Which book you should read depends on your next travel plan. | |
| If you’re visiting New York City, read the book “The Catcher in the Rye”, which mentions plenty of NYC landmarks. “The Catcher in the Rye” is a classic tale of a lost teenager’s unplanned trip to New York City. In the novel, Holden Caulfield visits a nightclub in the East Village, goes ice skating in Rockefeller Center, and takes his sister to the Central Park Zoo. |
| “Midnight’s Children” is a fantastic novel that shows some of the histories of India. Salman Rushdie’s story begins at midnight, on the night of India’s independence, when the 1,001 children born that hour are found to own magical powers. The book is set during 20th-century India with plenty of magical elements. |
| Haruki Murakami’s “1Q84” is an adventure that’s perfect for the plane ride to Japan. Well-known Japanese author Haruki Murakami creates a novel called 1Q84 where nothing feels right and everything is slightly different. Set in Tokyo, Japan, this novel is sure to interest you greatly during your trip. |
| As you’re traveling around Amsterdam, read “The Fault in Our Stars”. There’s also a film from this book. Made into a film in 2014, John Green’s story of two unlucky teenagers includes a trip to Amsterdam. The Anne Frank House and The Rijks Museum are mentioned in the book. Plus, the bench in the film from this novel has even become its own tourist spot. |
1.What does “Holden Caulfield” refer to in the passage?
A.A famous NYC landmark. B.The lost teenager.
C.The author’s sister. D.The author of the novel.
2.Which book may you choose to read if you believe in magic?
A.The Catcher in the Rye. B.The Fault in Our Stars.
C.Midnight’s Children. D.1Q84.
3.What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?
A.To introduce some books to travelers.
B.To describe some world-famous attractions.
C.To encourage people to read more classic novels.
D.To explain how a good novel benefits the local tourism.
A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work.
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is_______because he doesn’t understand how to make_______use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their_______
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real_______because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for_______Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so._______, he is likely to fail, and the failure will_______his belief in his incompetence（无能）in turn.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had_______like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor_______in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not________too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents________the idea. He________their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to________Then, he was very poor at math,________as they expected.
But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which________of the other students had been able to solve. He________in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at________
Alder now________with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it________, not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may________himself as well as others by his ability.
1.A.stupid B.shy C.useless D.clever
2.A.big B.full C.high D.straight
3.A.ability B.age C.brain D.knowledge
4.A.decision B.plan C.promise D.effort
5.A.work B.study C.pleasure D.success
6.A.Therefore B.Really C.However D.Truly
7.A.lead to B.strengthen C.improve D.get rid of
8.A.a thought B.an example C.an experience D.an idea
9.A.state B.mind C.start D.ending
10.A.blame B.expect C.get D.win
11.A.discovered B.organized C.developed D.found
12.A.broke B.refused C.doubted D.accepted
13.A.manage B.argue C.act D.try
14.A.only B.almost C.just D.then
15.A.none B.all C.some D.most
16.A.succeeded B.broke C.failed D.believed
17.A.physics B.medicine C.English D.math
18.A.studies B.plays C.works D.graduates
19.A.early B.deeply C.late D.simply
20.A.discourage B.love C.surprise D.disappoint
On the first day of the new term, I met my new headmaster at the school gate. “Follow me, please!” he said. He had a quiet, kind voice. He took me into my new classroom and left. In front of me, thirty pairs of eyes looked at me. I knew he had told the students that I was blind. I could almost feel the question behind their eyes: Blind? I felt the answer too: If she’s blind, this should be good! I heard quiet voices in a corner of the classroom. For a moment, I felt afraid. I knew at once that I had to be strong.
“Class,” I said as loudly as I could. “I may be blind. But I am not foolish. Take those naughty smiles off your faces, and stop talking, please!” Of course, I could not see their faces; I just guessed that some of them were smiling. The class were quiet. They were very surprised. I knew that I had done the right thing.
As the days went by, the students had more surprises. I could smell when the children were eating sweets. I could easily hear combs going through hair, students passing messages, and so on. Once I found a girl passing a message to a friend. I took the message to the teachers’ room. A teacher read it to me. On one side it said, “Do you think she can see?” on the other it said, “I think so. She always knows what we’re doing.”
Soon the students stopped being naughty, and started to work hard. Before long, they brought in photos of their families for me to look at; I knew then they were my friends. I also knew they had forgotten that I could not see.
1.In Paragraph(段) 1 the writer said she must be strong because .
A.she was too weak
B.the students laughed at her
C.the headmaster left her alone
D.she felt the students were not friendly to her
2.The students were surprised for the first time because .
A.the teacher seemed to know everything
B.the teacher caught them smiling
C.the teacher caught them talking
D.the teacher was not foolish
3.In the new teacher’s class the students often .
A.exchanged sweets B.combed their hair
C.wrote letters D.read letters
4.The students brought their photos for the writer to look at .
A.to interest her B.to cure her illness
C.to make friends with her D.to show their friendliness
单词拼写
1.They are seeking _______________（各种各样的）ways to solve the problems.
2.What ____________（鼓舞）him to give such a brilliant performance？
3.---What is your _____________（国籍）？
---I'm Chinese.
4.The male voice is deeper than the ___________（女性）.
5.A dog is a faithful ____________（伴侣）.
6.Whenever a disaster takes place，thousands of people start to contact various __________（组织）and post to online groups in an effort to try to volunteer at the dis-aster site.
7.When I give the ___________（信号），run！
8.It is a moral ____________（要求）for young passengers to offer seats to the elderly on buses.
一位美国高中生 Jonah在互联网上登出寻友启事想结交中国朋友来学习中文和了解中国文化。假设你是李华，请你在看到这则启事后，用英文给 Jonah发一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：
1. 你怎样得知 Jonah的愿望；
2. 你愿意成为他的朋友；
3. 你打算如何帮助他。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。
Dear Aunt Mei,
How time flies! It is six months since I came to London. I must 1. (apology) to you for not writing more 2. (regular). I’m glad you’ll come to London and I refuse to let you pay for anything while you’re here!
Considering you are curious and 3. (familiar) with London, I’ll give you a brief introduction and 4. (describe) of it and your visit plan.
London is an international city with people from all over the world living here and as 5. result, there are many international restaurants, including many Chinese restaurants. Since you can easily get traveler’s cheques 6. (exchange) at banks or hotels, I advise you to get some of those before you come.
We should consider 7. (stay) in the English countryside for a few nights as I know you enjoy hiking. And don’t forget a warm coat! It can get pretty cold and foggy in this country.
English humor is a bit difficult 8. (understand). Don’t be surprised if you hear laughter when you don’t think anything is funny. The majority of the British are friendly and I have made some good friends 9. share my interests so far.
Looking forward 10. your visit, Aunt Mei!
Love XiaoJin
