1. (2018九上·海珠期末) 阅读理解

    Welcome to Readers'Home．The topic of our monthly big sale is"Literatures for Young Readers"．Check the books below and take your favourite ones home．

    Name：Schooled

    Author：Gordon Korman

    Recommended for：Aged 9﹣14

    Story：Schooled，an interesting novel written by the popular middle grade author Gordon Korman，provides both humour and some important messages about teenage problems and being true to oneself．Find out how one  peace﹣loving boy，attending school for the first time，changes the whole culture of his middle school．First Publication Date：2007

    Price：$5.52．

    Name：The Lion and the Mouse

    Author：Jerry Pinkney

    Recommended for：Preschool children

    Story：This story is told completely with artwork and pictures．It tells how both animals，the lion and the mouse，are large at heart．The author of the book is chosen to be one of people's favorite children's story tellers on the Internet．

    First Publication Date：2009

    Price：$8.45．

    Name：When You Were Here

    Author：Daisy Whit

    Recommended for：Young adult

    Story：Danny's mother died of cancer．Danny was left alone．One day he got a letter from the hospital which showed a side of his mother he never knew．So Danny travelled to Tokyo to connect with his mother's memory．Full of humour．The story is about death and love．Daisy Whitney brings her characters to life with a touch of heart．

    First Publication Date：2013

    Price：$3.99

    Name：The Great Gatsby

    Author：F．Scott Fitzgerald

    Recommended for：High school students

    Story：F．Scott Fitzgerald's third book，stands as the greatest achievement of his career．This story of the Jazz Age has been popular among the readers．The story of the rich Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan is a remarkable tale of America in the 1920s．The Great Gatsby is one of the greatest classics of twentieth﹣century literature．

    First Publication Date：1925

    Price：$5.9

1. （1） Who is one of people's favourite children's story tellers？

   A . Gordon Korman． B . Daisy Whitney． C . Jerry Pinkney． D . F．Scott Fitzgerald．
3. （2） Which books would you like to read if you enjoy humour？     

   A . Schooled and When You Were Here． B . Schooled and The Lion and the Mouse． C . The Great Gatsby and When You Were Here． D . The Great Gatsby and The Lion and the Mouse．
5. （3） What can we learn from the passages？     

   A . Schooled talks about teenage problems． B . The Lion and the Mouse is full of amazing words． C . The Great Gatsby is a story happened in the 19th century． D . In When You Were Here，Danny got the letter before his mother died．
7. （4） If you have only 10 dollars for two books，which of the following can you buy？

   A . Schooled and The Great Gatsby． B . Schooled and The Lion and the Mouse． C . The Great Gatsby and When You Were Here． D . The Great Gatsby and The Lion and the Mouse．
9. （5） What is the purpose of these passages？     

   A . To teach students what to read． B . To introduce different writers． C . To sell books in Readers'Home． D . To encourage people to read in the library．