2 . Shared Reading is a unique experience and exposes us to great and varied literature.     1    . Short stories, poems or novel extracts are read aloud within the social atmosphere of a group. Then people joining in shared reading share their thoughts and feelings on the text. Shared reading is especially beneficial to children. Here’re some benefits of shared reading.

Create a positive and supportive reading environment. When children and adults come together to read and explore a text, they develop a sense of community and a shared experience.     2    . Besides, it can help build strong bonds and connections between readers.

    3    . During shared reading sessions, children are exposed to rich and varied words. By hearing fluent reading from adults, children can learn more new words. By sharing thoughts and feelings on the text, children develop a deeper understanding of the text. This approach helps them be active readers and learn more words.

Develop a lifelong love for books. As children observe the pleasure and value their adult counterparts place on reading, they are more likely to develop a lifelong love for books themselves.     4    .

Promote social and emotional growth. During shared reading, children participate in discussions and share their thoughts and opinions. What’s more, they listen to others. As for them, it is of significance.     5    . They gain confidence in their abilities to express their viewpoints and engage in meaningful conversations, skills that are vital for success in various aspects of life.

A．Learn more about the world

B．This can enhance their motivations to read

C．Expand vocabulary and comprehension skills

D．It allows people to discover more about themselves and others

E．It’s important for them to finish reading as many books as they can

F．They learn to express themselves effectively and respect the ideas of others

G．The affection can have a significant impact on their academic achievements

4 . Four Essential Novels for Students

While the last thing a kid wants is advice from their parents, try suggesting one of these powerful books or leaving it on their bed. You just may be rewarded with a hug!

Clean Getaway

by Nic Stone

In Clean Getaway, an-11-year-old boy named Scoob goes on a road trip with his mom. As they make their way across the American South, Scoob faces upsetting information about the area’s history and his family’s heritage.

The Cat Ate My Gymsuit

by Paula Danziger

The story of Marcy, a middle school student whose parents don’t understand her, but whose favorite teacher, Ms Finney, does, will resonate(产生共鸣)with anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider. When Ms Finney got fired, Marcy found the strength she didn’t know she had to fight the decision.

Strange Birds

by Celia C. Perez

Over a sleepy summer in a sleepier Florida town, an unlikely friendship forms between four very different girls as they team up to protest an outdated and environmentally-unfriendly tradition carried out by the Floras, the local Scout group. At turns moving and funny Strange Birds mixes themes of friendship and small, everyday rebellions(反叛)that make a huge difference.

Girl Stuff

by Lisi Harrison

Middle grade readers will fall in love with Fonda, Drew, and Ruthie — three best friends who find life in seventh grade a lot harder than they thought it would be. As each girl deals with issues around friendship and new experiences, they’ll learn that there is nothing as special as the support of friends!

1. Who is the text written for?

A．Students.

B．Teachers.

C．Parents.

D．Environmentalists.

2. What happened to Ms Finney?

A．She lost her job.	B．Her teacher punished her.
C．Her parents misunderstood her.	D．She had a fight with her classmates.

3. What do the last two novels have in common?

A．They are love stories.	B．They are about friendship.
C．They show travel experiences.	D．They focus on environmental protection.

5 . Popular Libraries in the World

The idea of a public library —— where anyone in the community is trusted to borrow books, often for long stretches of time, for free —— is fairly magical. Some of the libraries in the world are pretty popular now.

The British Library, London, the UK

The British Library is comparable to the Library of Congress in terms of the size of their holdings, many of which are unique. According to its annual report, the British Library welcomes millions of visitors every year, but the figure in 2016-2017 represents a small but disappointing reduction in the overall visitor numbers.

The State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

According to its annual report, the State Library of Victoria’s visitors broke the 2 million in 2016-2017 visit record for the first time in its history, making it the busiest library in Australia. It also recorded many online visits, accessed collection items and uses of digitized collection items.

The New York Public Library, New York, the USA

The New York Public Library reports that it has hosted millions of visitors and circulated large numbers of items over their locations. According to a press, the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building —— the main branch of the library —— yearly receives the greatest number of visitors.

The National Library of China, Beijing, China

Established as the Imperial Library of Peking in 1909, the National Library of China is now the largest library in Asia, with holdings of over 30 million items. The library’s annual report puts its total visitors across multiple locations at several million every year.

1. What do we know about the British Library?

A．It holds many rare collections.

B．Its visitors are constantly on the rise.

C．It has the largest collection of books in Europe.

D．Its coverage is the smallest in the world’s libraries.

2. What do the four libraries have in common?

A．They possess two branches.

B．They gain plentiful visitors.

C．They are the busiest libraries in their countries.

D．They face a decline in tourism in the 20th century.

3. In which column of a magazine can you find the text?

A．Finance.	B．Culture.
C．Architecture.	D．Technology.

6 . Considered the world’s most widely read Spanish-language author, Isabel Allende is known for her many novels including “Eva Luna”, “Of Love and Shadows” and “A Long Petal of the Sea”. With “The Wind Knows My Name”, Allende has added a new dimension to her already varied works.

She skillfully creates and twists the unfortunate stories of two apocryphal children in her newest novel. They are fictionally named Samuel Adler and Anita Diaz, aged 5 and 7 respectively. Both of them are left alone, torn from their families by war or immigration as we witness the dramatic sacrifices parents sometimes must make to protect their sons and daughters and give them the best lives possible.

Early on in this work, a Nazi mob (暴徒) attacks the Jewish (犹太的) neighborhood where Samuel lives with his parents. Afterwards the father turns up in a hospital, but then is taken to a concentration camp and the mother sends the boy to safety in England. Samuel never sees his parents again. Decades later on the U.S.-Mexico border, Anita Diaz, 7, is separated by her mother under the U.S. government’s previous no tolerance policy that tore child migrants from their parents. The little girl is sent to live in a group home for children while her mother keeps missing. Through a series of circumstances, Samuel and Anita eventually meet through Leticia, a woman who migrated to the U.S. as a child herself after losing most of her family in El Salvador.

Allende moves the story back and forth between Europe and the United States, switches between the past and present, as two very different children in very different places and circumstances search for the safety of home and family. It’s a very different kind of book for Allende, who often places her stories in her native Latin America.

1. What can be learned about Allende?

A．She has traveled around the world.	B．She is a productive writer.
C．She reads works written in Spanish.	D．She creates novels of the same style.

2. What does the underlined word “apocryphal” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Not real.

B．Not happy.

C．Not perfect.

D．Not lucky.

3. What does Allende tells us about the two children in her newest work?

A．They grow up together in the US.	B．They make sacrifices for their parents.
C．They meet each other through a women.	D．They live unhappily with their families.

4. How does Allende develop her newest novel?

A．By placing background in Latin America.	B．By setting in different times and places.
C．By following hero and heroine’s search.	D．By discussing children’s circumstances.

7 . National Non-Fiction November is the perfect time to pick up a true life story. Here come a series of illustrated biographies (带插图的传记), which surely give you a good try.

The Fossil Hunter   written and illustrated by Kate Winter

Discover pioneering fossil hunter Mary Anning, who once searched the cliffs and seashores for rocks and shells. Her work made the way for some of the most important discoveries about dinosaurs. Lots of illustrations bring Anning’s interesting story to life.

Walter Tull’s Scrapbook written and illustrated by Michaela Morgan

This award-winning book is presented as a scrapbook (剪贴簿) with photos, documents and records to tell the life story of Walter Tull-one of the first black British professional football players and one of the first black officers in the British Army. Follow Tull from his childhood, through his football years, to his death in the First World War.

Nina   written by Traci N. Todd and illustrated by Christian Robinson

Meet Eunice, who sang before she could talk, and journey with her from the piano chair of her childhood to the huge concert halls where she performed as Nina Simone. This beautiful biography tells the story of a gifted musician and activist.

Counting on Katherine   written by Helaine Becker and illustrated by Dow Phumiruk

As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count, including her steps along the street and the number of dishes she washed in the sink. She went on to work as a mathematician at NASA, helping to make impressive space missions possible.

1. Which book would be picked up by a sports-lover?

A．Nina	B．The Fossil Hunter
C．Counting on Katherine	D．Walter Tull’s Scrapbook

2. What do The Fossil Hunter and Nina have in common?

A．They describe scenes in the future.

B．They record a person’s real life story.

C．They introduce the author’s experience.

D．They are written and illustrated by the same person.

3. Where may the text be found?

A．A novel.

B．A magazine.

C．A guide book.

D．A travel brochure.

8 . Reading is often seen as an individual activity, but it definitely doesn’t have to be. If you join a book club, reading with others can be a positive social interaction.     1     And here are some of the ways that becoming part of a book club can better your life.

    2     If so, a book club can help you discover and explore new types, authors, and perspectives (观点). According to a recent survey, 57 percent of book clubbers said they wouldn’t otherwise have read some of the books selected by their book clubs.

In such a fast-paced world, sometimes it’s challenging to find the time and motivation to read. By joining a book club, you make a commitment to read the book of the month or the week and discuss your insights with others.     3    

Reading is one of the most important things you can do for your brain, but reading with other people can make it even better.     4     Being part of a book club can improve your learning skills, such as your memory, comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills. By discussing the book with others, you are exercising your brain and stimulating new neural (神经的) connections. Book clubs allow you to connect with other readers and learn from their perspectives.

Another plus is that at a book club you get together with your club members regularly, with whom you can share not only your thoughts about books but also other aspects of life.    5     Therefore, by reading with others, you are enriching your heart as well as your mind. So what are you waiting for? Join a book club now and enjoy the many benefits of reading with others!

A．This can help you meet your reading goals.

B．Joining a book club can offer you many benefits.

C．Book clubs can boost your happiness and well-being.

D．Do you often have difficulty finishing reading a book?

E．This brings a sense of community, belonging, and friendship.

F．Have you found yourself always reading similar types of books?

G．Meeting with others and exchanging ideas about things is the key.

9 . A moment occurs in the exchange between professor and student when each of us adopts a look. My look says, “What, you don’t understand?” Theirs says, “We don’t. And we think you’re making it up.” We are having a problem. Basically, we’ve all read the same story, but we haven’t used the same analytical approaches. It may seem at times as if the professor is inventing interpretations out of thin air.

Actually, the truth is that as the slightly more experienced reader, the professor has acquired over the years the use of a certain “language reading”. Besides, he has grasped three professional tools-memory, symbol and pattern. These items separate the professional readers from the ordinary ones.

English professors are cursed with memory. When reading a new book, I constantly seek out connections and inferences, recalling faces and themes from past readings. I can’t not do it, although there are plenty of times when that ability is not something I want to exercise. This does not necessarily improve the experience of popular entertainment.

Professors also read and think symbolically. Everything is a symbol of something, it seems, until proven otherwise. We ask: What does the thing over there represent? The kind of mind that works its way through undergraduate and then graduate classes in literature and criticism tends to see things as existing in themselves while also representing something else. This tendency to understand the world in symbolic terms is enhanced by years of training and rewards the symbolic imagination.

A related phenomenon in professorial reading is pattern recognition. Most professional students of literature learn to take in the specific detail while seeing the patterns that the detail reveals. Experience has proved to them that life and books fall into similar patterns. Literature is full of patterns, and your reading experience will be much more rewarding when you can step back from the work, even while you are reading it, and look for those patterns.

1. How does the author introduce the topic?

A．By describing a real-life scene.	B．By using popular quotes.
C．By presenting conflicting ideas.	D．By raising an interesting question.

2. Why do the students think the professor is making up interpretations?

A．They have limited life experience.

B．They lack chances for sufficient reading.

C．They are unable to analyze the text thoroughly.

D．They do not trust the professor’s teaching abilities.

3. What does paragraph 3 say about English professors?

A．They have a strong desire to not have their good memory.

B．Their reading habit doesn’t always guarantee desirable effects.

C．Their memory adds to their reading pleasure of popular works.

D．They keep making connections with their own life while reading.

4. Which is the author’s suggestion on reading literature?

A．Identify the hidden text modes.	B．Perceive many things at the same time.
C．Look for details and language patterns.	D．Memorize patterns of symbolic meanings.