2021-2022学年高二英语暑假作业（5） 第一部分 阅读理解 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Moonshaker G. V. Chillingsworth ISBN: 9781466906358 Price: $ 14. 50 Pages: 186 www. When space plans secretly to harm the world, scientists develop a satellite to save it. However, not everyone wishes for change, and destruction leads to a new fight, a long way from home. The crew(全体船员) must now work together in order to get back. The War Around Us Wolfgang Peter May ISBN: 9781426921452 Price: $ 25. 99 Pages: 460 www. As a young child, Wolfgang Peter May fled from his home in Breslau, Germany — now Wroclaw, Poland — during World War II and saw the destruction of Dresden. He eventually joined the US Army. In The War Around Us, May explores and debates many faces of war and delivers a thought-provoking(引人深思的) view of warfare using his personal experience and real world events. The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway ISBN: 9780684830490 Price: $ 3.99 Pages: 132 www, The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. It tells the story of Santiago, an aged Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin(枪鱼) far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Cuba. Little Women Louisa May Alcott ISBN: 9780553212754 Price: $ 10. 54 Pages: 472 www. Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832 1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books over several months at the request of her publisher. Following the lives of the four March sisters — Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy — the novel details their passage from childhood to womanhood and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. Order online and you can save 20% off of your total purchase on order over $ 15. 1. If we are interested in science fiction, which book will we choose to read A. Moonshaker B. The War Around Us C. The Old Man and the Sea D. Little Women 2. How much does it cost to order The War Around Us online A. $ 3.99. B. $ 20.79. C. $ 10.54. D. $25.99. 3. Whose book tells a story set in Cuba A. Ernest Hemingway's. B. Wolfgang Peter May's. C.G. V. Chillingsworth's. D. Louisa May Alcott's. B When people find themselves in difficult conflicts, they often turn to mediation (调解). Mediators are advised to listen attentively, avoid favoring the ideas of one party, and make both sides feel at ease. Surprisingly, new research that my colleagues and I conducted shows that, to effectively help people settle their conflicts, mediators should adopt a hostile (敌意的) attitude rather than a calm one. A hostile mediator, we find, brings better results than a nice one. Why would adding more negativity (消极性) to an already hostile situation prove beneficial Consider how parents typically react when they can't get their children to s ... ...
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