第一节：阅读理解（共12小题：每小题2.5分，共30分）
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The Adventures of Amilya Rose: The Lie
by Chavonne D. Stewart
The Adventures of Amilya Rose: The Lie is the first book in a wonderful children's books series, which is fun and exciting and also teaches kids valuable lessons. It tells the story of Amilya Rose Patterson, a creative eight-year-old with “can do” attitude and full of imagination, who is determined to set out on a new adventure, even if it means getting into trouble in the end and learning a lesson. Once she sets her mind to do something, nothing can stop her.
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The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince, the most translated book in the French language, tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to explore the universe, learning the unexpected and unpredictable changes of adult behaviour through a series of his personal journeys to Earth and further adventures.
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Chester and Gus
by Cammie McGovern
Chester has always wanted to become a service dog. When he fails his test, though, it seems like that dream might never come true—until a family adopts (收养) him to be a companion for their ten-year-old son, Gus, who has autism (自闭症). But Gus acts so differently from anyone Chester has ever met. He never wants to pet Chester, and sometimes he doesn't even want him in the room. Chester is not sure how to help Gus since this isn't exactly the job he trained for—but he's determined to find it out and show he's the right dog for the job.
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Invisible Emmie
by Terri Libenson
The novel tells the story of two totally different little girls—quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie—and how their lives unexpectedly intersect (相交) one day, when a note falls into the wrong hands.
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1. From whom can you learn how to achieve your goals?
A. Gus. B. Emmie.
C. Katie. D. Amilya.
2. Which book shows the exploration of the universe?
A. The Adventures of Amilya Rose: The Lie.
B. The Little Prince.
C. Chester and Gus.
D. Invisible Emmie.
3. What do these four books have in common?
A. They are stories about children.
B. They are written for parents.
C. They are about popular people.
D. They are love stories.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了四本儿童文学书，介绍了它们的书名、作者、出版时间等信息。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一本书中的“Once she sets her mind to do something, nothing can stop her”（她一旦下定决心要做某事，没有什么能阻止她）可以推断，Amilya是一个坚持努力实现自己目标的人，即你可以向Amilya学习如何实现你的目标。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二本书中的“The Little Prince, the most translated book in the French language, tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to explore the universe, learning the unexpected and unpredictable changes of adult behaviour through a series of his personal journeys to Earth and further adventures.”（《小王子》是法语翻译量最大的一本书，讲述了一个小男孩离开自己的小星球去探索宇宙的故事，他通过一系列的个人地球之旅和进一步的冒险，了解到了成人行为的意外和不可预测的变化）可知，《小王子》这本书讲述了一个小男孩离开自己的星球去探索宇宙的故事。故选B。
3题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知，第一本书提到“kids”；第二本书提到“a little boy”；第三本书提到“ten-year-old son”；第四本书提到“different little girls”。可知四本书的介绍都提到了孩子，它们的共同点是都是关于孩子们的故事。故选A。
