Mark Twain's Apex（顶点）

　　Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

　　The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894) was a pinnacle in Twain's career--not only as author, but as critic（批评家）. In that book, Twain had attacked racism with irony. In the following years, he spoke out on themes of morality（道德）, religion, and politics while still, somehow, eliciting（引起）laughter.

　　After the Spanish-American War（1898）, Twain became an ardent（激烈的）anti-imperialist（抗击帝国主义者）; he was especially critical of Belgium's role in the Congo（刚果）and the policy of the United States in the Philippines. Twain was not always funny, and not always well received, but, he was always repeated. By the close of his career, the New York Times estimated that Twain was quoted（引用）in common conversation more often than any other American, including Ben Franklin and Abe Lincoln. Ernest Hemingway（海明威）stated what generations of readers were convinced （确信）of, that“All modern American literature comes from on book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. American writing comes from that. There is nothing before. There has been nothing as good since .”

(1)The underlined word“pinnacle”in the first paragraph means ________ .

[　　]

A．very famous

B．the most successful part in literary

C．the most lowest point

D．the mountain top

(2)What is the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．Mark Twain was the best famous writer in America.

B．Mark Twain was not always funny.

C．Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was Mark Twain's most successful, powerful, exciting book.

D．Mark Twain was more famous than any other American.

(3)Which of the following statements is right?

[　　]

A．All American literature comes from on book named Huckleberry Finn.

B．American writing began from the book named Huckleberry.

C．There has been nothing as good as the book Huckleberry Finn since Mark Twain's times.

D．All modern American literature comes from on book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.

Mark Twain's Apex（顶点）

　　Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

　　The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894) was a pinnacle in Twain's career--not only as author, but as critic（批评家）. In that book, Twain had attacked racism with irony. In the following years, he spoke out on themes of morality（道德）, religion, and politics while still, somehow, eliciting（引起）laughter.

　　After the Spanish-American War（1898）, Twain became an ardent（激烈的）anti-imperialist（抗击帝国主义者）; he was especially critical of Belgium's role in the Congo（刚果）and the policy of the United States in the Philippines. Twain was not always funny, and not always well received, but, he was always repeated. By the close of his career, the New York Times estimated that Twain was quoted（引用）in common conversation more often than any other American, including Ben Franklin and Abe Lincoln. Ernest Hemingway（海明威）stated what generations of readers were convinced （确信）of, that“All modern American literature comes from on book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. American writing comes from that. There is nothing before. There has been nothing as good since .”

(1)The underlined word“pinnacle”in the first paragraph means ________ .

[　　]

A．very famous

B．the most successful part in literary

C．the most lowest point

D．the mountain top

(2)What is the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．Mark Twain was the best famous writer in America.

B．Mark Twain was not always funny.

C．Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was Mark Twain's most successful, powerful, exciting book.

D．Mark Twain was more famous than any other American.

(3)Which of the following statements is right?

[　　]

A．All American literature comes from on book named Huckleberry Finn.

B．American writing began from the book named Huckleberry.

C．There has been nothing as good as the book Huckleberry Finn since Mark Twain's times.

D．All modern American literature comes from on book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.

莫言获得诺贝尔奖后得到极大的关注和赞誉，很多出版社愿意将莫言的作品选入中学语文课本。然而，此事引起了热议和争论。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你对此事的看法，以刊登在校报Happy Teens栏目。

 

赞同	★ 能获奖，小说一定写得好 ★ 激发自豪感，鼓励学生喜欢文学 ★  ．．．．．．
反对	★ 有的作品可能不适合中学生阅读 ★ 课本选材不应该只看作者是谁 ★  ．．．．．．
你的观点	（1） ．．．．．．  （2） ．．．．．．

 

注意：（1）逐一陈述所有要点，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

（2）词数：150左右。开头已写好，不计入总词数。

（3）作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

After Mo Yan was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, many publishing houses would like to include some of his works into textbooks for high school students. This has caused a lively discussion and a heated debate.

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