Summer reading for kids need not be about summer itself. But is there a better time to read about family vacations,flagwaving,lemonade stands or baseball? USA Today reviews four new books for young readers： Pictures from Our Vacation Written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins Greenwillow,31 pp.， $16. 99 (ages 4 ~8) Here's a lovely,picture book that's about all the things pictures can't capture. It,s narrated by two kids whose mom equips them with cameras to record the family vacation to their grandparents' farm. But how do you photograph the past? "Our dad saw happy memories everywhere he looked. All we could see was old furniture and dust. " They learn " it's hard to take a picture of a story someone tells" or of what it feels like " falling asleep in a house full of cousins and uncles and aunts. " But some pictures you can keep in your mind. The Lemonade War By Jacqueline Davies,Houghton Mifflin,192 pp.， $16 (ages 6〜：L0) Jacqueline Davies' earnest but entertaining story deals with feelings and money,and how both can get complicated. A business war erupts between Evan and younger sister Jessie over who can make the most money selling lemonade. Evan,who's heading into fourth grade,is "people smart" but struggles with long division. Jessie,who's skipping third grade,is "math smart" but has trouble figuring out people. They learn lessons about joint ventures,underselling and crisis management. Good reading for young capitalists. You're a Grand Old Flag By George M. Cohan,illustrated by Warren Kimble Walker,23 pp.， $16. 95 (ages 5〜8) Who remembers George M. Cohan's 1906 musical,George Washington Jr.？
But who can forget the show's stirring hit song,You 're a Grand Old Flag? It was the first song from a musical to sell more than 1 million copies of sheet music. Warren Kimble,a folk artist who paints on pieces of 18thcentury wood,puts Cohan's lyrics (歌詞) into delightful visual images that include a scarecrow dressed as Uncle Sam.
The Longest Season By Cal Ripken Jr.，illustrated by Ron Mazellan Philomel,32 pp.， $16. 99 (ages 6 and up) By playing in 2,632 continous majorleague baseball games,Cal Ripken Jr. gave new meaning to the concept of showing up. But his book deals with the low point of his career,in 1988,when the Baltimore Orioles set another kind of record by losing their first 21 games. His teammates included his younger brother Bill. Their manager was Cal Ripken Sr.，who was fired after six losses. The book is dramatically illustrated,but Ripken was a far better ballplayer than writer. He explores one of sports' most neglected (疏忽) topics―what you learn by losing―but stays safely within lockerroom cliches (陳詞濫調(diào)) .Still,it should prompt discussions―about winning and losing.
( ) 1.The passage is written to .
A. sell the books for the old people
B. introduce the books to the children
C. advertise for the Publishing House
D. teach us how to read new books
( ) 2. A four-year-old boy who likes reading picture books will prefer to buy .
A. Pictures from Our Vacation B. The Lemonade War
C. You're a Grand Old Flag D. The Longest Season
( ) 3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Jacqueline Da vies' story deals with the low point of one's life.
B. Cal Pipken Jr. never failed in his sports career.
C. You 're a Grand Old Flag was a successful song from a musical.
D. Two kids in Lynne Rae Perkins' story found magic things in the old furniture.
( ) 4. Why are the four books picked out among the others?
A. Because they are all very cheap in summer holiday.
B. Because they are all popular topic.
C. Because they will draw the mother's attention.
D. Because they are fit for the children to cure summer boredom.
1. B本文主要是介紹四本兒童讀物，并沒有勸人買書的意圖。所以選B.
2. A從書的介紹得知Pictures from Our Vacation 是一本適合4歲兒童閱讀的圖畫書。
3. C A項錯誤，因為原文提到Jacqueline Davies' earnest but entertaining story deals with feelings and money; B項不符合文章的介紹；D項表述與Our dad saw happy memories everywhere he looked. All we could see was old furniture and dust不符合。
4. D文章第1段提到了這些書是給孩子們解悶的。
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6. If you will be on holiday on election day,you . (apply)
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Many people have seen Harry Potter and The Halfblood Prince since it came out last July. And just like the readers of the Harry Potter books,the theater audience have included children,teenagers,and adults.
The Halfblood Prince is the sixth Harry Potter movie,and is based on the sixth in the se?ries of seven books written by the author J. K. Rowling. The story of the final book,The Deathly Hallows,is going to be told in not one but two movies,which will come out in 2010 and 2011.
In some ways,The Halfblood Prince is just like the other stories：Harry is again the hero fighting against the forces of evil,a lot of the action takes place at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,and there are familiar things such as the game of Quidditch (sort of like soccer,although it is played in the sky and the players ride on broomsticks) .
One of the differences with this movie is that we see less of the evil wizard Lord Voldemort,but there is still a lot of evil in the story―in fact,most movie critics say The Halfblood Prince feels "darker" than the other movies because you can feel the presence of Voldemort most of the time.
This is certainly true at the beginning of the movie,when there is an attack on London by Voldemort's followers,the "Death Eaters". Like a few other things in the movie,this was not in the book of The Halfblood Prince,and might therefore be a surprise for many Harry Potter fans.
Another difference is that the movie spends more time looking at the relationships between the students at Hogwarts. Harry,Ron,Hermione,and the others are now teenagers rather than children―there is even a little romance in the story.
Daniel Radcliffe,19, Harry Potter in the movie,said he will be "very sad" when the series movies end,but also excited because he will be able to play different roles.
( ) 1. We can learn from the passage that .
A. the focus of the final movie is to be " romance"
B. Daniel will play different roles in the final movie
C. There will be eight Harry Potter series of movies in all
D. J. K. Rowling wrote about an attack on London in the sixth book
( ) 2. The passage is mainly about .
A. the popularity of J. K. Rowling
B. The Deathly Hallows,the final book
C. the sixth movie of Harry Potter series
D. the differences between the sixth movie and the final one
( ) 3. "The Death Eaters" in Paragraph 5 are .
A. part of the evil side B. heroes against Voldemort's followers
C. Harry Potter's fans D. new friends in the Hogwarts School
( ) 4. What mainly makes the sixth movie of the series different from the others?
A. The main characters have grown up.
B. The game of Quidditch can't be seen in it.
C. The less presence of Voldemort makes viewers feel easier.
D. Harry Potter develops a friendship with Ron and Hermione.
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Net Library is a library that lends out digital books. It treats a digital like a paperback copy. It charges libraries per book per copy and gives publishers a cut of the total income.
From the consumer's point of view,this means that if more than five people want the latest Danielle Steel romance novel,other people who request that book will get a message saying the title can't be found.
It's a model many publishers seem to have embraced. More than 350 publishers gave the company rights to hand out their digital works,and McGraw-Hill Corporation and Houghton Mifflin Corporation have put money in to the company. The California public libraries and about 1,800 others across the US are trying out the Net Library service.
Some librarians criticize the New Library model. Stanford University librarian Michael Keller argues that the company is creating an unnatural fear of digital works,which is contrary to the ideas of the Internet.
Keller and some other librarians argue for the ebook vision set forth by E-Brary. E-Brary is starting a service that lets us users read books for free.
But it will charge about 25 cents a page when a person tries to print out material or copy and paste it into a different file or tries to download copy onto a computer.
Christopher Warnock,chief executive of E-Brary,believes most consumers won't want to buy entire books,only the parts that interest them.
"There's not really a lot of good in owning an electronic file and having to store it and manage it. It doesn't make sense," he said.
( ) 1. How do publishers get money from the Net Library?
A. They get money by cutting the cost of the books.
B. They share the money with the Net Library.
C. They get the money from the readers.
D. They get money from selling their books to the Net Library.
( ) 2. The underlined word "embraced" in the 3rd paragraph means .
A. taken something willingly B. disliked something badly
C. tried out something hard D. held something tightly
( ) 3. From the 2nd paragraph we can see consumers .
A. don't like other people borrowing books
B. don't care if they are charged money
C. enjoy the service of the Net Library
D. complain about the limited number of the new books
( ) 4. What does the last paragraph mean?
A. E-Brary is not a good library for the consumers.
B. There is no need for consumers to have a whole book.
C. Net Library is not a good way for the consumers.
D. It's reasonable to charge the consumers money for copying some pages.
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There's more misery in people's lives than a decade ago. So says a new study on life's negatives from the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center,which conducts social science research for government agencies,educational institutions,nonprofit organizations and private corporations.
The researchers surveyed 1,340 people about negative life events and found that the 2004 respondents had more troubles than those who were surveyed in 1991.
"The expectation would have been that problems would have been down," says Tom Smith,the study's author. He says good economic years during the 90s would have brought an expectation of fewer problems,not more.
Overall,the percentage that reported at least one significant negative life event increased from 88% to 92% . Most of the problems were related to increased incidents of illness and the inability to afford medical care,unemployment,and troubled romantic relationships.
On a more positive note,fewer of those surveyed reported having trouble with crime or the law.
Some of the problems outlined in the study were more complicated than just a single bad event. For instance,the inability to afford health care rose from 7% in 1991 to 11% in 2004. Those who said they lacked health insurance increased from 12% to 18% . On the romantic front,the percentage that reported breaking up with a steady partner doubled from 4% to 8% .
But people shouldn't despair even if there is trouble around them. Bad experiences don't necessarily make people unhappy,says Jonathan Haidt,an associate professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and author of the new book The Happiness Hypothesis.
He advises a threepoint checkup on the state of personal relationships,the work environment and control over daily life,because improving those areas will boost happiness.
( ) 5. Which of the following verbs can be used instead of "boost" in the last paragraph?
A. Increase. B. Reduce. C. Make. D. Find.
( ) 6. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the economy has nothing to do with people's happiness
B. people's problems were probably not only one single bad event
C. most of the people's personal problems are related to the money
D. people have a lot of trouble with crime or law
( ) 7. Which of the following statements may NOT be found in the book The Happiness Hypothesis?
A. When you come across the trouble,do not lose heart.
B. Working environment and daily life should be paid much attention to.
C. It is unnecessary for us to think about the conditions of personal relationships.
D. Unhappy experience may not surely make people upset all the time.
( ) 8. In your opinion,the best title for this passage may be .
A. Unhappiness Has Risen in the Past Decade
B. The Problems,the Solutions
C. The Biggest Problems in the World
D. What's Your Life Look Like
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Bob had been on the road visiting clients for more than three weeks. He couldn't wait to 1 to his wife and kids. Mother's Day is coming,and he 2 tried to make it back home,but this year he was too 3 He had a good idea when he drove by a 4 shop. "I will sepd mom some roses."
He went into the small shop and saw a boy talking to the clerk. "How many 5 can I get for six dollars,madam?" The clerk was trying to 6 that roses were expensive. 7 the young man would be happy with carnations.
"No，" he said, "my mom was 8 so much last year and I didn't spend much time with her. I want to get something 9 . It has to be red roses,because that's her favorite."
The clerk just 10 her head. Something inside of Bob was 11 by the boy's voice. He walked up to the clerk and 12 that he would pay for the boy's roses. The clerk told the boy he could give him a dozen red roses for six dollars. With great 13 ,the boy took the flowers and ran away.
Bob 14 his own flowers and had the clerk be 15 that delivery would include a note telling his mother how much he love her. 16 he drove away from the shop,he saw the boy 17 a cemetery (墓地) and stopped by a small monument. He 18 laid the roses on the grave and began to sob, "Oh Mommy,why didn't I tell you how much I love you? Jesus,please,19 my Mommy. Tell her I love her."
John turned,tears in his eyes,and walked back to his car. He drove quickly to the flower shop and told her he would take the flowers 20 .
( ) 1. A. get on B. get over C. get back D. get through
( ) 2. A. never B. seldom C. accidentally D. always
( ) 3. A. bored B. nervous C. tired D. disappointed
( ) 4. A. clothes B. flower C. shoe D. book
( ) 5. A. presents B. flowers C. roses D. lilies
( ) 6. A. advise B. declare C. insist D. explain
( ) 7. A. Maybe B. Though C. However D. Therefore
( ) 8. A. old B. unhappy C. sick D. tired
( ) 9. A. expensive B. valuable C. rare D. special
( ) 10. A. nodded B. shook C. moved D. raised
( ) 11. A. brought B. stuck C. touched D. met
( ) 12. A. suggested B. claimed C. shouted D. whispered
( ) 13. A. worry B. sadness C. delight D. sorrow
( ) 14. A. took B. ordered C. wrapped D. examined
( ) 15. A. clear B. sure C. possible D. aware
( ) 16. A. As B. Before C. Once D. Since
( ) 17. A. passing B. leaving C. entering D. circling
( ) 18. A. eagerly B. surprisingly C. quickly D. sadly
( ) 19. A. show B. find C. ask D. visit
( ) 20. A. practically B. quickly C. secretly D. personally
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Breaking the Code One school night this month I walked quietly up to Alexander,my 15-year-old son,and touched his cheek gently in a manner I hoped would seem casual. A year ago he would have ignored this disturbance but now he reacted impatiently and leaned back to his computer screen.
I made a mistake：breaking into my teenager's personal space. "The average teenager has pretty strong feelings about his privacy," Lara Fox and her friend Hilary Frankel told me. Ms. Frankel and Ms. Fox,both17,are the authors of Breaking the Code,a new book that seeks to bridge the generational divide between parents and adolescents. It is being promoted by its publisher as the first selfhelp guide by teenagers for their parents,a kind of "Kids Are from Mars,Parents Are from Venus'1 that explains the language and actions of teenagers. The girls dealt with issues including hanging out late,money,school pressures,smoking etc.
Personally,I welcome their opinions. The most common missteps (失策) in interacting with teenagers arise from the war between parents exercising their rights to know what goes on under their roof and teenagers firmly guarding their privacy. Teenagers can be quick to interpret their parents' remarks and respond with anger that masks their vulnerability (脆弱) . Ms. Fox said," What we want above all is your approval. Don't forget,no matter how much we act as if we don't care what you say,we believe the things you say about us."
Nancy,a New York childraising expert said she didn't agree with everything the authors suggested but found their arguments reasonable. "When your kids are saying, ' You don't get it,and you never will , ，there are lots of ways to respond so that they will listen and that is what the writers point out."
"My parents helped me see that,”Ms. Fox told me,"even though they used to stay out late and ride their bicycles to school,times have changed and the way parents educate children is different. These days there is a major fear factor in bringing up kids. Parents worry about their child crossing the street."The writers said they hoped simply to throw light on teenage thinking.
( ) 1. Why does the author mention the book"Kids Are from Mars,Parents Are from 'Venus17？
A. It is one of the bestsellers.
B. It is also written by the two girls.
C. The two books have the similar theme.
D. The two books have different opinions.
( ) 2. The underlined sentence" You don't get it,and you never will" in the 4th paragraph implies that .
A. the teenagers don't want to admit their weakness
B. the teenagers think that their parents will never understand them
C. the parents do not necessarily force into the world of their children
D. the generation gap cannot be shortened despite their parents' efforts
( ) 3. It can be inferred from the last paragraphs that .
A. teenagers should guard their privacy
B. Nancy totally agrees with the two girls' opinions
C. parents are more concerned about children's safety
D. the two girls have obtained numerous support from the public
( ) 4. According to the two girls,teenagers nowadays are .
A. independent B. intelligent C. sensitive D. inconsiderate
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No one ever saw the Mute Singer at night. Nobody even knew where he 1 But during the day he could be found at the same place,sitting near the church and playing his 2 while his lips moved silently with the music. Everybody liked the Mute Singer,the peasants as much as the 3 People threw their pennies into the cups of the beggars sitting on the ground asking for help. But not so 4 the Mute Singer. Into his cup,they dropped their pennies 5 . He used the shell of a turtle as a cup. He got much more money than the others,but this did not 6 any of the beggars.
At the 7 of the day,the beggars crowded around the Mute Singer in front of the church. He took a clean white handkerchief from the pocket of his old coat,and put it 8 on the ground. He made it seem like a(n) 9 ceremony. Then,he put all his 10 on the clean white cloth. He made all the beggars do the same. Then,he gave all the beggars an equal share of the money but 11 nothing for himself. Sadly,he looked around at the beggars 12 with dirt and disease.
The sun was sinking fast and the peasants had all left the 13 area. The Mute Singer 14 his head and started to pray. The beggars were on their 15 joining him in prayer. Then the Mute Singer began to play his guitar,moving his lips with the music. The beggars sat still and listened. The music cut deep into their 16 . It cut through their years of pain and suffering and 17 of hope. It made them feel 18 again. Many of them cried,and with dried old hands wiped away their tears. I heard a beggar say the Mute Singer was not a human being,but God 19 as a beggar. "If that is true," another answered, "he would not come as a beggar,but as a 20 .”
( ) 1. A. went B. slept C. lived D. lay
( ) 2. A. saxophone B. violin C. flute D. guitar
( ) 3. A. beggars B. villagers C. officials D. children
( ) 4. A. as B. to C. with D. for
( ) 5. A. gently B. rudely C. proudly D. meanly
( ) 6. A. trouble B. scare C. puzzle D. strike
( ) 7. A. break B. beginning C. middle D. end
( ) 8. A. directly B. softly C. smoothly D. wildly
( ) 9. A. serious B. religious C. exciting D. encouraging
( ) 10. A. books B. food C. instruments D. money
( ) 11. A. shared B. kept C. benefited D. stored
( ) 12. A. occupied B. overcome C. covered D. filled
( ) 13. A. begging B. downtown C. church D. working
( ) 14. A. lowered B. laid C. dropped D. raised
( ) 15. A. knees B. hands C. feet D. chests
( ) 16. A. stomachs B. ears C. eyes D. hearts
( ) 17. A. itch B. wait C. gain D. loss
( ) 18. A. satisfied B. alive C. human D. rich
( ) 19. A. served B. dressed C. treated D. pretended
( ) 20. A. doctor B. priest C. teacher D. musician
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The boat was blocked in ice when dawn came. The captain had 1 asleep,so the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a big axe,and 2 great care,he began to knock the ice so as to 3 a hole in the ice on the deck. From time to time,a wave burst over the boat and swept over him,but he kept working for ten minutes 4 the others looked on 5 . By this time he was so 6 that he could no longer trust whether what he was doing would help.
Each member of the crew took it in 7 to cut the ice away as long as he could 8 it.
First,they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their 9 . Standing on that rolling deck meant 10 ,because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.
Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin. He called 11 one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight,hoping that it would 12 enough heat to warm the cabin above 13 point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the 14 could be raised,they were in 15 .
It took an hour's 16 before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in 17 most of the ice.
Throughout the afternoon,the coating of ice began to build up again 18 their work. In the face of this danger,Captain Slater 19 the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would 20 until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for another day.
( ) 1. A. gone B. fallen C. become D. grown
( ) 2. A. at B. for C. with D. by
( ) 3. A. make B. drill C. dig D. fill
( ) 4. A. until B. before C. after D. while
( ) 5. A. excitedly B. anxiously C. happily D. strangely
( ) 6. A. hungry B. cold ' C. tired D. sleepy
( ) 7. A. surprise B. time C. trouble D. turn
( ) 8. A. support B. help C. bear D. make
( ) 9. A. knees B. legs C. feet D. arms
( ) 10. A. life B. pain C. damage D. death
( ) 11. A. to B. on C. up D. at
( ) 12. A. get out B. give off C. get over D. give in
( ) 13. A. boiling B. marking C. freezing D. melting
( ) 14. A. boat B. deck C. sail D. back
( ) 15. A. ruins B. excitement C. danger D. surprise
( ) 16. A. delay B. work C. break D. wait
( ) 17. A. pilling B. getting C. greezing D. removing
( ) 18. A. thanks to B. according to
C. as a result of D. in spite of
( ) 19. A. wished B. forbad C. ordered D. promised
( ) 20. A. sink B. appear C. float D. flow
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