2018-2019学年江西省上饶县中学高一下学期第二次月考(统招班)英(2)

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ouis Sachar is the author of more than 20 books that are loved by children, parents and teachers. You might recognize his name from the series of Wayside School books or Marvin Redpost books. You might also know him as the author of the Newbery Award-winning book Holes.

s successful as Louis Sachar is at writing funny, touching books, he didn’t always know he wanted to be a writer. He remembers enjoying writing in school. In college he studied the Russian language. He spent some time as a teacher’s hel per when he was in college and found he really enjoyed working with young people. Even after his experiences teaching and working with children, Sachar still hadn’t decided what career he wanted to have. After college he attended law school and got a law degree several years later. About ten years later, after writing several books, Sachar finally felt that his books were successful enough for him to write full time.

achar spends two hours writing each morning when he feels most fresh. He likes to be alone when he writes, except for the company (陪伴) of his two dogs. He tries to remember what it was like to be a child and to use these feelings in his books. He also uses his teaching experiences, as well as his daughter’s life.

achar doesn’t sit down with an organized plan when he starts a new book. Instead he starts with just a seed(萌芽) of an idea, maybe a character trait(个性特征) or a funny event. He starts writing and finds that writing produces more ideas.

achar doesn’t worry about perfecting his story the first time around. In fact, he may writ e his story five or six times before he sends it to the publisher.

28 . What do we know about Sachar’s writing career?

2018-2019学年下学期月考Word版含答案

. He studied writing in college.

. He wrote about young people in school.

. He didn’t decide to be a full-time writer at first.

e didn’t start writing until he became a teacher.

29.What might be a source of ideas for Sachar’s stories?

. His two dogs. B . His childhood life.