u GONE WITH THE WIND
Author: Margaret Mitchell
¥25 (in bookstores) ¥18 (online)
Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War. Scarlett O’Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time.
u A LITTLE PRINCESS
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
¥18.3 (online)
Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty (貧窮) and the scorn (嘲笑) of her fellows. It’s an excellent book with 4 tapes for children.


u PETER PAN
Author: J.M Barrie
¥15 (in bookstores) ¥12 (online)
It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures, which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never—Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 tapes)
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN
Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe
¥20 (in bookstores)
The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle (斗爭) between free states and slave states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago.
 

u THE SECRET GARDEN
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
¥35 (in bookstores) ¥30 (online)
Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan (孤兒), finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic (魔法) of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.
小題1: All of the following books have children as their main characters (主角) except _________.
A.PETER PANB.GONE WITH THE WIND
C.A LITTLE PRINCESSD.THE SECRET GARDEN
小題2: We can know from the passage that _________.
A.there are only three books with tapes
B.we can buy 5 kinds of the above books in bookstores
C.two of the above books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett
D.THE SECRET GARDEN is ¥5 cheaper in bookstores than online
小題3: Mary in THE SECRET GARDEN brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life with the help of _________.
a. the power of hope  b. friendship    c. her uncle      d. nature’s magic
A.a(chǎn)bcB.a(chǎn)cdC.bcdD.a(chǎn)bd
小題4: This article may appear ___________.
A.a(chǎn)s an advertisementB.a(chǎn)s an introduction to the western literature (文化)
C.in a Chinese filmD.only to middle school students

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
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