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12．On the eve of our daughters'weddings，I gave both of them what I considered to be excellent marital advice：never leave your husband unsupervised （无人监督的） with pruning shears （修枝剪）．If only I had taken my own advice．I recently let my guard down．Thirty-some years of marriage can do that to a woman．Give a man pruning shears and electric trimmers （电动修剪器） and he will give new meaning to"armed and dangerous．"
One day earlier this year，my husband said that the crab apple tree was dead．
"Why do you think it is dead？"I asked．
"Look at it．There's not a leaf on it．"
"There's not a leaf on anything．It's March，"I said．
"It looked sick last fall and with this bitter winter we had，I'm convinced it's dead．"
The truth is he's never liked the crabapple．Sure，it has beautiful blooms in the spring，but then it gets a disease，the leaves curl，and it drops those little apples that sit on the driveway．
Each passing week he pronounced the tree dead．Eventually I began to believe him．Though he agreed it would be a regrettable loss，there was a twinkle in his eye．He armed himself a couple of weeks ago and began trimming．A branch here，a branch there，a small limb，then a large limb．I watched and then decided to check the wood on some of the branches closer to the trunk．I broke one off and saw green．
The crabapple was not dead．It just hadn't had time to leaf out．The tree was now falling to one side，but it was not dead．I would have told him so，but he had moved on to a maple．Once the man starts，he can't stop．One trim leads to another．
"Please，stop!"I called．
He smiled and nodded，but he couldn't hear because he had started the hedge （树篱） trimmers and was getting ready to fix a line of hedges．
Zip （飕飕声），zip，zip．
"What do you think？"he shouted．
"It's supposed to be a privacy hedge； now all that will be private are our ankles．"
He started the trimmers again．
"Stop!"I called，"Come back!"
"Why？"he shouted．
"You're in the neighbor's yard．"
21．By saying"if only I had taken my own advice．"the author means thatA．
A．she didn't follow her own advice about pruning shears
B．she feels regretful about her marriage after many years
C．she should have kept a closer watch on her husband
D．she shouldn't have given that marital advice to her daughters
22．We can learn from the article that the author's husbandB．
A．has a great talent for gardening
B．nearly ruined their neighbor's garden
C．mistook their crab apple tree for a maple tree
D．had never used pruning shears before
23．What does the article mainly talk about？B
A．Why the author's husband insisted on trimming their crab apple tree．
B．Why husbands shouldn't be left to trim trees alone．
C．How the author has survived her"thirty-some"years of marriage．
D．How the author's husband killed their crab apple tree．
24．What is the tone of the article？D
A．Anxious．B．Critical．C．Serious．D．Humorous．
分析 在我女儿结婚的那晚，我给了女儿一个婚姻告诫，不要让你的丈夫和一个果树修剪器在一起．以此幽默的叙述了丈夫修剪时果树所做的傻事．
解答 21．A．推理判断题．根据Give a man pruning shears and electric trimmers （电动修剪器） and he will give new meaning to"armed and dangerous．"可知作者没有遵守自己的告诫而让自己的丈夫使用了电动修剪器，故选C．
22．B．推理判断题．根据文章最后"You're in the neighbor's yard．"可知作者的丈夫差一点就要毁了邻居的花园，故D选项．
23．B．主旨大意题．根据文章第一段"never leave your husband unsupervised （无人监督的） with pruning shears （修枝剪）．"可知下文讲述了为什么不能让丈夫自己修剪果树的原因，故选A项．
24．D．推理判断题．根据文章第二段"Give a man pruning shears and electric trimmers （电动修剪器） and he will give new meaning to‘armed and dangerous．'"可知作者以幽默的口气描述了丈夫自己修剪果树的经历，故选B项．
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In the 20stories of 20different U．S．presidents in this book，we learn that the country's leaders are not so different from us．They，too，were once kids with ordinary problems．They struggled with schoolwork and angered their parents．Bill Clinton struggled with his weight．Barack Obama moved to Indonesia with his mother when he was just a boy，and had to get used to a new culture．
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David Stabler tells stories with an injection of humor．He tells the unfamiliar stories of the nation's leaders，uncovering the jazz stars，lifesavers，and goose-tamers among the presidents．
Who would like this book？
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A．showed their greatness
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C．had trouble grasping a new culture
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A．Kids who are good at English．
B．Kids who are sure to be great in the future．
C．Kids who can avoid hard struggles．
D．Kids who are eager to be a successful leader．
23．Suraj Modi thinks that the bookA．
A．is a perfect one for the young and the whole family
B．can sell pretty well in the market
C．costs people a large amount of money
D．can be used as a textbook at school．
| Kid Presidents：True Tales of Childhood from America's Presidents By David Stabler，illustrated by Doogie Horner DECEMBER 19，2014 Reviewed by Kid Reporter Suraj Modi Genre（体裁）：Historical non-fiction（纪实文学） Number of pages：224 |
In the 20stories of 20different U．S．presidents in this book，we learn that the country's leaders are not so different from us．They，too，were once kids with ordinary problems．They struggled with schoolwork and angered their parents．Bill Clinton struggled with his weight．Barack Obama moved to Indonesia with his mother when he was just a boy，and had to get used to a new culture．
How did the author make this book interesting？
David Stabler tells stories with an injection of humor．He tells the unfamiliar stories of the nation's leaders，uncovering the jazz stars，lifesavers，and goose-tamers among the presidents．
Who would like this book？
You don't have to be a fan of history to pick up this book．Those who enjoy reading about overcoming struggles，but still enjoy a good belly laugh，would like this book．Of course，if you hope to become a future leader of the world，I suggest you read this book cover to cover．
On a scale of 1to 10 （10being best），how would you rate this book？
I would rate this book a 10out of 10because it is a fantastic book．It has everything you could ask for：It's educational，funny，and even a little dramatic．Don't let the illustrations fool you．This book may appear to be for young readers only，but it is a read the whole family can enjoy．
21．When the American presidents were young，theyB．
A．showed their greatness
B．were as common as other kids
C．had trouble grasping a new culture
D．didn't do their homework at all
22．Who are most likely to be interested in the book？D
A．Kids who are good at English．
B．Kids who are sure to be great in the future．
C．Kids who can avoid hard struggles．
D．Kids who are eager to be a successful leader．
23．Suraj Modi thinks that the bookA．
A．is a perfect one for the young and the whole family
B．can sell pretty well in the market
C．costs people a large amount of money
D．can be used as a textbook at school．
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2．
Why People Use Pseudonyms（艺名）You can't choose the name given at birth，but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach adulthood．Of course，most people never change their names even if they feel （31）J about them．However，some people do take this course of （32）A-particularly artists!What makes an artist want to change their name？Sometimes it's for purely （33）E reasons，such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile，Neftali Reyes．He didn't want his father to know he was writing poems，so he changed his name to Pablo Nenda when he was a young man．At other times the reason may appear （34）K； take the case of Portuguese poet Femando Pessoa，who wrote under 75different names．The reason？"When I use a different name，I always write in a different way，"he explained．In most cases，however，people do it for social，historical，political，or cultural reasons．Here are some of the most common：
The person's name is just too long and difficult to remember．Let's be honest，Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as easy to remember as just （35）F"Madonna"．And short names are easier to remember．William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele．
Sometimes names are changed for marketing purpose．For example，if a name sounds too foreign，it may be changed to something that is more （36）I in a market．So in the film world，Ramon Estevez （37）C the name Martin Sheen．Or maybe the artist's real name doesn't sound very attractive---Chad Everett does sound a lot better than Raymond Cramton!
Artists sometimes choose the name of someone they admire．Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Bob Dylan because of his （38）Bfor the Welsh poet，Dylan Thomas．
Another reason may be （39）G：in the past，women found it very difficult to become a well-received writer．To avoid this situation，they sometimes gave themselves men's name，so the English author Mary Ann Evans consequently became George Eliot，and she did get her books （40）H!
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The person's name is just too long and difficult to remember．Let's be honest，Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as easy to remember as just （35）F"Madonna"．And short names are easier to remember．William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele．
Sometimes names are changed for marketing purpose．For example，if a name sounds too foreign，it may be changed to something that is more （36）I in a market．So in the film world，Ramon Estevez （37）C the name Martin Sheen．Or maybe the artist's real name doesn't sound very attractive---Chad Everett does sound a lot better than Raymond Cramton!
Artists sometimes choose the name of someone they admire．Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Bob Dylan because of his （38）Bfor the Welsh poet，Dylan Thomas．
Another reason may be （39）G：in the past，women found it very difficult to become a well-received writer．To avoid this situation，they sometimes gave themselves men's name，so the English author Mary Ann Evans consequently became George Eliot，and she did get her books （40）H!