1 . How do young children learn to have good values? How can parents teach their children about the importance of kindness and patience? At a time when more and more parents worry about the violent images their children see on TV, some are turning to fairy tales.
It is believed that fairy tales have a great influence on children because they describe the two sides of good and evil very clearly. When children hear the stories, they learn to care about others’ feelings. In each tale, they can see that there are many different kinds of people in the world and that we all have a choice about what kind of person we want to be. We can choose to do good actions, rather than bad ones, in our lives.
What kind of values can children learn from fairy tales? In The Princess and the Pea, a poorly dressed girl, who insists she is a princess, is given a difficult test by the Queen. When she passes the test, we learn that her dream comes true because she stays true to herself. In The Little Mermaid, the mermaid, who lives under the sea, wishes to be with the humans on land. Through her experiences, we learn about the importance of living with and accepting other cultures. In Pinocchio, a wooden puppet turns into a boy when he finally learns how to tell the truth.
Teaching values is the reason most often given for encouraging children to read stories. These fairy tales can teach children lessons about human relationships that are accepted around the world for many centuries. This might be the reason why they have been around for so long and will not disappear any time soon.
1. Why do fairy tales have a great influence on children?| A．Fairy tales can teach them how to make a choice. |
| B．Fairy tales can help them get higher scores at school. |
| C．They can learn how to avoid most difficulties in their lives. |
| D．Good and evil are shown in a way they can easily understand. |
| A．A queen. | B．A girl living under the sea. |
| C．A wooden puppet. | D．A girl staying true to herself. |
| A．are given a difficult test | B．make friends with foreigners |
| C．wish to be a princess or prince | D．are going to lie to their parents |
| A．introduce some fairy tales |
| B．talk about the history of fairy tales |
| C．discuss how to improve human relationships |
| D．show how fairy tales help children shape values |
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I like reading because books are good teachers and helpful friend. When I am a child, I got into the habit of read. In the past years, I have read many the books. Reading makes me relaxing and see the world in different ways. It also develops my interests and enriches my knowledge. There are much books that we can read, and different people have our own favorite ones. I like to read books on music, it is an important part of life. Learn some basic information about music can help me have a good sense of beauty. With different forms of music our life will become wonderfully.
3 . You can either travel or read, but either your body or your soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Here are four books that you can take on your trip.
1. On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac
The book is a popular spiritual guidebook about youth. The main character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life.
2. Life Is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan Kundera
Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." The book describes a young artist's romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams and has a relationship during his trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflects on your current life and to honor the Czech-born writer Kundera.
3. My Name Is Red, 1998, by Orhan Pamuk
The book, a masterpiece of the Nobel Prize winner for Literature Orhan Pamuk, has been translated into more than 50 languages and published around the world. It tells a story of a young man, who was away from home for 12 years, coming back to his hometown in Istanbul. What embraces him is not only love, but a series of murder cases as well.
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, 2013, by Rachel Joyce
The novel tells a story of a 60-year-old man who lived a boring and unhappy life, until one day, he received his old friend's letter who got cancer. In deep shock and sorrow, he went out to send his reply letter. 627 miles in 87 days, he walked depending on one belief that “his friend can survive as long as he walks”.
1. Whose book can make you rethink your own life?| A．Jack Kerouac. | B．Milan Kundera. | C．Orhan Pamuk. | D．Rachel Joyce. |
| A．On the Road. | B．Life Is Elsewhere. |
| C．My Name Is Red. | D．The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. |
| A．He walked to keep healthy. | B．He was in deep shock and sorrow. |
| C．He expected his friend to live longer. | D．He lived a very boring and unhappy life. |
4 . I was out for an evening with a friend, getting the relief from pressure and catching up on our lives. We got around to the subject of books.
“When do you read?” my friend asked me. My mind took off on a fast journey through my bookshelves and piles of looks. I know some people make artsy towers and pyramids out of books, but I’m not that kind of woman. Mine are just…stacks (摞). Stacks on end tables, stacks on the floor.
When do I read? I read when I’m when I’m happy. I read when I’m bored. I read when I’m defeated. I read when I’m filled with anxiety. My self-medication for the thoughts is not exercise or alcohol, but Jane Austen. I absolutely must slow down the pace of my thoughts when living through a walk to the town Meryton in Pride and Prejudice. I read to visit places I’ll never see in real life. Thank you, Vikram Seth, for making me completely involved in 1950s India. Thank you, Khaled Hosseini, for giving me a chance to see 1970s high society of New York City, I’ll spend some time with Edith Wharton. I read when I’m recalling the good old days, Many of my favorite books of childhood are still my favorite books. I read when I get so addicted to an author that I want to read everything she has ever written, including her Christmas cards and grocery lists.
Of course, I didn’t say any of these things to my friend. I stared at her with a blank, foolish look.
“When do I read?” I repeated.
“Yes. When do you find time?” she asked.
“When? Evenings. Bedtime. Dinnertime, if I’m eating alone. Sunday afternoons. Moments stolen here and there. And now if you’ll excuse me, I have a date with Mr. Hemingway, ” I said.
1. Why did the author go out with a friend?| A．To meet another new with a friend. | B．To catch inspiration. |
| C．To relax herself. | D．To buy her friend books |
| A．A character of a novel. | B．The author’s room-mate. |
| C．Another friend of the author. | D．A writer the author likes. |
| A．She doesn’t want to read after a failure. |
| B．She doesn’t like staying with her friend. |
| C．She tries her best to please the writer she loves. |
| D．She reads to experience life in different ages and places. |
| A．Sleep after she got home. |
| B．Read Hemingway’s works. |
| C．Make a date with Mr. Hemingway. |
| D．Make another appointment with another friend. |
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删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When I was a baby, my mother used to reading me nursery rhymes. I loved the rhymes creating skillfully at the end of the lines. When I grow older, I was introduced to many other forms of poems. That I liked best came from Asian because they conveyed meanings with the minimum of words. When I ran out of new poems, I would go to the library for less. The librarian was one of my mother friends, and she would recommend poetry books me. In fact, my family love reading so very much that we keep buying books, but our living room is full of books.
6 . How to Pick a Good Book
It’s not news that we spend more time texting and surfing online than ever. But a recent study shows that more teenagers are reading good old-fashioned and ink-on-paper books. Reading is a good way to widen your knowledge and learn about yourself. You probably know how to find the best application programs for your phone.
1.Start with your interests
Reading on your own isn’t like reading for school.
2. Find your “type”
3.Read the “blurb(简介)”
The reviews and quotes on the back and inside covers of many books are known as “blurbs”. These comments not only give you an idea of what the book is about, but also help you to pick out future books. If you find a book you really like, take a minute to read the blurb and see which authors praised the book.
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Your local library can provide you with a lot of great books. Explain your interests and mention any writer you like, and the librarian can point you towards books that you will like. Then you can enjoy what you’re reading in a quiet place.
| A．Often, they will have similar styles, and you might find you like books by those authors, too. |
| B．You can pick something that suits your interests. |
| C．Read in a quiet place. |
| D．Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction? |
| E．Ask an expert. |
| F．It is necessary to work out what the book is mainly about before reading. |
| G．But do you know how to pick a book that you will really like? |
