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My soccer coach retired in last week．I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party．My mum makes the better biscuits in the world，so I decide to ask her for help．Mum taught me some basic step of baking．I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well．My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up．

    At a party, my coach, with a biscuit in his mouth, asked surprisingly who made them and joked,“I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”

 My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!

 ---I didn’t see her last night at the party.

   --- You ___________. But you came too late.

   A. could have       B. can’t have       C. must have       D. ought have

If you _______hard then, you ______ in the comfortable officer now.

A. had studied;would be sitting

B. study;are

C. have studied; would be sitting

D. studied; are sitting

Everyone knows that eating too much junk food is not good to our health. Yet, what is it about junk food that is so completely irresistible(无可抗拒的)? For one thing, it’s everywhere. From chips in fast food restaurants to candy in supermarkets, junk food always seems available. Thankfully, science is now providing new clues to help us reduce snacking.

Make friends with dainty(讲究的) eaters.

   Studies have found that people tend to increase or reduce the amount of food they eat depending on what their companions are taking in.

See happy movies… and always get the smaller bag of popcorn(爆米花).

   According to some experts, people eat up to 29% more popcorn if they are watching a sad or serious movie, compared to when they are watching a comedy. Viewers consumed almost 200 calories more when snacking from a large bucket, as opposed to when given a medium-sized container.

Eat breakfast.

   Nutritionists have gone back and forth（来来回回）about the question of how much to eat in the morning, but new studies suggest that consuming a good breakfast is a must. Surveys on long-term weight-loss show that two key factors in keeping weight down are eating breakfast and exercising.

Divide your food and conquer overeating.

   Any kind of dividing your food into portions slows down your eating. Any kind of marker makes you aware of what you’re eating and of portion size. Researchers advise reallocating（再分配）snack foods into small plastic bags. It sounds simplistic, but it works.

25.Why do people eat too much junk food though it is bad for our health?

   A. It’s delicious from chips to candy.         

B. It’s easily taken everywhere. 

C. Because it’s available here and there.  

D. It’s easily bought in fast food restaurants.

26.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. People are likely to eat more food when staying with friends.

   B. Nutritionists have the same opinion about how much to eat in the morning.

   C. People prefer to snake from a large bucket.

D. If people are watching a tragedy, they eat up to 29% more popcorn.

27.What will he or she do if he or she wants to lose weight?

A. To eat nothing in the morning.               

B. To eat breakfast and exercise. 

C. To get up early and to go to bed late.          

D. To snack from a medium-size bucket.

28.What is the text mainly about the rule(s)?

A. how to eat properly and healthily.        

B. how to make friends with dainty eaters.      

C. how much to eat in the morning.         

D. how to control overeating.                  

The iPod Generation

Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. _16   Outside life is shut out. So are you one of them?

For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. _17  What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says: “I’m not available for chatting at the moment”.

Suppose, you’re at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough. But a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. _18   Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal.

_19  It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family while their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved.

Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instruments. We’ll be in a virtual world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. __20  And they are changing our social habits along the way.

In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It’s so strange. Suddenly, I don’t feel like wearing my earphones anymore.

A. Our instruments are changing quickly.

       B. I also have wires hanging from my ears.

       C. In the home situation, teenagers love these wires.

       D. I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment.

       E. After all, I am listening to my favourite music and would rather not be disturbed.

       F. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.

       G. They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal digital noise reduction systems.

       Marian Anderson was an American. She was born in 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up surrounded by poverty. Yet she remembered her family as a   21  one because of her parents’ love.

       It was in church that Marian first  22  to sing in public. She was six years old then. The songs were about   23  and the hope for a better life after death. Her interest in music  24  as she got older. When she was eight. her father brought home an old piano. But the Andersons were too 25  to pay someone to teach Marian. So she was able to  26  herself only a few simple songs. Her 27  remained her most important musical instrument.

       Marian’s father  28  when she was ten years old. She had to go to work to help  29  her family. She 30  to sing at church on Sunday. Soon, other churches  31  the young girl with a beautiful, deep voice, They invited her to sing for them. Marian  32  . She began singing in African-American churches  33  Philadelphia.

       At about this time, several people told Marian that she should have a voice teacher. They told her that a beautiful voice could be destroyed   34  it was not trained. Marian said she always sang 35  , without any thought of how she did it. She realized that she would need some  36  .

       The people in Marian’s church were very  37  her. They wanted to help,  38  many of them were as poor as the Anderson family. They  39  enough money to pay for a few voice lessons. She went to a local music school in Philadelphia.

       Marian was a talented singer. But without those people’s  40  , she might not have become so successful.

(    )21.A.normal                  B. wealthy                  C. surprising                    D. happy

(    )22.A. tried                            B. began                   C. dreamed                     D. pretended 

(    )23.A. suffering                     B. joy                          C. trust                       D. love 

(    )24.A. decreased          B. changed               C. grew                      D. appeared 

(    )25.A. common                    B. poor                      C. unwilling                D. busy 

(    )26.A. find                      B. charge                  C. teach                            D. afford 

(    )27.A. piano                   B. voice                            C. skill                        D. interest 

(    )28.A. died                            B. moved                   C. escaped               D. concluded 

(    )29.A. protect                B. offer                       C. hold                       D. support 

(    )30.A. continued            B. decided                C. refused                 D. stopped 

(    )31.A. believed in          B. referred to            C. heard of                D. thought of

(    )32.A. considered         B. accepted                     C. doubted                D. followed 

(    )33.A. in the middle of  B. next to                   C. out of                     D. all over 

(    )34.A. so                        B. because               C. if                            D. unless 

(    )35.A. carefully                     B. strangely               C. differently              D. naturally 

(    )36.A. influence             B. encouragement   C. training                 D. effort 

(    )37.A. careful about             B. afraid of                C. angry with             D. proud of 

(    )38.A. only if                   B. even though          C. as if                       D. in case 

(    )39.A. collected                    B. counted                 C. promised                     D. returned 

(    )40.A. decision                     B. help                       C. opinion                 D. lessons 

I was stopped at a red light only a mile or so from my goal of my brother’s house. We were planning to drive down together to North Carolina to be with my father who was badly ill.
    As I waited at the stop light experiencing this forced slowdown, I noticed Sharper’s Florist over to the left. It was the same place where I had experienced many things— floods of memories went through my mind as the light seemed a blessing. I noticed the wine store straight ahead where my father and I had been many times before, picking out the beer of the week. We both liked German beer.
    The light finally became green and I made my left turn and drove through the poor section of our hometown. I remembered how each Thanksgiving my family would be together. I also remembered how my father would take some time out of each Thanksgiving to make sure there was no one hungry in the neighborhoods surrounding where we lived. I can remember as a young boy going with him to deliver some food. I was scared because I had never been into this part of town this deeply before.
    My father seemed unfazed (不受困扰的) by this and went about his business. The people we went to seemed to know him and gratefully accepted what he came to offer. My father seemed able to give away the food in a way that honored those he was giving to. This was not an arrogant act. He would stop at each place and talk a little, which troubled me a lot. I wanted to get the hell out of there. My father wanted to be sure everyone had food. If there were people he found who didn’t have food, he would take the time to go back and get more. That’s the kind of man he was.
24. When the father was ill, he _______.          
A. gave away food to the poor                B. lived in North Carolina

C. came to help the poor in his hometown     D. stayed at the home of the author’s brother
25. The author mentions the wine store to tell us _______.
A. the same taste as his father                 B. the life in his childhood
C. the birthplace of his father                 D. the experience with his father 
26. The author was afraid of giving away food to the poor probably because _______.
   A. he was unfamiliar with the surroundings  B. his father didn’t take good care of him

C. his father didn’t stay with him then   D. he had never met with so many poor people
27. The underlined word “arrogant” in the last paragraph probably means _______.
A. angry                  B. careless                C. proud          D. wild

A couple of weeks ago, I made a trip to Toronto with my granddaughter who just turned three years old. The two of us were on our way to 41 her parents, and my wife-her  42 . who had been gone for over a week.. We were all anxious to 43 again and as I pulled out of Mamere and Papere's driveway in Chelmsford, Hailee andI were both  44   about the trip and couldn't wait to arrive at our 45 .

    When we completed the "SEVEN"-hour trip to Toronto later that day, the reunion was absolutely 46 and I can sincerely say I enjoyed every single minute of that 47 journey.

    Hailee is at that“I want to  48  it myself' stage of her life. And if you can just get over the "hurry-up syndrome" we acquire as  49 it is wonderful to witness“. Who knew that putting a straw into the 50 in a juice box for the very first time could be such an earth-shattering（惊天动地的）event? Or being  51 enough to actually open the fridge door for the first time? Or putting on your own 52 on the right feet-would be so  53 ？

    I'll never forget the look on her face the day she was able to  54 into my truck by herself. She finally  55 on my seat, holding onto the steering wheel and declared 56 ，“I did it!" And when she could actually put her own seat belt on -what a(n) 57 ！

Have you ever watched a three-year-old  58  to sip a McDonald's milkshake through a straw? It is hard enough for an adult, too. And  59 every time the icy solution touched her lips, you could see the  60  in her eyes.1 learned that you can't hurry a child through a milkshake.

It might sound unbelievable that two kids under the age of ten would choose to hang out at a hotel instead of going to Disney World, just minutes away, but that’s exactly what happened when we visited the new Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort last month. What kind of a hotel makes kids forget about Disney World?

Check In: As I was signing the necessary paperwork at the front desk, my kids were taken away by Wayne, the receptionist, to a large interactive map of the resort in the entrance hall. Wayne used the touch screen to show the kids the entire resort and talked about all of the fun things to do, like the kid’s club, the waterslides, and the game room. I’ve never seen so much attention paid to the kids at check-in — such a cool touch.

The Room: Not only were there kid-sized robes in the room, there were play things, NatGeo Kids magazines, chocolate lollypops, and milk chilling in the refrigerator. Plus, the room was designed from a family perspective. The sinks and shower settings were easily reachable, and the king bed and very comfortable sofa pull-out could easily fit a family of four, if not five. We had plenty of room.

The Pools: There’s a large shallow infinity pool. There’s a meandering lazy river. There’s a water park. There’s an area for pool volleyball and basketball. And there are two very fun waterslides. We spent many hours roaming among them all, and just hanging out in a private teepee-shaped cabana next to the waterslides. So fun!

No Surcharges: There’s no resort fee. If you want to use one of the cool cabanas around the pools, it’s included. For the kids club, you can use it as much or as little as you want to and the Hideout game room has a lot of activities, like pinball, at no cost. We took advantage of pretty much everything around the hotel except for the spa, and our final bill only showed our room charges, taxes, and meals. And if my kids were still under five, their meals would have been free.

56. The passage is written by the author mainly to ________.

A. advertise a hotel at Walt Disney World Resort

B. introduce the good service Walt Disney provides

C. recall the experience that they once had in a hotel

D. share information about a hotel near Disney World

57. Customers don’t need to pay for ________ when they stay in the hotel.

A. cool cabanas                  B. rooms                    C. the spa                          D. taxes       

58. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The hotel isn’t an ideal choice for a family of more than four.

B. The two kids of the author should have been over five years old.

C. The author spent hours playing pool volleyball and basketball.

D. The receptionist showed children around Disney World Resort.

.There is some doubt among the people      John will come on time.

A.that    B.whether   C.if   D.how

On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.

Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are.
    There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arrows, collect tree seeds, build earth houses and climb trees.
    Our kids have learned the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show even a passing interest, maple（枫树）makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.
    The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that.
    The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars’（杨树）putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local steam as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.

29. What can be learned from Paragraph 2?

   A. The scenes are colorful and changeable

   B. There are many windows in the wooden house

   C. The views remind us that we are in a wooden house

   D. The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color

30. By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that _________________.

   A. the kids like playing in trees

   B. the kids are very familiar with trees

   C. the kids have learned much knowledge

   D. the kids find trees useful learning tools

31. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

   A. The change of seasons is easily felt

   B. The season make the scenes change

   C. The weather often changes in the forest

   D. The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons

32. What is the main purpose of the author writing the next?

   A. To describe the beauty of the scene around the house

   B. To introduce her children’s happy life in the forest

   C. To show that living in the forest is healthful

   D. To share the joy of living in the nature

It may be necessary to stop _____ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons．

A． at intervals        B． at random       C． at ease             D． at length

   No personal success, achievement, or goal, can be realized without self-discipline.  36  It is the ability to control one’s impulses, emotions, desires and behavior. To possess it is to be able to make the decisions, take the actions, and carry out your plan regardless of the obstacles, discomfort, or difficulties, that may come your way.

   How to develop self-discipline? We’ll explore it together.

    · Start with baby steps. No process takes place overnight.   37   So, begin by making the decision to go forward and learning what it takes to get there.

    · Learn what motivates you and what your bad triggers are.   38    Sometimes it is very difficult to fight off urges, so know the areas where your resistance is low and how to avoid those situations. Remove the temptations and surround yourself with encouraging items such as motivating slogans and pictures of what you want to achieve.

    · Make certain behaviors a routine. Once you have decided what’s important to you and which goals to strive for , establish a daily routine that will help you achieve them.   39   They can put you in a negative frame of mind and hinder(阻碍)your self-discipline. A poor attitude can also be a bad habit.

     ____40____ Michael Jordan has always maintained that his greatness as a basketball player came as much from his willingness to work hard at his craft, as it did his talent. It was his desire through discipline and focus that made him one of the best basketball players ever. If it worked for him, it could certainly work for the rest of us.

    A．What is self-discipline?

    B． Engage in sports or activities．

    C．Get inspiration from those you admire．

    D．You can begin by learning about yourself !

    E．If you try to do too much at once , you could injure yourself and have a setback．

    F．Meanwhile, get rid of some of your bad, self-defeating habits, whatever they may be．

G．It does mean learning how to focus your mind and energies on your goals until they are accomplished．

     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。每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。

My little cousin is greatly interested on science. And he does some dangerous experiments sometime. Although his parents want to encourage him to be great scientist, at times they worry about his safety. Last week, when my cousin was doing an experiment, he hurts his thumb. My aunt felt sadly and wanted him to stop from doing that experiment. However, my cousin didn’t want to give up. She said, “Many scientists got hurt when they were doing experiments, so they didn’t give up.” My aunt had to let him finish the experiments and he finally succeeded in finish it.

Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day

Gift No. I

Offer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits

whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part ? This one is free.

Gift No. 2

Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.

Gift No. 3

Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."

Gift No. 4

Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.

9 What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?

A. Take notes.

B. Be with her.

C. Buy medicine.

D. Give her gifts.

10. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?

A. In Gift No. 1.   B. In Gift No. 2.

C. In Gift No. 3.   D. In Gift No. 4.

11. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to

A. enjoy good sleep     B. be well-organized

C. bet extra support     D. give others help

In the last 30 years, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted nearly 300,000wishes worldwide to children battling life-threatening illnesses, throwing light onworlds darkened by diseases and bringing hope to children and their families.

With a foreword（序）by Make-A-Wish cofounder Frank Shankwitz, Once UponA wish shares the wishes and stories of eight children. These families generously inviteus into their worlds, allowing us to become part of their darkest moments, theirunimaginable realities, their greatest hopes, deepest fears, and unbelievable successes.

Experience the story of Katelyn, a little girl, becoming a medical marvel（奇迹）after lighting all the odds stacked against her and making it her life-long goal to raise$3 million for St. Jude Hospital; read about a wheelchair-bound boy, Garrett, givingthe gift of mobility to disabled Cambodian men and women; cheer for a little boy,Dakota, who collects millions of pennies each year to help others fight the disease heonce fought. Become inspired and forever-changed by the generosity, hope, courage,and optimism of these children and their families and experience the power of two words - I wish.

Once Upon A Wish is a celebration of hope, revealing how wishes-come-true canbecome motivators and cherished gifts that will last a lifetime.

    Price: $9.99

    Where to download: Available on the iPhone , iPad , iPod touch, and Mac.

    Category: Biographies & Memoirs

    Published: Mar 05, 2013

    Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.

    Seller: The Perseus Books Group, LLC

    Print Length: 352 Pages

    Language: English

 33. We can learn that the Make-A-Wish Foundation____.

    A. was set up in the early 1990s

    B. was set up to help poor people all over the world

    C. mainly offers free treatment to severely sick children

    D. aims at helping severely sick children fulfill their wishes

 34. What is Once Upon A Wish mainly about?

    A. Wishes and stories of eight children.

    B. The history of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

    C. Some children's experiences of helping others.

    D. Frank Shankwitz's personal experiences with some children.

35. Dakota spends the money he collects in helping____.

    A to set up St. Jude Hospital

    B. people infected with AIDS

    C. disabled Cambodians move around

    D those who are fighting the same disease as he once had

Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October, 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.

Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old woman in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120^th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.

A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday, Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, I’m still alive!

21．How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?

A. She is miserable and unhappy.

B. She feels she is going to die very soon.

C. She would like to live much younger.

D. She is cheerful and humorous.

22．Which of the following word could best replace the word “move” in the fourth paragraph?

A. trick           B. deal            C. march            D. sport

23．Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive” to the lawyer every year on her birthday?

A. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.

B. Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed.

C. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage.

D. Because the house she sold to the lawyer is worth the money he has already paid.

Everyone worries about exams, but test anxiety is in another league, causing such fear that it is impossible to do your best. Does your mind go blank in exams? Do you become distracted? Do you score much lower on exams than on homework? Then you may have what psychologists call test anxiety.

Test anxiety involves severe stress before, during or after exams, making it impossible to do your best. It can make your heart feel as if it is racing, and you may submit to (屈从于) “negative self-talk”, convincing yourself you are going to fail or upset. These stressful thoughts, not surprising, can block your brain’s ability to find what is stored in its memory, as well as making it harder to understand the questions and organize your thoughts. Is it possible to stop test anxiety?

Developing good study habits, understanding the exam format (格式) and marking scheme (评分方案) can all help to reduce anxiety. But for a greater effect, other methods are also needed, such as relaxation techniques in which you lie down before the exam, close your eyes and focus on breathing while tensing and relaxing group muscles in turn (legs, arms and stomach).

A study looked at anxious students in maths exams and concluded that writing about how worried you feel before the exam may also reduce anxiety.

Be as prepared as possible before the exam, arrive early, and repeat positive statements such as: “Everyone feels anxious; I know I can do this.” Just as in a race, do not look at what everyone else around you is doing. Focus on the paper in front of you. Do a quick skim to evaluate the feel of the overall test. If you feel nervous, take deep breaths and remember that it is just a test.

9. Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ___________.

A. what causes test anxiety                     B. how to deal with test anxiety

C. what effects test anxiety brings about          D. why everyone worries about exams

10. According to Paragraph 4, a study is mentioned to ________.

A. explain it is easy to get around test anxiety.

B. introduce another good approach to handling test anxiety.

C. confirm that maths exams are more likely to cause anxiety.

D. make a conclusion about how to overcome test anxiety.

11. Which of the following shows the structure of the text?

假如你是李华，上周五来自美国Hingham中学的交换生到你们学校访问，你接待了一位美国学生Tim。请根据下面提示，给学校英文校刊投稿，谈谈参加这次活动的经过

1. 学校迎宾会；           

2. 家庭欢迎晚宴；

3. 外出旅游北京景点；          

4. 告别互赠礼物。

注意：1. 词数：100字左右；   2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头已为你写好。

We had some American exchange students in our school last Friday. As a host, I’d like to share some happy experiences with you. _______________________________________

Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich, born on 31 May 1948, is a Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer, writing in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time”. She is the first writer from Belarus to receive the award.

Alexievich grew up in Belarus. After finishing school she worked as a reporter in several local newspapers before graduating from Belarusian State University and becoming a journalist for the literary magazine Neman in Minsk.

She went on to a career in journalism and writing narratives from interviews with witnesses to the most dramatic events in the country, such as World War II, the Soviet–Afghan War, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the Chernobyl disaster. After political persecution (迫害) by the Lukashenko administration, she left Belarus in 2000. The International Cities of Refuge Network offered her shelter and during the following decade she lived in Paris, Gothenburg and Berlin. In 2011, Alexievich moved back to Minsk.

According to Russian writer and critic Dmitry Bykov, her books owe much to the ideas of Belarusian writer Ales Adamovich, who felt that the best way to describe the horrors of the 20th century was not by creating fiction but through recording the evidence of witnesses. Belarusian poet Uladzimir Nyaklyayew called Adamovich “her literary godfather”. He also named the documentary novel I’m from the Burned Village by Ales Adamovich, Janka Bryl and Uladzimir Kalesnik, about the villages burned by the Nazi troops during the occupation of Belarus, as the main single book that has influenced Alexievich’s attitude to literature. Alexievich admitted the influence of Adamovich and added, among others, Belarusian writer Vasil Bykaŭ as another source of impact on her. Her most notable works in English translation include a collection of first-hand accounts from the war in Afghanistan (Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from a Forgotten War) and a highly praised oral history of the Chernobyl disaster (Voices from Chernobyl).

Alexievich describes the theme of her works this way: If you look back at the whole of our history, both Soviet and post-Soviet, it is a huge common grave and a blood bath. An eternal dialogue of the executioners and the victims. The accursed Russian questions: what is to be done and who is to blame. The revolution, the gulags, the Second World War, the Soviet–Afghan war hidden from the people, the downfall of the great empire, the downfall of the giant socialist land, the land-utopia, and now a challenge of cosmic dimensions — Chernobyl. This is a challenge for all the living things on earth. Such is our history. And this is the theme of my books, this is my path, my circles of hell, from man to man.

Her first book, War’s Unwomanly Face, came out in 1985. It was repeatedly reprinted and sold more than two million copies. The book was finished in 1983 and published (in short edition) in Oktyabr, a Soviet monthly literary magazine, in February 1984. In 1985, the book was published by several publishers, and the number of printed copies reached 2,000,000 in the next five years. This novel is made up of monologues (独白) of women in the war speaking about the aspects of World War II that had never been related before. Another book, The Last Witnesses: the Book of Unchildlike Stories, describes personal memories of children during war time. The war seen through women’s and children’s eyes revealed a new world of feelings. In 1993, she published Enchanted with Death, a book about attempted and completed suicides due to the downfall of the Soviet Union. Many people felt inseparable from the Communist ideology and unable to accept the new order surely and the newly interpreted history.

Her books were not published by Belarusian state-owned publishing houses after 1993, while private publishers in Belarus have only published two of her books: Voices from Chernobyl in 1999 and Second-hand Time in 2013, both translated into Belarusian. As a result, Alexievich has been better known in the rest of world than in Belarus.

66. According to the passage, Alexievich was able to win the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature mainly because ________.

A. she is superior to other writers in literature      B. she is the greatest journalist all over the world

C. she witnessed the most dramatic events in Belarus D. her works reflected the suffering and courage in her time

67. Who played a significant role in Alexievich’s literary world?

A. Ales Adamovich and Vasil Bykaŭ.               B. Dmitry Bykov and Ales Adamovich.

C. Uladzimir Kalesnik and Janka Bryl.            D. Vasil Bykaŭ and Uladzimir Nyaklyayew.

68. Which of the following is TRUE about Alexievich’s first book?

A. It was not until 5 years later that the book was well received.

B. It is written from the viewpoint of women and children involved in the war.

C. It was first published by Belarusian state-owned publishing houses in 1984.

D. It reveals something unknown about World War II to the public.

69. What can we know from the theme of Alexievich’s works?

A. She discusses who is to blame for the wars in her works.

B. She takes a practical view of the future for her motherland.

C. Her works show sorrow and sympathy for war victims and her country.

D. Her works merely focused on the disasters the Belarusian experienced.

70. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Some people were dependent on the Soviet Union with affection.

B. Women and children are the main characters of Alexievich’s works.

C. Voices from Chernobyl published in 1999 was written in Belarusian.

D. Alexievich has been highly respected by the Lukashenko administration.