【推荐3】Returns & Refund Guarantee

The “Returns & Refund Guarantee” is a promise provided by sellers for every item they sell on DHgate.com. When you receive an item that was bought and paid for on our site, and you find it is not as described or is of low quality, you can contact the seller to resolve these problems. DHgate will offer additional assistance if the seller is not cooperative.

Scope

The following points should not be included in the “Returns & Refund Guarantee”:

▲The seller didn’t make any promise.

▲The seller can provide evidence to prove the items are as described.

▲You didn’t contact the seller within the promised time.

▲You have released the payment to the seller before asking DHgate for help.

Sellers are able to set up the following promise:

Returning items for any reason

Buyers can return items for a refund within a specific day which has been set up by sellers, such as 3 days, and 7 days from the day when the items are received. The items’ receive date is the date that is indicated on the shipping carrier’s official website. Buyers should prepay any return shipping cost, which will be given back to the buyers after the seller receives the items as long as the items are returned in the same exact condition as when they were delivered.

Returns or Refunds accepted if the product has quality issues

Buyers can return the items for a refund when they are not as described or possess quality issues by communicating directly with the seller. The seller is responsible for the return shipping cost.

Buyers can get a refund and keep the items when the items are not as described or possess quality issues by negotiating directly with sellers.

1. Who can get additional assistance from DHgate in the guarantee?

A．The buyers in physical stores.	B．The buyers on DHgate.com.
C．The sellers on DHgate.com.	D．Both the buyers and the sellers.

2. Which situation is within the scope of the guarantee?

A．The seller didn’t make any promise.

B．The buyer has paid the seller in advance.

C．The buyer asked for help within the promised time.

D．The seller proves that there is nothing wrong with the item.

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．All the sellers didn’t make promises.

B．DHgate sometimes will pay the buyers.

C．Sellers should prepay return shipping cost.

D．The buyer can’t keep the items after getting a refund.

【推荐2】Today I achieved a dream that was born in April this year.Before April I never swam,biked or ran.I played basketball sometimes,but I did little in the way of endurance(耐力）workouts. One day in April,however,this changed.I want to find a way to challenge myself.I decided I was going to train for the Chicago marathon and complete it in six months.

The day finally came.For the first 11 miles,everything was going great.I was pacing(调整节奏）myself correctly and there wasn't too much pain or tiredness building up in my legs. Shortly after mile 12,however,I started to feel some pain.Miles 12-17 became a mental battle as I tried to convince myself to get to the finish line without walking.

Miles 17-20 were getting hard.I had to consciously push myself to stay at the race pace I was aiming for.My ankles(脚踝）were starting to hurt and my legs were giving out.At around mile 21 I got a stomach ache.I thought I might have to stop and walk for a minute,but the determination side of my brain took over and said,"Stick to your goals and never give up!”

The last 3-4 miles of the marathon were like nothing I have experienced.At the aid station at mile 24 I walked for a few seconds and drank some water.Then I started running and slowly I got back up to speed and went on.The last mile stands as the single most difficult thing I have done physically and mentally.Every step I took,my brain was screaming at me to walk.but I wouldn't listen.

When I crossed the finish line I was so happy and excited that I began to cry.I will never forget this day and I encourage everyone to go after that big event you have been thinking about, because although it will be hard,there are few more rewarding feelings than the feeling I had today crossing the finish line at the Chicago Marathon.

1. The writer ran a marathon because he/she wanted to

A．win a prize	B．get into shape
C．make a difference	D．take up a sport

2. What was the writer's mental battle at the Marathon?

A．To run or not to.	B．To walk or not to.
C．To stop or not to.	D．To rest or not to.

3. What played an important role in the writer's completing the Marathon?

A．Enthusiasm.	B．Interest.
C．Experience.	D．Determination.

4. How did the writer feel about the experience at the Chicago Marathon?

A．Painful.	B．Amazing.
C．Embarrassing.	D．Enjoyable.

【推荐3】Mini Book Excerpts (节选)
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House, $27)
Mystery (疑案小说)
"You're a smart boy. Benny's death was no accident, and you're the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?" The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, "Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn't you?"
The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, "Maybe," he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books, $25.99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don't want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't. Some mothers love so their daughters won't.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books, $15)
Humor
Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!'s "amusement cycling" is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a day's drive of most cities?
Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco, $14.99)
1. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by ________.

A．Ecco	B．Atria Books
C．Riverhead Books	D．Random House

2. The book Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for ________.

A．young children	B．Disney World workers
C．middle school teachers	D．parents with young children

3. Which book describes women with characters of their own?

A．Happy And Other Bad Thoughts

B．J. D. Salinger: A Life

C．You Are Free

D．Red Wolf

4. From the book You Are Free we can know that mothers ______.

A．teach her daughter read and write

B．be a model for their daughters

C．are born to give

D．suffer a lot

5. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that ________.

A．the boy helped arrest the murderer

B．Benny died of an accident

C．the murderer got away with the crime

D．Annika carried out the crime

【推荐2】To son, Cecil,

When I wrote this you were 8, still a little boy. In 2002, I was called to active duty in the Marine Corps in the war on Terrorism (恐怖主义). On the 11th of September 2001 when America was attacked, I knew that I would eventually have to go and I was filled with a deep sense of sadness. That night as you and Keiko were asleep, I looked at your little faces and couldn’t help but fight the tears.

I knew it would be hard for you because I had a similar experience. When I was a little boy aged 6, my Dad, your Grandpa, was sent to Vietnam during the war there. I remember how much I missed him, too. But now unfortunately I have come to realize just how rough it must have been for Grandpa to be away from his children for a year. Thinking about this, I wanted to put my thoughts and feelings down for you and your sister. I am so sorry that I had to leave for such a long time. There is no place I would rather be than with you and Keiko. You two are the lights of my life. I have known no greater joy than in the few years since you two were born. I hope to have many more years with you. If this doesn’t happen, you should know that I love you more than words can express.

If for some reason I don’t make it home, I will need you to take care of your little sister and your Mom. You will be the man of the Cawley family. Be good my son and God will watch over you as he has me. I will be waiting impatiently for the time when we can all be together again.

1. The writer felt sad because __________.

A．His country was under attack	B．His father was killed in Vietnam
C．He was afraid of the war on Terrorism	D．He had to be away from his family

2. What words could be used to describe the writer?

A．Caring and considerate.	B．Clever and responsible.
C．Brave and determined.	D．Ambitious and diligent.

3. Why did the writer write the letter?

A．To let his son know his father is a hero.

B．To express his love and expectation of his son.

C．To offer his apology for leaving his family.

D．To remind Cecil of his responsibility for his country.

【推荐1】No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.

All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” (解读) of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.

I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening (提升) of life”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save your life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.

I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.

1. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should________.

A．discuss it with others	B．analyze it by oneself
C．copy it down in a notebook	D．practise reading it aloud

2. According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students________.

A．to understand life.	B．to enjoy poetry.
C．to become teachers.	D．to become poets

3. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply?

A．More importance should be attached to the teaching of poetry.

B．Poetry is more important than any other subject.

C．One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry

D．Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses

【推荐2】Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America.

Her poems described conditions among the poor, racial inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.

In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Side of Chicago is where many black people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was A Street in Bronzeville that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions of the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection.

In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She won the prize for her second book of poems called Annie Allen. Annie Allen is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and being poor. Ms Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.

Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called Maud Martha. Maud Martha received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today.

By the end of the 1960s, Gwendolyn Brooks’s poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues.

1. What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks from the second paragraph?

A．She mainly wrote about the struggles of black women.

B．She was good at using the language of poetry.

C．Her writing skills were a little worse than her ability.

D．Her poems were mainly about the African experience.

2. The author develops the passage mainly by 　　　.

A．providing examples

B．using statistics

C．comparing opinions

D．describing her experiences

3. In the next part, the author would most probably talk about 　　　.

A．the difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks would meet

B．the poems related to political issues

C．the awards Gwendolyn Brooks gained

D．the racial inequality the black had to face

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．The life of Gwendolyn Brooks.

B．The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks.

C．The understanding about black culture.

D．The struggles of black women.

【推荐3】No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.
All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching cannot replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.
I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “ a criticism(批判) of life”, and “a heightening(提升) of life”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save your life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.
I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.
1. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should________.

A．discuss it with others

B．analyze it by oneself

C．copy it down in a notebook

D．practise reading it aloud

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry?

A．Extending your life	B．Saving your life
C．Criticizing life	D．Heightening life

3. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph mean?

A．More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.

B．Poetry is more important than any other subject.

C．One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry

D．Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses