Here are some classical English novels. Which would you like to read first?
A LITTLE PRINCESS Author(作者): Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥18 (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 anything. It’s an excellent book with 4 tapes 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, 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) ￥16 (online) The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle(战争) between free states and slave(奴隶) states during the American Civil War（内战）and is as powerful today as when it first came out in 1852. More than 300,000 copies were sold in the United States alone in its first year. |
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| THE SECRET GARDEN Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥35 (in bookstores) ￥30 (online) Mary Lennox, a sick orphan, 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 two books with tapes
B.we can buy all the four books in bookstores
C.three of the books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett
D.the books are cheaper in bookstores than online
2.Which of the following is about UNCLE TOM’S CABIN?
A.It was a great success the year it was published.
B.It’s about the struggle during the African Civil War.
C.A brave girl successfully fought against slaves.
D.It’s about a boy who refuses to grow up.
3.How much does it cost to order these four books online?
A.$ 88 B.$76 C.￥88 D.￥76
My grandfather was a serious man. A quick look from him was enough to keep my sisters and me in line. ______ every summer I looked forward to seeing Grandpa in his farm. We enjoyed every moment of feeding and washing the animals.
Grandpa was a man who didn’t show his ______easily. There were times he caught us touching some of his personal things or exploring places that we weren’t ______ to. His quiet scolding(责备) left us ______ for the rest of our stay.
One morning I heard “clickety-clack, clickety-clack, ping”. I stopped and found where the sound ______: Grandpa in his study, typing a letter. I leaned ________ to see better when I fell through the door. For a while I ______ on the floor of the study. I stood up and went red in the face, hoping the scolding would be short.
Grandpa’s eyes shone. He called me over. I went to him _______ with my eyes looking at the floor. He asked what I was doing, and I told him that I was drawn by the ______ of the typewriter. I only wanted to get a better _____. I wasn’t going to touch anything, I _____.
The rest of the summer I stood near his elbow watching him type. How I wished to _____ the beautiful yellow keys with steel rims.
After going home, I spent the year writing poems, letters, and stories in my notebooks and ________ myself to use Grandpa’s typewriter to write novels.________, I planned to be a writer, and writers used typewriters.
The next summer, I’d hear the sounds of typewriter keys and walk toward them, admiring the ________ of the words forming on the page. I wished he would offer me a chance to try it. But he never did.
On returning home that year, I got a parcel. I found the typewriter in the box! My serious grandfather！
1.A.So B.Otherwise C.Then D.Yet
2.A.spirits B.feelings C.courage D.strength
3.A.afforded B.regarded C.supposed D.known
4.A.well-dressed B.well-organized C.well-behaved D.well-balanced
5.A.came across B.came over C.came out D.came from
6.A.farther B.longer C.higher D.lower
7.A.lie B.lied C.lay D.laid
8.A.excitedly B.slowly C.quickly D.proudly
9.A.appearance B.movement C.voice D.sound
10.A.expression B.impression C.photo D.look
11.A.accepted B.promised C.agreed D.wished
12.A.touch B.fall C.move D.attack
13.A.imagining B.remembering C.reminding D.mentioning
14.A.After all B.As usual C.At last D.Above all
15.A.advantage B.wonder C.memory D.step
— John was seriously injured in the school bus accident.
—_______ .
A.Take it easy B.Not at all
C.It's too dangerous D.I'm sorry to hear that
一I hear we'll take a trip to the Slender West Lake.
一That's great. But I wonder _________.
A.when and where shall we meet B.what shall we get ready for it
C.if there will be heavy rain that day D.that we'll go there by bus or on foot
–I’m going to add some tomato sauce to the salad, if you don’t ___________.
-Not at all. Go head.
A. care B. agree C. mind D. insist
—Why can't you trust me? Not everything you heard is true.
—Maybe not. But ____.
A.a miss is as good as a mile
B.actions speak louder than words
C.out of sight, out of mind
D.there is no smoke without fire
