The recent popularity of children’s books has...

The recent popularity of children’s books has made the public _____ that there’s a huge market out there.

A. aware　　 B. concerned

C. fortunate　　 D. hopeful

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Dear Friend．

The recent success of children’s books has made the general public aware that there's a huge market out there．

And there's a growing need for new writers trained to create the ＄3 billion worth of children's books bought each year, plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers．

Who are these needed writers? They’re ordinary folks like you and me．

But am I good enough?

I was once where you might be now．My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and I didn't know where to turn for help．

Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude（潜能）, and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed．

The promise that paid off

The Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability:

You will complete at least one manuscript（手稿）suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course．

I really didn't expect any publication before I finished the course, but that happened．I sold three stories．And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute．

Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published children's books and over 300 stories and articles．

Free test and brochure

We offer a free aptitude test and will send you a copy of our brochure describing our recognized home-study courses on the basis of one-on-one training．

Realize your writing dream today．There's nothing sadder than a dream delayed until it fades (消失)forever．

Sincerely．

Kristi Holl, Instructor

Institute of Children's Literature

1.From the first three paragraphs, we learn that　　 ．

A．children's books are usually bestsellers

B．publishers are making ＄3 billion each year

C．magazines for teenagers have drawn public attention

D．there is a growing need for writers of children's books

2.When finishing the course, you are promised to 　　　 ．

A．be a successful publisher

B．become a confident editor

C．finish one work for publication

D．get one story or article published

3.Kristi Holl mentions her experience mainly to ____．

A．prove she is a good instructor

B．promote the writing program

C．give her advice on course preparation

D．show she sold more stories than articles

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In recent years, the world has made progress in reducing deaths among children under the age of five. A new report says an estimated 6.9 million children worldwide died before their fifth birthday. That compares to about twelve million in1990.

The report says child mortality rates have fallen in all areas. It says the number of deaths is down by at least 50 percent in eastern, western and southeastern Asia. The number also fell in North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Ties Boerma is head of the WHO’s Department of Health Statistics and Informatics. He says most child deaths happen in just a few areas.

TIES BOERMA: “Sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia face the greatest challenges in child survival. More than eighty percent of child deaths in the world occur in these two regions. About half of child deaths occur in just five countries—India, which actually takes twenty-four percent of the global total; Nigeria, eleven percent; the Democratic Republic of Congo, seven percent; Pakistan, five percent and China, four percent of under-five deaths in the world.”

Ties Boerma notes that, in developed countries, one child in one hundred fifty-two dies before his or her fifth birthday. But south of the Sahara Desert, one out of nine children dies before the age of five. In Asia, the mortality rate is one in sixteen.

The report lists the top five causes of death among children under five worldwide. They are pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and problems both before and during birth.

Tessa Wardlaw is with the U-N Children’s Fund. She is pleased with the progress being made in Sub-Saharan Africa. The area has the highest under-five mortality rate in the world. But she says the rate of decline in child deaths has more than doubled in Africa.

TESSA WARDLAW: “We welcome the widespread progress in child survival, but we importantly want to stress that there’s a lot of work that remains to be done. There’s unfinished business and the fact is that today on average, around nineteen thousand children are still dying every day from largely preventable causes.”

The World Health Organization says one way to solve these problems is to make sure health care services are available to women. In this way, medical problems can be avoided or treated when identified.

1.Since 1990, the number of the children who died before 5 in the world has dropped by about__________.

A．6,900,000         B．12,000,000        C．1,200,000         D．5,100,000

2. What does the underlined word “mortality” ( in Paragraph 2)mean?

A．illness            B．reduction         C．death            D．problem

3.According to the passage, the readers are likely to believe that __________.

A．child mortality rates have fallen just in five areas

B．Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest under-five mortality rate in the world

C．in developed countries, no children die before the age of five

D．the world has made little progress in reducing the rates of child mortality

4.______ is the top-one cause of death among children under five worldwide.

A．Global warming     B．Malaria           C．Pneumonia        D．Diarrhea

5.What will be probably referred to in the following paragraph?

A．Women do not want to have babies.

B．How more health care services are available to women.

C．Medical problems are completely solved.

D．The World Health Organization.

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Books of this kind ______ popular with the pre-school children.

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Books of this kind ______ popular with the pre-school children.

A. is           B. are          C. has           D. have

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Do you know Madonna? She is a music superstar in the USA. She has made another children’s book. Its name is Lotsa De Casha (《快乐的真谛》). There are some beautiful pictures in her book. They were drawn by an artist from Spain.

Madonna has written four other children’s books. The books are all popular with children.

In Lotsa De Casha, Madonna tells a story of a man. He is very rich but he is not happy. He loses his money but finds a friend. At the end of the book, Madonna says, “Money can’t buy happiness. When you learn to share, you will find it.” That is an important lesson from the 46-year-old woman. She is not only a pop star but also a mother. She has lovely children and she loves them a lot. Her family makes her happy. That is why she likes to write children’s books.

1.Madonna has written 　　　 children’s books so far.

A. six　　 B. four

C. five　　 D. three

2.According to the passage, which is the best way for us to find happiness?

A. Becoming a superstar.　　 B. Making a lot of money.

C. Writing a book.　　 D. Sharing something with each other.

3.Madonna likes writing children’s books because 　　　　 .

A. her family makes her happy　　 B. she wants more money

C. she is good at writing　　 D. she is a pop star

4.Which one is the best title of the passage?

A. Love me, love my children　　 B. Learn to make more money

C. How to be a super woman　　 D. Money can’t buy happiness

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Do you know Madonna? She is a music superstar in the USA. She has made another children’s book. Its name is Lotsa De Casha (《快乐的真谛》). There are some beautiful pictures in her book. They were drawn by an artist from Spain.

Madonna has written four other children’s books. The books are all popular with children.

In Lotsa De Casha, Madonna tells a story of a man. He is very rich but he is not happy. He loses his money but finds a friend. At the end of the book, Madonna says, “Money can’t buy happiness. When you learn to share, you will find it.” That is an important lesson from the 46-year-old woman. She is not only a pop star but also a mother. She has lovely children and she loves them a lot. Her family makes her happy. That is why she likes to write children’s books.

1.Madonna has written __________ children’s books so far.

A. six　　 B. five

C. four　　 D. three

2.According to the passage, which is the best way for us to find happiness?

A. Sharing something with each other.　　 B. Making a lot of money.

C. Writing a book.　　 D. Becoming a superstar.

3.Madonna likes writing children’s books because__________ .

A. she is a pop star　　 B. she wants more money

C. she is good at writing　　 D. her family makes her happy

4.Which one is the best title of the passage?

A. Love me, love my children　　 B. Learn to make more money

C. Money can’t buy happiness.　　 D. How to be a super woman

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In recent years, yoga(瑜珈) has become popular with people for its health. Because of the focus on the physical sides of yoga, like postures and breathing, few people realize that they are taking part in an ancient practice, developing from Indian religion.

Yoga originated in India in the sixth century B. C, when people were trying to answer questions about the nature of the self and the soul. It started as a practice only done by ascetics (僧人). So it was not something that the ordinary people did.

Yoga is not only a physical practice but also a mental practice, designed to reduce the focus on the external (外部), said Whitney Sanford, professor of religious studies. Most people pay much attention to daily existence and as a result, they lead busy lives, while yoga provides people with a technique to cut off their devotion to the external.

Samantha Tam said that practicing yoga improved her flexibility and treated her injuries. “Every time after practicing yoga, I always felt really relaxed and was in a good mood,” she said.

Yoga was probably introduced on a popular level in America in the 1960s and 1970s,when Western people began to show curiosity about other religions. Now most people pursue yoga to relieve stress, and fair numbers of people are simply curious.

1.According to the passage, yoga was originally performed for　　　　.

A. its health　　 B. relaxed and healthy life

C. religious reasons　　 D. the need of the soul

2.Yoga is the following EXCEPT　　　　.

A. a physical practice　　 B. a mental practice

C. a way of paying attention to the external　　 D. a way of reduing the focus on the external

3.Today, people do yoga for many reasons EXCEPT　　　　.

A. to get rid of stress　　 B. to treat injuries

C. to satisfy their curiosity　　 D. to become a hindu(印度人)

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Have you ever played the game Hot Potato? Jon Scieszka and a team of 13 popular children’s book authors are playing a writer’s version of the game, and are having a blast.

Here’s how it works. In The Exquisite Corpse Adventure, the “hot potato” is the story, and it is passed from one author to the next. Scieszka wrote the first chapter. Then he passed the story to another author Katherine Paterson.  If Scieszka decides to introduce a roller-skating baby into the story, Paterson and the other contributing authors will have to decide what to do with the baby in later chapters. Every two weeks a new chapter, written by a different author, will be published on the Library of Congress’s read. Gov site. The high rate of hits has proved that Scieszka did not fail to make the readers laugh with his incredibly silly story.

“Working on The Exquisite Corpse Adventure was so much fun,” Scieszka says. “I got to write the first chapter so I could set up all these foolish traps for the other authors and make them have to write about clowns and ninjas(忍者).”

The story might be crazy, but all of the authors agreed that writing the story together was a whole lot of fun. “I started in the middle of the story,” author Steven Kellogg said, “That’s kind of fun.  I got to read about everyone else’s characters and then brought them into the chapter that I was writing. It’s really good to think about other authors’ ideas and connect them with my own.”

You may wonder why the book is called The Exquisite Corpse Adventure. In fact Kellogg and the other authors are playing a game that is over 100 years old. Exquisite Corpse is actually the name of an old game in which players begin a story on a sheet of paper and pass it on to the next player to continue the tale. The game ends when someone finishes the story, which is then read aloud.

1.How is the game Hot Potato played according to the passage?

A．People make up the story about the “hot potato” one by one.

B．People throw the “hot potato” to hit one another.

C．People pass the “hot potato” from one person to the next.

D．People hit by the “hot potato” must tell a funny story.

2.We can infer from the passage that________.

A．it’s the first time such a game of writing has ever been played

B．the story hasn’t been finished yet

C．the clues of the story have been decided by Kellogg

D．every chapter will be online for two weeks

3.Kellogg thinks the game is fun because ________.

A．the story is very silly and crazy

B．he writes the main part of the story

C．he could continue the story by sharing it with other authors

D．there are so many different characters in the story

4.The last paragraph is mainly about ________.

A．how the game ended

B．when the game stared

C．how the book was named

D．how the Exquisite corpse worked

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The science of computer, _____rapid progress has been made in recent years, is the most important of all science.

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