【题目】 Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming is on track to become the most successful memoir (回忆录) in modern publishing history, selling more than 10m copies to date, as life after the White House continues to prove commercial gold for brand Obama.
Thomas Rabe, chief executive of the German media group Bertelsmann, said the title was the book giant’s biggest success of the last year. “We believe that these memoirs could well become the most successful memoir ever,” he said.
Penguin Random House won a bidding war for the rights to Barack and Michelle Obama’s autobiographies in 2017, paying more than $ 65 million, a record for US presidential memoirs.
Becoming has been a global sales juggernaut since being launched in 31 languages in mid-November. The audio-book (有声读物), read by the former first lady, has become the fastest-ever seller put out by Penguin Random House.
Obama has been promoting her memoir with a hugely popular global tour. Her tour has also taken in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Paris and Amsterdam as well as the US and Canada.
Tickets for her first live appearance in the UK, at the Royal Festival Hall in December, sold out in minutes. Overall UK sales of Obama’s book currently stand at more than 600,000, ranking it 11th on the list of the best selling memoir and biographies since sales records began in 1998, according to Nielsen BookScan.
While Becoming is proving a modern bestseller, it has some way to go to match the lifetime performance of The Diary of Anne Frank, which was first published in English in 1952 and is estimated to have sold more than 35m copies in 65 languages.
Life beyond the US presidency has proved profitable for the Obamas. Last year the former president and first lady struck a deal with Netflix to produce TV series and films for the streaming service.
【1】What can we infer from Paragraph One to Paragraph Three?
A.Becoming is the most successful memoir in the publishing history.
B.Becoming is the most popular book released by Penguin Random House.
C.Michelle Obama’s autobiography gains its best sales in the UK.
D.Penguin Random House won the right for publication with its highest price for US presidential memories.
【2】The underlined word “juggernaut” in Paragraph Three can be replaced by ______.
A.giantB.controller
C.leaderD.operator
【3】What does the text mainly talk about?
A.President Obamas' autobiographies.B.The influence of Michelle Obama.
C.Barack and Michelle Obama.D.A modern bestselling memoir.
【答案】
【1】D
【2】A
【3】D
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了现代出版史上最畅销的回忆录——Becoming，由米歇尔·奥巴马所写。这本书的畅销证明了奥巴马白宫之后的生活仍然具有商业价值。
【1】推理判断题。根据第二段的Penguin Random House won a bidding war for the rights to Barack and Michelle Obama’s autobiographies in 2017, paying more than $ 65 million, a record for US presidential memoirs.(2017年，Penguin Random House以超过6500万美元的价格赢得了巴拉克·奥巴马和米歇尔·奥巴马自传的版权，创下了美国总统回忆录的拍卖记录)可推测，Penguin Random House以最高的价格赢得的美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马和米歇尔·奥巴马回忆录的出版权。D. Penguin Random House won the right for publication with its highest price for US presidential memories.(Penguin Random House以最高的价格赢得的美国总统回忆录的出版权)符合以上说法，故选D项。
【2】词义猜测题。根据第三段的Becoming has been a global sales juggernaut since being launched in 31 languages in mid-November. The audio-book (有声读物), read by the former first lady, has become the fastest-ever seller put out by Penguin Random House.可知，自从11月中旬以31种语言发布以来，Becoming一直是全球销售的juggernaut。由前第一夫人朗读的原版有声书已成为Penguin Random House有史以来卖得最快的书。结合句意，尤其是become the fastest-ever seller可猜测划线部分的意思是“巨人”。A. giant(巨人)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【3】主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其第一段Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming is on track to become the most successful memoir (回忆录) in modern publishing history, selling more than 10m copies to date, as life after the White House continues to prove commercial gold for brand Obama.(米歇尔·奥巴马的自传有望成为现代出版史上最成功的回忆录，销售超过1000万册，作为白宫后的生活继续被证明商业黄金品牌——奥巴马)可知，本文主要给读者介绍了现代出版史上最畅销的回忆录——Becoming。D. A modern bestselling memoir.(当代畅销的回忆录)符合以上说法，故选D项。
【易错分析】
第1小题What can we infer from Paragraph One to Paragraph Three?
A. Becoming is the most successful memoir in the publishing history.
B. Becoming is the most popular book released by Penguin Random House.
C. Michelle Obama’s autobiography gains its best sales in the UK.
D. Penguin Random House won the right for publication with its highest price for US presidential memories.
容易错选为A项，即认为“Becoming是出版史上最成功的回忆录”，该说法虽然是正确的，但根据题干中的infer from可知，本题的答案应该是我们根据前三段的内容推断出来的，而非文章直接陈述的，所以A项错误。根据第二段的Penguin Random House won a bidding war for the rights to Barack and Michelle Obama’s autobiographies in 2017, paying more than $ 65 million, a record for US presidential memoirs.(2017年，Penguin Random House以超过6500万美元的价格赢得了巴拉克·奥巴马和米歇尔·奥巴马自传的版权，创下了美国总统回忆录的拍卖记录)可推测，Penguin Random House以最高的价格赢得的美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马和米歇尔·奥巴马回忆录的出版权。故选D. Penguin Random House won the right for publication with its highest price for US presidential memories.
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