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【题目】

Are you always busy with your studies and forget to read a story? April 2 is the perfect time for you to enjoy your favorite book. It is International Children’s Book Day. The day is the same date as Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday. He wrote many famous children’s stories like The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling. Here, we have chosen some of the best books for you to read. Are you ready to pick up a book and get reading?

Kids Who Are Changing the World by Anne Jankeliowitch, France

Can only scientists and great people change the world? Of course not. As a young adult you can also make a difference. Kids Who Are Changing the World finds 45 of these kids and young adults. For example, Felix Finkbeiner is a 15-year-old boy from Germany. At the age of 9, he started a website to tell kids that planting trees can reduce greenhouse gases. Other kids in the book have recycled computers and raised money for clean drinking water. They share their success and what role their parents played in their story. A few also tell us their biggest mistakes and how they learned from them. Who may inspire you most?

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, UK

For people living in big cities, a busy lifestyle can easily make them forget small beauties and touching moments. But James Herriot wants us to remember them and fully enjoy them. In the book, he tells us his experience as a vet in the English countryside. Some of his experiences are fun, such as when he welcomed the birth of little lambs (羊羔). Some are heartbreaking, such as when he saw the death of a very sick dog that was the only friend of an old man, although he tried his best to save it. Herriot shows us the wonderful relationship between man and animals with his loving eyes.

Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink by Gail Carson Levine, US

Do you love writing? Have you ever wanted to catch readers with great opening, or make your characters lively? Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink can help you achieve your goals. The book tells readers to look deeper at life around you. At the end of many chapters (章节), there are exercises in which you can test yourself. You will find that writing is difficult but that it should also be enjoyable.

【1】From Paragraph 1, we can learn that ________.

A.foreign students don’t need to do homework on April 2

B.many famous children’s stories were written on April 2

C.International Children’s Book Day is celebrated on April 2

D.all of Hans Christian Andersen’s books came out on April 2

【2】Which of the following statements is true about the book Kids Who Are Changing the world?

A.It was written by Anne Jankeliowitch and Felix Finkbeiner.

B.It teaches us how to start a website and how to plant trees.

C.It suggests that parents should learn from their biggest mistakes

D.It’s about 45 young people trying to make the world a better place.

【3】James Herriot is a(an) ________ writer.

A.BritishB.AmericanC.FrenchD.German

【4】What does the underlined word “vet” most probably mean in the article?

A.A kind of clothes.B.An animal doctor

C.A beautiful flower.D.A place to keep lambs.

【5】In Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink, Gail Carson Levine tells us ________.

A.the secrets of great writingB.how to score goals

C.how she opened a libraryD.two writers daily life

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

这篇短文介绍了四月二日是国际儿童读书日。这一天与丹麦作家安徒生的生日是同一天。作者为我们介绍了三本著名的儿童读物。

【1】细节理解题。根据April 2 is the perfect time for you to enjoy your favorite book. It is International Children’s Book Day.可知国际儿童读书日是四月二日，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据Can only scientists and great people change the world? Of course not. As a young adult you can also make a difference. Kids Who Are Changing the World finds 45 of these kids and young adults.可知通过《改变世界的孩子》可知四十五个年轻人想改变世界，故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, UK可知James Herriot来自英国，故选A。

【4】词义猜测题。根据后文举例such as when he welcomed the birth of little lambs (羊羔). Some are heartbreaking, such as when he saw the death of a very sick dog that was the only friend of an old man, although he tried his best to save it.接生小羊羔，尽力救生病的狗，可以推断vet意为“兽医”，故选B

【5】推理判断题。根据最后一段可Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink主要告诉我们怎么用精彩的开场白吸引读者，怎么让角色生动等，由此可知该书告诉我们一些优秀写作的秘诀，故选A。