Problem: CHAPTER XIII

Captain Doane worked hard, pursuing the sun in its daily course through the sky, by the equation of time correcting its aberrations due to the earth's swinging around the great circle of its orbit, and charting Sumner lines innumerable, working assumed latitudes for position until his head grew dizzy.

Simon Nishikanta sneered openly at what he considered the captain's inefficient navigation, and continued to paint water-colours when he was serene, and to shoot at whales, sea-birds, and all things hurtable when he was downhearted and sea-sore with disappointment at not sighting the Lion's Head peak of the Ancient Mariner's treasure island.

"I'll show I ain't a pincher," Nishikanta announced one day, after having broiled at the mast-head for five hours of sea-searching. "Captain Doane, how much could we have bought extra chronometers for in San Francisco--good second-hand ones, I mean?"

"Say a hundred dollars," the captain answered.

"Very well. And this ain't a piker's proposition. The cost of such a chronometer would have been divided between the three of us. I stand for its total cost. You just tell the sailors that I, Simon Nishikanta, will pay one hundred dollars gold money for the first one that sights land on Mr. Greenleaf's latitude and longitude."

But the sailors who swarmed the mast-heads were doomed to disappointment, in that for only two days did they have opportunity to stare the ocean surface for the reward. Nor was this due entirely to Dag Daughtry, despite the fact that his own intention and act would have been sufficient to spoil their chance for longer staring.
1. Who is the captain?
2. Who didn't like his navigation?
3. what's his last name?
4. Is he a painter?
5. What did he shoot at?
6. and?
7. and?
8. had he seen the Lion's Head ?
9. How did he feel?
10. How long had he been at the mast head?
11. Was he wondering about the price o f something?
12. How much did the captain say they'd be?
13. Were they new chronometers he was asking about?
14. What kind of money was it?
Answer: 1. Doane
2. Simon
3. Nishikanta
4. yes
5. whales
6. sea-birds
7. all things hurtable
8. no
9. downhearted
10. five hours
11. have been divided
12. hundred
13. no
14. gold

Problem: Tammy likes the park. There are swings at the park. There is a slide at the park.

Mary goes to the park with Tammy. They jump rope. They play tag. They like the park.

Tammy and Mary have fun at the park. Tammy has a dog named Max. Tammy and Mary take Max to the park.

Max likes the park. He chases rabbits. He chases a ball. Tammy throws the ball to Max. Mary throws the ball to Max.

The park is no fun in the rain. Tammy and Mary cannot go to the park when it rains. Mother says no. They are sad when they cannot go to the park.

Tammy and Mary play in the house when it rains. They play with dolls. They dress up and have a tea party.

Today is sunny. Tammy and Mary can go to the park. Mother says yes. They can take Max to the park. They are happy when it is sunny.
1. What does Tammy like?
2. What's there?
3. Who is with her?
4. Who is with them?
5. Do they enjoy themselves?
6. When is it not?
7. What do they do then?
8. At what?
9. Do they do that today?
10. What do they do?
11. How do they feel?
12. Why?
Answer: 1. the park
2. swings
3. Mary
4. a dog named Max
5. yes
6. in the rain
7. play in the house
8. a tea party
9. no
10. go to the park
11. happy
12. it is sunny

Problem: On the bus, on the subway, every head is lowered to a cell phone, iPad, or other digital device. But does this mean more and more people are getting into reading the digital way? According to the National Reading Survey, before the 17thWorld Reading Day on April 23, only 1.2 percent of Chinese people said they read a lot. But 38.6 percent said they read on digital devices like cell phone and e-books. This is a 17.7 percent increase from 2010. Many experts are talking about a trend toward fragmented reading --reading many short messages or items on a digital device like a cell phone instead of one long text in a book. Zhao jianmin, a professor at Shanghai University, said fragmented reading was part of modern life. "The fast _ of life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book," he said. "So making use of fragmented time to read is sure to be a trend" Fragmented reading has its advantages. People can enjoy large amounts of information, knowledge and entertainment in a short time. Digital reading is faster than traditional deep reading. However, some experts fear the trend of digital reading will lead people to read in a simple way. Xu Guosheng, at a Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, says fragmented reading makes it harder for people to think more about what they read. He also warned fragmented reading could make people lazy about remembering facts because they know they can always just search for answers online. "Fragmented reading is sometimes good, but don't let it take all your time," suggested Tian Zhilng, an editor. He said it was important to read quality books in a deeper way, and we should read for knowledge, for practical use and for pleasure. He suggested people choose easy books first, then move onto more difficult ones.
1. Who was the editor?
2. What does he suggest reading first?
3. And then what?
4. How many Chinese people read a lot of books?
5. How many on digital devices?
6. How much did this percentage grow since 2010?
7. What is fragmented?
8. Who is the professor?
9. Where?
10. Where does Xu work?
11. What happened on April 23rd?
Answer:
1. Tian Zhilng
2. Easy books
3. More difficult ones.
4. 1.2 percent.
5. 38.6 percent
6. 17.7 percent
7. reading short messages or items on a digital device
8. Zhao jianmin
9. Shanghai University
10. at a Chinese Academy of Press and Publication,
11. the 17th World Reading Day