When I was eleven, my parents gave me the first book I ever owned—The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe. I distinctly remember opening it, reading the first lines of “The Cast of Amontillado,” and remarking to myself. “So this is what reading is!” My delight was unbounded. Little did I know at the time that I was at the beginning of a lifting journey.
So, if I read my first real book at 11, what was I reading before then? In a word, readers: relatively plotless, repetitive if well-intentioned attempts to teach child to recognize letters and their sounds and to build their vocabularies. Being a dutiful boy, I went through the motions and I learned what words were. But I had no idea what writing was until Poe. In Poe’s stories, the sentences were more complex and stylish than anything I had ever read before.
Poe, in short, was a star. My parents gave me that first book, but then I went off on my own. I liked science, which led me to discover Jules Verne, the Father of scene fiction and H G. Wells, well known for his novel The Time Machine. Other writers followed quickly one after another: Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke. But I didn’t limit myself to science fiction. Other titles that deeply impressed me early on, and which I have carried on my life’s journey, include The Yearling, Shane, Ivanhoe, Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Good Earth.
It went on from there. I became that kid who, long after his parents told him to turn the lights off, hid under the covers with a flashlight and a book, his greatest fear of being discovered and having his lighting taken away. I realize that my parents must have known I was defying (违背) them. But in their wisdom they pretended to be ignorant of it. And so I owe my star as a reader to my parents.
1.What did the author feel about The Tates of Edgar Allan Poe?
A. Attractive and interesting.
B. Complex and dull.
C. Distinct but difficult.
D. Plotless but easy.
2.From paragraph 3 we Can learn that the author ________.
A. liked reading tales best
B. enjoyed reading science fiction most
C. took no interest in realistic novels
D. liked reading freely and widely
3.What did the authors parents react to his reading by flashlight?
A. Told him to turn off the flashlight.
B. Took away his book.
C. Made allowance for him.
D. Scolded him at once.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. My Start as a Real Reader
B. The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
C. When I Began to Like Reading Freely
D. Edgar Allan Poe Was My Favorite Star
What is geocaching?
Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting activity using GPS-enabled devices. Participants make an attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.
How did geocaching start?
It’s a very cool Story, actually. So cool that it deserves its own page.
How is teaching played?
At its simplest level, Reaching requires these steps:
1. Register for a free Basic Membership.
2. Visit the “Hide & Seed a Cache” page.
3. Enter your postal code and click “search”.
4. Choose any geocache from the list and click on its name.
5. Use your GPS device to assist you in finding the hidden geocache.
6. Sign the logbook and return the geocache to its original location.
7. Share your geocaching stories and photos online.
There are many other levels to the geocaching. Keep reading the guide to learn more!
What are the rules of geocaching?
1. If you take something from, the geocache (or “cache”), leave something of equal or greater value.
2. Write about your find in the cache logbook.
3. Log your experience at www. geocaching. com.
What do I need to go geocaching?
The only necessities are a GPS device or a GPS-enabled mobile phone so that you can navigate to the cache, and a Geocaching. com Membership.
Where are geocaches located?
Geocaches can be found all over the world. It is common for geocachers to hide caches in locations that are important to them, reflecting a special interest or skill of the cache owner. These locations can be quite diverse. They may be at your local park, at the end of a long hike, underwater or on the side of a city street.
1.The author’s purpose of writing the text is to ________.
A. introduce a game
B. advertise a mobile phone
C. suggest a Journey
D. recommend a website
2.If you want to go geocaching, you have to ________.
A. be good at hungting
B. own a membership card
C. get a GPS enabled mobile phone
D. share your information online
3.Under the rules of geocaching, you are required to ________.
A. return what you take from the cache
B. put in the logbook about your find
C. tell about the skill of geocaching
D. avoid GPS mistakes in the activity
假设你是李华。你的英国笔友杰克刚刚升入高中,但他一时无法适应新的校园生活，写信向你征求建议。请你就此问题给他回一封信，内容主要把包括：
1.不必过分焦虑；
2.制定合理的学习计划；
3.多参加集体活动，结交新朋友；
参考词汇：适应 adjust to
注意：1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dare Jack,
I am sorry to hear that you’re having trouble adjusting to your high school life._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
单句改错
1.Though he failed many times in election, he never lost his heart.
2.There was no person to who I could turn for help in the street last night.
3.Judged from his accent, he must be from Australia.
4.I lived in that you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.
5.In return his help, I will give him a new CD.
6.He is such a good teacher that we all respect.
7.He was about to go to bed while there was a knock on the door.
8.It was dangerous because if I was caught I could be put in the prison.
9.It was in this city where we met for the first time last year.
10.The old lady survived her husband for 5 years.
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Once, three men got 1. (lose) in the forest. They decided they would stay in the forest until they found 2. (they) way. The next morning, one man went to find some food. Soon, the other two men were 3. (surprise) to find him back with a deer and asked how he got the deer. The man replied, “I found tracks, I followed the tracks, and I got a deer.” They both were 4. (slight) confused because he had no weapons. A few days 5. (late), the second guy went in search 6. food and soon came back with a deer too. The other two asked how he managed 7. (get) the deer. His reply was 8. same as the first man’s. Then it was the turn of the third guy to search for food. Many hours passed, and the third man 9. (hold) nothing in his hands came back, with blood on his face. The other two asked him 10. had happened. He looked at them and relied, “I found tracks, I followed the tracks, and I got hit by a train.”
根据汉语提示填写适当单词
1.His efforts were_______ (奖赏/报答)with success.
2.The whole city lay in ________ (废墟) after the earthquake.
3.In my opinion, all the people in the world should have _________ (平等的) rights.
4.Beijing __________（主办）the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which was quite successful
5.That novel isn’t _________（值得） reading.
6.The house __________（属于）to the old man was built hundreds of years ago.
7.In the US and Canada, there are not many places where you can __________ (讨价还价).
8.She didn’t like the plan, but __________（就个人而言）I see nothing wrong with it.
9.My father bought an ___________ (电子的) dictionary for me.
10.The dead were ___________ (埋葬) in the ground after the terrible earthquake.
