Great Expectations ______ my favorite book, w...

Great Expectations ______ my favorite book, which ______ by Charles Dickens, and ______ as classic

literature nowadays.

A. is; was written; is seen                    B. are; are written; are seen

C. is; had been written; is seen                  D. are; were written; is being seen

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Great Expectations ______ my favorite book, which ______ by Charles Dickens, and ______ as classic literature nowadays.

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Great Expectations ______ my favorite book, which ______ by Charles Dickens, and ______ as classic literature nowadays．

A．is; was written; is seen                 B．are; are written; are seen

C．is; had been written; is seen               D．are; were written; is being seen

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The publication of Great Expectations, which ________ both widely reviewed and highly praised, strengthened Dickens’ status as a leading novelist.

A. is　　 B. are

C. was　　 D. were

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Hi, I am Jane. I like the book named The Story of My Life by Helen Keller, which is the most influential book in my life. It is filled with courage, struggle and faith throughout. Helen Keller was once in deep despair in her childhood, but finally she decided to overcome her physical defects and live happily. Furthermore, she showed great patience in her long and hard learning period. I have learned, above all, three lessons from her story. First, she taught me that often the road to success is to face hardships bravely. Maybe you are born under a star yet you can stand a better chance than others. It is therefore important that you screw up your courage when courage is needed. Second, the destruction of part of her senses did not prevent her from learning: on the contrary, she had made continual efforts to go deeper into the realm of knowledge, and her perseverance had thus helped her overcome many handicaps. Third, she advised that we should make the most of our sense-organs as if we would lose them soon because in this way we would observe the world more carefully than ever before.

The book is inspiring in that it is one brimming over with the unbending will of a gallant woman set with seemingly insurmountable (不可克服的) difficulties. I hope I can be as courageous as she.

[写作内容]

听完Jane的发言之后，请你以“The Most Influential Book in My Life”为题，准备一份发言稿。要包括以下内容：

1．以约30个词概括Jane的发言要点；

2．然后以约120个词谈谈影响你的一生的某一本书，内容包括：

1)这本书令你印象最深的是什么?  2)这本书如何影响你的人生?    3)你的感想。

[写作要求]

1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；标题自定。

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

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John treated me to dinner that night, _____was beyond my expectations.

A.that　　　 B.which　　　　 C.what　　　　 D.it

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Favorite Books for Kids

1.What can kids benefit from Me and Marvin Gardens?

A. Learning the skill of building farmhouses.

B. Developing awareness of environmental protection.

C. Enjoying natural beauty of the countryside.

D. Forming the interest in exploring the secret of nature.

2.What do you know about How to Code a Sandcastle?

A. It describes a means of problem solving.　　 B. It shows the work of a future engineer.

C. It is the cheapest of the four books.　　 D. It is a bit hard to read.

3.Which of the following deals with the movement of water on the earth?

A. A Wrinkle in Time.　　 B. River of Sunlight.

C. Me and Marvin Gardens.　　 D. How to Code a Sandcastle.

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My Favourite Travel Books

The Old Patagonian Express by Paul Theroux

Choosing my favorite Paul Theroux book is like picking my favorite place in the world: It’s impossible to settle on just one. But The Old Patagonian Express, which is about a train journey Theroux made from Boston, USA to southern Argentina, is right up there at the top of my list. Theroux has a wicked sense of humor. He brings so much wisdom and experience to his travels.

Walden by Henry David Thoreau

If he were alive today, Thoreau would probably frown if he heard someone refer to Walden as a travel book. But I regard it as a travel-writing masterpiece. I went into the woods, he writes, because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. That’s the same spirit of discovery that defines so many great contemporary travel records.

The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

Like so many people, I fell in love with Kerouac’s novels in my late teens and early 20s. On the Road gets all the press, but I always love The Dharma Bums. Kerouac beautifully captures the romance of California trains, Berkeley, and backpacking in the Sierras. It’s hard to read this book without wanting to leave for the mountains to brainstorm bad haikus on the trail and cook canned macaroni and cheese over a crackling campfire.

Confucius Lives Next Door by T. R. Reid

This is sort of A Year in Provence in Japan, only the cross-cultural differences are much greater. Reid and his family moved to Tokyo when he became the chief for The Washington Post, enabling him to uncover truths about the country. Among the highlights are his observations about Japanese schools, including Yodobashi No. 6 Elementary School, where his daughters were greeted by the whole school staff.

1.Which book enables readers to experience great cross-cultural differences?

A. Confucius Lives Next Door.

B. The Old Patagonian Express.

C. On the Road.

D. Walden.

2.What will people feel after reading Jack Kerouac’s The Dharma Bums?

A. A strong desire to follow.

B. A love for novels.

C. A wish to learn cooking.

D. An excitement to write poems.

3.What is the feature of most modern travel books according to the author?

A. Experience.

B. Observation.

C. Culture.

D. Discovery.

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Here comes a great new book. It has claimed that people can lose weight by eating anything they want, but only during a set eight-hour period. The 8-Hour Diet: Watch the Pounds Disappear Without Watching What You Eat! is co-written by David Zinczen and Peter Moore.

They argue that staying up late and eating around the clock is responsible for the high rates of diabetes (糖尿病) and obesity. Our bodies can’t process the food we eat after these hours. These calories end up where they shouldn’t, around our bellies and butts (臀部). The book claims we can lose ten pounds in a week and up to 20 pounds in six weeks, and asks that we choose any eight-hour window for eating, such as 9 am to 5 pm or 11 am to 7 pm.

Staying up and eating late may be the cause of diabetes. Simply, limiting food intake to 8 hours gives people all the benefits—without having to worry about food intake.

In the simplest terms, the 8-hour diet is a way of extending the period between our last snack and our breakfast, giving our body the chance to burn away our fat stores for the energy it needs.

Restricting (限定) the time period during which we eat makes our body burn more calories in the day. So the longer we eat, the lazier our metabolism (新陈代谢) becomes. However, if we fit food intake into an eight-hour window, our body burns more calories day and night as well as preventing diseases, such as diabetes and heart diseases.

1.According to the book, people should ______.

A. eat as little as possible　　 B. develop an 8-hour diet

C. eat as slowly as possible　　 D. have more than three meals a day

2.If you eat breakfast at 8 am, you had better eat your last meal at ______.

A. 4 pm　　 B. 6 pm

C. 8 pm　　 D. 10 pm

3.The underlined sentence may mean ______.

A. if we keep fit by having enough food

B. if we take in food for eight hours

C. if we limit the food we eat to certain types

D. if we eat food within an eight-hour period

4.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To show people what to eat.　　 B. To explain some habits on health.

C. To introduce a new book on health.　　 D. To warn people of unhealthy habits.

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5 books I loved in 2018

By Bill Gates

A great read is the perfect gift and I think everyone could use a few more books in their lives. My book list covers various topics, including an autobiography on learning throughout a life, a deep search on autonomous weapons (武器), a thriller about the fall of a once-promising company and a guide about meditation (冥想)—there’s something for everyone.

The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness, by Andy Puddicombe. The book starts with Puddicombe’s personal journey from a university student to a Buddhist monk and then becomes an entertaining explainer on how to meditate. If you’re thinking about trying mindfulness, this is the perfect introduction.

Army of None, by Paul Scharre. It’s an extremely complicated topic, but Scharre offers clear explanations and presents both the advantages and disadvantages of machine-driven warfare. His fluency with the subject should come as no surprise: he’s an ex-soldier who helped draw up the U.S. government’s policy on autonomous weapons.

Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou.Carreyrou gives you the definitive insider’s look at the rise and fall of a company. I found myself unable to put it down once I started. This book has everything: magazine cover stories, ruined family relationships, and the failure of a company once valued at nearly $10 billion.

21 Lessons for the 21st Century, by Yuval Noah Harari. I’m a big fan of everything Harari has written, and his latest is no exception. If 2018 has left you stressed out by the state of the world, 21 Lessons offers a helpful framework for processing the news and thinking about the challenges we face.

Educated, by Tara Westover. Tara never went to school or visited a doctor until she left home at 17. I loved this life story of a young woman whose thirst for learning was so strong that she ended up getting a Ph.D. from Cambridge University.

1.According to Bill Gates, the book list is _____.

A.time-consuming B.life-changing

C.wide-ranging D.easy-reading

2.Paul Scharre is able to clearly explain machine-driven warfare issues because _____.

A.he used to serve in the army

B.he has outstanding writing skills

C.he is good at making autonomous weapons

D.he was a policy-maker in the U.S. government

3.Which book would most interest home-schooled children?

A.Educated

B.Bad Blood

C.21 Lessons for the 21st Century

D.The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness

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