Dr. Sharon M. Draper is an excellent teacher as well as a successful writer. She is a woman of achievements.

She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Awards, and is a New York Times bestselling writer.

She was chosen as Ohio's Outstanding High School Language Arts Educator, Ohio Teacher of the Year, and as a NCNW Excellence in Teaching Award winner.

She is a Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award winner.

She is a YWCA Career Woman of Achievement, and is the recipient (接受者) of the Dean's Award from Howard University School of Education.

Two years ago she was named Ohio Pioneer in Education by the Ohio State Department of Education, and received the Beacon of Light Humanitarian Award, as well as the Doctor of Laws Degree from Pepperdine University.
     She has been honored at the White House six times, and was chosen as one of only four writers in the country to speak at the National Book Festival Gala in Washington, D.C. Her book Copper Sun has been chosen by the US State Department and the International Reading Association as the United States novel for the international reading project. Students in the US, Nigeria, and Ghana are reading the book and sharing the ideas—a true intercontinental, cross-cultural experience.

She has worked all over the United States, as well as in Russia, Ghana, Togo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Bermuda, and Guam, spreading the word about the power of successful teaching and excellence in education.

She became known when she won first prize in a literary (文学的) competition. She was given $5000 and her short story, One Small Torch, came into being. She has written many poems, articles, and short stories in literary journals (期刊).

Here are some of her books which are very popular in America.

We Beat the Street (Dutton, 2005)

Copper Sun (Simon and Schuster, 2006)
Fire from the Rock (Dutton, 2007)

Just Another Hero (Simon and Schuster, 2009)
Out of my Mind (Simon and Schuster, 2010)

64.   Is Dr. Sharon M. Draper a writer? 

65.   What was she named in 2011?

66.   How many times has she been to the White House at least?

67.   What has she written in literary journals?

68. What’s the passage mainly about?

Dr. Lynn Moorman was a young doctor. She had a strange experience in June when she was spending Saturday night at her parents’ house. Whenever she stayed with them, she slept on the long sofa in the sitting room. The sofa was set against a wall under a large picture window (整块玻璃做的景观窗).

Around three o’clock that morning, Dr. Moorman opened her eyes and noticed a flashing light outside the house. She thought that it was a firefly (萤火虫). A moment later, as the light continued to flash, she realized that it was too bright to be a firefly.

Then the light moved towards the window and unbelievably through the window into the room. It passed in front of her, perhaps as close as three feet. Then Dr. Moorman noticed that it appeared to have two sets of wires (电线) coming from the top and bottom (底部). Each time the object flashed, Dr. Moorman saw it clearly. But when the light turned off, the object was no longer seen.

Dr. Moorman was quite scared. She thought about shouting, but couldn’t open her mouth. When the light moved into the kitchen, she ran to her sister’s bedroom. “Move over,” she said, “ I saw something, maybe an alien, that scared me and I’m coming into bed with you.” The next morning at breakfast she told her family what had happened, but no one else had noticed anything. Her experience remains a puzzle.

Did Dr. Moorman meet an alien? Did she imagine the object? Or did she see a small UFO that had come visiting that night?

54、From the first paragraph, we know _________.

A、Lynn was a single woman                    

B、Lynn spent Saturday at her parents’ house every week.

C、Lynn liked sleeping on the sofa                    

D、Lynn might not live with her parents

55、The underlined word “flashing” in the second paragraph means _________ in Chinese.

A、明亮的        B、发光的           C、闪烁的          D、昏暗的

56、What’s the best title for this passage?

A、A strange Experience   B、The object   C、Dr. Moorman   D、Sleeping on the sofa

Dear Dr. Know,
I’m not happy. I have too __1_ rules in my family. I have to __2___ at 6:00 every morning. I can’t __3__ my friends after school __4__I have to __5__my dog for a walk. I can’t watch TV on school nights. And I have to __6_ in bed by ten o’clock. _7__ weekends, I have to clean my room and wash my clothes. Then I have to help my mother __8__ dinner. Later I have to go to the Children’s Palace __9__ the piano. I never have any fun. __10__ can I do?
【小题1】A. many        B. much            C. a few
【小题2】A. go to bed    B. get up           C. go home
【小题3】A. watch        B. look             C. meet
【小题4】A. so           B. then             C. because
【小题5】A. bring        B. take             C. carry
【小题6】A. be           B. is               C. am
【小题7】A. In           B. On              C. At
【小题8】A. make        B. making          C. do
【小题9】A. learn        B. to learn         C. learning
【小题10】A. Why        B. What            C. How

Dear Dr Jackson,
My parents are never happy with me. They are always criticizing my clothes, my hair and the music I listen to. They hate my friends’ looks and they keep complaining when I go with them. I’m not allowed to stay out as late as my friends do, so I can’t have any fun. My parents only seem to care about my school grades. Although I love them, sometimes I feel we live in different worlds. If they love me, can’t they understand me? How can I make them understand me?
Angel
Dear Angel,
Your problem is common to both teenagers and parents. Don’t worry, because all this is natural. You see, your parents have grown up at a different time and they have different experiences. So, they think some things are strange, but you find the same things are all right. For example, the music you like may sound like noise to them. Your parents love you, so they feel they must stop you from doing whatever they find strange. On the other hand, you don’t want to be different from other teenagers, so you feel that your parents restrict you.
I think you should talk about this problem with your parents. Try to explain to them what you want and make them know they can believe you. And then they’ll find you are a responsible person and they will give you more freedom.
Jackson
【小题1】Why has Angel written to Dr Jackson?

Dear Dr Jackson,

My parents are never happy with me. They are always criticizing my clothes, my hair and the music I listen to. They hate my friends’ looks and they keep complaining when I go with them. I’m not allowed to stay out as late as my friends do, so I can’t have any fun. My parents only seem to care about my school grades. Although I love them, sometimes I feel we live in different worlds. If they love me, can’t they understand me? How can I make them understand me?

Angel

Dear Angel,

Your problem is common to both teenagers and parents. Don’t worry, because all this is natural. You see, your parents have grown up at a different time and they have different experiences. So, they think some things are strange, but you find the same things are all right. For example, the music you like may sound like noise to them. Your parents love you, so they feel they must stop you from doing whatever they find strange. On the other hand, you don’t want to be different from other teenagers, so you feel that your parents restrict you.

I think you should talk about this problem with your parents. Try to explain to them what you want and make them know they can believe you. And then they’ll find you are a responsible person and they will give you more freedom.

Jackson

1.Why has Angel written to Dr Jackson?

A．Because her parents make her happy.

B．Because her parents can’t understand her.

C．Because her friends don’t like her.

D．Because she is not good enough at school.

2.Angel has ________ than her friends.

A．more fun

B．less freedom

C．more freedom

D．less clothes

3.What advice does Dr Jackson give to Angel?

A．Be different from other teenagers.

B．Pay no attention to whatever her parents tell her.

C．Discuss her problem with her parents.

D．Don’t tell her parents what she wants to do.

4.What does the word “restrict” in the article mean in Chinese?

A．限制             B．保护             C．放纵             D．抛弃

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Dr Jackson thinks Angel’s problem isn’t usual.

B．Angel’s father likes the music that Angel likes.

C．Angel should show her parents that she is a responsible person.

D．Angel probably doesn’t love her parents at all.