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1、高三英语每日练习题04一、阅读理解 AToni Morrison, an American writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature, was admired as the countrys greatest living writer and died at age 88. Her novels,Beloved, Song of Solomon, and others explored theway African-Americans search for freedom and identity in a country obses
2、sed with skin color1 .She published her first novel The Bluest Eye in 1970.Eighteen years later, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Beloved, the story of a mother who kills her baby daughter rather than permit her to be born into slavery. It became a best-seller and was later made into a film.
3、 The Nobel Prize committee described her writing as “language itself, a language she wants to liberate from race.” Her novels discussed Americas past, focusing on black history and the effects of racism on individuals.She was born Chloe Ardelia Wofford in Lorain, Ohio, in 1931.Her father worked in a
4、 steel factory, and her mother was a maid. She attended Howard University, an all-black university in Washington, D.C. At Howard, she read African, British and American literature, including writers William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf. “The writers who affect me the most were novelists who were writ
5、ing in Africa: Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart was a major education for me, ”she told the Associated Press in 1998.After a short marriage, she became a single mother of two sons and worked as a book editor in New York. Several publishers rejected her first book, The Bluest Eye, but it impressedThe
6、 New York Times book critic John Leonard who believed Morrison was an important new voice. He said her writing was “so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry.”Morrison enjoyed her literary fame and was proud of her Nobel Prize. “Nobody was going to take that and make it into some
7、thing else. I felt representational. I felt American. I felt Ohioan. I felt blacker than ever. I felt more woman than ever. I felt all of that and put all of that together and went out and had a good time, ”she said.1. Which of the following is covered in Morrisons novels?A. The history of Blacks.B.
8、 Africas past.C. The effects of American freedom.D. English literature.2. What can we learn from John Leonards words?A. He rejected Morrisons first book.B. He appreciated Morrisons poems.C. He thought highly of The Bluest eye.D. He saw Morrisons language as a wonder.3. What can be inferred about Mor
9、rison from the last paragraph?A. She longed to be an American.B. She felt proud of her color1 .C. She changed her attitude to life.D. She was crazy about her works.4. What is the purpose of the text?A. To remember a writer.B. To promote some books.C. To introduce American life.D. To fight against ra
10、cial discrimination. BThe Guide to Riding a San Francisco Cable CarCable Car HistoryThe cable car was introduced to San Francisco on August 2, 1873. Throughout the 1890s, eight companies operated 600 cars which covered 21 cable car routes. The 1906 earthquake destroyed most of the cable car system.
11、Now, only 37 cable cars remain with three lines in operation. All cars are artistic works as they are made and handled by hand!Cable cars arent just for tourists! They are an essential part of the citys public transport system. They are the citys only moving historic landmarks.The Cable Car LinesPow
12、ell-masonLine (Yellow signs on car): Begins at Market Street turnaround, and ends at Fishermans Wharf East End (Bay Street turnaround).Stops: Downtown(Market Street), Union Square, Nob Hill, Chinatown, Cable Car Museum, North Beach and Fishermans Wharf(Bay Street).Powell-hyde Line(Red signs on car):
13、 Begins at Market Street turnaround and ends at Fishermans Wharf West End(Hyde Street turnaround).Stops: Downtown(Market Street), Union Square, Nob Hill, Chinatown, Cable Car Museum, Russian Hill, Fishermans Wharf(west end), and Hyde Street.California Street Line: Runs East-west from Van Ness Avenue
14、 to the Financial District.Stops: Van Ness Avenue, Polk Street, Nob Hill, Chinatown.FaresTickets(single ride): can be purchased at turnarounds or from the conductor with cash as you board.Adult &Youth: $7 each way.Senior(ages 65+)Disabled: $3 each wayPasses: are perfect for visitors to the city, and
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