Stephanie Plum Novels by Janet Evanovich
Janet Evanovich’s series about brash and beautiful New Jersey bounty hunter（赏金猎人）Stephanie Plum has readers addicted. Start with One for the Money and follow the number titles to follow Stephanie’s adventures.
Jackson Brodie Mysteries by Kate Atkinson
Atkinson’s literary thrillers are will written, intelligent and suspenseful. Jackson Brodie is a detective who solves cases in Scotland and England, and the books also have plenty of personal details about Brodie. No need to read these novels in order, although there are some connections from book to book.
Alex Cross Novels by James Patterson
Patterson's Alex Cross series started with Along Came a Spider in 1993 and has been keeping readers entertained ever since. Patterson writes short chapters from several viewpoints, keeping the pages turning as readers solve homicides with this likable detective.
Kinsey Milhone Mysteries by Sue Grafton
Starting with A is for Alibi, Grafton has written an alphabet of mysteries starring detective Kinsey Milhone. These murder mysteries are fast and fun.
The Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris
Dead Until Dark is the first book in Charlene’s Southern Vampire series, which inspired the HBO TV series True Blood. These novels are fast and sexy, but well written and full of interesting characters. If you like vampires（吸血鬼） or supernatural elements in stories, this is the series for you.
1.If you are interested in books about adventure, you’d like to read _______.
A. Kinsey Milone Mysteries B. Alex Cross Novels
C. Stephanie Plum Novels D. The Southern Vampire Series
2.Which of the following is NOT the name of a book?
A. True Blood. B. Along Came a Spider.
C. One for the Money. D. A is for Alibi.
3.Whose books don’t need to be read in order?
A. Janet Evanovich’s. B. Kate Atkinson’s.
C. Sue Grafton’s. D. James Patterson’s.
临近期末，高一同学即将面临着文理分科的选择。假定你是李华，你同学Lucy给你来信说到了她对文理科选择的困扰和焦虑。请你给她回信，安抚她的情绪并提出你的看法和建议。
注意：
1. 词数100左右; 书信开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2. 内容要点：
① 安抚她的情绪，劝她不必过于纠结；
② 提出参考意见：认清自己兴趣和优势，不盲从他人；向高年级的同学请教 ……
③ 提出看法：无论作何选择都要努力才能实现自己的期望。
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
可能用到的词汇：焦虑anxiety；理性地 rationally；不辜负 live up to
Dear Lucy,
I’m sorry to learn in your letter that you are upset about the coming choice of arts or science. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua
1.连日暴雨导致洪水泛滥，彻底中断了村子与外界的联系。
Days of rainstorms _________ ________ great floods, completely ________ ________ the village from the outside world.
2.多亏了老师的不断鼓舞，他的信心逐渐得到增强。
________ ________ the teacher’s constant encouragement, his confidence has been ________ ________ gradually.
3.水果商正在挑出已经坏掉的苹果好让其它没坏的免受污染。
The fruit seller is _________ _________ the rotten apples to _________ the good ones _________ _________ contamination.
4.直到现在，我们也没能赢得消除世界饥饿的斗争。
_________ _________ _________, we have not won the battle to ________ the world ________ hunger.
5.不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使的他的家境更加艰难。
Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even .________ ________.
1.Organic farmers often change the kind of crop in each field every a few years.
2.Doctor Yuan tried hard to increase rice harvest without expand the area of the fields.
3.The acting is so convinced that it makes the audience believe it is a real-life scene.
4.The meeting day Niulang and Zhinü are looking forward to coming on July 7th.
5.While shopping, women sometimes can’t help persuaded into buying more clothes than necessary.
1.Quite a lot of children _________ (反应) badly to shellfish.
2.People say “ no _________ (评论)” as a way of refusing to answer a question.
3.In our culture, it is universally acceptable to e_________ (款待) visitors to dinner.
4.Doctor Yuan has never _________ (后悔) devoting his life to agricultural research.
5.After the Gulf War, Iraq had to get food by _________(出口) oil to other countries.
6.As long as we are united, there is no difficulty we cannot o_________.
7.Charlie Chaplin wrote, d_________ and produced the films he starred in.
8.The research lacks of evidence, and t_________, its conclusions are doubtful.
9.Mandela called on black people to s_________ for equal rights in a peaceful way.
10.Lucy managed to r_________ some weight by going on a diet and exercising often.
“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty ____ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was ____. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers _____money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ____ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ____ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don’t know the ____ of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’”another newsboy Chad told Jason. “____ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly ____ they have time to see, and you’ll ____ out and get your money,” Chad said.
It was a new ____ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no ____ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was ____ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was___ a poor newsboy, he had been ____ some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers ____. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ____ smile that he sold sixteen dozen the day before. He added that Jason ____ money because he would not tell a lie. The boy
___ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” Jason felt hurt. A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder ____.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.”
A week later Jason started his new ____. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.
1.A. shops B. coins C. people D. copies
2.A. open B. heavy C. broad D. weak
3.A. instead of B. free of C. in search of D. in charge of
4.A. coat B. card C. flower D. cake
5.A. gave in B. broke down C. carried on D. moved off
6.A. difficulty B. failure C. goal D. trick
7.A. And B. But C. Since D. As
8.A. before B. since C. though D. unless
9.A. call B. take C. sell D. get
10.A. story B. idea C. battle D. task
11.A. bread B. nest C. seeds D. freedom
12.A. concerned B. astonished C. content D. determined
13.A. still B. already C. just D. also
14.A. taught B. offered C. awarded D. allowed
15.A. at once B. by chance C. as usual D. on purpose
16.A. proud B. gentle C. fortunate D. modest
17.A. borrowed B. lost C. made D. saved
18.A. laughed B. shouted C. nodded D. glared
19.A. quietly B. gratefully C. fondly D. modestly
20.A. duty B. business C. discovery D. work
