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Amazon Price:＄4.9 List Price:＄10 In The Firm, Mitch, a student from Harvard Law School, accepts a job at a supposedly reputable law firm. But soon afterwards, strange things start happening and Mitch decides to investigate, which soon puts him in danger. This New York best seller was written by the famous American lawyer and author John Grisham, best known for his popular legal thrillers. Amazon Price:＄7.94 List Price:＄10 Angela's Ashes is a recollection of the author's childhood in Brooklyn and Ireland. McCourt recounts several stories about his family's struggles with poverty, as well as his father's drinking problem. This novel has won several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Amazon Price:＄1.77 List Price:＄4.99 In Fish Face, Emily is the fastest runner in school as well as being best at math. Tiffanie, a new girl, joins the class and Emily tries hard to be friends with her, despite Tiffanie being a terrific reader and a better runner. But Tiffanie turns out to be a thief! Who will believe Emily when everyone thinks she is jealous? Amazon Price:＄6.19 List Price:＄12.8 In this scaring detective fiction novel, 10 people are invited to an island. One by one, they start to die. Who's killing them? And why? Christie's best-selling novel, And Then There Were None has been adapted into several plays, films, and even video games. Amazon Price:＄4.28 List Price:＄7.95 The Everything Kids' States Book: Wind Your Way Across Our Great Nation The Everything Kids' States Book is packed full of fascinating information about every single one of the 50 states in the U.S.A. Full of trivia about the history, geography and land marks of each state, it is also filled with puzzles and quizzes to keep kids entertained for hours! Amazon Price:＄7.6 List Price:＄15 The Old Man and the Sea is about a fisherman (Santiago) and his attempts to catch an enormous marlin fish. The story also looks at the friendship between Santiago and his young apprentice, Mandolin. Written in 1951, it was the last book by Hemingway which was published during his lifetime. Amazon Price:＄2.5 List Price:＄5 In The Secret Garden, Mary is an Orphan who's sent to live with a reclusive uncle, Archibald Craven. One day, she discovers a key to a mysterious garden. Mary and her friends spend a summer secretly visiting this garden and experiencing important changes in their lives. This interesting book is top-listed among the favorites of both children and grown-ups. Amazon Price:＄5.95 List Price:＄14.95 For Boys Only: The Biggest Book Ever Despite the title For Boys Only, this book is sure to be treasured by whoever gets it. Packed full of useful information and advice, it is written in a light humorous tone that is sure to tickle. How to fight off an alligator (短吻鳄) or pilot a plane in an emergency are just two of the many subjects covered. Educational, interesting and fun, this is a great book.

1. We can know from Fish Face that_______.

A．Emily is best at reading in her class

B．Emily gets along well with Tiffanie

C．Tiffanie is best at running in school

D．Tiffanie is more popular than Emily in her class

2. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．Angela's Ashes is a reflection of the author's own life.

B．The Old Man and the Sea mainly talks about the friendship between Santiago and Mandolin.

C．The Secret Garden is intended for children only.

D．For Boys Only is the only book that won awards.

3. And Then There Were None is similar to The Firm, because _______.

A．they are both thrillers

B．they are both best sellers in New York

C．both stories are set on an island

D．both stories are adapted into films

【推荐1】Carrots are grown all over the world. They are easy to plant and easy to harvest. They have a good taste.

When people think about carrots, they usually think they are a kind of long, thin, orange-colored vegetable. In fact, carrots are in many different sizes and shapes. And not all carrots are orange.

Carrots should be grown in a field that does not have water for a long time. The earth also should not be too hard. To prepare your carrot garden, dig up the earth and turn it over.

Weather, soil condition and time affect the taste of carrots. Warm days and cool nights are the best time to grow great delicious carrots.

The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color. Usually, the brighter the color is, the better the taste is.

Most people do not know that carrots can be grown during the winter months. If the winter is not cold enough to freeze the ground, you can grow carrots the same way as you do during the summer months.

Carrots are prepared and eaten in many different ways. They are cut into thin pieces and cooked with other vegetables or meat. Or, they are washed, and eaten just as they come out of the ground.

1. What can affect the taste of carrots?

A．Weather and time	B．Weather and soil condition
C．Soil condition and time	D．Weather, time and soil condition

2. Which is the right order according to the article?
a. Carrots are eaten in different ways.
b. Carrots are in many sizes and shapes.
c. Dig up the earth and turn it over before planting carrots.
d. The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color.

A．b→a→c→d

B．b→c→d→a

C．c→b→d→a

D．d→c→b-a

3. Which of the following is Not true?

A．Carrots are easy to plant and easy to harvest.

B．Carrots should be grown in a field without water for a long time.

C．Everyone knows that carrots can be grown during the winter months.

D．Carrots have a good taste.

【推荐2】Greenwich (格林威治) is on the River, five miles from the middle of London, and its history is two thousand years old. The first English people were fishermen there, and they named the place Greenwich, meaning “green village”. Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwich in their beautiful places.

The name of the earliest palace was Placentia. Its windows were made of glass-the first in England. But trouble was coming to Greenwich. In 1649, a war started in England and for eleven years there was no king. The men who had worked for him at Placentia decided to live in the place themselves. They sold all its beautiful things, and bought small pieces of the palace garden with money. Finally, the war ended and King Charles II came back. But Placentia was falling down. So King Charles built a new and bigger palace, which is now open to the public.

At this time, Charles was worried about losing so many of its ships at sea because their sailors did not know how to tell exactly where they were. So in 1675, Charles made John Flamsteed, the first astronomer (天文学家) in England, try to find the answer. Flamsteed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park. From it with a telescope which he made himself, Flamsteed could look all round the sky. And he did, night after night, for twenty years. Carrying on Flamsteed’s work a hundred years later, an astronomer called Harrison finally made a clock which told the time at sea, and helped sailors to know where they were. You can see Harrison’s clock, still working, in Greenwich’s museum of the sea. Because of Flamsteed’s work, every country in the world now tells its time by Greenwich time.

1. The first English people living in the “green village” were _____.

A．sailors	B．fishermen
C．King Charles and his family	D．The families of king and queens

2. Placentia was _____ palace in Greenwich.

A．the biggest

B．smallest

C．the earliest

D．the latest

3. What kind of trouble came to Greenwich in 1649?

A．A war started in England.	B．Placentia was destroyed.
C．Ship-yards were built.	D．King Henry died.

4. Charles made John Flamsteed try to find ______.

A．how to tell the time	B．hot to build ships
C．a way for sailors to tell their positions at sea	D．a place to set up a telescope

5. Who made the first clock which could tell the time at sea?

A．Harrison

B．Flamsteed

C．Henry

D．Charles

【推荐1】There are many oceans and lakes in the United States where you can gain unexpected experiences. Here are some of most stunning ones found throughout the United States.

Ocracoke Beach, North Carolina

Ocracoke Island has 16 miles of undeveloped sandy shoreline. It is a barrier island of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and it is a part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Ocracoke is fairly remote and can only be reached by public ferry, private boat or private plane. The beach is perfect for swimming, fishing, surfing, sunbathing, fishing and even camping. Certain portions of the beautiful sandy beach can be enjoyed by off-road vehicles.

Sand Beach, Maine

Located on Mt. Desert Island, Sand Beach offers visitors to Maine an amazing beach destination. Visitors to Acadia National Park have the opportunity to enjoy all of the beauty and excitement of this park. This beach is wonderfully sandy and is even a safe place to enjoy swimming. Bordered on both sides by rocky headlands, visitors can also appreciate the tide pools as well as some unique wildlife living in the headlines.

Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

Widely considered to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the United States if not the world, Poipu Beach is located on the south shore of Kauai and is part of Poipu Beach Park. The beach is composed of a string of golden sandy crescent shaped beaches. Visitors to Poipu can have hours of fun snorkeling, boogie- boarding, swimming, and surfing. The best surfing spots are located slightly offshore, the reef establishes wavebreaks which make good surfing for surfers of all experience levels.

South Ocean Beach, Mary land

Located on the fascinating Assateague Island, South Ocean Beach is a beautiful Atlantic coast beach. This shoreline is drivable, giving visitors the opportunities to enjoy all the miles of the beach and all of the activities of the beach, South Ocean Beach even offers some fantastic surfing conditions in the region as well.

1. What can visitors do when they’re in Sand Beach, Maine?

A．Enjoy rare species.	B．Go camping.
C．Take a walk.	D．Watch a game.

2. What kind of transportation is favored when you visit South Ocean Beach, Maryland?

A．On foot.	B．Hiring a ferry.
C．By car.	D．Riding a bike.

3. Who will be enthusiastic about the text?

A．Bird watchers.	B．Beach lovers.
C．Fashion designers.	D．Landscape architects.

【推荐2】If you expect to work in the future in the travel industry, you should begin learning Chinese.

That’s because Chinese people spent nearly$258 billion in total on international travel last year. That’s more than twice the combined amount spent on international travel by people from the United States and Germany, the next two biggest-spending nations. The Chinese are relative(相对的)newcomers when it comes to traveling beyond their nation’s borders and only a small percentage of them travel outside of China each year. Given the size of that nation’s population. even that small percentage represents well over 100 million Chinese travelers to foreign destinations.

Yet Chinese citizens flew, on average, just 65 miles last year versus(与……相对)the 227 miles flown on average by US residents(居民), the 285 miles flown on average by Germans, the 271 miles flown on average by those from the United Kingdom, and the 632 miles flown by the average Canadian last year.

China’s high total spending on international travel and its low average number of miles flown on international travel may show that while only a small percentage of China’s residents actually travel outside their homeland, and those who do spend a lot of money don’t go that far. But there are reasons for China’s low average of miles travel on international trips. A small percentage of Chinese now have enough money to travel internationally, though the number of people who do travel outside of China is growing fast every year. Besides, a large percentage of Chinese people traveling abroad stay close to home.

However, as more and more Chinese gain the financial ability to travel internationally and as Chinese become more and more interested in visiting destinations farther and farther away from home, their spending on international travel and the average distances flown will both rise rapidly.

1. Why does the author suggest learning Chinese for the future work in travel industry?

A．Being good at Chinese is a must for future work.

B．Chinese is most commonly used in travel industry.

C．Travel industry requires employees to learn Chinese.

D．China is a big-spending nation in international travel

2. What can we infer from paragraph 3?

A．People from different countries have different preferred destinations.

B．China has a relatively low average number of miles flown on travel.

C．Chinese people are more willing to travel abroad compared with Canadians.

D．People going on a journey around the world hate taking international planes.

3. What are many Chinese people who travel abroad likely to do?

A．Try to save their money.	B．Improve their ability to travel.
C．Choose to stay close to home.	D．Travel in America and Germany.

4. What does the last paragraph say about the future of Chinese people’s traveling abroad?

A．It’s bright.	B．It’s confusing.
C．It’s hopeless.	D．It’s unclear.

【推荐3】A

I am a student and part-time waitress in Chicago. Growing up, I was used to words such as “Don’t talk to strangers”. As a result, I don’t talk to unknown people at work except taking orders.

One night, a little old man, probably in his eighties, came in. I took his order and went on my way. But I noticed that he came in week after week. Slowly, I began having short conversations with my new guest, whose name was Mr Rodgers, but he insisted that I call him Don. I learned that he and his wife had gone to dinner and a movie every Saturday. Since she had died, he carried on the tradition alone. I began looking forward to him coming in and telling me his movie reviews.

As the weeks went on I began to sit and really talk with Don. We talked about his wife, his days and his son. Eventually, we began to talk about my dreams and studies.

Since meeting Don, I have learned that strangers can become friends and that life can be much more enjoyable if I make friendly conversations. After all, I became more than just his waitress. I became his friend, too.

1. What did the author talk about with Don finally?

A．Dreams.	B．Movies.
C．Friends.	D．Orders.

2. Who accompanied Mr Rodgers to dinner and a movie?

A．A stranger.	B．The waitress.
C．Don.	D．His wife.

3. Why did the author think that she was more than a waitress?

A．Because her service was good.

B．Because she had gentle behavior.

C．Because she could make friends .

D．Because her conversations were friendly.

【推荐1】There is now a museum for pizza lovers in America’s pizza capital, New York City. The Museum of Pizza is devoted to pizza, cheese and sauce, but there’s more to it than meets the tougue.

“It’s often that the simplest ideas are the best. And we wanted to use pizza’s appeal to get people through the door and to look at art and hear about history in a different forms,” said Alexandra Serio, Chief Content Officer at Nameless Network, the group that baked the Museum of Pizza idea. Another instantly recognizable characteristic of the space is the bright colors that are weaved (穿行) throughout the exhibits—perfect for taking social media-ready pictures.

Located on the street level of Brooklyn’s William Vale hotel, the museum is a large, one-floor space that houses a wide variety of art, from giant photographs to sculptures that surround visitors.

Serio said exhibits of this kind are becoming an advantage for museums as they try to get younger legs to walk through their doors. “It’s a kind of change,” she said. “You’ll see it in the next few years because of museums like the Museum of Ice Cream, and multiple pop-ups (出现) of this kind of museums suiting a younger audience and seeing how they can make their exhibitions more attractive, touch and photography friendly.”

“Honestly, I thought it would be like more of a museum in the beginning, with the pizza boxes and it tells you when it was developed and things like that,” said Nene Raye, visitor from New Jersey.

Lydia Melendez, a self-described “pizza fan”, bought her tickets in April and for her, this experience was worth the wait. “I thought it was going to be kind of boring, like I’m going to walk in and there’s just going to be a book about pizza and how to make it, but this is definitely one for the books.” she said.

1. What’s a noticeable attraction of the pizza-themed museum according to Serio?

A．It covers a large area.

B．Visitors can bake pizza in it.

C．It’s perfect for taking amazing pictures.

D．Its exhibits are arranged in the simplest way.

2. Who is the museum targeted at?

A．Younger audience.	B．Ice cream lovers.
C．Artists and sculpturers.	D．Professional photographers.

3. What does Lydia Melendez think of the museum?

A．It is kind of disappointing.	B．It is surprisingly wonderful.
C．It is definitely a dull museum.	D．It looks like a traditional museum.

4. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．Small Pizza, Huge Influence

B．New York City, Pizza Capital

C．Fashionable Museums Appear in America

D．Pizza Museum Meets More Than the Tongue

【推荐2】The name England comes from the words “Angle land”. The Angles were people who came from northern Germany in the 5th and 6th centuries, after the Romans had left. The French name for England is Angleterre, which also means “Angle land”. There were also invasions (侵略) of southern England by Saxons and Jutes (people from another part of northern Germany). English people are sometimes called Anglo－Saxons. The Celts who used to live in this area were forced to move back into Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall and into Western France (the area known as Brittany).

England at first became a series of kingdoms, the strongest of which was Wessex (the name comes from West－Saxon). The names of many of the areas in England come from this period—for example, the name Sussex comes from South－Saxon, Essex from East－Saxon, and East Anglia from East－Angle. The Vikings then came from Denmark, and later the Normans invaded from France. Eventually England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were united, forming the United Kingdom.

The English language is the main language spoken throughout England, although there are many different accents. It can be difficult to know how to spell or to pronounce some English words, because the language has been influenced by Latin and Greek (languages used at the time of the Romans, and used in religion and education until recent times), German (the language of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes), French(the language of the Normans), Gaelic/Scots (Celtic languages) and Danish (the language of the Vikings).

There are now many people throughout the United Kingdom who speak a foreign language either as their first or second language, mainly due to immigration (移民) from Europe or the Commonwealth (countries which used to be part of the British Empire).

1. What's the first paragraph mainly about?

A．The origin of the name England.

B．The Celts used to live in England but left for some reason.

C．Southern England once was attacked by Saxons and Jutes.

D．Angles and Saxons came from different parts of northern Germany.

2. In the history of England, ________ once was the strongest kingdom.

A．Sussex	B．Wessex
C．Essex	D．East Anglia

3. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A．English words are hard to spell and to pronounce.

B．England had been invaded by most of the countries of Europe.

C．The English language was influenced by several foreign languages.

D．It's hard for people who have different English accents to communicate.

4. Why do many people in the UK speak a foreign language nowadays?

A．Because they are required to learn a foreign language at school.

B．Because they plan to live outside the UK in the future.

C．Because they have moved from other countries.

D．Because they have worked in other countries.

【推荐3】The temperature of the sun is over 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit at the surface,but it rises to perhaps more than 16 million degrees at the center.The sun is so much hotter than the earth that matter can exist only as a gas,except at the core.In the core of the sun,the pressures are so great against the gases that,despite the high temperature,there may be a small solid core.However,no one really knows,since the center of the sun can never be directly observed.

Solar astronomers do know that the sun is divided into five layers or zones.Starting at the outside and going down into the sun,the zones are the corona,chromosphere,photosphere,convection zone and finally the core.The first three zones are regarded as the sun's atmosphere ends and the main body of the sun begins.

The sun's outermost layer begins about 10,000 miles above the visible surface and goes outward for millions of miles.This is the only part of the sun that can be seen during an eclipse such as the one in February 1979.At any other time,the corona can be seen only when special instruments are used on cameras and telescopes to shut out the glare of the sun's rays.

The corona is a brilliant,pearly white,filmy light,about as bright as the full moon.Its beautiful rays are a sensational sight during an eclipse.The corona's rays flash out in a brilliant fan that has wispy spikelike（一束束穗状）rays near the sun's north and south poles.The corona is thickest at the sun's equator.

The corona rays are made up of gases streaming outward at tremendous speeds and reaching a temperature of more than 2 million degrees Fahrenheit.The rays of gas thin out as they reach the space around the planets.By the time the sun's corona rays reach the earth,they are weak and invisible.

1. Matter on the sun can exist only in the form of gas because of the sun’s ________

A．size

B．age

C．location

D．temperature

2. All of the following are parts of the sun’s atmosphere EXCEPT the ________.

A．cornoa

B．core

C．photospere

D．chromosphere

3. Accroding the passage, as the corona rays reach the planets, they become ______.

A．hotter

B．clearer

C．thinner

D．stronger

4. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses which of the following?

A．The remaining layers of the sun.

B．The evolution of the sun to its present form.

C．The eclipse of February 1979.

D．Scientists will cost more money on researching the corona.