【题目】When we asked Oprah to pick the 10 books she’s read in the past decade that have mattered to her most, she was momentarily stumped. For someone who describes herself as ―inspired, challenged, and sustained by books, it was almost impossible for Oprah to stay within our limit of 10. Still, she offered up the following, but she emphasized that it was only a sampler of delightful titles that have also managed to teach her — and all of us — a few things.
1. Discover the Power Within You
By Eric Butterworth
256 pages; Harper One
Advice from the internationally known spiritual teacher.
2. A New Earth
By Eckhart Tolle
316 pages; Plume
There’s a reason Oprah picked this for her Book Club in 2008 — and that she gave audience members Post-it pens along with their copies.So much wisdom, so little time! A real-life guide to living your best life.
3. The Poisonwood Bible
By Barbara Kingsolver
576 pages; Harper Perennial
This novel is about a family involved in the political trouble of postcolonial Africa. It established Kingsolver as one of our wisest observers of history, politics, and human nature.
4. Night
By Elie Wiesel
120 pages; Hill and Wang
A memoir(回忆录) of a childhood suffered in concentration camps during the Holocaust. It’s horrific but uplifting. ―I gain courage from his courage,‖ Oprah says.
5. A Fine Balance
By Rohinton Mistry
624 pages; Vintage
A Dickensian novel about India during the Emergency. Like the aftermath of September 11, it teaches us about cultures we haven’t understood. “It takes us out of our own little shell and exposes us to a whole other world out there.” Oprah say.
6. East of Eden
By John Steinbeck
608 pages; Penguin
This classic is about good and evil as played out in a late-19th-century California ranch family. If you didn’t read it in high school, read it now. If you did, reread it!
7. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
By David Wroblewski
576 pages; Harper Collins
A kind of Hamlet on the prairie, this is the wrenching(令人痛苦的) story of a mute boy and his dog. Oprah compares it to East of Eden and To Kill a Mickingbird.
8. The Pillars of the Earth
By Ken Follett
973 pages; Penguin
About the challenges of building cathedrals in 12th-century England. This novel couldn‘t be more different in setting, time, and plot from the author‘s breakthrough success, Eye of the Needle. Oprah declares it simply “great”.
9. The Bluest Eye
By Toni Morrison
224 pages; Penguin
How to choose among the great Morrison‘s novel? Start with this one about a girl who thinks she has to have blue eyes to be beautiful. Oprah considered it one of the best in a crowded Morrison field.
10. The Known World
By Edward P. Jones
400 pages, Harper Collins
When this book was published in 2003, it shocked everybody with its description of slave-owning blacks before the Civil War. A daring, unusual examination of race.
【1】The passage is mainly about _______.
A. ten books that have made greatest difference to Oprah
B. an inspiring , challenging and sustainable woman
C. Oprah’s picks from what has taught her a few things
D. the unwillingness of Oprah to share books within a limit of 10
【2】 Why did Oprah add A Fine Balance to her list?
A. She gained courage from it.
B. It tells about wisdom of human nature.
C. It’s a guide to living a best life.
D. Culture of a different world is exposed.
【3】 What makes Oprah declare The Pillars of the Earth great?
A. The advice on discovering the power.
B. The story of a mute boy and his dog.
C. The challenges of building cathedrals.
D. The good and evil in a California family.
【4】 In which book the story was set before the Civil War?
A. In The Bluest Eye. B. In East of Eden.
C. In A New Earth. D. In The Known World.
【答案】
【1】A
【2】D
【3】 C
【4】D
【解析】
试题分析:当我们让奥普拉给出一些读书的建议时,她挑选了 10本十年前她读过的书给我们。如果你是个想自我完善的人,那么就是试读以下这些书吧。
【1】 A细节理解题。由 When we asked Oprah to pick the 10 books she’s read in the past decade that have mattered to her most, she was momentarily stumped可知这是奥普拉推荐的十本书,选A。
【2】D 推理判断题。由 Like the aftermath of September 11, it teaches us about cultures we haven’t understood. “It takes us out of our own little shell and exposes us to a whole other world out there.可知她带领我们看到另一个世界,故选D。
【3】 C 细节理解题。由 About the challenges of building cathedrals in 12th-century England可知她是关于这个世纪英国的建造的挑战,所以选C。
【4】D细节理解题。由题意可知 In The Known World 这本书写了 Civil War,选D。
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