Thomson 中学学生Mike.Joseph.Anna. Ian 和Susan 正在计划下学期各自的选修课课程.阅读1至5题中的各人情况说明和A至F六门选修课

Thomson 中学学生Mike，Joseph，Anna， Ian 和Susan 正在计划下学期各自的选修课课程。阅读1至5题中的各人情况说明和A至F六门选修课的介绍，选出符合个性特长的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

1. Mike spenthis childhood mostly in his father’s study, where he read novels by British andAmerican writers. Next term he will become a senior student. He thinks it’stime that he read more of their works and learned to write about them.

2.Joseph isgood at the language arts, and in his spare time he likes to write shortstories. It is his wish that his stories would be printed in local newspapers.So he is thinking of taking a course to develop his writing skills, such aswording and paragraph organization.

3.A lively andcaring girl, Anna takes an active part in social activities. She is trying towrite reports for newspapers about what she sees and hears. But few of them areaccepted because of poor organization of information. She feels the need toimprove her writing and communication skills next term.

4. Susan comesfrom China. As a junior back home, she wrote quite a lot of short stories, someof which were published in newspapers. Her parents suggest she read someclassics by Asian and Western writers. She thinks it helpful in her writing. Soshe is going to take a course of this kind next term.

THOMSON HIGHSCHOOL

A

CreativeWriting

—by Mrs A.MeCletian

Creativewriting is a course in which we study and apply the methods used in variousforms of fiction writing. Writing is a skill of art in itself. We are guided byEzra Pound’s opinion: “Make it new.” Creative writing does not only provide uswith an opportunity to express ourselves, but also holds our attention to wordchoice, paragraph development, and other skills useful in writing.

B

Journalism

—by Dr E.Brandt

Journalism isa course for seniors, in which we will cover how to gather, write and reportthe news. We will discuss how information is, or can be, organized. This coursealso aims to develop communication skills required of journalists.C

American&. British Classics

—by Dr E.Waiter

A classic is aliterary work that has stood the test of time. Generations of readers haveturned to classics to discover that which is everlasting. Through both theworks themselves and the people they mirror, we may better be able to seeourselves. In this course, we will read works in both British and Americanliterature. We will write reviews of what we read.

D

Non-fiction

—by Dr M. Timm

The course isa study of non-fiction through reading many different types of non-fiction. Thecourse will also be about the possible changes in journalistic reporting andthe sharing of personal stories of various people on various topics such astravel and adventure. We will examine some of the best writings in the worldand deal with the techniques used in this text type.

E

WorldLiterature

—by Mrs A.MeClellan

WorldLiterature examines the common people found in quality literature worldwide,from Europe to America, from Asia to Africa, and introduces a variety of culturalbackground at different points in history. In these worlds, we find not onlywhat is unique to each culture, but what is universal. We are also able to tellwhat makes for a good story, no matter from where or whom the story springs.

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.E

【解析】略