We' ve published large quantities of books. T...

We' ve published large quantities of books. This year___ we've published three million.

A. only     B. just      C. alone     D. merely

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We’ve turned out large quantities of cars. This year________we’ve produced thirty thousand ones.

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Since 1952,we've gathered three expert judges,who consider every illustrated children's book published that year in the United States.In 2017,we began partnering with the New York Public Library to administer the honor now called The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books Award.

Here are some of the winners in 2019.

Small in the City

Sydney Smith knows that children are the best observers.In"Small in the City,"he shows us how a young child explores a city-it's unmistakably Toronto－with deep knowledge of all its aspects.If we can find them and are lucky,there is shelter,kindness and hope.Smith presents an elegant urban winterscape precisely,yet with an astonishing looseness.

Neal Porter/Holiday House,$17.95;ages 4 to 8.

Another

In a world without words,Christian Robinson 's"Another"provides the perfect balance of color,shape and texture to take the heroine and her cat companion on a determined and thoughtful voyage from her bed to a funhouse of possibility.The warmth of the color palette and her optimistic expression encourage young readers through a mysterious adventure to an alternate universe of light-filled passages.This is a science fiction picture book classic.

Simon&Schuster;$17.99;ages 4 to 8.

The Farmer

XimoAbadia has filled the pages of“The Farmer”with color.Rows and dots of red slash against yellow,blue drips and fills,while water vessels mirror the village topography.The farmer's red balloon pants and animal friends add playfulness to the seriousness of his task and the power of the landscape.We chose this book for how hard work,glaring sun and the search for water are presented through space designs that boldly stretch across the pages,reflecting and encouraging self-reliance and determination.

Holiday House,$17.99;ages 3 to 6.

Just Because

Isabellc Arsenault's richly graphic illustrations for"Just Because"perfectly mix the fanciful and the literal-just the way a child's imagination does.the judges felt.To paraphrase an old movie ad:After spending time with this beautifully designed book,you will believe that fish sing the blues and trees set their leaves on fire.

Candlewick,S17.99;ages 4 to 8.

1.If a child lacks independence,you can recommend_______

A.Small in the City B.Another

C.The Farmer D.Just Because

2.From the passage we can know,_______

A.the New York Public Library is a winner of 2019

B.Small in the City introduces the country life in a cautious way

C.Just Because by Isabelle Arsenault has been adapted into a movie

D.Christian Robinson encourages children to learn about the unknown world

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It is the farm _____ we are going to pay a visit ______ provides large quantities of green vegetables for the nearby town every year.

A. to which, that        B. which, which

C. on which, that        D. which, where

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I have finished a large part of the book, the rest of which___ more difficult.

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Gmail tmned five years old this week．It's somewhat amazing to think we've only had it since 2004; Gmail changed the webmail game forever by offering features we now take for granted: a streamlined interface （界面]） , powerful search, pioneering use ofAjax and a then-huge 1 GB of mailbox space． “You'll never need to delete another message " was how Google described it at the time．

Back then, I was still making do with Hotmail．But its clumsy interface and tiny amount of storage space made the decision to move on an easy one．Getting an account made all the difference in the world to my email experience．Suddenly I was freed from having to delete emails every few days to make space in my mailbox．And the app（application） was smooth and responsive, like a desktop client （客户端程序）—and pretty fast in comparison to Hotmail．" Conversation view" and using labels instead of folders took a little getting used to, but in all Gmail felt far more professional and made me much more productive．

Gmail is a favorite app of ours ever on WebWorkerDaily, and with good reason．It's still the best webmail client for web workers as it lets us access our email whenever and wherever we need to, on any device, with minimum effort．And Google hasn't spent the five years sitting on its Gmail success, either, but has introduced improvements to the service that include Gmail Tasks, chat, video chat and voice chat, combined with Google Calendar and Docs, Google Apps for Domains, and, of course, even more storage．We've recently covered the many features found in Gmail Labs: a way to "undo" seat messages, using canned responses for smart autoresponders, offline support using Gears and how to customize the way you．view your mailbox using multiple inboxes．

1.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that_____．

A．we shouldn't take Gmail for granted

B．you can try to write any kind of message

C．Gmail can correct your mistakes of itself

D．you needn't worry about the mailbox space

2.Which of the following is not Gmail's striking feature?

A．Offline support．                        B．Using labels．

C．Undo sent messages．                  D．Mailbox space．

3.Gmail is _____．

A．first introduced by WebWorkerDaily

B．a tool merely used to send messages

C．a great success just the same as Hotmail

D．a webmail client with multiple functions

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A．It is easier and more convenient to use folders．

B．Quantities of people have chosen to use Gmail．

C．Gmail had a video chat function when invented．

D．Gmail and Hotmail were invented at the same time．

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A．Gmail— favourite app of ours

B．Functions of a special email service

C．Comparison between Gmail and Hotmail

D．Advantages and disadvantages of Gmails

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Gmail tmned five years old this week．It's somewhat amazing to think we've only had it since 2004; Gmail changed the webmail game forever by offering features we now take for granted: a streamlined interface （界面]） , powerful search, pioneering use ofAjax and a then-huge 1 GB of mailbox space． “You'll never need to delete another message " was how Google described it at the time．

Back then, I was still making do with Hotmail．But its clumsy interface and tiny amount of storage space made the decision to move on an easy one．Getting an account made all the difference in the world to my email experience．Suddenly I was freed from having to delete emails every few days to make space in my mailbox．And the app（application） was smooth and responsive, like a desktop client （客户端程序）—and pretty fast in comparison to Hotmail．" Conversation view" and using labels instead of folders took a little getting used to, but in all Gmail felt far more professional and made me much more productive．

Gmail is a favorite app of ours ever on WebWorkerDaily, and with good reason．It's still the best webmail client for web workers as it lets us access our email whenever and wherever we need to, on any device, with minimum effort．And Google hasn't spent the five years sitting on its Gmail success, either, but has introduced improvements to the service that include Gmail Tasks, chat, video chat and voice chat, combined with Google Calendar and Docs, Google Apps for Domains, and, of course, even more storage．We've recently covered the many features found in Gmail Labs: a way to "undo" seat messages, using canned responses for smart autoresponders, offline support using Gears and how to customize the way you．view your mailbox using multiple inboxes．

1.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that_____．

A．we shouldn't take Gmail for granted

B．you can try to write any kind of message

C．Gmail can correct your mistakes of itself

D．you needn't worry about the mailbox space

2.Which of the following is not Gmail's striking feature?

A．Offline support．               B．Using labels．

C．Undo sent messages．             D．Mailbox space．

3.Gmail is _____．

A．first introduced by WebWorkerDaily

B．a tool merely used to send messages

C．a great success just the same as Hotmail

D．a webmail client with multiple functions

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A．It is easier and more convenient to use folders．(

B．Quantities of people have chosen to use Gmail．

C．Gmail had a video chat function when invented．

D．Gmail and Hotmail were invented at the same time．

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A．Gmail— favourite app of ours

B．Functions of a special email service

C．Comparison between Gmail and Hotmail

D．Advantages and disadvantages of Gmails

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We thought of selling this old furniture, but we've decided to ______ it. It might be valuable.

A. hold back to　 B. hold on to　　   C. hold up to　　       D. hold in to

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I've written this article and you're reading it. So we are members of the same club. We're both literate一we can read and write. And we both probably feel that literacy is essential to our lives. But millions of people all over the world are illiterate. Even in industrialized Western countries, such as the UK and the USA, approximately 20% of the population have "low literacy levels". But what exactly does that mean?

My parents both left school at 14. They could read and write, but except for a quick look at the daily newspaper, reading and writing didn’t play a big part in their lives. There were very few books in the house. My mother was amazed because the woman who lived next door always wrote a list of what she needed before she went to the supermarket. Why couldn’t she remember? We laughed about that for weeks. Our family didn’t write lists! And when I was only 14 years old my father gave me an important letter that he'd written to the bank and asked me to check it for grammar and spelling mistakes. And there were quite a lot. He never usually wrote letters or postcards or even Christmas cards. So when he had to write he wasn't comfortable or confident. Does that mean that my father had a "low level of literacy"? I don't think so.

There are lots of different definitions of literacy. Some experts define it as having the reading and writing skills that you need to be independent in your everyday life. So, for example, if you can read instructions, write a cheque, fill in a form, 一anything that you need to do in everyday life一then you are "functionally literate".

Other people say that you are illiterate if you think that you are illiterate. In other words, if you feel that you can’t read or write as well as you would like to.

If you live in a society where most people are literate then you will feel ashamed or embarrassed and avoid situations in which you have to read or write. The father of a friend of mine finally admitted to his family that he couldn't read when he was 45 years old. He bought the newspaper every day and pretended to read it一and believe it or not, his family had no idea.

We often forget that writing is a recent invention. Many years ago, the word "literate" meant being able to communicate well in speaking, in other words what we now call "articulate". Story telling was an important activity in the past and still is today in some societies. Reading was often a cooperative activity一someone would read aloud to a group, often from a religious text such as the Koran or the Bible.

Only a hundred years ago, in the United States, you were considered to be literate if you could sign your name to a piece of paper. It was an important skill. You were not allowed to vote if you couldn’t sign the voting register, so literacy was connected with political rights, and many people were excluded from the democratic process.

Nowadays we see reading and writing as being connected, but that wasn’t so in the past. Many people could read, but not write. Writing was a skilled profession. If you needed something written then you paid an expert to write it for you.

And of course, rich and important people have always employed people to write things for them. Important company bosses dictated letters to their secretaries or personal assistants. And now with new computer software you can dictate directly to your computer.

Being illiterate can have a big effect on people’s lives. For example, a study in the UK showed that people who write and spell badly are seen as careless, immature and unreliable, and often unintelligent. So it is more difficult for them to find jobs, even when reading and writing are not necessary for the work.

World-wide statistics show that literacy problems are associated with poverty and a lack of political power. More women than men are illiterate. Illiterate people have worse health, bigger families and are more likely to go to prison. So literacy campaigns must be a good thing. But don’t forget that an illiterate person, or someone with a low level of literacy, isn't necessarily stupid or ignorant — and may not be unhappy at all. Knowledge and wisdom isn't only found in writing.

1.Why does the author give two examples in Para 2?

A. To show that Father was more literate than Mother.

B. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.

C. To indicate how important reading and writing are.

D. To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.

2.According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCETT_____.

A. independent　　 B. psychological　　 C. functional　　 D. social

3.Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT?

A. Reading and writing have always been regarded as equally difficult.

B. People had to read and write well in order to be allowed to vote.

C. Reading and writing have always been viewed as being connected.

D. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing.

4.What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on?

A. Effects of illiteracy and employment problems.

B. Effects of illiteracy on one’s personality development.

C. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems.

D. Effects of illiteracy on women’s career development.

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-- Do you have any more bags of this size?

-- I’ sorry we’ve sold ________ but this one.

A. any                         B. some                                C. all                                     D. none

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