I am not particularly fond of reading a required set of novels for school, but these three below really changed my perspective on this. For my sophomore year, the literature was based upon the theme of “loss of innocence,” and I thoroughly enjoyed reading these classics for what they had...
A new English teacher, John Keating (Robin Williams), is introduced to an all-boys preparatory school that is known for its ancient traditions and high standards. He uses unorthodox methods to reach out to his students, who face enormous ...
He tries very hard not to go to school, and often jumps ___his bedroom window at night to meet his friends. He is very clever. One day, Aunt Polly asks him to do some painting, and he ___to get all the boys in the town to do the work for him by inventing a new ___game....
the Modern Library ranked Brave New World fifth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2003, Robert McCrum writing for The Observer included Brave New World chronologically at number 53 in "the top 100 greatest novels of all time", and the novel was ...
One of Mark Twain’s classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It is set in a small American (1) in the 19th century. The people in this town are very traditional and (2) a quiet life. The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. He is ofte...
Haruhi’s appearance causes the host boys to mistake her for a boy and, even after the truth comes out, they still want her as a host for her natural ability to charm and entertain the girls of the school. It’s a strange story and, as I said, one that will strike a chord with ...
This book is one of the first science fiction stories of its kind. It seems almost cliche now for a science fiction story to include an alien invasion, but this was one of the first novels to explore that concept. The story uses many creative elements that seem ahead of its time, such...
seeingtheboysfordays,thepeopleinthetownthinkthattheyhavedied.Oneday,whenTomcomesbacktohisaunt'shousetoleavealetter 58 thatheisnotdead,hehearshisaunttalkingabouthisfuneral(葬礼). 59 Tomhasanidea.Onthemorningoftheirfuneral,theboysrunbackintotownand 60 theirownfuneralbeforetellingeveryonethattheyarestillalive...
Like all of Raymond Chandler’s novels, the colorful characters and seedy, neon-lit atmosphere of 1940s Los Angeles overpower the complex plotting which intertwines two mysteries. In the first, a big homicidal lug named Moose Malloy hires Marlowe to find Velma, his former girlfriend. He hasn...
根据On the morning of their funeral, the boys run back into town and attend their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.可知汤姆索亚没有提前告诉他的姑妈他还活着,于是他参加了自己的葬礼。故选D。【小题3】B推理判断题。根据One of Mark Twain's classic novels is The ...