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New Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Price: ￡28.00
Publication Date: 30/11/2006
Publisher’s description:
Collect Doyle’s fifty-six classic short stories, arranged in the order in which they appeared in late-nineteenth-and-early-twentieth-century book editions, in a set complemented by four novels, editor biographies of Doyle, Holmes, and Watson as well as literary and cultural details about Victorian society.
Breaking Ground by Daniel Libeskind
Price: ￡16.00
Publication Date:11/10/2006
Brief description:
This is a book about the adventure life that can offer each of us if we seize it, and about the powerful forces of tragedy, memory and hope. For Daniel Libeskind, life’s adventure has been through architecture, which he has found has the power to reshape human experience. Although often relating to the past, his buildings are about the future. This biology of one man’s journey brings together history, personal experience, our physical environment and a fresh international vision.
In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman
Price: ￡16.00
Publication Date:02/09/2006
Brief description:
On 11th September 2001, Art Spiegelman raced to the world Trade Center, not knowing if his daughter Nadja was alive or dead. Once she was found safe---in her school at the foot of the burning towers---he returned home, to mediate(反省) on the trauma(创伤), and to work on a comic strip(连环漫画). In the Shadow of No Towers is New Yorker Art Spiegelman’s extraordinary account of “the hijacking(劫机) on 9.11 and the following hijacking of those events” by America.
Light on Snow by Anita Shreve
Price: ￡14.00
Publication Date:07/10/2006
Publisher’s description:
This is the 11th novel by Anita Shreve, the critically accepted bestseller. A moving story of love and courage and tragedy and of the ways in which the human heart always seeks to heal itself.
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
Price: ￡20.99
Publication Date:11/08/2006
Brief description:
Camping in the garden, riding bikes through the woods, climbing trees, picking wildflowers, running through piles of autumn leaves… these are the things childhood memories are made of. But for a whole generation of today’s children the pleasures of a free-range childhood are missing, and their indoor habits contribute to obesity, attention disorder and childhood depression. This book shows how our children have become increasingly distanced from nature, why this matters and how we can make a difference. Richard Louv is chairman of the Children and Nature Network and co-chair of the National Forum on Children and Nature. He is the author of seven other books and has written for newspapers and magazines including the New York Times and the Washington Post.
1.Who is the writer of the latest book published among the four books?
A．Arthur Conan Doyle B．Daniel Libeskind
C．Art Spiegelman D．Anita Shreve
2.If one wants to know something about Victorian society, he or she may read____.
A．Light on Snow B．In the Shadow of No Towers
C．Breaking Ground D．New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
3.Which of the following refers to tragedies?
A．Light on Snow ＆ Breaking Ground
B．Light on Snow ＆ In the Shadow of No Towers
C．In the Shadow of No Towers ＆ Breaking Ground
D．New Annotated Sherlock Holmes ＆ In the Shadow of No Towers
4.Which book is based on a real big event?
A．Breaking Ground B．In the Shadow of No Towers
C．Light on Snow D．Last Child in The Woods
5.Who has also written for newspapers and magazines according to the text?
A．Arthur Conan Doyle. B．Daniel Libeskind
C．Art Spiegelman D．Richard Louv
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
It was pouring outside. We all stood there 1 , some patiently, others annoyed 2 nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 3 away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice 4 me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it 5 down a bit,” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and 6 : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she 7 her Mom’s arm.
“This morning? 8 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through 9 .’”
The entire crowd turned 10 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about 11 she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. 12 then we heard, “Honey, you are 13 . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then 14 they ran.
We all stood 15 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were 16 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 17 to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 18 . But no one can take away your precious 19 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the 20 to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
1. A. talking B. waiting C. complaining D. expecting
2. A. as if B. even if C. because D. that
3. A. taking B. putting C. driving D. washing
4. A. caught B. broke C. impressed D. called
5. A. keeps B. comes C. pushes D. slows
6. A. asked B. repeated C. required D. added
7. A. pulled B. touched C. waved D. felt
8. A. Why B. How C. When D. Where
9. A. rain B. disease C. anything D. something
10. A. still B. angry C. serious D. silent
11. A. what B. how C. whether D. if
12. A. However B. But C. After D. Though
13. A. stupid B. wrong C. right D. clever
14. A. off B. along C. on D. over
15. A. sighing B. joking C. discussing D. watching
16. A. followed B. guided C. respected D. praised
17. A. time B. way C. same D. best
18. A. house B. money C. health D. time
19. A. children B. experience C. courage D. memories
20. A. possibilities B. opportunities C. risk D. challenge
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| It was pouring outside. We all stood there__1__, some patiently,others annoyed _2_ nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 3 away the dirtand dust of the world. " Mom , let's run through the rain , " a girl's voice 4 me. " No, honey. We'lI wait until it 5 down a bit, " Mom replied. The young girl waited about another minute and 6 , " Mom, let's run through the rain. " " We ' lI get wet if we do, " Mom said. " No , we won ' t , Mom. That ' s not what you said this morning, " the young girl said as she 7 her Mom ' s arm. " This morning? 8 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?" " Don' t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer,you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through 9 . ' " The entire crowd turned 10 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about ll she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being 12 . But then we heard , " Honey,you are 13 . Let' s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing , " Mom said. Then 14 they ran. We all stood 15 ,smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were 16 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 17 to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 18 . But no one can ever take away your precious 19 . So, don't forget to make time and take the 20 to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain. | ||||
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| It was pouring outside. We all stood there__1__, some patiently, others annoyed __2__ nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens __3__ away the dirt and dust of the world. "Mom, let's run through the rain." A girl's voice __4__ me. "No, honey. We'll wait until it __5__ down a bit." Mom replied. The young girl waited about another minute and __6__, "Mom, let's run through the rain." "We'll get wet if we do," Mom said. "No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she __7__ her Mom's arm. "This morning __8__ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?" "Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through __9__". The entire crowd turned __10__. Mom paused and thought for a moment about __11__ she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being __12__. But then we heard, "Honey, you are __13__. Let's run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing," Mom said. Then __14__ they ran. We all stood __15__, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were __16__ by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the __17__ to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your __18__. But no one can ever take away your precious __19__. So, don't forget to make time and take the __20__ to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain. | ||||
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| It was pouring outside. We all stood there __1__, some patiently, others annoyed__2__nature messed up(弄糟) their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens__3__away the dirt and dust of the world. "Mom, let's run through the rain, " a girl's voice__4__ my attention. "No, honey . We'll wait until it __5__down a bit, " Mom replied. The young girl waited about another minute and__6__. "Mom, let's run through the rain." "We'll get wet if we do, " Mom said. "No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she __7__her mom's arm. "This morning? __8__did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?" "Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said: 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through __9__. '" The entire crowd turned __10__. Mom paused and thought for a moment about __11__she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold the girl for being __12__. But then we heard, "Honey, you are __13__. Let's run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing, " Mom said. Then __14__they ran. We all stood __15__, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were __16__by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the __17__to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away __18__. But no one can ever take away your precious __19__. So, don't forget to make time and take the __20__to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain. | ||||
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