【题目】When we asked Oprah to pick the 10 books she’s read in the past decade that have mattered to her most, she was momentarily stumped. For someone who describes herself as ―inspired, challenged, and sustained by books, it was almost impossible for Oprah to stay within our limit of 10. Still, she offered up the following, but she emphasized that it was only a sampler of delightful titles that have also managed to teach her — and all of us — a few things．

1. Discover the Power Within You

By Eric Butterworth

256 pages; Harper One

Advice from the internationally known spiritual teacher．

2. A New Earth

By Eckhart Tolle

316 pages; Plume

There’s a reason Oprah picked this for her Book Club in 2008 — and that she gave audience members Post-it pens along with their copies．So much wisdom, so little time! A real-life guide to living your best life．

3. The Poisonwood Bible

By Barbara Kingsolver

576 pages; Harper Perennial

This novel is about a family involved in the political trouble of postcolonial Africa. It established Kingsolver as one of our wisest observers of history, politics, and human nature．

4. Night

By Elie Wiesel

120 pages; Hill and Wang

A memoir（回忆录） of a childhood suffered in concentration camps during the Holocaust. It’s horrific but uplifting. ―I gain courage from his courage,‖ Oprah says．

5. A Fine Balance

By Rohinton Mistry

624 pages; Vintage

A Dickensian novel about India during the Emergency. Like the aftermath of September 11, it teaches us about cultures we haven’t understood. “It takes us out of our own little shell and exposes us to a whole other world out there.” Oprah say．

6. East of Eden

By John Steinbeck

608 pages; Penguin

This classic is about good and evil as played out in a late-19th-century California ranch family. If you didn’t read it in high school, read it now. If you did, reread it!

7. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

By David Wroblewski

576 pages; Harper Collins

A kind of Hamlet on the prairie, this is the wrenching（令人痛苦的） story of a mute boy and his dog． Oprah compares it to East of Eden and To Kill a Mickingbird．

8. The Pillars of the Earth

By Ken Follett

973 pages; Penguin

About the challenges of building cathedrals in 12th-century England. This novel couldn‘t be more different in setting, time, and plot from the author‘s breakthrough success, Eye of the Needle. Oprah declares it simply “great”．

9. The Bluest Eye

By Toni Morrison

224 pages; Penguin

How to choose among the great Morrison‘s novel? Start with this one about a girl who thinks she has to have blue eyes to be beautiful. Oprah considered it one of the best in a crowded Morrison field．

10. The Known World

By Edward P. Jones

400 pages, Harper Collins

When this book was published in 2003, it shocked everybody with its description of slave-owning blacks before the Civil War. A daring, unusual examination of race．

【1】The passage is mainly about _______．

A. ten books that have made greatest difference to Oprah

B. an inspiring , challenging and sustainable woman

C. Oprah’s picks from what has taught her a few things

D. the unwillingness of Oprah to share books within a limit of 10

【2】 Why did Oprah add A Fine Balance to her list?

A． She gained courage from it．

B． It tells about wisdom of human nature．

C． It’s a guide to living a best life．

D． Culture of a different world is exposed．

【3】 What makes Oprah declare The Pillars of the Earth great?

A． The advice on discovering the power．

B． The story of a mute boy and his dog．

C． The challenges of building cathedrals．

D． The good and evil in a California family．

【4】 In which book the story was set before the Civil War?

A． In The Bluest Eye. B． In East of Eden.

C． In A New Earth. D． In The Known World.

【题目】

【1】________ n．挫折；受挫的状态

【2】________ adj.不证自明的；不言而喻的

【3】________ n．不公正；不公平

【4】________ n．正直；公平

【5】________ n．压迫

【6】________ vt.改变，转换

【7】________ n．州长

【8】________ adj.粗糙的；粗略的

【9】________ n．平原

【10】________ adj.弯曲的

【11】________ vt.揭露，泄露

【12】________ adj.强大的；强有力的

【13】________ vt.升高；加高

【14】________ n．山坡

【题目】More than four decades ago British scientist Robert Edwards first witnessed the miracle of human life growing inside a test tube at his Cambridge lab. Since that ground-breaking moment, more than four million babies have been born through IVF and in 2010 his great contribution to science was finally recognized as he was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine．

The prize for Dr Edwards, who was given a Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Award in 2008, includes￡900,000 cheque. The Nobel Assembly described IVF as a "milestone in modern medicine"．

With the help of fellow scientist Patrick Steptoe, the Manchester-born physiologist developed IVF — leading to the birth of the world's first test tube baby. Dr Steptoe died 10 years later but their work has transformed fertili-

-ty treatment and given hope to millions of couples．

It was a scientific breakthrough that transformed the lives of millions of couples. They said: "His achievemen-

-ts have made it possible to treat infertility, a disease which makes human unable to have a baby. This condition has beenafflictinga large percentage of mankind including more than 10% of all couples worldwide.”

Louise Brown, the world's first test tube baby, made international headlines when she was born in Oldham, Gtr Manchester, in 1978 to parents Lesley and John who had been fruitlessly trying for a baby since 1969．

Ivf-in-vitro fertilisation is the process whereby egg cells are fertilised outside the body before being implanted in the womb. After a cycle of IVF, the probability of a couple with infertility problems having a baby is one in five — the same as healthy couples who conceive naturally．

Professor Edwards, who has five daughters and 11 grandchildren, began his research at Cambridge University in 1963, after receiving his PhD in 1955．He once said: "The most important thing in life is having a child. Noth-

-ing is more special than a child.” With the help of fellow scientist Patrick Steptoe, Prof. Edwards founded the Bourn Hall clinic in Cambridge shire, which now treats more than 900 women a year. Each year, more than 30,000 women in Britain now undergo IVF and 11,000 babies are born as a result of the treatment．

But his work attracted widespread criticism from some scientists and the Catholic Church who said it was "unethical and immoral"．

Martin Johnson, professor of reproductive（生殖的） sciences at the University of Cambridge, said the award was "long overdue". He said: “We couldn't understand why the Nobel has come so late but he is delighted — this is the cherry on the cake for him.”

Professor Edwards was too ill to give interviews but a statement released by his family said he was "thrilled and delighted"．

【1】What is Robert Edwards’ contribution to science?

A. Challenging a disease which stops human having a baby．

B. Seeing the wonder of the first tube baby growing.

C. Enabling millions of couples to live a better life．

D. Helping couples with infertility to have tube babies．

【2】What does the underlined word “afflicting”（Paragraph 4）most probably refer to?

A. Troubling. B. Developing.

C. Improving. D. Confusing.

【3】Why did Professor Edwards begin his research on tube baby?

A. Because he thought it of great significance to have a child in life．

B. Because the birthrate around the world was unexpectedly low then．

C. Because a special child did make a difference to an ordinary family．

D. Because his fellow scientist wanted to give hope to the unlucky couples．

【4】It can be inferred from Paragraph 8 and Paragraph 9 that ___________．

A. some people envied Professor Edwards for his being awarded

B. different opinions were voiced on Professor Edwards’ finding

C. Professor Edwards deserved the prize for his breakthrough

D. the prize was late because the finding was first considered immoral

【5】What might be the best title for the passage?

A. Life Stories of Robert Edwards

B. Preparations for Having a Baby

C. Nobel Prize for IVF Expert Edwards

D. Treatment of Infertility in a Lab

【题目】We've had a good start, but next, more work needs __________ to achieve the final success.

A. being done

B. do

C. to be done

D. to do

【题目】短语检测

【1】in ________ of不管

【2】be rooted ________根源于；源自

【3】rise ________起来反抗

【4】live ________活过(某一段时间)；实践

【5】transform...________转换，改变，改造，使……变形

【6】drip ________往下淌(滴)……，充盈

【7】stand ________ for支持

【8】speed ________加速

【题目】China recently tightened its waters controls near the Huangyan Island to prevent Chinese fishing boats from __________ in the South China Sea.

A. attacking

B. having attacked

C. being attacked

D. having been attacked

【题目】As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she crashed with a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction．

“Watch it, Squirt,” the boy yelled, as he dodged around the little third grader. Then, with an unfriendly smile on his face, the boy took hold of his right leg and mimicked the way Amy limped（跛行）when she walked．

Amy closed her eyes for a moment. ―Ignore him, she told herself as she headed for her classroom．

But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s mean teasing． It wasn’t as if he were the only one． Amy was tired of it． Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing about her speech or her limping made her feel all alone．

Back home at the dinner table that evening Amy was quiet． That’s why Patti Hagdorn was happy to have some exciting news to share with her daughter．

“There’s a Christmas Wish Contest on the radio station,” she announced. “Write a letter to Santa and you might win a prize. I think someone at this table with blond curly hair should enter.”

Amy giggled. The contest sounded like fun. She started thinking about what she wanted most for Christmas．

A smile took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper and Amy went to work on her letter. ―Dear Santa Claus, she began．

While Amy worked away at her best printing, the rest of the family tried to guess what she might ask from Santa. Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s mom both thought a 3-foot Barbie Doll would top Amy’s wish list. Amy’s dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn’t ready to reveal her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, just as she wrote it that night:

Dear Santa Clause,

My name is Amy． I am 9 years old． I have a problem at school． Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me because of the way I walk and run and talk． I have cerebral palsy（大脑性瘫痪）． I just want one day where no one laughs at me or makes fun of me．

Love,

Amy

At radio station WJLT in Fort Wayne, Indiana, letters poured in for the Christmas Wish Contest． The workers had fun reading about all the different presents that boys and girls from across the city wanted for Christmas．

When Amy’s letter arrived at the radio station, manager Lee Tobin read it carefully． He knew cerebral palsy was a muscle disorder that might confuse the schoolmates of Amy who didn’t understand her disability． He thought it would be good for the people in Fort Wayne to hear about this special third grader and her unusual wish. Mr. Tobin called up the local newspaper．

The next day, a picture of Amy and her letter to Santa made the front page of the News Sentinel. The story spread quickly. All across the country, newspapers and radio and television station reported the story of the little girl in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who asked for such a simple, yet remarkable Christmas gift – just one day without teasing．

Suddenly the postman was a regular at the Hagadorn house． Envelopes of all sizes addressed to Amy arrived daily from children and adults all across the nation． They came filled with holiday greetings and words of encouragement．

During that unforgettable Christmas season, over two thousand people from all over the world sent Amy letters of friendship and support． Amy and her family read every single one． Some of the writers had disabilities; some had been teased as children． Many people thanked Amy for being brave enough to speak up． Others encouraged her to ignore teasing and to carry her head high． Each writer had a special message for Amy． Through the cards and letters from strangers, Amy glimpsed a world full of people who truly cared about each other． She realized that no amount or form of teasing could ever make her feel lonely again．

Amy did get her wish of a special day without teasing at South Wayne Elementary School． Additionally, everyone at school got an added bonus． Teachers and students talked together about how bad teasing can make others feel．

That year, the Fort Wayne mayor officially proclaimed December 21st as Amy Jo Hagadorn Day throughout the city． The mayor explained that by daring to make such a simple wish, Amy taught a universal lesson．

“Everyone,” said the mayor, “wants and deserves to be treated with respect, dignity and warmth．”

【1】 The underlined word ―mimicked（Paragraph 2）can probably be replaced with ___________．

A． struck B． copied C． blocked D． declined

【2】According to Paragraph 4, the message is conveyed that ___________．

A． Amy was often made fun of at school and she disliked the fact

B． loneliness always accompanied Amy because of the tall boy

C． some other students teased Amy made her think of the mean boy

D． Amy hated being laughed at in the classroom full of other students

【3】Amy’s mother shared the news of a Christmas Wish Contest that day because she knew ___________．

A． her daughter was teased by a fifth grader

B． Amy’s disease went much worse than before

C． the contest would change Amy’s life

D． things weren’t going well with Amy at school

【4】The postman suddenly became a regular because ___________．

A． he wanted to comfort Amy regularly

B． a number of letters needed delivering there

C． he used to be teased alike at school

D． holidays greetings were asked to give to Amy

【5】Amy learned through strangers’ cards and letters that ___________．

A． the world was filled with care and love

B． she would take teasing as a present in life

C． some people were being teased similarly

D． everyone should be treated with kindness

【6】The passage talks about ___________．

A． Everyone can do something remarkable

B． A small act makes a difference

C． A girl who was brave to speak her wish up

D． The disabled deserve respect

【题目】The fact that she was foreign made __________ difficult for her to get a job in that country.

A. so

B. much

C. that

D. it

【题目】It's necessary to be prepared for a job interview. __________ the answers ready will be of great help.

A. To have had

B. Having had

C. Have

D. Having

【题目】选词填空

【1】The patient _________ another year.

【2】_________________ the difficulties，we should still go on working.

【3】The town has been ________________ a beautiful garden city after ten years’ development.

【4】You must ___________________ your rights.

【5】The people in the whole country __________ in arms and defeated the enemy at last.

【6】The trees were ________________ fruit.

【7】The peace must ________________________ the lives of nations.

【8】We are ________________ the development of our country.