Question

【題目】A

Best-sellers in Xinhua Bookstore This notice will offer you some information about the best-sellers in our bookstore. You can use this guide to help you to choose.

The Thing About Thugs（暴徒） Published on July 23rd. Written by Tabish Khair. Price: $25. When a series of beheadings terrorize Victorian London, it falls on a confessed former member of a bloodthirsty Indian “Thuggee” cult and his friends to find the real killer.

The Spark of Life Published on Sept. 17th. Written by Frances Ashcroft. Price: $29. This book explains the meaning of life. Jerry is a young engineer who falls in love with a nurse. Before he can hit on her, he is hit by a lightning. He is thought dead, but recovers.

Familiar Published on Sept.24th. Written by J.Robert Lennon. Price: $15. It is a series books of five novels, six collections of essays, seven volumes of poetry（詩(shī)歌）, and several children’s books. The books have been translated into more than two dozen languages.

Dear Life Published on Nov. 6th. Written by Alice Munro. Price: $26. This book collects short stories. A wealthy young woman had an affair with the married lawyer. She was hired by her father and came up with a surprising way to deal with the blackmailer who finds them out.

【1】The Thing About Thugs was published______.

A. on July 23rd B. /span>on September 17th

C. on September 24th D. on November 6th

【2】 Lin Hua wants to buy Familiar and Dear Life for her mother on Mother’s Day. She should pay _________.

A. $44. B. $50 C. $41 D. $43

【3】According to the above notice, the cheapest book is ________.

A. The Thing About Thugs B. The Spark of Life

C. Familiar D. Dear Life

【4】If Lucy only has 40 dollars, whose book can she buy?

A. Tabish Khair’s and Frances Ashcroft’s.

B. Frances Ashcroft’s and Alice Munro’s

C. J. Robert Lennon’s and Alice Munro’s

D. Tabish Khair’s and J. Robert Lennon’s.

【5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A. If you want to read poetry you can buy The Thing About Thugs.

B. If you want to read love stories you can buy The Spark of Life.

C. Familiar has been translated into more than two dozen languages.

D. If you want to read short stories you can buy Dear Life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析： 這篇短文講的是新華書店的幾本暢銷書的情況，文中詳細(xì)列出了這幾本書的名字。出版日期，作者，價(jià)格及它們的內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介。

【1】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中信息The Thing About Thugs（暴徒）Published on July 23rd.可知此題答案是A。

【2】C計(jì)算分析題。根據(jù)文中信息Familiar的價(jià)格是$15，Dear Life是$26，所以買這兩本書需15+26=41美元，故選C。

【3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中信息價(jià)格最便宜的書是Familiar，故選C。

【4】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)所給信息露絲有40美元，她只能買Tabish Khai和 J.Robert Lennon寫的書（25+15=40美元），故選D。

【5】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中信息答案A的描述是錯(cuò)誤的，故選A。