What’s Wonder about?

Auggie lives with his parents and sister in New York. He is a normal boy in many ways. He rides a bike and likes playing with his Xbox. But Auggie has deformities(畸形）of the face and looks very different from other children. At the start of the book, he tells us "My name is August. 1 won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it’s probably worse. " In the street, people look at Auggie and are frightened.

Auggie has never been to school because he has spent a lot of time in hospital.His mother teaches him at home.. but now he’s ten, she thinks he should go to school.At first,Auggie doesn’t want to go.He worries that other students will look at him and say terrible things.But when he visits a school with his mum,he likes the head teacher and decides to go.Auggie’s first year at school has good times and bad times,he makes some good friends but other children are rude to him.At the end of the year,Auggie goes on a on a school trip and a frightening event there changes things completely.

Is it a good book?

Wonder is an excellent book,It tells an exciting story that makes you feel many different emotions.It is easy to like Auggie.He has a good sense of humour.so the book has a good mix of funny and sad moments.But the book isn’t just about Auggie,We also learn what life for his sister,and his friend,Jack.Wonder is popular with people of all ages.Pre-teens,teenagers and adults all love the book.

A bestseller

Wonder is RJ Palacio’s first book,On her website,she explains that she had the idea for Wonder after seeing a girl with deformities on the street .one day ,Many schools use the bok to start discussions about bullying ,friendship and being different .The book is very popular and has won prises.Many people are looking forward to seeing what Rj Palacio writes next.

【1】How is Auggie different from other boys?

A.His name is special.

B.His face shape is not normal.

C.he doesn’t go to school

D.he likes playing with hsi Xbox.

【2】why doesn’t Auggie want to go to school at first?

A.Because he has to stay in hospital

B.Because his mother teaches better than teachers.

C.Because he doesn’t think he should go to school.

D.Because he is afraid other students may make fun of him.

【3】What can we know about the book?

A.It tells the story of a real family.

B.Many schools use it to educate students.

C.Adults like the book more than children

D.The emotions of the story are hard to understand.

——________. but I can also speak Chinese well.

A. Yes，I can B. Yes, I do

C. No, I can’t D. No, I don’t

（注意：短文中不得出現(xiàn)任何人名、校名及其他相關信息，否則不予評分。）

A. who B. whom

C. which D. what

A.too many B. too much C. a few

A．Do

B．Is

C．Does

D．Are

A. in; inB. at; inC. in; on

A. who B. where C. which D. what

Giraffes are the world's tallest(最高的) animals with long legs and long necks.Giraffes' legs are longer than many animals'.They can run 56 kilometres an hour！Giraffes are very friendly animals，and they live on the grassland(草原) in small groups of six or seven giraffes.

Giraffes can reach the leaves on the treetops，but few other animals can reach them！Even the giraffe's tongue(舌頭) is long！It's about 53 cm！A giraffe eats hundreds of kilos of leaves each week and must travel a long way to find enough(足夠的) food.

Mother giraffes stand up to give birth(生產(chǎn))，so their babies have to fall more than 1.5 metres to the ground！But they can stand in half an hour and run with their mothers after ten hours！

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【1】Giraffes can ______ very fast(快地) on the grassland.

【2】______ or______ giraffes live together on the grassland.

【3】Few other animals can reach the______ on the treetops.

【4】Giraffes eat too much so they must walk far to find enough______ .

【5】Mother giraffes ______ when they give birth.

【題目】

It is Sunday today.Lisa goes to the zoo with her mum and dad.Her mum takes some food for lunch.Her dad takes the camera(照相機).

The first animal they see is a lion.It is in a large cage.Then they go to see the elephants.There are two elephants in the zoo.One is an African elephant，and the other is from Asia.After that，they go to see the monkeys.The monkeys play in trees.They are Lisa's favourite because they are funny.

They have lunch under the trees in the zoo.After lunch，Lisa and her parents see many other animals.They take lots of photos of them.They have a good time(玩得愉快) in the zoo.

【1】Lisa and her parents go to the zoo on .

A. MondayB. Friday

C. SaturdayD. Sunday

【2】The monkeys are Lisa's favourite because they are .

A. smallB. funnyC. cuteD. tall

【3】Lisa and her parents have lunch .

A. in the zooB. in a hospital

C. in a parkD. in their home

【4】Lisa sees different animals in the zoo.The right time order(順序) is .

A.

B.

C.

D.