On the top of the books ________the stamp alb...

On the top of the books ________the stamp album my uncle gave me as a birthday present.

A．has              B．is                C．are              D．have

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The critics’ top four books of 2018 are based on Christmas selections in national newspapers, the London Evening Standard, The TLS, The Spectator and the New Statesman.

Normal People by Sally Rooney　　 Faber £14.99

Sally Rooney’s debut novel, Conversations with Friends, was one of last year’s most talked-about books. The response to the Irish writer’s follow-up has, if anything, been even more ecstatic. The 27-year-old was praised for her ability to convey subtle modulations of emotion. The novel was long listed for the Man Booker Prize — but many felt that it should have done better.

Vietnam by Max Hastings　 William Collins £30

This long-awaited historical blockbuster follows the Vietnam War over three decades. from the French “dirty war” of 1946—54 to America’s capitulation to the Vietcong in 1975. Hastings, who reported from the battlefield in Vietnam as a young British journalist, was praised for his encyclopedic knowledge of the conflict.

The Silence of the Girls　　 by Pat Barker　 Hamish Hamilton £18.99

Pat Barker’s novel is a retelling of The lliad — but with women at the heart of the action. The central character is Briseis, who appears only glancingly in Homers original. Best-known for her First World War Set Regeneration trilogy (1997). Barker, in her fifties, again focuses on the traumas of war. Reviewers praised the novel’s subversive energy even if it was judged conventional in places.

A Certain Idea of France 　 by Julian Jackson　 Allen Lane £35

This door-stopping biography by British historian Julian Jackson — born in 1954 chronicles the life of Charles de Gaulle who is regarded as one of the greatest ever Frenchmen. While acknowledging that de Gaulle wasn’t very likeable, Jackson salutes his imagination and boldness- qualities that helped him steer France through its liberation from the Nazis and the war in Algeria. Critics suggested it would become the standard biography.

1.Which author of the four books is the youngest according to the text?

A. Sally Rooney B. Max Hastings C. Pat Barker D. Julian Jackson

2.Which book may people who are interested in a political leader’s life choose?

A. Normal People B. Vietnam

C. The Silence of the Girls D. A Certain Idea of France

3.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To remember the four great novelists.

B. To introduce the yearly top four novels.

C. To encourage studies on the four novels

D. To promote the values of the four novelists

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Not until my first book was put on the top 10 list________ writing could really make a difference in my life.

A．I knew　    B．that I knew

C．did I know　    D．that did I know

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—Hi, Albert, I can’t find my reference book!

—Sorry, I ______ it and I guess I put it on the top shelf with my things．

A． use　　 　　　 　 B． had used

C． am using　　　　 D． used

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On Christmas Eve, 1944, my grandmother urged my uncle, then 12 years old, to slip out of the concentration camp where they were imprisoned near 15 miles east of Vienna to go to Deutsch-Wagram. “People are charitable around Christmastime,” Grandma Lili said to her son, Gyuri. “Ask for some food. Anything they can spare. Tell them that we’re on the edge of starvation. Tell them that your 3-year-old sister can not get off the bed because she’s outgrown her shoes.”

In the dark of that night, Gyuri secretly left the camp and walked nearly four miles to Deutsch-Wagram, the closest town. He happened upon a house and knocked on the front door. A woman opened that door. She was probably alone, her man far away, fighting in the war, her children asleep in their beds. The 12-year-old pieced together in German exactly what his mother had told him to say.

“Come back tomorrow," whispered the woman. The next day, my uncle returned. The woman opened the door with a smile. She piled his hands with bread, clothing, a pair of shoes that her child had outgrown and a pair of socks. The woman had knitted warm socks for my mother. After putting on the socks and shoes that fit, my mother got off the bed in delight. Her ragged shoes were passed on to a younger child who was also living in the camp. They shared their unexpected harvest with the entire camp. It was a quiet celebration of human kindness around Christmastime.

In April 1945, my mother, uncle and grandmother were liberated. And it was those very socks and shoes that my mother wore as she walked some 28 miles over two days to Bratislava on her walk to a new life.

To the unknown giver, I thank you. In the desperation of a cold and snowy land, when many hearts were closed and death was more likely than life, especially for Jews, you gave them hope and comfort.

1.What did Gyuri manage to do on Christmas Eve?

A. Get permitted to go out.

B. Receive food and clothing.

C. Express what his family needed.

D. Celebrate Christmas in the camp

2.Why does the author mention shoes so many times?

A. To prove the truth of the story.

B. To help the development of the story.

C. To attract readers’ attention to the story.

D. To make clear the background of the story.

3.What feeling did the author write the text with?

A. Desperation.　　 B. Gratefulness.

C. Excitement.　　 D. Sorrow.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Light in darkness.　　 B. Peace to common people.

C. Courage in face of danger.　　 D. The influence of Christmas.

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For years I fought with the bird's nest that sat on top of my head-my Medusa（神话中的蛇发女妖） hair．No matter what I did and how hard I tried, in no way could I make my unruly （乱蓬蓬）hair to my satisfaction．

Growing up in a Russian-Jewish home with parents who thought North American styling products　 were something illegal such as drugs, I was never allowed to put them in :my hair．¨ Why buy hair gel? Your hair is so beautiful naturally," my mother would say．The teens at school did not agree．From boys 'not wanting to kiss me when we played spin the bottle in Grade 7 to being called the mop, I suffered from my hair．

When I got to university, I believed my hair was a wall that stood between me and everything-finding a part-time job, getting a boyfriend, etc．

If only I could find a way to manage the curls and put it behind bars, I told myself, I would feel secure and sexy．I tried everything: rollers, hairspray, gels and, at one point, an iron．Then, in my second year, a miracle happened．I was asked to be a hair model for Japanese hair straightening, a process by which the molecules（分子）of my curls would be broken and reset in a bone-straight position．I was the perfect candidate, the hairdresser told me． Although they said how hair relaxing could damage the :scalp （头皮）,for the next five years I didn't find them to be true． All of the hairdresser's promises were fulfilled:　 With my hair straight and smooth, I was no longer the¨ mop"．

However, there was extreme damage done to my wallet． To keep up the straightening cost　 $ 700 every six months, and that was considered cheap．While some people thought I was crazy, I was willing to do anything to never again feel like that anxious, curly-headed girl in Grade 7．But when I moved out． of my parents" house 'at age 26 and rented an apartment, the upkeep of my new image became too costly．

I couldn't hide from my inner Medusa any longer．It was time to hug her and let her fly．Seeking a choice, I turned to the Internet, Google．After hours of searching, I hit upon a“ curly haired"　 salon, a place designed for girls like me．I doubted these so-called “Curl Ambassadors" could do anything

without using machine of some sort, and though I bought the service called the “Curly-Doo,"　 I suspected I'd have the same unruly mop at the end of the appointment．

I dragged my feet so hard getting there that I arrived 45 minutes late． I secretly hoped they would turn me away．Instead, my stylist simply said :‘‘You are very late． Let me see your hair" At． that moment, my world and beliefs about myself were turned upside down along with my hair． As my head was in a basin full of freezing-cold water, then covered with a jelly-like jam, I wondered what I had got myself into．

¨ Do you really think this will work?"　 I asked the stylist, Jones．“ My curls are a disaster．"“No curly hair is hopeless," she replied．“They just haven't found a way to work with it, that's all． "

After the hour was over, Jones had completed her work． She had styled my hair using only her hands, water and a mixture of organic jam． I couldn't believe what I was seeing in the mirror: a naturally curly, Medusa-free me．You could argue that hair is just hair． Yet, it is just such physical features that have such a large influence on how we view ourselves．

According to Jones,75 percent of the population have a wave or curl in their hair and don't know what to do with it． Men cut theirs short． Women flat-iron theirs to death． When I read through a beauty magazine or take the subway to work, it makes me sad to see so many people repressing their natural beauty．

Since then, my world has changed． I have always been outgoing, but these days I seem to be more outspoken and confident than ever． On top of that, friends and co-workers tell me I am looking better than ever, but they don't know the source of the change．

I don't need to tell them* My Medusa hair speaks for herself．

1.What can we learn about the writer's hair in the first place?

A． Her parents considered it was bird's nest．

B． Teens at school laughed at it as Medusa hair．

C． She hated it because it couldn't be straightened．

D． North American styling products harmed her hair．

2.Japanese hair straightening caused a problem for the writer that　　　　　　 ．

A． her wish to feel secure and sexy didn't come true

B． her hair was seriously damaged after the straightening

C． the cost to keep her hair straight was too high for her

D． she was called ¨the mop" with her hair straight and smooth

3.The writer was　　　　　　 when she went to the “curly haired" salon．

A． hesitated    B． excited    C． disappointed　　　 D． determined

4.What was the reaction of the stylist in the salon when she saw the writer?

A． She was very angry because the writer was late．

B． She thought totally the writer's hair was a disaster．

C． She was calm and sure of her work．

D． She thought there was no way to fix the writer's hair．

5.The writer's world has changed because she　　　　 ．

A． has removed her inner Medusa

B． has removed her curls on her head

C． has found a way to straighten her hair in the stylish salon

D． has found the admiration for her from her friends and co-workers

6.The best title of the passage can be　　　　 ．

A． A Successful Stylist

B． My Medusa Hair

C． Road to Beauty

D． Accept the Way We Are

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For years I fought with the bird's nest that sat on top of my head-my Medusa（神话中的蛇发女妖） hair．No matter what I did and how hard I tried, in no way could I make my unruly （乱蓬蓬）hair to my satisfaction．

Growing up in a Russian-Jewish home with parents who thought North American styling products　 were something illegal such as drugs, I was never allowed to put them in :my hair．¨ Why buy hair gel? Your hair is so beautiful naturally," my mother would say．The teens at school did not agree．From boys 'not wanting to kiss me when we played spin the bottle in Grade 7 to being called the mop, I suffered from my hair．

When I got to university, I believed my hair was a wall that stood between me and everything-finding a part-time job, getting a boyfriend, etc．

If only I could find a way to manage the curls and put it behind bars, I told myself, I would feel secure and sexy．I tried everything: rollers, hairspray, gels and, at one point, an iron．Then, in my second year, a miracle happened．I was asked to be a hair model for Japanese hair straightening, a process by which the molecules（分子）of my curls would be broken and reset in a bone-straight position．I was the perfect candidate, the hairdresser told me． Although they said how hair relaxing could damage the :scalp （头皮）,for the next five years I didn't find them to be true． All of the hairdresser's promises were fulfilled:　 With my hair straight and smooth, I was no longer the¨ mop"．

However, there was extreme damage done to my wallet． To keep up the straightening cost　 $ 700 every six months, and that was considered cheap．While some people thought I was crazy, I was willing to do anything to never again feel like that anxious, curly-headed girl in Grade 7．But when I moved out． of my parents" house 'at age 26 and rented an apartment, the upkeep of my new image became too costly．

I couldn't hide from my inner Medusa any longer．It was time to hug her and let her fly．Seeking a choice, I turned to the Internet, Google．After hours of searching, I hit upon a“ curly haired"　 salon, a place designed for girls like me．I doubted these so-called “Curl Ambassadors" could do anything

without using machine of some sort, and though I bought the service called the “Curly-Doo,"　 I suspected I'd have the same unruly mop at the end of the appointment．

I dragged my feet so hard getting there that I arrived 45 minutes late． I secretly hoped they would turn me away．Instead, my stylist simply said :‘‘You are very late． Let me see your hair" At． that moment, my world and beliefs about myself were turned upside down along with my hair． As my head was in a basin full of freezing-cold water, then covered with a jelly-like jam, I wondered what I had got myself into．

¨ Do you really think this will work?"　 I asked the stylist, Jones．“ My curls are a disaster．"“No curly hair is hopeless," she replied．“They just haven't found a way to work with it, that's all． "

After the hour was over, Jones had completed her work． She had styled my hair using only her hands, water and a mixture of organic jam． I couldn't believe what I was seeing in the mirror: a naturally curly, Medusa-free me．You could argue that hair is just hair． Yet, it is just such physical features that have such a large influence on how we view ourselves．

According to Jones,75 percent of the population have a wave or curl in their hair and don't know what to do with it． Men cut theirs short． Women flat-iron theirs to death． When I read through a beauty magazine or take the subway to work, it makes me sad to see so many people repressing their natural beauty．

Since then, my world has changed． I have always been outgoing, but these days I seem to be more outspoken and confident than ever． On top of that, friends and co-workers tell me I am looking better than ever, but they don't know the source of the change．

I don't need to tell them* My Medusa hair speaks for herself．

1. What can we learn about the writer's hair in the first place?

A． Her parents considered it was bird's nest．

B． Teens at school laughed at it as Medusa hair．

C． She hated it because it couldn't be straightened．

D． North American styling products harmed her hair．

2. Japanese hair straightening caused a problem for the writer that　　　　　　 ．

A． her wish to feel secure and sexy didn't come true

B． her hair was seriously damaged after the straightening

C． the cost to keep her hair straight was too high for her

D． she was called ¨the mop" with her hair straight and smooth

3. The writer was　　　　　　 when she went to the “curly haired" salon．

A． hesitated　　　　 B． excited

C． disappointed　　　 D． determined

4. What was the reaction of the stylist in the salon when she saw the writer?

A． She was very angry because the writer was late．

B． She thought totally the writer's hair was a disaster．

C． She was calm and sure of her work．

D． She thought there was no way to fix the writer's hair．

5. The writer's world has changed because she　　　　 ．

A． has removed her inner Medusa

B． has removed her curls on her head

C． has found a way to straighten her hair in the stylish salon

D． has found the admiration for her from her friends and co-workers

6. The best title of the passage can be　　　　 ．

A． A Successful Stylist

C． Road to Beauty

B． My Medusa Hair

D． Accept the Way We Are

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Squatting down on my disorganized closet floor, I looked eagerly through my albums for the picture of my grandma’s Christmas lights. I searched so long and so eagerly that I lost all feeling in the legs. Ignoring the pain, I went on with my search, because finding the picture was worth it.

My beloved grandma on my dad’s side, who passed away almost four years ago, would decorate the Christmas trees like it was her job. Each year she would decorate an ornate, 12-foot-tall, shining tree in her living room, and most years she would have an additional pink tree, palm tree, colored- light tree, white-light tree, bedroom tree, etc. The ideas varied year after year, but the theme was always the same: Let There Be Light.

For the outside of the house, my grandma hired people to come and string thousands of lights through the trees in her yard. It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t cheap, but it was a labor of love. People in the small town came and parked their kid-packed cars on the street, gazing at the thousands upon thousands of shining lights year after year. They brought us magic, which was grandma’s legacy. That is the family act I am supposed to follow for the rest of my life. It’s what I’m dying to recreate and pass on to my own kids. I feel so much pressure because no one is capable of doing it—and of doing it correctly—but me.

So, it’s me and only me, each year unfastening countless strings of lights, winding them round a 10-foot, prickly tree, and sending the lights to the highest branches. Though I’m only ever just scratching the surface of grandma’s magic, I uncover a little more each year. I still haven’t found that picture of my grandma’s Christmas lights, but I know it exists, and I will find it, even if it means losing all feeling in my legs.

1.Why did the author suffer from pain?

A. Because she was missing her beloved grandma.

B. Because she had trouble finding grandma’s lights.

C. Because she kept an uncomfortable gesture for long.

D. Because she broke her legs while searching for something.

2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A. Grandma’s Christmas trees.　　 B. The atmosphere of Christmas.

C. The beauty of Christmas trees.　　 D. Christmas memories in childhood.

3.Which of the following best describes grandma’s yard on Christmas?

A. Colourful and messy.　　 B. Interesting and dizzy.

C. Noisy and crowded.　　 D. Shiny and attractive.

4.What’s the authors attitude towards her grandma’s way to spend Christmas?

A. It is the best way people like.　　 B. It is her duty to pass it on.

C. It needs to be improved.　　 D. It is too costly to do it.

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166. I think your bookshelf is too high. I can’t reach a book on top even when I _____ my hand.

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Nancy Tillman’s wonderful On the Night You Were Born is one of my favorite books. Its celebration of the uniqueness of each and every child told in lyrical language makes it the gift I choose most often for expectant or adoptive parents. I also read it regularly with my grandchildren and talk with them about how special they are.

Tillman feels that the most important message for children to receive is simply, “You are loved.” And it’s that message that is the focus of this, her newest book, Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You. Once again, it is her turn of phrase that most fascinates me: In the green of the grass ... in the smell of the sea ... in the clouds floating by ... at the top of a tree ... in the sound crickets make at the end of the day ... “You are loved. You are loved. You are loved,” they all say. Phrases encourage children to grow, to try new things, to “march to the front” of their “own parade” and assures them that, no matter how far they go or what they do, they will be loved.

Though the words alone would convince me to buy, share and recommend this book, Tillman is also a gifted artist and her lovely work makes this book a visual treasure as well. Through the pages, a child rides hippos, splashes in the surf with elephants, plays hide and seek with rabbits, shares a trampoline (蹦床) with a kangaroo and enjoys some quiet time with a pair of pandas. My favorite drawing has the child walking away along a wide path that runs between trees covered in mist. In all of the drawings, swirls of sparkling lights wrap around the child--the love that will always be with him/her.

I’ve read On the Night You Were Born dozens of times and with every single reading, I am incredibly touched. Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You creates the same feeling of wonder, peace and happiness in me. It’s a keep-forever book and I’m so happy to have it in my collection to share with the children I love most.

1.The purpose of this passage is to _____.

A. encourage people to buy Nancy Tillman’s books for their children

B. recommend Tillman’s new book--Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You

C. advocate the theme of love among family members

D. Let children know they are loved and educate them to love others

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? _____.

A. Nancy Tillman’s book On the Night You Were Born encourages children to try new things.

B. The most important focus of Tillman’s books is for children to know they are loved.

C. The writer considers Tillman a gifted artist for her vivid use of words and rich imagination.

D. The writer has bought and read both of Tillman’s books mentioned in this passage.

3. Pick out the true statements according to the passage. _____.

A. The words alone makes Tillman’s books the writer’s favorite.

B. Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You is published earlier than On the Night You Were Born.

C. My favorite drawing shows the feeling of wonder with the child swirling in sparkling lights.

D. The drawings in Wherever You Are convey love with pictures involving animals.

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