♦ How It Feels to Float
by Helena Fox
If you’re looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness，grief, and love, pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age. This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it.
♦ Two Can Keep a Secret
by Karen M. McManus
Put on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders. As threats and hints pile up, you’ll be burning the midnight oil trying to finish the book before dawn.
♦ Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
by Julie C. Dao
The first book in the Rise of the Empress series takes the bones of a traditional fairy tale—a poor girl fated for power, an evil queen determined to stop her, love for someone who doesn’t love back . and magic— and gives them a richly imagined East Asian setting.
♦ Dune
by Frank Herbert
If the Star Wars movies have made you fall in love with the space opera, eventually you’re going to read, Dune Trilogy (沙丘三部曲), Frank Herbert’s most famous creation. The story of centuries-old political plotting—about warring factions battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis—is a classic and remains a wonderful introduction to the larger, more complex world of science fiction, the Dune Trilogy, just beyond the Star Wars trilogy.
1.What is How It Feels to Float mainly about?
A.A girl’s space adventures.
B.Challenges of growing up.
C.The murder of a teenage girl.
D.An old women’s happy life.
2.What kind of book is Two Can Keep a Secret ?
A.A fairy tale.
B.A love story.
C.A mystery story.
D.A science-fiction story.
3.What do Forest of a Thousand Lanterns and Dune have in common?
A.Both are one of a book series.
B.Both have an authentic setting.
C.Both have been adapted to movies.
D.Both involve seeking magic power.
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。续写词数为150字左右。
The spot of red was what first caught Randy Heiss’s attention on December 16, 2018. He was hiking the remote land behind his farm in a small town near the U.S.-Mexico border, and there lying on the grass was a balloon. He walked toward it with his dog, thinking he should pick it up and throw it away.
That’s when he noticed the balloon’s string was attached to a piece of paper. “Dayami,” it read on one side, in a child’s writing. Heiss flipped the paper over. On the back he saw a numbered list, all in Spanish. His Spanish wasn’t very good, but he could see it was a Christmas list!
Heiss was charmed. He suspected that a child had tried to send Santa Claus a Christmas wish list by balloon, something he used to do himself when he was a kid. Nobody had ever returned the letters Heiss had sent, but he wondered whether he could find the girl who had sent this one.
It would be difficult, but Heiss had a few clues. About 20 miles to the southwest, just across the border, was the city of Nogales, Mexico, with a population of about a quarter million. Based on the wind direction, he was almost sure that was where it came from. Heiss brought the note home to his wife, who is fluent in Spanish and helped him translate the list. They determined that Dayami, probably a girl, had asked for a doll, a dollhouse, doll clothes and art supplies.
Heiss then posted his search about finding Dayami on Facebook, attaching photos, hoping some of his friends in Nogales might know the girl’s family. A few days passed with no results; Heiss worried that time was running out before Christmas. On December 19, 2018, he decided to send a private Facebook message to Radio Xeny, an AM radio station based in Nogales. To his surprise, someone from the station called him back right away and promised him to post his search on the station’s Facebook page immediately.
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The next morning, Heiss awoke to a message from Radio Xeny.
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Dayami’s eyes were wide open with wonder.
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假定你是学生会主席李华。2018年瑞典人发起了一种在慢跑过程中捡拾垃圾的运动，即plogging, 目前这一运动在世界各地广受欢迎，请你以学生会的名义写一封倡议书，呼吁全体同学积极参与这项运动。内容包括：
1.介绍plogging；
2.开展plogging的好处
3.发出倡议。
注意：1.词数80词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
词汇：瑞典人 the Swedish
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阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
We often like new things—new clothes, new phones, new furniture. But when it comes to cities, older is often better. This is 1. (certain) true of Montreal, one of Canada’s oldest cities.
Begin your visit with Mount Royal, the 2. (high) point in the city. At various viewing 3. (point) you can see and photograph much of the city below. If your visit is in the fall, enjoy Montreal’s glorious autumn colors. The foliage (树叶) on every tree will be bright red, orange, yellow and purple. But at any time of year, you will likely meet people 4. (speak)many languages from many backgrounds.
The road down from Mount Royal 5. (pass) through McGill University, one of Canada’s top schools. Below McGill is the Golden Square Mile, 6. is a great area for walking tour. If it is too hot 7. too cold outside, you can walk Montreal’s more than 32 kilometers of underground streets.
8. you may not want to miss is to wander in the Old Port of Montreal district, ride the huge Observation Wheel for wonderful views of the city and look for huge “Grand Chapiteau”, or circus tent 9. (see) Cirque du Soleil’s travelling shows. Each show carries with it 10. unique feeling. It’s a flavor of the historic city, Montreal.
My mom and dad got divorced when we were young kids, so we lived at different families. After we grew up, my three siblings and I could go years ______ speaking. And that is where this story ______.
My sister Jeanne and I were born only 14 months ______, but by the time we were teenagers we had lost ______. By age 19, I had moved away from our home in Wisconsin to live on my father’s horse farm in Virginia. We lived separate and our connection somehow ended.
Fast-forward about five years, I was 24 and on a ______ with my fiancé(未婚夫) to New York City, a place I had never been to.
During a day of sightseeing, we were crossing a very ______ street loaded with people. I had laughed at something my fiancé said, and I ______ heard my name yelled from somewhere around me: “Cheryl!” I ______ in x my steps in the middle of the road. Tears ______ in my eyes. I knew without a ______ that it was my k sister Jeanne. I yelled back before even turning to look. “Jeanne?” It was her.
I later asked how w she’d known it was me---she had ______ seen me since we lost in touch! She said it was my ______. I wouldn’t say my laugh is all that ______, but I guess to a family member it’s infectious. It ______ your heart and resonates(共鸣) in your mind.
Since that time, my sister and I have never been ______. We both moved back to Wisconsin. We ______ daily. Many years have passed, and we are now in our 50s. But our reunion ______ wasn’t just a sign. I see it as more of a ______, a reminder not to lose touch with loved ones. It is so easy to remain ______. After our ______ of gathering, I don’t plan to let that happen again.
1.A.by B.after C.without D.beyond
2.A.ends B.begins C.twists D.spreads
3.A.ago B.later C.ahead D.apart
4.A.heart B.home C.touch D.interest
5.A.team B.trip C.date D.picnic
6.A.busy B.dark C.empty D.quiet
7.A.readily B.finally C.suddenly D.naturally
8.A.fell B.froze C.struggled D.hesitated
9.A.came about B.welled up C.ran away D.streamed back
10.A.word B.break C.care D.doubt
11.A.never B.often C.seldom D.already
12.A.shape B.clothing C.look D.laugh
13.A.clear B.pleasant C.bright D.unusual
14.A.hits B.lifts C.breaks D.cures
15.A.separated B.bothered C.suspected D.united
16.A.work B.travel C.play D.talk
17.A.by mistake B.by chance C.on schedule D.on purpose
18.A.change B.result C.lesson D.coincidence
19.A.lost B.touched C.broken D.loved
20.A.behavior B.act C.miracle D.deed
How do you react to challenges? Do you run and hide, or do you face them with your head held high? Having confidence in yourself can give you power to face challenges and succeed in the following two aspects of life.
1.
Everyone knows that looking confident during a job interview will help you get the job. Confidence actually can help you in your career. In other words, if you think you’ll succeed in your workplace, it’s more likely that you will succeed one day.
Social skills
Being sure of yourself can also 1nake you feel calm when meeting new people. You’ll be less afraid of rejection, so you’ll be free to be yourself. 2.. Your nice image will make them more willing to interact with you.
But how to develop your confidence?
● 3.. Make a list of your strengths and weaknesses。 Being confident doesn’t mean you have to be blind to problems you have。 But you want balance. Be sure to think of a strength for every weakness you write down.
● Set goals. Make some goals for your daily tasks. If you could accomplish anything in life, what would it be? Think big but also think smal1. 4.. Some of your goals can involve improving the weaknesses you listed. Then you’ll have one reason fewer to doubt yourself.
● Look your best. Taking a little time to make yourself look good will help you have a positive attitude.
● Stand up straight, smile and look people in the eye. 5..
Having confidence in yourself takes some effort, but it brings great benefits.
A.Know yourself
B.Professional performance
C.It’s difficult to build up confidence
D.That makes it easier to make a good impression
E.Write down the problems you often come across in school life
F.Even getting something small done will give you confidence to achieve more goals
G.Act confidently, it won’t be long before your feelings follow the three kinds of behaviors
