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Thesummerholidaysarecomingup.It'

stimetofillthebookshelveswithqualityliteratureforthekids.Herearesomegreatbooks.

JosephineWantstoDancebyJackieFrench

Price:

A$14.99（forages4+）

Josephineisakangaroowholovestodance.Herlittlebrother,Joey,tellsherthatkangaroosdon'

tdance;

theyjump.ButJosephinecontinuestopointhertoesandleapthroughtheair.Whena

balletgroupcomestotownandtheleadballerina（芭蕾舞演员）isinjured,Josephineiscalledupontohelpsavetheday.Canshedoit,and,moreimportantly,doesitmatterthatshe'

sakangaroo?

HouseofSecretsbyChrisColumbus

A$19.99（forages9+）

TheWalkerkids—Caroline,BrendanandNell—mayhavesavedtheworld,buttheycan'

tsavetheirhomeandmustleaveKristoffHouse.Thingscan'

tgetanyworse,butthenitturnsoutthattheWindWitchisstillaliveandplanninganattack.Todefeather.theWalkersmustreturntothebookworld.TheWalkersalwayshelpeachother,buttheymustgoitaloneintheirmostimportantmissionyet.Andthistime,iftheyfail,there'

snochanceofcomingback.

EdgeofExtinctionBook1byLauraMartin

AS16.00（forages9+）

IfyoulikeTheLandoftheDinosaurs.Youwilllovethisbook.Twohundredyearsago,thefirstdinosaurwassuccessfullycloned（克隆）.Soonafter,humansrealizedthey'

dmadeabigmistake.Thirteen-year-oldSkyMundy'

sfathersuddenlydisappearedfiveyearsago.Alongwithherbestfriend，Shawn，shestepsoutintotheworldabove--aworldofdinosaurs--tolookforhim.Thenshelearnsthateverythingshe'

sbeentaughthasbeenalie.

21．Whichbookwillyouchooseifyourchildisfiveyearsold?

A.HouseofSecrets.B.JosephineWantstoDance.

C.TheLandoftheDinosaurs.D.EdgeofExtinctionBook1.

22．WhatcanwelearnabouttheWalkerkidsfromthetext?

A.Theyliveinasecrethouse.B.Theyhateeachother.

C.TheyareafraidoftheWindWitch.D.Theyhavetocarryoutthetaskalone.

23．Whatistheworldlikeinthelastbook?

A.Itisfullofdinosaurs.B.Animalslivehappilytogether.

C.Manydinosaursattacktheearth.D.Manyadultsarekilledbythedinosaurs.

24．Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewho.

A.areinterestedinraisinganimals

B.wanttomakefriendsduringtheholidays

C.plantoeducatetheirchildrenduringtheholidays

D.wanttoexploreanunknownworldduringtheholidays

B

Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropsweredying.Cowshadstoppedgivingmilk.Thestreamswerelonggonebackintotheearth.Ifwedidn'

tseesomerainsoonwewouldloseeverything.

　　IwasinthekitchenmakinglunchformyhusbandandhisbrotherswhenIsawmysix-yearoldson,Billy,walkingtowardthewoods.Hewasobviouslywalkingwithagreateffort...tryingtobeasstillaspossible.Minutesafterhedisappearedintothewoods,hecamerunningoutagain,towardthehouse.

　　Momentslater,however,hewasonceagainwalkinginthatslowpurposefullongsteptowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforoveranhour:

walkingcautiouslytothewoods,thenrunningbacktothehouse.Finally,mycuriositygotthebestofme.Icreptoutofthehouseandfollowedhimonhisjourney.

　　Hewascuppingbothhandsinfrontofhimashewalked;

beingverycarefulnottospill（洒出）thewaterheheldinthem.Branchesandthornsslappedhislittlefacebuthedidnottrytoavoidthem.Hehadamuchgreaterpurpose.AsIleanedintospyonhim,Isawthemostamazingsite.

　　Severallargedeerappearedthreateninginfrontofhim.ButBillywalkedrightuptothem.Ialmostscreamedforhimtogetaway.AndIsawababydeerlyingontheground,obviouslysufferingfromheavylossofwaterandheatexhaustion,liftitsheadwithgreatefforttolapupthewatercuppedinmybeautifulboy'

shand.

　　IstoodontheedgeofthewoodswatchingthemostbeautifulheartIhaveeverknownworkingsohardtosavealife.Asthetearsthatrolleddownmyfacebegantohittheground,theyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...andmoredrops...andmore.Ilookedupatthesky.ItwasasifGod,Himself,wasweepingwithpride.

25.Whydidtheauthorfollowherson?

A.Becausetheremightbedanger.B.Becausehersonwasdoingagooddeed.

C.Becauseshewascurious.D.Becausesheintendedtohelp.

26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Rainwasingreatneed.B.Billycarriedwaterwithhissmallhands.

C.Billywalkedintothewoodsandthenreturnedoverandoveragain.

D.Therewerefewtreesinthewoods.

27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ImportanceofwaterB.ThewateroflifeC.HowtosaveanimalsD.Animalsindanger

C

GrowingupinPhiladelphia,Liebermanstartedcookingwithhisstay-at-homedadwhenhewasseven.Hisfood-lovingfamilyhadtwokitchens,andhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebestwaytobakehiscakes.Liebermanimprovedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearabroadbeforecollege,learningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalspecialties（地方特色菜）inGermany,SpainandFrance.AtYale,hewasknownforthrowingdinnerparties,single-handedlyfryingandbakingwhilemixingdrinksfordozensoffriends.Justforfun,heandsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashownamedCampusCuisineabouthiscooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmateshowtodothingslikemakedrinksoutofdining-hallfruit.Thathelpedtheshowbecomeverypopularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafterclassestoaskforhisadviceoncooking.Tapesoftheshowwerepassedaround,withwhichhisnamewentbeyondtheschoolandfinallytotheFoodNetwork.

FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthenetworktelevision.HesaysLieberman’scharismaiskey.“FoodTVisn’taboutfoodanymore,”saysFlay.“It’saboutyourpersonality（个性）andfindingawaytokeeppeople’seyeballsonyourshow.”

ButLiebermanisn’tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.Aftertapingthefirstseasonofthenewshow,Liebermanwasbackinhisownsmallkitchenpreparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompany（航空公司）waslookingforsomeonetocomeupwithatasteful,inexpensiveandeasy-to-makemenutoserveonitsflights,Liebermangotthejob.

28.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLieberman’sfamily____.

A.haverelativesinEurope 

B.lovecookingathomeC.oftenholdparties 

D.ownarestaurant

29.TheFoodNetworkgottoknowLieberman____.

A.atoneofhisparties 

B.fromhisteachers 

C.throughhistapedshow 

D.onatelevisionprogram

30.Whatdoestheword“charisma”underlinedinthetextreferto?

A.Anaturalabilitytoattractothers. 

B.Awaytoshowone’sachievement.

C.Lieberman’safter-classinterest. 

D.Lieberman’sfinecookingskill.

31.WhydidtheairlinecompanygiveLiebermanthejob?

A.Hecouldpreparemealsinasmallkitchen. 

B.HewasfamousforhisshowsonFoodTV.

C.Hewasgoodatusingeggstomakesandwiches.

D.Hecouldcookcheap,deliciousandsimplemeals.

D

It’snothingnewthatyoucanfindmanyfilesorservicesyoucandownloadorusefromtheInternet.Thequestionis:

Isdownloadinglegalornot?

Inmostcasestheanswerisnegative,becausesharinganddownloadingareillegal.Ofcourse,youcanfindfilesforlegaldownloading,butyouhavetopayforthem.

Itseemsinnocentifyouclickonthedownloadmark,butitisn’t.Itshouldbecomparedwithstealinginastore.Wouldyoustealamagazine,anMP3playeroracar?

DownloadingfromtheInternetisatheft,andsharingfiles,onceyouhavestolenthem,onlymakesitworse.Forexample,ifeverybodyonlydownloaded,movieswouldn’tmakemoneyandthestudioswouldn’tinvestmillionsofdollarstomakenewones.

Manypeoplemaythinkitbetter,easierandcheapertododownloading.Ithink,thatisthemainreasonwhyInternetusersprefersharingsomethingtobuyingthem.Inthemodernworldweloveconvenienceandwhatcouldbemoreconvenientthangettingmusic,filmsandgameswithouthavingtoleaveyourhouse?

Youdon’tneedtopayforwhatyouget,thereisnoregistration,andyoudon’thavetowaituntilshopsopenortheCD/DVDyouwantispostedtoyou.However,youcouldbeinbigtroubleifyouarecaught.Youcouldgotoprisonasaresultofactingunlawfully,butsofaronlyatinyamountofpeoplehavebeenchargedfordownloadingillegally.Themajorityofpeoplewhodownloadillegally,andusethefilesfortheirpersonaluse,willnotgetintrouble.Andthat’swhyit’simportantforpeopletounderstandwhatthelong-termconsequencesareiftheydon’twanttopayfortheirmusic,filmsandTV.Willfilmandmusiccompaniesstillspendmillionsofpoundseveryyeariftheyhavenochanceofmakingaprofit?

Theanswerisplainly“no”.

FinallyIwouldliketosaythattheInternetoffersalotofservicesformoney,butpeoplewillalwaystrytogetthemforfree.TosummarizemythoughtsI’dliketohighlightthatillegaldownloadingisbothunfairtowardsproducersanddangerousforthosewhopractisethiskindofactivity.Youhavetodecidewhethertobuyordownload.

32.ManypeopledownloadfilesfreefromtheInternetbecause_________.

A.Theyfollowothers’examplestodosuchthings.

B.Theydon’tthinktheymaybechargedbytheproducer.

C.TheythinkeverythingontheNetcanbesharedbyothers.

D.Theythinkitislegal,convenientandeasy.

33.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?

A.Downloadinghelpsmoviesbecomem