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1、The Hate U Giveby Angie ThomasPublish date: February 28th 2017The novel tells the tale of Starr Carter, a 16-year-old who is trying to going to a white high school without feeling like she is abandoning her friends and family in her black neighborhood. But when Starr is the sole witness to a police

2、shooting of and unarmed black teen, she must develop the courage to find her voice and speak out against injustice.This Will Be My Undoingby Morgan Jerkins January 30 2018In her first book, writer and journalist Morgan Jerkins dives into what it means to a black woman in modern society. Through essa

3、ys about everything from Sailor Moon to the “Black Girl Magic” movement, Jerkins outlines how race and womens rights cross. Its delivered with the sharp criticism that has made Jerkins a must-follow voice in todays media landscape.We Were Eight Years In Powerby Ta-Nehesi Coates October 3rd 2017We We

4、re Eight Years In Power is a collection of Coatess essays written about race, history, and power during the eight years of Obamas presidency. A critical look at race in the U.S., We were Eight Years In Power situates the current social, political, and cultural conversations were having as a country

5、within the larger web of history, making it a must-read.Dont Call Us DeadAuthor: Danez Smith September 5, 2017Danez Smiths poetry collection Dont Call Us Dead is a breathtaking look at being black, being queer and living with HIV, when the world seems unfriendly to those identities. It will leave re

6、aders anger, sadness and resolve as a result of Smiths poems.1. Who is speaking for the rights of black women?A. Angie Thomas. B. Morgan Jerkins C. Ta-Nehisi Coates D. Danez Smith2. Which book should be chosen if you want to learn about Obama?A. The Hate U Give B. This Will Be My UndoingC. We Were E

7、ight Years In Power D. Dont Call Us Dead3. What do these books have in common?A. They were all published in the same.B. They are collections of essays or poems.C. They all deal with the problem of black race.D. They are all related to American modern culture.BQuietly sitting there reading, I found m

8、yself suddenly listening to the train guards announcement. Train travelers will surely agree that when the guard makes an announcement, whether its the recorded message or the guards message, few people listen to it, because its often quite dull or hard to understand. This one was different. I notic

9、ed that other passengers appeared to be listening, too. Not only that, everyone was smiling!Why was so much attention being paid to this message? As best I can recall, the guard said something along these lines, “Good Morning Ladies, Gentlemen and Children, this is the 7.35 a.m. from Penrith to Cent

10、ral and youll be pleased to know that we are on time. And what a lovely morning it is in Sydney today. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and alls right with the world. I trust you have a great day wherever youre going. Thanks for catching my train this morning and I hope to see you again soon.”

11、Quite a few people （obviously previous strangers） started talking to one another about the guards excellent message and how good it had made everyone feel. I started thinking about this, and then I found the young guard and said “Were you the guard on the 7:35 a.m. from Penrith?” The guard seemed a

12、bit stunned at first, replying, “Yes, yyyyes.” “Well, I really appreciate your announcement. Thank you for your extremely good message, which gave me and the other passengers such a good start to the day. Please keep doing it.” I said.There are two messages for me in what happened that day. Firstly,

13、 when people are happy in their work it shows in what that do and say. Secondly, the story attaches much importance to the benefits that accumulate from thanking people for something theyve done, particularly when its not expected. Can you imagine the conversation that guard would have when he got h

14、ome?4. Why do few train travelers listen to the announcements?A. They usually feel sleepy. B. The messages are unattractive.C. The guards voice is not clear. D. They are absorbed in books.5. What does the underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Surprised. B. Cautious. C. Excited. D. Patient

15、.6. What might the guard talk about with his family when he got home?A. The beautiful weather. B. The recorded message.C. The train from Penrith. D. The unexpected appreciation.7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. A Boring Train Story B. An Intelligent GuardC. A Lovely Mor

16、ning in Sydney D. A Different Train AnnouncementCThe old saying that practice makes perfect seems to make no sense when it comes to schoolwork. Many educators today are looking for evidence to support the case for homework, but are coming up empty-handed. “Homework is all pain and no gain,” says aut

17、hor Alfie Kohn. He points out that no study has ever found a relationship between homework and academic achievement in elementary school.Mary Jane Cera is the academic administrator for the Kino School, a private, non-profit kindergarten0through-12th-grade school in Tucson, Arizona, and she maintain

18、s a no-homework policy across all grades. The purpose of the policy is to make sure learning remains a joy, not a thing that discourages social time and creative activity.Many supporters of homework argue that life is filled with things we dont like to do, and that homework teaches self-discipline,

19、time management and other non-academic life skills. Kohn challenges this popular idea; he says that if kids have no choice when it comes to homework, theyre not really exercising judgment, and are instead losing their sense of autonomy.At the Kino School, Cera says children often choose to take thei

20、r favorite parts of school home. “A lot of what we see kids doing is continuing to write in journals, practicing music with their friends, and taking experiments home to show their parents,” she says. Surveys of Kino graduates suggest that the early control they are given over their education contin

21、ues to serve them well into college, and that they feel better equipped to manage their time and approach professors with questions than other students do.One of the reasons why we continue to assign homework, Kohn says, is our obsession（着迷）with standardized tests. Even if we can agree on the import

22、ance of kids doing better on tests, he says, there is no research to suggest that homework is the ticket to success.Wherever the homework debate goes next, its worth taking a moment to examine if were asking the right questions about our childrens education.8. Which of the following is Kohns idea?A.

23、 Homework teaches students life skills.B. Standardized tests are not important in education.C. The quality of homework is linked to students interests.D. Homework is not connected with academic achievement in elementary school.9. According to the text, Mary Jane Cera _.A. thinks that learning should

24、 help develop students creativityB. argues some homework should be assigned to studentsC. finds her students cant finish their homework on timeD. believes in the connection between homework and academic achievement10. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A. Students who so more homework study

25、 better.B. Students who refuse homework have better time management skills.C. Students who have control over their studies can do better in college.D. Students who have better professors have better academic performance.11. What is the attitude of the author towards homework?A. Opposed. B. Objective

26、. C. Indifferent. D. Supportive.DImagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an older person company and help them remember to take their medicine. That is the shared dream of the toy maker Hasbro and scientists at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The researchers

27、 received a $3-nillion-dollar award from the National Science Foundation for a special project. They want to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or A.I., to Hasbros “Joy for All” robotic cat.The cat has already been for sale for two years. Though priced over 1000 dollars, it sold quite well. I

28、t was meant to act as a “companion” for older people. Now the project is aimed at developing additional abilities for the cat. Researchers at Browns Humanity-Centered Robotics Initiative are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most. They hope to make the cat perform a small

29、number of activities very well. Such activities include finding lost objects and reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor. They also want to keep the cost down to just a few hundred dollars.It is an idea that has appealed to Jeanne Elliot. Her 93-year-old mother Mary Derr lives wi

30、th her in South Kingstown. Derr has dementia（痴呆）. The boy for All cat that Elliot bought this year has become a true companion for Derr. The cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm while Eliot is at work. Elliot said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be careful

31、when he walks would be greater.The researchers are trying to learn how the improved cats will complete helpful activities and how they will communicate. They say that they do not want a talking cat, however. Instead they are trying to design a cat that can move its head in a special way to successfully communicate its message. In the end, they hope to create an exchange between the human and the cat