When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 21 . Some stories are told 22 they were true. Real people who live in a 23 world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 24 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 25 for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 26 . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we 2 7 seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 28 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of 29 . When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our 30 --which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想) 31 the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read 32 realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we 33 that we are real and they are 34 . It sounds 35 ,but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and 36 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by 37 that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our 38 when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose 39 in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel 40 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
A．possible B．easy C．new D．Different
A．that B．what C．whether D．as if
A．usual B．normal C．certain D．common
A．realistic B．reasonable C．moral D．instructive
A．difficult B．impossible C．important D．necessary
A．thinkable B．designed C．imagined D．planned
A．do B．make C．have D．are
A．lessons B．dreams C．experience D．magic
A．working B．thinking C．living D．understanding
A．knowledge B．skill C．words D．grammar
A．make B．get C．use D．have
A．a newspaper B．something C．everything D．a story
A．find B．learn C．know D．hope
A．too B．not C．all D．so
A．dangerous B．serious C．strange D．terrible
A．talk B．learn C．read D．think
A．telling B．pretending C．promising D．guessing
A．mind B．life C．world D．society
A．heart B．time C．money D．ourselves
A．what B．how C．when D．Why
It was lunchtime and I walked into a small branch office on the West Side. I had come to 36 a checking account. The only officer on 37 was a fortyish black man, standing 38 a small counter from a young white boy who was wearing a V-necked sweater. I think I was especially 39 of the boy because he looked more like a kid from a prep school than a 40 in a West Side bank.
The boy continued to 41 my attention because of what happened next. He was holding an open savings-account book and 42 an expression of disappointment. “But I don’t understand. I opened the account myself, so why can’t I 43 any money?” the boy said, his voice breaking.
“I know it is, but those are the rules. I’ve already explained to you that a fourteen-year-old is not 44 to withdraw money without a letter from his parents,” the officer explained patiently.
Suddenly I noticed the account had a series of small deposits and withdraws. Then I questioned the officer, “How do you 45 that? Why did you let him withdraw money before, but not now?” He looked 46 . “Because the tellers were not aware of his age before and now they are. It’s really very 47 .” I turned to the boy with a shrug. “You’re really getting 48 ,” I said. “You ought to get your parents to come in here and 49 .” The boy looked destroyed. 50 , he put his savings book in a rear-pocket and walked out of the bank.
The officer turned to me. “You know,” he said, “you really shouldn’t have got 51 .” I couldn’t believe what this idiot was saying. “We were 52 this morning that some neighborhood bully has been shaking down (敲诈) this boy for more than a month. The other guy was 53 him to take money out every week and hand it over. The poor kid was 54 too scared to tell anyone. Anyway, the police are on the case and they’ll probably make a(n) 55 today."
“You mean there is no rule about being too young to withdraw money from a savings account?”
“Not that I ever heard of. Now, sir, what can we do for you?”
A．make B．open C．buy D．choose
A．duty B．board C．display D．show
A．on B．after C．over D．across
A．sure B．proud C．aware D．afraid
A．guard B．customer C．clerk D．manager
A．attract B．pay C．attach D．control
A．putting B．writing C．saying D．wearing
A．borrow B．deposit C．withdraw D．use
A．told B．inspired C．encouraged D．allowed
A．argue B．explain C．answer D．declare
A．annoyed B．disappointed C．excited D．amused
A．easy B．amazing C．fantastic D．simple
A．arranged B．convinced C．cheated D．caught
A．protest B．promise C．prohibit D．prepare
A．Excitedly B．Silently C．Cheerfully D．Nervously
A．interacted B．interrupted C．involved D．infected
A．asked B．discovered C．suggested D．informed
A．rushing B．forcing C．requesting D．begging
A．hardly B．unwillingly C．apparently D．eagerly
A．arrest B．sentence C．apology D．difference
“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very 1 and think the world is laughing at you . But in fact, five minutes later, they have 2 it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the 3 .
The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of 4 is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid 5 trouble.
I admit that we should keep 6 because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your 7 can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do 8 to make things better.
I used to be a(n) 9 girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in 10 when I couldn’t answer it.
“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t how can I know 11 you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher 12 me to go to the blackboard and 13 what I knew. If I had 14 the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s 15 , I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I 16 you could do it!”
Since then, I have become active in maths as 17 as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know 18 I do can make things better. Everyone is the 19 of his own fate.
If we make mistakes, we should take on an active 20 . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep(哭泣), and you weep alone.
A．nervous B．excited C．afraid D．embarrassed
A．realized B．recognized C．forgotten D．remembered
A．speaker B．reader C．author D．announcer
A．environment B．surrounding C．condition D．situation
A．ordinary B．extra C．common D．usual
A．confident B．smart C．calm D．strong
A．smile B．worry C．courage D．satisfaction
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．shy B．energetic C．happy D．clever
A．joy B．pride C．shame D．surprise
A．what B．that C．when D．whether
A．forced B．invited C．asked D．pushed
A．bring up B．put down C．think about D．show off
A．obeyed B．doubted C．refused D．understood
A．expectation B．disappointment C．surprise D．delight
A．hoped B．knew C．doubted D．regretted
A．long B．far C．soon D．well
A．whoever B．whenever C．wherever D．whatever
A．architect B．owner C．host D．controller
A．position B．attitude C．value D．response
Seven loyal readers came to the Teens’ office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what 36 made them excited was that they had their say（发表意见）.
“What most impressed me was 37 I was saying something, I found all eyes were 38 me,” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei agreed, and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors nodded and even 39 notes.
Students were happy to see the editors listen to their 40 . You may often 41 about being neglected (忽略) by teachers and parents. 42 before complaining, please 43 that you have already spoken about your thoughts.
It’s common in China that teachers at school and parents were 44 the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are 45 to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brains and not be 46 .
A girl wrote to Teens about her family 47 . She used to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she 48 decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her 49 , the father 50 , saying that he didn’t realize his mistakes. From then on, he really51 .
Sometimes, we need to let our 52 be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings. Don’t be afraid of being 53 for what you have done. You know it is your 54 to speak your mind. 55 your ideas are denied (否定), at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any regret.
A．directly B．really C．completely D．immediately
A．when B．how C．where D．what
A．at B．for C．in D．on
A．read B．saw C．took D．copied
A．speeches B．opinions C．songs D．articles
A．complain B．talk C．write D．speak
A．And B．So C．Instead D．But
A．make good B．make of C．make sure D．make up
A．seldom B．never C．hardly D．always
A．reduced B．used C．advised D．told
A．remembered B．used C．heard D．touched
A．history B．story C．event D．report
A．sadly B．suddenly C．finally D．angrily
A．sorrow B．disappointment C．joy. D．surprise
A．smiled. B．apologized C．laughed D．shouted
A．changed B．exchanged C．talked D．played
A．decisions B．voices C．suggestions D．secrets
A．blamed(责备) B．punished C．beaten D．fined（罚款）
A．duty B．task（任务） C．pleasure D．right （权利）
A．Because B．Even if C．Instead D．Not until
We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American 21 .He was in school for only a short time. 22 , he had to leave the school and 23 himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly 24 to have a rest.
One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He 25 the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of 26 of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and 27 him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young 28 about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison 29 about it, but he said 30 .
Once the young man came into the lab while Edison 31 an important experiment. He stood near the table 32 he didn’t help him. Edison stopped 33 out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (计算)its volume(容积)and tell me the 34 in two hours.”
At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he 35 it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time 36 .
“Why not pour some 37 into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’ll 38 calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s 39 turned red, and he knew Edison was really 40 than him!
A．doctor B．player C．writer D．inventor
A．Soon B．After C．Later on D．Soon after
A．teach B．play with C．study D．enjoy
A．forgot B．remembered C．finished D．observed
A．showed B．pushed C．introduced D．threw
A．news B．books C．knowledge D．dictionaries
A．employed B．asked C．made D．watched
A．beard B．learned C．read D．told
A．told B．was told C．said D．was said
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．all
A．did B．had C．was doing D．was having
A．but B．and C．as D．while
A．bringing B．to bring C．taking D．to take
A．result B．way C．idea D．opinion
A．knew B．saw C．learned D．found
A．given B．followed C．said D．taken
A．oil B．salt C．water D．food
A．carefully B．slowly C．easily D．quietly
A．head B．face C．eyes D．ears
A．more polite B．stricter C．more kind-hearted D．cleverer
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He1her Inky.
" I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats2playmates ," Kruger,
The seventy-year-old man , says. "My hearing was damaged by the3of farm equipment , so I learned to connect with4. They react to what they see and what you do. "
Inky was a gentle cat,5the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did6that would set her apart from7cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to8the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he9to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and10his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
11in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt12going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help ,13his wife, Brenda , was asleep in theirbedroom at the opposite end of the house.14Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
"Go get Brenda, " Kruger said to Inky.
Inky15to the bedroom door and scratched16until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the17Brenda found her husband18the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. "I spent six months19therd,"Says Kruger . "Although I became lame , I was blessed. " Since the accident, Inky has20
Left Kruger's side.
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