Ask any student to say one thing they know about Charles Dickens, and it is very likely they will say Oliver Twist. His classic tale of a poor orphan boy strikes at the heart of all those who have ever wanted "more", as Oliver did.

And now, Dickens' classic scenes of the lives of the Victorian British poor will appear in a big screen movie, "Oliver Twist," an adaptation of his classic tale directed by Roman Polanski.

The new film is not meant for younger viewers, and is meant for children over 13. For those old enough to enjoy it, however, the film shows just how long people have been enjoying Dickens' remarkable literature. His short stories and essays began appearing in magazines in 1833. "Oliver Twist" was published in 1837 - more than 165 years ago.

"Oliver Twist" tells the story of an orphan forced to live in a workhouse headed by the awful Mr Bumble, who cheats the boys who work there out of their already low pay. Oliver decides to escape to the streets of London, where he meets a thief called Fagin, played by Sir Ben Kingsley, who leads him into a world of crime. Several of Dickens' books have been made into films and television series, including 2002's "Nicholas Nickleby" and 2000's "David Copperfield." And several versions of "A Christmas Carol" have entertained audiences for years.

In his novels, Dickens wrote about several important issues. He talked about the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1824 in "Oliver Twist"; the French Revolution in "A Tale of Two Cities"; and helping the poor in "Hard Times.” One of Dickens' best-known books is the first Christmas book he wrote - "A Christmas Carol" (1843), about a mean man.

We thought this would be a good time to take a look at the man behind the words and see what kind of experiences helped shape and affect one of the best — known writers of all time.

1.The “workhouse” in paragraph 4 should be ___

A. a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed

B. a place where dancing is taught or trained for international performance

C. a building where very poor people were sent to live and given work to do

D. a place where films are made or music is recorded

2.How many works are mentioned in the passage?

A. 3 B. 4 C 5 D. 6

3.The passage show many things about Oliver except that____

A. he is forced to live in a workhouse by Roman Polanski

B. he meets a thief, Fagin, in the streets of London

C. he lives a hard life in his childhood

D. Fagin trains and forces Oliver to do some crimes

4.The fifth paragraph mainly tells us ___

A. Dickens’s birth and schooling

B. Dickens’s work experience

C. Dickens’s works and themes

D. Dickens’s influence and contribution

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A library is a place where a large collection of books are lined. However, quite different from traditional ones, a new library which opened last month in San Antonio, Texas, US is very special in the thing —there is not a single book in it.

In fact, the world’s first “bookless” library, known as BiblioTech, looks more like an Internet café—instead of bookshelves. It has iPads, laptops and desktop computers to use on site and 500 e-readers for members to borrow. Most importantly, there is no printed material, reported Time.

“Our digital library is stored in the cloud, so you don’t have to come in to get a book,” Laura Cole, BiblioTech’s special projects coordinator, told CNN. The library at the moment has a collection of 10,000 e-books and is trying to add more.

The idea of a bookless library no longer seems new since e-books have been around for quite some time. At the end of 2012, 23 percent of Americans aged 16 and older read e-books, up from 16 percent the year before. At the same time, the proportion(比例) of Americans who read a printed book fell from 72 percent to 67 percent.

“Not all libraries are going to be like us,” Nelson Wolff, a local official told CNN. “But we surely do hope it’s going to drive them to do so. The world is changing, and libraries can’t stay the same —if they want to stay connected with the changing world.”

Also, located in a low-income (低收入的) neighborhood where 40 percent of families don’t have a computer and half are not available(可獲得的) to broadband Internet service, BiblioTech provides digital convenience to people who lack it.

All in all, the newly-born library, though young, may be promising in the future soon to come.

假設(shè)你是高一（1）班學(xué)生李華。最近你所在的愛樂社團(tuán)（Music-lovers Club）將舉行招募新社員的活動。請你根據(jù)以下信息為社團(tuán)寫一份宣傳簡介，并歡迎同學(xué)們參加。

●成立時間：2013年9月

●現(xiàn)有成員：學(xué)生20名；老師2名

●主要活動：1）學(xué)習(xí)音樂知識

2）欣賞音樂節(jié)目

3）組織社團(tuán)演出

注意：1. 簡介的開頭已為你寫好；

2. 詞數(shù)不少于100。

Music-lovers Club

The best club you deserve to join! _______________________________________

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When I first arrived ________San Francisco,I had a difficult time ________certain aspects of the American way of doing things.

A.at;to understand B.in;to understand

C.in;understanding D.at;understanding

My friend went home, ________me to conduct the band.

A.to leave B.leaving

C.left D.having left

Contrary ________popular belief ,Australia is not a ________place at all for people wanting culture.

A.with;bored B.to;boring

C.against;boring D.on;boring

My second piece of advice is that he ________a bicycle as soon as he can.

A.should buy B.will buy

C.could buy D.might buy

Most students feel that their IQ is ________determines ________well they are going to do in life.

A.all;how B.that;so

C.what;how D.something ;rather

________your IQ tells you how intelligent you are,your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence.

A.When B.Even if

C.If D.While

Professor Mayer, ________by many as a leading expert in the study of changes to people’s EQs,recently announced the results of his study.

A.who recognised B.recognising

C.recognised D.to be recognized