回忆童书：那些让你温暖至今的读物

Can you recall the excitement of reading that you experienced as a child? Time to dust off some of the best childhood classics ever written.

Heidi

This is the story of five-year-old Heidi, an orphan who is sent to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps and charms everyone she meets with her sunny personality. When she is sent to Frankfurt to become a friend of Klara, disabled and in a wheelchair(轮椅), she misses her hometown very much, and she feels extremely lonely. Eventually Heidi returns home to much joy and Klara, on a visit to Heidi, finds new strength on the mountain. She can miraculously walk again.

What Katy Did

The Katy series (which also includes What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next) tells the story of Katy Carr and her noisy brothers and sisters. When bad things happen, Katy is forced to become stronger. With the help of her kind cousin Helen (who is also in a wheelchair), she becomes the person she has always wanted to be.

The Story of Holly and Ivy

Ivy is a little girl who is sent from her orphanage(孤儿院) on Christmas Eve to spend the holiday. As night falls on Christmas Eve and Christmas trees light up cosy homes, Ivy looks longingly through windows and wishes for a doll. At the same time, a Christmas doll called Holly looks out from a toy shop window and wishes for a child. The series of events that bring Holly and Ivy together wouldn’t stand up in real life for a second, but the story is so moving told that every time I read it, my faith is restored in the wonder of Christmas—a time when dreams come true.

The Flight of the Doves

This one may not be as well-known to anyone who didn’t grow up in Ireland, but it’s a wonderful children’s classic. It tells the fast, crazy and scary journey of orphaned siblings(兄弟姐妹) Finn and Derval Dove, on the run across England to leave their evil stepfather and reach their beloved Irish grandmother in the west of Ireland. 

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1.What does the underlined word “miraculously” mean?

A Cheaply.

B Seriously.

C Surprisingly.

D Comfortably.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据划线部分前面的“disabled and in a wheelchair”和后面的“walk again”可知，克拉拉以前瘫痪了，在一次拜访海蒂的过程中，瘫痪姑娘克拉拉终于重新站立起来，这是非常不可思议地。故选C。

2.How is Katy’s cousin Helen?

A Kind-hearted.

B Romantic.

C Creative.

D Independent.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句的“With the help of her kind cousin Helen”可知，Helen很善良。故选A。

3.What kind of book is The Story of Holly and Ivy?

A A horror story.

B A love story.

C A biography.

D A fairy tale.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第四段第四句的“The series of events that bring Holly and Ivy together wouldn’t stand up in real life for a second”可知，这样的故事在现实生活中一秒都不会发生，同时这本书是个很传统的圣诞祈愿故事，属于童话书。故选D。

4.Which of the following tells about the adventurous journey of a brother and sister?

A Heidi

B What Katy Did

C The Story of Holly and Ivy

D The Flight of the Doves

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句的“It tells the fast, crazy and scary journey of orphaned siblings Finn and Derval Dove”可知，The Flight of the Doves这本书描述了一对孤儿兄妹Finn和Derval Dove投奔祖母的惊险旅途的故事。故选D。