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Elixir
written by Eric Walters
Twelve-year-old Roth becomes a friend of Dr. Banting and his assistant, Mr. Best, who are in search of a cure for diabetes（糖尿病）.She finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals being experimented on and her friendship with Banting and Best.
George Washington Carver
written by Elizabeth Macleod
Meet the "Peanut（花生） Specialist", George Washington Carver, the inventor and professor who made over 325 products out of peanuts. Through his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the southern United States. See also Macleod's Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius.
The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations
written by Alootook Ipellie & David MacDonald
Explore more than 40 ideas necessary to Inuit survival. From ideas familiar to us today to inventive concepts that shaped their lives, celebrate the creativity of a remarkably intelligent people. Also see other books; The Chinese Thought of It by Tingxing Ye and A Native American Thought of It by Rocky Landon and David MacDonald.(www.yygrammar.com)
Made in Canada: 101 Amazing Achievements
written by Bev Spencer
What things do we use daily that have a Canadian connection? Here are 101 common things that were invented in Canada or by a Canadian, including the Blackberry, alkaline(碱性) batteries and the Blue Box recycling program.
Newtonand the Time Machine
written by Michael McGowan
Ten-year-old boy Newton has invented a time machine to see dinosaurs up close. But it disappears on a test run with his two huge friends, King Herbert and Queen Certrude, in can he save them before time runs out?
64. Which of the following best describes Roth's feeling in Book 1?
A. Painful. B. Curious. C. Frightened. D. Disappointed.
65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Animals are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 5.
B. Book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts.
C. Alkaline batteries were invented by Dr. Banting.
D. George Washington Carver was a black farmer in the US.
66. In Book 5, King Herbert and Queen Gertrude are________.
A. Newton's human friends B. the names of the time machine
C. two dinosaurs D. the inventions of the time machine
67. If you are interested in native Americans, you may read the book by ________.
A. Elizabeth Macleod B. Eric Walters
C. Rocky London & David MacDonald D. Bev Spencer
D
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed (展现) herself as she did nowhere else.
After the death of her second husband, Greek shipping magnate (巨头) Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline's close friend and former White House social secretary Letitia Baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career(职业) in publishing. After consideration, Jacqueline accepted it. Perhaps she hoped to find there some ideas about how to live her own life .She became not less but more interested in reading. For the last 20 years of her life, Jacqueline worked as a publisher's editor, first at Viking, then at Doubleday, pursuing（追求）a late-life career longer than her two marriages combined. During her time in publishing, she was responsible for managing and editing more than 100 successfully marketed books. Among the first books were In the Russian Style and Inventive Paris Clothes. She also succeeded in persuading TV hosts Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell to transform their popular television conversation into a book, The Power ofMyth. The book went on to become an international best-seller. She dealt too, with Michael Jackson as he prepared his autobiography(自传), Moonwalk.
Jacqueline may have been hired for her name and for her social relations, but she soon proved her worth. Her choices, suggestions and widespread social relations were of benefit both to the publishing firms and to Jacqueline herself. In the books she selected for publication, she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind. Her books are the autobiography she never wrote. Her role as First Lady, in the end, was overshadowed by her performance as an editor. However, few knew that she had achieved so much.
68. We can learn from the passage that Jacqueline________.
A. because fond of reading after working as an editor
B. was in charge of publishing 100 books
C. promoted her books through social relations
D. gained a lot from her career as an editor
69. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that________.
A. Jacqueline's ended up as an editor rather than as First Lady
B. Jacqueline's life as First Lady was more colorful than as an editor
C. Jacqueline was more successful as an editor than as First Lady
D. Jacqueline's role as First Lady was more brilliant than as an editor
70.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Jacqueline's two marriages lasted more than 20 years
B. Jacqueline's own publishing firm was set up eventually
C. Jacqueline's views and beliefs were reflected in the books she edited
D. Jacqueline's achievements were widely known
71. The passage is mainly________.
A. an introduction of Jacqueline's life both as First Lady and as editor
B. a brief description of Jacqueline's lifelong experiences
C. a brief account of Jacqueline's career as an editor in her last 20 years
D. an analysis of Jacqueline's social relations in publishing
