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Book 1 Elixir written by Eric Walters
Twelve-year-old Roth becomes a friend of Dr．Banting and his assistant, Mr．Best, who are in search of a cure for diabetes （糖尿病）．She finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals being experimented on and her friendship with Banting and Best．

Book 2 George Washingtion Carver written by Elizabeth Macleod
Meet the “Peanut（花生）Specialist”, George Washington Carver, the inventor and professor who made over 325 products out of peanuts．Through his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the southern United States．See also Macleod’s Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius.

Book 3 The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations
written by Alootook Ipellie & David MacDonald
Explore more than 40 ideas necessary to Inuit survival．From ideas familiar to us today to inventive concepts that shaped their lives, celebrate the creativity of a remarkably intelligent people．Also see other books: The Chinese Thought of It by Tingxing Ye and A Native American Thought of It by Rocky Landon and David MacDonald．

Book 4 Made in Canada:101 Amazing Achievements written by Bev Spencer
What things do we use daily that have a Canadian connection? Here are 101 common things that were invented in Canada or by a Canadian, including the Blackberry, alkaline（碱性）batteries and the Blue Box recycling program．

Book 5 Newton and the Time Machine written by Michael McGowan
Ten-year-old boy Newton has invented a time machine to see dinosaurs up close．But it disappears on a test run with his two huge friends, King Herbert and Queen Certrude, in it! Can he save them before time runs out?

小题1:Which of the following best describes Roth’s feeling in Book 1?

A．Painful.

B．Curious.

C．Frightened.

D．Disappointed.

小题2:In Book 5, King Herbert and Queen Gertrude are_______.

A．the names of the time machine

B．Newton’s human friends

C．two dinosaurs

D．the inventors of the time machine

小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Alkaline batteries were invented by Dr. Banting.

B．Book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts.

C．Animals are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 5.

D．George Washington Carver was a black farmer in the US.

答案

小题1:A

小题2:C

小题3:C

文章介绍了五本书。

小题1:A 推理题。Book1中的She finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals being experimented on and her friendship with Banting and Best．可知她前后矛盾，非常痛苦，故A正确。

小题2:C 推理题。But it disappears on a test run with his two huge friends, King Herbert and Queen Certrude, in it可知King Herbert and Queen Certrude是两只恐龙。

小题3:C 细节题。根据第一本的the animals being experimented和第5本书的dinosaur可知都提及了动物。