【题目】Favorite Books for Kids

Me and Marvin Gardens by A. S. King

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This middle-grade novel is perfect for introducing kids to recycling, but with a fun science fiction story. Obe lives on his family’s farmhouse that was built a hundred years ago-and now it’s being taken over by developers. While adventuring on the land, he discovers a creature, Marvin Gardens, which only eats plastic. Kids will love this charming story.

Available from Amazon, $11.89

Wrinkle in Time: A Guide to the Universe by Kari Sutherland

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Kids may get excited to see A Wrinkle in Time. While the original novel may be too hard of a read for them right now, they can dive into the fantastical world the film takes place in with this awesome guide to the characters and locations.

Available from Amazon on March 6, $11.04

Rivers of Sunlight by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm

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Get kids going green with a little help from this educational picture book! Filled with excellent artwork and helpful explanations, these pages are filled with important lessons about the Earth. Kids will learn about how the sun keeps the ocean currents(流)moving and how the sun can power all living things—it’s pretty amazing.

Available from Amazon, $7.67

How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk

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Pearl’s sandcastle keeps getting ruined by puppies (who could be mad at that?). So she teams up with her Robot friend Pascal to solve the problem with code(编码). Combining the fun of building a sandcastle with the discovery of coding, a future engineer will love paging through this story.

Available from Amazon on May15, $16.99

1What can kids benefit from Me and Marvin Gardens?

A. Learning the skill of building farmhouses.

B. Developing awareness of environmental protection.

C. Enjoying natural beauty of the countryside.

D. Forming the interest in exploring the secret of nature.

2What do you know about How to Code a Sandcastle?

A. It describes a means of problem solving. B. It shows the work of a future engineer.

C. It is the cheapest of the four books. D. It is a bit hard to read.

3Which of the following deals with the movement of water on the earth?

A. A Wrinkle in Time. B. River of Sunlight.

C. Me and Marvin Gardens. D. How to Code a Sandcastle.

【题目】阅读理解
A Kickstarter launched Friday will allow interested parties to set up a camera and pet toys in their home for anyone to play with their pets remotely. It's called the ipet Companion, an Internet-connected camera and device that streams video online and allows basic commands from people watching. They can move the camera, look at their pet and press a button to swing a toy around.

Obviously, demand is strong. The Kickstarter proved so popular that Scott Harris, iPet Companion's founder, said that thousands of people started asking for it.
The reason why people keep talking about this is the emotional(情感的) connection they have from a thousand miles away. If you want, you can enter a queue to move the camera and play with the pets. Each room has toys that are hooked(钩住) into Internet-connected devices, and you can move them by pressing a button.
But there's sort of a problem: Pets get bored easily. Young pets will stay more interested than adult pets, but finally even a baby pet will get bored, too. To stop that from happening, you'd better limit the pets' access(接近) to the boys and change the place where they're located in the room.
Harris understands this and said you can plug anything into that adapter(适配器) ---toys that you can get on your own. And that's where the iPet Companion really gets interesting. Harris explained that the device is actually sort of a Trojan horse to bring the “Internet of things” to more homes. You don't really have to use it for pets. The adapter could be used for any device with an electrical plug---a sprinkler, say, that you'd be able to activate to water your grass.
“Our whole goal, our whole purpose is to let anyone control any physical object that they want to while they travel anywhere in the woorld,” Harris said.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案,并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。
(1)What does the underlined word “remotely” in Paragragh 1 probably mean?
A.far away.
B.For free.
C.With pity.
D.Out of control.
(2)Many people are interested in iPet Companion because______________.
A.it can be used to kill time
B.it is easy to control online
C.it can meet all of their demands
D.they can show their love for faraway pets by using it
(3)Why do the pets stop playing the toys soon?
A.Pets are not clever enough to play the toys.
B.They don't receive rewards from the games.
C.Toys are played with too often at the same place.
D.Adult pets prevent young ones from playing the games.
(4)What can we infer from what Scott Harris said?
A.iPet Companion is only a kind of toy.
B.Kickstarter can be used in many other ways.
C.iPet Companion can actually be turned into a toy horse.
D.iPet Companion can look after pets while their owners are away.

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Animal training refers to teaching animals specific responses to specific conditions or stimuli (刺激). Training may be for the purpose of companionship, detection, protection, entertainment or all of the above.

An animal trainer may use various forms of reinforcement (强化) or punishment to condition an animal's responses. There are many ways to train animals and as a general rule no legal requirements or certifications (证书) are required.

Chickens
Training chickens has become a way for trainers of other animals (primarily dogs) to perfect their training technique. Bob Bailey, former director of Animal Behavior Enterprises and the IQ Zoo, teaches in chicken training courses where trainers teach chickens to tell different shapes, to navigate an obstacle course and to chain behaviors together.

Fish
Fish can also be trained. For example, a goldfish may swim toward its owner and follow him as he walks through the room, but will not follow anyone else. The fish may swim up and down, signaling the owner to turn on its aquarium (鱼缸) light when it is off, and it will skim the surface until its owner feeds it. Pet goldfish have also been taught to perform more complicated tasks, such as doing the limbo (a kind of dance) and pushing a miniature soccer ball into a net.

Pigs
Among all animals, they are the third cleverest — monkeys, dolphins and pigs. Scientists think the training of pigs is easier than the training of dogs and cats. Pigs have a very good sense of smell. They can find things nearby or faraway. They can also help the police to find out drugs at an airport or at a train station.


(1)Which is true according to the passage?
A.Most people train animals because they need friends.
B.Training animals requires some certifications.
C.Training chickens is a way to improve the trainers' skills.
D.Bob Bailey is a professional animal trainer.
(2)According to the passage, a fish can .
A.be trained to follow anyone
B.turn on its aquarium light when it is off
C.signal its owner to get fed
D.take part in a football game in the field
(3)Scientists think the training of pigs is easier because .
A.pigs do not bite like dogs
B.the pigs are smart animals
C.pigs have a good sense of hearing
D.pigs can help find out 4rugs at an airport
(4)The underlined word “miniature” means much than a normal one.
A.smaller
B.more colorful
C.more attractive
D.cheaper

【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC has thousands of objects on display, including the 1903 Wright Flyer, Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St.Louis, the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, and a lunar rock you can touch.In addition to our exhibition galleries, you may want to visit the Albert Einstein Planetarium, Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater, and the Public Observatory on the east end There are many things to do at the Museum in DC. We offer daily tours and educational activities for both children and adults.We also have scheduled lectures and events throughout the year.

Hours & Admission: Open every day except December 25.Admission is free.

Regular Hours: 10: 00 am to 5: 30 pm

Extended Hours: 10: 00 am to 7: 30 pm

December 26—30, 2014.

March 30—April 20, 2015.

Fridays and Saturdays, April 24—May 16, 2015.

May 17—September 7, 2015.

VISITING TIPS:

Limit the Number of Bags: All visitors are screened through metal detectors upon entry.The fewer items you bring inside the Museum, the faster your entry.Before you visit, please review the list of prohibited items, which include pocket knives and tripods (三脚架).Visitors carrying prohibited items will not be allowed inside the Museum, so please leave them at home or in your car.

No Food and Drink: Only bottled water is permitted in the Museum.You may only consume food and other drinks in the Food Court, not in the Museum.Groups who bring food are encouraged to picnic on the National Mall.

Please Take Photos: You are welcome to take photos for personal use.However, tripods and monopods (单脚架) are not permitted without approval.

First Aid: The Museum has a First Aid office and a nurse on duty.Please contact the nearest security officer or the Welcome Center for assistance.

Visit the Welcome Center:

At our Welcome Center in the South Lobby, staff and volunteers can answer any questions you have during your visit.

Open 10: 00 am to 5: 30 pm

Phone: 202-633-2214

E-mail: NASM-VisitorServices@ si.edu

【1】According to the passage, the National Air and Space Museum is a museum __.

A. where only adults can take part in some educational activities

B. everyone can pay a visit to without buying tickets

C. where one can touch anything he likes

D. everyone can visit without time limits all the year round

【2】If the Greens plan to visit the Museum at 6: 00 pm, it is accessible on _______.

A. December 24, 2014 (Wednesday) B. March 1, 2015 (Sunday)

C. July 6, 2015 (Monday) D. September 15, 2015 (Tuesday)

【3】A visitor to the museum can _______.

A. eat and drink in the Museum or in the Food Court

B. take photos with tripods for personal use

C. bring fewer bags to go through metal detectors

D. get some medical treatment if he suddenly falls ill

【4】The purpose of this passage is to _______.

A. make anspan> advertisement for the museum

B. attract people to explore the universe

C. encourage adults to bring their children there

D. show what is on display in the museum

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