[简答题]short story

[单项选择]The short story about the missing personnel during the civil war was adapted into a(n) （　） movie.
A. winning-award
B. award-winning
C. won-award
D. award-won

[简答题]You have decided to enter a short story competition in an international magazine. The competition rules say that the story must end with the following words: That one telephone carl changed my life for ever. Write your story.

[单项选择]The famous short story The Fall of the House of Usher was written by
[A] Charles Dickens. [B] Edgar Allan Poe.
[C] Washington Irving. [D] Thomas More.

[填空题]In Jack London’s short story “Love of Life”, what drove the man to walk on despite all the difficulties and dangers was _________.

[填空题]This TV series ______ (origin) from a short story.

[单项选择]
About Story Reader
Parents dearly hope their children learn to read well. They also hope their children learn to read quickly and easily, so that they’re ready for the demands put on them by school and the world.
Kids want to learn how to read, but they also crave entertainment, whether it’s quiet and passive or dynamic and interactive. The aims of the Story Reader line of electronic books are to entertain children and to introduce them to the process of learning how to read in a gentle and enjoyable way. In this article, we’ll show you how Story Reader works and if it accomplishes that goal.
Story Reader is a compact, roughly 12-inch-by-12-inch plastic case (with a canting handle) that opens to reveal an actual book that fits snugly into the Reader itself. Story Reader’s core feature is that it "reads" the book aloud to a child as he follows along. The child turns the pages when prompt
A. to entertain and teach children
B. to play with the child
C. to ease the parents’ burden
D. to ease the teachers’ burden

[填空题]short-cut

[单项选择]Story telling is an ancient and honored art. Story tellers entertained during the long dark hours before sleep arrived after the sun disappeared over the western horizon. But the story teller’s job is more than just entertainment Before the printed page appeared, story tellers provided cultural continuity, preserving the past to serve as guide through the future.
Storytellers told tales of heroes to provide positive examples, the legends that held the tribe together and provided its identity, and the stories of foolish or evil beings to remind young and old the penalties for not riving correctly. Even behavior too horrible to speak of directly, such as cannibalism, cowardice or death, could be examined through the mediation of a story.
Even today, books, magazines, radio, television and movies still have not replaced the storyteller. None of these permanent, reproducible media are able to deliver a personal, individualized message with the impact of a well-told story.
Wh
A. perpetuate culture.
B. provide role models.
C. discourage bad behaviors.
D. make horrible behaviors honorable.