which of writer is the friend of famous poet Longfellow? ()
A.Hawthorne
B.John Milton
C.Thomas Gray
D.John Keats
A.Hawthorne
B.John Milton
C.Thomas Gray
D.John Keats
Essays, however, hang somewhere on a line between two sturdy poles: this is what I think, and this is what I am. Autobiographies which aren't novels are generally extended essays, indeed. A personal essay is like the human voice talking, its order being the mind's natural flow, instead of a systematized outline of ideas. Though more changeable or informal than an article or treatise, somewhere it contains a point which is its real center, even if the point couldn't be uttered in fewer words than the essayist has used. Essays don't usually boil down to a summary, as articles do, and the style. of the writer has a "nap" to it, a combination of personality and originality and energetic loose ends that stand up like the nap (绒毛) on a piece of wool and can't be brushed flat. Essays belong to the animal kingdom, with a surface that generates sparks, like a coat of fur, compared with the flat, conventional cotton of the magazine article writer, who works in the vegetable kingdom, instead. But, essays, on the other hand, may have fewer "levels" than fiction, because we are not supposed to argue much about their meaning. In the old distinction between teaching and storytelling, the essayist, however cleverly he tries to conceal his intentions, is a bit of a teacher or reformer, and an essay is intended to convey the same point to each of us.
An essayist doesn't have to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, he can shape or shave his memories, as long as the purpose is served of explaining a truthful point. A personal essay frequently is not autobiographical at all, but what it does keep in common with autobiography is that, through its tone and tumbling progression, it conveys the quality of the author's mind. Nothing gets in the way. Because essays are directly concerned with the mind and the mind's peculiarity, the very freedom the mind possesses is conferred on this branch of literature that does honor to it, and the fascination of the mind is the fascination of the essay.
According to the passage the changes in readers' taste ______.
A.contribute to the incompatibility of essays with stories
B.often result in unfavorable effect, to say the least
C.sometimes come to something undesirable, of course
D.usually bring about beneficial outcome, so to say
According to the writer, the main problem to our environment today is______.
A.the increase of population
B.the limited energy resources
C.the more serious air pollution
D.the development of technology
【65】 newspapers regularly print letters 【66】 readers with problems. Along 【67】 the letters there are answers written 【68】 people who are supposed to know how to 【69】 such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; 【70】 are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice 【71】women without special training 【72】 this kind of work. One of them answers letters 【73】 to " Dear Abby". The other is addressed 【74】 " Dear Ann Landers". Experience is their preparation for 【75】 advice.
There is one writer who has not lived long 【76】 to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Cavaliere, who started writing 【77】 for newspaper readers 【78】 the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now 【79】 regularly in the Philadelphia Bulletin in a column 【80】 DEAR ANGEL.
(61)
A.talk
B.ask
C.tell
D.speak
Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there—moving from an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior. I would have a life time of security if I stuck to it.Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my boss’s office. Would he rage?I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,” I began awkwardly.“I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now I’m forty. There’s a lot I want to doinlife. I’m resigning.” “To another paper?” he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didn’t say anything. I handed him a letter that explained everything.It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change.“I’m glad for you,”he said, quite out of my expectation.“I just came from aboard of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we can’t,” he went on.“I wish you all the luck in the world,”he concluded.“And if it doesn’t work out, remember, your star is always high here."
Then I went out of his office, walking through the news room for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody--even though I’d be risking all on an unfamiliar venture: all the financial security I had carefully built up.
Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into abillion-dollar property. “I’m resigning, Bill,” I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasn’t looking angry or dismayed either. After a pause, he said,“Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.”
From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous 。
A.newspaper
B.magazine
C.temple
D.church
If the writer stayed with the Globe 。
A.he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams.
B.he would let his long favourite dreams fade away
C.he would never have to worry about his future life
D.he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions
The writer wanted to resign because .
A.he had serous trouble with his boss.
B.he wanted to be engaged in the new media industry.
C.he got underpaid at his job for the Globe.
D.he had found a better paid job in a publishing house.
When the writer decided to resign the Globe was faced with .
A.a trouble with its staff members
B.a shortage of qualified reporters
C.an unfavorable business situation
D.a promising business situation
By saying“I wish I were in your shoes”(in the last paragraph) Bill Taylor meant that .
A.The writer was to fail.
B.The writer was stupid
C.He would reject the writer’s request
D.He would do the same if possibl
Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?
A. It is important to have the right food for children。
B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner。
C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently。
D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner
A.dateline
B.subject line
C.writer' s name
D.salutation
E-mail or electronic mail, is considered as the modem communication in the new age. It iscarried out in computers all over the world by millions of users. In this invisible world as many people call it,the users can send and receive letters to and from every comer of the earth. They share thoughts with pen pals (笔友)in New Zealand,ask strangers in Bombay (孟买)questions,debate with businessman in Manhattan. All of these are just happening in computers as fast as the travelling of the light,no writing and speaking,no paper and stamps are necessary.
E-mail is a pipeline to thousands of experts on everything;it is a means of meeting people with similar interests or problems. But it is not a live talk—a real conversation like those in telephones.E-mailers compose letters at leisure on their computers, then send them by phone line to an on-line service,and then they go forward to the right place. A response can be back within hours,depending on how often the recipient(接受者)checks in.
A vast global networks of on-line services for E-mail has been built. A lot of people are regularly using this service in the USA. People believe that E-mail, the computerized exchange, would create friendship and business developments, and would change people’ s life in the world. Which of the following expression is not for E-mail?
A.Communication in new ag
B.Invisible world
C.A live talk
D.Computerized exchange
Which of the following does the writer think is a shortcoming of E-mail?A.Happening as fast as the travelling of light.
B.No writing and speaking
C.No paper and stamps.
D.Response depending on the recipient.
Which of the following is NOT true?A.E-mail is carried out in computers.
B.A response of an E-mail depends on how often the recipient checks in.
C.People don, t believe that E-mail will create friendship.
D.E-mail is not a real conversation.
Which of the following may best describe the writer's style. in writing the passage?
A.Humorous.
B.Light-hearted.
C.Factual and informative.
D.Informal and careless.
The wallet which the writer found_____.
A.was empty
B.had some money in it
C.had a few coins and a photograph in it
D.had an old photograph in it
According to the writer, the exactness of a science is partly related to ______.
A.the skill of the scientist
B.the extent to which variables can be controlled
C.the requirements of the observer
D.the development of more accurate instruments