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1、 Unit 4 Pygmalion.阅读理解A(2017吉林梅河口测试)A qualified doctor who rarely practiced devoted his life to writing. He once said, “Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my lover.” Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a great playwright and one of the masters of the modern short story.When Chekhov
2、 entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879, he started to publish comic short stories to support his family. After he graduated, he wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper.As a writer he was extremely fast, often producing a short story in an hour or less. Chekhovs medical and science
3、 experience can be seen through the indifference (冷漠) many of his characters show to tragic events. In 1892, he became a full-time writer and published some of his most memorable stories.Chekhov often wrote about the sufferings of people in small towns of Russia. Tragic events control his characters
4、 who are filled with feelings of hopelessness and despair.It is often said that nothing happens in Chekhovs stories and plays. He made up for this with his exciting technique for developing dramas within his characters. Chekhovs works combine the calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sens
5、itivity(敏感) of an artist.Some of Chekhovs works were translated into Chinese as early as the 1940s. One of his famous stories, The Man in a Shell, which is about a school teachers extraordinarily orderly life, was selected as a text for Chinese senior students.1.Which of the following is the right o
6、rder of the events?a.became a doctorb.became a full-time writerc.started to publish comic short storiesd.wrote regularly for a local daily newspapere.entered the Moscow University Medical SchoolA.ecbad B.ecadb C.dabce D.aedcb2.Anton Pavlovich Chekhov .A.was a competent doctorB.had a lawful loverC.us
7、ed to be a lawyerD.is an illegal writer3.In 1880, Chekhov .A.became a full-time writerB.published his most memorable storiesC.studied in Moscow UniversityD.practiced medicine in his hometown4.Which of the following adjectives cant be used to describe Chekhov?A.Sensitive. B.Cool.C.Quick-minded. D.War
8、m-hearted.B(2018吉林长春高三一模,B)Celeste Ng, a new writer, has gained recognition for her first novel, Everything I Never Told You.Ngs parents came from Hong Kong, China in the 1960s.Ng was born in America and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio, in a family of scientists. Celest
9、e went to Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan, where she won the Hopwood Award.Although her novel is not about race, the characters are Asian. The main character is Lydia, a teenage girl, who is the favorite of three children born to a white mother and a Chinese-Amer
10、ican father. The story is about Lydias disappearance, and the emotions the family goes through as the mystery unfolds. The whole family deals with sorrow, regret, and exposed secrets as they search for their lost daughter.Though the characters in this story are Asian, Ng says she didnt really want t
11、o include Asian characters. She was afraid people would think the story was about real people in her life. Because she grew up in America and doesnt speak Chinese, she was actually surprised that she included Asian characters in the Book.The Book has taken off, especially on Amazon, where it won the
12、 Editors Pick for No.1 Best Book of the Year in 2014.Ng is still getting used to the attention, saying she is still amazed when people tell her they have read her Book . With so many readers, its safe to say this is a Book you should read. But if youre looking for a simple mystery, this Book might n
13、ot be for you. Most readers warn that you should not read this Book unless youre prepared to cry.5.The novel Everything I Never Told You.A.focuses on a family with a missing childB.discusses the ways to get rid of regretC.exposes the secrets of the American worldD.talks about the life of teenagers i
14、n America6.Which of the following is TRUE according to Celeste Ng?A.She wanted to help the Asian people.B.She was surprised she wrote about Asian characters.C.She was born in Hong Kong and grew up in America.D.She wanted people to know the characters were real people in her life.7.How do most reader
15、s probably find the Book ?A.Its about race.B.Its a sad story.C.Its a simple mystery.D.It has a surprising ending.8.What is the text mainly about?A.Celeste Ng and her family.B.The awards Celeste Ng won.C.Celeste Ngs learning experience.D.Celeste Ng and her best-known novel.语法填空(2017河南鹤壁高级中学9月周练)阅读下面短
16、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。Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But1 (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grass 2 their stomachs are filled up.A classmate of3 (I) whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a
