Today we tell about Louisa May Alcott. She wrote one of America’s best loved children’s books.
In 1868, an American publisher asked Louisa May Alcott to write a book for girls. At first, she was not sure if she wanted to do it. She said she didn’t like girls.
However, she decided to write the book finally. She told about her experiences growing up in the northeast of the United States. The book was quite interesting. Little Women became one of the most popular children’s books in American literature. It was published (出版）in more than 50 languages.
Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. The Alcotts did not have much money. She tried teaching, sewing(缝纫) and taking care of children. She did not like any of these jobs.
At the age of 16, she wrote her first book, Flower Fables. Her stories were exciting, but unreal. She sold them to newspapers and magazines for money.
The first volume (卷) of Little Women came out in 1868. It made Alcott famous and get a lot of money. She continued writing other popular books for young people. These books included An Old-Fashioned Girl, Little Men and Eight Cousins.
Alcott wrote many exciting stories about love. But she was single (独身的) all her life. She continued to help her family during the last years of her life.
1.Alcott grew up in the ______ of the US.
A. southeast B. northwest C. northeast D. southwest
2.“One of America’s best loved children’s books” refers to (指的是) the book____.
A. Little Women B. Flower Fables
C. An Old-Fashioned Girl D. Eight Cousins
3.The first paragraph tells us that the article is about ______.
A. a famous children’s book B. a famous writer
C. how a book came out D. why a book is so loved
4.Alcott wrote her first book in ______. A. 1832 B. 1848 C. 1850 D. 1868
5.From the article, we can learn ______.
A. Alcott was born into a rich family
B. Alcott had a happy childhood
C. Alcott didn’t live with her family
D. Alcott never married all her life
Chinese government has decided to give up the rules of food with no checking .According to the Xinhua News, from September 17th , 2008, Chinese government decided to give up the rules of food with no checking. Many people said yes to it. The officer said that these days, the food safety accident about children milk of Sanlu made the government decide to give it up. In order to keep the food safe and people healthy, Chinese government said that all the food must be checked. The rule of food with no checking made in 1999 was given up from that day.
“I think if the companies get the food with no checking, they will never check their food. It gives them the chance of making the food of poor quality,” an old man said in the shop. “ I hope our government not only gives it up, but also makes some strong rules to manage the companies,” a young woman told us. “ The important point is our government should send officers to the companies and check their food every time,” a shop owner said. A young expert of food safety said, “ The department of government should take the food from the shop or supermarket and check, not ask them to send. In that way, we can get the real checking.”
But in order to keep people’s health, the government asks the officers to check all the food before they are sent to the shop or supermarket. That means all the food must be checked before they are sold.
1.You may read the passage ___________.
A. in a letter B. in a book C. in a newspaper D. in a magazine
2.Chinese government decided to give up __________ from September 17, 2008.
A. food check rules
B. the rules of food with checking
C. the rules of food with no checking
D. checking all the food before they are sold
3.Many people __________ to check all the food.
A. agree with B. disagree C. agreement D. agree
4.A young expert of food safety think the government should_________.
A. make some strong rules to manage the companies.
B. take food from shop or supermarket and check
C. ask the companies to send food and check
D. send more officers to the company to check the food.
5.According to the officer’s idea, all the food _________ before they are sold.
A. must be checked B. must be stored
C. must be handed in D. can be stored for a long time
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Name |
Personal Information |
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Norman Bethune |
Born in 1890 in Canada. A doctor Came to China in 1938 Died in 1939 in China |
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Celine Dion |
Born in Montreal, Canada A singing star In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic |
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Thomas Edison |
Born in 1847, Kentucky, USA Made over 1,000 inventions Died in 1931 |
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Bill Gates |
Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought Owns Microsoft Company |
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Mark Twain |
Born in 1835 in the USA A writer Wrote The Adventures of Tome Sawyer Died in 1910 |
1.________ is from Canada.
A. Bill Gates B. Mark Twain C. Thomas Edison D. Celine Dion
2.The _______ was born in 1835.
A. inventor B. singer C. doctor D. writer
3.My Heart Will Go On is the name of a ______.
A. book B. film C. song D. story
4.Dr. Bethune worked in China for about _______ years.
A. 4 B. 8 C.2 D. 6
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Mark Twain wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought.
B. Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1955.
C. Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions.
D. Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997
“Jane, please let me borrow a dollar,” Jenny asked as they stood in the school lunch line. “I have one in my jacket, but I don’t want to 1 and lose my place.”
“OK,” agreed Jane.
Jane waited all day for Jenny to 2 back the dollar she borrowed, but Jenny always seemed to be 3 . “She’s just forgotten,” thought Jane. “I don’t want to make her angry.” Still, her money didn’t go 4 . Some classmates, like Jenny, were 5 five dollars a week.
Weeks went by. At last Jane got up enough courage (勇气) to tell her about the money.
“Oh Jane, I 6 !” Jenny said. “I’ll bring the dollar tomorrow.”
The next day Jenny seemed to have forgotten again. During the noon hour Jane saw her buying sweets for Mary and Ann. Jenny saw Jane looking at her. 7 she said something in a low voice to the other two girls. Jane felt 8 and asked her teacher if she could go back to the classroom.
In the classroom, Jane saw two new pencils in Jenny’s desk. An 9 came to her. “Jenny’s not 10 lately, and anyway, she really owes (欠) me. Besides, she has all money to buy more. A dollar doesn’t mean anything to her, but it means a lot to me.”
1.A. stay B. wait C. leave D. take
2.A. return B. lend C. take D. pay
3.A. busy B. happy C. free D. sad
4.A. up B. on C. far D. back
5.A. losing B. getting C. finding D. asking
6.A. used B. forgot C. understood D. thought
7.A. Even B. Again C. Then D. Instead
8.A. alone B. bad C. hungry D. lucky
9.A. end B. answer C. idea D. example
10.A. busy B. pleased C. healthy D. kind
A : Can you tell me a little about Mexico City?
B : ___1.____. What would you like to know?
A : Well, what is a good time to visit?
B : _____2.______ The weather is always nice.
A : Oh, good! _____3.______.
B : Well, you should visit the National Museum and go to the Palace of the Fine Arts.
A : ________4._______________ .
B : Oh, you shouldn’t miss the Pyramid of the Sun. _____5.____.
A : It sounds really exciting.
A lot of e-mail English words might_________ us, because we seldom use it
in our daily life.
A. be familiar with B. be familiar to
C. look unfamiliar with D. look unfamiliar to
