1 . Plastics have been found from the top of Mount Qomolangma to newly-formed beaches in Hawaii. The amount of plastic in our environment is shocking. What can we do about it? I’m inspired by Kate Nelson, who has lived without using single-use plastic for over ten years. Kate is also the founder of Sea the Mermaids, an organization focusing on stopping human-sourced ocean pollution through education and community action.
She recently wrote an inspiring and practical guidebook I Quit Plastics: and you can too, which is full of information and tips on how to cook, clean, shop, wear and live plastic-free. Upon first opening, you will see a recipe for Cashew Cheese that looks amazing! Not only does this book provide many delicious recipes, but also explores interesting problems about plastic pollution.
For example, Kate explores the problems about plastics and social justice, including plastic privilege(特权). She points out that wealthier countries, such as the USA, export their plastic waste to Southeast Asia, but many of these countries cannot process their own waste. In addition, most of the affordable food, though processed and unhealthy, is heavily packaged in plastic. People that live in “food deserts” in cities and depend on corner stores have no choice when it comes to avoiding plastics. Kate writes in the book, “Not everyone will have bulk (散装) food stores or farmers’ markets near where they live.”
Kate’s writing is easy to read without sounding preachy (说教的). Her explanations and reasoning are clear. From food to beauty to cleaning, Kate’s practical recipes and tips make it easy for everyone to reduce their chances of using single-use plastic. She develops effective strategies that others can easily adopt and offers clear steps to help people improve on the plastic quifting journey.
1. Why does the author talk about plastic in the first paragraph?| A．To lead to the topic. | B．To share an experience. |
| C．To doubt serious pollution. | D．To explain plastic pollution. |
| A．Famous persons. | B．The latest news. |
| C．Classic music. | D．Reusable shopping bags. |
| A．They eat too much unhealthy food. |
| B．They can’t afford to buy enough food. |
| C．They can’t avoid plastic-packaged food. |
| D．They prefer bulk food to packaged food. |
| A．An environment report. | B．A book review. |
| C．An author’s introduction. | D．A scientific research. |
1. What do most students write on the sides of each page?
| A．Questions. | B．Long notes. | C．New vocabulary. |
| A．Using as many colors as possible. |
| B．Reading a chapter with one pen in the hand. |
| C．Marking the information as much as possible. |
| A．By reviewing the marks. |
| B．By reviewing all the books. |
| C．By asking their teachers questions. |
1. What can be said about the man?
| A．He loves reading. |
| B．He has no time to read for fun. |
| C．He prefers movies to books. |
| A．Legal documents. |
| B．Thrillers. |
| C．Biographies. |
| A．A book on Mona Lisa. |
| B．A book on a rock band. |
| C．A book on a murder. |
| A．Next Monday. |
| B．Next Friday. |
| C．On the weekend. |
4 . Learn With Homer
Price: Free
Grade level: Pre-K, K
Skill: Comprehension, Phonics (拼读法)
Device: iPad
It’s a learn-to-read app for kids aged 3 to 6 that includes drawing, voice recording, stories, songs, and more, along with more traditional phonics exercises.
This app can be helpful for kids who have speech production problems and language organization problems.
Inspiration Maps
Price: $ 9.99
Grade level: 4th and above
Skill: Comprehension, Writing
Device: iPad
Inspiration Maps is a mind-mapping tool that helps kids visually (视觉上) organize ideas. They can create maps, organizers, brainstorms, and text outlines. Outlines can be changed to maps, and maps can be changed to outlines. Users can share creations by emailing, printing, or saving to iTunes, Dropbox, Photos, or the app (as PDF or PNG files) . The Lite version (简化版本),which is free, lets kids create up to five mind maps with no sharing choices.
Aesop’s Quest
Price: $ 0.99
Skill: Comprehension
Grade level: 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Device: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Aesop’s Quest, based on Aesop’s Fables, is a learning game where the student must remember parts of a story to complete a level. At the end of each story level, the student is rewarded with tests. After solving the tests, the story is complete and the child can continue to the next story.
Developed together with the Virginia Department of Education.
Light Sail
Grade level: Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and above
Price: Free
Skill: Comprehension
Device: iPad
Light Sail is an e-reading platform that helps teachers support their students’ independent reading. Students can use Light Sail to check out text from their schools’ online libraries and read the books directly on their iPad. As students progress through a book, questions appear to check their comprehension. As students complete these assessments (评定), they earn prizes.
1. What do the four apps have in common?| A．They try to improve kids’ comprehension ability. |
| B．They are developed for high-school students. |
| C．They can be downloaded onto iPhone. |
| D．They are free of charge. |
| A．Learn With Homer | B．Aesop’s Quest | C．Light Sail | D．Inspiration Maps |
| A．It is developed only for teachers. |
| B．It is a platform to support students’ independent reading. |
| C．It helps users to finish their homework. |
| D．It develops users’ comprehension through games. |
| A．Love stories. | B．Detective stories. | C．Science fiction. |
6 . A few weeks ago, I surfed the Internet and came across a book called The Debt to pleasure. At first sight, I
But before I could
One thing I should mention：I did end up loving The Debt to Pleasure, I loved it so much that I finally ordered a copy of my own. The library book does
| A．attempted | B．decided | C．arranged | D．ceased |
| A．sympathy | B．judgment | C．adaptation | D．recognition |
| A．click | B．spot | C．untie | D．strike |
| A．defended | B．insisted | C．confirmed | D．conveyed |
| A．accessible | B．affordable | C．available | D．dynamic |
| A．patience | B．relief | C．certainty | D．honesty |
| A．plain | B．vivid | C．unique | D．attractive |
| A．response | B．adventure | C．interaction | D．encounter |
| A．frequently | B．gradually | C．consequently | D．normally |
| A．due | B．extra | C．missing | D．out |
| A．submitted | B．donated | C．dropped | D．distributed |
| A．apply | B．exchange | C．cheer | D．head |
| A．belonged to | B．appealed to | C．turned to | D．depended on |
| A．paid | B．offer | C．save | D．prepare |
| A．material | B．temporary | C．complete | D．sustainable |
7 . Returning to a book you’ve read many times can feel like drinks with an old friend. There’s a welcome familiarity - but also sometimes a slight suspicion that time has changed you both, and thus the relationship. But books don’t change, people do. And that’s what makes the act of rereading so rich and transformative.
The beauty of rereading lies in the idea that our bond with the work is based on our present mental register. It’s true, the older I get, the more I feel time has wings. But with reading, it’s all about the present. It’s about the now and what one contributes to the now, because reading is a give and take between author and reader. Each has to pull their own weight.
There are three books I reread annually .The first, which I take to reading every spring is Emest Hemningway’s A Moveable Feast. Published in 1964, it’s his classic memoir of 1920s Paris. The language is almost intoxicating (令人陶醉的)，an aging writer looking back on an ambitious yet simpler time. Another is Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm, her poetic 1975 ramble (随笔) about everything and nothing. The third book is Julio Cortazar’s Save Twilight: Selected Poems, because poetry. And because Cortazar.
While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifs, which might add to the meaning I attach to them. But I imagine that, while money is indeed wonderful and necessary, rereading an author’s work is the highest currency a reader can pay them. The best books are the ones that open further as time passes. But remember, it’s you that has to grow and read and reread in order to better understand your friends.
1. Why does the author like rereading?| A．It evaluates the writer-reader relationship. |
| B．It’s a window to a whole new world. |
| C．It’s a substitute for drinking with a friend. |
| D．It extends the understanding of oneself. |
| A．It’s a brief account of a trip. |
| B．It’s about Hemingway’s life as a young man. |
| C．It’s a record of a historic event. |
| D．It’s about Hemingway’s friends in Paris. |
| A．Debt |
| B．Reward. |
| C．Allowance. |
| D．Face value. |
| A．He loves poetry. |
| B．He’s an editor. |
| C．He’s very ambitious. |
| D．He teaches reading. |
8 . You should try your best to create your own family library so that you and your family are always learning. "It is a great mistake to think that education is finished when young people leave school. Education is never finished even if you grow older," said Mrs Child in The Mother's Book. "Collecting a library of books in your home is really helpful to your family. ”
"What is really interesting about having so many books in your home is that a book you purchase has a chapter about the deeper knowledge of your favorite subject at school," said a university graduate. Researchers in a study tries to identify what parents do has an influence on how well their children do on standardized tests. One positive aspect they find is the availability of a large number of books at home. This has a stronger connection, especially when you read to your children every day. The more books your older kids have access to at home, the more likely they are just to be reading for fun, rather than having to wait for weekly trips to the library.
John Henry, one educated parent, said, "I have been homeschooling my children using the philosophy of A Thomas Jeffer son Education. This philosophy of learning is based on the reading of classic books. ” Clinton Fadiman said, "When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before； you see more in you than before. " Classic books also make you smarter and wiser! The wisdom comes in the examples in the lives of the characters.
"It is within your power to guide your youth in their reading and to cultivate in their hearts a desire for good books. It is the most unfortunate if a person is not possessed with the desire for good reading. The reading habit, like charity, should begin at home," said Mrs Child.
1. What does the author mainly want to show in paragraph 2?| A．Kids don't need to go to the library any longer. |
| B．Parents should set a good example at home. |
| C．It's necessary to create a family library. |
| D．It's important to let kids pass standardized tests. |
| A．By quoting others ’words. | B．By questioning. |
| C．By imagination. | D．By analyzing research data. |
| A．East or west, home is best. |
| B．One is never too old to learn. |
| C．He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. |
| D．Charity is the soul, rather than the virtues of hand. |
| A．Where to Store Your Favorite Books at Home? |
| B．When to Read the Classic Books to Your Children? |
| C．Which Is Better, a Home Library or a Public Library? |
| D．Why Not Have Your Own Library of Books at Home? |
9 . Do you want to give your child the best start in life？ Helping him to become a good, confident reader is one of the most valuable things you can do. These simple little things below take up your little time.
● Let your kid "catch" you reading. Buy a mystery novel or a fashion magazine the
next time you're at the grocery store. Maybe you guess it．
● Ask your child about what he's reading at school and at home.
care about your child and get your child to talk about what his class is reading. If time is short, you can even do this on the drive home from school or while you're getting dinner ready．
● There are words all around. Point them out!
and the backs of boxes. Point them out to your child. Ask him if he can read a word
you've both just seen, and if he doesn't know what it means, make a point of looking it
up in a dictionary when you get home．
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| A．Turn bedtime into "story time"． |
| B．But they can help develop your child into a good reader and writer． |
| C．Move your child into reading independently． |
| D．Words are on subway signs and the sides of buses． |
| E．That just lets your kid see you reading and enjoying it． |
| F．Most kids love to talk when their parents are paying much attention． |
| G．However, they can make a big difference if your child is struggling to learn to read． |
10 . How do you deal with hunger of your stomach？ Eat your favorite meal and keep quiet after that？
Once you read a book， you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you.
This is nothing but creativity.
So guys， do give food to your thoughts by reading， reading and more reading.
| A．Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading. |
| B．Also this makes a great contribution to your vocabulary. |
| C．Reading can help you make more friends as well. |
| D．Now what are you waiting for？ |
| E．Just like your stomach， your mind is also hungry. |
| F．Why not do some reading while you are hungry？ |
| G．The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. |
