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TheFascinators

ByAndrewEliopoulos

Amust-readforpersonswholikemagic,“TheFascinators”isanattractivetaleofyoungloveandfriendship.Inatownwheremagicisopposed,agroupoffriendsbroughttogetherbyanamateurmagicclubguidetheirlovelives,relationshipsandsocialmix-ups.

TheParisHours

ByAlexGeorge

“TheParisHours”takesplaceoverthecourseofasingledayin1927intheCityofLight,butistoldthroughthestoriesoffourcharacters.ThestoryexplorestheeffectsandeventsofWorldWarIandthemagnificenceofParisthroughfourcharacters’angles,andtheclimaxbringstheirpathstogetherinanexcitingreadthatyouwon’tbeabletoputdown.

TheQueen’sSecret

ByKarenHarper.

Afictionalaccountsetin1939aboutthemotherofQueenElizabethⅡ,oncedescribedbyHitleras“themostdangerouswomanintheworld.”Shedecidestomakethereignofherhusband,KingGeorgeVI,successful,throughastorythat’sfullofroyalsecrets.Thisbookisamust-readforhistoryloversandfansof“TheCrown.”

TheTouristAttraction

BySarahMorgenthaler

Thisisaromanticstorythattakesplacein—youguessedit—MooseSprings,Alaska.Theownerofasmall-towndinerfrequentedbytourists,namedTheTouristTrap,crossespathswithanout-of-townerloveinterestthroughanactofkindness.

1．WhomightbemoreinterestedinthebookwrittenbyAndrewEliopoulos?

A．Historylovers.B．Magiclovers.

C．Travellovers.D．Warlovers.

2．WhichofthefollowingtellsaboutstorieshappeningintheFirstWorldWar?

A．TheTouristAttraction.B．TheFascinators.

C．TheQueen’sSecret.D．TheParisHours.

3．WhatkindofbookisTheTouristAttraction?

A．Alovestory.B．Afolktale.

C．Adetectivestory.D．Ahistoricalstory.

EversinceZionWilliamsonwas5yearsold,hewantedtobeabasketballstar.Buttogetthere,heneededalotofencouragementandcoachingalongtheway,andtherewasnoonethatbetterthanhismother,SharondaSampson.ShecoachedZionineveryyouthbasketballleagueheeverplayed.Sampsonwasacollegiatetrackstarandlaterbecameamiddleschoolhealthandphysicaleducationteacher.

Hehasgotupat5:

30a.m.toheadtotheoutdoorcourtandplaybasketballsincehewas9yearsold.Zion'

shardworkbegantopayoffwhenheenteredhighschool,wherehebecameaYouTubehitforhishigh-flyingdunks（灌篮）andpowerfulmoves.ButSampsonwantedhersontonotonlyworkhardatbeinggreatbutstudyhowthelegendsofthegamewentabouttheirskills.

“WhenIstartedplaying,mymomsaidtherewerethreeplayersshewantedmetowatch—MagicJohnson,LarryBirdandMichaelJordan,”Williamsonsaid.“EventhoughIwasn'

talivewhenhe（Jordan）wasdoingthosethings,itjustattractedme.Everythinghedidwasjustincredible.”

ThenationalspotlightshinedonZionduringhisoneyearofcollegiatebasketballatDukeUniversity,wherehewascoachedbyfive-timenationalchampionMikeKrzyzewski.ThemoststoriedrivalryinthecollegiategameisbetweenDukeandNorthCarolina,whereJordanwonanationalchampionshipbackinthe1980s.

Shortlyafterhisfreshmanseason,ZiondeclaredfortheNBADraft.Sampsonwasbyherson'

ssidewhenhewaschosenbythePelicansasthetopplayer.“Iwouldn'

tbeherewithoutmymom”saidZionwithtearsstreamingdownhisfaceafterhisselection.

Zionwasbrilliantinthefirst19gamesofhisregular-seasonNBAcareer,averagingover23pointsandsixreboundspergame,beforethecoronavirus（冠状病毒）crisisforcedtheleaguetoshutdown.The19-year-oldZionsayshe'

sbeenstayingfitandwillbereadytogowhentheleagueresumes.

4．WhatdoweknowaboutZionfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Hewastrainedmainlybyhismother.

B．Hedreamedofbeingabasketballstarat9.

C．HewasfamousforhismotheratYouTube.

D．Hecoachedhismotherinbasketballleagues.

5．WhydidZion'

smotheraskhimtowatchthreeplayers?

A．ShewantedtomakeZionbeatthemoneday.

B．SheexpectedZiontolearnmuchfromthem.

C．SherequiredZiontojointheirbasketballteams.

D．ShewishedZiontolikethesameplayersasshe.

6．WhatdidZionmeanby“Iwouldn'

tbeherewithoutmymom”?

A．HewouldjointheNBAwithhismom

B．Hewouldstandbesidehismotherfirmly.

C．Hissuccessrelatedtowhathismomdid.

D．Hefollowedherwhereverhismotherwent.

7．Whatisthewriter'

spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．ToencouragepeopletolearnfromZion.

B．ToexplainwhyZionlikesplayingbasketball.

C．ToproveZionhasagiftforplayingbasketball.

D．TointroduceanNBAbasketballplayer.

Dickenswasthemostpopularnovelistofhistime,andremainsoneofthebest-knownandmost-readofEnglishauthors.Hecreatedsomeoftheworld’sbest-knownfictionalcharactersandisregardedasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianera.

Amongfellowwriters,Dickenshasbeenadmired.LeoTolstoy,G.K.Chesterton,andGeorgeOrwellpraisedhisrealismandcomicvoiceaswellashisdrawingpeople’sattentiontochildrenandthepoor.TheFrenchwriterJulesVernecalledDickenshisfavoritewriter,writinghisnovels“standalone,dwarfingallothersbytheiramazingpowerandsuitableexpression.”TheDutchpainterVincentvanGoghwasinspiredbyDickens’snovelsinseveralofhispaintingslikeVincent’sChairandinan1889lettertohissisterstatedthatreadingDickens,especiallyAChristmasCarol,wasoneofthethingsthatwaskeepinghimfromkillinghimself

AChristmasCarolismostprobablyhisbest-knownstory,withfrequentnewadaptations.Itisalsothemost-filmedofDickens’stories,withmanyversionsdatingfromtheearlyyearsofcinema.AccordingtothehistorianRonaldHutton,thecurrentstateoftheobservanceofChristmasislargelytheresultofamid-VictorianrevivaloftheholidayspearheadedbyAChristmasCarol.WilliamMakepeaceThackeraycalledthebook“anationalbenefit,andtoeverymanandwomanwhoreadsitapersonalkindness”.

AtatimewhenBritainwasthemajoreconomicandpoliticalpoweroftheworld,Dickenshighlightedthelifeoftheforgottenpooranddisadvantagedwithinsociety.Throughhisjournalismhecampaignedonspecificissues—suchassanitationandtheworkhouse—buthisfictionprobablydemonstrateditsgreatestprowess（非凡的才能）inchangingpublicopiniononclassinequalities.TheexceptionalpopularityofDickens’novelsnotonlydisplayedhisoutstandingabilitytocreateattractivestorylinesandunforgettablecharacters,butalsoensuredthattheVictorianpublicconfrontedissuesofsocialjusticethathadcommonlybeenignored.

8．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A．VincentvanGoghappreciatesDickens’novelsverymuch.

B．GeorgeOrwellseesDickens’novelsasaminorofsociety.

C．JulesVernethinkshighlyofDickensandDickens’novels.

D．Dickens’fellowwriterscommentonhisnovelspositively.

9．WhatisThackeray’sattitudetowardsAChristmasCarol?

A．Critical.B．Appreciative.

C．Doubtful.D．Unconcerned.

10．WhatmadeDickens’novelspopular?

A．TheirhighlightsofthepubliclifeintheVictorianera.

B．Theirvividcharactersandfocusonsocialinequalities.

C．TheirpresentationofDickens’loveforhisjournalism.

D．TheirdescriptionofBritisheconomicandpoliticalpower.

11．Inwhichsectionofamagazinemaythistextappear?

A．Science.B．Entertainment.

C．Literature.D．Health.

Scientistsbelievetheycouldbringthelikesofdodos（渡渡鸟）backfromthedeadthroughcloningexperimentsinthenearfuturewhichcouldseetheflightlessbirdsrevivedfromtheirextinction.

Thebigbird,whichwasaboutametretallandweighedupto18kilograms,wasnativetoMauritiusbutbecameextinctinthe1600s,shortlyafterhumansdiscoveredtheisland.However,400yearslater,scientistsnowbelievethattheycouldbringthedodobacktolifethroughcloningofsomeofitsclosestlivingrelatives.

Scientistsrecentlypublishedapaperwhichidentifiedtheoverallgenomicstructureofdinosaurs.Theteamachievedthisbytracingtheancestors（祖先）ofbirds—thedinosaursclosestlivingrelatives—tocreatethegenomicstructure.Researchersinvolvedinthestudysayitisanemphatic‘no’whenitcomestothepossibilityofeverbeingabletoclonedinosaurs,buttheydosaythatmorerecentlyextinctbirdslikethecarrierpigeonandthedodocouldbebroughtbackduetothefactthattheyhavesuchcloselivingrelatives.

UniversityofKentscientistsDarrenGriffinandRebeccaO’ConnorwroteinanarticleforTheConversation:

“Wediscoveredthatbirdsandmostflightlessdinosaurshadalotofchromosomes（packagesofDNA）.Havingsomanyallowsanimalstogeneratevariation,thedriverofnaturalselection.”

“However,thoughitisalongshot,itmaybepossibleinfuturetouseJurassicParktechnologytohelpavoidsomeoftheharmthathumanshavecaused.Mankindhasseentheextinctionofwell-knownaviandinosaurssuchasthedodoandthepassengerpigeon.”

“Recovery（恢复）ofDNAthatisaonlyfewhundredyearsoldfromthesebirdsisafarmorerealisticway.Itmayalsobethateggsfromcloselyrelatedlivingspeciesmightjustbegoodenough.Intherightconditionswemaybeabletousethemtoresurrectsomeofthesespeciesfromextinction.”

12．Whatcanwelearnaboutdodos?

A．TheyflewtoMauritiusinthe1600s.B．Theycouldbeusedtoclonepigeons.

C．Theywoulddieoutinthenearfuture.D．Theymightbebroughtbacktolifesoon.

13．Howdoscientistsrevivedodos?