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The sixth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney will be released on November 15th, just in time for the Christmas shopping season. The book is titled Cabin Fever and will continue the funny story of middle school kid Greg Heffley.

The story begins with Greg and his friend Rowley being accused of damaging school property. It wasn't really their fault, but the authorities don't see it that way. Just when they are about to get caught, the city gets hit by a giant blizzard (暴风雪). This is a good thing, right? Well, not so fast! Greg is now stuck at home with his family and all this gives him a bad case of cabin fever.

Kinney says that the book is not only about the claustrophobia (幽闭恐怖症) of being stuck at home for days without being able to leave, but also about getting stuck with an identity. Sometimes we get stuck a certain way when we are young and it's hard to change people's feelings of us. That's some pretty deep stuff (东西), but we expect the book to mostly be full of silly and funny stuff that will make us laugh.

The first printing of Cabin Fever will print 6 million copies of the book. Many kids who don't like to read like the Wimpy Kid books because of the combination of cartoons, story, and comedy. Cabin Fever, like the other five, will have 224 pages of cartoons and funny events in the life of Greg Heffley as he sits out his holidays snowbound at home.

    They are generally recommended for kids 8 to 11 years of age, but older kids(even adults) may find them funny as they remember what it was like to be in middle school.

60.The underlined phrase "not so fast" in Paragraph 2 probably means that _____.

       A.Greg got away with breaking the rules so fast.

       B.Greg hadn't thought the weather changed suddenly.

       C.Things developed in a quite different way.

       D.Good luck the blizzard brought came slowly.

61.What can we know about Cabin Fever?

       A.It continues the story of a middle school student Rowley.

       B.It will appear on the market on Christmas Day.

       C.It is about an exciting public winter holidays.

       D.It contains a lot of pictures and funny stuff.

62.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

       A.Jeff Kinney has written six books in all.

       B.Jeff Kinney intends the book Cabin Fever for kids only.

       C.Wimpy Kid books are printed 6 million copies altogether.

       D.Cabin Fever has a lot in common with other Wimpy Kid books.

63.The purpose of writing the passage is to ______.

       A.promote sales                        B.give opinions

       C.offer information                        D.make a comment

                             

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A 61-year-old woman was saved on Saturday evening by Russian rescuers after being buried for up to 127 hours in rubble in the quake-ravaged southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Local residents told Russian rescuers that there was someone alive under two collapsed residential buildings in Dujiangyan, a city southeast of the epicenter of Monday's earthquake.

The rescuers explored the buildings with dogs and machines. Then, they cut out a section of the floor, and successfully pulled out the woman.

The woman was in good condition and was still able to think clearly. She was still able to move her hands and feet and could still speak.

The Parsurvivor had lived on the first floor of the six-story building. And she was buried in the debris of the concrete ceiling after the quake.

The unidentified woman was the first survivor found by foreign rescue teams. A total of 237 rescuers from Japan, Russia, South Korea and Singapore are currently in Sichuan, aiding the disaster relief efforts.

The Russian rescuers are still trying to save a second possible survivor trapped in the debris of the building.

Into the sixth day since the devastating earthquake, China's worst in more than 30 years, rescuers, including more than 130,000 troops, were still struggling to pull possible survivors from debris of collapsed houses, schools and factories.

61. The passage mentions the following EXCEPT_______.

A. how old the survivor is

B. where the survivor lived

C. how long the survivor was trapped

D. what the survivor’s name is

62. The underlined word “debris” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by _______.

A. ruins              B. centre                     C. middle     D. surrounding

63. The best title for the passage should be _______.

A. Russian rescue team save a woman in Dujiangyan

B. Russian rescuers find a survivor in China's quake

C. Woman saved by Russian rescuers 127 hours after quake

D. Miracle rescues save buried people in Dujiangyan

I felt excited, curious and nervous at the same time. I was excited because I would be skipping(跳级)two grades. I was curious because I didn't know how high school students were taught. However, I was most nervous at the idea that I would be doing high school homework.

      I had just walked into the class when the bell rang. This wasn't a good start. But the kid in front of me looked very friendly. Luckily, since it was the first day of school, my teacher talked for about half of the period and  we just had the rest of the period to start the class. I didn't know what he was saying at first, but when I saw the problems on the paper, I knew what to do.

      The next day, the kid said hi and I said hi back. We got into a conversation. It seemed that whenever I was talking to my friend, everyone stopped staring at (盯着看)me. Then the class started. It was easy. But I was still uncomfortable because I couldn't look around without meeting others’eyes, so I just kept my eyes on the whiteboard and on my textbook.

      However, my friend didn't show up the next day, and the eighth graders just kept on staring at me. I didn't know why.

      The next day everything changed. My friend was back to school. I was praised for my homework. Everyone stared at me less. Some started to be a little friendlier towards me. I felt at home at last here. My teachers also seemed pretty nice.

1.If the author didn't skip, he should study in _________ .

A. the fourth grade                    B. the sixth grade

C. the seventh grade                   D. the eighth grade

2.What may make the author curious?

A. What his old friends are doing.    

B. How high school students study.

C. How he will do his high school homework. 

D. What the eighth graders' homework is.

3.Why did the author always keep his eyes on the whiteboard and the textbook?

A. To pay attention to his teachers.

B. To attract his teachers' attention.

C. To follow his teachers' teaching.

D. To avoid meeting others' eyes.

4.According to the passage, we know that the author ___________ .

A. got along well with his new class very soon         

B. felt sorry about having skipped two grades

C. had one friend in his class all the time              

D. got used to others' stares in the classroom

 

Over time, the custom of kissing developed as a way for adults to express their love and affection for one another. The roots of this form of affection can be traced back to primitive times, when mothers fondled their children, much as mothers do today.

  Much later, in the sixth century, society apparently accepted the custom of kissing between adults as an expression of their affection. Not surprisingly, France first accepted kissing in courtship (求爱). There, figure dancing was popular, and each dance was sealed with a kiss.

  The custom of kissing swept from France through Europe to Russia, where Russian nobility loved to imitate the French. Eventually, the kiss was incorporated into marriage ceremonies, and today lip locks couples into sweet matrimony.

  The custom of kissing today, as well as in ancient times, serves to pay homage to another.  Early Romans kissed each other on the mouth or on the eyes to greet one another in a manner they thought to be dignified. One Roman emperor even ranked a person's importance by the body part he was allowed to kiss. He allowed important nobles to kiss his lips, less important ones to kiss his hands, and the least important ones to kiss his feet.

In Russia, the highest sign of recognition from the Crown meant a kiss from the Tsar himself. Today, natives of many African tribes pay homage to their Chief by kissing the ground over which he has walked.

1.What’s mainly talked about in the passage?

A. The way to express love and respect.             B. The expression of affection.

C. The custom of kissing.                                 D. The function of kissing.

2.Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “homage” in the 4th paragraph?

A. recognition            B. respect                 C. importance                      D. loyalty

3.It can be learned from the passage that ___________.

A. kissing is a widely accepted way to show love and affection

B. kissing used to be a proper way to show love on the wedding ceremony

C. kissing is a widely accepted way of greeting in the world

D. kissing from the Tsar is only sign of being accepted from the Crown

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It was France that made the custom of kissing go to the whole world.

B. Early Africans kissed each other on the mouth or on the eyes to greet one another.

C. One Roman emperor allowed important nobles to kiss his nose.

D. Russian nobility followed the custom of kissing from the French.

5. We can infer from the passage that __________.

A. mothers created the custom of kissing

B. kissing means differently on different occasions

C. figure dancing was usually sealed with a kiss in Russia

D. society found it hard to accept kissing in public in the sixth century

 

Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be simple fact? Do you argue whether it’s cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit?

If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant. The first blind man who felt the elephant’s trunk said it was like a snake. The second who felt the elephant’s side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear as he touched the animal’s tusk. The fourth, who got hold of the elephant’s tail insisted that it was like a rope. The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arms around one of the elephant’s legs. The sixth, who was tall and got hold of the elephant’s ears, said it was like a huge fan.

Each man’s idea of the animal came from his own experience. So if someone disagrees with you about a“simple fact”, it’s often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.

To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a“simple fact”, try this simple experiment. Get three large bowls. Put ice water in one. Put hot water in the second. Put lukewarm water in the third. Now put your left hand in the ice water. Put your right hand in the hot water. After thirty seconds, put both hands in the lukewarm water. Your right hand will tell you the water is cold. Your left hand will tell you it’s hot!

1.What makes people think about simple facts differently?

A. The fact that simple facts differ from one another.

B. The fact that people have different experience in the same simple fact.

C. The fact that people often disagree with one another.

D. The fact that it’s hard to make up one’s mind about simple facts.

2. Which of the following temperatures can the word“lukewarm”be applied to?

A. Around 1℃          B. Above 60℃      C. Around 25℃        D. Below 0℃

3. After reading the last paragraph, we may think of        .

A. Newton’s law                       B. Gallileo’s theory of falling objects

C. Einstein’s theory of relativity    D. Marx’s On Capital

4. The main idea of this passage is         .

A. people often judge something according to his own experience

B. people often agree about simple facts

C. it’s hard for a person to make up his mind about a simple fact

D. don’t care too much about simple facts

 

 

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