题目内容
Wonder is a book about a ten-year-old boy called August, or Auggie, who feels normal but looks very different.
What’s Wonder about?
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Auggie lives with his parents and sister in New York. He is a normal boy in many ways. He rides a bike and likes playing with his Xbox. But Auggie has deformities(畸形)of the face and looks very different from other children. At the start of the book, he tells us "My name is August. 1 won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it’s probably worse. " In the street, people look at Auggie and are frightened.
Auggie has never been to school because he has spent a lot of time in hospital. His mother teaches him at home.. but now he’s ten, she thinks he should go to school. At first,Auggie doesn’t want to go. He worries that other students will look at him and say terrible things. But when he visits a school with his mum, he likes the head teacher and decides to go. Auggie’s first year at school has good times and bad times, he makes some good friends but other children are rude to him. At the end of the year,Auggie goes on a on a school trip and a frightening event there changes things completely.
Is it a good book?
Wonder is an excellent book, It tells an exciting story that makes you feel many different emotions. It is easy to like Auggie. He has a good sense of humor’s the book has a good mix of funny and sad moments. But the book isn’t just about Auggie,We also learn what life for his sister, and his friend,Jack.Wonder is popular with people of all ages.Pre-teens,teenagers and adults all love the book.
A bestseller
Wonder is RJ Palacio’s first book, On her website, she explains that she had the idea for Wonder after seeing a girl with deformities on the street .one day ,Many schools use the book to start discussions about bullying ,friendship and being different .The book is very popular and has won praises. Many people are looking forward to seeing what Rj Palacio writes next.
1.How is Auggie different from other boys?
A.His name is special.
B. His face shape is not normal.
C. he doesn’t go to school
D. he likes playing with his Xbox.
2.why doesn’t Auggie want to go to school at first?
A. Because he has to stay in hospital
B. Because his mother teaches better than teachers.
C. Because he doesn’t think he should go to school.
D. Because he is afraid other students may make fun of him.
3.What can we know about the book?
A.It tells the story of a real family.
B. Many schools use it to educate students.
C. Adults like the book more than children
D. The emotions of the story are hard to understand.
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Next time you're in a public place, take a look around you. And 1. how many people are using their phones. I can tell you now that it is probably more than half, whether you're on a bus, in a car 6 2. simply walking down the street.
I'm not saying that I am not an example of this, but it . 3. mazes (使惊愕) me how people can spend so much time on their phones without 4. to others. Has it gone too far?
Recently, my smart phone broke and had to be 5. off for repair for a week or so. I had to use a really old, basic phone just to keep me in touch with my family and 6. . All I could do on this phone was to send text messages, make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being 7. from the Internet, and I really didn't mind not having updates (更新) about what my friends were doing. It allowed 8. to spend more time enjoying my time in London and watching the people 9. me and really see what was going on.
However, I knew that as soon as I got my smart phone back I would be one of those 10. once again. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and forget I ever got my smart phone back.