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1、Unit 24 单元主题语篇训练AMillions of children have grown up reading Little Golden Books. In 2017, Little Golden Books celebrated its 75th birthday. Here are four things to know about the collection.It transformed the concept of a childrens book.Previous to the launch of Little Golden Books in 1942, children
2、s books looked very different. Kids picture books often came in big and heavy volumes and were sold only in bookstores. They cost between D|S2 and D|S3. That all changed when Simon & Schuster partnered Western Publishing. They became affordable childrens books, costing just 25 cents each. They were
3、placed in plain sight of young readers.It produced the topselling childrens book of the 20th century.That book would be The Poky Little Puppy. It has sold almost 15 million copies since its publication in 1942. The tale of a dessertloving dog wasnt the only Little Golden Books hit. Titles like The S
4、aggy Baggy Elephant and Scuffy the Tugboat also sold millions of copies.Artists who fled Europe during World War found a home at Little Golden Books.The publishers of Little Golden Books sought out talented commercial illustrators (插图画家) who had escaped the destruction of WW. Among these illustrator
5、s was Russian migr Feodor Rojankovsky. He brought several Little Golden Books to life. One was Gaston and Josephine, a story about two pigs who run away from their homeland and start a new life in America.Little Golden Books has taken steps to make positive changes.In the 1960s, the series was criti
6、cized for failing to represent any black children in a book about the Central Park Zoo. The publishers initially brushed aside the charges. But after some time they published books that featured black characters.语篇解读:本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了著名童书系列小金书(Little Golden Books)四个值得了解的方面。1What were childrens books
7、before 1942 like?ASmall and beyond the reach of ordinary families.BBig and easily seen by young readers.CExpensive and specific to bookshops.DLight and available only in bookstores.解析:选C细节理解题。根据第二段第一二句可知,1942年之前的童书仅书店有售;再对比1942年之前的童书价格“They cost between D|S2 and D|S3”和1942年新出的Little Golden Books系列童书
8、的价格“costing just 25 cents each”可知,1942年之前的童书很贵。2What do we know about The Poky Little Puppy?AIt is the only Little Golden Books hit.BIt is about a dog fond of eating sweet food.CIts sales reached nearly 15 million in the 1900s.DIt is related to the destruction of World War .解析:选B细节理解题。根据第三段的“The tal
9、e of a dessertloving dog wasnt the only Little Golden Books hit.”可知,The Poky Little Puppy描述的是一只喜欢甜食的狗。3How did Little Golden Books react to the criticism in the 1960s?AThey made adjustments immediately.BThey ignored it and went on like before.CThey eventually addressed the prejudices.DThey published
10、 a new book about a zoo.解析:选C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The publishers initially .that featured black characters.”可知,起初出版商并没有把人们的指责当一回事,但过了一段时间他们出版了以黑人为主角的图书,由此可推知,他们最终设法处理了图书中的偏见问题。BAfter a nail salon turns away a physically challenged woman, a stranger makes a truly beautiful gesture, “Beauty isnt about havin
11、g a pretty face.Its about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul, oh, and pretty nails!” That may well be Angela Peters motto.Last July, Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon at the Walmart shopping center in Burton, Michigan, with the idea of painting her fingers.But
12、Peters was turned away.The salon told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands shook.What was meant to be a day of happiness for Peters was now a disappointment.Ebony Harris, 40, saw everything and approached Peters.Harris offered to do her
13、 nails.They shopped for nail polish.They settled on a bright blue a color that would catch every eye.They then made their way into a neighbouring Subway, found a table for two, and set up shop.Harris gently took Peters hand into hers and carefully began painting her nails.Watching it all with awe an
14、d admiration was Subway employee Tasia Smith.What struck her most was the ease and gentleness displayed by Harris as she painted Peters nails, all the while chatting as if they were old friends.Peters, who runs a poetry website, ., harbors no bitterness towards the nail salon that turned her away.Th
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