What did you do on April 23, World Book Day, last year? Did you find some interesting books to read? Now let me introduce some good books for you to read.
Title: Dear Andreas Author: Long Yingtai＆Andreas
Andreas is a college student studying in Germany. His mother is a writer working in Taiwan. By writing letters to each other for more than three years, Long Yingtai says she clearly understands what an 18-year-old man is like, Andreas says he knows his mother better. This is a great book full of love. Don’t miss it. |
Title: Climate Change+2 Degrees Author: Yamamoto Ryoichi
If the earth’s temperature went up 2℃, what would happen? In this book we learn about the history, today’s situation and the future of global warming. The author also tells us proper and useful ways to protect our world. |
Title: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56 Author: Rafe Esquith
Perhaps the most famous fifth-grade teacher in America, Rafe Esquith, helps his children understand literature, love life, and become happy, self-confident people using his successful methods in his Los Angeles public school classroom. He has created surprising miracles. This is a powerful book. You’d better read it. |
Title: The Last Lecture Author: Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch, a professor from New York was asked to give a lecture. He knew it would probably be his last lecture, because he was dying of illness. His lecture wasn’t about dying, but about getting over the difficulties, helping others to realize their dreams. |
1.Who wrote the book The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56?
A. Rafe Esquith.B. Yamamoto Ryoichi.
C. Randy Pausch. D. Long Yingtai＆Andreas.
2.From the book Climate Change+2 Degrees, we can know ________.
A. the earth’s temperature will surely go up 2℃
B. the future of different countries in the world
C. proper and useful ways to protect our world
D. something about the history of global warming
3.Andreas and his mother know each other better by ________.
A. writing lettersB. sending e-mails
C. talking on the phoneD. chatting on line
4.Which of the following is NOT true in the book The Last Lecture?
A. The professor is from America.
B. The professor was in his poor health.
C. The professor talked about getting over the difficulties.
D. The professor talked a lot about his illness in his lecture.
5.The passage may be taken from ________.
A. a diaryB. a book advertisement
C. a novelD. a film review
Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries.
Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant, explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to write down the word.
Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon. She studied how Chinese characters were formed.
“When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.
“Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting (传承) Chinese culture,” said Su.
1.Lu Jialei was born in ________.
A. 1997 B. 1999 C. 2001 D. 2002
2. Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary ________ for the contest.
A. for more than one week B. as long as one week
C. for more than half a month D. as long as half a month
3.The contestant was required to write down the word ________.
A. after the contestant read the word to the host
B. before the host read the word to the contestant
C. after the host explained its meaning and gave sample sentences
D. before the contestant explained its meaning and gave sample sentences
4.Lu Jialei’s secret weapon was that ________.
A. she paid attention to details
B. she was the smartest contestant
C. she found the beauty of Chinese language
D. she studied how Chinese characters were formed
5.From the passage we can infer ________ isn’t an important part of inheriting Chinese culture.
A. trying to write Chinese characters
B. using chopsticks when having meals
C. giving and receiving presents at Christmas
D. spending the Spring Festival with families
As I was passing the elephants, I was confused to see these huge animals were held by nothing but a small rope. The rope was tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was that the elephants could easily break away from the ropes at any time. But the fact was opposite.
I saw a nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to . “Well,” he said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they , they are used to believing that they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
To my , these animals could break free from their ropes at any time, but they . Because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go life believing that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us have trying something new because of a limited belief (认知)? Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limited beliefs?
1.A. clear B. lively C. smart D. lovely
2.A. visitor B. gardener C. trainer D. waiter
3.A. get away B. give away C. put away D. carry away
4.A. colour B. size C. model D. number
5.A. turn up B. get up C. look up D. grow up
6.A. even B. still C. hard D. hardly
7.A. surprise B. joy C. danger D. interest
8.A. did B. didn’t C. are D. aren’t
9.A. down B. on C. at D. through
10.A. finished B. enjoyed C. avoided D. practised
—I hear your uncle works in Beijing. Can you tell me ________?
—For 5 years.
A. when he went there B. when he will go there
C. how soon he will come back D. how long he has stayed there
Please drink more water to keep healthy, ________ in summer.
A. especially B. probably C. generally D. possibly
Mum ________ clothes, so I have to look after my younger sister.
A. washes B. is washing C. washed D. was washing
