单选题When she was awake, she found that she was standing on ______ seemed to be a piece of stone.

单选题If you could give anything in the world to your child, you might want to give a love of words. Young children who can express their feelings don"t have as many temper tantrums (发脾气). They also learn to control themselves using words. A two-year-old child reaches toward the oven (烤箱) door, then stops, tells herself, " Hot, hot ," and turns away. Researchers call this "self-directed speech". It"s one of the ways children learn to do what"s right and not to do what"s wrong. With each new word, a child gains a broader view of the world. Early on, all four-legged animals are dogs or maybe cats. But new words change them into horses, cows, elephants, and zebras. Children who have a wealth of words have a wealth of ideas. By age four, the number of words a child understands tells us how easily that a child will learn to read in school. It even tells us how well she"ll be able to understand what she reads, and to express her ideas in writing later on. So, how do you give your child this wonderful gift? First of all, talk a lot. Talk when you"re feeding or preparing a bottle; talk when you"re doing the dishes or walking down the street. Second, do a lot of listening. Even before your child can speak clearly, ask questions and listen for answers. Assume (设想) that your child has ideas, and try to figure out what they are. Researchers have found a direct connection between the number of words a child knows and the number of words he hears, and especially the number of questions he is invited to answer. Third, read aloud every day. There are many reasons for reading aloud, but maybe the best is that books contain words; lots of new, different, interesting words. Here"s an exciting thing that happens when you read aloud every day: You begin to hear "book words" in your child"s speech. You"re walking down the street, and you see a pretty flower. "Look," you say, "a pretty flower. " "Actually," your child corrects, "it"s beautiful." Actually? Beautiful? That"s when you know you"ve truly given your child a love of words.

单选题Christopher Columbus was the son of a weaver. He was very interested in the discovery of new lands. His brother Bartholomew was a chart maker in Lisbon, Portugal. Columbus studied chart making with his brother. He believed that the world was round, and he wanted to travel the seas to prove it. At that time, spice merchants were looking for a new route to Asia. Asia was a large trading area, but it was very difficult to reach by land. Columbus requested support from many people to help him travel the seas. Finally, Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain granted his request, and gave him three ships for his voyage. On August 3, 1492, Columbus and ninety men set sail on the Santa Maria along with two other ships, the Nina and the Pinta. The voyage was hard and many men were sick and tired. On October 11, at ten o'clock at night, Columbus saw a light. The Pinta sailed ahead and reported that they had reached land. Since Columbus thought they had reached India, they expected to see people that were Indians. Even when they found out that they were not in Asia, they were happy to have found a new place that they could trade with. Columbus named the area where they landed "San Salvador", and claimed the area for Spain. Today Columbus Day is celebrated in the United States on the second Monday in October. Banks and government offices are closed to honor the man who was the first European to have discovered the New World of the Americas.

单选题In January 2002, during the first week of a six-month stay at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for leukemia (白血病) treatment, Michael wandered over to his hospital window in search of relaxation. The (36) first-grader watched a construction crew (37) on a 10-storey addition to the hospital. (38) Michael's third-floor window, Ritchie, an iron-worker from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, (39) and saw "this kid with no hair (40) face was pressed up to the window. I waved, and he smiled and (41) . I'll never forget that," says Ritchie, a father of three. As winter (42) spring, Michael watched, fascinated (着迷), as 3,000 tons of steel (43) formed the skeleton of the building. One day he colored a message for the crew and held (44) up to the window: Hi, Local Iron Workers. I'm Mike. Ritchie and the (45) crew messaged back. Over the (46) months, as his treatment continued, Ritchie and the crew (47) Michael up and cheered him with (48) signs like Be Strong Mike. (49) the construction reached the third floor, Ritchie jumped across the (50) between the buildings and the two had a (51) chat. The hard hat with the tender heart wells up (涌出眼泪) when he thinks about it. "Michael (52) my life," says Ritchie. "I was a real hard-core (顽固不化的) person without a lot of sympathy. But I'd (53) seeing this kid every day waving at me and excited about the construction. I look at life (54) thanks to him." Today Michael is a 10-year-old third-grader in complete recovery. What does he hope to (55) when he grows up? "A construction worker," he says.

单选题Whatwillthemandointheevening?

单选题Where did Holmes and his friend spend for file night?

单选题I am afraid I am not fit for the job, for it is ______ calling for much patience.

单选题WhereisMissSmith?

单选题Many people are still in ______ habit of writing silly things in ______ public places.

单选题Waving one's arms can be accepted as ______ for help.

单选题— Don't go there alone in such late hours. — Don't worry. I ______.

单选题WhatisJennygoingtodo?

单选题听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

单选题What does the woman mean?

单选题{{B}}E{{/B}} {{B}}Tales From Animal Hospital David Grant{{/B}} David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr. Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond. He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical cheek-ups to surgery (外科手术). Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the programme and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog or snake! ￡ 14.99 Hardback 272pp ISBN 0751304417 {{B}}Newton: The Last Sorcerer Michael White{{/B}} From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, comes this colourful description of the life of the world's first modem scientist. Interesting yet based on fact. Michael White's learned yet readable new book offers a tree picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔术) ended and science began. ￡ 18.99 Hardback 320pp Fourth Estate ISBN 1857024168 {{B}}Fermat's Last Theorem Simon Sigh{{/B}} In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world's greatest mathematical problem: Fermat's Last Theorem (定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat's Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike. ￡ 12.99 Hardback 384pp Fourth Estate ISBN 1857025210