When I first saw the book Alice in Lace, I thought I was going to like it. And as it turned out, I love it! I love books about life and being a kid. And Alice in Lace is just that kind. It’s a humorous book about being thirteen and the problems kids might face. Alice and her friends get a strange assignment from their totally cool teacher, Mr. Everett. It was like playing the game of “Life,” but you had to act it out.
So Pamela is pregnant, Elizabeth buys a car and Alice gets married. Well, of course, Pamela wasn’t really pregnant, but she walked around with a pillow under her shirt to get people’s reactions. Elizabeth didn’t really buy a car, but she went to the car lot and made the sales guy think she was. The whole class got assignments like these! I would love to do something like that for school.
In the book Alice has a lot to think about. “Getting married is hard!” Alice says. She has to plan the ceremony, the honeymoon, find a place to live, pay for furniture and two months’ rent and food. Maybe she and her “husband” could work it out — if they were getting on fine!
Although this book was funny, it really made me think about how problems like these could really mess up your life. Take teenage pregnancy for example. How could you have a baby and stay in school? You couldn’t find a babysitter every day to stay with your kid. A child really consumes your life. I understand what the teacher was trying to do. He was trying to discourage the class from getting into these problems by giving them a glimpse of life. As someone about to become a teenager myself, I can say sometimes a story makes you think about what’s up ahead.
Overall, I would say this book is wonderful. My favorite part of the book is discovering that if I like it, there are seven other Alice books I can check out at my local library. I love this book, and I hope you will too.
【小題1】We can infer from the passage that Pamela, Elizabeth and Alice _______.

When I first saw the book Alice in Lace, I thought I was going to like it. And as it turned out, I love it! I love books about life and being a kid. And Alice in Lace is just that kind. It’s a humorous book about being thirteen and the problems kids might face. Alice and her friends get a strange assignment from their totally cool teacher, Mr. Everett. It was like playing the game of “Life,” but you had to act it out.

So Pamela is pregnant, Elizabeth buys a car and Alice gets married. Well, of course, Pamela wasn’t really pregnant, but she walked around with a pillow under her shirt to get people’s reactions. Elizabeth didn’t really buy a car, but she went to the car lot and made the sales guy think she was. The whole class got assignments like these! I would love to do something like that for school.

In the book Alice has a lot to think about. “Getting married is hard!” Alice says. She has to plan the ceremony, the honeymoon, find a place to live, pay for furniture and two months’ rent and food. Maybe she and her “husband” could work it out — if they were getting on fine!

Although this book was funny, it really made me think about how problems like these could really mess up your life. Take teenage pregnancy for example. How could you have a baby and stay in school? You couldn’t find a babysitter every day to stay with your kid. A child really consumes your life. I understand what the teacher was trying to do. He was trying to discourage the class from getting into these problems by giving them a glimpse of life. As someone about to become a teenager myself, I can say sometimes a story makes you think about what’s up ahead.

Overall, I would say this book is wonderful. My favorite part of the book is discovering that if I like it, there are seven other Alice books I can check out at my local library. I love this book, and I hope you will too.

1.We can infer from the passage that Pamela, Elizabeth and Alice _______.

A．turn out to be the author’s classmates

B．are characters in Alice in Lace

C．get along quite well

D．become dismissed from school

2.By saying “getting married is hard” in the paragraph 3, Alice means ______.

A．life isn’t easy as expected

B．it is hard to deal with her husband

C．she regrets getting married

D．it’s fun to get married

3.Why did Mr. Everett give his students such assignments?

A．To encourage them to enjoy a meaningful life.

B．To prevent them getting into those troubles at an early age.

C．To make them realize the hardship of life.

D．To teach them how to make a living.

4.The author writes the passage mainly to _____.

A．advise us to buy Alice in Lace

B．tell us how wonderful Mr. Everett’s idea is

C．share her inspiration from Alice in Lace

D．show off her reading ability

When I first saw the book Alice in Lace, I thought I was going to like it. And as it turned out, I love it! I love books about life and being a kid. And Alice in Lace is just that kind. It’s a humorous book about being thirteen and the problems kids might face. Alice and her friends get a strange assignment from their totally cool teacher, Mr. Everett. It was like playing the game of “Life,” but you had to act it out.
So Pamela is pregnant, Elizabeth buys a car and Alice gets married. Well, of course, Pamela wasn’t really pregnant, but she walked around with a pillow under her shirt to get people’s reactions. Elizabeth didn’t really buy a car, but she went to the car lot and made the sales guy think she was. The whole class got assignments like these! I would love to do something like that for school.
In the book Alice has a lot to think about. “Getting married is hard!” Alice says. She has to plan the ceremony, the honeymoon, find a place to live, pay for furniture and two months’ rent and food. Maybe she and her “husband” could work it out — if they were getting on fine!
Although this book was funny, it really made me think about how problems like these could really mess up your life. Take teenage pregnancy for example. How could you have a baby and stay in school? You couldn’t find a babysitter every day to stay with your kid. A child really consumes your life. I understand what the teacher was trying to do. He was trying to discourage the class from getting into these problems by giving them a glimpse of life. As someone about to become a teenager myself, I can say sometimes a story makes you think about what’s up ahead.
Overall, I would say this book is wonderful. My favorite part of the book is discovering that if I like it, there are seven other Alice books I can check out at my local library. I love this book, and I hope you will too

1. 1.

   We can infer from the passage that Pamela, Elizabeth and Alice _______

   1. A.
      turn out to be the author’s classmates
   2. B.
      are characters in Alice in Lace
   3. C.
      get along quite well
   4. D.
      become dismissed from school
2. 2.

   By saying “getting married is hard” in the paragraph 3, Alice means ______

   1. A.
      life isn’t easy as expected
   2. B.
      it is hard to deal with her husband
   3. C.
      she regrets getting married
   4. D.
      it’s fun to get married
3. 3.

   Why did Mr. Everett give his students such assignments?

   1. A.
      To encourage them to enjoy a meaningful life
   2. B.
      To prevent them getting into those troubles at an early age
   3. C.
      To make them realize the hardship of life
   4. D.
      To teach them how to make a living
4. 4.

   The author writes the passage mainly to _____

   1. A.
      advise us to buy Alice in Lace
   2. B.
      tell us how wonderful Mr. Everett’s idea is
   3. C.
      share her inspiration from Alice in Lace
   4. D.
      show off her reading ability

When I first saw the book Alice in Lace, I thought I was going to like it. And as it turned out, I love it! I love books about life and being a kid. And Alice in Lace is just that kind. It’s a humorous book about being thirteen and the problems kids might face. Alice and her friends get a strange assignment from their totally cool teacher, Mr. Everett. It was like playing the game of “Life,” but you had to act it out.

So Pamela is pregnant, Elizabeth buys a car and Alice gets married. Well, of course, Pamela wasn’t really pregnant, but she walked around with a pillow under her shirt to get people’s reactions. Elizabeth didn’t really buy a car, but she went to the car lot and made the sales guy think she was. The whole class got assignments like these! I would love to do something like that for school.

In the book Alice has a lot to think about. “Getting married is hard!” Alice says. She has to plan the ceremony, the honeymoon, find a place to live, pay for furniture and two months’ rent and food. Maybe she and her “husband” could work it out — if they were getting on fine!

Although this book was funny, it really made me think about how problems like these could really mess up your life. Take teenage pregnancy for example. How could you have a baby and stay in school? You couldn’t find a babysitter every day to stay with your kid. A child really consumes your life. I understand what the teacher was trying to do. He was trying to discourage the class from getting into these problems by giving them a glimpse of life. As someone about to become a teenager myself, I can say sometimes a story makes you think about what’s up ahead.

Overall, I would say this book is wonderful. My favorite part of the book is discovering that if I like it, there are seven other Alice books I can check out at my local library. I love this book, and I hope you will too.

59. We can infer from the passage that Pamela, Elizabeth and Alice _______.

   A. turn out to be the author’s classmates 

   B. are characters in Alice in Lace

   C. get along quite well

   D. become dismissed from school

60. By saying “getting married is hard” in the paragraph 3, Alice means ______.

   A. life isn’t easy as expected

   B. it is hard to deal with her husband

   C. she regrets getting married

   D. it’s fun to get married

61. Why did Mr. Everett give his students such assignments?

   A. To encourage them to enjoy a meaningful life.

   B. To prevent them getting into those troubles at an early age.

   C. To make them realize the hardship of life.

   D. To teach them how to make a living.

62. The author writes the passage mainly to _____.

   A. advise us to buy Alice in Lace

   B. tell us how wonderful Mr. Everett’s idea is

   C. share her inspiration from Alice in Lace

D. show off her reading ability    

A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond（保釋金）of $1,000．The publisher said．“There’s a story here．This is a man who loves books．He just can’t let go of them．He hasn’t stolen a single book．So what’s the crime ? We think that Mr．Banish has story to tell．We plan to publish his story．”  
When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr．Banish said，”Well，how could I? They became family to me．I was afraid to return them，because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up，throw them around，tear the pages，spill soda on them，get jelly﹙糊狀物﹚ on them，and drown them in the toilet．
He continued，“Books are people，too! They talk to you，they take care of you，and they enrich you with wisdom，humor and love．A book is a guest in my home．How could I kick it out? I repaired tor n﹙撕破的﹚ pages．I dusted them with a soft clean cloth．I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air．”
“Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends，My books were HAPPY books．You could tell just by looking at them．Now they’re all back in the libraries，on the lower shelves，on the floors，at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids I can hear them calling me．I need to rescue them．Excuse me．I have to go now．”

1. 1.

   Why was the man put into prison?

   1. A.
      Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so．
   2. B.
      Because he stole 700 children’s books from the five different libraries．
   3. C.
      Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed．
   4. D.
      Because he wanted to publish his story．
2. 2.

   From the passage we can learn that the man is

   1. A.
      a thief
   2. B.
      a writer
   3. C.
      crazy about books
   4. D.
      unfortunate
3. 3.

   What might happen after the man was set free?

   1. A.
      He might stop borrowing books．
   2. B.
      He might start a library of his own．
   3. C.
      He might go on borrowing books from libraries．
   4. D.
      He might return all his books．
4. 4.

   What is mainly talked about in this passage?

   1. A.
      A funny thief who loves stealing books．
   2. B.
      A person who refuses to return borrowed books and wants to look after them．
   3. C.
      A person who is crazy about books so he keeps stealing them from the library．
   4. D.
      A person who may have some mental problems