19.Mini Book Excerpts(节选)
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 (疑案小说)
"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 本文介绍了4本不同类型的书:传记、疑案小说、短篇小说和幽默.并对书中的部分内容进行了描述.
解答 45.答案:D.细节理解题.根据第二段第一句"J.D.Salinger:A Life by Kenneth Slawenski(Random House,$27)"可知如果我们想了解关于Salinger的情况,就读由Random House出版的这本书.故选D.
46.答案:D.细节理解题.根据文章最后一段"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!"可知这本书是关于父母如何让孩子玩得高兴的书,所以这本书的读者应该是有小孩的父母.故选D.
47.答案:C.细节理解题.根据第三段第三句"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,这是一本用妇女自己的性格来描述她们的书.故选C.
48.答案:A.推理判断题.根据第二段最后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."可知这个男孩同意去辨认罪犯,说明他愿意帮助警察.故选A.
点评 做这类题一般采用寻读法.即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案.