Good books are like wise friends. They support you to walk forward, and help you understand the world. TIME listed three best books of 2014 for teens. Have you read all of them?
| Names of Books |
Writers |
Stories |
| This One Summer |
Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamki, Canada |
Every summer, Rose goes with her parents to a lake house. It’s their relaxing time. But this summer is different. Rose’s parents keep fighting. Rose meets a local teen. But later he is caught up in something bad. It’s really a summer of sorrow（悲伤）and growing up. |
| The Fourteenth Goldfish |
Jennifer L. Holm, US |
Ellie has never liked change. She misses everything in the past, especially her dearly dead goldfish. Then one day a strange boy who looks like Ellie’s grandfather shows up. He’s always obsessed（着迷的）with immortality（永生）. Has he finally found the secret to immortality with Ellie? |
| Absolutely Almost （完全几乎） |
Lisa Graff, US |
Albie has always been an “almost”. He’s almost good at everything. In fact, Albie has a long list of the things he’s not very good at. But when Albie meets Calista, she helps him work out all of the things he is not good at. What will happen to this “almost” boy? |
What are good books like?
A. Parents.
B. Brothers and sisters.
C. Wise friends.What’s the difference for Rose this summer?
A. She lost something important.
B. She can’t meet her friend.
C. Her parents keep fighting.If you’re interested in the secret to immortality（永生）, you can read______.
A. This One Summer
B. The Fourteenth Goldfish
C. Absolutely Almost The book Absolutely Almost is written by_____.
A. Jillian Tamaki
B. Jennifer L. Holm
C. Lisa GraffWhich of the following is TRUE?
A. Ellie misses her dearly dead goldfish a lot.
B. Rose has the same summer as before.
C. Albie never does well in everything before.
In a town there lived a little, beautiful and smart girl． Her name was Rose． Everyone in the town liked her． She was verv brave, but she was scared of the doctor． One day, one of her teeth was moving． Her mom saw it． She said, "One of your teeth is moving, and you need to visit Doctor Tim．"
Rose said, "No! I'm not going to the doctor．" Mom said, "Don't worry． It's not so wobbly（摆动的） now,we needn't go to the doctor at once．" That made Rose feel better．
After five weeks, Rose forgot about her tooth but her mom didn't． She checked her tooth again and it was more wobbly, so she said, "It's time to see the doctor．"
Rose was scared but she had to do what her mom told her, so they went to see Doctor Tim．They had to wait in the waiting room．
When it was her turn, her heart was beating very fast． She went into Doctor Tim's room． He was smiling． She sat on the chair．
Doctor Tim said , "Close your eyes．"
Rose closed her eyes, but just before Doctor Tim started, tears started coming down from her eyes． When she opened her eyes, she saw Doctor Tim holding her tooth, smiling．
Rose smiled． Then Doctor Tim gave her a teddy bear． From that time Rose wasn't scared of doctors anymore．
（1）At the beginning of the story, Rose was scared of ．
A． her mom
B． the doctor
C． her teeth
D． the people in the town
（2）Rose forget about her tooth after ．
A． five months
B． many years
C． several hours
D． five weeks
（3）The doctor gave Rose after he pulled her tooth out．
A． a book
B． a teddy bear
C． a candy
D． many teeth
（4）According to the passage, the doctor was a man．
A． kind
B． brave
C． careless
D． shy
I saw a lady in the subway station today．
She was fighting with the security guard（安检员）, because①．
" It's expensive!" she said angrily, "The machine's going to make it dirty!"
I noticed the logo on that handbag when I passed by． Yeah, it was of luxury brand（奢侈品牌） and looked quite new． But if you check out the lady's other items and her behavior, it's not so difficult to see that②． So it's possible that the handbag really cost her too much, maybe the money she saved from every meal． And clearly it was also costing her valuable time and at the same time her good mood．
"Sad．" I thought． My mother once told me, " Never buy anything if you can't really afford to use．"
It's not only about money． It's about everything that you give up for it．
I'm very happy with my handbag that I bought online． It's not expensive． It's not of any luxury brand, but it's of great quality and designed in just the way I like it． That's enough．
When you buy things to use, you own the things．
When you buy things to admire, they own you．
（1）从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项,使文章通顺、连贯、合理．
A．she is not rich enough
B．she didn't want to put her handbag into the security inspector
C．she wanted to pass the security check quickly
① ②
（2）What can you infer（推断） from this passage？
A．The writer's mother likes everything expensive．
B．The writer's mother hates beautiful handbags．
C．The writer's mother can't afford any expensive handbags．
D．The writer's mother agrees to buy right things．
（3）请将文中划线部分" It's about everything that you give up for it．" 翻译成汉语．
（4）Mark T（True） or F（False） according to the passage．
The lady must save money from every meal to buy the handbag of luxury brand．
（5）What can we learn from this passage？
For more than 300,000 years, human beings have paid much attention to developing technology to make our life easier, faster and more comfortable with the help of machines and tools．
Thanks to the modern technology, humans live longer and more healthily, and are able to get better food, medicine and shelter． We can be proud of this progress． In the past, many poor people died from hunger and diseases． But now many diseases can be cured successfully．
We need "more", more food, more shelters, more medicines, etc.. And up to now, technology has been used in various fields in the city, including intelligent（智能的）education, intelligent medical treatment, intelligent tourism, smart transportation and especially the field of 5G． Recently, Central China's Hubei province has built more than 300 5G base stations（基站） and achieved full 5G signal coverage（信号覆盖）in some of its cities． A dozen 5G experience centers have been completed in cities including Xiaogan, Yichang and Jingmen．
With the development of the high technology, our living conditions have already been improved a lot． But we still have a long way to go． So, we ought to face all the challenges positively to make it serve us better．
（1）Why do people develop technology according to the passage？
A．To get more food and medicine．
B．To make transportation quicker．
C．To make our life easier, faster and more comfortable．
D．To get a better education．
（2）What does the underlined word "cured" in Paragraph 2 probably mean ？
A．改正
B．解决
C．了结
D．治愈
（3）Which field has the technology not been used in from the passage？
A．Intelligent education．
B．Intelligent medical treatment．
C．Intelligent games．
D．Intelligent tourism．
（4）Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
A．Hubei has built over 300 5G base stations．
B．Xiaogan, Yichang, Enshi and Jingmen have all set up 5G experience centers．
C．There has been full 5G signal coverage in some cities of Hubei．
D．There are a dozen 5G experience centers in Hubei．
（5）What's the main idea of this passage？
A．What technology can bring for us．
B．How people develop technology．
C．Why Hubei has built so many 5G base stations．
D．What challenges we should face to develop technology．
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Beijing opened its first bicycle﹣only road at 7 a．m． on May 31, which is expected to reduce traffic in the area between Huilongguan and Shangdi． According to Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, the 6.5﹣kilometer﹣long road has a highest speed of no more than 15 kilometers per hour and pedestrians, electric bicycles and other vehicles are not allowed to enter the road． Besides, there are three lanes（车道） on the six﹣meter﹣wide road． |
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On Thursday, May 30, Peng Liyuan said that China is ready to work with the international community to create a good environment for women's development and provide equal（平等的） and high quality education chances． She communicated with foreign students at the Great Hall of the People． Peng said women's development is very important and China would like to work with different countries in the world in this field． |
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The 37th China Sport Show opened at the National Exhibition in Shanghai on May 23, 2019． Thousands of buyers and visitors came to the event． The expo lasted four days and it closed on May 26． So far, the show has become the largest sporting products exhibition in the Asia﹣Pacific region（亚太地区）． |
（1）Where can we probably read these materials？
A．In a novel．
B．In a poster．
C．In a storybook．
D．On a news website．
（2）Why did Beijing open its first bicycle﹣only road？
A．To allow other vehicles to enter the road．
B．To control the speed of other vehicles．
C．To reduce traffic between Huilongguan and Shangdi．
D．To reduce traffic throughout Beijing．
（3）Which place did Peng Liyuan communicate with foreign students？
A．Shanghai．
B．The Great Hall of the People．
C．Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport．
D．The National Exhibition．
（4）When did the 37th China Sport Show end？
A．On May 23．
B．On May 26．
C．On May 30．
D．On May 31．
（5）How long is the road with the highest speed of no more than 15km per hour？
A.6.5 kilometers．
B.15 kilometers．
C.6 meters．
D.37 kilometers．
Laurence Kim was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 11, 1951． He was not like other children when he was young． A medical scan （扫描） showed that the two halves of his brain were not connected in the usual way． He developed an amazing memory． He started to read when he was two． He remembered everything he had read．
To read more quickly, he read the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye． By reading the two pages at the same time, （1）看完一本书花他不到一小时的时间．By the age of 30, he had memorized around 12,000 books．
However, he did not develop so well in other areas． （2）He could not walk before four years old , and he had problems putting on his clothes and shoes． His social skills were poor, and he was extremely sensitive （敏感的） about new people． In 1984, Peek and his father met Hollywood movie writer Barry Morrow． Morrow was fascinated by Peek and began to write a new play about Peek's experiences． The movie Rain Man won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1988． （3）This changed Peek's life． （4）He got used to being the center of attention． He became more self﹣confident． He appeared on TV and traveled around the country with his father to develop awareness（意识） of his condition．
Peek was not only an amazing man but also a real Rain Man． Sadly, Peek died of a heart attack in 2009．
任务一：将（1）处翻译成英文．
任务二：将（2）处改为复合句．
任务三：写出（3）处 "this" 指代的内容．
任务四：将（4）处翻译成中文．
任务五：（5）找出该文段的中心句．