科目:高中英語 來源:2011屆湖北省黃岡中學、黃石二中高三上學期聯(lián)考考試英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
Jeffery Deaver looks more like a brainy villain (反派人物) in a James Bond movie than a "00" agent in Her Majesty's secret service.Best known for his thrillers starring criminalist (刑事專家) Lincoln Rhyme, Jeffery Deaver has a new mission: Bring Bond into the 21st century in a new 007 novel.
The yet-to-be-named book is cryptically (隱秘地) referred to as "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd., which owns the rights to Fleming's work.Most of the details surrounding Project X, to be published in May, are being kept under wraps, but under gentle coaxing (用好話勸誘) Deaver begins to spill his guts."The novel," he says, "is set in the present day, in 2011.Bond is a young agent for the British secret service.He's 29 or 30 years old, and he's an Afghan war vet." That in itself is big news.After all, if Bond were aging in real time — he first appeared on the screen in 1953 — the now doddering (老態(tài)龍鐘的) 007 would be nearly 90.
But first up: a new stand-alone Deaver novel, Edge (Simon & Schuster, $26.99), to be published Tuesday.It's about a federal agent who risks his life to protect a Washington police detective from a man hired to extract information from him using any means at his disposal (任由個人支配的).
Sipping coffee while seated on a leather chair in a sitting room decorated with portraits of his dogs and show ribbons, the mild-mannered author who writes about murderers and serial killers talks about his career and the solid fan base that has allowed him to pursue writing full time since 1990."I may not sell as many books as John Grisham(although he has sold a cool 20 million), but I have a very loyal fan base," says Deaver, 60, who wrote some of his novels while working as a Wall Street lawyer.Deaver's initiation into the Bond family — more than 100 million 007 novels have sold worldwide — could significantly raise his profile (知名度).
Other novelists have written Bond novels since Ian Fleming's death in 1964 — including Kingsley Amis, John Gardner and, most recently, Sebastian Faulks — but they all took place in the original era.Deaver is taking a new approach."There's no more Cold War to fight," says Deaver, so his new Bond, of the Fleming estate, will fight "post-9/11 evil." "I want to stay true to the original James Bond, who many people don't know much about," he says, referring to the secret agent Fleming portrayed in 14 novels, and not the movie Bond."People know Daniel Craig, they know Pierce Brosnan, they know Roger Moore and Sean Connery, all of whom brought a great deal to the stories of 007.But the original Bond was a very dark, edgy (另類的) character."
【小題1】Which of the following is NOT true about Jeffery Deaver?
A.Jeffery Deaver is a "00" agent in Her Majesty's secret service in a James Bond movie. |
B.Jeffery Deaver was working as a lawyer while he wrote some novels about murderers and serial killers. |
C.It is the loyal fan base that has allowed Jeffery Deaver to keep on writing since 1990. |
D.Jeffery Deaver is best known for his thrillers rather than for 007 novels. |
A.Tell others what he knows about the yet-to-be-named 007 novel. |
B.Tell others everything he knows about Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.. |
C.Have the courage to talk about the 007 agent James Bond. |
D.Have the determination to talk about "Project X". |
A.Jeffery Deaver | B.Ian Fleming |
C.John Grisham | D.Kingsley Amis |
A.The book to be published in May is named "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.. |
B.The book is about a federal agent risking his life to protect a Washington police detective. |
C.The book features a young James Bond, an Afghan war vet working for the British secret service. |
D.The book features a young James Bond who fights Cold War. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學年浙江省瑞安中學高二上學期期中考試英語卷 題型:寫作題
某校英文報開辟了一個專欄:Experience.本期話題是如何解決學習中遇到的困難。請你以My Approach to Difficulties in Learning為題,用英語寫一篇短文,談談自己的一些做法。要點提示:1、可查找有關資料,2、向同學、師長求助。
注意:1.短文中不能出現(xiàn)本人的相關信息。
2.可適當增加細節(jié),使行文連貫。
3. 字數(shù):100字左右.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015屆江蘇省高一下學期期中考試英語卷(解析版) 題型:單詞拼寫
動詞填空 (用動詞的正確形式填空)(共10小題,每小題1分,滿分10分)
1.Fear prevented him from moving when he heard the sound of footsteps _______(approach).
2.Both the driver’s carelessness and the bad condition of the road that day _______(lead) to the accident.
3.The housing price ______(rise) in the past several months.
4.Those of poor immunity(免疫力), especially children and old people, should go to public places less to avoid _______ (affect) by the bird flu.
5.I hope that you will keep us ______(inform) how you are getting on with the work.
6.No wonder she looked so tired today. She _______ (surf) the Internet at 11 o’clock last night.
7.The box which ______(weigh) as much as 20 kilos is too heavy for the little boy to carry.
8.______(reduce) the risk of getting burnt, you should stay away from fire.
9.By the time the soldiers arrived at the airport, their enemies _______(take) control of it
already.
10.The child slipped(滑倒) and fell, _______ (hit) his head against the door.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010年四川省高一上學期期中考試英語卷 題型:其他題
用方框內(nèi)詞的適當形式填空。答案寫在答題卷相應番號后的橫線上。
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1.A ___________ diet means getting the right kinds and amounts of foods and drinks.
2.Did the student give the teacher any satisfactory ____________ for his being late?
3.Walking in the countryside, you will see ____________villages from time to time.
4.Scientists are working together on some new ____________ to dealing with the global warming.
5.The experiment shows us how iron ___________ with air and with water.
6.The government has promised to take measures to help the ___________.
7.To our disappointment, we found the meeting badly _______________.
8.Chang’e-2 is moving in an orbit (軌道) at a _____________ of 15 kilometers closest to the moon.
9.The young actress, Zhou Dongyu’s acting skills in the movie left a very deep ____________ on the audience.
10.With the new ____________ in each classroom, students can see the PPT more clearly.
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