1、 2017 2014 3 A B C D Its hard to find Alice Munro in the media Even after she won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Canadian writer just appeared for a quick interview and then dropped out of 8ight On Dec 29, she still didnt seek the spotlight when she was named one of the rive Women of the Ye
2、ar by the Financial Times In Munros eyes, ordinary lives always hide larger dramas So she records what we casually think of as the everyday actions of normal people, She often focuses on life in her hometown, a small village in Ontario which 8he is most familiar with She writes about the ordinary th
3、ings in the village fox forming;, trees felled in the Ontario wilderness, poor country achool8 and long last illnesses Above all, she talk8 about girls and women who have seemingly ordinary lives but struggle against daily misfortune She has a special talent for uncovering the extraordinary in the o
4、rdinary These are ordinary people, ordinary stories, but she has the magic Her precise language, depth of detail and the logic of her storytelling have made her stories inviting Runaway, one of Munros representative works, is a good example of her writing style One of the stories centers on the life
5、 of an ordinary woman Carla, who lives in a small Canadian town with her husband Clark The story slowly forms a picture of Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, her unhappiness building into desperation until she decide8 to flee The story of Carla is a story of the power and betrayals of love It is abou
6、t lost children and l08t chance8 that we can all find in life, There is pain beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart Since she published her first collection of 8hort stories in 1968, Munro has won many a wards, with the Nobel Prize being her bigge8t honor On Oct 10, 2013, the Nobel Prize co
7、mmit-tee named Munro the “master of the contemporary short story“ 1 We learn from Paragraph 1 that Alice Munro A didnt get on well with the media B was 8urprised at winning the Nobel Prize C didnt value the title of Women of the Year D remained modest though very successful 2 Many of Alice Munros wo
8、rks A focus on everyday life of ordinary people B are about betrayals of love and violence C center on the happy life of country women D are romantic stories setting in her hometown 3 What makes Alice Munros stories fascinating according to the text? A The complicated plots B Her writing techniques
9、C The humorous language D Her rich imagination 4 In her representative work Run away, Carla A leads a happy life with Clark B is a faithful wife to her husband C tries to run away from her husband D loses all hopes for a better life 5 What is the text mainly about? A Alice Munro and her hometown B T
10、he awards Alice Munro won C Alice Munros literary life D Alice Munro and her writing style 1 5 DABCA 2013 (A B C D) 31 What you have just read is a _ A. note B. report C. schedule D. poster 32 What is going to take place on 2 February 2013? A. A big event to welcome a Chinese new year. B. A social g
11、athering to raise money for wildlife. C. A party for close friends to meet and have fun. D. A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students. 33 How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together? A. $20. B. $40. C. $60. D. $80. 34 Which of the following statements is true? A. Tickets are so
12、ld in Kwun Tong High School. B. Its unnecessary to take soft drinks with you. C. Free digital cameras are provided for everybody. D. Festival food will be served without extra charge. Lam Tin Youth Centre Kwun Tong High School 31 D ( ) D 32 A “Date 2 February 2013 ” A 33 C 3 C 34 B ) B 2014 A A B C
13、D Feeling exhausted and hopeless, I began walking to my car. Every step seemed tiring, and every step was another to survive. As I looked up into the sky I thought about how my grandmother had left me, and my anger began to return. I was things happened. So as I stood in a public parking lot a milli
14、on questions formed in my mind. Why did this happen he people that pass on? Why did I not feel her presence anymore? Is there a heaven? Suddenly, a woman driving right by my side rolled down her window and distracted my unanswered as going to ask for my parking spot, At this point, I felt I had no c
15、hoice but to see what this annoying lady wanted. As I got closer, I was startled her bag. Surprisingly, I was overcome by a sense of relief that led me to be patient the entire time the lady was very bottom of her bag and handed me a three- warm smile on her face. I looked down at the mysterious and
16、 obviously used booklet and on the front cover in big bold letters read It took me only a few seconds to comprehend the exchange with this woman, but by the time I looked up, she was gone. I walked slowly into my car holding the tiny little book that was given to me with fear that it would fly ctly,
17、 but I knew that if my grandmother had anything to do with I felt a sense of relaxation as I opened the first page. It explained how people pass on, but their spirit remains with us. This was the first time since my grandma had passed that I felt her with me, just like I had wanted. events. and s de
18、tails that you usually hear about like what the person was wearing, the time of day, or even the weather, but it e again. 51. The author refused to say anything to the woman but just pointed to her own car at first mainly because _. A. the author did not know the woman B. the woman i C. the author t
19、hought she wanted to use the vacant parking space D. the author was too weak to say anything A. She often made the author angry. B. She left nothing to the author. C. She was kind to the author. D. She lost faith in God. 53. What can be inferred from the passage? A. The author and the woman became g
20、ood friends later. C. The author knows the specific details about this experience. D. The author was very grateful to the unknown woman. 54. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Miracle at the Parking Lot B. What Hope for Dead Loved Ones? C. True Love for My Grandmother D. 51-54 CCDA 201
21、3 (A B C D) In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War. It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richa
22、rd Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras( ). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400 000 people yearly. turned up uninvited in 1947 in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform and they did so in a public house disus
23、ed for years. Soon groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little known writers of plays in small church halls to the people o
24、f Edinburgh. once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1 500 performances of theatre music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959 with only 19 theatre groups performing some said it was getting too big. A paid administrator was first employed o
25、nly in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1 695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold. 40 What was the purpose
26、 of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? A. To bring Europe together again. B. To honor heroes of World War . C. To introduce young theatre groups. D. To attract great artists from Europe. 41. Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947? A. They owned a public house there. B. The
27、y came to take up a challenge. C. They thought they were also famous. D. They wanted to take part in the festival. A Popular writers. B. University students. C Artists from around the world. D. Performers of music and dance. 43.We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival _ A. has become a non
28、 official event B. has gone beyond an art festival C. gives shows all year round D. keeps growing rapidly Fringe 40 A 41 D “in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so ” 42 B “Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University ” Fringe 43 D Edinburgh Festival D
