1、Would you like to have your writing published in this magazine?Then let us know!We pay for stories,anecdotes and jokes:Anecdotes and Jokes$50Whats made you laugh recently?A funny sign?A colleagues behaviour?Got a joke?Send it in for Laughter is the Best Medicine!Email:Smart AnimalsUp to $100Send us
2、a tale about the strange behaviour of unique pets or wildlife in up to 300 words.Power of LoveUp to $150Acts of generosity can change lives or just give you that warm feeling full of love.Share your moments in 100500 words.My Story$350Do you have an inspiring or lifechanging story to tell?Your story
3、 must be true,unpublished,original and 8001 000 words.For more information,please visit:http:/【语篇解读】文章介绍的是杂志的征稿启事,以及各个版面的稿费和要求。1How much will the magazine pay for a joke to be published?A$50. B$100.C$150. D$350.解析:细节理解题。根据Anecdotes and Jokes里面的句子:$50可知,这本杂志会为笑话付50美元的稿费,所以选A。答案:2If you want to share
4、a story of your pets with the readers,you need to submit it to _AAnecdotes and Jokes BSmart AnimalsCPower of Love DMy story根据Smart Animals里面的句子:“Send us a tale about the strange behaviour of unique pets or wildlife in up to 300 words,”可知,如果你想和读者分享宠物的故事,你需要提交给Smart Animals,所以选B。B3A story showing peop
5、les generosity should be emailed to the editor at _A BC D根据Power of Love里面的句子:“Acts of generosity.Email:.”可知,故选B。4An inspiring story sent to the magazine should _Adescribe strange behaviourBcontain less than 800 wordsCbe real and originalDbe published before根据My Story里面的句子:“Your story must be true,
6、unpublished, original and 8001,000 words.”可知一个激励人心的故事应该是真实的、原创的,故选C。CEven at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.“Ill be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.“And youll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply,“because Ill be the best lawye
7、r in town!”George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money.Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street.It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.Then Richard married a mysterious girl.The couple spent their h
8、oneymoon on the coastbut Richard never came back.The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found.He must have drowned.Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George.But from time to time, he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty wi
9、ndow, thinking about his former rival(竞争对手)Perhaps he missed him?George was very interested in old dictionaries.Hed recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition.When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted.But while he was having
10、 lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.He was astonishedthe smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans.The company, owned by multimillionai
11、re Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”【语篇解读】乔治和理查德是互相自吹自擂的朋友,乔治说他会成为镇上最好的律师,而理查德说他将成为这里的第一个百万富翁,但是最后理查德实现了他的诺言,而乔治没有成为律师。5George and Richard were _ at school.Acompetitors Bgood friendsCroommates Dbooksellers根据文章第一自然段可知,乔治和理查德在学校有着不健康的竞争。B项good friends意思为“好朋友”,与文章的意思正好相反,故B项排除;
12、C项的roommates意思为“室友”,文章没提到,故排除C项; D项booksellers意思为“书籍出版商”,这是他们毕业之后才开始的职业,故D项排除;故A项正确。6George got information about Richard from _Aa dictionary collector in AustraliaBthe latters rivals DylansCthe wrapping paper of a bookDa rare first edition of a dictionary根据文章倒数第二自然段“But while he was having lunch, G
13、eorge glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.”可知乔治看了包裹字典的报纸上的照片才知道了理查德的信息。其他三个选项与本题无关,故可排除。故C项正确。7What happened to George and Richard in the end?ABoth George and Richard became millionaires.BBoth of them realized their original dreams.CRichard became very rich while
14、George had no great success.DGeorge established a successful business while Richard was missing.根据第二和第三自然段可知,乔治说他将是城镇里最好的律师,理查德说他将成为科尔福德第一个百万富翁;根据文章最后一自然段可知,理查德实现了他的理想,而乔治依然经营他的书店,而不是当一名律师。A项意思为“他们两个人都变成百万富翁”,故排除;B项“他们两个人都实现了他们原先的抱负”,故排除;D项“乔治建立了一个成功的企业而理查德失踪了”,与文章事实不相符;What would you do if you were a fifth grader facing a huge homework load every night,and you found out that there was a machine that would do all the work for you? Thats the situation presented to Sam,Kelsey,Judy and Brenton in Dan Gutmans entertaining new book for y
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