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Material Girl no more? Madonna says writing children’s books is more satisfying than being a movie star.
Her book, The English Roses, wen t on sale on September 15th, appearing in 100 countries and in 30 languages as the first in her series of tales for children. The pop diva (女歌唱家), whose only book until now was the 1992 photo essay titled “Sex”, said she wrote the books to teach children some of the life lessons she’s learned over the years.
“The most fun that I’ve had of all the things I’ve done successfully has been to write these books. A lot of it has to do with the fact that I’m not doing it to become more famous, and I’m not doing it to become richer. I’m doing it because I want to share something I know with children.”
Hours after its release, the 43?page book was already No. 3 on Amazon, com’s sales list. The first print is 1 million copies worldwide, with more than 750,000 in the United States. The English Roses is about a friendship shared by four girls and their mutual (共同的) envy of a beautiful classmate, with illustrations (插图) by fashion artist Jeffrey Fulvimari.
“There is one life?giving force in the world,” Madonna declared. “When we disconnect from this lifegiving force, that’s when we bring pain and suffering into our lives. Each of the stories has to do with different ways you disconnect from God. ”Madonna also said she was deeply affected by the experience of raising two children, Lourdes, 6, and Rocco, 3. The English Roses is the latest among a growing number of celebrity?written children’s books.
The next book in the series, “Mr Peabody’s Apples,”will be out in November.Each tale is set in a different time and place and has new characters and different illustrators.
1.How many books does Madonna’s series of tales include?
A.At least 3. B.4. C.At least 2. D.6.
2.According to the idea of Madonna, the underlined phrase “life-giving force”in Paragraph 5 refers to .
A.The English Roses. B.God C.Mr Peabody’s Apples. D.her life
3.When Madonna said writing children’s books was more satisfying than being a movie star,she meant that .
A.she was more satisfied with her writing children’s books
B.she was more satisfied as a movie star C.being a movie star was not really successful
D.she was not a Material Girl any more
4.According to the passage,Madonna wrote the book The English Roses in order to .
A.provide children with fun B.teach children some life lessons
C.teach children how to become famous D.share her success with children
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I’m now writing to you at Hartsop, a village in the Lake District, a place to have most beautiful scenery（景色）in English couple here to spend Christmas with them. This was planned for overseas students to know British way of life by living with British families.
We came two days before Christmas and during our stay, we have had everything we expected. Christmas turkey, Christmas cake, Christmas puddings, Christmas parties and Christmas gifts under the Christmas tree. All are exciting and amusing（有趣的）, but above all these, we are deeply touched by the hospitality（好客）of the family, Roger and Anne Marie.
Anne Marie was a nurse and all these days, she had been busy cooking meals, washing dishes and showing us around. Roger, who was a doctor, knows a lot about
After three months away from home, we are again feeling how sweet a home can be. Roger and Anne Marrie are not like most of the other people we have met who always make us feel we are foreigners in a foreign country. They show such kindness to us that they bring us a person-to-person feeling, instead of a British-to-Chinese feeling. They make us believe that though there are differences of languages and cultures, one may always expect to find in every corner of the world the feeling of love and being loved.
How I wish Mum and Dad could meet them! How I wish you were here with me! How strange it is that the more I feel at home here, the more I miss my real home and all of you. We always talk about “when we go back home next year…” and soon we will turn this into “when we go back home THIS year…” for the New Year’s Day is coming. Miss you.
Love
Cao Wen
61. The writer is now in
A. a Chinese visitor to an English family B. a Chinese student studying
C. a Chinese teacher working D. a Chinese student living
62. In Hartsop, Cao Wen felt .
A. rather at home
B. the English home better than her home
C. she was a foreigner in a foreign country
D. she was one member of the family
63. It seems that Roger .
A. can speak Chinese very well
B. knows something about Chinese for a long time
C. once lived in
D. can do everything better than the Chinese
64. When you are away from home, it is good for you to have the feeling .
A. of being alone B. of going home soon
C. of love and being loved D. as a foreigner
65. In the writer’s opinion, the best home is .
A. the home they stayed in
B. the home that you left behind
C. Chinese home
D. one’s own home
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| My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would gosailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at 1 . As for me, I 2 both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario. The last time Dad and l set sail together is really 3 . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and 4 Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the 5 lake. Dad hadn't sailed for years, but everything 6 wen with the tiller (舵柄) in his hands. When we were in the middle of the lake, a 7 wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit 8 . Dad was always at his best in any 9 , but at this moment he 10 . "John! 11 !" he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands. In my memory he could fix any 12 . He was the one I always 13 for strength and security. Before I could respond, a 14 of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller 15 it was too late. Another huge wave of water 16 the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely 17 of him. I swam to Dad 18 and assisted him in climbing onto the hull(船壳)of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of 19 . "It's all right, Dad. We are safe now," I comforted him. That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was myturn to start 20 for my father. | |||
| ( )1. A. boating ( )2. A. enjoyed ( )3. A. unforgivable ( )4. A. sent ( )5. A. calm ( )6. A. finished ( )7. A. strong ( )8. A. repeatedly ( )9. A. danger ( )10. A. suffered ( )11. A. look ( )12. A. problem ( )13. A. turned to ( )14. A. fountain ( )15. A. if ( )16. A. got through ( )17. A. ashamed ( )18. A. hopelessly ( )19. A. pain ( )20. A. making up |
B. running B. desired B. unforgettable B. ordered B. icy B. went B. gentle B. lightly B. place B. fell B. Help B. relationship B. lived with B. stream B. for B. poured into B. protective B. quickly B. anger B. getting ready |
C. swimming C. hated C. cheerful C. invited C. stormy C. seemed C. cold C. hardly C. sport C. froze C. Run C. machine C. argued with C. shower C. after C. turned over C. tired C. slowly C. fear C. paying off |
D. teaching D. learned D. regretful D. allowed D. thundery D. sounded D. hot D. violently D. job D. withdrew D. Jump D. boat D. objected to D. wave D. but D. lifted up D. afraid D. helplessly D. shame D. looking out |
Mild almond tea, American-style fried eggs, cakes and fresh fruits were what Soong Meiling , wife of
Chiang Kaishek, usually had for breakfast.And that's exactly what a group of tourists from Guangdong
province had on Saturday morning.They had reached Taiwan a day earlier."We enjoyed the breakfast very much, "said Wen Qian, beaming with excitement.
"We felt we were being treated like kings when we saw the spread.We were overjoyed when told that the breakfast was prepared by the Taipei tourism authorities and the hotel especially for us, "the Beijing
Youth Daily quoted Wen as having said yesterday."We felt like film stars when journalists clicked our
photographs.Moreover, many Taiwan people greeted us on the streets.They must have come to know
about our arrival through the Taiwan media, "he said.
Wen said they could feel the warmth and intimacy of the Taiwan people everywhere they went.Wen
is part of one of the first mainland groups to fly directly to Taiwan in six decades.He reached Taiwan with
his group on Friday on one of the chartered weekend flights.
The direct flights carrying mainland tourists to Taiwan and viceversa have been described by
Kuomintang honorary chairman(国民党名誉主席)Lien Chan as a great contributor to peaceful cross
Taiwan Straits ties and the opening of a new page in the China's prosperity."We had been waiting for the
day for almost 60 years, and had gone through some difficult periods, "Lien said at a meeting with Shao
Qiwei, chairman of the CrossStraits Tourism Communication Association, on Saturday.
"The two events will benefit compatriots(同胞)on both sides by stimulating(刺激)consumption(消费)
and the economy in Taiwan, and improving mutual understanding, "Lien said.
1. The members of a group of tourists from Guangdong enjoyed the breakfast because________.
A. Soong Meiling once had the same breakfast
B. the breakfast includes Americanstyle fried eggs, cakes and fresh fruits and they taste nice
C. the breakfast was especially prepared by the Taipei tourism authorities and they felt like being treated
like kings
D. They had reached Taiwan a day earlier for the breakfast
2.What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Tourists were overjoyed when they had the breakfast especially prepared for them.
B. Taiwan people welcomed mainland tourists warmly.
C. Mainland tourists acted as film stars when journalists clicked their photographs.
D. Taiwan people greeted the tourists on the streets.
3. There have been no direct flights carrying mainland tourists to Taiwan for________.
A. almost 60 years
B. no more than 60 years
C. over 60 years
D. more than 60 years
4. Which of the following is TRUE about the passgage?
A. Members of the first tourist group to Taiwan are only from Guangdong province.
B. Mainland tourists enjoyed the breakfast very much because they never ate them before.
C. Kuomintang honorary chairman Lien Chan thought highly of the direct flights.
D. All Taiwan people greeted the tourists on the streets from all over the world.
The Gloria Barron Prize honors American young people from 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in public service. Each year ten winners each receive $2,000 to support their higher education or their service work.
Ellie Wen, 18, was volunteering at a community center in
So she started a Website, “Repeat After Us”, where people can listen to English and practice their accents. Volunteers have helped Ellie record more than 6,600 texts, including Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”.
Hard work pays off. There were so many times that Ellie was discouraged, but she stuck to it. The Website crashed early on, and all the recordings were lost. But volunteers worked together vigorously to start over, and the visitors returned to the site.
“Just follow your idea and know that the world is so kind. Even if you do have trouble, people will help you,” Ellie said.
“I was really excited the first month, when we had 49 visitors,” she said. Now, more than 480,000 people from all over the world have visited the site. “I get e-mails from
Gloria Barron Prize winners like Ellie are enthusiastic about the work they do. And they encourage others to join in if they see a need. Anybody can be negative, but it takes somebody brave to be positive. Are you the brave one?
58. Choose the right order of the following.
a. Ellie started a Website, Repeat After Us
b. Ellie happened to meet adults in an EFL class.
c. All the recordings were lost.
d. Ellie became a Gloria Barron Prize winner.
e. More than 480,000 people from all over the world visited the site.
A. c-b-a-e-d B. a-e-d-c-b C. b-a-c-e-d D. b-c-a-e-d
59. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The Gloria Barron Prize honors people showing leadership and courage.
B. Each year ten winners share US $2,000 to support their higher education.
C. Ellie Wen was badly paid at a community center in
D. People can practise their English via Ellie’s website.
60. The underlined “pays off” can be understood as “________”.
A. pays the full amount on a debt B. brings good results
C. pays the wages due to employees D. answers for
61. The writer mainly talks about ________ .
A. how to open up a website with the help of others
B. how to teach immigrant families English via Internet
C. the Gloria Barron Prize and the story of one of its winners.
D. young people who help others in various ways
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