1、 Poems for Two VoicesThe entertaining sounds of insects fill these poems by Paul Fleischman, making it a favorite with 12-15-year-olds. These poems were written to be read aloud by two readers.Paul Fleischman received the John Newbery Medal for young peoples literature for the book in 1989. Other re
2、cognition included: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book, ALA Notable Childrens Books list and so on.Eric Beddows artwork, full page, detailed pencil pictures, are vivid and effective complements to the poetry, which brings insects to life when read aloud by two voices.You Read to Me, Ill Read to
3、 You: Very Short Stories to Read TogetherPoet Mary Ann Hoberman is the author of the picture book, which includes the joyful pictures of Michael Emberley. The book contains very short story poems for two people to read aloud, alternately and together. Each of the 12 stories for 6-11-year-olds featur
4、es rhythm, rhyme, and repetition, as well as humor and attention on the joys of reading.The book is one of a series of story poems. All the books are designed to be read aloud by two people, as if, says Hoberman, its “a little play for two voices.” The two people can be an adult and a child or two c
5、hildren.Big Talk: Poems for Four VoicesPoems for four voices are much more challenging to present than poems for two voices, but middle school students tend to enjoy the challenge. The three-story poems in it will appeal to middle schoolers. The author, Paul Fleischman, provides a clear description
6、of how to use the book. The poems are color-coded to make them easier for the four readers to keep track of their parts.I Am Phoenix:The fifteen poems for two voices in the book are all about birds. Ken Nutts soft pencil pictures complement the poems by Paul Fleischman. The words of each poem are in
7、 two columns, each to be read by one person, sometimes individually, sometimes together.1Which book is written for primary school students?A. Big Talk:B. Joyful Noise:C. I Am Phoenix:D. You Read to Me, Ill Read to You :2How is Big Talk: Poems for Four Voices different from the other 3 books?A. It go
8、es with a CDB. It contains pictures.C. It has instructions for book-users.D. It is for two children to read aloud.3Where may the passage be taken from?A. A novel. B. A website.C. A textbook. D. A science report.BThe morning had been a disaster.My tooth was aching, and Id been in an argument with a f
9、riend.Her words still hurt: The trouble with you is that you wont put yourself in my place.Cant you see things from my point of view? I shook my head stubbornly and felt the ache in my tooth.Id thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable.I star
10、ted calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately.Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.If you come by right now, the receptionist said, the dentist will fit you in.I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car.But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist.What kin
11、d of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasnt he as busy as the others?In the dentists office, I sat down and looked around.I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried.The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold
12、 one.When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, Dont worry.The dentist is very good.How long do I have to wait for him? I asked impatiently.Come on, he is coming.Just lie down and relax.And enjoy the artwork, the assistant said.The artwork? I was puzzled.The chair went back.Suddenly I smiled.Th
13、ere was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling.How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.What a relief!4Which of the following best describes the authors feeling that morning?A. Cheerful. B. Nervous. C. Satisfi
14、ed. D. Upset.5What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?A. The dentists agreeing to treat her at very short notice.B. The dentists being as busy as the other dentists.C. The surroundings of the dentists office.D. The laughing assistant of the dentist.6Why did the author suddenly smile?A.
15、 Because the dentist came at last.B. Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.C. Because she could relax in the chair.D. Because the assistant kept comforting her.7What did the author learn from her experience most probably?A. Strike while the iron is hot. B. Have a good word for ones friend.C. Put
16、oneself in others shoes. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.CIn Canada and the United States, there is a new group of children called satellite kids, who live in one place but whose parents live in another place.Asians are immigrating to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever b
17、efore. Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the West. In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea, it is difficult to go to university. Students must pass the strict national examination. However, in Canada and the United States, it is
18、 easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go. As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university.The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the Ea
19、st. Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that they miss their homes. Because of these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West. Therefore, these children become , and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a satellite k
20、id.Recently Canadians and Americans discovered the problem. Because these children do not speak English well and their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent from school. To be a means growing up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make frien
21、ds because you do not speak English well. Also, it means growing up lonely, because your parents are elsewhere. What these will probably say to their parents is that its better to have parents around than to have a university education.8Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because .A. they hope
22、 their children may easily find a job thereB. the kids may not be accepted by universities in their own countriesC. all foreign universities are better than the ones in their own countriesD. the kids want to improve their English and make foreign friends9Satellite kids refer to Asian kids .A. withou
23、t parents B. living abroad aloneC. with university education D. speaking no English10Some Asian immigrant children become because their parents .A.want to leave their own countries B.want them to go to universityC.return to their countries to work D.want them to be independent11What is the main idea
24、 of the passage?A.Parents want better education for their kids.B.Parents feel lonely and miss their families.C.Canadians and Americans begin to notice the problem.D.Kids in foreign countries alone are badly in need of care from their families.DIn mid-November of 1963, an island was born in the North
25、 Atlantic, some 20 miles off the southwestern coast of Iceland. It had given only one sign of its coming. For three days, farmers on the neighboring Vestmann Islands had noticed a bad smell in the air like the odor of rotten eggs.Early on the morning of November 14, the captain of an Icelandic fishi
26、ng ship saw black columns erupting from the sea through his telescopes. He suspected that he was seeing a volcano rising from the ocean. The hours that followed proved him right. He was watching the volcanic eruption that built the island later named Surtsey.Some days earlier, a volcano had started
27、to erupt 425 feet below the surface of the sea. It poured out gases and volcanic ash and cinder. They began to build a mountain. By the morning of November 15, the top of the volcano was 33 feet above the water and stillgrowing rapidly. Columns of smoke and gases rose two miles into the air. Violent
28、 eruptions continued through the winter. In April 1964, the violent eruptions stopped, and lava began to flow. Surtsey,it seemed, had come to stay.To earth scientists and to biologists, Surtsey was endlessly fascinating. It offered a chance to study a new volcano and to see new land take shape. Eart
29、h scientists hoped that by studying what was happening to Surtsey, they would gain a better understanding of the forces behind its growth.Surtsey rose from a huge underwater mountain range that runs down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and is called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The ridge is the center o
30、f many earthquakes, and it is highly volcanic. Here and there its volcanic action has built mountains that thrust(猛推)through the surface of the ocean, creating small islands such as Surtsey. Long ago vast outpourings of lava from the ridge built the big island of Iceland.The ridge, however, is much more than a builder of islands. It is a sign of powerful forces at work within the earth. Many earth scientists are certain that these same forces are builders of continents and mountains and are the cause of the earthqu
copyright@ 2008-2023 冰点文库 网站版权所有
经营许可证编号:鄂ICP备19020893号-2