he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real
name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain,
his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected
to live through the first winter. But with his mother"s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he
caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors.
He didn"t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the
direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.
After his father"s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him
with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the
army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short
stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including
Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him
great fortune.
Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write
large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his
children passed away.
At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties.
He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.
B.he often went swimming with other boys
C.his mother often worried about his safety
D.he often played games with other boys
a. He became a miner.b. He worked as a printer.
c. He got into debts.d. His father died.
e. He became a full-time writer.F. He joined the army.
B. d-b-f-a-e-c
C. d-a-f-e-b-c
D. c-b-d-f-e-a
B.did many kinds of work
C.wrote stories in the beginning
D.joined the army after he worked in a mine
B.was a good boy and always did what he was asked
C.was very naughty when he was young
D.lived a pleasant life
B. was in low spirits
C. liked to buy all kinds of clothes
D. had nothing on
she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That
was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing
many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by
a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music
lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in
Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to
give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because
she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another
woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides
being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first
medical school for women.
B. She decided to further her education in Paris
C. A serious eye problem stopped her
D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States
B. She wrote too many letters.
C. She couldn"t graduate from medical school.
D. She couldn"t set up her hospital.
opening of her hospital?_____
B. Ten years
C. Nineteen years
D. Thirty-six years
except that she ______.
B. was the first woman doctor
C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D. set up the first medical school for women
B. Paris
C. the United States
D. New York City
Arthur Miller(1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists
of the 20th century. Miller"s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary,drawn
like so many others by the" Great American Dream". However, he experienced severe
financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the
early l930s.
Millers" s most famous play, Death of a Salesman , is a powerful attack on the American
system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social
status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has
got into trouble with his worth. Willy is "burnt out" and in the cruel world of business there
is no room for sentiment: if he can"t do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the
Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what
to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself
in the end.
When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and
it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and
the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.
Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February
10,2005,the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.
B. He was attracted by the "Great American Dream".
C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.
D. His family business failed.
B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company
C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller
D. focuses on the skills in doing business
B. He runs the Wagner Company.
C. He is a victim of the American system.
D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.
B. The awards Arthur Miller won.
C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.
D. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.
was also a really great person. Here are some interesting things about him.
When Einstein started to work in America, someone asked him what he needed. He said
he needed a desk, some paper and a pencil. He also asked for a big waste-paper basket to
hold all of his mistakes. This shows that he knew even the cleverest man in the world can
only learn by making mistakes.
Einstein regarded time as very important. He never wore socks and he thought putting
on socks was a waste of time as people already wore shoes. He also thought it was a waste
of time remembering things that could quickly be found in a book. That"s why he never
remembered his own phone number, which was in the phone book. He knew what was worth
remembering. It is true that if we are going to do great things in our lives, we can not waste
our time.
Einstein liked to joke too. Once in an exam a student asked him why all the questions
were the same as last year"s. Einstein replied the questions were the same but the answers
were different!
B. asked difficult questions
C. wanted the answers all the same
D. wanted different answers
B. he couldn"t remember it at all.
C. he didn"t think it was worth remembering.
D. he didn"t have a phone.
B. Einstein thought people could learn from mistakes.
C. Einstein thought socks were as important as shoes.
D. Einstein didn"t like talking with others.
B. Einstein was too careful to make mistakes.
C. Einstein made few jokes with the students.
D. Einstein was a person who remembered everything clearly.
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enjoyed for more than 80 years by music lovers all over the world. During his lifetime Ellington turned
musical sounds into many compositions, mostly in the style known as jazz.
The Early Years
Edward Kennedy Ellington was born in 1899 in Washington, D. C. It wasn"t until Ellington was a
teenager that his interest in music grew. He taught himself to play the piano by listening to local piano
players. Sometime around 1916 Ellington began playing the piano at high school parties. Ellington realized
that he enjoyed entertaining people with his music. He soon became a very popular musician, playing at
parties and other events in the Washington area. Young adults seemed especially delighted by the modern pieces he composed.
Success in New York
In 1923, when Ellington was almost 24 years old, he joined The Washingtonians, a five-piece group
of musicians in Washington, and became the group"s leader in early 1924. In 1927 Ellington and his
orchestra won an engagement (雇佣期) at Harlem"s famous Cotton Club. For the next three years, his
orchestra played at the Cotton Club nearly every night.
The Influence of the Cotton Club
Working at the Cotton Club encouraged Ellington"s creativity. Since the shows changed every six
months, he was challenged by the need to continually develop new material. He had to compose a wide
variety of music to accompany the various acts in the Cotton Club shows and to adapt that music to the
strengths and weaknesses of the players in his orchestra.
By 1928 the popular nightspot began radio broadcasts. From the broadcasts Ellington and his
orchestra gained a national reputation.
On the Road
As Ellington"s popularity increased, he realized that his orchestra could do well on concert tours. They
left the Cotton Club in 1931 and toured America and Europe almost continually for the next 43 years. In
addition to touring, Ellington made recordings and continued to compose music.
Duke Ellington played the piano, composed music, and led his famous orchestra for more than 50
years, until his death in 1974. Music lovers all over the world agree that the large quantity of music he
created will be enjoyed for many years to come.
16,1775,and died on July 18,1817.She began writing early in life,although the prejudices
of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously(匿名地).
But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath"s many famous local
people and visitors.She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth
century and from 1801 to 1806,Bath was her home.Her deep knowledge of the city is fully
seen in two of her novels,Northanger Abbey and Persuasion,which are largely set in Bath.
The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it,keeping in its streets and public buildings
the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels.Now the pleasure of learning
Jane Austen"s Bath can be enhanced(增强)by visiting the Jane Austen Center in Gay Street.
Here,in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city,you can find out more about Bath in
Jane Austen"s time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.
The Center has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen
Society.After your visit to the Center,you can look round the attractive shop,which offers a
huge collection of Jane Austen related books,cards and many specially designed gifts.Jane
Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.
You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen"s Bath,which is a great way to find out
more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath.The tour lasts
about one and a half hours.The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane
lived,walked and shopped.
B.in her early teens
C.in her late twenties
D.on her late teens
B.The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.
C.Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen"s time.
D.No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen"s time.
B.ask readers to buy Austen"s books
C.tell readers about Jane Austen"s experience
D.give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society
B.to buy Jane Austen related books,cards and gifts
C.to find a guide to take you to the Center
D.to look around the city of Bath on foot
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