“Isanyonecoming?”JadeBlossomwhispered.“Howcomeyouguysdon'tbunt(顶撞)?”“It'sonlyarumor(传闻)，”AbujisaidasIclearedthetable.DearScopereadersThosearethefirstlinesofthreeofmy

Question

   “Is anyone coming?” Jade Blossom whispered.

   “How come you guys don't bunt(顶撞) ?”

   “It's only a rumor(传闻) ，” Abuji said as I cleared the table.

Dear Scope readers

   Those are the first lines of three of my books. As you can see I often use a line of dialogue to open a story. But here's an example of a first line that isn’t dialogue: Patrick and I became friends because of a vegetable.

   First lines are important. They draw the reader into the story and set the tone. My favorite first lines of books share a quality that I can sum up in one word: intriguing(引人入胜的) .

   Because first lines are so important I often find them difficult to write. For one of my books I tried out more than 30 first lines before I found the one that worked best!It was a lot of work but it was worth it in the end.

   Scope has asked me to contribute a short story. I aid yes — but only if YOU write the first line for me!Send me your idea by November 15 2015. I ' 11 pick the one that I find most intriguing and write the rest of the story which will appear in an issue this spring.

   I can't wait to see what you come up with!

                                           Good luck and have fun

                                                 Linda Sue Park 

   WIN BIG!Send your idea for a great first line to Sdope s First-Line Contest. If Linda Sue Park picks YOUR entry to start her story you will win $50. Plus we ' 11 send your teacher a free subscription to Scope and you and your classmates will each get a copy of Linda Sue Park ' s beautiful novel A Long Walk to Water.

33. The first three paragraphs ____ .

   A. are examples of first lines

   B. were written by some students

   C. are the beginning of a short story

   D. were created by some great writers

34. Linda wants Scope readers to ____ .

   A. read her new novel

   B. finish her short story

   C. help her with a short story

   D. learn to write short stories

35. What will the winner's teacher get?

   A. Fifty dollars.

   B. A free subscription to Scope.

   C. A copy of Linda's short story.

   D. The novel A Long Walk to Water.

Answer 1

33. A 34. C 35. B(文学)本文是应用文。文章是关于比赛写故事的第一行的通知.33. A.细节理解题。由文中的Those are the first lines of three of my books亩知，前三段是书的第 一行文字的例子。34. C.细节理解题。由文中的Scope has' asked me to contribute a short story. I said yes _ but only if YOU write the first line for me 可知，Linda 想 让读者们帮她写短篇小说的第一行。35. B.细节理解题。由最后一段中的we’ll send your teacher a free subscription to 可知。