The Secure Child
By Stanley Greenspan, M. D.
Publisher: Da Capo Press & Reprint Press
Print list price: £5.99
Kindle price: £ 2.99, save £3.00
In this book, Dr. Stanley Greenspan offers a set of guiding principles to help parents of children —from preschoolers to teenagers — so that they feel secure in their homes, their schools, and in the society at large.
Building Healthy Minds
By Stanley Greenspan, M. D. & Nancy Lewis
Publisher： Da Capo Press
Print list price： £ 7.99
Kindle price： £ 4. 49, save £ 3.50
The book applies Dr. Greenspan' s developmental theories to a child' s everyday life 一 with practical, delightful observations and advice. Every parent wants to raise a bright, happy, and moral child, but until Stanley Greenspan did much research on the building blocks of such qualities, no one could show parents how and when these qualities begin.
The Learning Tree
By Stanley Greenspan, M. D. & Nancy Thorndike Greenspan
Publisher： Da Capo Press
Print list price： £ 11.99
Kindle price: £ 7. 99, save £ 4.00
Using the metaphor（隐喻）of a tree, Dr. Stanley Greenspan explains that the roots represent how children take in the world through what they hear, see, smell, and touch. The trunk represents thinking skills through which children grow both academically and socially. The branches represent children's basic abilities to read, write, do math, and organize their work.
The Challenging Child
By Stanley Greenspan, M. D. & Jacqueline Salmon
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Print list price： £ 5.99
Kindle price： £ 4.24, save £ 1.75
Most children fall into five basic types that come from inborn physical characteristics: the sensitive child, the self-absorbed child, the defiant （反叛的）child, the inattentive child, and the aggressive child. Stanley Greenspan, M. D. is the first to show parents how to match their parenting to the challenges of their particular child.
1.Which book saves most on its Kindle edition?
A.The Secure Child B.Building Healthy Minds
C.The Learning Tree D.The Challenging Child
2.What common theme do the four books carry?
A.The types of children. B.Children's learning abilities.
C.Advice on educating children. D.Children's moral development.
3.What can we know about Stanley Greenspan?
A.He wrote the four books on his own.
B.He’s the first to study children's types.
C.He has been working hard in Da Capo Press’
D.He based Building Healthy Minds on his study.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
The Secure Child
By Stanley Greenspan, M. D.
Publisher: Da Capo Press & Reprint Press
Print list price: £5.99
Kindle price: £ 2.99, save £3.00
In this book, Dr. Stanley Greenspan offers a set of guiding principles to help parents of children —from preschoolers to teenagers — so that they feel secure in their homes, their schools, and in the society at large.
Building Healthy Minds
By Stanley Greenspan, M. D. & Nancy Lewis
Publisher： Da Capo Press
Print list price： £ 7.99
Kindle price： £ 4. 49, save £ 3.50
The book applies Dr. Greenspan' s developmental theories to a child' s everyday life 一 with practical, delightful observations and advice. Every parent wants to raise a bright, happy, and moral child, but until Stanley Greenspan did much research on the building blocks of such qualities, no one could show parents how and when these qualities begin.
The Learning Tree
By Stanley Greenspan, M. D. & Nancy Thorndike Greenspan
Publisher： Da Capo Press
Print list price： £ 11.99
Kindle price: £ 7. 99, save £ 4.00
Using the metaphor（隐喻）of a tree, Dr. Stanley Greenspan explains that the roots represent how children take in the world through what they hear, see, smell, and touch. The trunk represents thinking skills through which children grow both academically and socially. The branches represent children's basic abilities to read, write, do math, and organize their work.
The Challenging Child
By Stanley Greenspan, M. D. & Jacqueline Salmon
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Print list price： £ 5.99
Kindle price： £ 4.24, save £ 1.75
Most children fall into five basic types that come from inborn physical characteristics: the sensitive child, the self-absorbed child, the defiant （反叛的）child, the inattentive child, and the aggressive child. Stanley Greenspan, M. D. is the first to show parents how to match their parenting to the challenges of their particular child.
1.Which book saves most on its Kindle edition?
A.The Secure Child B.Building Healthy Minds
C.The Learning Tree D.The Challenging Child
2.What common theme do the four books carry?
A.The types of children. B.Children's learning abilities.
C.Advice on educating children. D.Children's moral development.
3.What can we know about Stanley Greenspan?
A.He wrote the four books on his own.
B.He’s the first to study children's types.
C.He has been working hard in Da Capo Press’
D.He based Building Healthy Minds on his study.
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C
In 1932 the warning of the British politician, Stanley Baldwin, that “the bomber will always get through” made a deep impression in Britain, the only state to make serious plans to evacuate civilians from large towns before the war started.
The British Government developed plans for evacuating 1 million children to the United States and Canada and other Commonwealth nations. It established the Children's Overseas Reception Board (CORB) in May 1940. After the fall of France, many people thought the war was lost and some saw this as one way of ensuring that Britain could survive even if invaded.
The Germans eventually began bombing British cities in September. Some children were evacuated by ship to British Dominions, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. The CORB selections were not done on a first-come, first-served basis. CORB classified and prioritized the children. Charges soon appeared in the press that the well-to-do were being given priority. CORB arranged for the transportation. The Government paid the passages. Quite a number of children had already been evacuated. This tended to be children from rich families with money and overseas contacts. The British public eventually demanded the government pay so that less privileged children were also eligible.
World War II occurred before the beginning of trans-Atlantic air travel. Liners were used to transport the children and this proved to be dangerous because the U-boats quickly emerged as the greatest threat. And this put the evacuee children trying to cross the Atlantic to safety in danger. Two ships carrying child evacuees were torpedoed (破坏)in 1940. One was the Dutch liner Volendam with 320 children on August 30. The crew managed to get the life boats off and saved the children. They were returned to Glasgow. The other was the City of Benares, an ocean liner with 200 British and foreign civilian passengers and 93 British children with a guard of nurses, teachers, and a clergyman. It was torpedoed on September 13. The crew attempted to launch the life boats as Benares began to sink. The rough weather made this difficult, so many of the passengers in the life boats died in the extreme conditions. Only 15 children survived. Churchill, when he learned of the disaster, decided to end the overseas evacuation scheme.
1.The whole passage is mainly about _____.
A. bombing Britain
B. children evacuation
C. German U-boats
D. loss of children
2.What can we learn about the British people according to the passage?
A. They were concerned about their children.
B. They were threatened by Stanley Baldwin.
C. They were frightened by German invasion.
D. They longed to go to commonwealth nations.
3.The underlined word “eligible” in the last sentence of Paragraph 3 probably means _____.
A. qualified B. accessible
C. hopeful D. popular
4.Churchill decided to end the evacuation scheme mainly because _____.
A. so many people needed evacuating
B. the weather in the Atlantic was rough
C. the crew were inexperienced in saving people
D. liners easily became the targets of the German U-boats
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In the middle of February, the weather＿＿favorable for work, the workers began to repair and secure the dam of the river.
A. was B. being
C. would be D. to be
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The American newspaper publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr died at the age of 86.Mr Sulzberger led The New York Times for more than three decades，before passing the business to his son.He took over the paper in 1963 when it was in financial trouble，and transformed it into the heart of a multibillion dollar media empire.
His family announced he had died at his home in Southampton，New York State，after a long illness.His son，Arthur Sulzberger Jr，said in a statement that his father，whom he referred to by his childhood nickname of Punch，was “one of our industry’s most admired executives”．“Punch，the old Marine captain who never backed down from a fight，was an absolutely fierce defender of the freedom of the press，” he said.
The New York Times was bought by Mr Sulzberger Sr’s grandfather Adolph Ochs in 1896.During Mr Sulzberger’s tenure，The New York Times won 31 Pulitzer prizes.
Born in New York City,5 February 1926，Sr served in Marine Corps during World War Ⅱ and Korean War，joined The New York Times in 1951 after graduating from Columbia College，took over as publisher in 1963 after his brotherinlaw died suddenly，stepped down in 1997 and passed stewardship to his son，Arthur Sulzberger Jr.
He oversaw a huge circulation boost at the paper，and increased its parent company’s annual revenues (年收入) from $100m in 1963 to $1.7bn by the time he stepped down in 1997.He also led the paper through highlevel clashes with the political establishment.In 1971，The Times published a series of stories saying that politicians had systematically lied over the US involvement in Vietnam.The source was thousands of leaked government documents known as the Pentagon Papers.The Nixon administration demanded that the paper stop publishing the stories on grounds of national security.But the paper refused，and then won the subsequent court case by arguing that the First Amendment of the US Constitution (宪法) guaranteed free speech.The case is seen as a landmark in the history of free speech in the US.Mr Sulzberger said he read more than 7,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers before personally deciding to publish them.
His family still holds a controlling stake (控股权) in The New York Times.He was a strong believer in family ownership of newspapers.He once joked：“My conclusion is simple.Nepotism works.”
1.When did Arthur Sulzberger Sr die?
A．In 1997. B．In 2012.
C．In 1963. D．In 1971.
2.Punch，the old Marine captain was actually________.
A．Arthur Sulzberger Jr
B．Adolph Ochs
C．Arthur Sutzberger Sr’s father
D．Arthur Sulzberger Sr
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Arthur Sulzberger Sr took over The New York Times from his brotherinlaw.
B．Arthur Sulzberger Jr’s grandfather bought The New York Times.
C．Arthur Sulzberger Sr resigned when The New York Times was in financial trouble.
D．Arthur Sulzberger Jr took over The New York Times after graduating from Columbia College.
4.In the political case in the 1970s，Mr Sulzberger________.
A．failed the case in the end
B．lost the controlling stake in The New York Times
C．gave in to the government
D． succeeded in guarding free speech of the paper
5.What does the underlined word “Nepotism” probably refer to?
A．Friendship. B．Politics.
C．Family ownership D．Freedom of speech.
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, painter, social activist and bookstore owner, has been San Francisco’s honored poet. He turns 100 this month, and the city is making preparations to celebrate him in style. Readings and performances and an open house will take place at City Lights, the sacred bookstore he co-founded in 1953.
On March 24, 1919, Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers, New York. After spending his early childhood in France, he received his BA from the University of North Carolina, an MA from Columbia University, and a PhD from the Sorbonne.
He is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, including Poetry as Insurgent Art; A Coney Island of the Mind. He has translated the works of a number of poets, including Nicanor Parra, Jacques Prevert, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. In addition to poetry, he is also the author of more than eight plays and three novels, including Little Boy: A Novel, Love in the Days of Rage and Her.
In 1953, Ferlinghetti and Peter Martin opened the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, California. It became a nerve center for the Beats and other writers. Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and other writers from that era were Easterners who dropped into San Francisco for a spell. In 2001 it was made an official historic landmark. Now City Lights is almost certainly the best bookstore in the United States. It’s filled with serious world literature of all kinds.
If City Lights is a San Francisco institution, Ferlinghetti himself is as much of one. He has loomed over the city’s literary life. As a poet, he’s never been a critical favorite. But his flexible and plain-spoken and often powerful work — he has published more than 50 volumes — has found a wide audience. His collection “A Coney Island of the Mind” has sold more than 1 million copies, making it one of the best-selling American poetry books ever published.
1.What can we learn about Ferlinghetti from Paragraph 2?
A.He had a happy childhood.
B.He received normal education.
C.He had a gift for writing novels.
D.He had written lots of poetry.
2.Which of the following best describes Ferlinghetti according to Paragraph 3?
A.Flexible. B.Optimistic. C.Outspoken. D.Productive.
3.Why is City Lights famous?
A.Because it is a nerve center for the youth.
B.Because its collections have a long history.
C.Because it is an official historic landmark.
D.Because it has many modern world literature.
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A.To speak highly of a great poet.
B.To introduce some English poetry.
C.To promote values of City Lights.
D.To celebrate the birthday of Ferlinghetti.
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
The books sold ________millions in one day, and the publisher had to print another ten thousand copies.
A. with B. in C. for D. at
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
When Stanley finally made it to the lecture hall, the professor________his speech for half an hour.
A.had delivered B.delivered C.was delivering D.has delivered
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When it comes to applying for a new job, your CV is the ticket to secure an interview and hopefully, a job. Read the following tips to help you get started in creating a successful CV.
Get the basics right-These include: personal and contact information; education and qualifications; work history or experience; relevant skills to the job in question; your own interests, achievements or hobbies; and some references.
Presentation is key-A successful CV is always carefully and clearly presented, and printed on clean, white paper. The design should always be well-structured and CVs should never be wrinkled or folded. Stick to no more than two pages of A4 paper. A good CV is clear and brief.
Tailor your CV-When you’ve made sure what the job you are applying for involves, create a CV specifically for that job. Any CV you send to a potential employer should be adjusted to that particular job. Don’t be lazy and hope that a general CV will work because it won’t. Employers want to know why you would be a good choice to fill the specific job on offer.
Make the most your skills-Under the skills section of your CV mention key skills that can help you to stand out from the crowd. These could include; communication skills; organizational skills; computer skills; team working and problem solving. Emphasize the things that show off skills you’ve gained and employers look for.
Include references- References should be from someone who has employed you in the past and can confirm your skills and experience. They can also be from a teacher or a principal from your school. Try to include two if you can.
1.What is a CV according to the passage?
A. A ticket needed for a job interview.
B. A basic description of work experiences
C. A well-chosen present for a potential employer
D. A written self-introduction for job application
2.Why do you have to tailor your CV?
A. To make sure what the job you are applying fro involves
B. To show the potential employer that you are not lazy
C. To show you are the right person for the job
D. To make it clear, brief and wll-structured
3.Which of the following skills are the most important?
A. Skills relevant to the job B. Communication skills
C. Organizational skills D. Computer skills
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At Blossom End Railroad Station, 22-year-old Stanley Vine sat, waiting for his new employer. The surrounding green fields were so unlike the muddy landscape of war-torn France. After four horrible years as an army private fighting in Europe, Stanley had returned to England in February 1946. Armed now with some savings and with no prospects for a job in England, he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada. Two months later he was on his way.
When the old car rumbled (发着辘辘声) toward the tiny station, Stanley rose to his feet, trying to make the most of his five foot and four inches frame. The farmer, Alphonse Lapine, shook his head and complained, “You’re a skinny thing.” On the way to his dairy farm, Alphonse explained that he had a wife and seven kids. “Money is tight. You’ll get room and board. You’ll get up at dawn for milking, and then help me around the farm until evening milking time again. Ten dollars a week. Sundays off.” Stanley nodded. He had never been on a farm before, but he took the job.
From the beginning Stanley was treated horribly by the whole family. They made fun of the way he dressed and talked. He could do nothing right. The humourless farmer frequently lost his temper, criticizing Stanley for the slightest mistake. The oldest son, 13-year-old Armand, constantly played tricks on him. But the kind-hearted Stanley never responded.
Stanley never became part of the Lapine family. After work, they ignored him. He spend his nights alone in a tiny bedroom. However, each evening before retiring, he lovingly cared for the farmer’s horses, eagerly awaiting him at the field gate. He called them his gentle giants. On Saturday nights he hitch-hiked into the nearest town and wandered the streets or enjoyed a restaurant meal before returning to the farm.
Early one November morning Alphonse Lapine discovered that Stanley had disappeared, after only six months as his farmhand. The railway station master, when questioned later that week, said he had not seen him. In fact no one in the community ever heard of him again. That is, until one evening, almost 20 years later, when Armand, opened an American sports magazine and came across a shocking headline, “Millionaire jockey (赛马骑师), Stanley Vine, ex-British soldier and 5-time horse riding champion, began life in North America as a farmhand in Canada.”
1.Stanley Vine decided to go to Canada because ___________.
A．he wanted to escape from war-torn France
B．he wanted to serve in the Canadian army
C．he couldn’t find a job in England
D．he loved working as a farmhand
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Stanley joined the French army when he was 18 years old.
B．On the farm Stanley had to milk the cows 14 times a week.
C．The Lapine family were very rich but cruel to Stanley.
D．Stanely read about the job offer in a newspaper.
3.What did Stanley like doing after work each day?
A．Hitch-hiking to different towns.
B．Caring for the farmer’s horses.
C．Wandering around the farm alone.
D．Preparing meals on the farm.
4.Why was Armand so astonished when he read about Stanley in the magazine?
A．He didn’t know Stanley had been a British soldier.
B．He had no idea Stanley had always been a wealthy man.
C．He didn’t know his father paid Stanley so little money.
D．He didn’t expect Stanley to become such a success.
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We must __________ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.
| A．propose | B．secure | C．ensure | D．Issue |
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