quality of literature is its description of truth and beauty.In fact,we are surrounded with truth and beauty.__2__Men pass a field and see only dead grass;but a poet stops and looks deeper,saying,“Yesterday's flowers am I.”One who reads it can see the beauty that is hidden in his eyes.

The second quality is its appeal to our feelings and imagination.__3__When Christopher asks in the presence of Helen,“Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?”he opens a door through which our imagination enters a new world,a world of love and heroism.

The third quality is its permanence.To achieve this,it should contain two elements:universal humanity and personal style.__4__It also takes on a personal style—no writer can describe human life without reflecting his own life and experiences.

__5__It is also the written record of man's thoughts and feelings,and the history of the human soul.

A.The first step is to determine some of its significant qualities.

B.Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says.

C.Therefore,what amazes us about literature is its essential qualities.

D.In summary,literature is the expression of life in forms of truth and beauty.

E.Good literature reflects basic human nature—love and hate,joy and sadness.

F.Literature will provide us with a vivid picture of what will happen in future life.

G.But some remain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention.

Task 3

One of Mark Twain's classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.It is__1__in a small American town in the 19th century.The people in this town are very traditional and live a quiet life.

The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer,who lives with his aunt Polly.He is often in__2__with his aunt.Aunt Polly is very kind,but Tom thinks she is always trying to control him.

Tom is different from the other children in the town.He loves adventure.He does a lot of bad things,but he never really__3__anyone.He tries very hard not to go to school,and often jumps__4__his bedroom window at night to meet his friends.He is very clever.One day,Aunt Polly asks him to do some painting,and he__5__to get all the boys in the town to do the work for him by inventing a new__6__game.It is these little stories__7__make readers want to keep reading the novel,but it is the adventures that are the most important part of the book.

Tom's best friend is Huckleberry Finn,a boy who has no home.In one adventure,they spend the night outside,and they see a man kill another man__8__.Later in the book,Tom,Huckleberry and another boy decide to leave the town because they think that life there is too boring.They__9__to an island in the middle of a river.They__10__fires,catch fish and sleep under the stars.They also make a__11__to travel up and down the river.__12__seeing the boys for days,the people in the town think that they have died.One day,when Tom comes back to his aunt's house to leave a letter__13__that he is not dead,he hears his aunt talking about his funeral（葬礼）.__14__,Tom has an idea.On the morning of their funeral,the boys run back into the town and__15__their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.

1.A.made B.set C.taken D.written

2.A.trouble B.silence C.peace D.regret

3.A.damages B.destroys C.ruins D.hurts

4.A.out of B.into C.onto D.in front of

5.A.affords B.fails C.manages D.struggles

6.A.fighting B.painting C.touring D.sailing

7.A.which B.that C.what D.where

8.A.in charge B.in advance C.in the long term D.in the dark

9.A.run into B.run away C.run across D.run out of

10.A.catch B.set C.make D.put

11.A.bike B.boat C.camel D.cage

12.A.By B.Upon C.At D.Without

13.A.instructing B.praising C.saying D.meaning

14.A.Then B.Besides C.Also D.Lastly

15.A.plan B.present C.upset D.attend

Task 4

第一部分 语法填空

What is classic literature?Classics are the antiques of the literary world that 1._______（write）a long time ago,such as novels,plays and poems.They were written so well 2._______people still read them nowadays.They are examples of great writing and wisdom,and even those written centuries ago can still be found in bookshops and libraries today.

A lot of classics were written so long ago and their language characteristics are quite different from 3._______of modern works.This makes them difficult for some people 4._______（read）,so they are often left to gather dust on shelves.Many people do not read them,because they think classics are old and boring and seem not 5._______（close）related to life today.

However,if this is true,why do we still find these classics in bookshops and libraries?They have not disappeared and still have 6._______place in the world.Why else would so many films 7._______（base）on them be successful? In 1996,an award-winning film adapted from Jane Austen's novel Emma 8._______（come）out.Three years later,in 1998,a modern 9._______（adapt）of Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations appeared in cinemas.Nobody would bother to make these classic novels into films if they had nothing to do 10._______contemporary life.

第二部分 书面表达

假定你是李华，你校阅览室准备购置一批英文图书，现征集学生意见。请你用英文写一封邮件至校长信箱，推荐一些英文书籍，内容包括：

1.推荐的类型；

2.推荐的理由。注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir,

Yours,

Li Hua

Task 5

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

A wealthy man and his son liked to collect rare works of art.They had everything in their collection,from Picasso to Raphael.They would often sit together and admire these great works of art.

When the Vietnam conflict broke out,the son went to war.Unfortunately,he died in battle while rescuing another soldier.The father was in deep sorrow for his only son.

About a month later,just before Christmas,there was a knock at the door.A young man stood at the door with a large package in his hands.He said,“Sir,you don't know me.I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life.He saved many lives that day,and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and killed him instantly.He often talked about you and your love of art.”The young man held out that package.“I know this isn't much.I'm not a great artist,but I think your son would have wanted you to have this.”

The father opened the package.It was a picture of his son,painted by the young man.He stared in surprise at the way the soldier captured the personality of his son in the painting.The father was so drawn to the eyes that tears welled up in his own eyes.He thanked the young man and offered to pay for the painting.“Oh,no,sir,I could never repay what your son did for me.It's a gift.”

The father hung the picture on the wall.Every time visitors came to his home,he took them to see the portrait of his son before he showed them any of the other great works he had collected.

The man died a few years later.There was to be a great auction（拍卖）of his art collection.Many influential people gathered,excited over seeing the great paintings and having the opportunity to purchase one for their collection.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

On the platform sat the painting of the son.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Finally a voice came from the back of the room._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________