Alex Harley was born in the northeast of New York in 1921,but he spent most of his early life with his mother’s family . Their history, she said, began with Toby. He was a slave from Africa and his name was Kinray.
Alex Harley went to school and then to college .In 1939 ,he joined the US coastguard. As he was a Black ,his job was to wait on tables and washed dishes. In his spare time, he learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. . After he retired he put all his time into writing.
Alex Harley remembered the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family story. After a lot of research, Harley decided that Toby probably was Kinta Kinte for the West African Mandingo people. Kinta Kinte was caught near the Village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767 . Then Harley made a trip to Gambia and talked with a history expert in Juffure. The African historian made his conclusion stronger.
Alex Harley wanted to tell the experiences of the Black people in 18th-and-19th-century America. He spent 10 years researching and writing his family story for the book “Roots”, It was published in 1979. It won a special Pulizer Prize. A few years later, a film series based on Harley’s book was shown on American television.
1.Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.
a. He made a trip to Gambia.
b. Alex Harley knew the stories about their family
c. Ante lived near the Gambia River.
d. Harley retired from the US coastguard.
e. Toby was sold as a slave
f. He began to study his family history.
A. e,c,b ,f,d,a B. . c,e,b,d,f,a
C. e,b,d,c,a,f D. c,b,d,e,a,f
2.Where did Harley spend most of this childhood?
A. In Gambia B. In the north of the US
C. In Maryland D. In the south of America
3.When did Harley learn to write stories?
A. In 1959 B. After 1921 C. Before 1939 D. In the army
4.Which conclusion did he draw after doing a lot of research?
A. Toby was a history expert.
B. Toby’s hometown was near Gambia River.
C. Toby was an African historian.
D. Toby’s hometown was Annapolis.
5.Which of the following might have happened after watching “Roots” on TV?
A. Every American talking about their family story.
B. None of the Americans talking about their family history.
C. Many Americans became interested in researching their family history.
D. Only the Black people became interested in researching their family history.
Mark Twain was an American writer. He liked to tell funny stories, and he also liked to play jokes. One day, a friend of his lost his wallet and asked Twain to pay his train ticket for him.
Twain said, "I'm sorry, but it happens that I have very little money with me.I don't have enough money to buy two tickets."
The friend was very sad.
"But," said Twain, "You can get on the train with me and, when the conductor comes through the train to collect (收) the tickets, you can hide under my seat." The friend agreed to this plan. But when the conductor came through the train, Twain gave him two tickets. One is for himself and the other is for his friend under the seat.
Then in a loud voice, so that everyone in the train could hear him easily, Twain explained (解释), "My friend is a very strange man. When he rides on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat."
Of course, everybody then looked at the poor man under the seat and laughed at him.
1.Who used to write funny short stories?
A. Lu Xun B. Mark Twain C. Shakespeare D. Luo Guanzhong
2.Mark Twain was _________.
A. a great German writer B. a great American writer
C. a great English writer D. a great American lawyer
3.______ lay on the floor under the seat instead of sitting on the seat.
A. Mark Twain B. The conductor C. A stranger D. A friend of Mark Twain's
4.A friend asked Twain to buy train ticket for him because _________.
A. he lost his wallet
B. he had very little money and could not pay the ticket.
C. Twain owed his money, and then he wanted to get it back.
D. he did not want to pay the ticket himself.
5.Which of the following is right?
A. Twain bought only one ticket for himself.
B. Twain bought two tickets.
C. Twain did not ask his friend to get on the train.
D. Twain asked his friend to take his seat.
Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don’t like the cold weather. One day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel. The next morning they rented(租) a car in the city and began their trip. A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly(几乎不) go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river was about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the river, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked the boy, “Are there any sharks(鲨鱼)in the river? ” “No,” answered the boy, “There aren’t any. ”
So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit(敲打) against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were very afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked the boy loudly, “Is it true that there are not any sharks in the river? ” “Yes, sir. There are a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼)in the water. The sharks have all swum away.”
1.Mike and Dick went to Australia _____.
A. by car B. by air C. by ship D. we don’t know
2.The two young men went to Australia to _____.
A. swim in the river B. study to drive
C. go on a holiday D. find some work
3.Mike and Dick couldn’t drive any more because _____.
A. the sun was shining in the sky B. there were no shade trees beside the road
C. the weather was very hot D. they were too tired
4.Dick became afraid because _____.
A. he saw a shark in the water
B. he thought it might be a shark that hit his leg
C. he saw the boy laughing at them under the big tree
D. he had been told there were some sharks in the river
5.When the two young men heard（听到） the boy, they began to _____.
A. catch the crocodiles in the water B. look for the crocodiles there
C. run to beat the Australian boy D. come out of the river at once(立刻).
目前，举国畅行光盘行动、勤俭节约、反对铺张浪费。我们中学生应该做些什么呢？请根据下面要求，联系实际，适当发挥，以“Save Food and Eat Healthily”为题，写一篇80词左右的英语短文。
要求：1.条理清楚，有表明自己观点的句子。
2.书写工整，句式规范，标点符号和大小写使用正确。
3.短文中应尽量包括提示内容，可适当发挥，但不能出现真实的人名、地名。文章开头已给出，不计入总数。
4.参考词汇：junk food, order the food, eat up, restaurant, healthy food.
Save Food and Eat Healthily
At present, our government has called on the people to save food.
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Most elephants are gray. Only a few are white. It’s difficult to see a white elephant. When people find a white elephant, they feel excited.
Long ago, a white elephant was taken to the king. Only the king could have a white elephant. And the white elephant must be a very good one. People wanted to take a look at the animal. On its way to the king, the white elephant attracted(吸引) many people. They ran into the street and shouted, “A white elephant is coming!”
All the people liked the cute elephant. Some gave it water to drink. Others sang songs to the elephant. A boy put a red hat on the elephant’s head.
Then the elephant came before the king. At last the king saw the white elephant. The king gave it a name himself. The elephant ate from gold dishes and it began a new life.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题或补全句子。
1.What colour are most elephants?
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2.What attracted many people?
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3.Where did the boy put a red hat?
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4.Who gave the white elephant a name himself?
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5.People feel_________when they find a white elephant.
Twenty years ago, an old man who is 1.
over 50 years older, went to see his daughter. 2.
The daughter was happy to see her mother 3.
and picked up the phone and said, “Hello,
bring me any good food.” A moment later, 4.
an beautiful girl brought the food here. 5.
“What magic the phone is!” the old man 6.
said to himself. After a little days, he went 7.
back to his home town with the phone.
He picked the phone as soon as he gets home 8.
and said, “Hello, some delicious food, please.”
Then he waited there. He waited or waited. 9.
But nobody brought him something. 10.
