19.Mini Book Excerpts(節(jié)選)
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land,the middleaged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it…The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J.D.Salinger:A Life by Kenneth Slawenski(Random House,27)Mystery (疑案小說)
"You're a smart boy.Benny's death was no accident,and you're the only one who saw it happen.Do you think the murderer should get away with it?"The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika."Did you…You recognized the man in the car,didn't you?"
The boy hesitated,twisting his fingers."Maybe,"he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund( Atria Books,25.99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned,none of it in class:Some women are born stupid,and some women are too smart for their own good.Some women are born to give,and some women only know how to take.Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers,some who they don't want to be.Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't.Some mothers love so their daughters won't.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna( Riverhead Books,15)Humor Do you rkids like to have fun?Come to Fun Times!Do you like to watch your kids having fun?Bring them to Fun Times!Fun Times!'s"amusement cycling"is the most fun you can have,legally,in the United Statesright now.Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that with inaday'sdrive of most cities?Happy:And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle(Ecco,14.99)
45.If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger,they should buy the book published byD.
A.Ecco
B.Atria Books
C.Riverhead Books
D.Random House
46.The book Happy:And Other Bad Thoughts is intended forD.
A.young children
B.Disney World workers
C.middle school teachers
D.parents with young children
47.Which book describes women with characters of their own?C
A.Happy:And Other Bad Thoughts
B.J.D.Salinger:A Life
C.You Are Free
D.Red Wolf
48.After finishing the book Red Wolf,the readers would learn thatA.
A.the boy helped arrest the murderer
B.Benny died of an accident
C.the murderer got away with the crime
D.Annika carried out the crime.
分析 本文介紹了4本不同類型的書:傳記、疑案小說、短篇小說和幽默.并對書中的部分內(nèi)容進(jìn)行了描述.
解答 45.答案:D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段第一句"J.D.Salinger:A Life by Kenneth Slawenski(Random House,$27)"可知如果我們想了解關(guān)于Salinger的情況,就讀由Random House出版的這本書.故選D.
46.答案:D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"Do your kids like to have fun?Come to Fun Times!Do you like to watch your kids having fun?Bring them to Fun Times!Fun Times!"可知這本書是關(guān)于父母如何讓孩子玩得高興的書,所以這本書的讀者應(yīng)該是有小孩的父母.故選D.
47.答案:C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段第三句"Some women are born stupid,and dome women are too smart for their own good.Some women are born to give,and some women only know how to take.Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers,some who they don't want to be."可知,這是一本用婦女自己的性格來描述她們的書.故選C.
48.答案:A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段最后4行"A thought suddenly occurred to Annika,‘Did you …You recognized the man in the car,didn't you?'The boy hesitated,twisting his fingers,‘Maybe,'he said quietly."可知這個男孩同意去辨認(rèn)罪犯,說明他愿意幫助警察.故選A.
點(diǎn)評 做這類題一般采用尋讀法.即先讀題,然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文,找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語或句子,再對相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對比,找出答案.