“There is a silver lining to every cloud.”That is the notto (座右铭) of author HeleneSchweiger,who presents us with a tale in her children’s book The Magic Pond about courage,adventure,and the magic of friendship- As ue all go through difficult experiences and changesin our lives,the message in this story helps us see the strength we have in ourselves tobecome who we truly are.The story begins vith tvins Danielka and Jirik,who come out secretlyone night to look at the full moon.When they reach a pond,Jirik looks at the reflection (倒影) of the moon on the water.All of a sudden,Jirik is turned into a frog.Unsure of how tofix this,the trins turn to their mother for help,but she' s just as puzzled as they are.Luckily,an elf (小精灵)is happy to help them,but they' 11 have to work together to succeed.The Magic Pond takes the reader on a mysterious journey.But even with the nagical creatures that we neet,it is the human family that carries the heart of the story.The twins argue andjoke just like any pair of twins would.It' s clear that they feel happy to share the closebond that ties them together.When it comes to inagination,the sky is the limit to what kidscan believe.Danielka and Jirik accept the magic they see without any doubt.Openness to newideas helps Jirik change back into the human forn.Helene Schweiger is French and Danish.Shehas lived in many countries in Europe.She loves nature and sees beauty everywhere.She uses storytelling on a daily basis as a perfect vay to convey messages to children.The authorreminds us that for all the trouble that children can get into,it' s a part of theirdevelopnent as they learn to understand the world around them.Childhood mischief is necessary part of childlike vonder,and in the end,children’s curiosity is a valuable partof what nakes their inaginations so powerful.
(1)What happens to the twins in the book?
A、Some unknown power turned one of them into a frog.
B、They set off one night to 1ook for a magio frog.
C、Their mother asks them to take care of a elf.
D、One of them gets superpowers one ni sht.
(2)What can we learn from the passage?
A、It takes the twins some time to believe in the magic they see.
B、It is the twin' % imagination that creates the magioal creatures.
C、The twins sact differently in the magic.
D、Being open-minded helps the trins break the spell (魔咒)
(3)What can wre know from Paragraph 4?
A、The twins often fight with each other in the pond.
B、The twins don' t understand each other.
C、The twins are not the same in interests.
D、The twins are intimate to each other.
(4)According to the last paragraph,that might the author of the book agree wi th?
A、Cchildren should be taught not to make eany trouble.
B、Naughty children are usually less imaginative than others.
C、Children can learn from the trouble that they get into.
D、It is hard for children to understand the world ar ound them.
(5)In the fifth paragraph,the phrase“the sky is the limit” probably means:
A There is no limit.
B、Theskyistoohightohavea1imit.
C、Nothing is possible.
D、Everything has its 1imit,even the sky.