How many stories does The Miguel Street consist of？A.16B.18C.15D.17

These days, children often think of superheroes(超级英雄)as cute(漂亮的), cool and strong supermen. A poor, short and thin boy wearing glassed may not interest the kids today. Yet in less than 4 years, Harry Potter has taken the world by the storm. J. K. Rowling, the writer of Harry Potter, was a British single mother out of work and living on money given to her by the government. One day, when she was on a long train trip, she had the idea for this book. She wrote the first book of the seven in the café with her baby daughter sleeping beside her. Last year, the fans welcomed the birth of the fourth by lining outside the bookstores. Today these books are still popular among people. Harry Potter is something more than fantasy(幻想). Rowling tries to tell the readers how things are not always what they seem to be. However, millions of the fans don’t care about such a lesson. They would like to spend many sleepless nights waiting in line for the fifth, the sixth and the seventh to come. For them, surprising stories of the little boy are what they want.

1. J.K. Rowling ________ when she wrote the first book.

A. lived a quiet life with her husband

B. was very poor and didn’t get work for herself

C. had to teach her daughter how to work

D. was already a famous writer

2. When did Rowling think of the idea of writing her book？

A. While she was telling her baby stories about superheroes.

B. While she was going on a long trip.

C. She was on her way to find work.

D. While she was drinking in a café.

3. How many books of the seven have come out according to this passage？

A. Four.

B. Five.

C. Six.

D. Seven.

4. What does Rowling want to show to her readers？

A. Harry Potter is a poor, short and thin boy wearing glasses.

B. Fantasy.

C. How things are not always what they seem to be.

D. She has got many interesting story books.

5. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. Rowling wrote the first book with her daughter’s help.

B. Rowling gave birth to her fourth baby last year.

C. The fans just care about the surprising stories of Harry Potter.

D. Only children love the books, for they’re fairy tales.

Fairy tales were not always intended for children.We know this because some of these stories have existed for hundreds of years and were passed down from generation to generation through songs and drama.They were considered entertainment for everyone, not only for young people.In these ancient stories, the heroes were extremely clever, fiercely independent, and never gave up.Over the years, some of the heroes’ qualities and story lines have been changed to fit the times. Psychologists think that fairy tales have a positive influence on children because they present the two sides of good and evil very clearly.When children hear the stories, they develop sympathetic feelings for the heroic characters.In each tale, they can see that there are many different kinds of people in the world and that we all have a choice about what kind of person we want to be.We can choose to do good actions, rather that bad ones, in our lives.

What kind of values can children learn from fairy tales？ In “The Princess and the Pea,” a poorly dressed girl who insists she is a princess is given a difficult test by the Queen.When she passes the test, we learn that she is rewarded because she stayed true to herself.In “The Little Mermaid,” the mermaid(美人鱼)who lives under the sea longs to be with the humans on land.Through her experiences, we learn about the importance of living with and accepting other cultures.In “Pinocchio,” a wooden puppet(木偶)turns into a boy when he finally learns how to tell the truth. Teaching values is the reason most often given for teaching literature and encouraging reading.These old stories can indeed teach us lessons about human relationships that are universal(普遍的) enough to survive throughout the centuries.This might be the reason why they have been around for so long and are unlikely to disappear any time soon.

1.What do we learn about fairy tales from the passage？ _______

A.They are written solely for children

B.They teach universal lessons about human relationships

C.They are all passed down through songs and drama

D.They are adapted to TV and movies as entertainment

2.Why do fairy tales have a positive influence on children？

A.Good and evil are presented in way they can easily understand

B.The characters are all good examples for them to follow

C.The heroes go through all kinds of hardships but never give up

D.There are many different kinds of characters for them to imitate

3.Some of the heroes’ qualities in fairy tales have been changed over the years ________.

A.to reflect the change of values

B.to suit the tastes of different people

C.to arouse the interest of little children

D.to adapt to the change of the times

4.Children who have heard about the story of the little mermaid might ________.

A.learn to be better self-disciplined

B.be more likely to tell the truth than to tell lies

C.learn to stay true to themselves all their lives

D.be better able to accept foreign cultures

5.Parents encourage children to read fairy tales so that they ________.

A.can entertain themselves without bothering others

B.can get to know great literature of the world

C.can stay away from violence shown on TV

D.can learn how to behave in society

News stories give facts, not the author's opinions. Editorials do the opposite; you can expect an editorial to take sides. Some newspaper editorials have a by-line with the author's name, but many newspapers have unsigned editorials. These reflect the opinions of the publisher or editor.

You can be a better reader if you know what to expect in a newspaper. For example, you can expect headlines to omit unnecessary words. You can expect to find the most important facts in the lead paragraph (the first paragraph) of a news story. You can expect important news items to be on the front page. You can expect less important items to be on the inside pages.

Most of all, the more you know about current news, the more you will understand what is in the newspaper; important stories are generally presented one day and followed up on following days. So, an important way for reading newspapers is reading one frequently.

To read a large newspaper, a good way is ______.

A．to read it section be section

B．to do some paper-cutting

C．to find separate sections and read accordingly

D．to predict what is inside the newspaper

One of the most basic moral values for Americans is honesty. The wall-known legend about George Washington and a cherry tree teaches this value clearly.

Another virtue Americans respect is perseverance. Remember Aesop’s fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a race The rabbit thought he could win easily, so he took a sleep. But the turtle finally won because he did not give up.

Compassion(同情心)may be the queen of American virtues. In 1992, people in Iowa sent truckloads of water to help Floridians hit by a hurricane. The next summer, during the mid-west of flooding, Florida returned the favor.

There are more moral values honored by Americans. Courage, responsibility, loyalty, gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or short the list is, moral values are invaluable. They are the foundation of American cultures--and any culture.

1.The morality that Americans honor most is () .

A.honesty

B. perseverance

C. compassion

D. gratitude

2.What conclusion may you come to from the paragraph？

A.Moral values for Americans are like those of other people

C B.Virtues of people are connected with certain culture

C. Morality of a nation has an effect on its culture

D. Stories and tradition can teach the people virtues

3.What is not described in detail in the text？

A.The story, Washington and a cherry tree, is often used to teach children to be honest

B. The story, the turtle and the rabbit, makes us determined

C.Compassion, sometimes recycles (循环) well among people

D.Moral values are the base of any culture

4.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word "invaluable"()

A.useless

B.valueless

C.priceless

D.unvalued

5.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？

A.Moral virtues are worth nothing

B. Moral values are important

C.Nothing can take the place of moral virtues

D.Moral values for Americans

A.a great amount of

B.a number of

C.another

D.many a

A.are

B.were

C.had

D.would be

A. in

B. of

C. on

D. for

A.Mississippi

B.Oxford

C.Yoknapatawpha County

D.Massachusetts

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B. His stories are usually short and humorous.

C. The plots of his stories are exceedingly clever and interestin

D. The ends of his stories are always surprisin

E. Many of his stories contain a great deal of slang and colloquial expressions.