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2017--2018学年度上学期省六校协作体高三期中考试 英语试题 命题学校: 命题人： 校对人： 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） A Looking for a great summer read? Kid reporters from Time For Kids have reviewed the seasons hottest new books. They have recommended a list of kid-approved turners (令人爱不释手的书) to our readers. Whether you’re fond of mysterious, fantastic or realistic fictions, there’s always one that suits you. Three?Bird?Summer By?Sara?St.?Antoine Genre:?Realistic?Fiction Number?of?pages:?256 What’s?the?basic?story?line? For?his?entire?life,?12-year-old Adam has spent summers at his grandma’s cabin in Minnesota. But this year things are different. His parents have divorced. Apart from that, Adam’s cousins won’t be vacationing at the cabin with him. Also, Grandma seems to be acting differently. At first, she’s just a bit more forgetful than usual. But after spending more time with her, Adam realizes Grandma is “slipping.” There are new neighbors at the cabin this summer, including a girl at Adam’s age named Alice. At first, Adam isn’t interested in spending time with her. But as time goes by, their friendship flourishes(繁荣). Throughout this unusual summer, Adam searches for hidden treasure with his new friend and begins to uncover family secrets as well. Are the characters believable? The characters are believable because they don’t have cookie-cutter(千篇一律的) personalities. Adam is quiet and shy and finds girls difficult to understand. Alice is adventurous and unlike any girl he has ever met. Readers will likely see aspects of their personalities in the characters and recognize their friendship too. Who would like this book? Anyone who appreciates memories of family vacations or summertime in general will enjoy the vivid imagination that fills?Three?Bird?Summer. Readers will fall into the story, almost as if they’re actually spending the summer exploring Three?Bird Lake with Adam and Alice. 21. While spending his summer at his grandma’s cabin this yea