Are you looking for a summer reading list for your child or teen? Keep your child reading all summer with this selection of 2012 summer reading lists.

Books for primary school students

Kenneth Cadow: Alfie Runs Away

       When his mother wants to give away his favorite shoes just because they're too small, Alfie decides he's had enough.

Kate Feiffer: My Side of the Car

       It might be raining on Dad's side of the car, but imaginative Sadie argues that it is not raining on her side, so their trip to the zoo doesn't need to be put off.

Books for high school students

Flinn: Beastly

A modern retelling of “Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a proud Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return.

Lord: A Night to Remember

       A description of the sinking of the " Titanic". a reputedly unsinkable ship that went down in the Atlantic on April 10, 1912 after hitting an iceberg, resulting in the deaths of over l, 500 people.

Books for high school students

Mark Twain: Huckleberry Finn

       It's Mark Twain's classic story about a young man and his slave Jim. They travel upriver to escape slavery and in the process Huck discovers what it J11cans to be a man. It teaches us about the value of friendship and sacrifice.

Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

       It is about a young man named Pip who inherits (繼承 ) a great deal of wealth from an unknown source.The money quickly moves him up the scale in London.however, at the same time it also teaches him about the dangers of ambition.

48.Who will probably be interested in this passage?

       A. Parents.              B. Students.            C.Writers.                D. Teachers.

49.These lists of recommended books are generally organized by      

       A. book names           B. grade levels           C. their popularity      D. writers' names

50. Which of the following books is about a terrible disaster?

       A. My Side of the Car.                                B. Huckleberry Finn.

       C. Great Expectations.                                D. A Night to Remember.

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  When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona.  36  the move, my father  37  us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not   38  that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're  39  to Arizona."

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     That was it. That was the feeling I'd bad ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my  55  would change with just a few simple words.

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     I turned around to see an old woman

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40. A. good                   B. simple               C. big            D. proper         

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46 A as well                  B. as usual        C. fight away      D. on time  

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50. A. luck                    B. doubt          C. shock               D. danger

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53. A. prove                  B. guess          C. sense                D. expect

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When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona.  1the move, my father  2us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not   3that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we’re  4to Arizona."

     The words, so small, didn’t seem  5enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the  6_  change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that  7mysteries(奧秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and  8into own new home.

9my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I   10explored(探索) our new surroundings.

     One afternoon, I was out exploring  11and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You’d better not  12that."

     I turned around to see an old woman

     "Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was,  13, new to the entire state.

     "My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the  14? It must be quite a _15after living in Boston."

     How could I explain how I  16the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.

     "It’s vastness," she offered. “That vastness  17you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can  18how little you are in comparison with the world.  _19, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”

     That was it. That was the feeling I’d bad ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my  20would change with just a few simple words.

     "Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch."

1.A. During         B. Until                C. Upon             D. Before      

2.A. gathered       B. warned           C. organized            D. comforted 

3.A. hoping             B. admitting            C. realizing            D. believing  

4.A. going          B. moving           C. driving              D. flying    

5.A. good           B. simple           C. big                  D. proper   

6.A. picture            B. ground               C. scene            D. area     

7.A. suggested      B. solved               C. discovered           D. explained 

8.A. settled            B. walked               C. hurried          D. stepped 

9.A. If             B. After            C. once             D. While    

10.A. bitterly          B. easily          C. proudly          D. eagerly   

11.A as well            B. as usual             C. fight away           D. on time  

12.A. move              B. dig                  C. pull                 D. touch    

13.A. of course    B. in fact          C. after all            D. at least  

14.A. desert            B. city                 C. state                D. country  

15.A. luck              B. doubt                C. shock            D. danger  

16.A. found         B. examined             C. watched          D. reached   

17.A. why           B. when             C. how                  D. where  

18.A. prove             B. guess                C. sense           D. expect   

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     When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona.   1   the move, my father   2   us
in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not   3   that the universe
would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're   4   to Arizona."
     The words, so small, didn't seem   5   enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on
a tram moving across the country. I watched the   6   change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high
mountains as I saw strange new plants that   7   mysteries (奧秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and   8   into
own new home. 
       9   my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I  10  explored (探索) our new surroundings.
     One afternoon, I was out exploring 46 and saw a new kind  11  of cactus (仙人掌). I crouched  (蹲) down
for a closer look. "You'd better not  12  that."
     I turned around to see an old woman
     "Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was,  13 , new to the entire state.
     "My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the  14  ? It must be quite a  15  after living in Boston."
     How could I explain how I  16  the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.
     "It's vastness," she offered. "That vastness  17  you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert-you can
  18  how little you are in comparison with the world.  19 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless."
     That was it. That was the feeling I'd bad ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 
 20  would change with just a few simple words.
     "Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and
shouldn't touch."
(     )1. A. During    
(     )2. A. gathered  
(     )3. A. hoping    
(     )4. A. going      
(     )5. A. good     
(     )6. A. picture   
(     )7. A. suggested 
(     )8. A. settled   
(     )9. A. If        
(     )10. A. bitterly 
(     )11. A as well   
(     )12. A. move    
(     )13. A. of course
(     )14. A. desert   
(     )15. A. luck    
(     )16. A. found    
(     )17. A. why       
(     )18. A. prove    
(     )19. A. However  
(     )20. A. idea   

B. Until      
B. warned     
B. admitting  
B. moving     
B. simple     
B. ground       
B. solved   
B. walked     
B. After      
B. easily       
B. as usual 
B. dig           
B. in fact  
B. city       
B. doubt        
B. examined 
B. when          
B. guess    
B. Otherwise  
B. life       

C. Upon             
C. organized            
C. realizing           
C. driving         
C. big              
C. sense               
C. discovered   
C. hurried              
C. once               
C. proudly            
C. fight away      
C. pull               
C. after all        
C. state             
C. shock              
C. watched        
C. how                  
C. sense           
C. Therefore         
C. home          
D. Before                   
D. comforted                
D. believing               
D. flying                  
D. proper                  
D. area                     
D. explained               
D. stepped                 
D. While                   
D. eagerly                 
D. on time                 
D. touch                      
D. at least              
D. country                 
D. danger                    
D. reached               
D. where                    
D. expect                
D. Meanwhile               
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