Most students hate their endless homework. The students from Class 2, Senior 2 of the High School Affiliated to Peking University certainly did before they published their own collection of English novels at home.
Their small book contains stories about a holy (神圣的) war, the happy life of a self-taught artist and the story of a laid-off worker who devoted his last breath to playing his beloved accordion (手風(fēng)琴). The book becomes an instant hit on campus. About 3,000 copies have been sold and the class is already working on the second volume.
"We’re up to our ears in homework. Exercises and exams make us out of breath. But to do something creative and full of imagination is such a great achievement," said Yu Xiaoxiao, 16.
"I took the writing as an ordinary homework at the beginning, but after I finished the first part of my story, I could not help but let it flow," said Wang An, who wrote "Accordion".
Inspired by "Lord of the Rings", Jiang Lu wrote his story about magic wars between angels from the light and the dark side. "The main message of the story was to look at the balance of the world. Both dark and light angels fight with love as their weapons. I want to tell people that selfish love might bring hate," Jiang said.
"I was shocked by their work and felt so proud to be the editor of my students’ book," said Nathaniel Timmermann, the oral English teacher at the school. Liu Xiuqin, an English teacher, started the project by asking students to write whatever was in their mind every week. "They have performed beyond expectation," Liu said. "They wrote interesting stories and their English has improved after they started to express their real minds."
"We never imagined that our homework would be so popular and profitable (盈利的). We sell the novels at five yuan, but many teachers pay more to encourage us," said Yuan Mengyao.
小題1: After Wang An finished the first part of his story, he _________.
A．couldn’t go onB．had to put it aside
C．just wanted to express it freelyD．lost it
小題2:What was not the outcome of the students’ homework of writing whatever was in their mind?
A．Being popular. B．Being profitable.
C．Improving their English.D．Winning prize.
小題3:What is the reason for the students’ liking to write interesting stories?
A．It is creative and imaginative.
B．It is profitable.
C．Interesting stories are sure to be popular.
D．Interesting stories can be well sold.
小題4:What is the best title of this passage?
A．Creative homework leads to a popular book
B．Writing interesting stories
C．Students’ new book
D．A popular book
小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:A

小題1:推理題：從文章的第三段but after I finished the first part of my story, I could not help but let it flow,這里的let it flow應(yīng)該理解成想自由的表達(dá)。選C。
小題2:排除題：從第二段的：The book becomes an instant hit on campus. About 3,000 copies have been sold and the class is already working on the second volume.看出這本書讓他們受歡迎，也給他們帶來經(jīng)濟(jì)收益，還有倒數(shù)第二段的：They wrote interesting stories and their English has improved after they started to express their real minds.說明寫這本書讓他們的英語得到了提高。就是沒有提到D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章里第三段的：But to do something creative and full of imagination is such a great achievement,說明他們喜歡做有創(chuàng)造力和想象力的事，選A。
小題4:主旨題：從文章的第一段和最后一段都可以總結(jié)出答案是A。
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小題1:The author felt depressed because she __________.
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C．had not finished her work on time.
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C．Run, drop, rollD．Roll, drop, stop
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There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live __12___ than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. ___13___ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be much better that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take ___14__ care of ___15___.
(  ) 1. A. loves       B. hates         C. needs       D. becomes
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(  ) 3. A. Hardly      B. Nearly       C. Suddenly     D. Certainly
(  ) 4. A. alone       B. away         C. over        D. around
(  ) 5. A. ever        B. never        C. just         D. really
(  ) 6. A. always      B. sometimes     C. often       D. usually
(  ) 7. A. think       B. say           C. mean      D. speak
(  ) 8. A. partners     B. classmates     C. parents     D. friends
(  ) 9. A. angry       B. sad           C. happy      D. alone
(  ) 10. A. call        B. ask           C. tell        D. talk
(  ) 11. A. look        B. find          C. make       D. know
(  ) 12. A. longer      B. shorter        C. slower      D. faster
(  ) 13. A. Smelling     B. Being        C. Sounding    D. Making
(  ) 14. A. less         B. better         C. worse       D. more
(  ) 15. A. you          B. your         C. yours        D. yourself

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