1 . Hannah, an adventurous girl, lived in a small village on a land far away. All of the villagers were used to their
One afternoon, she
From that day on, Hannah
With the good in heart, Hannah started to
Hannah’s passion and
| A．robotic | B．challenging | C．fruitless | D．urgent |
| A．camp | B．detect | C．explore | D．relax |
| A．came across | B．cycled around | C．dropped by | D．stepped into |
| A．confused | B．amazed | C．disappointed | D．relieved |
| A．claimed | B．clarified | C．predicted | D．realized |
| A．bought | B．brought | C．picked | D．searched |
| A．eagerly | B．cautiously | C．patiently | D．roughly |
| A．accidents | B．perseverance | C．patience | D．adversity |
| A．called | B．prepared | C．struggled | D．waited |
| A．body | B．brain | C．head | D．heart |
| A．adapt | B．share | C．read | D．tell |
| A．ambition | B．benefit | C．evidence | D．word |
| A．Convinced | B．Entertained | C．Inspired | D．Shocked |
| A．pride | B．dedication | C．integrity | D．patience |
| A．hope | B．misery | C．sympathy | D．tolerance |
2 . Digital reading (数字阅读) appears to be destroying habits of “deep reading”. Astonishing numbers of people with years of schooling are in fact illiterate (文盲). This month’s Ljubljana Manifesto (宣言) explains: “The digital field may promote more reading than ever in history, but it also offers many attractions to read in a casual and scattered (零散的) manner— or even not to read at all. This increasingly endangers higher-level reading.”
That’s frightening, because “higher-level reading” has been necessary to civilization. It made the understanding and an international increase in empathy (共鸣). Without it, we would suffer a lot. As the Ljubljana Manifesto notes, “as much as one-third of Europeans struggle even with lower-level reading skills.” More than one-fifth of adults in the US “fall into the illiterate/functionally illiterate category”. Separately, post-pandemic (后疫情时期) reading scores for American13-year-olds are the lowest in decades. And the Washington-based Center for Global Development recently estimated that literacy (读写能力) in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa among those with five years of schooling has decreased by 10% this past half century.
Experts in the Ljubljana Manifesto record the demerits of digital reading: “Recent studies of various kinds indicate a decline of thoughtful reading, slow reading and long-form reading.” When you read a book on paper, you can be entirely inside the experience, absorb hundreds of pages of details thoroughly and begin to catch the world’s complexity. Online, says Maryanne Wolf of UCLA, we are “skimming, scanning and scrolling”. The medium is the message: doing deep reading on your phone is as hard as playing tennis with your phone. Recently, a bright 11-year-old boy told me I was wasting time on books: he absorbed more information faster from websites. He had a point. But digital readers also absorb more misinformation and seldom absorb fine opinions.
In short, as professors from Northwestern University predicted in 2005, we are returning to the days when only an elite (精英) “reading class” reads long texts, which is worrying.
1. What can we learn about digital reading from paragraph 1?| A．Digital reading has weakened the practice of deep reading. |
| B．Digital reading has solved the problem of illiteracy. |
| C．Digital reading has made deep reading accessible to wider readers. |
| D．Digital reading has caused a greater appreciation for deep reading. |
| A．Digital reading’s great popularity. | B．The importance of deep reading. |
| C．American students’ reading skills. | D．The lowering of the level of literacy. |
| A．Functions. | B．Depths. | C．Shortcomings. | D．Features. |
| A．Advantages of digital reading. | B．Measures to practice deep reading. |
| C．Ways to encourage digital reading. | D．Benefits of lower-level reading. |
1. 活动的时间和地点；
2. 活动内容。
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1.读书的重要性；
2.如何开展读书活动；
3.发出倡议。
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2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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5 . If you’re looking for a new book to read, you’re in luck-every October sees the most books published in a single day and this year it falls on October 12. These are some of the biggest new titles to pick up.
●A Stroke of the Pen by Terry Pratchett, priced £20.
It contains 20 short stories written in the seventies and eighties in the last century. This delightful collection is inventive and engaging, often with a twisty end. The comedic fantasies that shape this book make a fun read.
●A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand, priced £16. 99. Available now.
It is a read attracting readers’ curiosity to the end and the end is beyond expectation. The short chapters, complex characters, and beautifully yet scarily written descriptions make the novel an irresistible page-turner.
●Divine Might by Natalie Haynes, priced £20. Available now.
You’ve likely heard their names — Hera, Demeter, The Furies — and you may think you know their stories. But Haynes’ manages to give these well-known Greek goddesses a new voice by telling their story from a different view.
●Secrets of the Forest by Alicia Klepeis, illustrated by Kristen Adam, priced £14. 99. Available now.
American children’s author Alicia Klepeis has over 170 works for young audiences to her name, all with an educational angle. Through these delightful bite-sized bedtime stories, readers are guided to learn about the real biology and behavior of the incredible creatures. These stories should be treasured and handed down through generations to come.
1. What do A Stroke of the Pen and A Haunting on the Hill have in common?| A．Both are realistic. | B．Both are scary. |
| C．Both are on sale. | D．Both have a surprise end. |
| A．A Stroke of the Pen. | B．A Haunting on the Hill. |
| C．Divine Might. | D．Secrets of the Forest. |
| A．Elizabeth writes stories for children. |
| B．Alicia is good at writing fairy tales. |
| C．Divine Might tells old stories creatively. |
| D．Every October 12th is the new book day. |
6 . Soon there will be a Review Blitz! In a month, we are searching for reasonable reviews that reflect your sincere opinions. Just keep in mind that the deadline for your reviews is October 23, 2023.
Rules:
To enter, you must be a teen (aged 13-19) with a Teen Creativity account.
Submissions ought to be relevant to the topic.
Each review must be no more than 250 words.
There is no restriction on the number of pieces you can submit.
Guidelines:
Give a brief summary of the book. Avoid explaining the entire plot or telling your reader how the book ends.
Inform the reader what you like or dislike about the book.
Recommend the book to specific readers. Does the book lend itself well to older teens? Would science fiction enthusiasts show interest in this book? It’s helpful for readers to think about the book in light of other books they’ve read.
Remember that it’s okay to have a strong opinion! Don’t start sentences with “I think”, “I believe” or “In my opinion”.
Prizes:
All participants will be given a certificate.
First prize winners will respectively have one review published in Teen Creativity magazine and obtain a free 6-month magazine subscription.
Second-place winners will each receive a free 3-month magazine subscription.
You’ll receive these prizes before December 28, 2023.
Submit your works to www.teencreativity.com. We hope reviewing books brings you joy.
1. Which of the following meets the requirement of Review Blitz?| A．A person can present no more than one piece of work. |
| B．Each piece of work can have a maximum of 250 words. |
| C．Reviews must be written by people under 20 years old. |
| D．Works must be uploaded by the end of October 2023. |
| A．The likes and dislikes of the book. |
| B．The recommendation to all readers. |
| C．Statements containing “In my opinion”. |
| D．A summary that demonstrates the whole plot. |
| A．Self-learners. | B．Teaching staff. |
| C．Professional trainers. | D．Bookish adolescents. |
7 . Sean Elliot Martin and Pancho Timmons are friends on a mission to change the world, one small act of kindness at a time. That’s the subject of their new book, Quick and Easy World Change, which they released as an e-book.
The project is inspired by another kindness-related book Martin worked on years ago. The latest one takes parts of the first book and updates it with more inspiring stories and lists of little things people can do daily to spread goodness wherever they go. “Make a game of giving—you can assign yourself points for different little things,” Martin said. “How many doors can I open each day for someone with their hands full? Or how many different ways can I help someone today? Or how many good deeds can I think of?” It also addresses the concept of compound kindness—a domino effect of good deeds. “If you compliment one person, they’re likely to compliment two to five people,” Martin said.
Both authors’ lives have been impacted by the kindness of others, they each explained. Quick and Easy World Change is their way to pay those experiences and sentiments forward. For Timmons, a teacher’s compassion in college was a turning point for him. “I did all the things I was supposed to do—worked hard, studied hard—and ended up failing pretty miserably,” he recalled. “But the professor pulled me aside and said, ‘You’re an A student turning in C and D work because you’re clearly dyslexic (读写困难) and not getting the help you need.” “That 5-minute conversation was the difference between dropping out of college and getting two master’s degrees and now running two companies,” Timmons said. “I’ve spent my career trying to pay that forward.”
With the electronic version available, their plan is to follow up with hard copies. The authors hope people will use it like a workbook, a living document they can mark up, reflect on and use to make their lives—and the lives of others—better.
1. What is the book Quick and Easy World Change about?| A．Positive effects of kindness. | B．Dreams realized by the authors. |
| C．Ways to feel good every day. | D．Random acts of kindness. |
| A．Being kind is a life-long mission. |
| B．Helping others will make your day. |
| C．It is easy to step out of the comfort zone. |
| D．An act of kindness can set off a chain of events. |
| A．His dyslexic was successfully cured. |
| B．His scores were changed by others. |
| C．A teacher comforted him with warm words. |
| D．A professor assisted him in getting master’s degrees. |
| A．Electronic version. | B．Hard copy. |
| C．School workbook. | D．Library document. |
