Question

【题目】 Graham Moore is the best-selling author of The Sherlockian and the screenwriter of The Imitation Game. His new book The Last Days of Night is out now. He is talking about some of his favorite books.

Murder in Three Acts

BY AGATHA CHRISTIE

My mother is a crime fiction（侦探小说）lover and，when I was having trouble learning to read, we’d sit in my bed at home in Chicago and take it in turns to read a paragraph. It was the first book I read cover-to-cover and I later became a writer because of that experience. Not only did it give me a love of crime fiction but, more importantly, it taught me that reading can be a shared experience.

Cryptonomicon

BY NEAL STEPHENSON

This book showed me that historical fiction need not be dry, but can be lively and enjoyable. Stephenson asks readers to take science seriously, but writes the story in a funny way. I’d long known of Alan Turing, but Stephenson’s technique (手法）of describing him was surprising; I saw how a writer can bring a real person to life for modern readers.

A Visit from the Goon Squad

BY JENNIFER EGAN

Egan uses a technique that I drew on when writing The Imitation Game. She tells stories from different voices and times, and uses many styles that say to readers, “I’ve done a lot of work, but now you have to join in and work it out for yourselves.”

With my latest book, my greatest hope is that readers will want to get other people discussing the book. I’ve just started the conversation.

【1】What influenced Moore to be a writer?

A.Reading crime fiction in secret.B.Having trouble learning to read.

C.Reading a book with his mother.D.Writing stories at a young age.

【2】What does Moore think of Cryptonomicon?

A.Boring.B.Serious.

C.Imaginative.D.Humeorous.

【3】What does Egan hope readers will do?

A.Write her some letters.B.Think for themselves.

C.Tell their own stories.D.Ask her some questions.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了畅销书作者Graham Moore自己最喜欢的书。其中包括他和他母亲都喜欢的侦探小说，侦探小说使得他和他母亲拥有了共同的阅读经历；轻松活泼的历史小说；以及在阅读时要带入自己的多风格小说。

【1】细节理解题。在Murder in Three Acts部分的第一二句提到“My mother is a crime fiction（侦探小说）lover and … It was the first book I read cover-to-cover and I later became a writer because of that experience.”作者和他的母亲一起看完了这本书，而且这是作者第一本从头看到尾的书，这样的经历使他成为了一名作者。由此可知，和母亲一起看书的经历影响他成为了作者。故选C。

【2】推理判断题。在Cryptonomicon部分的第一二句提到“This book showed me that historical fiction need not be dry, but can be lively and enjoyable. Stephenson asks readers to take science seriously, but writes the story in a funny way.”这本书让人意识到历史小说不必枯燥乏味，而是活泼愉快的。由此可判断，作者认为Cryptonomicon是一本非常幽默的历史小说。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。在A Visit from the Goon Squad部分的最后一句提到“I’ve done a lot of work, but now you have to join in and work it out for yourselves.” Egan认为自己已经做了很多的工作，现在读者也要加入其中，并通过自己的能力来解决一些问题。由此可判断，Egan是鼓励读者要自主思考。故选B。