Extraordinary Teens
The book will inspire young adults with its tales of teenagers achieving great success. It includes personal stories from many well-known young athletes, businessmen, actors, writers and filmmakers. Every person shares his or her story along with valuable advice that will show you how you can also achieve success. Learn from these people who are walking examples of possibility.
Teens Talk High School
This book is written for high school kids, aged 14-18. Teens in high school have mainly moved past worrying about puberty(青春期), so the stories in this book cover topics of interest to older teens, such as sports and clubs, driving, faming relationships, friends, and preparing for life after high school. High school students will find comfort and inspiration in the words of this book, referring to it through all the four years of their high school experience.
Getting into College
Every year colleges receive a lot of applications, and the application process has become something hard that students and parents experience together. This book isn’t about how to get into college. It’s about providing emotional support. The stories in this book are written by kids who have been there and want to pass on their words of support to others. Parents and students will find this book a great source of inspiration.
Campus Stories
College life can be fun, exciting, and educational in more ways than one. Campus Stores is a book for any current(现在) or future college student who wants to know what really goes on the campus. Campus Stores is about growing up, making choices, learning lessons, and making the best of your last as a student.
1.The writer’s purpose of writing the book Extraordinary Teens is to _____.
A. help students with study problems
B. persuade teenagers to do volunteering
C. encouraging young people to achieving success
D. teach people how to apply for a college
2. Which of the following topics does Teen Talk High School cover?
A. Clubs, puberty, friends B. Driving, sports, family relationships
C. Sports, drinking, growing up D. Puberty, clubs, family relationships
3.What does Getting into College mainly talk about?
A. How to form a good habit in college. B. What the top 10 American colleges are.
C. How to get used to the college life quickly. D. How to get through the application process.
4.What do all the four books have in common?
A. They are all written by kids. B. Teens are likely to be the readers.
C. They are all best-sellers of this year. D. Both kids and parents enjoy them.
Rome had the forum. London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorker has Liz and Bill.
Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in the subway station and on busy street corners. Just talk.
Using a 2-feet-high sign that says, “Talk to Me,” they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.
They don’t collect money. They don’t push the religion. So what is the point?
“To see what happens,” said Liz. “We simply enjoy life with open conversation（交流）.”
Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York city to Washington, a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to talk with the strangers after their return.
“It started as a crazy idea,” Liz said. “We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood, anything.”
Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was going to take. She had stopped for the second time in two days, to let two listeners know how it went.
Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind,” Marcia said. “To be able to talk about it to totally strangers was very good,” she explained.
To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met in the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.
They may plan more parties or tried to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed their interest in the book, something they say they’ll consider.
1.What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 2001?
A. Chatting with people B. Setting up street signs
C. Telling stories to strangers D. Organizing a speaker’s corner
2. What they have been doing can be described as ______.
A. pointless B. normal C. crazy D. successful
3.Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?
A. They knew Liz and Bill very well.
B. They happened to meet the writer of the text.
C. They organized the get-together in the city park.
D. They are example of those who talked to Liz and Bill.
4.What will Liz and Bill do in the future?
A. Going for publishing. B. Do more television program.
C. Continuing what they are doing. D. Spending more time reading books.
Do you know that many clowns go to school to learn how to be funny? How would you like to go to that school? You could learn how to walk and talk like a clown. Then you could make people laugh.
Clowns may go to school for a year. There they learn to move in funny ways. They learn to run and jump like different animals. They also learn how to fall down in a special way. They make sure they don’t get injured. They make every move look easy. But really it’s hard work.
In a school clowns decide how they will look. They make funny pants and tops. Then clowns have their funny long shoes made. They also learn to make up their faces. Clowns carefully put special paint on, so they look silly.
They start by making every part of their feces white. Then they use red paint around their mouths to make them look big. Clowns may paint re spots on each side of their faces, too. Big red noses are added. They put on funny hair or funny hats.
Now they look silly. They are ready to go to work! You can see clowns at the circus or parade. They do funny things to surprise people. Ten big clowns may get out of a very small car. Or they may walk on a high rope. Then they almost fall. The faces they make when they try to stand up again make people laugh.
1.The word “clown” in this passage refers to ____.
A . a person who tries to make people laugh by this funny looks, clothes and tricks and actions
B. a person who copies others in speaking, actions and way of walking
C. a person who gives performances only to make people laugh.
D. a person whose job is very easy to do.
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Clowns learn to be funny at school to make people laugh
B. Clowns wear strange pants and tops and funny long shoes.
C. Clowns don’t feel frightened when they walk on a high rope.
D. Clowns put on funny hair and hats and make faces
3. From the passage, we can learn that clowns play at ____.
A. a parade B. the circus C. school D. both A and B
4.From the passage, we can infer that _______.
A. there are quite a number of clown schools in the world
B. people laugh when they watch clowns play at the circus
C. clowns like animals very much so they jump like different animals
D. clowns make people laugh but they seldom laugh
I truly learned what a best friend is in my first year in high school. Kate and I were good friends and we were inseparable. We spent every day together and always had a good 36 .
Then basketball started and we were on the 37 team. After a few games, 38 , Kate got moved up to the Rose Cup full-time. I wouldn't admit it then, but actually I envied（嫉妒） her. Having 39 practice times, we started to see less of each other. Soon I started to hear that she was talking 40 my back.
One night, I called Kate to tell her about my new 41 .To my 42 , the next day at school she told everyone I 43 her style because she had told me she wanted to get hers cut like this. At noon she handed me a letter and walked away 44 talking with me. I couldn't accept the 45 words on the paper. In great __46__ , I wrote right back to her.
Over the next week, we exchange（交换） more 47 notes. I cried myself to sleep every night, 48 our friendship was over. One night my mom took me to Kate's home. Our moms looked at each other 49 . Kate's mom asked us questions but __50 _ of us responded(反应) .At last I let everything out. The huge burden in my mind was slowly lifted as we each talked about ___51____ we were feeling. It was all out. Suddenly Kate 52 from her seat, crossed the room and hugged me with tears. I will never forget that.
It has been five months 53 we broke with each other. Last weekend we were out together again. It makes me happy that we are 54 to care about each other more. I now know that 55 I am asked about my friends, Kate will be at the top of the list.
1. A. rest B. time C. example D. party
2. A. right B. good C. famous D. same
3. A. however B. but C. still D. yet
4. A. regular B. free C. different D. strange
5. A. on B. in C. by D. behind
6.A. haircut B. clothes C. necklace D. shoes
7. A. joy B. surprise C. pleasure D. sorrow
8. A. caught B. gained C. copied D. created
9.A. in spite of B. instead of C. except for D. as well as
10. A. cruel B. sad C. disappointing D. beautiful
11. A. anxiety B. anger C. surprise D. doubt
12.A. serious B. dangerous C. regretful D. hurtful
13. A. meaning B. hoping C. believing D. proving
14.A. happily B. nervously C. excitedly D. surprisingly
15.A. neither B. either C. both D. none
16.A. what B. how C. which D. why
17. A. rose B. raised C. stood D. got
18.A. if B. when C. because D. since
19.A. planning B. pretending C. learning D. arranging
20. A. whenever B. whatever C. however D. whoever
_______far from school, the boy is often late.
A. Living B. Having lived C. Being lived D. Lived
When I passed by, I heard her _____ in the room.
A. sings B. sang C. singing D. to sing
