When I was a kid, I loved reading history, science fiction, detective stories, but especially comics. I had piles of them and kept talking my Dad into making more shelves for me. One day, I read about a 13-year-old boy who had actually written one of my favorite comics, Legion of Super-Heroes, and I said, “I can do that too.” That year, I was two years younger than the writer.
Three years later, a friend and I started our own fan magazine about comics. It became the first place that regularly told people when their favorite comics were coming out and writers and artists were working on them. Because of the magazine, I won the awards for The Comic Reader, but more important, it got many of the people in the field to know who I was.
One day when I was visiting DC Comics for news for my next issue, one of the editors a chance to write text for his comic. Suddenly, at 16, I was getting paid to write.
I was able to pay for my college classes working as an assistant editor at DC Comics and learned how to write comics stories while I was there. I wrote hundreds of stories. Over the years, I worked as an editor and an executive (主管) for the company, eventually serving as a president and publisher, until earlier this year. Now I’m back to my first love, writing comics again.
Every morning, I open my e-mail and find pages of art sent in by artists across the country who draw my stories. When I’m tired of working on the stories, I can go online and find my readers commenting on my stories or telling me when I make mistakes.
Keep reading and writing, it’s a wonderful way to live.
1.At what age did the author win the awards for The Comic Reader?
A. 13 B. 14.
C. 15. D. 16.
2.What is the author’s present job?
A. An editor. B. A comics writer.
C. A painter. D. A publisher.
3.How is the passage mainly developed?
A. By listing some data. B. By giving examples.
C. By following time order. D. By making comparisons.
假定你是李华，你的美国好友Eric将随团前往你校访问。他来信咨询接待事宜。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 活动内容；
2. 饮食住宿。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。每处错误仅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。
They are the sort of friend who are so close they trust each other with their lives. If one falls, the other is there catch him.
One is Wellman, his legs were permanently injured nine years before in a rock-climbing accident. The other is Corbett. He is a experienced rock climber. Together with, they climbed up Half Dome，the famous 2,000-foot rock in the Yosemite National Park.
However, their climb of Half Dome is not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, but Corbett dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place, stopping the fall at 20 feet. Her quick action probably saved his friend life.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite 1. to sail a boat Wind is one of our cleanest and 2. (rich) power sources, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills (风车) 3. (begin) to be used in ancient Iran back in 4. seventh century BC. They were first 5. (introduce) to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of 6. (use) wind power.
For many 7. (century), people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. 8. electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use 9. (they) to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. Today, there is a 10. (globe) movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his schooling by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to ____ for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve ____ a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked ____ so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it ____, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she ____. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a ____.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger ____, but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors were confused. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called in to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly，now ____, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light ____ his eyes. Immediately, he ____ and went down through the hospital hall into her room. ____ in his doctor s gown he went in to see her. He ____ her at once. He went back to the consultation room and ____ to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave ____ attention to her case.
After a long ____ the battle was won. Dr. Kelly ____ the business office to pass the final bill to him for ____.
He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was negative that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her ____. She read these words...
“Paid in full with a glass of ____.” (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she ___ _ silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
1.A. call B. make C. beg D. prepare
2.A. while B. when C. though D. unless
3.A. thirsty B. lazy C. tired D. hungry
4.A. slowly B. wildly C. steadily D. hurriedly
5.A. announced B. shouted C. replied D. doubted
6.A. reward B. value C. prize D. kindness
7.A. physically B. mentally C. normally D. properly
8.A. rich B. famous C. gentle D. manly
9.A. fixed B. filled C. consulted D. reflected
10.A. rose B. raised C. got D. left
11.A. Worn B. Having C. Putting D. Dressed
12.A. recognized B. knew C. spared D. regained
13.A. desired B. declared C. determined D. declined
14.A. special B. ordinary C. normal D. private
15.A. decision B. preparation C. struggle D. debate
16.A. ordered B. requested C. confused D. encouraged
17.A. check B. study C. observation D. approval
18.A. presentation B. preference C. attention D. arrangement
19.A. milk B. water C. juice D. kola
20.A. praised B. pretended C. pressed D. prayed
Please wear loose clothing, mostly cotton. It is obvious that wearing clothing that is loose rather than tight is welcomed in summer. 1.. This carries away the warmth that your body produces and allows cooler air to flow back in.
2.. When it’s really hot out, materials that “breathe” — allowing the flow of air through the fabric (衣料) itself — also work to keep you cool. Cotton and linen are among the most breathable fabrics，so look for clothes made of those substances.
Your body controls its temperature via a small peanut-shaped section of the brain known as the hypothalamus (下丘脑). 3.. It turns the temperature up or down based on various factors — such as how cold or hot the skin is.
Certain parts of the skin have a larger influence than others. 4.. They get their name because you can feel your pulse there, and the reason you can do that is because vessels are so close to the edge of your skin that one can easily hear or feel the flow of blood.
When you want to lower your body temperature, cooling those pulse points with cold water or ice sends a signal to the brain that says, “Turn cold.” 5.. Focus on pulse points that are easy to reach: the insides of your wrists, the area around your temple, and your neck. Holding an ice pack or even a cold washcloth against the skin on these regions will make your entire body feel cooler.
A. It allows air to flow past the skin
B. Sweating helps to cool off the skin
C. These areas are called pulse points (脉冲点)
D. The type of fabric you wear has an influence, too
E. This fools your brain into turning down its thermostat (恒温器)
F. This region works almost like a thermostat in a home
G. Exercising in extreme heat is usually not recommended
