Find books in subway
Imagine this. Somebody hides free books in the subway for you to find and read. Sound exciting? Well, British actress Emma Watson, 26, is doing it! She is known for acting as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies.
Watson hid 100 copies of a book called Mom & Me & Mom (2013) in London’s subway. The book is an autobiography (自传) from US writer Maya Angelou. It tells about the writer’s relationship with her mother. These books were put in different places in the subway. People saw Watson doing the same thing in the New York Subway this month.
With each book, there is a handwritten note by Watson. She asked people to “take special care” of the books if they find them. She also wrote that “when you are finished, please leave it on the subway again for someone else to find”.
Watson’s work is part of a movement called Books on the Underground. It calls on people to leave their books on the subway so other people can enjoy them too.
Hollie Belton, a woman in London, started the movement in 2012. She loves reading on the subway. She noticed that a lot of people shared her habit so she got the idea. Over the years, Belton has left over 2,000 books of her own. The movement has attracted more and more people.
Watson is a book lover as well. That’s why she tried it. Earlier this year, Watson set up her own online book club Our Shared Shelf. She reads a book every month with others. Mom & Me & Mom is the club’s book for November.
1.We can tell from the first paragraph that Emma Watson _________.
A. is acting in a new Harry Potter movie.
B. has written a book about herself.
C. hides books in the subway for people to read.
D. has been a volunteer in London’s subway.
2.What did Watson’s note on each book ask people to do?
A. Give money to the charity. B. Take care of the books and share them.
C. Buy books from her online book club. D. Give those-books to homeless children.
3.Who is the first person to start the movement of Books on the Underground?
A. Emma Watson. B. Maya Angelou.
C. The Queen of England. D. Hollie Belton.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Watson only hid books in London’s subway.
B. Watson and Belton are book lovers.
C. Watson set up a book club this month.
D. Watson has left 2,000 books in London’s subway.
Come to Austria (奥地利)
| Soli is a village in the mountains in western Austria. It is a lovely place. And the Post Hotel is clean and not expensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20 °Cto 25 °Cin the daytime, but much cooler by evening. |
Enjoy Thailand!
| When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ at noon. |
Visit Hawaii!
| Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don’t be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24°C to 26°C by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening. |
1.Which of the following is NOT true about Soli?
A. It lies in western Austria. B. It is always hot.
C. It is in the mountains. D. It is lovely.
2.When should you have river boat trips in Thailand?
A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon. D. In the evening.
3.If you want to see the mountains and forests in Kauai, where should you go?
A. To the east. B. To the south.
C. To the west. D. To the north.
4.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A. It seldom rains in the centre of the island.
B. People feel surprised at the centre of the island.
C. It often rains in the centre of the island.
Can trees talk? Yes-but not in words. Scientists have reasons to believe that trees do communicate with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree(柳树) attacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that the caterpillars got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. The even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special vapor-a signal causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.
Communication, of course, doesn’t need to be always in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar(花蜜) for honey. So why shouldn’t trees have ways of sending messages?
1.When attacked, a window tree will protect itself by ________.
A. changing its leaves’ chemistry B. changing its leaves’ colour
C. talking to caterpillars D. sending out a special vapour
2.From the passage we know that caterpillars _________.
A. like willow trees B. enjoy eating fallen leaves
C. feed on willow tree leaves D. could communicate with willow trees
3.Caterpillars will stop eating willow trees leaves which __________ .
A. have a chemical change and become tasteless B. have a pleasant taste
C. are being attacked D. are communicating
4.According to the passage, how do willow trees communicate with each other ?
A. They talk in words. B. They send out a special vapour.
C. They wave their leaves. D. they make special sounds.
Bill Evans was a professional baseball player. He was a very good player and had played in the World Series many times. He was also superstitious. (迷信的) Before every game, he went to a fortune-teller to find out what was going to happen. The fortune-teller had told his fortune many times and had often been correct.
One day, on the eve of an important game, he visited his favourite fortune-teller, as usual. The fortune-teller studied his hand and then said, "I see a man wearing a white coat. " And you are lying on a stretcher（担架）. " This really worried Bill. He decided not to risk (冒险) it. He was afraid to get injured (受伤). The captain of Bill’s team was not happy when he told him that he was not going to play. Bill was one of the best players on the team. However, there was nothing he could say to make Bill change his mind.
Bill also decided not to watch the game, but to go to the hospital and visited one of the other players who had been badly injured a few weeks before. As he was walking into the hospital, Bill hit his head on the ground and lost consciousness (直觉). Within a few seconds, he was being carried into the hospital on a stretcher.
1.What did Bill do before a game?
A. He practiced hard. B. He talked to his friends about what was going to happen.
C. He went to the hospital. D. He went to a fortune-teller.
2.What did Bill think was going to happen?
A. He would be injured during the game. B. He would be injured at the hospital.
C. He would be injured by his captain. D. He would be injured by the fortune-teller.
3.What did Bill decide to do?
A. Play in the game. B. Not play in the game.
C. Stop visiting fortune-tellers. D. Give up baseball.
4.When did Bill go to the hospital?
A. Before the game. B. After the game.
C. During the game. D. When he was sick.
Rebecca wants to know more about trees and how they help us. Dr. Jones is telling her something 1.trees.
Trees help in many ways. They keep the air cool and clean. They take in 2. (harm) gases from the air and produce oxygen for us 3.(breath). They are major 4.(fight) against air 5. (pollute). Besides, trees can also make our lives even 6. (convenient). Many of the things in our daily lives come from trees. For example, paper and pencils. 7. (actual), we get a lot more from trees. We get fruit and oil from them. Tea also comes from the leaves of trees. Look around this room. Most of 8.furniture is made of wood. Trees are really important in our daily lives. So we can’t imagine what the world would be like 9. there were no trees.
However, we cut down millions of trees every year. We must stop 10. (protect) them if we don’t want a world without trees.
Trees can _________ harmful gases from the air.
A. take in B. put out C. give off
