※GONE WITH THE WIND

Writer: Margaret Mitchell

¥25 (in bookstores) ¥18 (online)

Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War(美国内战). Scarlett O’Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time.

※A LITTLE PRINCESS

Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett

¥18.3 (online)

Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty(贫穷) and the scorn(嘲笑) of her buddies. It’s an excellent book with 4 CDs for children.

※PETER PAN

Writer: J.M Barrie

¥15 (in bookstores) ¥12 (online)

It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures(冒险), which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 CDs)

※UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

Writer: Harriet Beecher Stowe

¥20 (in bookstores)

The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle between free states and slave(奴隶) states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago.

※THE SECRET GARDEN

Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett

¥35 (in bookstores) ¥30 (online)

Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan(孤儿), finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.

1.We can know from the passage that ______.

A. there are only three books with CDs

B. we can buy 5 kinds of the above books in bookstores

C. two of the books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett

D. THE SECRET GARDEN is ¥5 cheaper in bookstores than online

2.The following books have children as their main characters except ______.

A. PETER PAN B. GONE WITH THE WIND

C. A LITTLE PRINCESS D. THE SECRET GARDEN

3.This text is most probably taken from a ______.

A. newspaper B. science magazine C. storybook D. book guide

Nobody likes staying at home on vacation—when the weather is fine. Last August we decided to spend the day in the countryside. The problem was that millions of (数百万)other people had the same idea. We moved out of the city slowly behind a long line of cars, but in the end we came to a quiet country road. After some time, we stopped at a farm near the town. We had carried enough food with us and we got it out of the car. Now everything was ready so we sat down near a path(路) at the foot of the hill(小山). It was very quiet in the cool grass until(直到) we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up(捡起) our things and ran back to the car. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards(朝) us along the path.

1.From the passage we know the writer likes ______ on vacation.

A. staying at home B. spending a holiday in the open air

C. watching sheep D. likes playing with friends

2.They went there ________.

A. by bus B. by car C. by train D. on foot

3.Which of the following is not true?

A. Few people wanted to spend the vacation in the countryside that day.

B. They spent their vacation in the countryside.

C. They had much food to eat.

D. They had their food on the grass.

4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that ______.

A. the weather was very fine that day. B. the traffic (交通) was very busy.

C. they found a quiet place. D. They picked up their food and ran away.

5.What happened when the sheep were coming towards them?

A. They stayed there. B. They called for the farmers.

C. They left the food there D. they picked up their food and ran

A 15-year-old student who invented a flashlight(手电筒) getting power from the holder's body heat is going home today from California with a big prize and a chance to do further research.

Ann Makosinski was the only Canadian among the four winners at Google's international science competition. Thousands of young scientists from around the world took part in the competition.

Winning the science and technology competition was "a surprise". Ann said, "I think it will have a great influence on my future."

Ann thanked her family for encouraging her interest in science and said that her first toy was a box of transistors(晶体管).

Ann's prize includes $ 25,000 and a "once in a-lifetime expericnce" from Google for her Hollow Flashlight, which has no moving parts or batteries.

The idea for the invention came from seeing unwanted batteries and her friend's experience. When Ann visited a friend in the Philippines, she saw the friend couldn't study when it became dark because there was no electricity or light. She saw the need for a flashlight that has no batteries - Hollow Flashlight.

In her project, Ann wrote "I made two flashlights that do not use any batteries or harmful materials. They do not create any noise and will always work. The flashlight needs at least a 5℃ temperature difference between the holder's body and the environment around to produce light."

A video of Ann explaining how she creatcd the flashlight has been watched more than 1.4 million times on the Internet.

Though Ann was successful, she has not made a decision about her career path. Ann hopes that she can find a way to join her love of film and science together.

The four winners were chosen from 15 final competitors from eight countries. The competition attracted thousands of students in 120 countries.

1.In which part of a newspaper can we probably read this passage?

A. Travel. B. Culture. C. Technology. D. Advertisement.

2.The first paragraph is written to be a(n) ________.

A. introduction B. warning C. argument D. discussion

3.Paragraph 6 mainly tells us ________.

A. what Ann saw in the Philippines B. why Ann invented Hollow Flashlight

C. how Ann's family encouraged her interest D. what prize Ann got for Hollow Flashlight

4.According to the passage, we learn ________.

A. easy to win the international science competition

B. Hollow Flashlight is safe, noiseless and can save energy

C. Ann has made a decision to be a scientist in the future

D. few people are interested in how Ann created the flashlight

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