2 . 假定你是李华。在你校就读的交换生John对中国唐朝的历史非常感兴趣，他写信希望你能推荐一本介绍唐朝的历史书。你最近碰巧读了A Journey Back to the Tang Dynasty一书，请你写一封电子邮件，向他推荐这本书。
1.推荐的理由；
2.获得的途径。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear John,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

3 . My head was so full of digital noise that it felt like my brain was about to blow a fuse (导火线). I had no greater power of concentration than the lifeless stare of a goldfish. As a writer, I was ashamed to admit that my love of books had been compromised by a brain that simply could not sit still.

So, this year I committed myself to restoring books to the place that they held in my life before the Internet broke my brain.

My goal was 52 books: It seemed like an impossible task. A 400-page book will take the average person around eight hours to read. Finding the time to read was a challenge but here’s how I did it. Firstly, I decided to treat my mind like a misbehaving child who needs some rules laid down. Then I decided that I would read for an hour or two at a time without distraction each day. It was something I hadn’t done in years and it was scary how difficult it was.

In his book, The Distracted Mind, Larry Rosen says that the more we practice spending time away from our electronic devices, the calmer and more focused we become. And this is what I found. Again and again, I would gently bring myself back to the page, resisting the urge to reach for that screen. I took inspiration from Nikki Gemmell, who describes in On Quiet, how investing in a safe to lock away her family’s devices for long periods had opened up a space for deep reflection. For me, finding that quiet time meant finding time in my day just to read. It was like a date between me and my book. And it meant actively choosing to read at times when I normally would reach for my phone. I read on the tram, at the park, in bed at night and on lunch breaks.

By reawakening my love with books I created a sacred space where I could press pause and found inspiration, knowledge, reflection and escape. In our modern world, reading is a powerful and beneficial way for us to slow down and be ourselves.

1. What does the underlined word “compromised” mean in the first paragraph?

A．Rejected.

B．Disturbed.

C．Weakened.

D．Removed.

2. What was the first thing the author did to achieve the goal?

A．The author went to the bookstore to buy books.

B．The author was determined to make rules for himself.

C．The author was buried in reading for an hour or two at once

D．The author decided to get involved in reading with people around.

3. What can we infer about the author?

A．The author benefited a lot from reading books.

B．The author got inspiration when he reached for the screen

C．The author would rather read books outdoors than indoors

D．The author was reminded to kill time with electronic devices.

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

A．Falling in love with reading

B．Resisting the urge to reach for the screen

C．Going back to the books

D．Escaping from the noisy world in reading

7 . I was always a reader. As a kid, I walked to the library several times a week and _________up late reading with a flashlight. I checked out so many books and returned them so _________ that the librarian once roared, “Don’t take home so many books _________ you’re not going to read them all.”

“But I did read them all,” I said.

I was an English major at university and went on to get a masters in literature When I created my online dating _________, I made my screen name(网名) – “missbibiliophile59595. Filling out the “favorite books” section, I let my taste in literature _________ for me: One Hundred Years of Solitude, A Moveable Feast, White Teeth, How to Read the Air.

_________, I realized it had been more than two years since I had read most of those _________. I had stopped reading gradually. I tried to _________my bookish persona (人设) .I joined book clubs that I never attended. I requested a library book everyone was reading, only to return it _________.

I still __________ the idea of reading. __________ I found a bookstore, I would linger__________   the shelves for hours as if __________ up with old friends, picking out books I had read and buying new ones. But it was __________ to me: I was becoming a person I did not know.

David was my first online __________. His profile (简介) said he liked to read, so I asked him about his last book. His face __________ and his fingers danced. David read much more than I did, about a book or two a week. We seemed a (n) __________ couple: me, a five-foot-three black woman__________   to a Caribbean mother, and him, a six foot-four white guy from Ohio. But as we got to know each other, our __________ faith and mutual love of books __________ our gaps.

1.

A．came

B．caught

C．filled

D．stayed

2.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．suddenly

D．unexpectedly

3.

A．as if

B．if

C．though

D．unless

4.

A．profile

B．association

C．status

D．requirement

5.

A．decide

B．determine

C．speak

D．go

6.

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Otherwise

7.

A．authors

B．passages

C．chapters

D．books

8.

A．quit

B．abandon

C．ruin

D．maintain

9.

A．unread

B．unlocked

C．unaffected

D．unaccompanied

10.

A．disliked

B．loved

C．remained

D．deserted

11.

A．However

B．Whoever

C．Whenever

D．Wherever

12.

A．across

B．on

C．between

D．behind

13.

A．catching

B．coming

C．putting

D．feeding

14.

A．clear

B．unlikely

C．impossible

D．indifferent

15.

A．colleague

B．peer

C．tutor

D．date

16.

A．darkened down

B．cheered up

C．lit up

D．burst out

17.

A．imperfect

B．unlikely

C．probable

D．perfect

18.

A．pointed

B．owed

C．donated

D．born

19.

A．different

B．united

C．shared

D．appointed

20.

A．bridged

B．crossed

C．repaired

D．covered

8 . What about your emotions? How do they help you to understand what you are reading?

In Jane Yolan’s Owl Moon, a girl explores with her father on a snowy night. She longs for this special night. And she’s amazed when she sees an owl. Have you felt longing before? Amazement? Well, if you have, it helps you have a sense of agreement. When we can put ourselves inside a story we can understand it better. Our brain tells us, “Oh, this girl's experience is a bit like mine.” And boom! We can relate to her. But this skill is not born in us. So young kids have to learn it.

Pictures and images help young readers to understand and recognize feelings. Readers feel joy when seeing the smiling faces of friends. They feel fear when turning the page to find a scary monster. They are just pictures, but the feelings are real. This skill, to understand the thinking and feeling of others, is what researchers call “theory of mind”.

For example, think about the faces of people and animals in stories. The Big Bad Wolf's scary teeth. The ‘o’ shape of a surprised character's mouth. Or big, wide eyes like the girl in Owl Moon. By noticing the faces, readers can start to figure out what it feels like to be that character. And that helps to figure out how people feel and think in real life.

But most young readers don’t go into deep, scary woods. And some may not go to the beach or play basketball. In the book Yo! Yes? two kids meet and play ball. The kids start the story on opposite pages. But as the story goes on, they get closer until they are together. Some young readers might not play basketball, but they can read the clues on the page to figure out how the kids are feeling. And some readers might not like the game, but they can feel excited for the characters because of how the characters look and move.

1. What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A．Owl Moon talks about the exploration of the Moon.

B．The feeling of “amazement” is a sense of agreement.

C．Readers are blessed with the ability to interpret others.

D．Readers with similar experience understand the story better.

2. Which of the following might help readers develop “theory of mind”?

A．True feelings.

B．Smiling faces.

C．Picture books.

D．Reading skills.

3. Young readers can go deeper into a story by ________.

A．tracking the plot	B．developing new skills
C．sharing similar hobbies	D．analyzing the background

9 . Ender’s Game

Aliens(外星人) have attacked Earth twice and almost destroyed the human beings. We couldn’t lose anymore. Therefore, the world government has started to train military geniuses(军事天才) in the arts of war. Ender Wiggin is taking part in this training. He wins all the games. He knows time is running out, but can he save the planet? It is a good science fiction for boys.

Hatchet

It is the story of a boy named Brian. On a trip to the Canadian oilfields to spend the summer with his dad, the pilot of the Cessna he is traveling in suffers a heart attack and dies. Brian must land the plane in the forest. Brian learns to exist in the forest. He faces many dangers including hunger, animal attacks, and even a tornado.

Ball Don’t Lie

Sticky, 17, is from the streets and has had a hard life so far. But, his hope for his life to be good and get better is basketball. His basketball skills may be his ticket to a better life. This book is encouraging, and raises questions about race and the difficulties in getting ahead in life when you’ve had a bad start.

Crackback

Miles Manning likes to please people, his father, his coach, and his friends. He is a starter on a winning football team that is favored to win the match and have a chance to go to state. However, everybody is pressing Miles to be bigger, stronger and faster, including his new head coach, his strict father, and his best friend.

She

A college professor and his young student follow instructions on a broken pottery shard(陶瓷碎片) that lead them to a legendary lost city in the jungles of Africa, where they encounter She Who Must Be Obeyed, the ruler of the land.

1. Why does the world government train military geniuses in Ender’s Game?

A．To stop the fight against aliens.

B．To help people learn more about wars.

C．To make sure humans win the next war.

D．To destroy the planet aliens are living on.

2. Which book is suitable for Johnson who is interested in wilderness self-help?

A．Crackback.	B．Ball Don’t Lie.
C．She.	D．Hatchet.

3. Which two books are related to sports?

A．Ender’s Game and Crackback.

B．Ball Don’t Lie and Hatchet.

C．She and Hatchet.

D．Ball Don’t Lie and Crackback .

10 . 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。

Chicken Soup for the Soul began in 1993 when motivational speakers, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, decided to choose 101 inspirational     1    (story) that they and other speakers used in their talks for a book. As they searched for     2     winning title, Jack and Mark each agreed to reflect on the subject for one hour a day. Jack pictured the image of his grandmother’s amazing     3     (tradition) chicken soup and remembered how she told him it would cure anything. The book would have the same     4     (heal) powers as that soup—not for the body, but for the soul.     5     (consequent), the now famous title Chicken Soup for the Soul was born.

Chicken Soup for the Soul     6     (release) on June 28, 1993, and became a holiday favorite by the end of December.     7     drove initial interest was not media attention, but rather word-of-mouth promotion from ordinary people around the country     8     bought the book and loved it. Many would return to the bookstore     9     (buy) five or ten copies for friends and family. Thanks     10     that burst of popularity, by September 1994, Chicken Soup for the Soul was on every major bestseller list in the US and Canada.