阅读短文，回答问题Books that Changed My LifeFrank Cottrell-Boyce is a multi-award-winning author and screenwriter who won the CILIP Carnegie Medal for his debut children's book, Millions. His new book The Wonder Brothers, a fun mystery-adventure about the biggest vanishing trick of all time, is out now. HERE Is Real Magic, Nate StaniforthI could talk about this book forever! It's a memoir by a brilliant magician, Nate Staniforth, who has a belief in being able to do magic out of ordinary things. He has become a little jaded and disillusioned, so he takes himself to India to renew himself by taking his magic on the road. I'm very privileged to have been a writer all my life, but it's very difficult to stop it just being a job. You can lose touch with the joy of it. This book is about rediscovering the joy in your own talents and finding magic in the ordinary. One Thousand and One NightsI won a copy of this book in a competition at school. It's kind of the opposite of finding the magic in the ordinary—it's about extravagance and amazing ness, bragging and lying. But I love it! It's really about how storytelling can save your life. The narrator is a woman facing a death sentence who is tell ng stories with these cli hangers (悬念) so she won't be killed. It's a book of wonders about how you can enchant (使入迷) someone with a story. As children's writer, you spend a lot of time in schools, telling stories to children who don't necessarily want to be there, gathering them up in a moment of laughter, excitement or nervousness. One Thousand and One Nights celebrates that you can confront someone who wants to kill you and, because of a cliffhanger they go, "I'll kill you tomorrow instead". It's the greatest celebration of the power of storytelling I can think of. Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K JeromeThis is just the funniest book. And it's kind of about nothing. It's just three blokes in a boat going down the Thames and not being very good at it. That's all. It's just paying attention to the lovely details of ordinary life. It's so kind, so tender, and it's funnier than anything else. There are pages and pages of failing to get through a lock gate or getting lost in amaze. You don't need all these big twists and dramatic events to be funny, you can just be really overconfident that you can find your way out of amaze!

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Books that Changed My Life

Frank Cottrell-Boyce is a multi-award-winning author and screenwriter who won the CILIP Carnegie Medal for his debut children's book, Millions. His new book The Wonder Brothers, a fun mystery-adventure about the biggest vanishing trick of all time, is out now.

HERE Is Real Magic, Nate Staniforth

I could talk about this book forever! It's a memoir by a brilliant magician, Nate Staniforth, who has a belief in being able to do magic out of ordinary things. He has become a little jaded and disillusioned, so he takes himself to India to renew himself by taking his magic on the road. I'm very privileged to have been a writer all my life, but it's very difficult to stop it just being a job. You can lose touch with the joy of it. This book is about rediscovering the joy in your own talents and finding magic in the ordinary.

One Thousand and One Nights

I won a copy of this book in a competition at school. It's kind of the opposite of finding the magic in the ordinary—it's about extravagance and amazing ness, bragging and lying. But I love it! It's really about how storytelling can save your life. The narrator is a woman facing a death sentence who is tell ng stories with these cli hangers (悬念) so she won't be killed. It's a book of wonders about how you can enchant (使入迷) someone with a story. As children's writer, you spend a lot of time in schools, telling stories to children who don't necessarily want to be there, gathering them up in a moment of laughter, excitement or nervousness. One Thousand and One Nights celebrates that you can confront someone who wants to kill you and, because of a cliffhanger they go, "I'll kill you tomorrow instead". It's the greatest celebration of the power of storytelling I can think of.

Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K Jerome

This is just the funniest book. And it's kind of about nothing. It's just three blokes in a boat going down the Thames and not being very good at it. That's all. It's just paying attention to the lovely details of ordinary life. It's so kind, so tender, and it's funnier than anything else. There are pages and pages of failing to get through a lock gate or getting lost in amaze. You don't need all these big twists and dramatic events to be funny, you can just be really overconfident that you can find your way out of amaze!

(1) Which book is won by its owner as a prize for a competition? A. Millions B. Three Men in a Boat C. One Thousand and One Nights D. Here Is Real Magic

(2) If you want to find magic in the ordinary, who should you read? A. Nate Staniforth B. Frank Cottrell-Boyce C. Jerome K Jerome D. Dale Carnegie

(3) What is the article intended to do? A. To compare different books. B. To recommend books. C. To comment on books. D. To list best-sellers.

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Nobody likes to spend money on a new book only to face disappointment when it doesn't live up to your expectations. Here are the best book review sites to help you avoid buying books that you'll regret reading.

Goodreads

Goodreads is the leading online community for book lovers. If you want some inspiration for which novel or biography to read next, this is the best book review site to visit. There are an endless number of user-generated reading lists to explore.

Fantasy Book Review

Fantasy Book Review should be high on the list for anyone who is a fan of fantasy works. The book review site publishes reviews for both children's books and adults' books. It has a section on the top fantasy books of all time.

Booklist

Booklist is a print magazine that also offers an online portal. Trusted experts from the American Library Association write all the book reviews. You can see parts of reviews for different books. However, to read them in full, you will need to subscribe.

YouTube

YouTube is not the type of place that immediately springs to mind when you think of the best book review sites online. However, there are several engaging YouTube channels that frequently offer opinions on books they've read.

Although it's easy to be attracted by an impressive book cover, it's always best to have a quick look at the book reviews before actually buying a copy. This way, you can save your money and spend it on the books that you'll be proud to display on your shelves for a long time.

(1) Which site best suits people who want to buy a biography? A. Goodreads. B. Fantasy Book Review. C. Booklist. D. YouTube.

(2) What can visitors do on Booklist? A. Edit book reviews. B. Discuss with experts. C. Read full reviews after payment. D. Find information about writers.

(3) What is recommended before buying a book? A. Noting the book cover. B. Reading the book reviews. C. Preparing a display shelf. D. Checking the book's ratings.

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2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards

A yearly contest for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year was held in London this year. The contest had 38, 575 entries from around the world. Let's have a scanning of four of this year's best works.

The great prize this year belonged to Karine Aigner of the US for an incredible shot of a ball of bees. The "ball" was formed with a lot of male bees fighting to win a single female bee. The picture was taken in southern Texas. Ms Aigner says that soon after the picture was taken, a female bee flew off with one of the males.

Dmitry Kokh of Russia won the award for Urban Wildlife. His picture of polar bears in an old house was taken on an island in the Chukchi Sea, between Russia and Alaska. Mr Kokh was on a boat when he noticed polar bears walking through an area where no one had lived for years. To get the picture without disturbing the bears， he used a quiet drone (无人机)to take the picture.

Fernando Constantino Martinez Belmar of Mexico had to wait in the dark in a cave filled with bats and snakes to get the image. Rat snakes in Yucatàn hang from cracks in the ceiling of the cave, hoping to grab one of the many bats that are flying out of the cave for the night. Using a red light that wouldn't disturb the animals, Mr Martinez Belmar waited until just the right moment to take the picture. He won the Amphibian and Reptile Behavior prize.

Nick Kanakis of the US took the picture of a wood wren (鹧鸪) —a bird that spends most of its time on the ground. The bird has its ear to the ground, listening for insects to catch and eat. After spotting a bird looking for food farther away, he stayed very still to get the shot, which won the prize for Bird Behavior.

(1) Why do the bees develop a ball in Ms Aigner's picture? A. To protect them from being shot. B. To struggle to get a female partner. C. To fight with their common enemy. D. To express their greetings to humans.

(2) Which animals in the pictures are hunting other animals? A. Bees and polar bears. B. Polar bears and the snakes. C. The snakes and the bird. D. The bird and bees.

(3) What does the text mainly tell us about the four works? A. The influence of the photographs. B. The background of the photographs. C. The introduction of their photographers. D. The technology used in the photographing.

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Old and unrestored theatres are all around us and yet so unnoticed. A new photobook unveils their often-overlooked beauty.

Proctor's Theatre, Newark, New Jersey

Although available outdoors from street sellers, food was banned in theatres to display respectability. In the late 1920s, however, the operators in Proctor's Theatre in Newark began to set up stands to improve the economic situation during the Great Depression. Popcorn and Coke would become a significant part

of the theatre's income.

Proctor's Theatre, Troy, New York

Originally opened as Proctor's Fourth Street Theatre in 1914, it hosted famous comedians such as Jack Benny and Bob Hope. From 1929, it was successively taken over, renamed as Proctor's Troy Theatre and switched to screening films. In the 1960s, it began playing second-run films before closing in 1977. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979. In 2010, the theatre was repaired but is currently not being used today.

RKO Keith's Flushing Theatre, New York

Originally opened in 1928, RKO Keith's Flushing Theatre was designed by Thomas Lamb. In 1982, it was listed on the NRHP. In 1986, the theatre was bought and closed by its new owner who planned to build a shopping centre on the site, intentionally damaging the hall. In 2019, despite the preservation efforts, the hall was knocked down to make way for a residential tower block.

Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia

The theatre was originally opened as the Philadelphia Opera House in 1908. In the 1920s, it was renamed as the Metropolitan Opera House, showing silent films in addition to hosting various opera companies. In the 1940s, it became a sports arena. In 1954, it was turned into a church. In the late 1990s, the building was purchased by Mark Hatcher. The church and the developer came to an agreement on a repair for a music venue that was completed and reopened in 2018.

(1) In the late 1920s, Proctor's Theatre in Newark set up stands to _____. A. show respect for the guests B. increase the theatre's income C. promote newly released movies D. compete with the street sellers

(2) What can we know from the passage? A. RKO Keith's Flushing Theatre is well preserved. B. Proctor's Theatre in Troy plays second-run films now. C. Metropolitan Opera House has witnessed changes in its function. D. Proctor's Theatre in Newark has been officially listed on the NRHP.

(3) What is the purpose of this passage? A. To rank the old and unrestored theatres. B. To show the development of American theatres. C. To encourage people to protect the old theatres. D. To provide information on overlooked old theatres.

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