Qian Zhongshu was one of the most well-known Chinese __【小题1】__ to the western world. Born on November 21, 1910 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, he grew up with his uncle, who didn’t have a son.
Qian liked reading books and had a ___【小题2】___ memory（记忆力）. He only needed to read something once before learning it by heart. (【小题3】)He showed his good memory(记忆力) at an early age. When he was a small boy, his uncle often__【小题4】___ him to tea houses. He liked reading story books in the tea houses. When they returned home, he could repeat the stories to his cousins.
Qian went to Tsinghua University in 1929. Although he failed his math test, (【小题5】)he entered the university because he was so good at Chinese and English. In Tsinghua University he met his wife Yang Jiang, who is one year __【小题6】___ than him and a famous writer, too. They married in 1935. （【小题7】）两年以后，他们的女儿钱媛出生了。
Qian died of illness on December 19, 1998. He left many works to the world. His most famous novel, Fortress Besieged（围城）, came out in 1947. It has been translated into（已经被翻译成）more than six foreign languages.
任务一：用下列方框中所给词的适当形式完成文中四空，使其语意正确，逻辑合理。（每词限用一次,每空限填一词）4’

young  take write  surprise

【小题8】________ 【小题9】__________ 【小题10】_________ 【小题11】_________
任务二：将（【小题12】）处划线句子翻译成汉语。2’
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任务三：将（【小题13】）处划线句子进行同义句转化。2’
he entered the university because he ___ so _____   ______ Chinese and English.
任务四：将（【小题14】）译成英语。
 

For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He didn’t do much better in sports. Although he played for the school’s golf team, he lost the only important match of the season.
Sparky was a loser. He, his classmates…everyone knew it. Sparky never asked a classmate to go out in high school. He was too afraid of being refused.
However, one thing was important to Sparky – drawing. He was proud of his artwork. Of course, no one else appreciated it. In his senior year of high school, he sent some cartoons to the editors of the Yearbook. Although the cartoons were turned down, Sparky was so confident about his ability that he decided to become an artist.
After completing high school, he wrote a letter to Walt Disney Studios. He was told to send some samples of his artwork, and the subject for a cartoon was suggested. Sparky spent a great deal of time on it. Finally, the reply came from Disney Studios. He had been rejected（拒绝）once again. Another loss for the loser.
So Sparky decided to write his own autobiography（自传）in cartoons. He described his childhood – a little boy loser and underachiever. The cartoon character would soon become famous worldwide. For Sparky, the boy who had little success in school and whose work was rejected again and again was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip（连环漫画）and little cartoon character – Charlie Brown.
【小题1】We can know that Sparky was ________ from the first paragraph.

A．a top student

B．an artist

C．a good player

D．a failure

【小题2】Sparky never asked a classmate to go out because he ______.

A．had never been invited

B．didn’t like making friends

C．didn’t want to be refused

D．was afraid of making mistakes

【小题3】What’s Sparky’s success according to the passage?

A．He was good at golf playing.

B．He wrote a letter to Walt Disney Studios.

C．He drew some cartoons for the Yearbook.

D．His Peanuts comic strip became world famous.

根据句意和所给引导词，补全句子

1.He wants to be a writer so________________.

2.In order not to ________________, he gets up early every day.

3.I learn English so that ________________.

4.She gave the boy some money because ________________.

5.Although ________________, we failed in the football game in the end.

 

For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He didn’t do much better in sports. Although he played for the school’s golf team, he lost the only important match of the season.

Sparky was a loser. He, his classmates…everyone knew it. Sparky never asked a classmate to go out in high school. He was too afraid of being refused.

However, one thing was important to Sparky – drawing. He was proud of his artwork. Of course, no one else appreciated it. In his senior year of high school, he sent some cartoons to the editors of the Yearbook. Although the cartoons were turned down, Sparky was so confident about his ability that he decided to become an artist.

After completing high school, he wrote a letter to Walt Disney Studios. He was told to send some samples of his artwork, and the subject for a cartoon was suggested. Sparky spent a great deal of time on it. Finally, the reply came from Disney Studios. He had been rejected（拒绝）once again. Another loss for the loser.

So Sparky decided to write his own autobiography（自传）in cartoons. He described his childhood – a little boy loser and underachiever. The cartoon character would soon become famous worldwide. For Sparky, the boy who had little success in school and whose work was rejected again and again was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip（连环漫画）and little cartoon character – Charlie Brown.

1.We can know that Sparky was ________ from the first paragraph.

A．a top student

B．an artist

C．a good player

D．a failure

2.Sparky never asked a classmate to go out because he ______.

A．had never been invited

B．didn’t like making friends

C．didn’t want to be refused

D．was afraid of making mistakes

3.What’s Sparky’s success according to the passage?

A．He was good at golf playing.

B．He wrote a letter to Walt Disney Studios.

C．He drew some cartoons for the Yearbook.

D．His Peanuts comic strip became world famous.