※GONE WITH THE WIND
Writer: 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
Writer: 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 buddies. It’s an excellent book with 4 CDs for children.
※PETER PAN
Writer: 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 CDs)
※UNCLE TOM’S CABIN
Writer: 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.
※THE SECRET GARDEN
Writer: 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 CDs
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.This text is most probably taken from a ______.
A. newspaper B. science magazine C. storybook D. book guide
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It happened when I was a little girl. I can remember neither the beginning nor the end, but whenever I ________ it, tears flow down my face. When I was young, my family led a(an) ________ life in the country. As you can imagine, many country roads are difficult to walk on. One evening we were visiting some relatives and the weather was very bad. It began to ________on our way back home. Dad carried me on his_________. Mom gave her overcoat to my brother. We walked together through the rain for more than an hour.
I was fat at that time and Dad must be tired to hold me for such a long time. He almost ________down many times. In hope of ________my father's burden (负担), I tried to carry myself, but I achieved nothing since I was just a little kid.
When we arrived home, the inside of our house was ________with rain water. The rain had come through our leaky (有裂缝的) roof and water was everywhere. Mom put bowls all around the house to try to ________the rain. Then she put me and my elder brother to bed, carefully placing us on the remaining ________place. I fell asleep soon. When I opened my eyes, I found Dad and Mom were sleeping in chairs, both having caught bad colds.
This is my very earliest memory. Though the evening has long passed, and now we live a happy life, I won't forget the rain we went through together. The rain, that evening, and especially my parents' ________, will stay in my mind forever.
1.A. deal with B. think of C. go over D. talk to
2.A. interesting B. unhappy C. hard D. wealthy
3.A. blow B. thunder C. rain D. snow
4.A. arm B. back C. stomach D. leg
5.A. fell B. looked C. turned D. calmed
6.A. taking B. moving C. lifting D. reducing
7.A. provided B. covered C. mixed D. crowded
8.A. catch B. stop C. cancel D. control
9.A. clean B. dirty C. dry D. wet
10.A. wishes B. words C. love D. dream
---I’m terribly sorry to have put you to so much trouble.
---______. You didn’t mean to, did you?
A. Forget it B. No trouble C. You’re welcome D. All right
---Jane got an “A” in the Maths test.
--- ______. She works the hardest in our class.
A. Many hands make light work
B. The grass is always greener than the other side
C. Early birds catch the worm.
D. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
— Could you tell me _____?
— Certainly, and the earlier, the cheaper.
A. how long it will take to get to New Delhi
B. if I can book a direct flight to New Delhi online
C. where I can buy the ticket for the direct flight to New Delhi
D. whether I can buy a ticket to New Delhi without my passport
—I haven’t seen your father for days. Where is he?
—He Hong Kong on business for three days.
A. has been in B. has been to
C. has gone to D. has come to
