Battle of the Books
Each year in April, the “Battle of the Books” teams from each school meet for the Semi-Battle competition. The top three teams from each division go on to the Final Battle to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The gold medal winners go on to compete in the Regional Championship.
Battle of the Books Rules and Goals
Goals:
Students: Have fun reading good books from a wide variety of authors and genres(体裁).
Educators: Encourage reading, foster friendly competition, and nurture the love of books in young people.
Rules:
One team of six students from grades 7 or 8 will represent each school.
1. Each team will have a spokesperson. While the team is encouraged to discuss possible answers, team answers will only be accepted from the spokesperson.
2. The Semi-Finals will consist of three rounds of play, and the Finals will have one round. Each round features a Regular Battle and a Lightning Battle.
3. Regular Battle questions will be addressed to teams alternately(轮流地), regardless of the last correct answer. There will be 12 Regular Battle questions per round. When asked a question, teams will have 20 seconds to provide the book’s title and author.
4. Five points will be given if the team correctly identifies the exact title, and three points will be awarded for correctly identifying the author’s surname. The author’s first name does not need to be identified.
5. The Lightning Battles will be featured at the end of each round. Lightning Battles consist of a 2 minutes, 30 seconds time period during which each team is asked up to 12 questions. These questions concern details of the books and will not require teams to identify titles or authors. Each correctly answered Lightning Battle question will be worth three points.
PLEASE NOTE:
A warm-up practice question will be given to each team at the beginning of its first Semi-Battle and at the beginning of the Final and Regional Final Battles.
There may be no assistance from the coordinators and audience members.
Teams will not be punished for incorrect answers.
Any team demonstrating poor sportsmanship will not be invited back.
1.According to the text, “Battle of the Books” is an activity ______.
A.where students are inspired to write books
B.where books are used as arms in the battle
C.where friends compete with each other
D.where readers are motivated to love books
2.How many questions will be asked in the Semi-Finals?
A.72 B.24 C.36 D.12
3.What information can we get from the text?
A.Teams are given 20 minutes to answer a question.
B.A competitor gets 18 points for 6 correct titles.
C.Each round ends with the Lightning Battles.
D.A correct first name will be given 5 points.
4.If a team doesn’t compete fairly, it ______.
A.won’t be given a warm-up practice B.won’t get help from audience members
C.will be reduced in its points D.won’t be allowed to compete next time
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Battle of the Books
Each year in April, the “Battle of the Books” teams from each school meet for the Semi-Battle competition. The top three teams from each division go on to the Final Battle to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The gold medal winners go on to compete in the Regional Championship.
Battle of the Books Rules and Goals
Goals:
Students: Have fun reading good books from a wide variety of authors and genres(体裁).
Educators: Encourage reading, foster friendly competition, and nurture the love of books in young people.
Rules:
One team of six students from grades 7 or 8 will represent each school.
1. Each team will have a spokesperson. While the team is encouraged to discuss possible answers, team answers will only be accepted from the spokesperson.
2. The Semi-Finals will consist of three rounds of play, and the Finals will have one round. Each round features a Regular Battle and a Lightning Battle.
3. Regular Battle questions will be addressed to teams alternately(轮流地), regardless of the last correct answer. There will be 12 Regular Battle questions per round. When asked a question, teams will have 20 seconds to provide the book’s title and author.
4. Five points will be given if the team correctly identifies the exact title, and three points will be awarded for correctly identifying the author’s surname. The author’s first name does not need to be identified.
5. The Lightning Battles will be featured at the end of each round. Lightning Battles consist of a 2 minutes, 30 seconds time period during which each team is asked up to 12 questions. These questions concern details of the books and will not require teams to identify titles or authors. Each correctly answered Lightning Battle question will be worth three points.
PLEASE NOTE:
A warm-up practice question will be given to each team at the beginning of its first Semi-Battle and at the beginning of the Final and Regional Final Battles.
There may be no assistance from the coordinators and audience members.
Teams will not be punished for incorrect answers.
Any team demonstrating poor sportsmanship will not be invited back.
1.According to the text, “Battle of the Books” is an activity ______.
A.where students are inspired to write books
B.where books are used as arms in the battle
C.where friends compete with each other
D.where readers are motivated to love books
2.How many questions will be asked in the Semi-Finals?
A.72 B.24 C.36 D.12
3.What information can we get from the text?
A.Teams are given 20 minutes to answer a question.
B.A competitor gets 18 points for 6 correct titles.
C.Each round ends with the Lightning Battles.
D.A correct first name will be given 5 points.
4.If a team doesn’t compete fairly, it ______.
A.won’t be given a warm-up practice B.won’t get help from audience members
C.will be reduced in its points D.won’t be allowed to compete next time
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Has Tiger Mom gone soft? One year after the release of her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua is back in the spotlight, reflecting on how overnight infamy (恶名) affected her life, her family and her parenting.
“I have changed a lot,” she told the Huffington Post. “In October, we had 30 kids at our house! We have hosted parties with lots of food and music.”
Last January, the Wall Street Journal published an excerpt (节选) from Chua’s book with the headline “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”. In the excerpt, Chua described how her daughters were never allowed to have sleepovers (在外过夜的儿童聚会), appear in school plays, or earn any grade lower than an A. Chua, an author and professor at Yale Law School, spent much of 2011 on the defensive. In fact, many of her interviews seemed to lend fuel to her critics’ fire.
Now, with the book out in paperback, she said, “I put passages in the book and used very harsh words that I regret. Everybody has those moments you wish you could take back.”
For those who still read Battle Hymn as an advice guide, Chua argues that so-called tiger parenting should be employed mainly during a child’s early years, ideally between the ages of 5 and 12. These “super-strict parenting tactics” are not meant for all ages. Remaining strict after middle school makes you a helicopter parent, according to Chua. And she is quick to point out how different that is from being a tiger mom.
“By the time kids get to high school, helicopter parents are hiring all these tutors, carrying their kids’ sports bags. I never checked older daughter Sophia’s papers because I knew she knew how to sit down and focus,” Chua said.
As for younger daughter Lulu, 15, the rebel for whom the book was written, Chua has really backed off. Instead of forcing Lulu to practise violin for hours a day—the source of their biggest fights, Chua “let her give that up”. “My compromise (妥协) is that I’m going to still be as strict academically, but in exchange she has a lot of social freedom. Lulu has had four sleepovers in the last two months!” Chua said. Chua predicts she’ll only get more easygoing with age.
1.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.Tiger Mom has changed and wants to be soft.
B.Tiger Mom persuaded readers to follow her example.
C.How Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother came out.
D.How Tiger Mom became the worldwide spotlight.
2.From paragraph 1 we can know that after the publication of the book______________.
A.Tiger Mom became stricter with her children
B.Tiger Mom was thought highly by the public
C.Tiger Mom’s life and family were influenced
D.Tiger Mom became wealthy and easygoing
3.Lulu quarreled with her mother mainly over______________.
A.whether she could do well at school
B.when she could have sleepovers
C.what should be written in the book
D.how long she practiced the violin
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I witnessed too many _______ in the battle four years ago.(die)
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Horror seized the heart of the soldier as he saw his life-long friend fall in the battle. Caught in a trench(壕沟) with _____ gunfire whistling over his head, the soldier asked his _____ if he might go out into the
"No Man's Land"_____the trenches to bring his_____friend back.
"You _____ go,"said the captain",but I don't think it will be worth it. Your friend is probably_____ and you may throw your own life away."The captain's words didn't matter, and the soldier _____ anyway.
Surprisingly, he_____ to reach his friend, raised him onto his shoulder, and_____ him back to their company's trench. As the two of them fell in together to the _____ of the trench, the officer_____ the wounded soldier, and then looked_____ at his friend."I told you it wouldn't be worth it,"he said."Your friend is dead, and your _____ is deadly."
"It was worth it, though, sir,"the soldier said.
"How do you_____ ‘worth it'?"responded the captain.Your friend is dead!"
"Yes sir,"the soldier answered."But it was worth it because when I got to him, he was still alive, and I had the_____ of hearing him say,‘Jim, I knew you'd_____.'"
Many a time in _____, whether a thing is worth doing or not_____ depends on how you look at it. Take up all your courage and do something your_____ tells you to do so that you may not _____ not doing it later in life.
1.A. dangerous B. distant C. visible D. continuous
2.A. captain B. boss C. soldier D. company
3.A. behind B. before C. between D. among
4.A. worried B. killed C. frightened D. fallen
5.A. can B. must C. will D. shall
6.A. mad B. brave C. dead D. lucky
7.A. heard B. understood C. stopped D. went
8.A. fought B. wished C. managed D. promised
9.A. brought B. dragged C. forced D. pushed
10.A. front B. bottom C. back D. edge
11.A. caught B. greeted C. respected D. checked
12.A. strangely B. angrily C. kindly D. suddenly
13.A. feeling B. thought C. wound D. pain
14.A. mean B. mention C. use D. learn
15.A. pride B. satisfaction C. patience D. experience
16.A. suffer B. come C. survive D. help
17.A. life B. danger C. need D. fact
18.A. hardly B. slightly C. possibly D. really
19.A. leader B. duty C. heart D. purpose
20.A. forget B. regret C. imagine D. pref
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Though the number of Japanese army was _____ that of our Eighth Route Army, they lost the battle in that mountainous village.
A.as large twice as B.twice as large as
C.large as twice as D.as twice large as
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Though the number of Japanese army was _____ that of our Eighth Route Army, they lost the battle in that mountainous village.
A. as large twice as B. twice as large as
C. large as twice as D. as twice large as
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Though the number of Japanese army was _____ that of our Eighth Route Army, they lost the battle in that mountainous village.
A. as large twice as B. twice as large as
C. large as twice as D. as twice large as
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100. In the battle we fought to the death in defense of our positions and paid a heavy _____ for last victory.
A. cost B. price C. value D1. Pay
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The invention of artificial hearts marked a turning point in the battle heart disease.
A.among B.for C.against D.between
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Every year on April 1, April Fools’ Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. In France, it’s called “Poisson d’Avril” or “Fish of April.” In Scotland, the holiday is often called “Gowkie Day.” In Iraq, the holiday is called Kithbet Neesan or “April Lie.”
History experts say people have celebrated April Fools’ Day for a long time. Some believe the tradition comes from the ancient Romans more than two thousand years ago. It was a day of playing games and pretending to be someone else.
Others say the day for fooling began in France in 1564, when King Charles changed the yearly calendar. He moved New Year’s Day from April 1 to January 1. Many people did not know about the change because of communication problems back then. Some people continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1. Other people called them April Fools and played jokes on them.
In the United States, April Fools’ Day is just a day of joking and playing tricks on friends. These kinds of jokes are also called pranks. These jokes typically end in the prankster shouting “April Fools’!”
Simple pranks, like telling a friend a funny lie or making prank phone calls, are still common. But, major companies also get in on April Fools’ Day fun in a much bigger way. A few years ago, on April 1, Starbucks announced it was introducing new coffee cup sizes -- Plenta and Micra. The very large cups, bigger than a human head, remained useful for customers even after finishing all that coffee. According to Starbucks, the cups could be used as a rain hat, a pot for plants, or a lampshade.
It did not take long for customers to catch on to the prank! More and more people use social media or smart phone apps to play pranks on their friends on April Fools’ Day. One very annoying smart phone app, Cat Facts, sends funny facts about cats to your friends’ phones, every day.
1.Why did some people keep the old New Year’s Day?
A. It was known only by the government.
B. They wanted to be different from others.
C. They like the old celebration.
D. They didn’t know the time changed.
2.Americans celebrated April Fool’s Day to _________.
A. improve the friendship between friends.
B. have fun and play jokes on others.
C. find a chance to give children gifts.
D. escape the stress of their work.
3.What is the meaning of the underlined words “get in on” in Paragraph 5?
A. participate in. B. turn down.
C. break away from. D. give up.
4.What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?
A. To introduce a new festival.
B. To tell a story on April Fool’s Day.
C. To introduce April Fool’s Day.
D. To express love to the friends.
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