Ralph Ellison’s novel, “Invisible Man”, was published in nineteen fifty-two. Ellison was at once called a major new writer. The book won the National Book Award, a high and rare honor for a first novel.
    Since then millions of copies have been printed. The book is still used in many universities and other schools. One professor said that he has used the book in his teaching for twenty-five years. He said that each time he returns to “Invisible Man” he finds new ideas in it.
    After “Invisible Man” was published, Ralph Ellison taught at a number of universities. He retired from New York University in nineteen eighty .While he was alive, he published only two other books .They were books of criticism（批判）and essays（随笔）, called “Shadow and Act” and “Going to the Territory”.
    Ralph Ellison died in nineteen ninety-four, at the age of eighty. After his death, a book of his stories, “Flying Home”, was published. Shortly before his death, Ellison had told someone that his second novel was almost finished. He had worked on the novel for forty years without finishing it.
    Parts of the book had appeared in magazines during the nineteen sixties and seventies. Ellison had to rewrite the novel after a large part of it was burned in a fire at his home in nineteen sixty-seven. The novel was said to be two thousand pages long. Finally, his friend John Callahan put the book together after Ellison died. The novel was published in nineteen ninety-nine. It was called “Juneteenth”.
    Since “Invisible Man” was published, many American writers have said how much Ellison influenced them.
    In nineteen ninety, another black writer, Charies Johnson, was given the National Book Award. In receiving the prize, Johnson thanked Ralph Ellison for leading the way for black writers. Ellison was present at the ceremony. He thanked Johnson. Then he expressed his belief that black writers should not be influenced only by other black writers. He said:
“You do not write out of your skin. You write out of your ideas and the quality of your mind.”

61．We can see from the passage ,when Ellison’s first novel appeared ,he was in his_______ .
A．twenties B．thirties C．forties D．fifties

62．Which of the following statements about “Invisible Man” may NOT be right?
A．It was written when Ellison was a professor in New York University.
B．It is Ellison’s first novel.
C．It is still used in many universities now.
D．It is so successful that it wins itself a place in American literature.

63. How many books did Ellison publish when he was alive?

A. 1      B. 2      C. 3      D.4

64．According to the passage, “Juneteenth” _____.
A．is written by John Callahan
B．is Ellison’s second novel
C．was published in Ellison’s seventies
D．was published 10 years after his death

65．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Ellison was a great white writer.
B．“Flying Home” is one of Ellison’s novels.
C．It took half of Ellison’s life time to write “Juneteenth”.
D．Ellison didn’t live to see the publication of “Shadow and Act” and          “Going to the Territory”.

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Recently, many English teachers from universities all over China came together. They discussed h   1   to use newspapers to teach English. Wu Ping, a university professor, said that her university has b  2   a course on newspaper reading for freshman English majors. They use English newspapers to t___3___. It is said that the s   4   enjoy the course. “They say newspapers help them learn English, and also tell them the latest news a   5  the world,” he said.
Outside the classroom, English newspapers are thought by many people to be o  6 of the most important and effective ways to learn English. One of the professors believes that newspapers are better t    7   other teaching materials in four ways. First, the stories are i   8   and can get the students to read on. S  9  , the language is modern and up-to-date. Newspapers cover lots of topics like sports, culture, e   10    and so on. And last but not least, the language is very practical, and can be used in our daily life.

Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is another way to learn: students can teach themselves. For example, if you can’t remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.

How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are interested in. or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The question is something you don’t understand, or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. A clever student is usually good at asking questions. The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard, by reading the passage or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. This is the way of teaching yourself. And you must do this all by yourself. If you keep doing like for a long time, you are sure to succeed in your study.

1.Listening to the teacher is ______for students to learn something.

A．not a way         B．the best way       C．the only way       D．not the only way

2.Which of the following is right?________

A student can teach himself only in class.

B.It is a bad way to learn from the teacher.

C.A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to.

D.Students know very well how to teach themselves.

3.In teaching yourself, the first thing you must do is_______.

A．writing           B．reading           C．asking            D．answering

4.A clever student usually likes _______.

A．asking questions                        B．answering questions

C．finding answers                         D．teaching others

5.If you want to succeed, you’d better learn _______.

A．how to teach others                     B．how to teach yourself

C．to read and write carefully                D．how to ask questions

A SCHOOL REPORT

Name:  Edward       School:  Kelvin Grove High School

Grade:   7          Term ending:  May 6th 

Subjects:

Math: He is a little weak in this but he has tried his best to catch up with others.

English: He is the best in the class. Keep it up.

French: His reading is very good, and he can remember many words.

History: He is familiar(熟悉) with the names of many places in the world.

Music: He doesn’t like pop music, though he sings very well.

Conduct: Fair    No. in class: 9    Absence(缺课): 8

Remarks: Edward can do a lot better. More work is needed next term.

Class teacher: Ivy

Principal: M. L. Martin

School reopens: September 11

1.__ After reading this, we know this is      .

A. a studying plan of Edward Scott

B. A teaching plan of Ivy

C. a school report of Edward Scott

D. a working plan of M. L. Martin

2.__ Which of the following is Not mentioned(提到) in the form?

A. PE.     B. Music.      C. Math         D. History.

3.__Edward’s best subject is        .

A. Science    B. English     C. geography   D. History

4.__Edward is not good at        .

A. Science and geography     B. Math and history

C. French and history        D. music and English

5.__According to the form, which of the following sentences is true?

A. Edward can’t sing songs very well.

B. Edward doesn’t do well in science.

C. Edward can do better if he works harder next.

D. Edward learns two foreign languages in school.