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Thomson中學(xué)學(xué)生Mike, Joseph, Anna, Jan和Susan正在計劃各自下學(xué)期的選修課程。閱讀第1至第5題中的個人情況說明和A到F六門課程介紹，選出符合個人個性特長的最佳選項。選項中有一項是多余選項。

________1．Mike spent his childhood mostly in his father’s study,where he read novels by British and American writers．Next term he will become a senior student．He thinks it’s time that he read more of their works and learned to write about them．

________2．Joseph is good at the language arts,and in his spare time he likes to write short stories．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 as wording and paragraph organization．

________3．A lively and caring girl,Anna takes an active part in social activities．She is trying to write reports for newspapers about what she sees and hears．But few of them are accepted because of poor organization of information．She feels the need to improve her writing and communication skills next term．

________4．Jan traveled worldwide with his parents when he was very young．Under their influence,he becomes greatly interested in stories of travel and adventure．He hopes to write his own stories in the future．So next term,he will choose a course to study the best writing of this type．

________5．Susan comes from China．As a junior back home,she wrote quite a lot of short stories,some of which were published in newspapers．Her parents hoped she read some classics by Asian and Western writers．She thinks it helpful in her writing．So she is going to take a course of this kind next term．

THOMSON HIGH SCHOOL

A

Creative Writing

－by Mrs．A McClellan

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

B

Journalism

－by Dr．E．Brandt

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

C

American ＆ British Classics

－by Dr．E．Walter

A classic is a literary work that has stood the test of time．Generations of readers have turned to classics to discover that which is ever-lasting．Through both the works themselves and the people they mirror,we may better be able to see ourselves．In this course,we will read words in both British and American literature(文學(xué))．We will write reviews of what we read．

D

Technical Writing

－by Mr．J．Allen

What is technical writing?It is the course devoted to improving your communication skills in,for,and through technology．Activities for this course will help you develop communication skills that are necessary for writers and speakers working with technology or in business．

E

Non-fiction

－by Dr．M．Timm

The course is a study of non-fiction through reading many different types of non-fiction．The course will also be about the possible changes in journalistic reporting and the sharing of personal stories of various people on various topics such as travel and adventure．We will examine some of the best writing in the world and deal with the techniques used in this text type．

F

World Literature

－by Mrs．A．McClellan

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

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1．C　2．A　3．B　4．E　5．F