THE WEEK IN READING: THE BEST NEW BOOK RELEAS...

THE WEEK IN READING: THE BEST NEW BOOK RELEASES FOR APRIL, 2017

1.If you want to know about social problems in the US, you will probably choose _______.

A. Void Star　　 B. A History of Violence

C. The Day I Died　　 D. Sunshine State

2.Which statement is NOT true according to these books?

A. Void Star is a science fiction with a highly addictive plot.

B. The American healthcare system is favored by all Americans.

C. A History of Violence perhaps involves violence problems.

D. The Day I Died is a novel not only about a murder mystery.

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A new reading tool was put on the market this week for the two-to five-year-old set. It is sold for at least $389, an expensive purchase for a kid – and that doesn’t even include a $99 annual subscription (订阅) fee for games, e-books, and age-appropriate software.

That might be fine for parents willing and able to pay thousands for private nursery schools, but will the tool actually help kids learn language and reading skills more effectively than traditional books?

Probably not, said Dr. Michael Rich, director of the Center for Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston. “There is a sensory components (感官因素) to books that isn’t there with e-books,” he explained. “You can smell it, turn the pages, and taste it, as young kids are likely to do.”

That might help little ones become more familiar with the books, helping them learn from them, but far more important is whether a person is actually sitting with them while they’re looking at the pages.

Researchers have shown time and again that kids learn better when they’re having interaction (互动) with real people, rather than electronic voices reading to them from a computer or speaking to them from the TV.

A Georgetown University study found that kids who learned to put on gloves from watching a video took six times as long to learn the process as those who watched it shown by an adult standing in front of them.

“I’m a big believer in teaching kids to live in the digital society and use what the rest of the family uses, but they do need to be supervised,” said Dr. Gwenn O’Keeffe, a Boston-based children’s doctor and spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics. “We don’t recommend that young kids use any type of technology for very long since they have the attention span (注意力持续时间) of a butterfly.”

1.According to the text, the new tool ________.

2.Why is Dr. Michael Rich against the new tool?

3.The study mentioned in Paragraph 6 aims to ________.

4.The underlined word “supervised” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “________”.

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

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Literary festivals across the world

London Book Fair

Time: held annually in April for 3 days

Place: London, UK

The London Book Fair is a part of the London Book Screen Week.

Visitors include anyone who is involved with the creation, distribution, sale or treatment of content. Authors, talent scouts, editors, designers, and digital gurus all walk the floor- meeting, talking, observing, discovering. It’s a great opportunity to meet all kinds of people.

BookExpo America

Time: held annually in May or June for 4 days

Place: various cities in the US

Unlike most book fairs, Bookexpo America doesn't have a base city. It moves to different places every year-- mostly big cities such as New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago.

It is the largest gathering in the United States of librarians, booksellers and industry professionals, as well as a great place to discover the latest trends in technology while networking with others in the business, go to autograph and book signing sessions with your favorite authors, and participate in panel discussions with top writers while you enjoy breakfast. With hundreds of participating authors, there's lots to do, see and read.

Frankfurt Book Fair

Time: held annually in October for a week

Place: Frankfurt, Germany

The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world's biggest and oldest book event with more than 500 years of history, yet it never stops developing with time.

Thematic tours are provided, during which trade visitors and the general public can learn more about the Frankfurt Book Fair. Led by experts, these topical tours take interested groups to stands and other locations around the fair that are relevant to specific themes, such as education, science, kids. With our Book Fair app, visitors have the possibility to take a time-independent, thematic tour.

Tokyo International Book Fair

Time: held annually in September for 3 days

Place: Tokyo, Japan

Being Asia's leading book fair, the Tokyo International Book Fair has several sub categories, including the Natural Sciences Book Fair, the Humanities Social Sciences Book Fair, and the Children’s Books Fair.

One of the highlights of the event is the e-books expo, which shines a spotlight on the fact that people's reading habits are switching from printed books to digital books.

Besides book products, the newest e-learning software and digital publishng technologies are also presented.

1.The largest and oldest book fair in the world is held in___________.

A. April　　 B. May or June

C. October　　 D. September

2.How is BookExpo America different from the other three book fairs?

A. It is held in different cities every year.

B. It attracts many famous writers.

C. It displays the latest trends in technology.

D. It is the longest annual book fair.

3.According to the passage, you are more likely to have a discussion with your favorite author in _________.

A. the UK and Japan

B. the US and Germany

C. the US and Japan

D. the UK and the US

4.Which book fair provides tours of specific themes?

A. The London Book Fair

B. BookExpo America

C. The Frankfurt Book Fair

D. The Tokyo International Book Fair

5.What do we know about the Tokyo International Book Fair?

A. It is the most popular book fair in Asia.

B. It is a great place for e-book lovers.

C. It mainly focuses on natural science books.

D. It mainly displays printed books for schools.

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1.Which film is the most suitable for a high school student interested in science fictions?

A. I Feel Pretty　　 B. Traffik

C. Genesis　　 D. Le Redoutable

2.If you are a big fan of film star Michelle Williams, you will choose to watch _______.

A. I Feel Pretty　　 B. Traffik

C. Genesis　　 D. Le Redoutable

3.Which of the following statement is true about the film Le Redoutable?

A. The story happens in Great Britain.

B. The film lasts more than two hours.

C. It intends to discuss the nature and value of free will.

D. It's a love story between a film director and an actress.

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You may keep the book for one more week _______no one else needs it.

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You may keep the book for one more week_____ no one else needs it.

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New rules and behavior standards（行为规范）for middle school students came out in March. 　 1.　 The best students won't only have high marks. They will also be kids who don't dye（染）their hair，smoke or drink. The following are some of the new rules.

Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else’ work in an exam? Don’t do it again! 2.　 If you have played computer games for two hours in your room，don't tell your parents you have done homework.

Do more at school. Good students are kind to other people and love animals. April is a bird loving month in China．Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join! That way，you can learn more about animals and how to protect them. When mote people work together，it makes it more fun for everyone. Have you ever quarreled with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. 　 3.

Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe we will discover Earth Ⅱsome day. 　 4.　 Everyone's ideas are important. You should welcome them，because new ideas make life better for everyone.

Protect yourself. Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen to you. If you have to go home late，you should take care of yourself and let your parents know.

Use the internet carefully. 　 5.　 But something on the internet isn't good for kids，so try to look at Web pages that are good sites for children. Here are some：http：//kiks.Dastday.com；http：//www. chinakids.net.com

A．Middle School is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are．

B．Try to think of others，not only yourself．

C．That's not what an honest student should do．

D．The internet can be useful for your studies．

E．The Internet is not helpful for you.

F．The students are getting on very well with each other.

G．Don't look down on new ideas．

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Last April, on a visit to the new Mall of America near Minneapolis, I carried with me a small book provided for the reporters by the public relations office. It

included a variety of “fun facts” about the mall, for example, 140,000 hot dogs are sold each week, there are 10,000 full-time jobs, 44 sets of moving stairs and 17 lifts, 12,750 parking places, 13,000 tons of steel and $ 1 million is drawn weekly from 8 ATMs. Opened in the summer of 2005, the mall was built where the former Minneapolis Stadium had been. It was only a five-minute drive from the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. With 4.2 million square feet of floor space ----- twenty-two times the size of the average American shopping center –the Mall of America was the largest shopping and family recreation center under one roof in the United States.

I know already that the Mall of America had been imagined by its designers, not only as a marketplace, but as a national tourist attaction. Eleven thousand articles, the small book informed me, had been written about the mall.  Four hundred trees had been planted in its gardens, $ 625 million had been spent to build it, and 350 stores were already in business. Three thousand bus tours were expected each year along with a half-million Canadian visitors and 200,000 Japanese tourists. Sales are expected to be at $ 650 million for 2008 and at $ I billion for 2009. Pop singers and film stars such as Janet Jackson and Amold Schwarzenegger visited the mall. It was five times larger than Red Square and it included 2.3 miles of hallways and used almost twice as Knott’s Camp Snoopy.

60. We know from the text that the Mall of America is _________.

A.near an old stadium                  B.close to an airport

C.higher than the Eiffel Tower          D.bigger than most American parks

61. Why are the pieces of information provided by the Mall of America referred to as “fun facts”?

A.They are largely imagined.          B.They are surprising figures（数字）

C.They give exact descriptions.        D.They make people feel uneasy.

62. Why does the author mention popular stars who have been to the mall?

A.To show its power of attraction.

B.To show that few rich people like to shop there.

C.To tell the public about a new movie being made about it.

D.To tell people that they have chances of meeting famous stars there.

63. We can infer from the text that _______.

A.Japanese visitors are most welcome to the mall

B.Canadian visitors would spend $ I billion at the mall

C.Knott’s Camp Snoopy was next to the Mall of America

D.the Mall of America was designed to serve more than one purpose（目的）

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This month we have several new releases for you! Whether you’re looking for a romantic novel, an adventurous novel, a new series from a favorite author or a sports-focused story, you won’t have to look very far to find what you’re looking for. So? What are you waiting for? Get reading!

Surviving Adam Meade by Shannon Klare

Seventeen-year-old Claire Collins has a plan: get into college and leave North Carolina behind. But she doesn’t know how to get rid of the local football star- Adam Meade, who she can’t even avoid (despite many efforts), because Claire’s dad is the high school football coach.

Seventeen-year-old Adam Meade never fails. He always gets what he wants... until he meets Claire, the new girl who makes him upset and confused. But there’s something about her that he just can’t resist...

How to Breathe Underwater by Vicky Skinner

Kate’s father has been pressuring her to be perfect for her whole life, pushing her to be the best swimmer she can be. But when Kate finds her dad cheating on her mom, Kate’s perfect world comes crashing down, and Kate is forced to leave home and the swim team. As the pressures of love, family, and success press down on her, can Kate keep her head above water?

Google It! A History of Google by Anna Crowley Redding

Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two Stanford college students with a wild idea. They were going to organize the world’s information. So they created one of the most influential companies in the world. The word “google” has even entered our vocabulary as a verb. Now, find out the true history of Google- from its beginnings through its revolution to a brief glimpse of where they might take us next.

The Soul Keepers by Devon Taylor

Rhett always thought that death was the end of everything. But after he dies, he discovers it’s only the beginning. He awakens in the afterlife and is employed to make a voyage to ferry the souls of the dead. To where exactly, no one knows. But they must protect them from evil soul-eating monsters (怪物). Rhett and his new friends have a hard enough time fighting back the monsters.

1.Who wrote a romantic story between teenagers?

A.Shannon Klare. B.Vicky Skinner.

C.Devon Taylor. D.Anna Crowley Redding.

2.Why does Kate’s perfect world crash down?

A.Her pressure in school and swim team. B.Her father’s cheating on her mother.

C.Her father’s high expectations. D.Her bad relationship with her father.

3.Which novel would you like to read if you are interested in thrillers?

A.The Soul Keepers. B.Surviving Adam Meade.

C.How to Breathe Underwater. D.Google It! A history of Google.

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I have just been in Australia for a week and I’m trying to _____ the new climate here.

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