1 . Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight

Much has been written about Neil Armstrong, America’s modern hero and history’s most famous space traveler. Yet shy of fame and never one to steal the spotlight Armstrong was always reluctant to discuss his personal side of events. Here for the first time is the definitive story of Neil’s life of flight he shared for five decades with a trusted friend — Jay Barbree.

This New Ocean

It was all part of man’s greatest adventure — landing men on the Moon and sending a rover to Mars, finally seeing the edge of the universe and the birth of stars，and launching planetary explorers across the solar system to Neptune and be-yond.

Starman

Starman, Jamie Doran and Piers Bizony’s biography of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, was originally published in 1998 and rereleased in 2011 to capitalize on the 50th anniversay of the first manned flight into space. The book covers Gagarin’s childhood, his cosmonaut training, his historic flight as the first human being to leave the earth’s atmosphere, and his mysterious death.

Night Sky Almanac 2021: A Stargazer’s Guide

What belter gift for an amateur astronomer than an answer to all of their queries, pocket - sized companion? Connect with the universe that surrounds us with his stylish companion to the night sky. All evenly are clearly presented month-by-month with easy-to-understand explanations and charts, including stars, planets, comets, and so on.

1. What is Jay Barbree?

A．A spaceman in history.	B．A character in Starman.
C．A novelist on space adventure.	D．A friend of Neil Armstrong.

2. Which category does Starman fall into?

A．Science fiction.	B．Play.
C．Autobiography.	D．Biography.

3. What do the listed books have in common?

A．They are intended for teenagers.	B．They are set in moon landing.
C．They are about space and astronomy.	D．They show concern over star wars,

2 . What is the book mainly about?

A．A little girl's school life.

B．A special teacher's life

C．Two close friends

3 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A yellow teddy bear, found in a dustbin half a century ago,    1    (become) a star exhibit of the Benaki Museum of Toys in Athens since the museum opened in 2017. The adventurous bear,    2     important collection item in Europe associated with childhood, has also reached China through a children's book written by Greek     3    (educate) and author Eleni Geroulanou. In her fairy tale Once upon a time, a bear,    4     has been translated into Chinese and published by China's Hebei Children's Publishing House, the teddy bear wanders around the city     5     search of his home. He     6    (eventual) finds a new home and family in the embrace of Maria Argyriadis, a Greek researcher of toys who picks up the bear from the dustbin.

Along with the museum opening its doors in 2017, people were delighted to see the book    7    (print) in Greek. In 2019 at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy, a Greek publisher showed the book to a Chinese publisher, who     8    (touch) by the story and decided to publish it in China. Due to the pandemic, Geroulanou has not been able to visit China yet, but she is looking forward to, when things get better,    9    (meet) with Chinese readers of her book. She says that both Greece and China have rich cultures and traditions dating back to ancient times, and     10     there is so much to learn from each other.

4 . It's the most wonderful time of the year! The winter holidays are the perfect chance to get comfortable with a good book, and luckily we have some best sellers right now. We're sure you'll find what you're looking for.

Sunday Funday by Katherine Hallgan

Hardback, $20 (10 percent off with membership)

A great book full of seasonal activities that families and friends can enjoy together. From gardening projects to creative hand-made things and warming winter recipes (食谱), there's something for everyone, whatever the weather.

The History of the World in 100 Animals by Simon Barnes

Hardback, $16.99

This beautifully pictured book explores the good relationship between humans and animals, from bees to chimpanzees (黑猩猩) who share more than 90% of our DNA. If you are crazy about animals, this is the book for you.

Accidentally Famous by David Baddiel

Paperback, $12.99

Nothing amazing ever happens to Billy Smith but when TV workers visit his school he becomes popular, but as everyone knows, being famous comes with a price. David Baddiel's laugh-out-loud book asks what life would be like if everyone suddenly knew your name.

Eddie Albert and the Animal Gang by Paul O'Grady

Paperback, $15

This action-filled adventure from TV favourite Paul O'Grady follows a young boy with a very special gift—he can talk to animals! On a trip to Amsterdam, Eddie meets a monkey in danger and rescues the young creature with the help of his animal friends.

1. What is the member price for Sunday Funday?

A．$20.

B．$19.

C．$18.

D．$10.

2. Which book is about the price of being famous?

A．Sunday Funday.	B．Eddie Albert and the Animal Cang.
C．Accidentally Famous.	D．The History of the World in 100 Animals.

3. What do the books by Simon Barnes and Paul O'Grady have in common?

A．They are published in hardback.	B．They stress harmony with animals.
C．They are full of beautiful pictures.	D．They speak of famous TV persons.

5 . Writing a news article is different from writing other articles or informative pieces.     1     It’s important to be able to convey all the relevant information in a limited word count and give the facts to your target audience. Knowing how to plan a news article can help develop your writing skills and help you convey information clearly and briefly.

Gather all your facts. Before you write a news article, make a list or an outline of all the connected facts and information that need to be included in the article. This list will help prevent you from leaving out any relevant information about the topic or story.    2    

Create an article outline. Your outline, and subsequently your article, should be structured like an inverted pyramid.     3     You should not make your readers read several paragraphs before they get to the point of your article.

    4    . Your audience will influence the voice and tone of your article and help you to know what you should include. Once you know who you are writing for, you can format an outline that will get the best information to the right audience as quickly as possible.

Find an angle.     5     These questions will help you to make your news article unique and something that only you could write. Even if you are covering a popular story or topic that others are writing about, look for an angle that will make this one yours.

A．Know your audience.

B．Include all the important details.

C．It will also help you write a clean, brief article.

D．Why is this article unique to you? What is your voice?

E．Unlike other articles, it presents information in a specific way.

F．Be as specific as possible when writing down all of these facts.

G．It allows you to build your story so that the most important information is at the top.

6 . Joseph Conrad, a famous English novelist, said that his goal as a writer was “to make you hear, to make you feel, and above all, to make you see. That, and no more, is everything.”     1     Often it leaves a single sharp impression to be turned over and over in the mind. After finishing the story, the reader should have something to think about: the humor of life, its ironies, or the unpredictability of human behavior.

    2     The first and most obvious level is conveyed through the plot. Plot refers to the sequence of events, to the actions of the characters and the situations in which they are involved. To explain the plot, then, is to tell what happened in the story and to whom. In some short stories, plot is the dominating element. In other short stories, plot plays a very minor role.

In Hemingway’s story, The Old Man and the Sea, however, we must approach the content on another level.     3     To understand and appreciate the story, the reader must be able to identify its general topic or theme. The next step is to identify the device by which the author comments on this theme.     4    

Readers cannot appreciate a short story fully unless they react not only to what has been said but also to how it has been said.     5     Style grows out of the writer’s own personality and can be seen in the choice of words and phrases, the arrangement of sentences, the rhythm and tone. Structure refers to the architecture of the story, the way in which the details are selected and arranged to produce the desired effect.

A．They must look for style and structure.

B．In complex stories, careful readers may not always agree with the author.

C．The impact on the reader comes from the sudden and unexpected response.

D．A good short story tries to give the reader a sense of the actual experience.

E．Finally, the reader should be able to explain the insights which the author has given into the theme.

F．The impact of the story comes from the insight it gives us into the needs and desires of youth and old age.

G．In order to read a short story with full understanding, the reader must approach the content on two levels.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Our everyday lives are filled with stories with their significance in showing us how we think about     1    （we）and the world. They concern every part of our daily lives as we chat, read books, browse the Internet, send text messages, listen to music and catch up or favorite television shows. Scientists tell stories by creating     2    （theory）that use current information to provide an explanation of a     3    （nature）phenomenon.

We live storied lives.

Stories are     4    （particular）beneficial for children. We often think of stories     5       a way to entertain young children or teach them to read, not     6    （recognize）that the story is the way that children make sense of the world. One of the most important ways in     7     families can support their children is to immerse them in stories and regularly surround them with oral and written stories as well as stories     8    （tell）through dance. music. film and art. What's more, sharing stories with children, thus enabling them to tell stories, imaginary and real,     9    （be）critical to the development of thinking. Not only do children learn about literacy，     10     they also learn how to think and figure out the significance of events.

8 . Four Seasonal Best-Sellers Online

Are you among the parents who are seeking books for your children during the coming winter vacation? The following seasonal best-sellers may be on your list of choices.

Salt

Salt, in which Helen Frost tells a story about friendship between Anikwa and James, was set in a time of war. Anikwa and James spent their happy days together in the forests of the Indiana Territory until facing the cruel war. As a children’s literature, it was once considered as a Kirkus Reviews Best Book in 2013.

Now

Now was set in the present day. This is the final book in Morris Gleitzman’s series that began with Once, continued with Then and Now. In the novel, Felix, a successful man with painful memories of his childhood recalls his time with his granddaughter Zelda. It has been popular with teenagers since it came out. Now is one of Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2012.

Green

Die-cut (模切的) pages bring surprise after surprise in this magical new book. How many kinds of green are there in the world? Laura Vaccaro Seeger shapes a respect to a single color that will delight and quite possibly shock you. Green was considered as Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book of 2012 and a 2013 Caldecott Honor Book.

Holes

In this wonderfully creative novel, Louis Sachar makes up a puzzle about Stanley Yelnats, a boy who was sent to juvenile detention center (少年管教中心) Camp Green Lake, and forced to dig a hole a day, five feet across in the hard earth of the dried-up lake bed. It is a darkly humorous tale. The book wins the Winner of the National Book Award and was one of the best sellers among children.

1. Who is the author of the book Salt?

A．Helen Frost.	B．Anikwa.
C．Stanley Yelnats.	D．Louis Sachar.

2. What do we know about the book Green?

A．It tells a serious but funny story.

B．It describes different kinds of one color.

C．It talks about friendship in the period of war.

D．It is one of the series by Laura Vaccaro Seeger.

3. What do the four books in the text have in common?

A．They are set in modern times.

B．They share the same honor as each other.

C．They don’t sell as well as first published.

D．Their readers are mostly children.

9 . Here are some inspiring and thoughtful books that give you a real thirst for life.

My Family and Other Animals

This is the first book in a much-celebrated trilogy by naturalist Gerald Durrell. The story is about the writer’s childhood spent on the Greek island Corfu. Durrell smartly shares his memories of amazing animals and their curious habits with the reader. This book encourages readers to appreciate the world around them in all its beauty.

Frost and Fire

Extreme weather conditions cause people。age abnormally fast. They now have only 8 days to grow up and get old. These days should be used to learn, get married, and raise children. Through all of that, people manage to fight and be jealous—as if they have decades ahead. This short story teaches the reader that even during a small period of time, one can manage to do a lot …or you could give up and not take any chances.

You Changed My Life

This is a true story that lays at the heart of the French movie The Intouchables. A tale of an inspirational friendship between two people whose roads were never meant to cross-a disabled French aristocrat and an unemployed Algerian immigrant. But they met, and it changed their lives.

The Code of the Woosters

Anyone who enjoys easy and light reading would find books by P. G. Wodehouse a source of lasting amusement. Stories of Jeeves, Wooster, and all of the chaos around them are written with a brilliant sense of humor. These novels are capable of lining your spirits p from zero to limitlessness.

1. What can we know about Frost and Fire?

A．It is themed by friendship.	B．It is set in an unreal world.
C．It focuses on climate change.	D．It’s about the writer’s childhood.

2. Which is the best choice if you want to seek inspiration and fun?

A．My Family and Other Animals.	B．Frost and Fire.
C．You Changed My Lift.	D．The Code of the Woosters

3. In which section of a newspaper might the text appear?

A．Man and nature.

B．Health and sports.

C．Book reviews.

D．Amusement.

10 . The long summer vacation is a perfect time for reading, and these are the books you'll want on your reading list. Every product is independently selected by our editors. If you have something through our links, we may cam a commission（佣金）.

The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

If you or your children grew up watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, you'll want this 2018 book by Maxwell King to be at the top of your list. It is the first full-length biography of Mr. Rogers and gives readers a never-before inside look at the life and carcer of the beloved television icon.

The Darwin Affair

Billed as one of the most “inventive and entertaining novels of 20l9,” this Victorian-era thriller by writer Tim Mason is a perfect addition to your summer reading list. Set in London in 1860, it details the events that occur after an intruder（闯入者）tries to murder Queen Victoria, Fast-paced and lively, this page-turner would appeal to fans of Charles Dickens.

Becoming

In her New York Times Best Seller biography, former First Lady Michelle Obama gives readers a personal glimpse into her childhood, schooling, early career choices, marriage and life in the White House. Eye-opening and inspirational, Becoming gives us a fascinating look into the life of one of the most recognized women in America.

The Leon Sisters

This new novel by best-selling author novelist Jill Shalvis is sure to appeal to fans of her previous contemporary romance novels. It tells the story of Mindy Lemon, a mom of three, and her sister Brooke. If you're a fan of romance novels, you'll want to add it to your list.

1. How did Mr. Rogers gain his popularity?

A．Through his character on TV.	B．Through Maxwell King's book.
C．By watching neighborhood.	D．By writing biographies.

2. What do we know about The Darwin Affair according to the text?

A．It is entertaining and relaxing.	B．It is published in London.
C．It tells a story in the 19th century.	D．It is written by Charles Dickens.

3. Whose book will you choose if you want to read books about love stories?

A．Maxwell King's.

B．Tim Mason's.

C．Michelle Obama's.

D．Jill Shalvis's.