Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories. It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley.

Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream: “I dreamt that my little baby came to life again—that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”

In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-odl May visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. One night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story Frankenstein.

Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.

Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.

1. What do we know about he story Frankenstein?

A. It was really written by Mary Shelley’s husband.

B. It was been read by millions of people.

C. It was written to remember Shelley’s husband.

D. It is the most famous story in the world.

2.Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein?

A. In England.       B. In Italy.     C. In Switzerland.     D. In France.

3. In which order to the following take place?

a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.

b. The story Frankenstein was first published.

c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.

d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.

e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.

A. a, c, b, e, d        B. d, c, a, b, e    C. c, a, b, d, e        D. b, a, d, c, e

4. How old was Mary Shelley when she died?

A. 43        B. 48         C.51        D. 54

5.What can we learn about Mary Shelley from this passage?

A. She experienced a lot of sadness in her life.

B. She wasn’t considered a good writer during her life.

C. She was educated at her local school.

D. She became very rich because of the story Frankenstein.

 

Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76.
This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer’s family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker.
Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more!
The man likes Grandma Moses’ paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses’ paintings are in Kallir’s gallery. She is 80 years old.
Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe .
When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday "Grandma Moses’ Day". After her 100^th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing.
【小题1】How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?

A．She has more grandchildren.	B．She has her own art gallery.
C．She lives an easy life.	D．She starts a new job.

【小题2】 Grandma Moses starts to paint pictures_______.

A．when her daughter asks her to do that	B．when she gets married
C．at the age of 70	D．in the year 1940

【小题3】Grandma Moses’ paintings are first bought by _______.

A．a man from New York	B．her daughter
C．Otto Kallir’s gallery	D．the owner of a store in town

【小题4】The writer of the passage thinks that _______.

A．Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100

B．people like her paintings but do not like her

C．it is never too late to start a new job

D．many people prefer paintings by old ladies

【小题5】 What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Grandma Moses and New York State	B．Grandma Moses and Painting
C．Grandma Moses’ family	D．Grandma Moses’ Day

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One day, he b【小题3】 a book from his neighbor. He loved the book so much that he kept reading it until 12 o’clock at night. When he went to sleep, he put the book in the gap (裂缝) of the wall. It rained heavily that night. When little Lincoln woke up the next morning, he found that the book was all w 【小题4】.
Lincoln carried the book to the owner. He felt very s 【小题5】and nervous. “What’s wrong with my book? It can’t be read a【小题6】!” the neighbor said. He asked Lincoln to pay for a new book. Little Lincoln had no money, and he didn’t want to ask his parents for money to pay his neighbor. “Let me work for you to pay for a new book, please!” Lincoln asked. He cut grass in the neighbor’s garden for three days to pay for the book.
It doesn’t matter if you make a m 【小题7】, but you should be responsible (负责的) for it.