that takes time to read. I recommend this book and give it 5 stars.
Ginny, age 8
Lady Lydia: Read Me a Story by Anne Lavis
Published by A H Stockwell
ISBN: 978-0-722-34327-2
Lady Lydia is old and eccentric (古怪的), but she is never lonely. She shares her home with bats and mice and
spiders, and all the animals round about are her friends too.
My lovely daughter Alice likes all the pictures of the animals in this book, but she doesn’t like it when the
pages have lots of writing on with no pictures. Alice rates this book 2 out of 5.
Alice, age 4
I Am a Woolly Hat (EARLY READER) by Salma Koraytem
Published by Orion Books
ISBN: 978-1-444-00844-9
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for
sharing and reading together.
This book makes my sweetheart Lucie feel lovely inside and the drawing are not as good because the colors
are not bright like other books. Lucie rates this book 3 out of 5.
Lucie, age 4
A Royal Fairytale by Ink Robin
Published by Egmont
ISBN: 978-1-405-26843-1
See Kate and Will’s romance develop from their studying days at Edinburgh through to their happy wedding
at Buckingham Palace with the royal family, even the queen, in tow.
My little angel Amy likes the book. The best parts are the wedding and fireworks as she likes fireworks and
the colors on the page are really bright. Amy rates it 4 out of 5.
Amy, age 4
21. Which book might an animal lover prefer?
A. A Royal Fairytale. B. Oliver and the Seawigs.
C. Lady Lydia: Read Me a Story. D. I Am a Woolly Hat (EARLY READER).
22. Who likes bright colors?
A. Ginny and Alice. B. Lucie and Amy. C. Ginny and Amy. D. Alice and Lucie.
23. Whose book shows romance and happiness?
A. Philip Reeve. B. Anne Lavis. C. Salma Koraytem. D. Ink Robin.
B
Steven Spielberg never fails to blow us away with his imagination.
The US director’s latest film Ready Player One, which was released in Chinese mainland cinemas on
March 30, is a story set in the year 2045, when people escape their hopeless everyday lives by putting on a
VR mask and entering a virtual (虚拟的) world named Oasis. This fantasy land is filled with characters and
settings right out of classic films and videogames like The Shining and Overwatch. It’s a feast both for the
eyes and mind. And at the age of 71, Spielberg is still “at the top of his game”, wrote reporter Rafer Guzman
on Newsday.
Indeed, Spielberg has always been a gamer himself or rather a game changer. When his thriller Jaws
came out in 1975, it struck a chord (引起共鸣) with audiences all over the world and kept people from going
swimming for fear. The film was also the first example of what we now know as summer blockbusters.
“Jaws invented that form of pleasurable entertainment, wrote Stephen Marche on Esquire. It also turned
sharks, in the popular imagination, from fish into monsters.”
And again, in his 1982 film E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial Spielberg challenged people’s beliefs that aliens
are something to be feared by telling a story about a loving friendship between a space creature and a little
boy. “Spielberg redefined popular sci-fi”, wrote Marc Lee on The Telegraph. “Extra-terrestrials no longer had
to be a threat to humanity: the universe, he was saying, is also full of awe and wonder.”
Now comes Ready Player One. When Wade Watts, the film’s teenage protagonist ( 主 角 ), finally
prevents Oasis from falling into the wrong hands, he’s given ownership of the virtual world by its late
designer James Halliday. But Watts makes a decision that he hopes will make people want to appreciate their
real lives, instead of spending all their free time escaping reality in Oasis, which is a real-life message that
Spielberg is trying to deliver to the audience.
24. What is the article mainly about?
A. Spielberg’s suggestions for other film directors. B. Spielberg’s new film and his achievements.
C. The secret to Spielberg’s success. D. The life journey of Spielberg.
25. Which film is considered the first example of a “summer blockbuster”?
A. The Shining B. E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial C. Jaws D. Jurassic Park
26. Why is E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial special among all alien films?
A. It was the first film about aliens. B. It questions the existence of aliens.
C. It describes aliens as something friendly. D. It points out that aliens are a threat to humanity.
27. What message does Spielberg want to deliver with Ready Player One?
A. People should enjoy their real lives as much as they can.
B. People can find much pleasure in virtual worlds. C. It’s difficult for people to escape reality.
D. People should have the right to choose whether to enter virtual worlds.
C
It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable(不自在) when they are with their parents. They
say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern
ways; that they are too serious and too strict with their children; and that they seldom give their children a free
hand.
It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they tend to forget how they
themselves felt when young. They show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation.
Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead, at least in the back of their minds, and do
not like their plans to be upset(扰乱) by something unexpected.
When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you
really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in entertainment and in music.
But they do not mean to cause any trouble; it is just that they feel cut off from the older people’s world, into