How can the writers contact with editorial board of the magazine?A.Send an e-mailB.Give a
How can the writers contact with editorial board of the magazine?
A.Send an e-mail
B.Give a call
C.Surf on internet
D.Send a letter
How can the writers contact with editorial board of the magazine?
A.Send an e-mail
B.Give a call
C.Surf on internet
D.Send a letter
第1題
A.Science fiction writers can foretell things.
B.Science develops as fast as is predicted by writers.
C.Science develops faster than writers can imagine.
D.Science fiction writers can see how science is going.
第2題
Many writers are only 【C5】______ aware of their audience as they draft their stories. Some believe the reader doesn't come into play at all until the story is finished or the article on the editor's desk. But since we write to be read, readers are an essential part of the writing【C6】______ itself. Your audience is an implicit part of your writing, as much as plot and characters. Your implicit audience helps【C7】______ your story; it sets your tone and defines your style; it determines in part your choice of protagonist; it is the "ear" to your "voice". If we know how to write and what to write about,【C8】______ we also know who it is we're writing for?
You are not writing for your writers' circle, or your editor, or your mother-in-law who reads all you’re your 【C9】______ drafts. No matter how important these people may be, they are not the "reader" I am talking
about here, or 【C10】______ , they shouldn't be. Writers tend to become hopelessly blocked when they try to please specific readers. Especially when those readers are themselveswriters. Or mothers-in-law. Knowing your 【C11】______ audience will help you avoid that particular trap.
The simplest way to start getting a handle on your audience is to form. a mental【C12】______ of your ideal reader. What kind of person is he/she? Where does he live, what kind of job, what kind of hobbies does he have? What books does he read (and when, and how many)? Chances are, your ideal reader is a lot like you. We write【C13】______ when we write for an audience with whom we can【C14】 ______ .
Sticking with that audience is more important than you think. Too- harsh criticism from fellow writers or editors can undermine your confidence to the point【C15】______ you write just m suit their tastes. Uncritical admiration of relatives and friends can make you sloppy and lax.
New trends may 【C16】______ you to start writing vampire stories【C17】______ your regular romantic westerns. These are all false beacons, to use a 【C18】______ term. A good sense of your ideal reader will help you navigate a steady course, and write 【C19】______ you write best. On the one hand our writing is guided by authors we admire, on the other hand we tend to write for an audience we feel comfortable with. Somewhere 【C20】______ between we find a balance that is our own.
【C1】
A.In
B.As
C.For
D.With
第3題
聽(tīng)力原文: Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their families. When they need advice, they don't usually ask people they know. Instead many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines, they can get advice on many different subjects, such as family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car.
Most newspapers print letters from readers with problems. There are answers written by doctors, lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. One of them is called "Dear Abby" by readers and the other is called "Dear Ann Landers". Experience is their preparation for giving advice.
What will most Americans do when they need advice?
A.Turn to their parents.
B.Write to newspapers and magazines.
C.Ask people who they don't know.
第4題
It is often thought that science fiction is a【70】new development in literature,【71】its ancestors can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned【72】the presentation of some form. of ideal society, a【73】which is still often found in modern stories.
Most of the【74】of science fiction, however, have been written within the last hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to【75】just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages.
【76】science fiction writers don't write about men from Mars or space【77】stories. They are more interested in【78】the results of technical developments on society and the human mind;【79】in imagining future worlds which are a【80】of the world which we live in now. Because of this their writing has obvious【81】undertones (潛在含義).
In an age where science fact frequently【82】science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep【83】of scientific advances. Those who are【84】clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a【85】lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitably【86】as it tries to master its new technology.
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A.titles
B.headlines
C.subjects
D.topics
第5題
聽(tīng)力原文: While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matter of examinations. In July, two writers praised the cancellation of exams because they believe "tests don't tell the whole story."
As a teacher who has worked in four countries, I have had the experience that a student who earns good marks is generally a good student, and that a student's final mark in a subject is usually a grade average of the year's work. Of course there are exceptions, but they do not have the frequency that would give an unfair picture of a student's ability.
The simple fact is that proper class work, diligent exam studies and good marks are almost certain indicators of a student's future performance. The opposite is, almost certainly, incompetence.
There is no acceptable substitute for competition and examination of quality. How can teachers and future officials determine what a student has learned and remembered? Should we simply take the student's word for it? Any institution that "liberates" students from fair and formal exams is misguided, if not ignorant. And surely the "graduates" of such institutions will lack trustworthiness, not to mention being rejected by foreign universities for graduate or other studies.
When all is said and done, I sense that a fear of failure and a fear of unpleasant comparison with others is at the bottom of most ban-exams talk. Excellence and quality fear nothing. On the contrary, they seek competition and desire the satisfaction of being the best.
(33)
A.Exams don't tell the whole story.
B.Tests can not effectively measure students' abilities.
C.The cancellation of exams should be praised.
D.The two writers mentioned in the passage hold wrong conception of exams.
第6題
聽(tīng)力原文: How people first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that people, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations--the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meanings for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express those thoughts in words which appeal to our minds and emotions. This charming use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
(26)
A.The origin of language is a legend handed down from the past.
B.The origin of language is a matter that is hidden or secret.
C.The origin of language is a question difficult to answer.
D.The origin of language is a problem not yet solved.
第7題
根據(jù)以下材料,回答題
Tales of the Terrible Past
It is not the job of fiction writers to analyze and interpret history. Yet by writing about the past in a vivid and compelling manner, storytellers can bring earlier eras to life and force readers to consider them seriously. Among those taking on the task of recounting history are some black writers who attempt to examine slavery from different points of view.
Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison deals specifically with the legacy of slavery in her book Beloved. The main character in this novel, a former slave called Sethe, lives in Ohio in the years following the Civil War, but she cannot free herself from her horrific memories. Through a series of flashbacks and bitter reminiscences, the reader learns how and why Sethe escaped from the plantation she had lived on; the fate of her husband, who also tried to escape; and finally, what happened to the child called Beloved. Morrison"s scenes of torture and murder are vivid and strongly convey the desperation of the slaves and the cruelty of their owners.
Charles Johnson"s Middle Passage approaches slavery from a different, yet no less violent,vantage point. His main character, Rutherfprd Calhoun, is a ne"er-do-well free black American who stows away on a slave ship bound for Africa to collect its "cargo". Put to work after he is discovered,Calhoun witnesses firsthand the appalling conditions in which the captured Africans are transported.
When they finally rebel and take over the ship, he finds himself in the middle—— and is forced to come to terms with who he is and what his values are.
Neither Beloved nor Middle Passage is an easy read, but both exemplify African American writers" attempts to bring significant historical situations alive for a modem audience.
This passage is mostly about 查看材料
A.the causes of slavery in America
B.black writers in the late 20th century
C.why Morrison and Johnson wrote the books they did
D.two novels that deal with slavery
第8題
【T14】
A.EACH OTHER
B.THE MORE
C.EXPRESS THESE THOUGHTS
D.LEARN TO A.NOT ONLY HAVE GREAT THOUGHTS BUT ALSO【T13】______IN WORDS
B.THEY COULD COMMUNICATE WITH【T14】______
C.WE SHOULD THEREFORE【T15】______CHOOSE OUR WORDS
D.THE LONGER WE LIVE,【T16】______CERTAIN WORDS RECALL TO US HOW MEN FIRST LEARNT TO INVENT WORDS IS UNKNOWN; IN OTHER WORDS, THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERY.ALL WE REALLY KNOW IS THAT MEN, UNLIKE ANIMALS, SOMEHOW INVENTED CERTAIN SOUND TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, ACTIONS AND THINGS, SO THAT【T17】______; AND THAT LATER THEY AGREED UPON CERTAIN SIGNS,CALLED LETTERS, WHICHCOULD BE COMBINED TO REPRESENT THOSE SOUNDS, AND WHICH COULD BE WRITTEN DOW
N.THOSE SOUNDS, WHETHER SPOKEN OR WRITTEN IN LETTERS, WE CALL WORDS. THE POWER OF WORDS, THEN, LIES IN THEIR ASSOCIATIONS—THE THINGS THEY BRING UP BEFORE OURMINDS.WORDS BECOME FILLED WITH MEANING FOR US BY EXPERIENCE; AND【T18】______THE GLAD AND SAD EVENTS OF OUR PAST; AND THE MORE WE READ AND LEARN, THE MORE THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO US INCREASES. GREAT WRITERS ARE THOSE WHO【T19】______WHICH APPEAL POWERFULLY TO OUR MINDSAND EMOTIONS.THIS CHARMING USE OF WORDS IS WHAT WE CALL LITERARY STYL
E.ABOVE ALL, THE REAL POET IS A MASTER OF WORDS.HE CAN CONVEY HIS MEANING IN WORDS WHICH SING LIKE MUSIC, AND WHICH BYTHEIR POSITION AND ASSOCIATION CAN MOVE MEN TO TEARS.【T20】______CAREFULLY AND USETHEM ACCURATELY, OR THEY WILL MAKE OUR SPEECH SILLY AND DULL.