The great US writer, J. D. Salinger was one of the most influential writers of the last century. His writing interests all age groups, but young people are especially big fans of his.

He is famous for his novel The Catcher in the Rye. The hero of this story is named Holden Caulfield. Holden is a troublemaker at school and has difficulty getting along with others.

And yet Holden has a heart of gold. Many readers have been moved by the attitude (态度) he has toward young children, especially to his little sister Phoebe. He always tries his best to protect the young. Millions of people all over the world have taken the troubled 17-year-old Holden into their hearts.

In fact, Salinger didn't write all that much over the course of his life. Besides The Catcher in the Rye, he published (出版) a few other shorter works, and then, after 1965, nothing at all. The reason for this seems to be that he hated public attention. He had become famous with the success of his novel and didn't care about what people thought of him. He refused to give interviews and did not allow anyone to write about him.

But Salinger still kept on writing. It's said that he wrote eight other novels. Fans of his work hope that one day they will be able to read these "lost" Salinger books.

1.Holden Caulfield was ________.

A.a fan of Salinger B.an American writer

C.difficult at school D.famous for his novel

2.Which of the following words best describes Holden's attitude toward the young?

A.Kind. B.Serious. C.Humorous. D.Worried.

3.Salinger didn't publish any works after 1965 probably because he ________.

A.was busy with interviews B.thought people didn't like him

C.wanted to protect his sister D.had little interest in being famous

4.From the last paragraph we may know ________.

A.Salinger wrote eight novels in all B.some of Salinger's works hasn't come out

C.Salinger has lost his way since 1965 D.fans of Salinger will find all the lost books

5.Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

A.Holden's golden heart B.Salinger and his works

C.Salinger's favourite novel D.A troublemaker at school

Misadventure in English

Last week, our forum ( 论 坛 ) asked if you had any funny or strange stories about using English. Here are some of our favourite posts.

Sophie

When I first visited New York, I went to a shopping centre. I asked a lady where the shoes were. She said they were on the first floor. I went upstairs. But I couldn’t find any. I thought she gave me the wrong information. Then, I realized that the first floor was the ground floor.

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Yancy

I went to a summer school in Manchester. One day, the head master told us that our English teacher Maggie couldn’t teach that day because she had a frog in her throat. Why did she eat a frog? Then I learned that it means someone’s throat is dry or blocked. How funny!

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Julien

My British penfriend once told me that his grandfather was “wicked (邪恶的)”. But when I met his grandfather, I liked him a lot. I found it very strange. Why did my friend use a bad word about such a nice man? Guess what? When speaking informally, “wicked” means “very nice”.

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Zheng Xu

I was part of a student exchange programme between a school in England and one in China. I knew I had done a good job writing my first English paper. But my teacher gave me “Not bad!” Not bad? There weren’t any mistakes! Actually, British people use “not bad” when things are pretty good! I got a good comment!

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1.Who posted the story about buying shoes?

A.Sophie. B.Yancy. C.Julien. D.Zheng Xu.

2.What happened to Maggie?

A.She ate a frog.

B.She had a dry throat.

C.She lost her penfriend.

D.She got a bad comment.

3.What does Julien think of his penfriend’s grandfather?

A.Strange. B.Funny. C.Strict. D.Nice.

On the north coast of Brazil, scientists once found something very strange-lost penguins(企鹅)far from home!The scientists did not know why the penguins were lost. Perhaps a warm current(洋流)took them to the north.But penguins cannot live for long in the warmer waters of the north. It was time to save the penguins.

Sadly though, some penguins were too sick to travel and some of them were dying. The scientists took the healthy birds and put them on a large plane. They flew to the south coast of Brazil. Many people came to watch the birds. But at first, the birds just looked at the water. Then some of the braver ones swam about in it. It was cold!It was good!

And so they began the last part of their journey. People cheered loudly as the younger penguins started swimming behind the older ones. Together, they were on their way home at last.

1.Where were the penguins when the scientists found them?

A. In the water B. Far from home

C. On a plane D. On the south coast of Brazil

2.Why were the penguins far away from home?

A. Scientists took them there B. They swam there

C. Maybe the warm water carried them there D. They flew there

3.What did the scientists want to do?

A. They wanted to make the penguins swim all the way home

B. They wanted to help the penguins get home

C. They wanted to take the penguins all back to Brazil

D. They wanted to make the penguins go to different places

4.How did the younger penguins get back home at last?

A. They swam behind the older B. They went by plane

C. They swam in front of the older ones D. They went by boat

You must think a computer is the best thing in the world, right? You must think it works at a super speed and can do everything? Well, it’s not! In fact, the brain is much more powerful than any super computer! Think about when a glass is just about to fall off the table. Your brain controls everything that you need to do to save that glass from falling. First your eyes check out what’s going on, then tell your brain, and your brain decides how quickly you need to react (反应), and then your muscles (肌肉) go into action. That is just from your brain. No computer could ever come close to that!

The brain weighs just 3 pounds, but it controls everything you do from thinking, learning, feeling even to breathing and your heart beating. Even though the brain is just 2% of your body weight, it uses around 20% of all your energy in your body. That is a lot for such a small organ (器官). There are about 100 billion tiny, tiny little cells in your brain. There are so many that it would take you over 3,000 years to count them all!

Your brain stops growing when you’re 18, but it actually keeps on developing and learning new things. So your parents are really super smart! You won’t be able to fool them! Believe it or not, your brain NEVER stops working. Even during sleeping, the brain works for long-term memory establishment (建立). It is realized that the brain is the second organ in the body as the heart that never stops during human lives.

So everyone should be proud of such a gift of nature.

1.In Paragraph 1,the writer wants to tell us .

A.eyes and muscles react quickly B.the brain controls everything in your body

C.the computer is the best thing in the world D.the brain is more powerful than any computer

2.What can we know from the passage?

A.The brain doesn’t work during sleeping. B.The brain is the only organ that never stops.

C.The brain keeps growing during human lives. D.The brain keeps on developing during human lives.

3.Which word can best describe the brain according to the passage?

A.Magic. B.Quick. C.Light. D.Developing.

4.In which magazine can the passage be found most probably?

A.Business Weekly. B.Medicine. C.Science. D.Sports.

As we all know, yoga(瑜伽)is a good way to relax. It can make people feel quiet when they’re nervous about something. Many people think yoga is difficult for children. But in fact, it’s not true. Let’s know about a boy who is talented in yoga.

Sun Chuyang is from Zhejiang Province and he teaches more than 100 students yoga. Sun became China’s youngest yoga teacher when he was seven. But at the age of three, Sun was a kid with autism(自闭症).

At that time, his busy parents sent him to a kindergarten. There “Sun didn’t like to talk with other kids and he was easy to be angry. Later Sun’s mom realized that they spent too little time with him. So Sun’s mom gave up her job and became a stay-at-home mom.

One day, his mother took him to a yoga class. She hoped that doing yoga could make him feel relaxed and quiet. In the first class, instead of feeling bored, Sun felt happy. When going back home, he could do all that he learnt in class. During the next two years, yoga helped him become more active.

He’s brave. “He even introduces himself when meeting other people,” his mum said.

1.Yoga can make people ________.

A.excited B.relaxed C.nervous D.bored

2.When did Sun become China’s youngest yoga teacher?

A.At the age of three. B.At the age of four.

C.At the age of six. D.At the age of seven.

3.Why did Sun’s mum give up her job?

A.Because she found a new job.

B.Because she thought her job was boring.

C.Because she thought being a stay-at-home mom was cool.

D.Because she wanted to spend more time with her child.

4.Which of the following sentences can be put in the ?

A.Sun is now a different kid. B.Sun loves yoga very much.

C.Sun’s mother is happy now. D.Sun is good at teaching yoga.

5.What can we know from the passage?

A.Sun changed a lot because of yoga.

B.Sun didn’t like yoga in his first yoga class.

C.About 100 students learn yoga from Sun.

D.Sun got on well with other kids at the kindergarten.

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