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Awardwinning author Emma Donoghue"s latest book,
Room, is a unique and amazing story about a boy"s
experience living in a small, windowless room with his mother.
The 11" X 11" space between the walls of the room is actually
all the boy knows because he was born there and has never
left. Room will horrify, surprise, sadden, and finally delight you.
Attracted from the start, readers of all sorts won"t want to put
Room down.
First published in the U. S. in September 2010
Publisher: Little Brown
321 pages |  | Literary master Ian McEwan returns with Solar, a novel about
a Nobel Prizewinning physicist. The physicist"s personal life is in
a mess as his fifth marriage breaks, but this time he actually loves
his wife and wants to make things better. Solar is a funny story,
completely unusual and as good as anything the writer has ever
written.
Published in March 2010
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
304 pages |  | One Day by David Nicholls was an international bestseller
before it was released in the U. S. in June. Although it is well
written and funny at times, don"t be fooled-this isn"t a goodfeeling
romantic comedy. If you decide to read it, be prepared for some
heavy moments.
Published in the US in June 2010
Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries
437 pages |  | Fall of Giants by Ken Follett is the first book in a new trilogy
(three books) that will take readers through the major events
of the twentieth century by following five families. In Fall of
Giants, most of the action centers on World War I and the
Bolshevik Revolution. Although Fall of Giants is more than
1000 pages and has many characters, the story is remarkably
connected.
Published in September 2010
Publisher: Dutton
1008 pages |  |
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One of the greatest sea tragedy that has ever occurred was that of the steamship Titanic. It was the
first trip of the giant ship. There were more than two thousand people aboard on their way to the United
States from England. On the night of April 14, 1912, the sea was calm. The, weather was beautiful.
People were dancing in the spacious salon. Music, laughter and singing could be heard everywhere. The
thought of danger was far away. Suddenly, just before midnight, the sailor on guard cried, " An iceberg!"
Before the ship could change her course, the iceberg had torn a huge hole in the bottom of the ship.
Nothing could be done. The ship began to sink and the passengers tried to escape, but there weren"t
enough lifeboats. Another ship was passing nearby. The Titanic fired rockets into the air in order to get
the, other ship"s help. It could have saved most of the passengers, hut it did not even stop. More than
two-thirds of the passengers went down with the Titanic. It was one of the greatest sea disasters of all
time. The new ship went down the sea. More than fifteen hundred people lost their lives. | | 1. According to the text, which of the following statements is right? | A. The sea tragedy occurred in the nineteenth century.
B. All the passengers were killed in the sea accident except the captain.
C. The sea tragedy happened just because the thought of danger was far away.
D. The tragedy happened in such a hurry that the shipmen could do nothing to stop it. | | 2. Before the ship sank, . | A. the weather wasn"t fine
B. the people were enjoying the beautiful night
C. the sailors were not on duty
D. there had been a big hole in the bottom of the ship | | 3. Which do you believe is the best opinion? | A. If the ship wasn"t new, the tragedy would not have happened.
B. In case the other ship gave a hand in time, more passengers would have been rescued.
C. If there had been more lifeboats on the ship, the ship would not have sunk.
D. On condition that there were no icebergs, then there must have been fewer passengers who lost their
lives. | | 阅读理解。 | World" s Amazing Festivals El Colacho: The Baby-Jumping Festival
In this festival, grown men jump over newborns, with their parents" permission. Wearing
scary costumes, the Spanish men attempt to "clean" babies of evil. The town has observed
the strange practice since 1620, and any onlookers (旁观者) who seem to be in need of a
quick exorcism(~) are pulled into the event, as well.
Hadakamatsuri : The Naked (裸露的) Festival
This is a Japanese festival where participants wear little clothing. Naked Festivals are
held in dozens of places throughout Japan every year, usually in summer or winter. Hidden
somewhere in these men is one fully naked man. Touching him is believed to bring good luck.
The Monkey Buffet (自助餐) Festival
Every year, about 600 monkeys are invited to eat fruits and vegetables during an annual
feast in Thailand. It is held in honour Rama, the greatest of the gods. It is said that Rama
once rewarded his friend Hanuman, the Monkey King, with some land. Organizers of the
annual Monkey Bullet use more than 3,000kg of fruits and vegetables to prepare for the
festival.
The Cheese Rolling Festival
This event is held in England. Though it might sound very gentle, cheese-rolling is
actually very dangerous. Running down a very steep hill behind a 7-pound wheel of cheese
can be very dangerous. In fact, the police have attempted to ban the event, but participants
have refused to carry out the ban. Men and their cheese wheels cannot be separated so
easily. So what happens during a cheese roll? Simple: The cheese is set rolling down the hill,
and the racers run down the hill after the cheese. However, as the cheese can reach speeds
of up to 70 miles per hour, it rarely happens that someone catches the cheese. The first to
reach the bottom wins the cheese.
| Names ofthe Festivals | Time | Nation | Cebrations | | El Colacho | Since 1620 | 1.____ | In scary costumes, grown men jump over newborns
in an attempt
to drive 2.____ away. | | Hadakamatsuri | Usually in summer or in 3.____ | 4.____ | Find one fully naked man among many men who
are wearing
very little clothing and touch him. It is believed to
bring 85.___ luck. | The
MonkeyBuffet Festival | | Thailand | About 6.____ monkeys are invited to eat fruits and
vegetables
during the annual feast made up of more than 7 ____
kg of fruits
and vegetables. | | The CheeseRolling Festival | | 8.___ | A 7 -pound wheel of cheese is set rolling down a
9.___ and people
race down the hill after it. The first to reach the
bottom wins the 10.____ | | 完形填空。 | In history,a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback．He spent a long time a
day outdoors working with cows．The work was dirty,tiring and not very well paid．
People in the western states had to __1__ cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the
eastern __2__．But someone had to __3__ the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad．This
was the job of a cowboy．Sometimes the __4__ was more than a thousand kilometers away
and it could take as __5__ as six months to move the cattle．The __6__ was long but the cattle
were driven __7__ as not to lose __8__．Then they could be sold at a good price．
Most cowboys were young, __9__ men．A good horse _10__ their job of moving cattle
much easier．A good cowboy __11__ cows and knew how to control them．At night,he __12__
to the cows to keep them calm．
In the late 1800s,America was changing from a nation of farm to one of __13__ and cities．The
cowboy seemed __14__ compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs．
Today,the __15__ of cowboys has __16__ greatly．One change is the use of trucks．The job
is not so hard __17__ it used to be．And cowboys are better __18__ now．They are _19__ to be
married．Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers．Some work for big companies．
__20__ at night and on weekends,they become cowboys．These part-time cowboys increase the total
production of meat,keeping the beef price low． | ( )1.A．get
( )2.A．markets
( )3.A．deal with
( )4.A．road
( )5.A．good
( )6.A．journey
( )7.A．hurriedly
( )8.A．mind
( )9.A．unmarried
( )10.A．had
( )11.A．recognized
( )12.A．whispered
( )13.A．towns
( )14.A．free
( )15.A．manner
( )16.A．changed
( )17.A．that
( )18.A．known
( )19.A．afraid
( )20.A．Because | B．buy
B．countries
B．find out
B．railroad
B．much
B．trip
B．smoothly
B．direction
B．proud
B．made
B．understood
B．shouted
B．factories
B．brave
B．job
B．developed
B．as
B．paid
B．eager
B．And | C．sell
C．cities
C．look after
C．state
C．long
C．tour
C．slowly
C．head
C．strong
C．found
C．owned
C．cried
C．companies
C．easy
C．life
C．improved
C．which
C．treated
C．worried
C．When | D．raise
D．stories
D．pay off
D．farm
D．far
D．travel
D．carefully
D．weight
D．educated
D．helped
D．kept
D．sang
D．villages
D．pleased
D．mind
D．realized
D．what
D．dressed
D．likely
D．But | | 阅读理解。 | Japanese people,who never miss a chance to be photographed,were lining up to get their
pictures on a postage stamp．Vanity(虚荣)stamps with personal photographs went on sale
for the first time in Japan as part of an international postage stamp exhibition．The customer"s
photo was taken with a digital camera and then printed on stamp sheets,a process that takes
about five minutes．Sold in a sheet of 10 stamps for $8．80,little more than the cost of lunch
in Tokyo,each stamp printed a different scene from a traditional painting along with the photo．
The stamps can be used normally to mail a letter,and postal officials hope they will help
encourage interest in letter writing in the Internet age．"Certainly e-mail is a useful method of
communication,but letters are fun in a different way,"said Hatsumi Shimizu an official in the Post
Ministry．"We want to show young people that letters can be fun too．"
While similar stamp sheets appeared in Australia in 1999 and are now sold in some nations
and territories, Japan"s fondness for commemorative photos is likely to make them especially
popular here．Indeed,officials had prepared 1 000 sheets but they were sold out in less than
30 minutes．Although the stamps are currently only available as a special service during the
exhibition,postal officials said they may start selling them on a regular basis in the future． | | 1．The best title of this passage might be______． | A．Never Miss a Chance to be Photographed
B．Your Own Face on a Postage Stamp
C．First Japanese Postage Stamps with a Photo
D．Letters are as Fun as E-mails | | 2．By saying"little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo",the author really means______． | A．this service is not very expensive
B.the cost of this service is very high
C．food in Tokyo is very dear
D．$8．80 is a very small amount of money | | 3．The purpose of this activity is______． | A．to make the international postage stamp exhibition more interesting
B．to make more stamps for normal use
C．to draw interest in writing letters
D．to satisfy Japan"s fondness of commemorative photos | | 4．Which of the following is true according to the passage? | A．Japanese people like to take photos．
B．This kind of stamps must be used to mail letters．
C．Japanese people can get this kind of stamps easily after the stamp exhibition．
D．This service is more popular in Japan than in other places． | | 阅读理解. | When you think of an artist, you probably think of someone painting on canvas
(画布). But Guido Daniele creates fantastic paintings of birds, elephants, tigers, and
giraffes by painting on skin. Born in Soverato, Italy, Guido Daniele has been called
" Hand Gogh" (after artist Vincent van Gogh) since he began creating works of art
on people"s hands in 1990.
Painting on the hands can be a challenge because, unlike canvas, the skin moves
when rubbed. Daniele"s models must remain perfectly still for hours as he paints. He
often uses his daughter and his son as his "canvases".
Before he can begin to create his "manimals" ( the artist"s name for his hand animals),
Daniele studies photographs of the animal that he will be painting in order to be able
to understand its character and give it life. "Next," he says, "I look at the hand from
different perspectives (视角) ,and I begin to imagine what is the best way to position
the hand for me to paint the animal. "He also studies the skin of the model, preferring
it to have little hair and few blemishes (瑕疵).
Daniele starts by drawing on the model"s hand with a pencil. He next paints the
skin using watercolors made specifically for body art. The eyes of Daniele"s painted
animals look amazingly real, and they are the most difficult part to paint.
Paintings on hands must eventually be washed away. Guido Daniele says that he"s
gotten used to this part and that he doesn"t really mind seeing his work washed down
the drain (排水沟)."Tomorrow, I will paint the next one. The important thing is to take
many good photo- graphs before washing the hand!" | | 1. Daniele"s paintings are mainly about _____. | A. scenery
B. plants
C; stories
D. animals | | 2. In paragraph 3 the author mainly tells us _____. | A. what Daniele needs to do before painting
B. why Daniele chooses to paint "animals"
C. how Daniele develops this own style of painting
D. how Daniele paints on the skin of his models | | 3. How does Daniele feel about the fact that his paintings must be washed away? | A. He feels disappointed at this.
B. He cares little about this.
C. He is satisfied to see this.
D. He in fact can"t accept this. | | 4. What do we learn about Daniele from the passage? | A. His real name is Hand Gogh.
B. His works are mainly drawn with pencils.
C. He is an artist who taints on hands.
D. He often asks his wife to be his model. | 最新试题
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