Giving children access to literature is important.Educators,parents,and community members should help students develop a passion for reading.Not only is reading literature important in developing cognitive(认知的)skills to be able to succeed in a school or work setting,but it is valuable for other reasons as well.
First,children's literature provides students with the opportunity to respond to literature and develop their own opinions about the topic.Quality literature allows for some differences in opinion. One reader may take something completely different away from the piece of literature than the next reader,based on the two personal viewpoints and experiences.
Besides,children's literature provides a path for students to learn about their own cultural heritage(遗产)and the cultures of other people.However,when teaching students about the cultural heritage of others,one should be very careful in selecting which books to recommend.There are stories which contain inaccuracies about certain cultural groups.However,there are also children's books that are more accurate in teaching the cultural differences of others.
Undoubtedly children's literature also helps students develop emotional intelligence.Stories have the power to promote emotional and moral development.Children's literature contains many moments of crisis(危机),when characters make moral decisions and consider the reasons for their decisions,an important skill for children to see modeled.It also encourages students to think deeper about their own feelings.
Children's literature also encourages creativity.It plays an important role in nurturing(培育) and expanding the imagination.For instance,The House in the Night describes the creativity a young girl has in her dreams at night,as she flies about the dark neighborhood on the wings of a bird.
Children's literature promotes the development of students internal imaginations. Children's literature should be attached importance to because it promotes personality and social development.Children are easily influenced by others,and children's literature can help them develop into caring,intelligent,and friendly people.Being able to understand other people's viewpoints and to not be selfish are important skills that adults must nurture in children. Children's literature can promote social development by encouraging students to accept other people and their differences,thus becoming considerate people and growing into quality citizens.
Finally,children's literature is invaluable in that it is a timeless tradition,one in which books are the major means of passing on our literary heritage from one generation to the next.For a younger audience,children can build their cognitive and language skills through exposure to Mother Goose rhymes.Children in older grades can learn to appreciate the classic plays and messages of William Shakespeare in picture books.Children are only young for a short time,and so we must give them access to a basic literary heritage of timeless books.Quality children's literature has the great power to attract audiences for many generations.
Children's literature is important in both the school setting and at home.Teachers and parents should both be able to distinguish between quality and ordinary literature,in order to give students access to the best books to encourage these important values of literature.
1.From the passage we can know_
A.children's literature helps pass on language skills from one generation to another
B.reading literature helps develop children's cognitive skills as well as personalities
C.literature plays an unimportant role in the development of children's imagination
D.children should read ordinary literature,which benefits emotional intelligence
2.How does the writer develop Paragraph 7?
A.By analyzing factors. B.By comparing facts. C.By giving examples. D.By listing data.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.In children's literature,how characters make moral decisions can inspire kids.
B.It is totally up to parents to expose children to varieties of literature.
C.Children's literature is so valuable that it benefits kids regardless of the contents.
D.Without literature,children cannot develop into quality citizens.
4.The passage is mainly about
A.the background of children's literature B.the value of children's literature
C.the theme of children's literature D.the characteristics of children's literature
5.How is the passage organized?(P:Paragraph)
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The Hodgeheg
By now it was quite late. The rush hour was over. The shops were shut. All was quiet. I'll wait, thought Max, and then when a car or truck comes along, I'll cross in front of it.
Soon he saw something coming. It was a truck. He was halfway across when he suddenly realized that the truck hadn't slowed at all and was almost on top of him, blinding him with its brilliant lights, deafening him with its thunderous roar. It was not going to stop! Trucks stopped only for people-not hedgehogs!
The truck driver had been quite unaware of the tiny pedestrian. With no time to brake, he straddled the little animal. Looking back in his mirror, he saw that it was continuing on its way unhurt, and he grinned and drove on into the night.
The horror of this great monster passing above with its huge wheels on either side of him threw Max into a blind panic, and he made for the end of the crossing as fast as his legs would carry him. He did not see the cyclist and the cyclist, who did not see him until the last moment, caught Max on the bottom and threw him headfirst into the roadside.
The next thing that Max recalled was crawling painfully. Somehow he had managed to come back. He had known nothing of the concern of the cyclist, who had stared at what looked like a small dead hedgehog, sighed, and rode sadly away. He remembered nothing of his journey home, guided only by his sense of smell. All he knew was that he had an awful headache.
The family crowded around him on his return, all talking at once.
“Where have you been all this time?” asked Ma.
“Are you all right, son?” asked Pa.
“Did you cross the road?” they both said, and Peony, Pansy, and Petunia echoed, “Did you? Did you? Did you?”
For a while, Max did not reply. His thoughts were muddled(混乱的), and when he did speak, his words were disordered, too.
“I've got a head on the bump,” he said slowly.
The family looked at one another.
“Something bot me on the hittom,” said Max, “and then I headed my bang. My ache bads headly.”
“But did you cross the road?” cried his sisters.
“Yes,” said Max. “I hound where the humans cross over, but…”
“But the traffic only stops if you're a human?” interrupted Pa.
“Yes,” said Max. “Not if you're a hodgeheg.”
1.What's the correct order of the events that happened?
① Max got hit on the bottom and bumped the head.
② Max explained what led him to such a situation.
③ Max was surrounded by the family who were curious and concerned.
④ Max waited for the chance to cross the street.
⑤ Max narrowly escaped being hit by the truck.
⑥ Max managed to return home.
A.④⑤①⑥②③ B.④⑤①⑥③② C.④①⑤⑥②③ D.④①⑤⑥③②
2.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Max wanted to find out how to cross the road safely when a vehicle came along.
B.Max was seriously injured, so he hurried to the end of the crossing.
C.The cyclist sighed sadly because he believed the truck driver had killed Max.
D.Peony, Pansy, and Petunia,who echoed “Did you?” were Max's brothers.
3.Why is the word “Hodgeheg” in the title misspelled?
A.The writer intends to convey some moral ideas to his readers.
B.Readers may wonder what is special about the writer's writing techniques.
C.It is typical of writers to be creative and try unique ideas.
D.Readers' curiosity can be aroused and they will continue reading.
4.Which of the following can best describe the tone of the writer?
A.Serious. B.Concerned. C.Casual. D.Humorous.
5.Where can we probably find the passage?
A.Science fiction. B.Travel brochure.
C.Children's tales. D.Traffic guidebook.
On Friday night you stole away the life of an exceptional being, the love of my life, the mother of my son, but you will not have my hatred(憎恨).
I don't know who you are and I don't want to know-you are dead souls. If the God for whom you kill blindly made us in his image, each bullet in my wife's body would have been a wound in his heart.
Therefore I will not give you the gift of hating you. You have obviously sought it, but responding to it with anger would be to give in to the same ignorance that has made you what you are.
You want me to be afraid, to cast a mistrusting eye on my fellow citizens, to sacrifice my freedom for security? You lost.
I saw her this morning, finally after nights and days of waiting. She was just as beautiful as she was when she left on Friday evening, as beautiful as when I fell madly in love with her more than 12 years ago.
Of course I am heart-broken, I will give you that tiny victory, but this will be a short-term grief. I know that she will join us every day and that we will find each other again in the paradise(天堂)of free souls which you will never have access to.
We are only two, my son and I, but we are more powerful than all the world's armies. In any case, I have no more time to waste on you. I need to go back to Melvil, who is waking up from his afternoon nap. He is just 17 months old. He'll eat his snack like every day, and we are going to play like we do every day. In every day of his life, this little boy will insult(侮辱) you with his happiness and freedom, because you don't have his hatred either.
1.The intended readers of the passage are most probably
A.free souls B.bad guys C.powerful armies D.fellow citizens
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Despite his loss, the writer chooses to live a pretty normal life with his son.
B.The writer misses his wife so much that he is eager to reunite with her in paradise soon.
C.It was on a Friday evening more than 12 years ago that the writer fell in love with his wife.
D.The writer believes that the murderers killed his wife for political reasons.
3.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “grief” in Paragraph 6?
A.Anger. B.Pleasure. C.Disappointment. D.Sadness.
4.The writer can best be described as
A.considerate and patient B.honest and caring
C.tolerant and brave D.stubborn and loyal
5.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A.You will not have my hatred B.You are dead souls
C.You lost your belief D.You stole away my love
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。停课期间，妈妈过生日，你在学习之余给妈妈准备了丰盛的生日晚餐。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇稿件，记述整个过程。
注意：词数不少于 60。
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假定你是李华，你校英文报“外国文化”栏目拟刊登介绍美国节日风俗和中学生生活的短文。请给美国朋友彼得写信约稿，要点如下：1.栏目介绍；2.稿件内容；3.稿件长度：约400词；4.交稿日期：6月28日前。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语已为你写好。
Dear Peter，
I'd like to ask you to write an article for our school's English newspaper.
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阅读短文，并按题目要求用英语回答问题。
Since the mid-1980s,the Aluminum Cans for Burned Children Burn Camp has been offering children with burn sears a week of relief."They have a lot of emotional things that they go through,trying to fit back in with society with their scars,"said Becky Mundy.burn center education coordinator at Akron Children's Hospital.
The camp typically has around 15 campers.Many are repeat customers,and most were treated at Akron Children's Hospital or began coming after they moved to the area.The camp is free to campers and is funded by an organization named Aluminum Cans for Burned Children which raises money for burn survivors and their families.
The Thursday of the camp week is Fire Truck Day,when dozens of local fire trucks arrive, along with camp alumni(校友），doctors and nurses,and family members.Campers get to see fire vehicles up close and interact with the firefighters.
Sometimes,they are the very ones who rescued the campers,months or years earlier.It is,they say,a bond that never goes away.But Fire Truck Day contributes in another way,allowing them to see each other in a different light.
Memories of a bad fire can be unforgettable.Nearly two years ago,Pazdernik carried an injured girl out of a burning house in which her parents perished,and later the girl was adopted by a kind family.
On Fire Truck Day,Pazdernik got to see the girl he saved,Shaniya Simpson.She shared a hug with the firefighters who had rescued her.and said it was good to see them.
＂I think it helps her heal,"said Kim Canterbury,who was Shaniya's teacher at the time of the fire."Just by saying thank you."
It was good for Pazdernik,too."To see her go on with life and be happy,you're able to see that you had an impact on her,"he said."lt's definitely a lot more fulfilling."
1.Which kind of children does the camp work for?(no more than 5 words)
2.Who provides financial support for the camp?(no more than 10 words)
3.Why does Fire Truck Day have special meaning to both firefighters and the campers?（no more than 15 words)
4.What does the underlined word"perished"in Paragraph 5 mean?(only I word)
5.If you are to be a volunteer of the camp,what will you do to help the campers?（no more than 25 words)
