If you’re among the millions of people spending more time at home in these special times, you may find you’re reading more — and there are lots of new books arriving to keep you entertained.
The Fascinators
By Andrew Eliopoulos
A must-read for persons who like magic, “The Fascinators” is an attractive tale of young love and friendship. In a town where magic is opposed, a group of friends brought together by an amateur magic club guide their love lives, relationships and social mix-ups.
The Paris Hours
By Alex George
“The Paris Hours” takes place over the course of a single day in 1927 in the City of Light, but is told through the stories of four characters. The story explores the effects and events of World War I and the magnificence of Paris through four characters’ angles, and the climax brings their paths together in an exciting read that you won’t be able to put down.
The Queen’s Secret
By Karen Harper .
A fictional account set in 1939 about the mother of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ, once described by Hitler as “the most dangerous woman in the world.” She decides to make the reign of her husband, King George VI, successful, through a story that’s full of royal secrets. This book is a must-read for history lovers and fans of “The Crown.”
The Tourist Attraction
By Sarah Morgenthaler
This is a romantic story that takes place in — you guessed it — Moose Springs, Alaska. The owner of a small-town diner frequented by tourists, named The Tourist Trap, crosses paths with an out-of-towner love interest through an act of kindness.
1.Who might be more interested in the book written by Andrew Eliopoulos?
A.History lovers. B.Magic lovers.
C.Travel lovers. D.War lovers.
2.Which of the following tells about stories happening in the First World War?
A.The Tourist Attraction. B.The Fascinators.
C.The Queen’s Secret. D.The Paris Hours.
3.What kind of book is The Tourist Attraction?
A.A love story. B.A folk tale.
C.A detective story. D.A historical story.
假如你是李华，中国传统节日端午节（Dragon Boat Festival）即将到来，请你写一封邀请信，为来中国留学的朋友Tom简要介绍端午节庆祝活动，并邀请他一起庆祝节日。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
词汇运用
1.While he was giving the English speech, he sometimes ________ (查阅)to the notes.
2.To some people, happiness is being ________ (包围,围绕)by family and friends
3.Carbon dioxide prevents heat ________ escaping into space.
4.Can you _________ (解释,说明)for your behavior on that night?
5.No one knows how this world came into ________ (exist).
6.By now, his restaurant ________ (应该,应当)to be full of people.
7.I think I will buy her a present and ________ (道歉).
8.The water supply has been cut ________ because the workers are repairing the main pipe.
9.________ (装备,配备)with new farming methods, they have been able to use less farmland to produce more.
10.With Teachers’ Day ________ (接近,靠近), our class decided to hold a party to celebrate the important day.
My kids and I were in the costume store yesterday, getting ready for Halloween, and they saw a Donald Trump mask. “Is he a good guy or a bad guy?” they asked.
I knew they were_________of the worst character－Will Ferrell in the film “Batman”, who starts good but becomes _________later, so I said something about how all people have a little good and a little bad in them. Of course, I wanted to say: “Son, that man is not_________bad guy, but one of the worst men our species has ever_________. He had every right, every_________ to do good, but he chose_________.”
We have the chance to make this_________, every day.
Maybe Grandpa Milt was really such a(n)_________. Decades ago, his mother, on her way home from a late-night meeting of her Jewish charity organization, disappeared. She was_________by workmen in an abandoned lot the following morning, her clothes__________, he skull (头骨) broken. Alive but__________ , she was brought to Lincoln Hospital and__________six hours later. This tragedy left him an orphan(孤儿).
__________, grandpa didn’t seek revenge (复仇). It’s not his__________. He was the kind of guy who found a way to make himself__________ through excellence. Milt was hardworking, handsome, kind, and all of this made him known. He__________from New York University with a degree and became a teacher, finally a billionaire.
Most likely, he__________ the heartbreak but toughed his way through it, went forward, ________a life worth living, and found peace. There is a superpower worth remembering__________a wrong can create positive changes in our world today. Sometimes,__________is the best revenge.
1.A.hearing B.complaining C.approving D.thinking
2.A.cool B.ill C.bad D.poor
3.A.truly B.only C.naturally D.normally
4.A.produced B.accepted C.required D.expected
5.A.desire B.guidance C.opportunity D.route
6.A.pity B.evil C.kindness D.freedom
7.A.mistake B.change C.choice D.effort
8.A.example B.trouble C.scene D.point
9.A.left B.buried C.protected D.discovered
10.A.returned B.torn C.cleaned D.burned
11.A.unconscious B.unhappy C.unsatisfied D.unharmed
12.A.escaped B.cried C.calmed D.died
13.A.Instead B.Therefore C.However D.Besides
14.A.day B.way C.pay D.say
15.A.famous B.healthy C.clever D.busy
16.A.resigned B.fled C.retired D.graduated
17.A.made use of B.took pride in C.dealt with D.gave away
18.A.created B.changed C.tested D.saved
19.A.learning B.correcting C.sharing D.favoring
20.A.politeness B.brightness C.friendliness D.happiness
Eating healthily has positive effects on all of us. However, students can especially benefit from meeting the particular nutritional demands of the school day. To be good in study, children must be physically able to attend class and focus on the tasks at hand. Math, language study, reading and creative thinking also require physical support from food energy and nutrients.1.
Attendance: 2.Getting enough nutrition keeps you from taking sick days and missing out on daily lessons. Eating a healthy breakfast makes you more likely to achieve your daily nutritional goals. This keeps your body strong and less likely to fall ill.
Focus: School is a social network that requires cooperation from students, teachers and staff.3.Hunger makes you hard to focus and easy to get angry. In contrast, eating a healthy breakfast keeps you focused and cheerful. A 2019 study proved these findings.
Thinking: Food energy and nutrients serve neurological(神经的)as well as physical body functions. The same 2019 report concluded that eating breakfast regularly affects the brain’s blood sugar requirements and nutritional support.4.Let alone, these skills are vital to learning and achieving high grades.
Test scores: Balanced nutrition plays a part in testing well.5.Healthy eating also contributes to better performance on vocabulary tests. You can improve your test scores by eating right every day.
A.You can focus on the test papers.
B.This improves the memory, problem solving and concentration skills.
C.You can’t keep up with homework and tests if you aren’t in school every day.
D.Students who eat breakfast work faster with fewer math and number errors.
E.And your behavior in this environment depends partly on getting to school well fed.
F.While the education individuals receive influence intelligence, so does their food.
G.A healthy diet can improve your performance in school’s social, physical and mental aspects.
Human beings can use language to communicate, but what about animals? How do they communicate with each other without using language? Well, different animals use different types of communication.
Sounds are one of the most common types of communication in animals. Bats usually follow sound waves to communicate. Birds communicate through their chirping(唧唧叫).Mammals generally use sounds to give calls to other members of their community and whales are good at using sound waves.
Besides sounds, facial expressions are also used by animals. For example, when dogs are angry, they show their teeth barking and raise their ears. When they’re frightened, they pull their ears behind with the mouth open. For another example, when the parent bird brings food for the baby bird, the “begging expression” can be observed on its face.
Next, gestures and body movements are also common in animals. For example, honey bees dance to communicate. A deer waves its tail to warn others of some danger coming closer. A gorilla sticks its tongue out to express anger.
Many animals communicate through smells. They give off pheromones (信息素)to express messages to other animals. Wolves, deer and insects generally use this type of communication. Even amoebas (变形虫)need to communicate and do it by giving out chemicals. The animals use this type of communication to attract others for giving birth to baby animals.
Besides the above means of communication, some animals communicate by touching each other. For example, monkeys express feelings by touching each other’s hands, and they even give hugs and kisses to express love.
1.When a dog shows its teeth barking and raises its－ears, it must be _________.
A.expressing its fear B.expressing its anger
C.begging its owner for something D.warning its owner of some danger
2.Smells are used by animals mainly to _________.
A.produce their young B.drive their enemies away
C.show their different feelings D.ask for some food
3.We can learn from the passage that _________.
A.a deer will waves its tail once it senses danger
B.most animals use their smells to attract others
C.bats are better at using sound waves than whales
D.a gorilla sticks its tongue out when it’s frightened
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Sounds are the most common type of communication in animals.
B.Human beings can use language to communicate, but animals can’t.
C.Animals can communicate with each other without using language.
D.Animals communicate with each other in different ways, such as sound, smell etc.
