1. Did you have a doll when you were a little boy or girl?

2. Did you ever wonder what it would be like if your doll could talk?

Choose the answer:

1. Who wrote the book The Ventriloquist’s Daughter?

A. Liur.

B. Lin Man-Chiu.

C. Helen Wang.

D. Carola.

 

2. Carola is unusual because _____.

A. it is a doll

B. it can talk

C. it can read books

D. it looks like a human

 

3. Paragraph 3 is mainly written to _____.

A. introduce the main story of the book

B. show how difficult it is to write a book

C. show how popular the book is

D. describe the author's experience

 

4. What is the main message of the book?

A. We should try harder to understand our parents.

B. A talking doll can cause many problems.

C. We should try to defeat the demons in our heart.

D. Too many children can be a burden on a family.

Make some sentences by following phrases :

turn out, translated...into, make problems, do one's best

1. It turned out that she was an honest girl.

2. His works have been translated into many languages.

3. Mischievous students often make problems for their teachers.

4. We should do our best to help people who are in need.

If you have time, read an English novel. After reading, write a short paragraph to explain the novel’s story.

 

1. Do you know what comfort food is?

2. Can you suggest some examples of comfort food?

Fill in the chart below:

Match the word with its meaning:

1. picky                 a. cooked by radiant heat

2. grilled               b. a thing that makes your life easier or more comfortable

3. comfort             c. cooked at a high temperature until it becomes brown

4. toasted               d. Someone who is difficult to please

What are some common Chinese comfort foods? Can you explain how to make them?

 

We often see sand on beaches or in deserts. But what do people actually use sand for?

Choose the answer:

1. What does the story tell us about sand?

A. It can only be found on beaches.

B. It is the most-used resource in the world.

C. It can never be used up.

D. It can be used to build houses.

 

2. The world’s largest man-made island is in _____.

A. Singapore

B. Britain

C. Dubai

D. Vietnam

 

3. Every year, we use about ____ tons of sand.

A. 94 million

B. 20 billion

C. 20 million

D. 15 billion

 

4. In places close to the sea, more floods will happen due to _____.

A. overmining of sand

B. climate change

C. the increasing size of certain islands

D. the death of some plants

 

Match the word with its meaning

1.common       sth that an organization or person can use, especially to increase their wealth

2. resource             the area in which something exists or lives

3. environment       to no longer be able to be seen                            

4.disappear        happening often; existing in large numbers or in many places

 

The BBC has reported that we are running out of sand.

After reading , do you know why the BBC said this?

 

1. B. 细节题，由第二段第一句 Lin Man-Chiu, an author from Taiwan, wrote the book可知答案.

2. B. 细节题。第三段讲了这本书的大致情节，其中这一句But this doll is quite unusual - it can talk可以看出这个玩具会说话。

3. A. 主旨大意题。文章的第二段就说这本书写了关于Liur and her father, 然后 在第三段简述了Liur and her father 之间的故事。

4. C. 这个故事讲述了主人公从恨她的爸爸到原谅他的转变过程，由最后一段中 I understood the author’s main message. Everyone has demons in their lives, but we should do our best to defeat them 可知答案。

 

1. simple 2. delicious 3. feeling well 4. tomato soup 5. Chicken noodle soup 6. French onion soup 7. Japan 8. dumpling

 

1. D. 细节题。第二段中告诉我们沙子也属于资源，它并不是取之不尽用之不竭的，但是According to the BBC, we use about 15 billion tons of sand every year to build houses, roads and other things，用BBC的这句话告诉我们沙子也可以用于建筑。

2. C. 第三段作者例句人类建筑用沙量巨大Palm Jumeirah in Dubai is the world’s largest man-made island.由此可知答案。

3. D. 细节题。作者在第二段用数字说明人类每年使用啥子的数量According to the BBC, we use about 15 billion tons of sand every year to build houses, roads and other things.

4. A.文章的最有一段作者说明大量开采沙子使得海滩消失洪水冲击。Mining sand may cause beaches to disappear and more floods to happen in places close to the sea。由此可知洪水是由于大量开采沙子所致。