Roald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of children’s books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit.
Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil company.
In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp(瘸的) for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine.
Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, ▲ : Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roald’s daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better.
Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed(棚) at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap.
“One of the nice things about being a writer,” he once said, “is that all you need is what you’ve got in your head and a pencil and a bit of paper.”
In 1983 Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox.
After he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those with problems with reading and writing.
1.Roald Dahl was famous as a (an) ___________.
A. doctor
B. writer
C. actor
D. teacher
2.After Roald went to America, he_____________ .
A. lost his parents as in a plane accident
B. won a big prize for his book Matilda
C. got married with an English film star
D. wrote a story about his pilot experience
3.Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4?
A. they lived a happy life .
B. he went on writing books.
C. three terrible things happened.
D. he created some unlucky characters.
4.What can we know from what Roald said in Paragraph 6 ?
A. Being a writer was a popular job at that time.
B. Though he was successful, Roald lived a simple life .
C. One needs to practice a lot if he wants to be a writer .
D. Roald loved writing very much and was talented in it.
News Review
APEC Blue People in Beijing got the saying after the APEC meeting in Beijing. It refers to(指) the clear blue sky during the meeting. To get such a blue sky, many factories in Beijing and nearby cities stopped work, and the number of cars on the road was cut.
A Warning Ticket A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for eating food on the subway. Eating is not allowed on Nanjing subway. Up to now, 2,698 people have been punished(惩罚) because of their eating, smoking or selling goods on the subway.
A Teacher-free Exam Recently, students at Ningbo Huamao Foreign Language School in Zhejiang took their mid-term exam –a teacher-free exam. After handing out the exam papers, the teachers left the classroom, leaving the students to take the exam without being watched. They only came back to collect the papers at the end.
A Tomato Fight Do you want a tomato shower Come to the “tomato fight” in Spain! Once every year, people in the town of Bunol throw tomatoes at each other. Don’t worry. It’s not a real fight. People do this only for fun.
1.What did APEC Blue refer to in Beijing during the APEC meeting?
A. The people.
B. The factories.
C. The clear blue sky.
D. The cars on the road.
2.A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for _____ on the subway.
A. eating food
B. smoking
C. selling goods
D. drinking
3.In a teacher-free exam, students take their exam _____.
A. at the end of the term
B. without being watched
C. outside the classroom
D. without giving answers
4.Why did people throw tomatoes at each other In the town of Bunol, Spain?
A. To have fun
B. To enjoy dinner
C. To take a shower
D. To start a fight
Is it fair for restaurants to ban little eaters? In Monronroeville, a local restaurant, McDain’s, recently decided to ban young children. Alice Roseman, its manager, says kids have bad manners and make too much noise. Other people, however, say the rule is hard to accept. Since it has become a hot topic in public, we caught several local people talking about it.
YES There is no law stopping restaurants from banning young children. Restaurant owners should be allowed to ban them. Kids often run around and cause problems for waiters and other customers. ----Kate Barker Kids always cause a mess, but the parents refuse to do anything about their kids’ behaviors. Although kids may be at the center of their parents’ universe, they aren’t at the center of everyone else’s. ------Mike Vuick Adults sometimes want to talk and enjoy their dinner, but they can’t if a child is crying and running all over the place. That’s why sometimes parents don’t like eating at home. They wish they could have a good meal in the restaurants without kids’ noise. ------Dale Levitsky
| NO Banning kids from restaurants is a bad idea. If kids were banned, many restaurants would lose business. Even if restaurants gave customers the chance to buy take-away meals for their kids, many families would probably still not eat there. --------Nicholas Song Restaurants owners who ban kids think all children are wild and rude. But that’s not true. Most children’s eating behaviors are good enough. Even though some kids do have bad manners, banning is not a right way to teach them. I think how a society treats its children is important. After all, all kids are people, too. -------Elliott Hall |
1.The restaurant in Monronroeville refuses ___________ to eat there.
A. women
B. pets
C. men
D. kids
2.Dale Levit sky thinks parents sometimes don’t like eating at home because _________________.
A. they are too busy
B. kids are too noisy
C. they dislike doing the dishes
D. restaurant food is more delicious
3.Who thinks it is wrong to ban kids?
A. Mike Vuick
B. Kate Barker
C. Nicholas Song
D. Alice Roseman
4.Which of the following opinion is mentioned in the passage?
A. Not all kids have bad behaviors.
B. Children waste too much food.
C. Boys make more noise than girls.
D. Restaurants needn’t help parents.
假定你是李华，你的笔友Peter想结识相一位你身边的好友。请你根据下列提示，用英语写一封邮件，向他推荐你班班长李明。
提示：
1．人物介绍；
2．推荐理由（学习、品质、班级工作等）；
3．你的愿望。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：雾霾haze 维生素vitamin
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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。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。
I took part in a international English speech contest and win a prize. As a result, I offered a chance to visit Paris. Paris is one of my most favorite cities and I had dreamed of go there for a long time.
Firstly, I visited the magnificent Eiffel Tower. Then I went to the Louvre, that I enjoyed a lot of world-famous work, such as Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece Mona Lisa. I also enjoyed the sights of the Arch of Triumph, which is regarded for the symbol of France.
I also spent some time look around and experiencing the unique culture in Paris, which great enriched my life.
Edinburgh: a city of culture
Edinburgh, 1.(locate) in the southeast of Scotland, is the capital city of Scotland.
With its museums, shops, wonderful historic castles, and many restaurants, there are many interesting things for visitors 2.(enjoy) all year round.
However, there is more to Edinburgh than tourism. Each year, the Edinburgh International Festival 3.(take) place in the city. In late summer, for three weeks, the festival presents classical music, theatre, opera and dance throughout the city. Whatever your cultural 4.(taste) are, you are sure to find something to enjoy.
So far, the Edinburgh International Festival5.(earn) its reputation (声誉)as one of the world’s 6.(great)celebrations of the arts. The founders believed that the programmes should be of the highest possible artistic standard presented by7.best artists in the world, that the festival should enrich the cultural life of Europe 8. that it should provide a platform(平台)for the flowering of the human spirit.
The popularity of the festival led 9.the birth of another festival soon—the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Both of them have been 10.(wide) popular over the past 70 years.
