Chinese New Year for Kids
‘Chinese New Year for Kids’ is a full color paperback book with beautiful Chinese illustrations (插圖). This is a hands-on workbook for parents and teachers, written for children from ages 3 to 12 years old, for use in the classroom or at home. Music, physical movement, art, and food all add to the atmosphere of taking an imaginary trip to China during the Chinese New Year.

Author:         Cindy Roberts
Date:            2002-10-01
List Price:        $ 9.95
Price:        $ 8.95 Buy it On Amazon.com
  The Polar Express
One couldn’t select a more delightful and exciting premise (前提) for a children’s book than the tale of a young boy lying awake on Christmas Eve only to have Santa Claus sweep by and take him on a trip with other children to the North Pole. And one couldn’t ask for a more talented artist and writer to tell the story than Chris Van Allsburg.
Author:         Chris Van Allsburg
Date:            1985-10-28
List Price:        $18.95
Price:        $ 12.89 Buy it On Amazon.com
  The Secret of Saying Thanks
Perhaps you’d like to know a secret, one of the happiest ones of all. You’ll discover it all on your own, maybe when you least expect. If you’ve not yet discovered the secret of saying thanks, it’s waiting for you. The secret can be found in the sunrise that offers promises for the day ahead, or in the gentle shade of a tree sheltering you from the hot rays of the sun.
Author:         Douglas Wood
Date:            2005-9-27
List Price:        $ 16.95
Price:        $ 11.53 Buy it On Amazon.com
  The Runaway Pumpkin
When Buck, Billy and their little sister Lily spy the biggest pumpkin they’ve ever seen, they can’t resist (抵制). Buck and Billy try to roll the pumpkin down the hill to show everyone, but it’s too big! Before they know it, it’s rolling out of control down the hillside. It knocks over Grandpa Baxter and makes him think of pumpkin soup. And when Poppa Baxter finally stops, all he can think of is pumpkin bread.
Author:         Kevin Lewis
Date:            2003-09-01
List Price:        $ 15.95
Price:        $ 6.38 Buy it On Amazon.com
【小題1】We can infer from the passage that Chinese New Year for Kids ________.
A．is very popular with readers all over the world
B．is helpful to foreigners to travel to China.
C．helps readers to learn about Chinese culture
D．introduces a lot of outdoor activities.
【小題2】If you buy a copy of The Runaway Pumpkin on Amazon. Com, you can save ________.
A．30%B．60%C．40%D．70%
【小題3】The author wrote the passage mainly to ________.
A．offer us some advice on shopping
B．tell us some interesting stories
C．introduce some children’s books
D．compare some books’ information


【小題1】C  
【小題2】B
【小題3】C

解析試題分析: 本文介紹了幾本兒童讀物，其中‘Chinese New Year for Kids’介紹了中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日——春節(jié)；The Polar Express講述了一個(gè)在圣誕前夜醒著的孩子，圣誕老人帶著他一起去北極的故事；而The Secret of Saying Thanks這本書則是給那些喜歡了解秘密的孩子們寫的。
【小題1】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容介紹Music, physical movement, art, and food all add to the atmosphere of taking an imaginary trip to China during the Chinese New Year.可知本書是為兒童幫助讀者了解中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日——春節(jié)，選C。
【小題2】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段介紹可知本書價(jià)格為$ 15.95而在亞馬遜網(wǎng)上買只需$ 6.38 ，由此推斷在亞馬遜網(wǎng)上買會節(jié)省60%，選B。
【小題3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)各段介紹可知這幾本書都是兒童讀物，故文章的寫作目的就是介紹兒童讀物，選C。
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