1 . You Won’t Want to Miss a Word
13 Days By Michael Robinson
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Hardback £23. 99 | Paperback 12. 95 | E-book £2. 99
In his novel 13 days, author Michael Robinson takes readers on a roller coaster of human emotions and changing values, which will ultimately leave them with more questions than answers. It is a narrative (叙述) of triumph and hope over stagnation (萧条) and anger.
Mouse and the Flood By Marion Heffernan
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Paperback £9. 95 | E-book 2. 99 | Audio book £9. 99
As the rain pours, the water sweeps a little mouse’s coconut shell bed. Will his journey keep him safe? Will he return to the farm? Travel with the mouse on his adventurous journey.
Heirs of Deceits By Elizabeth Reinach
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Hardback £23. 99 | Paperback £13. 99 | E-book £2. 99
A late Victorian period novel that concerns conflicts in attitude to social. class, poverty and religion. Murder and chaos will follow caused by the past actions of a young politician.
Pull the Wool over Your Eyes By Associate Professor Ralf Sundberg
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Hardback £27. 95 | Paperback £13. 95 1 E-book £2. 99
This book illuminates both the dark and light sides of medical progress, providing examples of intentional misrepresentation and abuse of results obtained through scientific research.
1. In which book is the hero an animal?| A．13 Days. | B．Heirs of Deceits. |
| C．Mouse and the Flood. | D．Pull the Wool over Your Eyes. |
| A．Michael Robinson. | B．Elizabeth Reinach. |
| C．Marion Heffernan. | D．Ralf Sundberg. |
| A．Japan. | B．France. |
| C．Germany. | D．The UK. |
2 . In this poster, you can see a tall man with light-green skin, a big square head and metal bolts (螺钉) on his head. Even I can tell you he can't speak more than a few simple words. Is the classic image of Frankenstein's monster familiar
It was a summer of 1816, a group of young
But Frankenstein is a far cry
| A．with | B．on | C．to | D．about |
| A．writers | B．actors | C．scientists | D．singers |
| A．Otherwise | B．Therefore | C．However | D．Besides |
| A．collected | B．gathered | C．full | D．blocked |
| A．trapping | B．being trapped | C．trap | D．trapped |
| A．entertain | B．behave | C．generate | D．escape |
| A．held | B．holding | C．being held | D．be held |
| A．when | B．that | C．which | D．who |
| A．ugly | B．delicate | C．splendid | D．handsome |
| A．published | B．was existed | C．released | D．came out |
| A．from | B．with | C．in | D．to |
| A．virtues | B．concepts | C．features | D．emotions |
| A．lets | B．allows | C．gets | D．forces |
| A．As though | B．In spite of | C．Despite of | D．Due to |
| A．characters | B．problems | C．experiments | D．masterpieces |
3 . “Once upon a time there was a tiny country called Cornucopia.” Released after years in lockdown, this fairy story like so many unfinished projects has been dusted off in the corona virus (冠状病毒) crisis.
“I liked it because it’s another book by JK Rowling and I like the Harry Potter book.” said one of her fans. JK Rowling surprised fans with the news on Twitter of the stand-alone fairy tale called The Ickabog alongside pictures of the until now unpublished manuscript (手稿).
She revealed how she’d come to think of it as just for the family and kept it in the attic, but that after a bit of rewriting she’d now decided to publish The Ickabog for free online so children in lockdown can read it or have it read to them.
The author confirmed the existence of the story about truth and power in an interview three years ago. “Oh, that was a fairy tale. Yeah, and I ended up. I don’t know whether I’ll ever publish that.” But she’s keen to point out it is not Harry Potter and it doesn’t include magic.
Children’s author Nicola Riley says during the crisis it’s just what children need. “If you can provide something a story, an adventure that will take them to a magical world and transport them there, then I think it will really help right now.”
Young readers are being asked to submit their own artwork to illustrate the book when it goes to print. But for now its online installments (部分) are leaving them fascinated.
1. What does the underlined phrase “dust off” probably mean in the first paragraph?| A．Sold out. | B．Called off. |
| C．Brought out. | D．Cleaned off. |
| A．She had planned to copy it in the attic. | B．She had planned not to publish it. | C．She was going to write it for the crisis. | D．She was going to sell it online. |
| A．The book was not printed until nearly three years ago. | B．JK Rowling suspected the truth and power of the book. |
| C．The online parts of the book have already attracted readers. | D．Young readers are invited to help design the plots of the book. |
| A．A Fairy Book about Corona Crisis | B．JK. Rowling Released a New Book |
| C．Harry Potter Returned to the World | D．A Magical Adventure of Harry Potter |
4 . My side of the Mountain is a novel about a boy called Sam Gribley. 14-year-old Sam Gribley lives in his family’s crowded New York apartment. Unsatisfied with the situation, Sam plans to run away to his great-grandfather’s abandoned farm in the woods near the small town of Delhi.
Sam’s father allows it. He strongly believes Sam will come back once he realizes what it’s like－to live without things like electricity and running water.
Then a bus takes Sam to Delhi. Sam uses fire to enlarge a tree’s inside and makes it his home. To seek food, he makes traps. While checking his traps, Sam spots a falcon hunting for animals. Wanting a falcon to help hunt, Sam studies falconry at the town’s library. He camps for days to track down the falcon’s nest. After finally piecing together its location, he steals a baby falcon and manages to train it to hunt for him. As winter approaches, Sam kills a deer for its skin and roasts deer meat for food.
Spring arrives. Matt, a teenager reporter, arrives at Sam’s tree house. Matt wants to write about Sam’s life on the Gribley farm and spends a week with Sam. Matt is very excited to be there while Sam is suddenly sad. Matt’s coming reminds him too much of life in New York City. There are his close friends and family members who were once around him, accompanying him, listening to him and talking to him.
In June, Sam’s father announces that the entire family is moving to the farm. Sam is happy but also upset. It is end of freedom.
My side of the Mountain is called “a pleasant flight from civilization, written with real feeling for the woods”. By 1998, the book had been translated into numerous foreign languages, and visitors to Delhi often ask to see the farm where the novel is set.
1. How does Sam’s father find the life on an abandoned farm?| A．Boring. | B．Colorful. | C．Inconvenient. | D．Satisfying. |
| A．Losing contact with his friends. | B．Missing his friends and family. |
| C．Having no opportunity to read Matt’s report. | D．Realizing that his freedom comes to an end. |
| A．It was published in 1998. | B．It is well recognized and popular. |
| C．It records Sam’s lonely growth process. | D．It features simple words and real plots. |
| A．Sam is unsatisfied to live with his family. |
| B．Sam is against his father’s will to live in the woods. |
| C．Sam is ignorant about survival in the wild. |
| D．Sam is eager for freedom, independence and adventure. |
5 . We all like fantasy stories, and grow up reading and listening to fantasies. These tales fuel our imaginations, and satisfy our longings for adventures. The most interesting thing about fantasies is that their plots involve magical beasts and heroes，animal creatures talking like humans，and other things we can’t see in real life. Also, fantasies have a distinguished writing style, with freedom of expression.
Toy Fantasy
In toy fantasy stories, narrators(叙述者)bring their beloved toys to life that can live, talk, think，breathe and behave like human beings. You would see modern toy fantasies in a picture book format. Representative works are A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh and Carlo Collodi’s The Adventures of Pinocchio.
Animal Fantasy
The animal fantasy tells tales about animals behaving like human beings, experiencing emotions, and having the ability to talk. However, animals in fantasies hold their various animal characteristics, too. Examples include The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter which influences children around the world.
Magical Fantasy
In a magical fantasy, you see a character having magical powers, or a strange magical object becomes the subject of the story. Stories of this type began widely spreading long ago, including Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and William Steig’s Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.
Modern Folktales
Modern folktales are types of fantasy that narrators tell in a traditional tale accompanying some typical parts, such as strong conflict, little description of characters, and sometimes magical elements. These tales come before all others and are popular, as authors throughout history, have written them. Hans Christian Andersen has written several tales of this category including The Nightingale, The Emperor’s New Clothes and Thumbelina.
1. What is the common feature of the fantasies?| A．Their characters are highly popular. |
| B．Their events occur in the unreal world. |
| C．Their writing styles show desires for freedom. |
| D．Their plots encourage people to have adventures. |
| A．Carlo Collodi. | B．Beatrix Potter. |
| C．William Steig. | D．Hans Christian Andersen. |
| A．The toy fantasy. | B．The animal fantasy. |
| C．The magical fantasy. | D．The modern folktales. |
