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A NATIONWIDE BESTSELLERIt’s likely that everything you learned about.America’s ancient history is wrong.
The new book,1491,completely changes our understanding of the Amerieas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
DID YOU KNOW?
When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Europe.
The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth.
Facts have shown that the Amenicas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago.
4,000 years ago Mesoamerican famers developed com in a feat (技艺) of genetie engineering that still isn’t completely understood.
COMMENTS ON 1491
“In the tradition of Jared Diamond & John MePhee,a totally new view of precolunhian America”.
-Richard Rhodes
“Attrnctively written and really absorbing Charles C.Mann has produced a book that’s part detective story,part cpie(史诗) and part tragedy(不幸).He has taken on a vast topic:thousands of years,two huge continents,and cultures.”
-Charles Matthews,San Jese Mercary News
“Powerful and challenging”
-Alan Taylor,Washingto post
“A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education”
-Howard Zinn
56.On the whole,1491 is a book mainly about America’s________.
A.life-styles B.population C.history D.agrieulture
57.Which of the following as NOT TRUE about the comments on the book 1491?
A. It is interesting and instructive.
B. It is attractive and culturally related.
C. It is challenging and revolutionary.
D. It is hurnorous and persuasive.
58.From this passage,we can learn_________.
A.people settled in the Amencas a little carlier than 1942
B.North Americans were the tallest in the 18th cenntry in the world
C.Mesoamencan farmers knew genclic engineering 5,000 years ago
D.the population in the Americas was smaller than that in Europe in 1492
Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book
This book based on Greg Hefley’s own “diary” lets kids express themselves in an exciting way. In the book, kids will be asked: What was the best dream you have ever had? The worst thing you have ever eaten? The best secret you have ever heard? This Do-It-Yourself Book is unique and special because it has blank pages for readers to write their own stories and keep their own diaries.
Author: Jeff Kinney
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Train to Somewhere
Marianne, heading west with fourteen other children on a train, is sure that her mother will show up at one of the stations along the way. Stop after stop goes by, and there is no sign of her mother in the crowds that come to look over the children. No one shows any interest in adopting shy Marianne, either. But that is all right. She has to be free for her mother to claim her. Then the train stopped at its final stop, a town called Somewhere…
Author: Eve Bunting
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Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories
This volume of beloved Chinese stories contains a delightful selection from the store of Chinese legend. Discover many delightful animal characters as well as Chang’e and Guan Yin. Retold for an international audience, the stories with beautiful pictures will give children aged six to ten in other countries a chance to learn about both the tradition and culture of China.
Author: Mingmei Yip
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The Way Science Works
The perfect introduction to show how science explains the world around us! Eye-opening experiments and extraordinary photography bring science to life. Discover science in action from the principles that explain everyday facts to the theories behind the technology in today’s fast-moving world. Full of facts about famous scientists, technology news and more.
Author: Robin Kerrod
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66. Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book is different from other books because you can _____.
A. ask the author questions
B. have a chance to see beautiful photos
C.write your own stories in the book
D. read many interesting stories about the author
67. Amazon.com gives no discount on _____.
A. Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book B. Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories
C. Train to Somewhere D. The Way Science Works
68. Based on Train to Somewhere, how many children head west on the train?
A. 15. B. 14. C. 13. D. 16.
69. Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories is written for _____.
A. Chinese children aged 6 to 10 B. teenagers in other countries
C. junior students in other countries D. foreign children aged 6 to 10
70. Whose book would you like to read if you are interested in science and technology?
A. Jeff Kinney’s. B. Eve Bunting’s.
C. Mingmei Yip’s. D. Robin Kerrod’s.
The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “Police station? A train for Santa FE collide(碰撞)with a(n) 31 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once, with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured,” said a(n) 32 voice of a young woman.
“Just a minute, we’ll come 33 . Please stay there and wait,” answered the policeman.
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 34 . Soon they got to the 35 , but only to 36 everything was fine. No collision, no 37 man.
“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman 38 . “We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的) 39 and. . . ”
They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 40 they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All 41 a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too. 42 it was passing the crossing, it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 43 meters away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver was 44 out of the damaged truck, he was 45 hurt just 46 the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 47 in time, he was saved at last.
Later the policemen did 48 they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but 49 .
It is 50 that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the fact so exactly.
31. A. ambulance B. truck C. car D. bus
32. A. anxious B. sweet C. gentle D. low
33. A. fast B. ahead C. soon D. later
34. A. went by B. set off C. got there D. came on
35. A. telephone B. street C. station D. crossing
36. A. feel B. find C. have D. tell
37. A. injured B. trapped C. frightened D. killed
38. A. happily B. excitedly C. angrily D. disappointedly
39. A. man B. policeman C. woman D. boy
40. A. until B. since C. while D. when
41. A. at B. of C. by D. for
42. A. When B. Where C. That D. Which
43. A. dozen B. dozens C. dozen of D. dozens of
44. A. raised B. helped C. pushed D. forced
45. A. slightly B. clearly C. hardly D. badly
46. A. as B. so C. before D. for
47. A. police station B. market C. hospital D. sidewalk
48. A. that B. which C. however D. whatever
49. A. delayed B. worked C. stopped D. failed
50. A. surprised B. surprising C. satisfied D. satisfying
For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been 21 along the banks of Lake Waco with little 22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 33 that there were still several hours of daylight 24 and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 25 .
Smith drove his pickup(小货车)a couple of miles along the 26 road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 27 area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 28 of trees formed a leafy 29 over the road and it suddenly seemed 30 in the evening.
“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.
Smith smiled, “We’re 31 there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 32 from his face.
“What the hell is that?”
He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a 33 .
For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 34 to decide whether they had happened to 35 someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 36 walked towards that thing some distance before them.
It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 37 . Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 38 he could turn around, then 39 back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he 40 they had given up fishing and gone home early.
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For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been 21 along the banks of Lake Waco with little 22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 33 that there were still several hours of daylight 24 and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 25 .
Smith drove his pickup(小货车)a couple of miles along the 26 road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 27 area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 28 of trees formed a leafy 29 over the road and it suddenly seemed 30 in the evening.
“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.
Smith smiled, “We’re 31 there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 32 from his face.
“What the hell is that?”
He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a 33 .
For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 34 to decide whether they had happened to 35 someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 36 walked towards that thing some distance before them.
It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 37 . Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 38 he could turn around, then 39 back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he 40 they had given up fishing and gone home early.
A.playing B.boating C.fishing D.walking
A.failure B.success C.disappointment D.interest
A.quarreled B.argued C.reasoned D.shouted
A.remaining B.staying C.keeping D.leaving
A.starting off B.running out C.sending away D.giving up
A.winding B.widening C.leading D.blocking
A.grassed B.wooded C.iced D.snowed
A.trunks B.shadow C.shade D.shape
A.hat B.umbrella C.sheet D.overcoat
A.foggy B.late C.early D.rainy
A.almost B.already C.only D.fairly
A.escaped B.lost C.gone D.missed
A.body B.trap C.pile D.stream
A.talking B.hoping C.wanting D.trying
A.come across B.turn out C.bring about D.make up
A.loudly B.quietly C.quickly D.slowly
A.everybody B.somebody C.anybody D.nobody
A.until B.before C.after D.when
A.turned B.ran C.headed D.walked
A.expected B.hoped C.wished D.prayed
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