Have you ever had one of those days when all you wanted to do was read an emotionally powerful story that would cause you to tears? Most of us tend to be attracted by stories that reach us on multiple levels, including sadness. There are plenty of books that make you cry (and sometimes laugh) and that you can really sink your teeth into. Here are four of them.
1. The Kite Runner
This realistic and moving description of life in Afghanistan accounts for the people who were badly affected by the Taliban. You’ll cry as you get to know the familial relationships and cruelty involved, but you’ll also get a sense of hope as you quickly read through this appealing novel.
2. The Book Thief
Let’s put it this way: Death itself is the narrator. The story is about a young girl named Liesel who has to live with foster parents during World War II. On the way to her new home, her brother dies, setting the gloomy tone for the story. There is hope, however, when Liesel discovers her love for reading and makes a relationship with a young Jewish man she helps hide from the Nazis.
3. The Fault in Our Stars
This is probably the most likely book on the list to make you cry, as it records the experiences of teens who are dying from cancer and living their last days in love. Their lifestyle is tragic and disturbing at the same time, as we watch their health worsen. The real tragedy is the love story between the main characters, who know that their romance is fruitless.
4. A Child Called “It”
Easily one of the saddest stories of abuse in recent decades, A Child Called It is based on the true story of Dave Pelzer, a boy from California who suffered at the hands of his cruel family. The tears will come from both sadness and the inspiration tied to Dave’s fight for survival in an environment where he is believed worthless.
1.What do the four books have in common?
A. They are all about cruel wars.
B. They all probably make you cry.
C. They are all about suffering children.
D. They are all adapted from true stories.
2.Which book is about a young victim whose family treated him cruelly?
A. The Kite Runner B. A Child Called “It”
C. The Fault in Our Stars D. The Book Thief
3.The passage is intended to __________.
A. advise us to buy some books B. inspire us to read more
C. explain why we love reading D. introduce some moving books
假定你是李华，你急需购买一些适合你自己阅读水平的英文小说，希望得到你的英国朋友Peter的帮助，请你给他写一封邮件。内容包括:
1. 说明书籍要求；
2. 期望代为购买；
3. 询问支付方式；
注意:
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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Last week, I along with my classmates was asked to attend a lecture, the theme of what was environmental protection. It was given by an university professor. The professor first has us to come up with some problems the earth was faced with. Then he offered some suggestions on what they could do to save our planet in an effectively way. Late after the lecture, I searched the Internet for more informations on this topic. Up to now，I learnt that the problem of air pollution is universal and that we were likely to run out of some natural resources. To make things worse , climate change is becoming a great threat for human beings.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If a little humanlike robot begged you not to shut it off, would you show sympathy?
In an experiment 1. (intend) to find out how people treat robots when they act like humans, many participants struggled to power down a begging robot named Nao. 2. experiment was conducted by researchers in Germany, whose findings 3. (publish) in the scientific journal PLOSOne.
Nao, 4. was designed to beg about half of the participants not to switch it off but not the other half, was used 5. (measure) if his begging affected how people reacted.
In one previous experiment, researchers found that people preferred communicating with robots with complementary (互补的) personality characteristics to 6. (they) own. And since robots can exhibit social characteristics either 7. (speak) with human voices or taking the shape of a human body, the research suggests that people tend to react “8. (especial) social to them.”
The researchers said a possible 9. (explain) for their results was that people regarded Nao’s begging 10. “a sign of making its own decision.”
This month has been a _________ roller coaster of emotions and stressful moments----I’m beginning to see the physical sign of my ________.
I ________myself with a whole mass of work for college, thinking that I had weeks to start it all, _______ suddenly deadlines are coming. I find myself________blankly at a computer screen night _______ the library shuts, wishing I had the organizational skills I never_______from my mother! This doesn’t actually feel _______stressful at the time---it’s only when I think I’m finally relaxing that I _________the signals.
There seem to be a lot of little things the body does in_______to stress that are________ noticeable when you are in the midst of things but ________ later on---like finding your jaw is clenched(咬紧) and your hands in fists when you are in bed tying to sleep. It can also make your hair_______more than normal----quite annoying.
I've been dealing with theses _______ by attempting to ________the cause. I decided my work tactic(策略) from now on will be to start every assignment the week get it, and_______ the work out over weekends.________the muscle spasms(痉挛)and the hair loss, yoga is the _______. My yoga________headaches, gives me energy even after a busy day, and_________ the muscles I never knew I had. I come after an hour session feeling like I could do my day again, and then I always get good night's sleep.
1.A. changeable B. slow C. common D. urgent
2.A. mood B. emotion C. stress D. disorder
3.A. left B. assisted C. presented D. adjusted
4.A. if B. but C. so D. and
5.A. matching B. typing C. staring D. watching
6.A. until B. because C. unless D. since
7.A. passed B. benefited C. fetched D. inherited
8.A. instantly B. particularly C. wonderfully D. voluntarily
9.A. extend B. notice C. invent D. explore
10.A. touch B. case C. reaction D. regard
11.A. likely B. actually C. almost D. barely
12.A. pass away B. hold on C. go through D. turn up
13.A. fall out B. pick out C. hold out D. stand out
14.A. aches B. illnesses C. symptoms D. conditions
15.A. admit B. handle C. reject D. blame
16.A. spread B. break C. stand D. leave
17.A. In addition B. Apart from C. Regardless of D. As for
18.A. research B. identity C. answer D. credit
19.A. cures B. protects C. affects D. fights
20.A. increases B. solves C. strengthens D. wonders
Do you like writing a few paragraphs every day about your experiences, hopes, memories or feelings? If you don’t, it’s time to make a change now. Because write a few paragraphs every day about your experiences, hopes, memories, you will immediately begin to experience benefits to your personal growth and potential.
You will gradually become better at expressing yourself. 1.However, when you become lazy with words, you find it is more difficult to describe feelings, share experiences and make yourself understood.
2.As you write about memories, it is like opening an old photo album. Your pen begins to explore feelings and details you have forgotten and dreams you left behind. You suddenly remember people you would like to contact again. Writing is an activity that avoids distraction(使人分心的事物) long enough for you to explore those wonderful moments of the past. Sometimes they are frightening. 3.
Writing about daily experiences and feelings provides a recorded history that will influence how you make future decisions.4. They learned from what had happened before. Your history is important. Don’t let it be forgotten.
Writing reminds you of your dreams and keeps you moving toward them. It is a means of keeping track of your purpose and the goals that will lead you to achieve them. 5. It shows when you have been distracted and may need to give all your attention again to your writing.
Writing a little every day could provide the material that someday becomes a published book. When I wrote about depression and my four-year-old granddaughter who got lost in the mountains, I never dreamed it would be in a book.
A. You will remember things long forgotten.
B. Writing keeps you energetic and full of imagination all the time.
C. Sometimes they are wonderful and almost always they are helpful.
D. Sooner or later, you are surely to become a great professional writer.
E. Reviewing what you have written is a perfect way to see your progress.
F. There's a reason that the greatest leaders in history were students of history.
G. When you write daily, you can always be amazed at how quickly your writing skills improve.
