1、 Put a magazine or two in the pocket of the bag and when your children need a few minutes to relax, pull it out and get them to sit for 10 minutes or so.1.What are most children unwilling to do on the beach?A.Play freely.B.Make sand castles.C.Have fun in the waves.D.Read books.2.What does the author
2、 really want to say in Paragraph 2?A.Reading is most childrens favorite activity on vacation.B.Books are not the best choice for reading on the beach.C.Kids dont spend a lot of time reading books on vacation.D.Its a pity to throw away books that are ruined by water.3.Which of the following magazines
3、 is different from the others?A.Click.B.Faces.C.Cricket.D.Dig.4.What can we know about the authors daughter?A.She likes to read literary magazines.B.She reads a lot of books during holiday.C.She usually reads magazines on the beach.D.She usually spends more than 10 minutes reading on the beach.2、 Re
4、cently I came in contact with the true meaning of love. That would have been, Kane, a boy. Kane was the two-year-old son of Jolene, my new neighbor.At a glance Kane was a sight. Hed been born with hard sticks for legs. And on that morning I witnessed the effect that Kanes physical shortcomings had o
5、n his family. But I also witnessed much more than that.I saw an extraordinary family that embraced this special child. A family that wouldnt allow Kane to know he was different. Jolene had constructed a small cart just a few inches off the floor for his son to get around. Using his hands to move abo
6、ut, Kane moved the cart to “go to” any place just as everyone else was able to do. Kane worked that little cart like a master. Kane was a vital focus of the entire family. He was more than just a member of the family; he was the soul. This child was the driver, the motivator, and the founder of much
7、 of the interaction.Much later in my life, I came to realize that God had sent this child to help some of us who just werent getting what love was all about. Even with my limited capacity for understanding at the time that Kane was a highly developed spirit with great wisdom.Kane demanded attention,
8、 but not because of his mobility challenges or other apparent shortcomings. In his mind, he had no challenges or shortcomings. The truth is that he received attention because he was alive and real and had so much to offer.Kane was and still is a lot of warm and powerful energy sent to us all, so we
9、might learn that love surpasses all things. Kane, a fragile yet lovely baby, was here to teach us all an important lesson. And at the age of two he did just that.1.How did the author think of Kanes family members?A.They were strange because they locked Kane at home.B.It was respectable for them to s
10、tart their own business.C.It was ridiculous for them to make a cart for Kane.D.They were greatly brave to face all the difficulties.2.How did Kane “get to” everywhere he wanted to go?A.By moving his cart with his own hands.B.By asking his father to lead him ahead with a stick.C.By asking his grandpa
11、rents to push hin everywhere.D.His parents specially employed a babysitter for him.3.Kane needed attention because he wanted to show _.A.he can challenge his difficulty in movingB.he had challenges or shortcomings in his lifeC.he himself needed to be looked after by othersD.he had the power to prove
12、 he was capable too4.What can we learn from Kanes story?A.Love me, love my dog.B.Love is above all things.C.Many hands make light work.D.Pure gold fears no fire.3、 LUKLA, NepalQomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West, once negatively recognized as the “worlds highest junkyard,is set to become
13、cleaner as 30,000 porters(搬运工) have been mobilized(动员)for waste collection and disposal from the mountains southern side. The cleanup drive was launched recently near Lukla Airport, one of the worlds most dangerous airports yet a vital gateway to the worlds highest peak. “Our major task is to keep E
14、verest, which is the pride of the world, clean. This campaign aims to transport 100 tons of nonbumable garbage from the Everest region to Kathmandu in 2018,” Ang Dorje Sherpa, chairman of the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee said. The SPCC,an environmental conservation organization,has made it
15、 mandatory(强制性的) since 2013 that every climber should carry down 8 kilograms of trash, but for trekkers there is no such regulation. Due to this, more than 100 tons of waste gets collected in the region annually. According to Nepalese government statistics, nearly 50,000 domestic and foreign trekker
16、s visit the Qomolangma region annually, while more than 400 mountaineers attempt to scale the peak. The collected waste mostly includes empty beer bottles and cans, oxygen bottles, tom tents and sleeping bags, food bins, and discarded mountaineering and trekking equipment. The trash was collected by
17、 local groups in more than a dozen villages while the waste was transported down the mountain in sacks (麻袋)by porters and animals. The cleanup covered settlements from up to 5,000 meters near the base camp,to Lukla Airport located at an altitude of 2,805 meters. On the first day of the campaign, sev
18、eral tons of waste was sent off to Kathmandu from Lukla on planes belonging to Tara Airlines, one of the leading private airlines in Nepal. The airlines have set an ambitious target of flying out 100 tons of waste from the region in 2018, as a part of its commitment to the Sustainable Development Go
19、als against climate change. The companys CEO Umesh Chandra Rai said,“We hope that this campaign will help the local people to maintain a pristine (未受损害的), natural and unspoiled environment so that more trekkers will come from everywhere, making the trekking industry here more sustainable.1.Whats the
20、 first paragraph mainly about?A.The basic situation of Mount Everest.B.The introduction of the cleanup campaign.C.The unique way to prevent environmental pollution.D.The description of the most dangerous airport in the world.2.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.The rule f
21、or visitors made by the local travel agencies.B.The cleanup campaign launched by Ang Dorje Sherpa.C.The demand on the climbers made by the SPCC.D.The law for the local people made by the Nepalese government.3.How does the author indicate that the cleanup campaign is very tough?A.By listing figures.B
22、.By making comparisons.C.By giving some examples.D.By analyzing some causes.4.Whats Umesh Chandra Rais attitude towards the cleanup campaign?A.Doubtful.B.Curious.C.Enthusiastic.D.Unfavorable.4、 Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne Winnie-the-Pooh has been introduced and reintroduced to generation after ge
23、neration as a model of a childs best friend. However, not everyone has found Pooh is lovely. This classic has been banned (禁止) in a variety of countries at one point or another, including Russia, Turkey, and even its home, England. In fact, even some places in the United States have banned this book
24、! So why would anyone ever like to keep children from the joy of Milnes classic? In the case of Russia, Winnie-the-Pooh was banned in 2009 because of alleged (所谓的) Nazi ties. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumOriginally published in the year 1900, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is one of the fo
25、undations of the fairytale genre. Who, then, would seek to ban a book that has become so important to the American experience?The Detroit Library banned The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1957 for allegedly having no value for children. Charlotte s Web by E. B. White Whites tale of the relationship betwe
26、en two unexpected creatures, a spider and a pig, has been drawing children in for over half a century. Published in 1952, this classic has been readily displayed on most library shelves for children to read. However, some people would like to make this book never see the light of the day. In one ext
27、reme case, a school in England banned Charlottes Web for fear that the pig Wilbur might be offensive (冒犯的) to Muslim students. Fortunately, the Muslim Council of Britain saw the foolishness of this ban, so the book was quickly put back to their rightful place on the shelves. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Though its been published
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