Dr. Sharon M. Draper is an excellent teacher as well as a successful writer. She is a woman of achievements.

She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Awards, and is a New York Times bestselling writer.

She was chosen as Ohio's Outstanding High School Language Arts Educator, Ohio Teacher of the Year, and as a NCNW Excellence in Teaching Award winner.

She is a Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award winner.

She is a YWCA Career Woman of Achievement, and is the recipient (接受者) of the Dean's Award from Howard University School of Education.

Two years ago she was named Ohio Pioneer in Education by the Ohio State Department of Education, and received the Beacon of Light Humanitarian Award, as well as the Doctor of Laws Degree from Pepperdine University.
     She has been honored at the White House six times, and was chosen as one of only four writers in the country to speak at the National Book Festival Gala in Washington, D.C. Her book Copper Sun has been chosen by the US State Department and the International Reading Association as the United States novel for the international reading project. Students in the US, Nigeria, and Ghana are reading the book and sharing the ideas—a true intercontinental, cross-cultural experience.

She has worked all over the United States, as well as in Russia, Ghana, Togo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Bermuda, and Guam, spreading the word about the power of successful teaching and excellence in education.

She became known when she won first prize in a literary (文學(xué)的) competition. She was given $5000 and her short story, One Small Torch, came into being. She has written many poems, articles, and short stories in literary journals (期刊).

Here are some of her books which are very popular in America.

We Beat the Street (Dutton, 2005)

Copper Sun (Simon and Schuster, 2006)
Fire from the Rock (Dutton, 2007)

Just Another Hero (Simon and Schuster, 2009)
Out of my Mind (Simon and Schuster, 2010)

64.   Is Dr. Sharon M. Draper a writer? 

65.   What was she named in 2011?

66.   How many times has she been to the White House at least?

67.   What has she written in literary journals?

68. What’s the passage mainly about?

 

句子練習(xí)

66. 那個(gè)男孩是一名中學(xué)生嗎？

　　　 Is that boy a ________ ________ student?

67. 這是劉洋的家庭照。

　　　 Here is Liu Yang’s ________ ________.

68. 沙發(fā)上的那串鑰匙是你的嗎？

　　　 Is the ________ of ________ on the sofa yours?

69. 英語書在收音機(jī)的下面。

　　　 The English book is ________ the ________.

70. 我七歲，你呢？

　　　 I’m seven years old. ________ ________ you?

71. It is a red jacket. (改為否定句)

　　　 It ____ ____ a red jacket.

72. Is the watch on the table? (改為復(fù)數(shù)句)

　　　 ________ the ________ on the table?

73. This is his schoolbag. (改為一般疑問句)

　　　 ________ ________ his schoolbag?

74. Bill’s ruler is under the desk. (對劃線部分提問)

　　　 ________ ________ Bill’s ruler?

75. The girl is Leo’s cousin. (對劃線部分提問)

　　　 ________ ________ the girl?

看音標(biāo)寫單詞 （5分）

66. [ˈɪŋglɪʃ]_____________                   67. [bɔi]  ____________

68. [ˈklɑ:sru:m]_____________69. [ˈwɔ:tə]___________70. [fu:d] ___________

A:  Hello, may I speak to Ann, please?

B: Hello.    66    Is that Mary?

A: Yes. I hear you weren't well yesterday.    67   

B: I fell off the bike and hurt myself.

A:    68   

B: Much better. Thanks. Maybe I can go to school tomorrow.

A: Oh, I think you should stay in bed and have a rest.

B: Maybe you're right.    69   

A: Don't worry. I can help you.

B: It's very kind of you.    70  

A: It's my pleasure.

1. A. That sounds boring.             B. It's a blue one.

    C. This is Ann speaking.           D. Is this enough?

2. A. I need to buy some drinks and snacks.   B. I don't think so.

    C. I'd like to go to school.               D. What was the matter?

3.A. See you tomorrow B. I need to get there on time.

    C. Are you better now? D. Open the door.

4.A. It must be David's.  B. How do you do?

C. What color is it?    D. But I'm worried about my lessons.

5.A. I don't know.              B. Thanks a lot.

    C. Here you are.              D. Where's my homework?

 

根據(jù)句意補(bǔ)全下列單詞。

66. We learn many subjects, such as Chinese, English, Maths, Biology and G____________.

67. The students usually b         books from the library.

68. We always w            up at 5.30 a.m. every morning.

69. The classrooms of Grade 7 are on the g           floor in our school.

70. Morning exercises help us get r          for the day.