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  　　Award­winning author Emma Donoghue's latest book, Room, is a unique and amazing story about a boy's experience living in a small，windowless room with his mother. The 11' x 11' space between the walls of the room is actually all the boy knows because he was born there and has never left. Room will horrify ，surprise, sadden, and finally delight you. Attracted from the start, readers of all sorts won't want to put Room down.

◆First published in the U. S. in September 2010

◆Publisher: Little Brown

◆321 Pages                                                                                                                                     

　　Literary master Ian McEwan returns with Solar, a novel about a Nobel prize­winning physicist. The physicist's personal life is in a mess as his fifth marriage breaks，but this time he actually loves his wife and wants to make things better. Solar is a funny story, completely unusual and as good as anything the writer has ever written.

◆Published in March 2010

◆Publisher: Knopf Doubleday

◆304 Pages                                                                                                                                     

　　One Day by David Nicholls was an international bestseller before it was released in the U. S. in June. Although it is well written and funny at times, don't be fooled—this isn't a good­feeling romantic comedy. If you decide to read it, be prepared for some heavy moments.

◆Published in the U．S. in June 2010

◆Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries

◆437 Pages                                                                                                                                     

　　Fall of Giants by Ken Follett is the first book in a new trilogy (three books)that will take readers through the major events of the twentieth century by following five families. In Fall of Giants, most of the action centers on World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution. Although Fall of Giants is more than 1,000 pages and has many characters，the story is remarkably connected.

◆Published in September 2010

◆Publisher: Dutton

◆1,008 Pages                                                                                                                                  

1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A. Ian McEwan once won the Nobel Prize.

B. Fall of Giants is mostly set in wars.

C. One day is written by David Nicholls.

D. Solar is a funny story about a physicist.

2.We can know from the text that ________.

A. the main character of Room has a wide range of knowledge

B. Solar is the only book that Ian McEwan has ever written

C. all the four books were not published in the same month

D. One Day is a funny romantic comedy that sells very well

3.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. the sixth of Ian McEwan's marriages broke

B. Room by Emma Donoghue has a happy ending

C. the publisher of One Day is Little Brown

D. Dutton and Ken Follett are both publishers

Once, there was a small boy who would never get dressed when his parents told him to. And neither would he  16  what they wanted him to after his bath. He preferred  17  clothes, which made him look really funny. But above all, he liked taking his  18 . His parents were always in a rush, and wanted him to be much quicker, but the boy didn’t like this, and he would  19  even more.

One day, his parents got so  20  when he refused to dress that they told him to go out with 21  on. The boy didn’t mind that at all,  22  he didn’t wear any clothes, and followed his parents out of the door. He held a belief that nobody could do anything to him.

As the boy stood outside his house, waiting for his parents’ car, along came the local  23  farmer. The farmer was deaf and had very  24  eyesight. Not only that, but also he’d also forgotten to  25  his glasses that day. When he saw the boy’s pink skin, he  26  it for one of his pigs. Shouting and  27 , the farmer forced him into a place where his pigs were  28 .

The boy  29  to go with him and begged him to stop. But the farmer was  30  deaf, so he didn’t know what the boy was  31  at all. The boy was there for a whole day,  32  with the pigs, thought to be a pig, and sharing their  33 .

At last, he was found by his parents. The boy had had such a  34  day that he never again wanted to be mistaken for anything else other than a human being. Now he’s the first to get dressed, and he makes himself  35  everyday. The experience has taught him a good lesson.

1.      A. eat                   B. wear                 C. drink                D. watch

2.      A. unusual             B. proper              C. nice                  D. usual

3.      A. advice              B. chance             C. time                  D. order 

4.      A. bring down        B. hand down        C. settle down      D. slow down

5.      A. angry                B. patient              C. nervous            D. worried

6.      A. anything            B. something         C. nothing            D. everything

7.      A. if                       B. but                    C. or                      D. so

8.      A. sheep               B. pig                    C. chicken             D. cow

9.      A. poor                  B. good                 C. far                     D. perfect

10.  A. put on               B. push up            C. look over          D. take off

11.  A. changed           B. sold                   C. mistook             D. searched

12.  A. rolling                B. pushing             C. blowing             D. dropping

13.  A. killed                 B. found                C. stolen               D. kept

14.  A. refused             B. agreed              C. decided            D. hoped  

15.  A. recently             B. completely        C. slightly              D. suddenly

16.  A. looking at          B. listening to        C. talking about     D. preparing for    

17.  A. living                 B. playing              C. arguing             D. working    

18.  A. garden              B. home                C. trouble              D. feelings 

19.  A. difficuly             B. pleasant            C. terrible              D. wonderful 

20.  A. lovely                B. kind                   C. quiet                 D. clean

Award-winning author Emma Donoghue’s latest book, . Room, is a unique and amazing story about a boy’s experience living in a small, windowless room with his mother. The 11’ x 11’ space between the walls of the room is actually all the boy knows because he was born there and has never left. Room will horrify, surprise, sadden, and finally delight you. Attracted from the start, readers of all sorts won’t want to put Room down.         

◆First published in the U. S. in September 2010                 

◆Publisher: Little Brown

◆321 pages

Literary master Ian McEwan returns with Solor, a novel about a Nobel prize-winning physicist. The physicist’s personal life is in a mess as his fifth marriage breaks, but this time he actually loves his wife and wants to make things better. Solar is a funny story, completely unusual and as good as anything the writer has ever written.

◆Published in March 2010

◆Publisher :Knopf Doubleday

◆304 Pages

One Day by David Nicholls was an international bestseller before it was released in the U. S. in June. Although it is well written and funny at times, don’t be fooled—this isn’t a good-feeling romantic comedy. If you decide to read it, be prepared for some heavy moments.

◆Published in the U S in June 2010

◆Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries

◆437 Pages

Fall of Giants by Ken Follett is the first book in a new trilogy （three books） that will take readers through the major events of the twentieth century by following five families. In Fall of Giants, most of the action centers on World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution. Although Fall of Giants is more than 1000 pages and has many characters, the story is remarkabby connected.

◆Published in September 2010                                       

◆Publisher: Dutton

◆1008 pages

64. According to the text, the latest and longest novel is          .

       A. Room                 B. Solar               C. One Day               D. Fall of Giants

65. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

       A. Ian McEwan once won the Nobel Prize.

       B. Fall of Giants is mostly set in wars.

       C. One day is written by David Nicholls.

       D. Solar is a funny story about a physicist.

66. We can know from the text that          .

       A. the main character of Room has a wide range of knowledge

       B. Solar is the only book that Ian McEwan has ever written

       C. all the four books were not published in the same month

       D. One Day is a funny romantic comedy that sells very well

67. We can infer from the passage that          .

       A. the sixth of Ian McEwan’s marriages broke

       B. Room by Emma Donoghue has a happy ending

       C. the publisher of One Day is Little Brown

       D. Dutton and Ken P’ollett are both publishers

In the class meeting, all the boy students were _________ going camping on the weekend while the girl students weren’t．

1. A.
   in honour of
2. B.
   in favour of
3. C.
   in search of
4. D.
   in hope of