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1、Joshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem Michelle O. Do novanISBN 9781462058679Life is not easy for nine-year-old Joshua during World War II.More Things in Heave nBill BosworthISBN 9780595433582In his More Things in Heave n. Bill Bosworth搭便车 d hitch a ride （In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a sma

2、ll town about 270 km away from Sydney,I was looking forward to having five fays off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train ain Sydney had already left. So I thought II waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Fin ally, a manBecause of his familys Jewish back

3、ground, they are）isgsints the highlights of his 83 years of life, over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn 'give me a lift, Iincluding his trips to India and the study of the writi ngs of several great spiritual leaders.to live in the concentration camps （ 集中营）.Scar

4、ed and alone, Joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse hould come back to his house for lun ch. He no ticed me sta nding for hours in the November heat andI must be hun gry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （ 使放心）me I was safe,he calls Bethlehem who becomes his closest friend.En

5、 courage Me!Inspirational PoetryGloria Coyke ndallISBN 9781412027854It is an easy to read collect ion of poems origi nally writte n to en couragein faith and to be a cure for chromic depressi on（长期抑郁） cure to strengthen identity and purpose.M E k.hSeek ing the EdgeDr. Joseph L. RoseISBN 978146203179

6、5Seeking the Edge provides the tools and techniques to find that edge in one' s life. drivi readers to achievesuccess whether in your curre nt job, finding a new job,More things in Heaven will appeal to anyone whoinsists on finding the deepest meaning for theirexiste nee based on their own exper

7、ie nee.Creation or Evolution Michael EbifeghaISBN 9781450289023Were huma ns created, or did they evolve?How old is the Earth? The debate betwee n scie nee and religi on continues to be heated. In Creati on or Evoluti on, Michael Ebifegha exam ines these two opposed world views with in the structure

8、of empirical（实证的）scienee.he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us,he helped me find a lift home.Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly manstanding in the glari ng heat, trying to hitch a

9、 ride. I thought it was ano ther cha nce to repay some one'd been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortablethe back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me,ir is still the same.“ You haven ' t changed a bit, e

10、ven your red” I couldn ' t remember where I ' d met him. He then told me he was the man whogiven me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.to hitch a ride one day in 1978 becauseA. her work delayed her trip to SydneyC. the tow n was far away from SydneyB. she was

11、going home for her holidaysD. she missed the only train back homein educati on, family, or even hobbies.of the follow ing did Gordon do accord ing to Paragraph 2?B. He gave the girl a ride back home.46. Who wrote the story about a little boy and a little mouse? A. Bill Bosworth. B. Michelle O.A. He

12、helped the girl find a ride.D. Gloria Coyke ndall.Donovan. C. Dr. Joseph L. Rose.47. The ISBN for the book of poems isA 9781462031795 B. 9781412027854C. He bought san dwiches for the girl.D. He watched the girl for three hours.52. The reas on why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that

13、 .C.9780595433582D.9781462058679A. she realized he was GordonB. she had known him for decadesC. she was going to the n earby tow nD. she wan ted to repay the favour she once got48. What kind of readers will probably like reading More Things in Heaven ?53. What does the author want to tell the reader

14、s through the story?A. Those who are searchi ng for the meaning of life. B. Those who are trying to be spiritualA. Giving sometimes produces n ice results.B. Those who give rides will be rapid.leaders. C. Those who study the art of writ ing.D. Those who like traveli ng abroad.C. Good manners bring a

15、bout happ in ess.D. People should offer free rides to others.49. Which of the follow ing books explores the origi n of huma ns?3A. Seek ing the Edge.B. Creati on or Evoluti on.C. Joshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem.D. More Things in Heave n.Accord ing to sociologists（社会学家）,every moder n in dustrial societ

16、y has some form of socials rank in society.stratification（阶层）.Class, power and status are important in deciding peopleClass means a person' s economic position in society. A commonly used classification is lower class,middle class and upper class. While sociologists disagree on how these terms s

17、hould be exactly defined, they do describe societies like the United States quite well. One study shows that 53% of America ns bel ong to the lower class, 46% the middle class, and 1% the upper class. In teresti ngly, a surge on earning $ 500,000 a year and a bus driver earning $ 50,000 a year both

18、regard themselves as the middle class!Power refers to the amount of con trol a pers on has over other people. Obviously, people in positi ons of great power （such as governors） exercise（ 行使）big power, but people who take orders from others have less power. Power and class do not always go hand in ha

19、nd, however. For example, the gover nor of a state has great power, but he or she may not belong to a corresponding （ 相应的）economic class. Gen erally, however, there is a relati on ship betwee n power and class.To our knowledge, there aren' t too many people who aren' t millionaires in the U.

20、S. SAbout 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the Un ited States with my son. After gett ing settled fin ally inBrunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled（注册）my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son ' s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.In the teacher ' s office, and exchange of greetin

21、gs was followed by his questions: your son"Ismen tally retarded（弱智的）? Does he suffer from any ki nd of m en tal disability?”Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? NO, no, it can' t be. What a helpless, lonely moment!I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, in stead. I asked hi

22、m why he was ask ing me all these questio ns.My son could not follow the teacher ' s direct ions, he told me, and thus, Scola wafcsrupting theclass, Didn ' t he know my son did not speak English yet?He was angry;“ Why hasn ' t your son been taught to speak English? Don' t you speak E

23、nglish atStatus is the honor or respect attached to a person' s positionisioi becjetycteatbypower and class, but not n ecessarily so. For example, a uni versity professor may have a high status but not bel ong to a high social class or have a lot of power over others.54. What can we lear n about

24、“ the middle class ” 2rm ParagraphA. People earning $ 50,000 a year belong to the middle class.B. Nearly half America ns bel ong to the middle class.C. People gen erally con sider bus drivers as the middle class.D. Sociologists have a clear definition of the middle class.55. Accord ing to the text,

25、we know that.A. power and class do not always corresp ond with each otherB. status refers to a person' s economic position in societyC. people with high status have a lot of con trol over othersD. class is less important in decidi ng a person' s social rank56. Which of the followi ng shows t

26、he structure of the whole text?No, I didn' t speak Englishcatid, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a coupleof mon ths, and I did n't want him to forget his n ative Ian guage. Well, wrong an swer! What kind ofpers on would not speak in En glish to her son at home and at all

27、time?“ Aropyou one of those pwho come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country, never wanting to be apart of this society?”Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of“ those people. ” Then he told me the mwas over, and I left.As I had expected, my son learned to

28、speak English fluently before the school year was over. Hewent on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely andleads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual（ 双语的）。Speak ing more tha n one Ian guage allows people to com

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