Best Sellers(畅销书) of the Week
The New York Times
| This week |
Title／Writer／Price／Story |
Weeks on List (上榜周数) |
| 1 |
The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton.＄15.85.From England to Australia and back, two women try to solve a family problem. |
18 |
| 2 |
The Help, by Helen Scott. ＄22.95. A young white man helps to black boys. |
58 |
| 3 |
Spoken From the Heart, by Laura Bush. ＄30.00. Wife of U.S. President George W. Bush tells the stories of being the first lady. |
24 |
| 4 |
Best Friends Forever, by Carol Brown. ＄19.95. Childhood friends meet again years later when one needs help. |
6 |
| 5 |
Run For Your Life, by James Clark. ＄27.85. A New York policeman alone must stop a bad man killing people. |
10 |
根据表格内容，选择正确的答案。The book which has stayed on the list for the longest time is ________
| A．The Forgotten Garden | B．Best Friends Forever |
| C．Spoken From the Heart | D．The Help |
Mrs Green has a big family problem these days, so she can try reading _____________.
| A．The Help | B．The Forgotten Garden |
| C．Best Friends Forever | D．Run For Your Life |
Mary is interested in the family life of American President. She can choose the book written by___________.
| A．Kate Morton | B．Helen Scott |
| C．Carol Brown | D．Laura Bush |
Television has taken the place of schools as the main educator(教育者) in America. There are several reasons for this. First, there is the number of hours. While Americans spend about 13,000 hours in schools, they spend 15,000 to 16,000 hours in front of a TV set. Second is the age at which viewers(观看者) start watching TV. People start watching and understanding TV at about the age of 3, which is several years before they start to do school work. Finally, there is the number of viewers. About 90,000,000 young people are attending school, but most of the Americans watch TV every day. It seems, then, that TV shows are taking the place of teachers and professors as the educators in America.The main idea of this passage is ___________.
| A．TV is more important than school |
| B．fewer and fewer children go to school |
| C．There is not a school which has no TV set in America |
| D．TV plays a great part in American people’s life |
How many reasons why television has become the main educator are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
The first reason shows ____________.
| A．now children go to school less often than their parents did |
| B．in his life an American spends more time watching TV than at school |
| C．a TV program usually gives lessons of 15,000--16,000 hours |
| D．parents think 13,000 hours of school is not enough |
In American, a child starts going to school _________.
| A．when he is 3 | B．when he is about 6 or 7 |
| C．when he is able to understand TV | D．after he starts to do school work |
Every day in America ______________.
| A．teachers and professors watch TV |
| B．90,000,000 young people watch TV |
| C．not only young people watch TV |
| D．15,000--16,000 people each hour watch TV |
When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What’s the best way to know it?
You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is ? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?
First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D…. That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth… For example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc. Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary? The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English study.This passage is about______.
| A．new words in writing | B．different dictionaries |
| C．the best way of reading | D．using an English-Chinese dictionary |
In the dictionary you may not find_______.
| A．how to pronounce the word | B．the spelling of the word |
| C．who used the word first | D．how to use the word |
In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word______.
| A．begins with Z | B．begins with A | C．is a short one | D．is not often used |
Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?
| A．perhaps, produce, plenty | B．straight, subject, surprise |
| C．century, center, business | D．foreign, entrance, headache |
In the passage the writer tries to tell us _______.
| A．we have to use a dictionary when we read something in English |
| B．an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word |
| C．how to look up a word in a dictionary. |
| D．all English-Chinese dictionaries are the same |
It is impossible without travelling in modern life. The fastest way of travelling is by plane. With a modern plane you can travel in one day to place which it took a month or more time to get a hundred years ago.
Travelling by train is slower than plane, but it has its advantages. You can see the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large ships and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day. You can stop wherever you wish, where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why travelling by car is popular for trips, while people usually take a train or plane when they are travelling on business.
根据文章内容，判断正（A）误（B）。The fastest way of travelling is by plane.
The seats are uncomfortable on trains.
It’s better to take a plane if you are on business.
The writer talks about four ways of travelling in this passage.
If we travel by car, we can travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day.
Beijing is the capital of China. It is also one of the birthplaces of the Chinese civilization (文明) and one of the six ancient capital cities in China. It is the second biggest city with an area of 17,020 square kilometers. Beijing is changing every day and it is becoming more and more beautiful. Now there are a lot of new buildings, modern shopping malls and large markets.
In the past, Beijing was very clean and quiet and most people went to work or school by bike. Things have changed a lot. Now people can take the bus, the underground or the taxi to go to work or school. It is fast and convenient.
The changes in Beijing have brought many advantages but they have also caused some problems: air pollution, noise pollution, sandstorms and lots of traffic.How many ancient capital cities are there in China?
| A．one | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
How many kinds of problems are mentioned in this passage?
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
In the past, people went to work or school ___________.
| A．by car | B．by taxi | C．by underground | D．by bike |
Which statement is the right?
| A．Beijing is the biggest city of China. |
| B．There were many tall buildings in Beijing in the past. |
| C．The transport in Beijing is fast and convenient. |
| D．The changes to Beijing have only brought advantages. |
Which is the best title of this passage?
| A．Beijing is the capital of China. | B．Birthplace of China. |
| C．The problems Beijing have now. | D．Beijing’s past and present. |
“ABC”and “Banana Persons”
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called “ABC”? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there are people called “banana persons”? If you don’t know, I will tell you. They are Chinese people like you and me, but they aren’t in China.Why do people call them like that?
“ABC” means American-born Chinese. An “ABC” is a Chinese,
but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people also call them
“banana persons”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So when
a person is a banana, he or she is white (American) inside and yellow (Chinese)
outside.
They are born in America and they live in America for a long time. Even
their nationality(国籍) is American. So they think like Americans and do things
like Americans. But they still have Chinese blood(血). Their parents, grandparents
or even great-grandparents were from China.They all have black eyes and black hair.
So they look like us Chinese people. For example, we all know the famous scientist
C.N.Yang. He is an “ABC” and he is a “banana person”. We like him, although(虽然)
his nationality isn’t Chinese.What does “ABC” mean?
| A．American-born Chinese | B．American-born Canadian |
| C．Australian-born Chinese | D．Chinese-born Chinese |
Why do people call an “ABC” a “banana person”?
| A．They look like Americans but they think like Chinese. |
| B．They look like Chinese but they think like Americans. |
| C．They like to eat bananas. |
| D．They can speak “ABC” very well. |
Why do ABCs think like Americans?
A. Because they live in America for a long time
B. Because they are born in America.
C.Because they want to be Americans.
D.Both A and B.What colour are their eyes and hair?
| A．Their eyes and hair are black. |
| B．Their eyes and hair are yellow. |
| C．Their eyes and hair are white. |
| D．Their eyes and hair are black and yellow. |
Which person of the following is a “banana person”?
| A．杨利伟 | B．科比 | C．杨振宁 | D．姚明 |