Question

Most magazines, whether online or print, will include book reviews. However, most editors and staff writers are usually too busy to read books and review them themselves. Therefore, writing book reviews can be a great way to get started with a writing career. How do you write a great book review that will be sure to be noticed? Follow these tips to write a really interesting and unique book review.
Start with a description of the book. Many people that are reading your review may not know anything about the book you’re reviewing. Instead of making readers go find information on their own by searching for the book title, start out with a little description of the book. Make sure you avoid too long of a summary. Start with a short paragraph or so that hits all the major points but doesn’t give too much away. You don’t want to tell your readers everything about the book, because then they won’t have to read it at all. Just give enough information so your readers are interested in reading the book.
Be objective. Some magazines like to publish book reviews that are completely impersonal. This means that they want a review of the book that doesn’t share your opinion and that in which your opinion isn’t obvious from reading what you wrote. If you hated a book, it might not be a great book to review. You probably want to review books that you enjoyed. Avoid talking about how much you liked the book, however. You should not include your personal reaction to the book until the very end, where you include a sentence or two about whether or not you would recommend a book and to whom you would recommend it.
Look through a lens（镜头）. A great way to get your review noticed is to look at a book through a specific lens. Read the book as a feminist（男女平等主义者）would, for example, and talk about what a feminist might say to applaud or criticize the book. You can choose any number of lenses, and feminism is just one choice. An economic lens, a family lens, the lens of a different nationality, or the lens of a child could all be interesting ways to look at a book. If you look at a book in this way, instead of just reading it and forming your own opinion, it will be much more interesting and marketable. This is especially the case if you look at a lens that relates to the subject of the magazine to which you are submitting. Feminist magazines love book reviews about books read through a feminist lens, for example, because it is appropriate to their readership.
Talk about the writer’s style. Another great way to write a book review is to talk about the writer’s style. Anyone can pick up a book and read the story, but it takes an experienced writer to note interesting things about another writer’s style and write about them intelligently. Furthermore, most people want to know if a book is easy or fun to read over whether or not the subject matter will interest them.
【小题1】For what purpose is the passage written?

A．To offer tips on writing book reviews.

B．To give advice on reading books.

C．To introduce writing styles.

D．To comment on a book.

【小题2】If a writer thinks a book is worth reading, he’d better state it _________________.

A．in the title

B．in the first paragraph

C．as much as possible

D．at the final part

【小题3】The fourth paragraph is developed mainly by __________________.

A．analyzing causes	B．giving examples
C．drawing comparisons	D．telling personal experiences

【小题4】Compared with ordinary readers, a skilled writer does better in _____________.

A．giving an objective description of a book

B．looking at a book through a specific angle

C．finding a book and understanding its story easily

D．paying close attention to another writer’s style

Answer 1

【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】D

解析试题分析：文章大意：写书评有很多好处，那么如何写好书评呢？本文给出了很好的指导意见。
【小题1】主旨大意题。由本段主题句第一段How do you write a great book review that will be sure to be noticed? Follow these tips to write a really interesting and unique book review.可知，本段讲的是写书评的建议。选A
【小题2】细节理解题。由第三段内容You should not include your personal reaction to the book until the very end, where you include a sentence or two about whether or not you would recommend a book and to whom you would recommend it.可知应该在结尾推荐这本书，选D
【小题3】细节理解题。由第四段内容可知，全是举例例证。 B
【小题4】细节理解题。由最后一段在有一句话“...but it takes an experienced writer to note interesting things about another writer's style and write about them intelligently.”可知，只有有经验的作家才会注意另一作家的写作风格。D
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