The Children’s Book-Show Competition is a chance for young readers to be writers.
Reading, it seems, is coming back in fashion, if a survey by the famous National Literacy Trust (the NLT) is true. It shows that the percentage of children who admit enjoying reading has grown for the first time in the past 8 years.
So it’s a good time to launch a competition that includes a shed-load of new books for schools as prizes. The Children’s Book-show Competition, backed by The Independent, is taking to the roads again from the start of next term, with a nation-wide tour of 15 big cities, featuring a line-up of a dozen children’s writers and illustrators(插图画家)aiming to persuade pupils to follow their footsteps.
The competition, launched by the children’s writer and illustrator Jessica Souhami, has two categories: the under-nine’s and nine to 13-year-olds.
Children are asked to choose their favorite fairy or folk tale and set it in an extraordinary place.
Then they are to retell it with the aid of drawings and writings-whether it is set at sea, on a distant planet, in the future or in the past. The closing date for the competition is 30th November.
“Tell your tale in pictures and in words, ”say the organizers of the competition. “It can be in a picture book or comic-book format.”
The winner of each competition will receive a signed copy of a book by each of the 12 authors involved in this year’s tour, plus £150 worth of books for their school. The runners-up will receive a signed copy of Souhami’s new book.
1. What can we know about the Book-show Competition? _____
A. It will be held by the famous NLT.
B. It will be held in different cities.
C. It has never been organized before.
D. Children of all ages will join in it.
2.The underlined word “backed” in Paragraph 3 means_____.
A. started B. promoted
C. supported D. reported
3. What will be offered as a prize to schools? _________
A. Pictures and comic books
B. Books worth £150 in all.
C. Books signed by 12 authors.
D. Jessica Souhami’s new books.
4.The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ______.
A. encourage young readers to become writers.
B. persuade all children to join in the competition
C. promote children’s books by famous writers.
D. introduce the Children’s Book-Show Competition
书面表达
假如你是李华，你从新闻中得知世界气候大会于2015年11月30日在巴黎召开。请根据下面的提示，给校刊写一篇短文，文中要包含以下所有要点：
1．世界气候变化的影响（海平面上升、极端气候和地球变暖）；
2．应该采取的措施。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：the Paris Climate Change Conference巴黎气候大会
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短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1..每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
An elderly lady was walking on the sidewalk while two dogs attacked her. They knocked her down and chew a great part of the flesh on her leg. Then they were going to bite her face,and she was hiding her face so it couldn't attack her. A young worker in the area heard and saw that what was happening,and he got a stick and frightened the dog off. With the lady bleed heavily,this young man picked the lady,took her to the house across the street , and called 911. A lady is now all right,and I think this young man did a wonderfully act of kindness.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wise Man
Ten people were going from one village to another. On the way they had to cross a river. After crossing they1. ___(want) to be sure all were there. Each one started counting but counted only nine. They were very upset and began to cry for the 2. ___(lose) of the tenth.
A wise man came along and asked them,"Oh,my dear friends,why are you crying?”‘‘We were ten but now we are only nine, " they replied , and cried even 3. (hard).
4. ___wise man saw they were ten, so he asked them to count. Each counted nine but left out 5. ___(him). Then the wise man made them stand and count, and he said to the last person, "You are the tenth ! " They cheered for 6. ____(regain) the tenth at last.
Similarly the four inner 7. ________(thing)----mind, intelligence, memory, personality-----all mourn (哀悼) 8. _ _____they lose sight of the self. Then you show that they are four all the time!
Count,but never stop until you find the tenth. The joy is9. finding the Ever Present. With the knowledge of the self inside,everything is10. (true) joyful.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A Hundred Reasons to Laugh
During one particularly dark period of my life,l didn't laugh even 15 times a day. Not_________ . For a variety of reasons , ranging from anxiety in my _________ life to overwork and tiredness,l was___________.
I felt ___________by an ocean of problems, professional and personal, with no chance of finding any way out.
Everything looked _________ .
I met my colleagues for supper the first evening. To my ____________ ,we sat around the dinner table telling funny stories. We _________ real-life incidents that had happened to each of us.I had to _________ ,even in my sadness, that it was good to laugh. And those turned out to be some of the funniest stories I had ever _________ ! My anxiety melted as I relaxed and I found myself Iaughing hard ---harder than I'd laughed for years.
The next day we worked,but we also played. We invented _________ using whatever equipment we could lay our hands on. The sheer ________ 0f playing,something else I hadn't done for far too long, _________ something within me I thought I might never recall again.
The following day I returned home and I felt better than I did in months. _________ it eventually took a lifestyle change to _________ the depression for good,laughter became a key ingredient(因素) of that _________ . I've held to it, and have found that regular and hearty _________ is essential if I want to maintain inner peace and good health.
I had discovered a great truth about laughter - it is good for the body,the mind and the spirit. It's a __________stress reliever. Have you ever laughed so hard that you doubled over,fell off your chair, spit out your food or wet your pants? You just cannot _________ muscle tension when you are laughing.
Find 100 reasons to laugh. You are_ __________to feel better, you will cope with problems more effectively and people will enjoy being _________ you. Besides unhappiness,what do you have to lose?
1.A. totally B. really C. nearly D. truly
2.A. meaningful B. valuable C. active D. personal
3.A. confused B. depressed C. frightened D. entertained
4.A. surrounded B. occupied C. swallowed D. absorbed
5.A. Miserable B. complex C. unusual D. unique
6.A. delight B. anxiety C. curiosity D. surprise
7.A. recited B. reported C. related D. recorded
8.A. prove B. admit C. know D. realize
9.A. heard B. wrote C. read D. met
10.A. excuses B. stories C. jokes D. games
11.A. importance B. value C. fun D. result
12.A. removed B. awakened C. buried D. covered
13.A. Though B. Till C. Unless D. If
14.A. lift B. prepare C. keep D. experience
15.A. style B. change C. nutrition D. food
16.A. exercise B. comfort C. encouragement D. laughter
17.A. beneficial B. mysterious C. natural D. physical
18.A. maintain B. reduce C. balance D. avoid
19.A. sensitive B. willing C. eager D. bound
20.A. around B. off C. against D. After
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Deal With Losing in Sports
Winning and losing go hand-in-hand when it comes to sports. Great athletes never let the highs get too high,
or the lows get too low. The result of a match is uncertain. The only thing that is certain is the competition itself.
1. The result is just the result of all the hard work put in.
Congratulate your opponent (对手) after a loss. Respect your opponent because he put in as much work, or more than you. This shows respect for the opponent and respect for the contest.
Accept the fact that the loss is no one's fault. This is harder to do in an individual sport , but absolutely impor-tant in a team sport. 2. Don't get down on yourself. If competing in an individual sport , accept that losing is apart of competing and move on.
Examine why you lose the competition. Ask yourself if you did everything possible to prepare for the competition. Ask yourself if you gave it all during the competition. 3. This is crucial if competing in an individual sport. If competing in a team sport,recognize that everyone isn't perfect and examine the loss from the team opinion.
4. Practice more, and practice better. Correct whatever mistakes made during the match. Get bigger,
stronger, faster, smarter and do whatever it takes.
Seek out the support and encouragement of teammates and coaches. Don't allow yourself to think negatively.Avoid negative people. 5.__
Never accuse a competitor of cheating, even if it were true. Again, this will make you seem as if you are looking for excuses.
A. Don't put blame to anyone.
B. Work harder to get better.
C. Train hard to achieve your aim.
D. Winning is No. I for great athletes.
E. Great athletes love the competition.
F. Stay positive and trust your work value.
G. Analyze any mistakes you might have made.
