Question

Jenny wanted to encourage(鼓勵) students to read more famous books, so she decided to put an introduction to some interesting children’s story books in the school newspaper.

The Little Prince (《小王子》is a famous work written by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. In the book, the little prince leaves his own planet to explore the universe (宇宙). In his journey, he finds that the adult world is really strange and boring. Finally, he goes back to his planet which is full of love. The book is really popular all over the world.

Charlotte’s Web (《夏洛特的網(wǎng)》is a famous children’s novel written by American author E. B. White. The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte on a farm. When Wilbur is in danger of being killed for his meat by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages to praise Wilbur in her web and saves him. Wilbur becomes famous in the village and he is safe in the end. When it came out in 1952, the book was welcomed by both adults and children. And it is still very popular today.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (《愛德華的奇妙之旅》is a 2006 novel written by Kate DiCamillo. The book is about an unusual journey of a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. He travels from one place to another, meeting many people. During his journey, he learns to love and finally finds love again. This book is popular nowadays and was mentioned many times in the famous South Korean TV series My love from the Star (《來自星星的你》. The warm and sweet story will surely make you understand more about love.

1.Jenny introduced some interesting children’s story books to ________.

A. encourage students to read more

B. encourage students to write more

C. show off the books she has read

D. make money by selling books

2.The underlined word “praise” properly means “________” in Chinese.

A. 欺騙 B. 批評 C. 贊揚(yáng) D. 攻擊

3.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The three books mentioned in the passage are popular today.

B. The writers of the three books are all Americans.

C. When Charlotte’s Web came out, it was only popular with adults.

D. My Love from the Star is a famous Chinese TV series.

Answer 1