3．What to write?This is a question asked by so many writers of children's literature．The children's ——青夏教育精英家教网——

3．What to write？This is a question asked by so many writers of children's literature．The children's literature market is a big market．Being a writer of children's literature，I did some research into the literary market for children，finding some trends．
Children tend to like reading a series on their favorite characters．However，when trying to sell your book to an agent or a publisher，you should sell it as a stand-alone book．Focus your mind on the story that you've written instead of thinking about future unwritten stories．If the book is published and does well in the market，the publisher will be open to extending the story into a series．
Over the years the picture book market has been slow．Small children，the prime"readers"of picture books，tend to not request their parents to purchase books for them．They cannot read for themselves and have to depend on others to read for them．To appeal to children with no reading skills，a writer should focus more on showing his/her story through vivid and colorful pictures．Also，writers must take into consideration the amount of time the average parent is willing to spend reading to their children．
Many teens enjoy reading young adult novels based on what is known as dark concept stories．Dark concept books are stories with vampires（吸血鬼），demons（魔鬼），and other supernatural creatures．The villain（坏蛋），though，has some goodness and in a way is a victim．Also such characters share the same experiences that a typical 16-20-year-old has．They feel sad，get happy，fall in love，and even can be taken advantage of．
When writing a children's book，keep in mind the trends in the market．Read published books，both the best sellers and poor sellers，using them as references．However，be careful not to imitate other writers'styles，not to use their characters，and not to use their plots．To become a popular writer，you should dig deep and work hard to make your story unique and interesting．

46．In the author's opinion，picture books shouldA．
A．be visually pleasing and somewhat parent-friendly
B．have no words and more pictures
C．have more interesting stories
D．be sold at a low price
47．According to the text，dark concept booksD．
A．are full of violence
B．have many heroic images
C．become more popular than other ones
D．reflect the life of young adults in some ways
48．According to the last paragraph，what matters much to a writer is his/herB．
A．writing experiences
B．creative power
C．fame in the market
D．relationship with other writers
49．What can be learned from the text？B
A．Few writers focus on the trends in children's literature．
B．A story series is not advised to be finished at one time．
C．Writers should be good at writing various books．
D．Picture books are only aimed at younger children．
50．Who are the intended readers of the text？D
A．Children．
B．Parents．
C．Publishers．
D．Writers．

2．My husband and I sat outside．A small child about three came up the street，accompanied by her mother．As she saw another girl a few feet away，she gave her admiring comment，"Mommy，I like her dress．"Her mom replied，"Well，why don't you go and tell her？"
The little girl walked shyly toward the girl wearing the pretty dress．The other one，likely the same age，was standing with her back turned，alongside her parents．They had not heard the compliment．Receiving no response，this little girl hesitated．My husband said to the other girl，"Someone wants to tell you something．"As she turned around，connection was made．Once again，the little one announced"I like your dress，"and upon hearing those words，the other one gave her a big smile and excitedly shared"Look，it's a spinning dress!"at which moment she began to spin．Both of them smiled widely．
Now，the one stopped spinning and said，"It's my favorite dress and I have shoes that match!"She took off running toward a stroller （婴儿车） parked nearby．
The mom and daughter started to head down the street，thinking the encounter （邂逅） had ended．Moments later，the"spinning dress girl"reappeared，shoes in hand，looking for her new friend who had seemingly disappeared．Now，an elderly couple，seated on a bench，had obviously been watchful of all this．The man stopped the child，saying，"There's someone coming behind you．"Then we saw one showed and the other admired the beautiful shoes．
If you can make a moment better，do it．I have no idea how many others that evening might have observed this act，hoping to help good things to happen．But such brief moments，strung together，make up what might be the significant times in our lives．

41．After she saw another girl in pretty dress，the little girlB．
A．walked away shyly
B．expressed her praise
C．decided to buy one
D．wanted to feel it
42．Why did the girl in the spinning dress run toward a stroller？D
A．She wanted to change her shoes there．
B．She was attracted by another child in the stroller．
C．To make sure that her stroller was safely parked．
D．To get her shoes and show them to her new friend．
43．The old man stopped the mother and daughter toB．
A．show the girl something interesting
B．let the two little girls meet again
C．give the girl some praise
D．ask the mother for help
44．We can infer that the story took placeD．
A．in the morning
B．at noon
C．in the afternoon
D．in the evening
45．The author's purpose in writing the passage is toC．
A．express her love for the wonderful times in life
B．advise people to be patient with little children
C．encourage people to help good things to happen
D．show the importance of taking opportunities．

1．Membership Information
Membership includes the following benefits：No entry fee（money for entering）； Cheaper rate for use of equipment，courts（a space specially for ball games），etc．Book up to ten days in advance．

Cost of Membership
Family：6 months￡34；12 months￡58
Adult：day membership：65P； 1 month￡3； 6 months：￡18； 12 months：￡36
Junior：day membership：40P； 6 months：￡8； 12 months：￡13

Rules of Membership
●Members may book courts，etc．by telephone 9：30 a．m．-10：30 p．m．seven days a week up to ten days in advance．Membership number must be given when booking by phone and payment made immediately on arrival at the sports center．A booking made in this way may only be used by the member and his/her guest/guests．
●Members need not pay day membership fees only if they can show a membership card．Failure to do so will result in a day membership fee and full cost for use of any equipment，court，etc．
●Bookings may be given up up to 48 hours before the day，otherwise the fee must be paid plus some extra payment for the work that has been done．

Fitness machines
These machines will help you to work almost every part in your body．Before training by yourself，it is necessary to come to a course of two classes which will give you the"SKY"card so that you can train whenever you like．One-hour classes are held every week on Monday and Friday at 12 noon and 9p．m．Fee per class：Member￡2.15，Non-member￡5.00．

36．A juinor member of the Sports  Center needs to payCfor  two years．
A．￡36
B．￡13
C．￡26
D．￡58
37．If a member hasn't brought his/her membership card with him/her，he/she willA．
A．not enjoy any benefits
B．be refused to enter
C．have to pay money for entry but can use the equipment free
D．not need to pay entry fee but must pay for the equipment or court
38．A center member needs to give up his or her bookings in time，or he/she has toC．
A．pay part of the money he or she should pay
B．pay the total of the money he or she should pay
C．pay more than the money he or she should pay
D．give up his or her membership
39．Which of the following statements is TRUE about fitness machines？B
A．You can use the machines at any time．
B．You are refused to use the machines by yourself without the"SKY"card．
C．You can come to the training course any day except Saturday and Sunday．
D．Only a person who has the membership can come to the courses．
40．What is the best title of this passage？A
A．A Guide to the Sports Center
B．Rules of Membership
C．An Introduction to Fitness Machines
D．Activities of the Sports Center．

20．-Why are they pulling down the houses？
-___a new parking lot．（　　）

19．A new law which bans teenagers from somking will___90 days after the governor signs it．（　　）

	A．	come to power		B．	come into effect
	C．	make an effort		D．	make a difference

18．An electric salt-flavored fork has been developed as part of the No Salt Restaurant project，___aims to offer low-salt or salt-free food．（　　）

17．But for the chances I was blessed with，my life ___ easily ____ a turn for the worse．（　　）

	A．	would…take		B．	will…have taken
	C．	could have…taken		D．	should…take

16．The quarrel ___ to the fight started from their disbelief in each other．（　　）

15．The store said if the melons didn't sell at the asking price within two weeks，it would sell them to ___ offers the most money．（　　）

14．In 2013，Beijing adopted an emergency _____ program for air pollution．（　　）

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