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Intoyfantasystories,narrators（叙述者）bringtheirbelovedtoystolifethatcanlive,talk,think，breatheandbehavelikehumanbeings.Youwouldseemoderntoyfantasiesinapicturebookformat.RepresentativeworksareA．A．Milne’sWinniethePoohandCarloCollodi’sTheAdventuresofPinocchio.

AnimalFantasy

Theanimalfantasytellstalesaboutanimalsbehavinglikehumanbeings,experiencingemotions,andhavingtheabilitytotalk.However,animalsinfantasiesholdtheirvariousanimalcharacteristics,too.ExamplesincludeTheWindintheWillowsbyKennethGrahame,Charlotte'

sWebbyE.B．White,andTheTaleofPeterRabbitbyBeatrixPotterwhichinfluenceschildrenaroundtheworld.

MagicalFantasy

Inamagicalfantasy,youseeacharacterhavingmagicalpowers,orastrangemagicalobjectbecomesthesubjectofthestory.Storiesofthistypebeganwidelyspreadinglongago,includingRoaldDahl'

sCharlieandtheChocolateFactoryandWilliamSteig’sSylvesterandtheMagicPebble.

ModernFolktales

Modernfolktalesaretypesoffantasythatnarratorstellinatraditionaltaleaccompanyingsometypicalparts,suchasstrongconflict,littledescriptionofcharacters,andsometimesmagicalelements.Thesetalescomebeforeallothersandarepopular,asauthorsthroughouthistory,havewrittenthem.HansChristianAndersenhaswrittenseveraltalesofthiscategoryincludingTheNightingale,TheEmperor’sNewClothesandThumbelina.

1．Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefantasies?

A．Theircharactersarehighlypopular.

B．Theireventsoccurintheunrealworld.

C．Theirwritingstylesshowdesiresforfreedom.

D．Theirplotsencouragepeopletohaveadventures.

2．Whomadeagreatcontributiontotheanimalfantasy?

A．CarloCollodi.B．BeatrixPotter.

C．WilliamSteig.D．HansChristianAndersen.

3．Whichtypeoffantasyhasthelongesthistory?

A．Thetoyfantasy.B．Theanimalfantasy.

C．Themagicalfantasy.D．Themodernfolktales.

Beforemydaughter,Evelyn,wasborn,Ieagerlyexpectedherfirstyearoflife.Iimaginedcelebratingeverymilestone---bondingwithherasanewborn,seeinghersmileforthefirsttime,hearinghersayherfirstword.1didn'

tthinkoffeedingtubes,longhospitalstaysoranorgantransplant（移植）.ForEvelyn,thefirstyearincludedallandmore.

Evelyncameintothisworldatjust34weeks,weighinglessthan3pounds.GenetictestingrevealedshehadAlagillesyndrome,ageneticdisorderthatcandamagetheliver（肝脏）,heartandotherorgans.Soon,wereceivedthenewsthatbabyEvelynneededalivertransplant.OurfamilymovednearertoUPMCChildren'

sHospialofPittsburghsothatwewerecloserifaliverwasavailableforEvelyn.

WhenEvelynwasaddedtotheorgandonationwaitlist,Iwasundertheliverallocationpolicyinplaceatthattime,whichwasmap-based.Thispolicylacksanyspecialconsiderationfortransplantcandidates.Weweretolditwouldlikelytakethreemonths.Justthen,anewpolicyforliverallocationwastriedout.Underthenewsystem,thesickestchildpatientsgetfirstpriority（优先）.Thenewpolicywasonlyineffectforalitleoveraweek,butinthatperiod,Evelynreceivedherlivertransplant.Haditbeenjustoneweekearlerorlater,wewouldnothavereceivedthecall.

AsEvelynrecoversfromhertransplant,wearegratefulforthechange.Iamalsosad,becausethenewpolicywasshort-lived.Thatmeansanothermomlikememightnotreceivethatphonecallwithgoodnews.

OtherchildrenshouldhavethesameopportunityasEvelyntolivehealthy,happylives.Whenitcomestolivertransplantpolicy,wecanandmustdobetterforchildren.

4．WhatprobablyhappenedtoEvelynshorlyaftershewasborn?

A．Shefailedtogiveasmile.

B．Shehadaseriousliverfailure.

C．Shesaidherfirstwordquickly.

D．Shesufferedfromaheartattack.

5．Whydidtheauthor'

sfamilymovenearertothehospital?

A．Tosavetime.

B．Tohavemoney.

C．Toseeadoctor.

D．Togetfirstpriority.

6．Whatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentence?

A．Evelynishealthynow.

B．Theywaitedtoolong.

C．Theywereoneweekearlier.

D．Herdaughterisfortunate.

7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinthelastpargraph?

A．Wemustguaranteekidshavehealthylivers.

B．Kidsshouldhavechancesofalivertransplant.

C．Thesickestkidsshouldgetlivertransplantsfirst.

D．Theoldpolicylacksspecialconsiderationforkids.

Onabrightearlysummermorning,manyyoungswimmersgatheratalocalswimmingpoolinthestateofMaryland.Theyaremembersofacompetitivesummerswimteam,andthat’saregularpartoftheirdailylife.Astheytrainandcutsecondsofftheirtimes,whichmakesthemclosertothechampionshipinthefollowinglarge-scale（大规模的）competitions,theyaregettinglotsofphysicalexerciseandvitaminDfromthesun.However,thebenefitsofbelongingtoasportsteamarenotjusthonororhealthrelated.Youcanlearnusefullifeskills.

PaulWaas,coachoftheswimteam,explains,“Thediscipline（自制力）comesintoplaywhenyou’retalkingaboutconcentratingonthedetailsthatyourcoachesaresayingasitmakesyoufasterratherthangoingupanddownthepoolthesamewayyouhaveeverytime.Whenyoufocusonwhatyou’redoingrightandwhatyoucandobetter,thenyou’llseetheimprovement.”

Besides,thereisalsoresponsibility,goalsandworkingswithinagroup.Again,hereisCoachWaas.“It’sreallygreat!

It’ssofuntowatchfromyeartoyear.I’vehadkidswhoas7-year-oldsontheteamcouldbarelypayattentioninpracticeandwereonlyinterestedinwhowasgoingfirst.Nowthey’vecomebackas8-year-olds,havingsetsomegoalsandhavingthingsthattheywanttoachieve.Theseskillscanhelpthemalot.”

Butplayingthesportsisnotwithoutharm.Somecanbehardonthebody.Youngathletessufferseriousinjuriesthatfollowthemintoadulthood.CoachWaassaysthatinfact,swimmingisdifferentfrommostothers.First,itposesalowerriskofinjury.Thesecondonerelatestohowswimteamsarestructured.Actually,childrenarenottheonlyoneswhocanbenefit.Adultscanalsobenefitfromteamsports.

8．Whydotheswimmersgatherataswimmingpoolintheearlymorning?

A．ToobtainvitaminDfromthesun.B．Tobuildpracticalskillsforfuture.

C．Tojoininalarge-scalecompetitive.D．Tocarryouttheirroutinepractice.

9．WhatdoPaulWaas’wordsimplyinparagraph2?

A．Swimmersshouldconcentrateondetails.

B．Membersgetdisciplinedandfocusedintheteam.

C．Coachesplayakeyroleinlayers’improvement.

D．Mostswimmersenjoysinninginthesameway.

10．Whathappenstothekidsafterayear’straining?

A．Theyaremoreawareofwhattodo.B．Theypaylessattentiontotraining.

C．Theydevotemoretimetopractice.D．Theycaremoreaboutwhogoesfirst.

11．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthetext?

A．Exercisebenefitseveryone.B．Swimmingisbetterthanothersports.

C．Teamsportsteachlifelessons.D．Physicalexerciseshouldbeahabit.

Forafewmonthstwiceayear,thewatersoffCaliforniaarehometograywhalesmovingnorthorsouthbetweenthecoastofMexicoandtheBeringSea.Thisyear,however,itseemsthatfewerwhalesaresurvivingthejourneynorth.Sofarthisyear,atotalof30deadgraywhaleshavewashedupontheWestCoast:

EightinWashington,oneinOregonand21inCalifornia.Thosenumbersareunusuallyhigh.

InNorthernCalifornia,threeoutoffourofthedeadwhalesthathavebeenexaminedsofarappeartohavediedofstarvationandthefourthwaskilledbyashipstrike,saidBarbieHalaska,aresearchassistantatTheMarine（海洋的）MammalCenter（TMMC）,anonprofitorganizationthatrescuesandrehabilitates（使康复）marinemammalsinCalifornia.Halaskaandhercolleaguesexaminedthefourwhales—threeyoungwhalesandoneadultmale—andplannedtoexaminetheremainingdeadwhalesintheregioninthenextcoupleofdays.

Graywhaleswereonceseverelythreatenedbywhalers.Onlyaround2,000ofthemlivedintheoceanin1946,soaninternationalagreementtostopgraywhalehuntingwassignedinordertohelpthepopulationrecover.Graywhaleswereremovedfromtheendangeredspecieslistin1994whenthepopulationreached23,000individualsandTMMCpredictstherearenowaround26,000graywhalesinthePacificOcean,whichisaboutthenumberbeforethewhalingboomgotupsteamalmost200yearsago.

Althoughthegraywhalepopulationhasrecoveredtoacertaindegree,thenumberofdeadwhaleswashingupthisyearisalarming,Halaskasaid.Climatechangeanddecliningfishstocksarelikelykeyfactorsinthewhales’poorhealth,shesaid.

HalaskastressedthatboatersandbeachgoersontheWestCoastshouldwatchoutforgraywhalesthistimeofyear.

12．Whatarethestatisticsinparagraph3about?

A．Severeconditionsfacinggraywhales.

B．Anagreementtostopkillingwhales.

C．Theevolvingdevelopmentofgraywhales.

D．Thenumberofgraywhalesindifferenttimes.

13．What’sHalaska’sattitudetowardsthepopulationofgraywhale?

A．Worried.B．Discouraged.

C．Optimistic.D．Uncaring.

14．Whatmaybetalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?

A．Theimportanceofgraywhales.

B．Graywhales’livingenvironment.

C．Thingstodotohelpgraywhales.

D．Waystoincreasegray