As a school librarian，I’m often asked what books are most appropriate for teaching particularconcepts．As the mother of a toddler，I’m now teaching my son to recognize letters and learn thealphabet．Boaks are a great help in teaching a child letters．Here is this librarian and mom’s picks for the best books to help teach your child letters．

  Eric Carle’s ABC

  Eric Carle is one of my favorite children’s authors and this colorful book is perfect for helping teach the alphabet．The block-style letters are easier to read

and recognize for toddlers than mitten ones．Each letter is tied to an animal name，so your child will have fun looking at the animals，and 1earn the animal

names while also learning letters．

Baby Einsstein：My First Book of Letters

       The Baby Einstein books always promote thinking skills and creativity in

young children．Baby Einstein；My First Book of Letters is no exception．This

book includes letters in both upper and lower case，and asks questions about nature that go with each letter for your child to answer．This colorful book is great for helping teach your child letters．

    Dr．Seuss’ABC

    Dr．Seuss lends his wonderful writing and illustrating（插图）talent to this

great teaching book．His classic writing and funny pictures can be found throughout this alphabet book．The letters are block style，solid-colored，and easy

 to read．Your child will love learning letters from this fun book．

    Kipper’s A to Z：an Alphabet Adventure

    In this book，children follow the little dog Kipper as he works his way through the entire alphabet．The clean，solid font used for the letter makes them

easy to read for young eyes．Author Mike Inkpen does a great job in this book，

which tells more of a story than the other books

Teaching your child letters can be a hard task．It’s import to try to make the alphabet fun and interesting for your child．

1.In Paragraph I，“toddler”probably means       

        A．baby                         B．teenager                 C．student                       D．young child

2.If you want to make your son or daughter interested in nature you should choose      

       A．Eric Carle’s ABC                                                   B．Baby Einstein；My First Book of Letters

       C．Dr．Seuss’ ABC                                                      D．Kipper’s A to Z；an Alphabet Adventure

3.Why did the author write the passage?

       A．To recommend the books．                             B．To sell the books

       C．To adverfise the books                                           D．To criticize the books

As a school librarian，I’m often asked what books are most appropriate for teaching particularconcepts．As the mother of a toddler，I’m now teaching my son to recognize letters and learn thealphabet．Boaks are a great help in teaching a child letters．Here is this librarian and mom’s picks for the best books to help teach your child letters．

  Eric Carle’s ABC

  Eric Carle is one of my favorite children’s authors and this colorful book is perfect for helping teach the alphabet．The block-style letters are easier to read

and recognize for toddlers than mitten ones．Each letter is tied to an animal name，so your child will have fun looking at the animals，and 1earn the animal

names while also learning letters．

Baby Einsstein：My First Book of Letters

      The Baby Einstein books always promote thinking skills and creativity in

young children．Baby Einstein；My First Book of Letters is no exception．This

book includes letters in both upper and lower case，and asks questions about nature that go with each letter for your child to answer．This colorful book is great for helping teach your child letters．

    Dr．Seuss’ABC

    Dr．Seuss lends his wonderful writing and illustrating（插图）talent to this

great teaching book．His classic writing and funny pictures can be found throughout this alphabet book．The letters are block style，solid-colored，and easy

 to read．Your child will love learning letters from this fun book．

    Kipper’s A to Z：an Alphabet Adventure

    In this book，children follow the little dog Kipper as he works his way through the entire alphabet．The clean，solid font used for the letter makes them

easy to read for young eyes．Author Mike Inkpen does a great job in this book，

which tells more of a story than the other books

Teaching your child letters can be a hard task．It’s import to try to make the alphabet fun and interesting for your child．

In Paragraph I，“toddler”probably means       

      A．baby                   B．teenager               C．student                   D．young child

If you want to make your son or daughter interested in nature you should choose      

      A．Eric Carle’s ABC                                     B．Baby Einstein；My First Book of Letters

      C．Dr．Seuss’ ABC                                        D．Kipper’s A to Z；an Alphabet Adventure

Why did the author write the passage?

      A．To recommend the books．                      B．To sell the books

      C．To adverfise the books                                D．To criticize the books

As a school librarian，I’m often asked what books are most appropriate for teaching particularconcepts．As the mother of a toddler，I’m now teaching my son to recognize letters and learn thealphabet．Boaks are a great help in teaching a child letters．Here is this librarian and mom’s picks for the best books to help teach your child letters．




Eric Carle’s ABC
Eric Carle is one of my favorite children’s authors and this colorful book is perfect for helping teach the alphabet．The block-style letters are easier to read
and recognize for toddlers than mitten ones．Each letter is tied to an animal name，so your child will have fun looking at the animals，and 1earn the animal
names while also learning letters．
Baby Einsstein：My First Book of Letters
The Baby Einstein books always promote thinking skills and creativity in
young children．Baby Einstein；My First Book of Letters is no exception．This
book includes letters in both upper and lower case，and asks questions about nature that go with each letter for your child to answer．This colorful book is great for helping teach your child letters．
Dr．Seuss’ABC
Dr．Seuss lends his wonderful writing and illustrating（插图）talent to this
great teaching book．His classic writing and funny pictures can be found throughout this alphabet book．The letters are block style，solid-colored，and easy
to read．Your child will love learning letters from this fun book．
Kipper’s A to Z：an Alphabet Adventure
In this book，children follow the little dog Kipper as he works his way through the entire alphabet．The clean，solid font used for the letter makes them
easy to read for young eyes．Author Mike Inkpen does a great job in this book，
which tells more of a story than the other books
Teaching your child letters can be a hard task．It’s import to try to make the alphabet fun and interesting for your child．
【小题1】In Paragraph I，“toddler”probably means       

Sometimes doing something for yourself - even shopping--can give others a lift. That's the case at charity shops and non-profit stores such as Ten Thousand Villages which helps provide skilled workmen with money in developing countries.
Their handicrafts(手工艺品) are sold throughout North America in 180 stores, 95 of them operated by Ten Thousand Villages.
"People come into the store because we have a lot of interesting things, but then they're drawn to us by the mission(慈善的行动) ," says organization spokeswoman Juanita Fox.
"It just feels good to be making a difference when you're buying something."
In the Alexandria, Virginia shop, generals display windows draw you in. They are filled with practical, attractive home furnishings in blue and white, all international in mood.
Once inside though, it's clear that this isn't just another import store. On the wall behind the cash register is the following note:
"Ten Thousand Villagers provides necessary, fair income to Third World people by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Your Buying Makes a Difference. "
The store was opened in 1994 as part of a network of shops across the USA run by the Mennonite Church, which is based in Akron, Pennsylvania.
Currently, 60,000 skilled workmen from 32 countries provide goods to the stores, with all proceeds (收益) re-invested in the organization.
Management of the Alexandria shop is overseen by an all-volunteer board of directors. More than 40 additional volunteers help doing everything from working the register to unpacking stock.
Maria Yannopoulos got involved after visiting a store and getting to know another volunteer. "Since we are non-profit, we are really looking for value because the more we sell, the more jobs we can create. Giving someone job rather than charity helps in so many ways. "
【小题1】The underlined part "give others a lift" in the first paragraph means ______.

Australia – The vote for euthanasia (安乐死) was finally taken at 3:45 this morning. After six months’ argument and final 16 hours’ hot debates. Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The bill was passed by the vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately world flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, the director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on through the group’s on – line service, Death NET. Hofsess says, “We posted it all day long, because this isn’t just something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”

The full import may take a while to understand. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill law has left physicians and citizens trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief; but others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia--where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to consider making a similar law to for euthanasia. In the U. S. and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes (多米诺骨牌) to start failing.

Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death--probably by a deadly injection or pill--to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as incurably ill by two doctors. After a "cooling off" period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying deat from his breathing condition. "I' m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of washow I'd go, because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks," he says.

According to the text, which of the following statements is TURE?

    A．Australia now us the only country in the world to pass the law of euthanasia.

    B．All people in Australia don’t have the same positive attitude to euthanasia.

    C．Many patients will ask their doctors for euthanasia because they are afraid of death.

    D．According to the law, if a patient requests death, his or her wish will be met after 48 hours.

The underlined sentence in Para 2, “observes are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.” means that observes are waiting to see         .

    A．the result of the game of dominoes.

    B．that people’s attitude to euthanasia will be changed.

    C．that the bill about euthanasia in Australia will come to an end.

    D．the similar bills will be passed in other countries.

Australia was the first country to pass the bill of euthanasia, but not USA or Canada. Which one is NOT the reason?

    A．In Australia, the technology of extending life is advanced.

    B．In Australia, it is easy to deal with the moral and practical meaning.

    C．In Australia, old people take up great part in the population of the whole country.

    D．Australians gradually realize suffering from a terrible disease is worse than immediate death.

It can be inferred from the text that          .

    A．when Lloyd Nickson dies, he will face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia.

    B．physicians and citizens in Australia share the same view on euthanasia.

    C．other countries are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia.

    D．under the bill, patients requesting death are sure to be injected by deadly medicine.

What’s the author’s attitude to euthanasia?

    A．Negative B．Critical C．Positive D．Doubtful