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Book:

EleanorOliphantisCompletelyFine

Author:

GailHoneyman

Eleanoris31yearsold;

workfinishesonaFridayandbeginsagainonaMonday.Between,heronlycompanywillbetwobottlesofvodkaandherownsolitary,uniquewit（机智）.Itiscontentment,ofakind,butanunexpectedsharedexperiencesuddenlyopensthedoortopossibility.Challengingreaderexpectationswithaliving,breathingcharacter,GailHoneyman’sdebut（初次登台、开张）isafunnyandmovingdiamond.

BiographyAwardWinner

IntheDaysofRain

RebeccaStott

TheExclusiveBrethrenwereaclosedcommunitywhobelievedtheworldisruledbySatan.IntothisisbornRebecca.HerfatherhadbeenaninfluentialBrethrenMinister.Asherfatherlaydying,hebeggedhertohelphimwritethememoir.HewantedtotellthestoryoftheirfamilywhoforgenerationshadallbeenmembersofafundamentalistChristiansect.

PoetryAwardWinner

InsidetheWave

HelenDunmore

Tobealiveistobeinsidethewave,alwaystravellinguntilitbreaksandisgone.Thesepoemsareconcernedwiththeborderlinebetweenthelivingandthedead—theunderworldandthehumanlivingworld–andtheacutelyintensebeingofboth.

Children'

sAwardWinner

TheExplorer

KatherineRundell,HannahHorn

FourchildrensurvivetheiraircraftplungingintotheAmazonjungle,butforFredandhisfriendsit’sonlythebeginningofacruelbattleforsurvival.Brimmingwithadventureandarealcommandofcharacterandincident,Rundellhasfewpeersinsuperbchildren'

sfiction.

1.WhatkindoflifedoesEleanorlead?

A.boringandlonely.B.funnyandtouching.

C.excitingandcomplex.D.ordinaryandhappy.

2.WhydidRebeccaStottwriteIntheDaysofRain?

A.TointroducebeliefsoftheExclusiveBrethren.

B.Tohelpherfatherfulfillhislastwish.

CTosharethelifeoffundamentalistChristians.

D.Topassonherfamilytraditions.

3.Forayoungadventuroussoul,whichbookseemsmoreappealing?

A.EleanorOliphantisCompletelyFineB.IntheDaysofRain

C.InsidetheWaveD.TheExplorer

B

Therewillbemoreplasticthanfishintheworld’soceansby2050.ThatiswhatanewreportfromtheWorldEconomicForumandEllenMacArthurFoundationwarns.Ifthecurrenttrendcontinues,thereportsaid,oceanswillcontainonetonofplasticforeverythreetonsoffishin2025.By2050,plasticswillweighmorethanfish.Theproblemisthateachyearatleast8milliontonsofplasticsendupinoceansaroundtheworld.Thisisthesameasdumpingthecontentsofonegarbagetruckintotheoceaneveryminute.

Notallplasticendsupintheoceanbecausesomeonethrowsaplasticbottleintothewater.Plasticcontainersandothertrashthrownontostreetsandsidewalksoftenaresweptintooceans.Unlikeothertypesoftrashintheocean,theplasticneverbio-degrades.Thereisawaytoslowtheamountofplasticsgoingintotheoceans—peoplecanrecyclemore.Currentlyonlyabout14percentofplasticsarerecycled.ResearchinEuropeshowsasmuchas53percentofplasticcouldberecycledusingavailabletechnology.Thereportsaysthatanothersolutionisusinglessplasticforpackagingproducts.Butthatisnotlikelytohappen.

“Givenplasticpackaging’smanybenefits,boththepossibilityanddesirabilityofanacross-the-boarddramaticreductioninthevolumeofplasticpackagingusedisclearlylow,”thereportsaid.Buttheauthorsnotereducingtheuseofplasticsshouldbetried“wherepossible.”Fordecades,scientistswarnedthatplasticsarekillingfish.Researchshowsthatfisharedyingfromchokingaftereatingplastics.Anothercauseofdeathisthatplasticscause“intestinalblockageandstarvation,”theenvironmentalgroupsaid.

4.WhyisthegarbagetruckmentionedinParagraph1?

A.Toexplainhowplasticsendupintheocean.

B.Towarnpeopleagainsttheoceanpollution.

C.Toclarifytheseriousnessoftheproblem.

D.Topointoutsomedetailsofthereport.

5.Whyisplasticmoredangerousthanothertypesoftrash?

A.Thereistoomuchofit.B.Itpoisonstheoceanwater.

C.Itisfromdifferentsources.D.Itishardtobreakdown.

6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothesuggestedsolutions?

A.Pessimistic.B.Curious.C.Unconcerned.D.Terrified.

7.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Peoplearenotawareoftheproblem.

B.Recyclingislimitedbylackoftechnology.

C.Plasticpackaginghasbecomepartofourlife.

D.Fishintheoceanwillbereplacedbyplastics.

C

Earthquakecandisruptwhales’huntingforfoodforuptoayear,accordingtoanewstudy.

OnNovember14,2016,theKaikouraearthquakestruckNewZealand’sSouthIsland,causingadestructivetsunami.Underthesurface,theearthquakecausedstrongcurrentsthatsweptawayandmostlykilledoffdiverseecosystemsofcreatureslivingalongtheKaikouraunderwatercanyon.

Asaresult,whaleshadtodivedeeperandlongertofindfood—“amajorshift”intheirbehavior,saysco-authorLizSlooten,amarinebiologistattheUniversityofOtagoinNewZealand.

Theimpactearthquakeshaveonlandanimalshasbeenwelldocumented,butscientistsknowlylittleaboutwhathappensunderwater.Suchresearchisimportantforgovernmentagencies,whichmayneedtotakerecentearthquakesintoconsiderationwhenconsideringfishingquotas（限额）,notesRochelleConstantine,amarinemammalecologistattheUniversityofAuckland.

Thecanyon’supperreachesarerichincreatures,supplyingfoodforthefishthatmakeupthewhales’diet.Sowhenthesesmallerlifeformswerewashedaway,ithad“severeconsequencesforthecommunityaroundthere”,saysstudyco-authorWillRayment.“Thateffectflowedallthewaythroughthefoodchain.”

Aspartoftheirongoingstudy,thescientistsweretracking42individualwhales.Aftertheearthquake,inall,theteammanagedtorecorddataon40whales,showingthattheabundanceofwhalesinthegeneralareadidn’tchangeaftertheearthquake.However,thewhaleschangedhowtheyusedtheirhabitat.

Ayearaftertheearthquake,theresearchersobservedthewhalesreturningtotheirprevioussurface-breathingintervals.Thiscouldhavebeenbecausethecommunitiesofanimalsthatmakeupthewhales’foodbegantorecover.“Itgivesyouanideaofhowresilient（有复原力的）thesedeep-seacommunitiesare,”saysRayment.

Butheandhiscolleagueswillcontinuelong-termmonitoringtoseeifthereareeffectstheymissed.Whaleactivityintheareahadalreadybeendeclining,thoughit’sunknownwhetheritisduetonaturalchangesinfoodabundance,whale-watchingtourism,fishing,orwarmingoceantemperatures.“ThereissomethinggoingoninKaikoura,”saysRayment.

8.WhathappenedaftertheKaikouraearthquakeintheKaikouracanyon?

A.Severaldestructivetsunamisstruckthearea.

B.Whaleshadtoswimtootheroceanstofindfood.

C.NearlyallmarinecreaturesinKaikourawerekilledoff.

D.Strongcurrentswashedawaymanysmallercreatures.

9.Whichisoneofthefindingsofthestudy?

A.Earthquakescanmakeiteasierforwhalestofindfood.

B.Thewhaleschangedtheirhabitataftertheearthquake.

C.Itusuallytakeswhalesayeartoadapttotheirnewdiet.

D.Thenumberofwhalesintheareadroppedsharplyafterthequake.

10.WhatdoesRochelleConstantinethinkofthestudy?

A.Itcanhelpgovernmentagenciestomakesomedecisionsaboutfishing.

B.Itcanhelpgovernmentagenciestosolveproblemsinthefishingindustry.

C.Itisabreakthroughinresearchonwhathappensunderwaterafteranearthquake.

D.Itoffersadetaileddescriptionoftheimpactearthquakehaveonmarinemammals.

11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.SomethingisaffectingthewhaleactivityinKaikoura.

B.Fishingquotashavebeenincreasinginrecentyears.

C.Theteammissedsomeeffectsintheresearchprocess.

D.Thescientistswillcontinuestudyingearthquakes.

D

Americanfootballwasthefastest-growingsportforUSyoungplayerslastyear,accordingtoasurveysponsoredbythesport'

sgoverningbody.

Butitwasthegame'

snotacklevarietythatshowedthebiggestincrease－afindingthatmayreflectconcernsaboutinjury.InAmericanfootball,atackle（抢断球）referstoanattempttostopanopponentbyforcingthemtotheground.

Thenumberofparticipantsinfootballgrewin2015whilemostothersport,exceptbaseball,postedadecline,USAFootballsaidonMonday,citing（引用）thefindingsofasurveyof30,000childrenandteenagers.

Participationinflagfootball（ano-tackletypeoffootball）increasedby8.7percentamongchildrenaged6to14,whiletacklefootballroseby1.9percent.Forthatagegroup,theonlyothersportthatgrewwasbaseball,witha3.3percentincrease.

Inthe15-to-18agegroup,flagfootballroseby10.5percent,whiletacklegrewby2.5percent.

Basketballwasthethird,witha1.1percentincrease.Participationinallothersportsdeclined.

TomFarrey,executivedirectoroftheAspenInstitute'

sSports&

SocietyProgram,saidhewassurprisedthatflagfootballparticipationrosesomuch.

“Thetrendsuggeststhatparentsaremarchingtothebeatofadifferentdrummer,inpursuingflagasanalternativefortheirkids,"

hesaid.

Thefindingscomeatatimeofincreasingconcernabouttheriskassociatedwithyouthsports,particularlyhockey（曲棍球）andfootball,wheremedicalresearchershavewarnedabouttheriskofconcussions（damagestothebraincausedbyviolentblowstothehead）anddeat