| GONE WITH THE WIND Author: Margaret Mitchell ￥25 (in bookstores) ￥18 (online) Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War(美国内战). Scarlett O’Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time. | ||
A LITTLE PRINCESS Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥18.3 (online) Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty(贫穷) and the scorn(嘲笑) of her fellows(伙伴). It’s an excellent book with 4 tapes(磁带) for children. |
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| PETER PAN Author: J.M Barrie ￥15 (in bookstores) ￥12 (online) It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures(冒险), which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 tapes) | ||
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe ￥20 (in bookstores) The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle between free states and slave(奴隶) states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago. |
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| THE SECRET GARDEN Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥35 (in bookstores) ￥30 (online) Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan(孤儿), finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life. | ||
1. We can know from the passage that _________.
A. there are only three books with tapes
B. we can buy 5 kinds of the above books in bookstores
C. two of the books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett
D. THE SECRET GARDEN is ￥5 cheaper in bookstores than online
2.The following books have children as their main characters except ____.
A. PETER PAN B. GONE WITH THE WIND
C. A LITTLE PRINCESS D. THE SECRET GARDEN
3.If you buy THE SECRET GARDEN and PETER PAN online, you have to pay ______.
A. ￥30 B. ￥12 C. ￥50 D. ￥42
4. Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life with the help except_________.
A. the power of hope B. friendship
C. her uncle D. nature’s magic
5. This text is most probably taken from a __________.
A. newspaper B. science magazine
C. storybook D. book guide
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last Monday, I was walking home. On my way down some steep(陡峭的）stone steps, I ___ an elderly lady. There must be something wrong with her ____ She was clearly struggling to get down the steps.
As I ____ past, I thought to myself,"If that was me， ____ would I hope for?" So I went to the lady and asked her if she needed any ___ .She looked a little surprised and then ___ accepted.
I took hold of the lady's arm. It took us about ten ____ to slowly get down the steps. This lady told me she was on her way to the ____ for a medical examination on her legs. She could not ____ thanking me and telling me how God had heard her and sent me to help. When we ____ the bottom of the steps, I offered to send her to the bus stop ____she kindly refused. She said she was over the worst part of the journey and I was ____ enough.
It was for the first time that I thought of giving a stranger the act of ____ . I will never forget the look of gratefulness of this lady. I realize that a ____ gesture (善意的举动）can mean so much to others, even if it's just helping with shopping bags, a smile to someone who looks ______ or opening a door. It will make me try to offer help where it is possible.
1.A. saved. B. met C. found D. called
2.A. eyes B.arms C. legs D. ears
3.A. jumped B. walked C. rode D. drove
4.A. what B. that C. which D.who
5.A. food B. money C. guide D. help
6.A. thankfully B. carefully C. hardly D. luckily
7.A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
8.A. park B. hospital C. city D. museum
9.A. stop B. enjoy C. begin D. remember
10.A. looked for B. looked at C. arrived at D. waited for
11.A. and B. so C. or D. but
12.A. strong B. helpful C. brave D. energetic
13.A. strength B. wisdom C. kindness D. courage
14.A. small B. difficult C. creative D. clever
15.A. satisfied B. pleased C. excited D. worried
— Do you know second-hand smoke?
— To protect our health and memory.
A. how we should prevent
B. how should we prevent
C. why we should prevent
D. why should we prevent
— _______ is it from the New Town to the old city centre?
— Less than 30 minutes by underground.
A. How far B. How often C. How long D. How much
— Never give up. If you keep practising speaking English every day, you’ll make great progress.
—Thanks for encouraging me. I know _______.
A. practice makes perfect
B. it never rains but it pours
C. many hands make light work
D. every dog has its day
It’s said that of the water around the world polluted.
A. two thirds; has B. two thirds; is
C. two third; are D. two thirds; have
