It is believed that Huck Finn is based on a childhood friend of Mark Twain's. In fact, Twain was not alone in basing a fictional character on a real-life person.
Severus Snape/John Nettleship
Severus Snape is a skillful teacher 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 D.their characters
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 D.幽默风趣的
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. D.His teacher's encouragement.
4.Being a character of To Kill a Mockingbird, Truman Capote felt ________．
A.proud B.unsatisfied C.surprised D.nervous
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.The purposes of writing fictional stories.
B.The introductions to famous writers' childhood friends.
C.The characters of fictional stories from real-life persons.
D.The introductions to some famous fiction stories' characters.
在你的身边肯定有许多朋友，你和朋友之间也一定发生过一些难忘的事情。请以"An unforgettable experience between my friend and me"为题写一篇英语短文，叙述你和朋友之间的一次难忘的经历。
1. 要点：
1）这位朋友是谁；
2）你们之间发生了什么事；
3）你的感受是什么。
2. 要求：
1）文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
2）词数100左右。
An unforgettable experience between my friend and me
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I have a photo album. 1. a present from my classmate, David.
I got to know David on the second day of middle school. We both liked collecting stamps, so we always had a lot of things to talk about. Once I traveled with him to his hometown in the countryside. He showed me 2. and I saw many interesting things. We had a wonderful time. It is really nice to have such a good classmate.
However, last summer, David went to another city because of his father's job. Before leaving, he gave me 3. photo album. "It has the memorable events we 4. experienced together. I have also written some notes under each of these photos. " he said. I 5. deeply moved. I always look at the album when I think of David. I really miss him.
It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever. The number of the_____ had quickly grown from seven to seventeen. Nearly every girl in _____ class was invited. When each guest excitedly _____ the invitation, I was especially happy.
The living room was full of shouts and _____. We had just finished a game of Twister when the door bell rang. I was so _____ and I could feel my face turning red. That was because when I _____ the door, there at the front door stood Sarah Westly—the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class—and she was holding a _____. I thought about the guest list. How did I _____ to invite Sarah?
I remembered that I only added a name to the _____ when someone showed an interest in me. But Sarah had never done that. I accepted the box, a gift _____ Sarah, and asked her to join the party. "I can't ____," she said. "My dad's waiting in the car." At that moment I felt bad about forgetting to invite Sarah and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room. "Thanks, but I have to go, "she said, turning _____ towards the door. "See you Monday."
I didn't open the box until the party was _____. Inside the small box was a ceramic tabby cat. It was the best gift I had received _____ I didn't like cats. I later _____ that the gift looked exactly like Sarah's cat, Seymour. I didn't know it then, but now I realize that Sarah was my true friend.
1.A.boys B.guests C.parents D.relatives
2.A.her B.his C.your D.my
3.A.canceled B.copied C.accepted D.offered
4.A.pride B.fear C.sadness D.laughter
5.A.surprised B.angry C.proud D.worried
6.A.touched B.opened C.caught D.saw
7.A.cat B.toy C.pen D.box
8.A.forget B.stop C.hope D.choose
9.A.gift B.list C.diary D.book
10.A.for B.to C.from D.about
11.A.stand B.sing C.wait D.stay
12.A.quickly B.carefully C.finally D.happily
13.A.away B.late C.over D.early
14.A.when B.unless C.if D.though
15.A.took out B.found out C.thought out D.put out
The 91st Academy Awards were held on Feb.25. The film Green Book directed by Peter Farrelly won Best Picture, the biggest award of the night. 1. Part of the reason is that it speaks openly about the problem of racial discrimination.
The film is inspired by a true story.2. In the movie, a white man named Tony is looking for a part-time job. Donald, a black jazz musician, needs a driver to take him on tour. Although Tony doesn't like black people, he takes the job. He drives Donald all over the southern United States.
3. Their own biases toward each other's races start to disappear as they learn more about each other. For example, in one scene, Donald helps Tony write a love letter to his wife Dolores. 4. As time passes, they realize how much they are similar to each other. At the end of the film, Donald comes to Tony's home to celebrate Christmas together. That's the final picture Green Book wants to really express.
The 1960s was a hard time for black people in the US. Discrimination was usual, especially in the south. 5. Though the road was hard, temple could still find the way out.
A.The story is set in the 1960s.
B.How did the film touch so many people's hearts?
C.But Green Book shows people how to fight against it.
D.In another scene, they share their love of fried chicken.
E.During the trip, the two men came to understand each other more deeply.
Joey was a boy. He was born with clubfeet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk normally—but would 1. run very well.
In seventh grade, he decided 2. go out for the crosscountry team. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more 3. any of the others. Perhaps he realized his weakness. He continued to run four to five miles 4. day, even when he had a bad fever.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners 5. called. Joey was number six on the list. He succeeded. He was in seventh grade and the other members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn't do it. But he just did it successfully.
