Question

【題目】

A British girl, Taryn Everdeen, has just finished writing a novel（小說）with her favorite writer, Carolyn Meyer, even though she is 66 years younger than her.

Taryn was only 15 years old, when she first wrote a fan letter to a 81-year-old Carolyn Meyer, to give thanks for her historical novels.

“Carolyn was one of my favorite writers. I grew up reading her books. When I was nine or ten, I would listen to her stories every night…That made me fall in love with history,” says Taryn.

Taryn, who is from Norwich, England, was then surprised when Carolyn wrote back and suggested writing a novel together.

Carolyn is an American writer who writes novels for children and young people. She has published（出版）over 60 children books, but she has never wanted to work with another writer until she got Taryn's letter.

Three years ago, after Taryn wrote to her, Carolyn invited the young girl to stay with her in the US, so they could write a novel together. They decided（決定）to write a time-traveling story. They sent ideas to each other by email. Carolyn also visited Taryn last year, and Taryn flew to the US over the summer, after she finished her school exams.

They now have a first draft（初稿）of "Mirror of Time". They decide to give it to some publishers and hope they will be interested in it.

"This is my first try at writing a novel. We have been working on it for three years. It's amazing, " says Taryn. And I have never met anyone like her. "She seems much younger than her age. I think she is a really powerful role model（有影響力的榜樣）. She's my teacher, and my work partner, but I see her as a friend more than anything else."

Taryn, now 18 years old, returns from the USA this week. She wants to have a gap year（間隔年）before starting university next year.

“We worked hard, but we did other things together, too. While I was there, we went to a few theatre shows, and we went on a journey to Taos, staying in a hotel overnight there."

"She's very open, and I can talk to her about pretty much all the things I talk to my other friends about,” she says. "She has taught me how to be a better writer."

【1】Taryn first wrote a fan letter to Carolyn to _______________·

A.give thanksB.be her friendC.show her loveD.ask for a book

【2】Taryn was surprised to get the letter, because __________________.

A.Carolyn gave her CDs of her popular storiesB.Carolyn wanted to visit her home

C.Carolyn suggested writing a novel togetherD.Carolyn wanted to travel with her

【3】Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A.They visit each other to share ideas.B.Carolyn never works with another writer.

C.Taryn wants to start university at the age of 18.D."Mirror of Time" is a story about time traveling.

【4】From Taryn's story, we can learn that _________________.

A.old people are always ready to help young peopleB.sometimes interests can bring us big surprises

C.age differences can bring people togetherD.working together can make us famous

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。講述的熱愛讀書英國女孩Taryn Everdeen,和她最喜歡的作家Carolyn Meyer一起創(chuàng)作的故事。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。題干：Taryn首先給Carolyn寫了一封粉絲信是為了________。根據(jù)第二段Taryn was only 15 years old, when she first wrote a fan letter to a 81-year-old Carolyn Meyer, to give thanks for her historical novels.可知，Taryn第一次給81歲的Carolyn寫信是為了感謝她的歷史小說。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。題干：泰倫收到信后很驚訝，因為________。根據(jù)第四段的Taryn, who is from Norwich, England, was then surprised when Carolyn wrote back and suggested writing a novel together.可知，Taryn感到很驚訝是因為收到卡羅琳的回信并建議一起寫一部小說。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。題干：根據(jù)文章，下列哪個選項是正確的？根據(jù)文中句子They sent ideas to each other by email.可知，他們通過電子郵件互相交流想法，而不是他們互相拜訪，分享想法。故選項A錯誤。根據(jù)文中句子Three years ago, after Taryn wrote to her, Carolyn invited the young girl to stay with her in the US, so they could write a novel together.可知，在Taryn給Carolyn寫信后，Carolyn邀請她一起住在美國，這樣他們就可以一起寫小說了。并且"Mirror of Time"就是兩個人一起寫作的。故選項B錯誤。根據(jù)文中句子Taryn, now 18 years old, returns from the USA this week. She wants to have a gap year（間隔年）before starting university next year.可知，明年開始大學之前，她想有一個空檔年，也就是19歲再上大學。故選項C錯誤。根據(jù)They decided（決定）to write a time-traveling story.可知，"Mirror of Time"是一個穿越時空的故事。故選項D正確。故選D。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。題干：從泰倫的故事中，我們可以了解到________。講述的熱愛讀書英國女孩Taryn Everdeen,和她最喜歡的作家Carolyn Meyer一起創(chuàng)作的故事。故從文章中我們得知有時興趣能給我們帶來大驚喜。故選B。