Book reading is certainly one of the most absorbing（引人入胜的） habits. For young adults who love to read， finding some good books to read is very essential. Writing a book comment can develop your understanding of the book and it also helps you to enhance your language and writing skills.

The Book Thief

Listed on The New York Times Children's Best Seller list for over 100 weeks， The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is the story of a young girl in the Nazi camps set during World War Ⅱ. So， if you love history and wish to learn how the life was during Adolf Hitler's time， read this historic book.

Anne Frank :The Diary of Young Girl

Even Anne Frank can not have imagined that her personal diary written during World War Ⅱ would become such a popular book. It's a must read and a re-read that describes the situation of a family in the evils of wars through the eyes of a teenager.

Animal Farm

Animal Farm is one of the most popular books by George Orwell. It is just a reflection of the Stalin and World War Ⅱ period that has been so creatively presented（描述） in this book. It is an interesting example of how literature can be used to present conditions common in the society.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the great American novels in the history， and is certainly a great pick for young adults. Young Huck Finn and his mischief（恶作剧） along with the colorful description of people around the Mississippi River make this novel a great book to read.

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings is an amazing fictional work by J. R. R. Tolkien， and is certainly a treat to read.While reading， you almost feel that you are right there in the battle.

1. What can we learn from the first three books?

A．All of them are about wars.

B．All of them are about animals.

C．Diaries are involved in none of them.

D．Farms are involved in none of them.

2. What does the underlined word“enhance” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Acquire.	B．Improve.
C．Show.	D．Teach.

3. What's the main purpose of the passage?

A．To show youngsters how to write a book comment.

B．To indicate some wonderful habits for youngsters.

C．To display some best books for youngsters.

D．To teach youngsters how to improve writing skills.

Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not bring so much material home in the first place.

The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.

Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.

But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.

There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary material we are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.

4. What does the underlined word “over-consumption” refer to?

A．Using too much packaging.

B．Recycling too much waste.

C．Making more products than necessary.

D．Having more material than is needed.

5. The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show ________.

A．the tendency of cutting household waste

B．the increase of packaging recycling

C．the rapid growth of supermarkets

D．the fact of packaging overuse

6. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A．Unpackaged products are of bad quality.

B．Supermarkets care more about packaging.

C．It is improper to judge quality by packaging.

D．Other products are better packaged than food.

7. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Fighting wastefulness is difficult.

B．Needless material is mostly recycled.

C．People like collecting recyclable waste.

D．The author is proud of his consumer culture.

If you're planning to get your teenager a present soon and that teen is a big science lover， we've got some great gift ideas to suggest. These aren't science toys but things to read and build and care about that will help your teen explore their universe，just like a scientist.

Most teenagers have probably outgrown their Lego sets， but the urge to build things is no less strong. One great choice: Give them the materials to build their own bicycle. How to Build a Bike will introduce kids to the principles（原则） of bicycle building， and with the help of beautiful photos teach them how to build their own single-speed ride. Help your teen pick out a steel frame， and then let them assemble it with new parts over the course of a month or two.

Think your teen would prefer to build something that requires a little less muscle power to move? A model rocket is a great option. Estes makes a number of great options for all skill levels， but determined teens might enjoy a rocket which flies up to 1，500 feet（457 meters） using a two-stage system.

Want to give your teen something a bit more practical than a model rocket? Hope to save money on laptops? Get them the tools and parts to build their own basic desktop computer. Tom's Hardware has a guide to this project. Get your teen to start with a nice clear case so they can watch all the parts and lights in action.

When I was younger， a friend of mine received a bonsai （盆景） tree as a gift from his parents. He's always been scientifically curious， and learning how to care for and shape the little tree quickly became an attraction for him. Now， he's in an big neuroscience（神经科学） program. Bonsai fans stress the opportunities to learn the difficulties of plants. Get your teen to t start with these well-reviewed: The Beginners Guide.

8. What's the main purpose of the passage?

A．To tell parents how to buy their teenagers science gifts.

B．To give parents advice on how to choose science toys.

C．To show teenagers how to become a big science lover.

D．To try a to . persuade kids to be scientists by themselves.

9. Who are the intended users of Lego sets?

A．Young parents.

B．Any game lovers.

C．People in general.

D．Kids younger than teenagers.

10. What can we learn about a model rocket?

A．It runs fastest among the four gifts.

B．It takes fewer efforts to move than bikes.

C．It is cheaper than any other science gifts.

D．It is more useful than a desktop computer.

11. Which can you attend in order to develop the ability of sorting out different plants?

A．Estes.

B．How to Build a Bike.

C．The Beginners Guide.

D．Tom's Hardware.

Friends should always be honest with you, right? So when they lie, it can   be really hard to take. You want to trust your friends and that means knowing that they'll tell it to you straight no matter what it is. But a friend who lies isn't always trying to hurt you. Why does this happen?

Protect your feelings

One of the biggest reasons friends lie is simply to avoid hurting your feelings.

Some people don't understand the difference between being gently honest with a friend and being so straightforward（直截了当的）that they leave a verbal wound. They choose to avoid these two extremes in the form of a lie.

What you can do: Encourage your friends to be straight with you. No matter what their answer is, let them know you are grateful for it.

They feel embarrassed

Sometimes friends will lie about things in their life because they are too embarrassed to admit the truth. Maybe they are going through a rough time and they just don't want you to know about it.

What you can do: Avoid trying to badger（纠缠）your friend into telling you what's wrong. Instead, make it clear that you are there for them when and if they are ready to talk.

Avoid an argument with you

Perhaps your friend knows that if they tell you the truth, you'll get angry with them. Avoiding conflict is not always healthy for a friendship because it allows problems to grow over time. If you have a bad temper（脾气）, your friend might try and avoid getting into an argument with you and instead just tell you what you want to hear.

What you can do: Make sure that if a friend tells you something unpleasant, you don't overreact. Consider what's being said and why your friend is telling you this. If you do end up arguing, do it in a respectable way.

Exclude you

Lying isn't always a sign that friends are trying to protect you, however. Sometimes they lie because they want to exclude you from their plans.

What you can do：When you find out with certainty that your friend is lying to you, try and face it. Be forewarned, however, that if a friend lies to begin with, he or she may lie when asked a direct question about his or her dishonesty. Go with your guts on this. If you feel your friend is lying because he or she doesn't want to be around you, that's your wake-up call to move on.

12. According to the passage, friends sometimes lie _____________.

A．out of respect

B．in a straight way

C．under social influences

D．because the truth hurts

13. When you find a friend lying, you are advised to _____________ .

A．let it go

B．take it personally

C．handle it respectably

D．break up with him or her .

14. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?

A．Have the courage to handle the situation.

B．Accept the truth that you are being lied to.

C．Go to have a fight with whoever lies to you.

D．Base your judgment on your understanding.

15. What's the passage mainly about?

A．Ways to avoid telling lies.

B．Ways to promote friendship.

C．Reasons for making friends.

D．Reasons for lies and solutions.

After a terrible accident， Colleen was in severe pain and convinced she would never walk again. She faced dozens of surgeries and weeks in a hospital.     16    . She describes the life lessons she learned during her recovery.

Give yourself goals

In the early stages of her recovery， Colleen started to give herself goals for each day.     17     ，includingthe day she started to walk again. “I was ready. I took just a few steps， but that was my goal that day.”

Help others

The doctor suggested that Colleen visit other patients searching for help. She visited a musician who had been paralyzed（瘫痪） in a car accident. She listened to his music and realized that meant so much to him.“     18     .”

Practice gratitude（感谢）

One afternoon a complete stranger called out to Colleen， “What I want you to know is that your life still has a purpose.     19     .” So many people tried their best to keep her alive. She could never pay them back， but she was grateful to be alive even with pain.Her pain was a constant reminder that she was still alive.

    20    

Fear can return at any moment.One day， Colleen saw a truck parked just ahead of her. It was with the same company that the truck that hit i her was from.Colleen was angry， but the driver offered to let her do what she wanted to do. She spent time looking at and touching the truck. By doing this， she faced what she feared the most.

A．Ask for help

B．Face your fears

C．You were saved for a reason

D．Giving help to others lessens pain in us.

E．Colleen was full of anger about the accident

F．This attitude carried her through her recovery

G．Now she's strong enough to compete in sports

One afternoon，I was walking with Evan on the second floor. I talked on and on and Evan walked_______in front of me. As we turned a corner，Evan_______me and said the ten words. “Why are you talking to me?”I'm not your friend. " Those were the_______words he said to me that day. I stood there_______. He kept walking and never looked back. I_______to my next class with tears coming up in my eyes.

We rarely spoke to each other after that. I_______into a shell，like a turtle，to hide from the world. For the rest of my time in middle school，I didn't_______myself to get close to anyone. I pushed away most of my friends_______being hurt again. I avoided unnecessary_______.

It wasn't until high school that I was able to________my head out of my shell and begin________people again. But even today，I am still________in choosing who I open up to. It takes me a very long time to warm to________.

I was twelve then. I was too trusting（轻信的）and I took what Evan said seriously. Maybe he was having a bad day________maybe I was talking too much. In my view，what he said to me that day________the course of my life. But if it weren't for that________，I wouldn't have met my best friends in high school.

I understand that，in middle school，we were all young. I’ve been able to________all the people who bullied（欺侮）me，but for some________I can't seem to forgive Evan. Those________that day hurt me more than anything. I believe that one day I'll be________enough to forgive Evan too. But right now I'm still that twelve-year-old boy running down the hall with eyes filled with tears.

21.

A．silently

B．carefully

C．suddenly

D．happily

22.

A．argued with

B．shouted at

C．turned to

D．reminded of

23.

A．useless

B．exact

C．warm

D．forgettable

24.

A．astonished

B．disappointed

C．frightened

D．amused

25.

A．came back

B．gave in

C．made faces

D．ran off

26.

A．looked

B．turned

C．escaped

D．broke

27.

A．wish

B．allow

C．expect

D．force

28.

A．for fear of

B．because of

C．in need of

D．instead of

29.

A．outings

B．conversations

C．lessons

D．friends

30.

A．remain

B．stick

C．keep

D．hide

31.

A．suspecting

B．refusing

C．admiring

D．trusting

32.

A．cautious

B．alone

C．careless

D．simple-minded

33.

A．anything

B．everyone

C．nothing

D．someone

34.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

35.

A．changed

B．helped

C．developed

D．achieved

36.

A．accident

B．argument

C．incident

D．fight

37.

A．forget

B．remember

C．hate

D．forgive

38.

A．trouble

B．reason

C．idea

D．view

39.

A．situations

B．conditions

C．feelings

D．remarks

40.

A．warm-hearted

B．clever

C．mature

D．determined

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Friends play an important part in our lives.     41     we get on well with a number of people， we are usually friends with only a few. In all the     42    （case） of friendly relationships， two people like one another and enjoy being together. But beyond that， the degree of intimacy（亲密）   between them and the reasons for the     43    （share） interests vary greatly. As we try to make friends with people we take things like age， race， economic conditions， social position into     44    （consider）. Although these factors are not     45     prime importance， it is more difficult     46     （make） friends with people when there is a marked difference in age and background.

It is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs， and to have attitudes and interests in common. It         47     （general） takes time to reach this point. People want to do friends favours and hate to break a promise.Besides， friends have to learn to put up with     48     （annoy） habits and different opinions.Different from marriage， there are no friendship ceremonies to     49     （strong） the relationship between two people. But the supporting and understanding of each other do seem to be a powerful bond（纽带），     50     can overcome differences in background，age， class or race.

51. 短文改错

The other day， I was invited my friend Sam's home for dinner.   I felt a bit surprising when I saw Bill there. It has been two month since we two quarreled，so I was embarrassed and didn't know how to do. I sat down on the sofa but began to watch TV. Later Sam came to ask me to make up with Bill. Until then I realize that Sam had arranged the dinner on purpose. He went up to Bill and greeted him warmly， smile at him. He looked very happy and talked with me excited. That night， we had a great fun together.

52. 网络上曾疯传这么一句话"友谊的小船说翻就翻"。从网络上的各种配图来看,导致友谊翻船的原因林林总总。请你以维护友谊为主题,写一篇100词左右的英语短文。

要求:1. 描述上图并解释图片所传达的意思；
2. 列举导致友谊翻船的原因（至少两条） ；
3. 就如何维护友谊给出你的建议。注意:开头已为你写好,不计入总词数。
A boat shared by a pair of friends turns over for some reason, which reflects friendship   can be easily damaged in reality.
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