A trick question: Can you name the only three writers who have won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction twice? Faulkner, yes； Updike. And? Hats off if you came up with Booth Tarkington.
And yet his two prize-winners——"The Magnificent Ambersons" and " Alice Adams”, just reissued in one volume by the Library of America—are not even the most commercially successful novels of his extraordinarily successful career. Nine of his books were ranked among the top ten sellers of their year, and the strangely dissimilar The Turmoil and Seventeen were the No. 1 sellers in consecutive（连续的）years. And then there's Penrod, probably the most beloved boys' book since Tom and Huck, though I can't recommend a stroll down that particular memory lane.
There are thirty or so novels, countless short stories and serials, a string of hit plays. And there were countless honors: Tarkington was not only commercial but literary—not just the Pulitzers but in 1933 the gold medal for fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, which Edith Wharton and William Dean Howells had won previously. As early as 1922, the Times had placed him twelfth on a list of the twelve greatest contemporary American men.
As for booksellers, in 1921 they voted him the most significant contemporary American writer. Nothing ever changes. How to explain this remarkable career—the quick rise to fame, the unaffected reputation over several decades, and then the pronounced fall into shadowiness? If you read all his fiction, you find a steady although uninspired hand at the helm. Slowly, painstakingly （费力地），Tarkington had taught himself to write reliable prose （散文）and construct appealing fictions ； he was modest—always literate but never showy. You could count on him to catch your interest even if he failed to grasp your imagination or your heart. And he was always a gentleman.
1.What does "Hats off" underlined in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.Show respect. B.Feel nervous.
C.Throw away hats. D.Take off hats.
2.Which book is possibly popular among boys?
A.The Magnificent Ambersons. B.Alice Adams.
C.Penrod. D.Seventeen.
3.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.Tarkington's works and honors. B.Tarkington's personality.
C.Tarkington's social position. D.Tarkington's achievements.
4.What's the authors attitude to Tarkington?
A.Doubtful. B.Objective.
C.Negative. D.Admiring.
The following books have been published recently, and maybe you would like to read them.
This Atmosphere of Love
Franklin Bass Jr.
www.authorhouse.com
Paperback丨E-book
$12.95丨$3.99
This Atmosphere of Love shares Franklin Bass Jr.’s poetry collection from 2008 to 2012 that speaks about his true feelings and experiences of love.
An Irish Girl
Marilyn Hering
www.iuniverse.com
Paperback丨E-book
$13.99丨$3.99
Inspired by true events of the Irish famine(饥荒), An Irish Girl combines a tale of the famine with a heart-broken story of love and loss.
The Prison Planet
Handbook
Denis Goodwin
www.xlibris.com
Hardback丨Paperback丨E-book丨Audiobook
$46.98丨$34.45丨$4.99丨$9.99
Sometimes, the reality prescribed to us doesn’t explain what we experience. If you too know something isn’t right and want to see the bigger picture, the bottom line is here.
A Deadly Homecoming
Jane Bennett Munro
www.iuniverse.com
Hardback丨Paperback丨E-book丨Audiobook
$23.99丨$13.99丨$3.99丨$9.99
When her mother asks her to investigate a friend’s disappearance, Toni Day heads to her hometown to solve a complex murder case that leaves her own life hanging in the balance.
1.Who is a poet among the following writers?
A.Jane Bennett Munro B.Marilyn Hering.
C.Denis Goodwin. D.Franklin Bass Jr.
2.What kind of book is An Irish Girl?
A.A biography B.A storybook
C.A documentary. D.A reference book.
3.Which book will you read if you like a thriller?
A.The Prison Planet. B.A Deadly Homecoming.
C.An Irish Girl. D.This Atmosphere of Love.
I was responding to a call from a small brick flat(用砖做的公寓) in a quiet part of town. I assumed I was being sent to pick up some party-goers，or someone who had just had a fight with a lover，or a worker heading to an early shift at some factory for the industrial part of town.
When I arrived at 2：30 a.m., thebuildingwas dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under such circumstances, manydriversjust honk(按喇叭) once or twice，wait a minute，then drive away. But I had seen too many weak people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation.
Unless a situation smelled of danger，I always went to thedoor.
This passenger might be someone who needsmy assistance，I reasoned to myself. So I walked to the door and knocked. “Just a minute，” answered a frail，elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor. After a long pause，the door opened.A small womanin her 80s stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat，like somebody out of a 1940s movie. By her side was a small nylon suitcase.
The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets. There were no clocks on the walls, noequipmenton the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.
“Would you carry my bag out to the car？” she said. I tookthe suitcaseto the cab, then returned to assist the woman. She took my arm, and we walked slowly toward the cab.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It's nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”
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4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文报开辟了“HEART-TO-HEART”专栏。假设你是该栏目的编辑Jamie，收到一封署名为Worried的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰：近日容易发脾气，正常的学习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封电子邮件。内容要点如下：
1. 表示理解并给予安慰；
2.提出建议并说明理由。
注意：词数80左右。参考词汇：脾气，情绪temper
Hi Worried，
I’ m sorry to know that you’ re having such a had time at the moment.
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Yours，
Jamie
翻译下列句子并连成一篇80词左右的短文
1. 听说你进入高中后感觉不太好我很抱歉。你可以做些调整以改变现状。
2. 邀请一些同学一起参加课后活动，有助于你们通过交流互相了解。
3. 你们可以在彼此有困难时相互帮助。
4. 随着时间的推移，你与别人接触越多，他们对你就有更好的了解。
5. 我相信你会结交到很多朋友，拥有快乐的校园生活。
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根据提示将下列句子进行升练训练
1.他沉迷于网络游戏，所以考试不及格。
He was addicted to Internet games and didn’t pass the exam.(用分词短语作状语改写句子)
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2.互联网改变了我们的生活，与此同时，它也给我们带来了意想不到坏影响。
The Internet changed our life.At the same time it also brought us some unexpected had influences.(用which连接两个并列句)___________________________________________________________
3.首先，互联网给我们提供了一种更加方便、高效的方式，通过这种方式我们能够处理很多日常事务。
First of all，the Internet provides us with a more convenient and efficient means. We can address lots of daily affairs by these means.(用介词+which引导的定语从句合并句子)
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4.俗话说，人生在世无朋友犹如生活无太阳。
We all know the saying that a life without a friend is a life without the sun.(用as引导的非限制性定语从句改写句子)
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5.他们甚至因不适应食物、气候而生病。
They even fall ill simply because the new climate and food don’ t agree with then.(用非限制性定语从句，lead to加复合宾语改写句子)
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6.据说，大部分大一新生无法适应环境的改变。
It’ s said that most freshmen are confused by the sudden change of their environment and don’ t know how to deal with it.(用be said to be/do和现在分词作结果状语改写句子)
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7.最重要的是要学会控制你的脾气，不要做任何让自己后悔的事，不要说任何让自己后悔的话。
The most important thing is to learn to control your temper in order not to do or say anything you’ ll regret.(用what引导的主语从句及so that改写句子)
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8.我认为养成一个良好的习惯很重要。
I think it is also important to develop a good habit.(用适当的高级词汇及结构改写为简单句子)
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