2 . Book Information

Children’s Day is coming. Here is some information about children’s books in our bookshop.

All I Want for Christmas Is You Writer: Mariah Carey Age: for 3-7 years Price: $17.99 It is one of the bestsellers. It brings Christmas joy to readers. Its beautiful lyrics (歌词) will bring that same holiday spirit to readers in this picture-book about a young girl whose wish is for a new little dog.	A Bear’s Year Writer: Kathy Duval Age: for 4-8 years Price: $18. 99 When spring arrives, the mother bear and her kids wake up, and as the weather warms to summer, the mother bear teaches her kids to fish. In autumn, as food grows less, the family prepares for the coming winter.
The Little Prince Writer: Exupéry. S Age: for 11-14 years Price: $20.99 The little prince lives on a small planet alone. One day he decides to leave his planet in search for the most important thing in his life. At last he finds out the answer from a fox of the Earth: the power of love.	The Only Child Writer: Guo Jing Age: for 5-9 years Price: $22.99 A little girl is lost in the forest. And she follows a deer deep into the woods. She finds herself in a strange world. But both her home and her family are very far away. How will she get back there?

1. How much is All I Want for Christmas Is You?

A．$17.99.

B．$18.99.

C．$20.99.

D．$22.99.

2. Who is the writer of A Bear’s Year?

A．Mariah Carey.

B．Kathy Duval.

C．Exupéry. S.

D．Guo Jing.

3. Which book is for the children of 11-14 years old?

A．All I Want for Christmas Is You.	B．A Bear’s Year.
C．The Little Prince.	D．The Only Child.

4. The Only Child mainly tells us about ________.

A．a girl lost in the forest	B．a boy’s birthday gift
C．a mother panda and her babies	D．a father dog and his babies

5. The above information is about ________.

A．Children’s movies	B．Children’s toys
C．Children’s shoes	D．Children’s books

3 . Yoga (瑜伽) is a kind of sport. It is very popular around the world now. Everyone, young or old, men or women, can do yoga.

There are many reasons why people like yoga. First, yoga can build up your muscle. Your body will become stronger and more flexible. Second, yoga helps you get rid of stress. What's more, yoga can help your mind stay calm. To put it simply, the reason why so many people are falling in love with yoga is that they are discovering how wonderful it is for their mind, body and spirit.

Yoga began in India about 5,000 years ago. At that time, people wanted to be free, healthy and live a long life. As a result, this kind of exercise was born. The early yoga was part of the religion (宗教). It was usually taught one to one—one teacher and one student. Later, it was accepted by more people.

Yoga is an Indian word that means “to join together". There are three parts of yoga altogether: exercise, breathing and meditation (冥想). In the past, people paid more attention to the spirit. The idea behind the exercise was to join the mind, body and spirit as one.

With the development of the exercise, more and more people are doing yoga as a way of keeping healthy. Among them, office ladies enjoy doing yoga most. Yoga can give them peace, help them feel relaxed and have fewer worries and illnesses.

1. From the passage, we know that yoga is      .

A．a kind of music	B．a kind of sport
C．a kind of book	D．a kind of food

2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．The reasons why people like yoga.	B．The places where people do yoga.
C．The ways that people develop yoga.	D．The persons who invented yoga.

3. When did yoga begin in India?

A．2,000 years ago.	B．3,000 years ago.
C．4,000 years ago.	D．5,000 years ago.

4. What does "yoga" mean in Indian?

A．To read together.	B．To sing together.
C．To join together.	D．To live together.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The introduction of yoga.	B．The introduction of paper.
C．The introduction of drink.	D．The introduction of weather.

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Some people thought Jia Sixie was     1     lucky man. He had worked for the emperor and when he got old, he could go to     2     (he) hometown to relax. Jia Sixie, however, had other plans. He had always been interested     3     agriculture and wanted to do something to make Chinese farming even better.

Jia Sixie     4     (live) about 1,600 years ago. He was born in Yidu in Shandong Province and worked in Gaoyang,     5     is also in Shandong. As he rode through the countryside, he looked out at the fields. Some of them were greener and had     6     (many) crops than others. Some     7     (cow) looked healthier than others too. He was lost in thought. What could a     8     (farm) do to get good crops from his field? Surely there must be rules that would help them. He thought he was able     9     (find) out the best way for farmers. Then he wrote a book     10     (call) Qi Min Yao Shu to help them.

5 . This is a story between a woman and a tree in America.

Julia Hill was born in 1974. As she grew up, she realized it was important to protect trees At the age of 23, she heard some bad news one day. A company wanted to cut down part of forest in California. In the forest there was a 1, 000-year-old redwood tree, which was 70 metres tall! Julia wasn’t happy about this. She thought, “If I sit in the redwood tree, the company can’t cut it down. ”

So she traveled to California to protect the redwood tree. In order to stop the company, Julia climbed up the redwood tree, built a small treehouse and lived in it. Her friends cooked food for her every day. Many news reporters came to interview her. Julia talked to those reporters by mobile phone.

Many people supported Julia, but other people were not on her side. They tried to stop her. The company used a helicopter to fly around her treehouse. It made a lot of noise and brought strong wind. But nothing could stop Julia. She stayed in the redwood tree for two years and eight days.

In the end, Julia was successful. The company agreed not to cut down the redwood tree Julia and her friends became very happy.

1. Where did the story happen?

A．In England	B．In Canada
C．In Australia	D．In America

2. Why did Julia travel to California?

A．To make a speech on TV.	B．To visit her friends
C．To protect the redwood tree.	D．To have a meeting

3. Julia talked to those reporters______.

A．by e-mail	B．over the radio
C．on the Internet	D．by mobile phone

4. What does “other people were not on her side” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Other people did not support her.	B．Other people liked her idea
C．Other people did not talk to her.	D．Other people agreed with her

5. What would be the best title for the text?

A．A Woman and a House	B．A Woman and a Tree
C．A Woman and a Phone	D．A Woman and a Helicopter

6 . Face-to-face communication involves much more than the spoken word.In fact, we often communicate our feelings to others through our body language without realizing we are doing so.We communicate through posture, gesture and facial expression.But the eyes also play an important part in this unspoken language.William Shakespeare called the eyes "a window to the soul," and you can learn to look through that window and better understand a person's body language by reading eye movement.

Begin a conversation and ask a simple question.Watch carefully for eye movement during the response.If the person looks up, he or she is thinking or forming pictures.This is also a sign of a visual thinker.Looking up and to the left shows recalling a memory, while looking up and to the right could show imaginative construction or lying.

If the person looks down, this could be a sign of obedience or even blame.Looking down and to the left can show a person talking to themselves.Looking down and to the right can show that they are feeling strong emotion.

Looking sideways can indicate distraction or checking out a potential threat, hut a sideways glance can also show anger.In addition, eyes that look side to side often show shiftiness and lying.

A glance usually indicates a desire for something.Glancing at a door could show a desire to leave the room, while a glance, at a person could indicate a desire to talk to them.A glance is also used when it is forbidden to look at something.

A person who is lying to you may hold eye contact longer than normal.In addition, this person might smile with his mouth but not with his eyes.Smiling with the eyes is difficult to do if the emotion is not genuine.

Rapid blinking(眨)of the eyes can occur when a person is thinking, and this can also be another sign of lying.Again, a person who is aware of this sign might overcompensate and stare.

1. .The writer supported his argument in the first paragraph by __ __.

A．using a quotation	B．defining the body language
C．telling a story of William Shakespeare	D．making a comment on eyes

2. .Which of the following eye movement shows a dishonest speaker?

A．If he looks up and to the left.

B．If he looks up and to the right.

C．If he looks down and to the left.

D．If he looks down and to the right.

3. .Which eye movement cannot hide your feelings?

A．Looking side to side.	B．Blinking the eyes quickly.
C．Smiling with the eyes.	D．Maintaining a prolonged eyes contact.

4. .The writer wrote this passage to __ __.

A．introduce the different meanings of the body languages

B．teach us how to use eyes to express ourselves

C．explain the importance of body languages

D．tell us how to read eye movement