| About Jane Austen ◆ A famous English writer, born in 1775 in Hampshire, England. ◆ She was the second daughter and seventh child in a family of eight children. ◆ She liked reading and writing at an early age. ◆ She wrote some long and short novels（小说） in her life. ◆ She never got married and died in 1817. Her works published （出版）： ◆ Sense and Sensibility in 1811; ◆ Pride and Prejudice in 1813; ◆ Emma in 1815; ◆ Northanger Abbey in 1818. ◆ In March, 2007 a movie called Becoming Jane was first on show in England. The movie tells us about Jane’s love story. |
| A．England | B．America | C．Australia | D．China |
| A．eleven | B．ten | C．nine | D．eight |
| A．Emma | B．Becoming Jane | C．Pride and Prejudice | D．Sense and Sensibility |
| A．Jane Austen had a really big family. | B．As a kid, Jane Austen liked reading. |
| C．She died at the age of 52. | D．Northanger Abbey was published after Jane died. |
| A．Four famous works | B．A movie by Jane Austen |
| C．Things to do to be a writer | D．An English writer Jane Austen |
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School is a part of life, not only for children but also for their families and teachers, too. Do children need homework? The answer is …
| When they learn something new at school, going over it at home helps them remember it. At my school, teachers give us homework in math and language arts. Our homework gives our teachers important information. It tells them how much students in class know and who needs extra (额外的) help. ——Pradyun, 9 Los Angeles, California |
| Children learn for hours every day at school. Homework is just the same things. And homework also takes time away from activities like sports, hobbies, exercise, and games. These are just as important as schoolwork, because they can keep children happy and relaxed. So children shouldn’t do any homework at home ——Isla, 8 Spokane, Washington |
| Homework is important for students, but the amount of homework (作业量) at school should be different for different ages. Middle and high school students can have more homework. At my school, I get homework, but not too much. My teacher just lets us remember some new words at home and there is a test (测试) each week. Sometimes we have optional (可选择的) homework for students of different levels. ——Isaac Mekee, 11 Durbam, North Carolina |
| Here’s why I think children should have homework. If you didn’t listen carefully in class and couldn’t answer the question, homework is just a good way. It can let teachers and parents know your problem and help you to solve (解决) it. ——Jolynn Xiao, 9 Cprpus, Christi. Texas |
| A．Something new. | B．Math teacher. | C．Extra help. | D．Homework. |
| A．Fun activities. | B．Schoolwork. | C．A test. | D．Happy time. |
| A．Students shouldn’t have homework at all |
| B．There is a test in Isaac’s school every week. |
| C．Isaac thinks his homework is too much for him. |
| D．Students have the same homework in Isaac’s class. |
| A．Help children listen carefully in class. | B．Help parents and teachers change your homework. |
| C．Help children answer questions in class. | D．Help parents and teachers know your problem. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
【推荐2】German Chancellor(总理) Angela Merkel may look like an ordinary woman. She dresses commonly and doesn’t show many feelings. But don’t let appearance fool you.
As the first woman chancellor in Germany’s history, Merkel has topped Forbes magazine’s list of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” six times. She has even been compared to Margaret Thatcher and many people call her “Iron Lady”.
Merkel was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on July 17, 1954. As a small child, she quickly learned to speak but it took longer for her to walk. “I was a stupid person when it came to moving,” Merkel said. “A normal person could do something naturally, but I had to think about it in my mind and practice.” As a teenager, she was the top student in high school. In 1973, Merkel went to the University of Leipzig, where she studied Physics.
At 32, she got her doctor’s degree in Physics. She stepped into politics(政坛) in 1989. In her first big political job as Minister for the Environment in 1994, her scientific background and strong will proved very useful. In 2005 she became Germany’s Chancellor. Through her political career, Merkel’s persistence(坚持) and patience helped her a lot. “She’s bright and open-minded,” said Hubert Markl, a German biologist. “She is the person who wants to know exactly what is going on, and how never giving up will influence our society and future.”
1. From the passage we know that Angela Merkel ________.| A．has less feelings than an ordinary woman | B．is the first woman Chancellor in Germany |
| C．is the most powerful woman in the world | D．is called “Iron Lady” by Margaret Thatcher |
| A．didn’t like to walk around | B．was slow in learning to speak |
| C．had difficulty in learning to walk | D．showed great interest in Physics |
| A．She cares only about politics. | B．She isn’t fit for the position. |
| C．She doesn’t like to listen to others. | D．She is a person with strong will. |
【推荐3】Fights at school sometimes happen. But how can you keep away from a fight? Here’s something you can do.
Be calm. Sometimes, you feel so angry that you really want to teach somebody a lesson. But being angry can’t solve problems. Neither can a fight. Instead, it may bring you more problems. In the school, everyone involved(卷入) in a fight will be punished, no matter who started it. There are no winners in a fight.
Shout loudly. If you know someone is coming up behind you to attack, turn toward the person with your hands up in front of your body and loudly say “stop” before walking away. Loud voice can usually make the attacker calm down. If the person doesn’t slop, cry for help by calling out the name of a teacher whose office is nearby.
________ Your friend may ask you to join in a fight. Learn to say no. Helping him fight is not real helpful for him. If you really want to give him a hand, try to ask him to give it up. Also, you can tell him if he gets involve in a fight, he may get hurt and be punished. Then, try to learn why he wants a fight and help him find a right way to deal with the problem.
1. The undertlined word “attack” in Paragraph 3 means “________” in Chinese.| A．拥抱 | B．攻击 | C．阻止 | D．吸引 |
| A．Face bravely. | B．Join in a fight. | C．Learn to refuse. | D．Talk to someone. |
| A．help students keep away from fights | B．warn students not to fight |
| C．advise students to help each other | D．encourage students to work hard |
| A．sad | B．angry | C．serious | D．crazy |
| A．helping him to fight other | B．joining in the fight |
| C．calling out his name loudly | D．asking him to give it up |
| Name | Introductions(介绍) |
| Daniel Radcliffe | Born in London, England in 1989 An actor Played the part of Harry Potter |
| Celine Dion | Born in Montreal, Canada in 1968 A singing star In 1997, sang the song My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic |
| Thomas Edison | Born in 1847, Kentucky, the USA Made over 1,000 inventions Died in 1931 |
| Bill Gates | Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business@ the Speed of Thought Owns Microsoft Company |
| Mark Twain | Born in 1835 in the USA A writer Wrote Tom Sawyer Died in 1910 |
1. Who is the youngest of the people?
| A．Daniel Radcliffe. | B．Celine Dion. | C．Bill Gates. | D．Mark Twain |
| A．Five | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．film | B．song | C．story | D．book |
| A．Thomas Edison. | B．Bill Gates. | C．Celine Dion. | D．Mark Twain. |
【推荐2】Jack London, one of America’s writers of adventure stories, was born in California in 1876. He was one of the first American authors that were famous worldwide and made a large amount of money from writing. During his life, London did many jobs. His broad (广泛的) life experiences were good for his writing.
London loved to read. As a teenager, he spent many hours educating himself in the public library. He went to the University of California, Berkeley, but he stayed for only several months. Later, he left Berkeley. He thought Berkeley was “not lively enough”, and wanted to do something more exciting.
London wrote stories about working people and the hard times they had in order to make a living. He knew their problems first-hand. He worked as a sailor, factory worker and gold prospector (探矿者), to name just a few of his many jobs.
Like many people of the time, London caught the Klondike Gold Rush fever. In 1897, he headed for Alaska. He didn’t find gold there, but he discovered something even more valuable. He discovered that people enjoyed listening to the stories he made up with his nice imagination. London made the workers laugh with story after story. Later, using his experiences during the Gold Rush, he created many more colorful stories.
Once London decided to be a writer, nothing could stop him. His goal was to write at least one thousand words every day. He refused to stop even when he was sick. In eighteen years, a lot of books and hundreds of articles came out. He was one of the best-selling and highest-paid writers of his day. Many people loved his books very much and considered him to be the best writer.
1. Why was Jack London able to write on many topics?| A．He learned a lot from his father. |
| B．He had different experiences and jobs. |
| C．He studied many subjects at university. |
| D．He took a lot of adventures as a child. |
| A．Great for study. | B．Helpful and imaginative. |
| C．Interesting and beautiful. | D．A little boring. |
| A．A lot of valuable gold. | B．The workers’ rich imagination. |
| C．Another kind of valuable metal. | D．His talent for making up stories. |
| A．Great works surely make people famous. |
| B．Setting a big goal is the key to great success. |
| C．London was hard-working and strong-minded. |
| D．London wrote his stories without difficulty. |
| A．Some books written by Jack London. |
| B．Some information on Jack London’s life. |
| C．The methods of becoming a good writer. |
| D．The life during the Klondike Gold Rush. |
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| When Bella was five, she lost her cat Snowy. Then she decided to write a picture book about her cat so that she could see it every day. The Lost Cat was finished after five days, with colorful painting. To her surprise, this picture book was popular around people and became the best seller in the bookstores. In the same year, Bella was named the world’s youngest female writer to publish a book by Guinness World Records. |
| Ten fun scientific studies across the world won the 12th Pineapple Science Award on November, 2023. The organizer hopes to bring out the curiosity (好奇心) of young people through “fun and serious” studies. And the winners got their ideas in daily life. For example, Sun Qi at New York University won the medical prize. It took her and her team two years to find out that plucking (拔掉) gray hairs would only bring more. |
| The pair, Drew Weissman and Katalin Kariko, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. What they discovered help the development of vaccines (疫苗) against COVID-19. In fact, Dr. Kariko began studying that in the 1970s. She met Dr. Weissman in 1998 and the two soon began working together. Seven years later, they published their discovery in a paper. With the help of their discovery, millions of lives were saved during COVID-19 |
| A．By selling a picture book. |
| B．By creating a picture book. |
| C．By drawing beautiful paintings. |
| A．Because it was named after the pineapple. |
| B．Because the winners get their ideas in daily life. |
| C．Because it encourages fun and serious scientific studies. |
| A．In 2023. | B．In 1998. | C．In 2005. |
| A．What does Bella’s cat look like? |
| B．Why did Drew and Katalin win Nobel Prize? |
| C．What will happen if someone plucks gray hairs? |
| A．Amazing Achievements. | B．Colorful Culture. | C．Interesting Science. |
