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 | ![]() |
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. | |
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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. |