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Winnie-the-Pooh

By A. A. Milne

Winnie-the-Pooh has been introduced and reintroduced to generation after generation as a model of a child’s best friend. However, not everyone has found Pooh is lovely. This classic has been banned in a variety of countries at one point. So why would anyone ever want to keep children from the joy of Milne’s classic? In the case of Russia, Winnie-the-Pooh was banned in 2009 because of alleged Nazi (纳粹党的) ties.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By Frank Baum

Originally published in the year 1900, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is one of the foundations of the fairytale genre. Who, then, would seek to ban a book that has become so important to the American experience?

America is that who. The Detroit Library banned The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1957 for having no value for children.

Charlotte’s Web

By E. B. White

White’s tale of the relationship between two unexpected creatures, a spider and a pig, has been drawing children in for over half a century. Published in 1952, this classic has been readily available on most library shelves for children to read. However, some people would like to make this book never see the light of day.

In one extreme case, a school in England banned Charlotte’s Web for fear that the pig Wilbur might be offensive (冒犯的) to Muslim students. Fortunately, the Muslim Council of Britain saw the foolishness of this ban, so the book was quickly restored to its right place on the shelves.

Where the Wild Things Are

By Maurice Sendak

Though its first copy was published fifty years ago, this book hasn’t always been readily available in libraries and in stores. After its release, Where the Wild Things Are was banned in libraries all across the U.S. for its dark tone and unruly leading characters. Nowadays, you’ll find far fewer libraries that still hold this ban.

1.The books which were once banned in the same country are ______.

A. Charlotte’s Web and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

B. Where the Wild Things Are and Winnie-the-Pooh

C. Where the Wild Things Are and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

D. Winnie-the-Pooh and Charlotte’s Web

2.Wilbur is the character of the book _______.

A. Charlotte’s Web.

B. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

C. Winnie-the-Pooh.

D. Where the Wild Things Are.

3.Who are the intended readers of the four books mentioned in the passage?

A. Parents. B. Children. C. Teachers. D. Critics.

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Computer games are popular all around the world. Many people _____these games on the Internet. Games look more and more _____as computer technology improves. Many people describe playing computer games as _____a new world. Some games let people _____their own cities. Some games take people on journeys. Other games let people talk over the Internet.

Gaming can _____many positive effects. It can help people make friends, learn to solve problems and make decisions. It can _____help improve eye and hand movement. However, gaming can become a _____.

People addicted to computer games will find themselves _____ playing all the time. And this can _____neglect (忽视). People with a gaming addiction ofte _____their studies, work, sleep, relationships, food, and family. They are often unable to _____the amount of time they play. And uncontrolled playing can lead to other problems like debt. Many gaming addicts spend all their _____on gaming.

_____, there have been far worse cases of gaming addiction. It was reported that a man died while playing an Internet computer game _____ he had been playing the same game for 50 hours with few _____ .

Today, many more governments and doctors are trying to solve the problem of gaming addiction. More people are learning about the problem. More people are getting _____ And more people are changing their lives. Some people might blame the game _____ for creating the problem of gaming addiction. However, some people are completely theV .

"It would be easy for me to blame the game, but I _____hat was not the problem. I ran away from my problems. I _____in an Internet world instead of directly working to solve my problems," a game addict said.

1.A. watch B. play C. lose D. urge

2.A. awful B. ambitious C. imaginary D. real

3.A. entering B. sitting around C. setting aside D. meeting with

4.A. abolish B. resign C. create D. obey

5.A. pause B. drag C. produce D. approve

6.A. soon B. still C. just D. even

7.A. problem B. teamwork C. witness D. profit[

8.A. leaving alone B. thinking about C. turning around D. testing out

9.A. lead to B. adapt to C. turn to D. be bound to

10.A. abandon B. favour C. annoy D. forget

11.A. control B. conduct C. count D. congratulate

12.A. affection B. money C. energy D. talent

13.A. In other words B. Therefore C. In many ways D. However

14.A. before B. because C. meantime D. until

15.A. satisfaction B. adaptation C. breaks D. benefits

16.A. happiness B. pride C. help D. power

17.A. receivers B. staff C. fellows D. makers

18.A. awareness B. encouragement C. opposite D. sympathy

19.A. realize B. reflect C. desire D. declare

20.A. fled B. hid C. escaped D. accompanied

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1. What did the guide do?

A. He showed visitors around by car.

B. He took many photos of visitors.

C. He stayed with visitors for extra time.

D. He enjoyed breakfast with visitors.

2.What does the underlined word “snapshot” mean in the passage?

A. A photograph taken quickly and casually.

B. A brief impression of something.

C. An attempt to score in a game.

D. An act of firing a gun.

3. During the tour, we can enjoy ______.

A. various local food

B. charming mountain landscapes

C. many rare animals

D. French and Chinese cuisine

4. We can infer from the passage that the ending time of the tour is ______.

A. 5. 00 PM B. 5. 30 PM

C. 7. 05 PM D. 7. 30 PM

Taking exams in a large group setting can be stressful for students and for the staff members who are watching over them.

When classrooms are crowded and desks are close together, cheating might be tempting.

One university in Thailand came up with an anti-cheating hat that makes it almost impossible for students to see other students’ papers． A photo of the students wearing the anti-cheating hats made its way to the Internet, and the university was criticized for making students wear those ridiculous looking homemade hats． The hats were made by stapling pieces of paper onto a headband, one to each side of the head.

After being criticized, senior academic staff at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand, released a statement saying that the hats idea came from students． They said that in a bid to prevent cheating they asked the students for ideas on how to prevent cheating in the upcoming exam, which was being taken by almost one hundred students． Students came up with different ideas, then the paper hat idea was selected by them as the most suitable.

The university claimed that no one was forced to use the hat, but they all chose to do so．“When wearing the hat during the exam, students felt more relaxed, ”Nattadon Rungruangkitkrai, a lecturer at the university said．“It was not meant to indicate that Kasetsart students often cheat on exams． I apologize if the photo makes other people look at my students in a negative way, ”Rungruangkitkrai added.

1.According to the text, in which case cheating will become easy?

A． When desks are crowded into a classroom.

B． When students are too stressful.

C． When too many students are sitting in a classroom.

D． When the staff members who are watching over them are not responsible.

2.Why was the university criticized?

A． The university was too strict.

B． The university made students wear strange looking hats.

C． The university prevented students cheating.

D． The students chose to use the hats.

3.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A． The students are not forced to wear the hats when taking the exam.

B． The senior academic staff at the university made the paper hat idea.

C． The students felt more stressful when wearing the hat during the exam.

D． The students don’t like wearing the hats when taking the exam.

4.What’s the best title of the text?

A． How to make the anti-cheating hat

B． Anti-cheating hat was criticized

C． Anti-cheating hat was considered the most suitable choice

D． Anti-cheating hat

Many of us are interested in time travel and shuttling back and forth (来回地) to the past or the future. Who wouldn’t be enthralled by returning to the past or seeing the future? But time travel seems to be possible only in our imagination or in science fiction (科幻小说).

Science fiction is a world where impossible things can become possible and that’s why most of us like it. But science fiction is not entirely fiction since it is based on science theories (理论). Time travel, for instance, is a theme used by sci-fi writers. Readers may sometimes think writers have first-hand experience of it. I have collected some of the popular ways in which time travel is made possible in science fiction:

● Through the wormhole — A wormhole is a path between points in space-time. According to Einstein, an object can pass through a wormhole if it can travel at the speed of light. An example of a wormhole is described in Riddle of the Red Bible.

● Through a black hole — A black hole is a vacuum (真空) in space where light cannot even escape or pass through. In some sci-fi movies, like Star Trek, black holes became the means to travel through time.

● Through time machines — In science fiction, time machines are vehicles that can travel faster than light. It can be a strange vehicle like the TARDIS in Doctor Who or a special car like the one used in Back to the Future. But these special vehicles would need a wormhole to travel to the past or the future.

● Through parallel universe (平行宇宙) — Another popular way to travel through time is to be able to get into a parallel universe where one can go back to a point in time and see a different reality.

Though we know time travel may not be possible, it is still an entertaining subject and a heated topic for most of us. And in science fiction, where reality is always in the imagination, time does not really matter.

1.The underlined word “enthralled” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”.

A. defeated B. confused

C. shocked D. attracted

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Time travel might become possible in the far future.

B. Time machines can’t travel to the past or the future without a wormhole.

C. Sci-fi writers have similar experiences to those they describe in their fiction.

D. An object can travel to the past or the future when its speed is faster than light.

3.What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A. To arouse the heated topic of time travel among readers.

B. To introduce how humans travel through time in science fiction.

C. To introduce the author’s knowledge of time travel to the readers.

D. To compare different ways of time travel mentioned in some science fictions.

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It was pouring outside. We all stood there ________ , some patiently, others annoyed ________ nature messed up (弄糟) their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens __ ________ away the dirt and dust of the world.

“Mom , let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice ________ me.

“No, honey. We’ll wait until it ________ down a bit,” Mom replied.

The young girl waited about another minute and ________, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she________ her Mom’s arm.

“This morning? ________ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘ If God can get us through this, he can get us through ________ .’ ”

The entire crowd turned ________ . Mom paused and thought for a moment about ________ she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being ________ But then we heard, “Honey, you are________ . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then ________ they ran.

We all stood ________, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were ________ by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the ________ to their cars. Circumstances (境况) or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your ________ . But no one can ever take away your precious ________ . So, don’t forget to make time and take the ________ to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.

1.A．waiting B．talking C．complaining D．expecting

2.A．as if B．even if C．when D．because

3.A．taking B．washing C．driving D．putting

4.A．broke B．caught C．impressed D．called

5.A．pushes B．comes C．slows D．calms

6.A．asked B．required C．repeated D．added

7.A．felt B．touched C．waved D．pulled

8.A．Why B．When C．How D．Where

9.A．the rain B．the disease C．something D．anything

10.A．silent B．still C．serious D．angry

11.A．whether B．how C．what D．if

12.A．dishonest B．forgetful C．daring D．silly

13.A．stupid B．right C．clever D．wrong

14.A．on B．along C．off D．over

15.A．sighing B．joking C．discussing D．watching

16.A．guided B．followed C．respected D．praised

17.A．way B．time C．same D．best

18.A．health B．money C．house D．time

19.A．children B．courage C．memories D．experience

20.A．Opportunities B．challenge C．risk D．possibilities

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Young people who have got jobs may realize university lessons can’t be the only preparation for all of the situations ________ appear in the working world.

A. where B. when C. that D. what

Uncle Tom gave little Vicki Black a birthday gift one week before her birthday. He told her not to open it until her birthday. She knew her mother wouldn't tolerate any disrespect to the kind man who helped them out after Vicki's father passed away. Besides, Vicki didn't want to get Uncle Tom angry. But little Vicki didn't want to just hold it and guess what was in it. After all, she looked forward to his coming to show her interesting things, like how to turn an old sock into a doll.

All the day, Vicki couldn't stop thinking about the gift. While her teacher was giving a lecture, Vicki sat still in her seat, drawing paper dolls inside the box. When school was done, she raced home. Walking into the room, again, she shook the present, but she heard nothing. Holding her breath, she opened the box and looked inside. Seconds later, she cried. When Mrs Black saw the box, she said angrily, "Didn't I tell you to leave it alone?"

Vicki sobbed (抽泣) and said, "Mommy, you don't understand."

"Don't cry to me. You have missed everything now, just because you couldn't wait," Mrs Black accused. "What will Uncle Tom think now?"

"Uncle Tom gave me nothing," Vicki cried and handed the empty box to her mother. "He played a trick on me."

Mrs Black said doubtfully, "Uncle Tom is not like that. You must have dropped it."

Vicki kept crying. Only a rapid knock on the door made the house quiet. It was Uncle Tom. He looked at the empty box. "You have already done it? I told you to wait for your birthday."

"You didn't give me a gift." Fresh tears filled her eyes.

"I try to give you something. I know your birthday is a special day. I tell myself to give you something valuable to last your whole life. I think hard and get an idea to give you an important lesson. If you open it on birthday, I see you learn. Then I will make a big party to celebrate, Maybe next year you listen, and then you will understand the gift better."

Vicki's cheeks flushed (发红).

1.We can learn from the text that Vicki .

A. often received gifts from her father

B. expected Uncle Tom to give her something expensive

C. was sad because of her father’s death

D. liked and respected Uncle Tom

2.What kink of person is Uncle Tom?

A. Thoughtful B. Humorous C. Mysterious D. Funny

3.What did Uncle Tom want to teach Vicki?

A. How to respect others

B. The meaning of gifts

C. How to deal with gifts

D. The value of a promise

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