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山东省菏泽市2024年中考英语真题
Meet the Author—Frank Brennan
Hello, Frank. Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Hello! I come from the Northwest of England. After university I became an actor and writer in a travelling theater group. After that I became a schoolteacher. I have taught English in the UK and in Singapore. ①After a while I started writing books to help students with their English studies. Some of these were books of stories and some were plays. I still write stories. My interests include music, history and movies. I also make jam!
Where did you get the ideas for the storyJam?
I was talking to an old lady about her experiences in England during the Second World War. She had to live all by herself with no husband to help her. The story developed from there. Most of my ideas for stories come from observing interesting people and places.
What are the different themes in this story?
I think the main themes are about how people manage when times are hard. This includes young people and old people, too. Everybody has times when they need something or someone to help them. This story is mostly about that.
What part of the story-writing process do you like best?
Finishing the first version of a story is always a good feeling. It still needs more work to make it perfect but I like doing that, too.
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I am working on a story about a rock band at the moment. I'm enjoying that very much.
I'm interested in music, history and movies.
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Bill just finished one questionnaire (问卷), but he carelessly dropped some ink (墨水) on the paper.
1. What age group are you in?□ Under 180 1—24 □ 25—34 □ 35—44 □ Above 44 2. What do you do? Student □ Office worker □ Others 3. How often do you visit this new library? □ Every day Every week □ Every month □ Less than once a month. 4. How important are the following services to you?
5. What do you think of the following library services?
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6. What advice would you like to give us? 1. 2. 3. For me, a grade-12 student, this is a great place to study. Is it possible for you to keep it open longer on weekends? |
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In recent years, science fiction (科幻小说) has become more and more popular in China, especially after the sci-fi writer Liu Cixin won the Hugo Award in 2015. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} It has been popular all over the world.
In an interview, Liu said that science fiction would open our minds to everything in the future. " {#blank#}2{#/blank#} And it opens up a new world to them, " he added.
According to Liu, young readers should read different books in order to find out what they are truly interested in. Liu once said, "I've read a lot of works of Leo Tolstoy and Arthur Charles Clarke. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} "
The Chinese sci-fi film The Wandering Earth was a real hit in 2019. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Liu said the success mainly came from the hard work of the movie's team. "As the first Chinese sci-fi movie, I must say that it's very exciting and encouraging, " he said. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} He believed that there would be different kinds of Chinese sci-fi movies in the future.
A. Science fiction makes young people interested in science. B. Reading all those books has helped make me successful. C. The Three-Body Problem is Liu's most famous fiction. D. Liu thought that sci-fi movies had a bright future in China. E. It came from Liu's fiction of the same name. |
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Boat trips around Sunset Island Two-hour trip leaves each day at 09: 00. Lunch included. Swim in the beautiful water on Sunset Island! |
| Things to do on Sunset Island Sunset Island specials Port George restaurants are always popular with our visitors. The Victoria Restaurant on Green Street is famous for its Sunset Island cooking. |
Make friends with our wildlife At Rosetown Reserve you'll find wildlife that only lives on Sunset Island get close to wild horses, deer and parrots. | Our island story Port George Museum is open every day from 10: 00 to 16: 00 except Wednesday. Find out more about Sunset Island in the eighteenth century and the story of our people. | Sunset Island Tourist Ioformation Centre 25 Green Street, Port George, Sunset Island Open every day except(除了) Sunday 09:00—17:00 |
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