题目内容
4.Junot Diaz,The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoThe winner in Culture critics'survey is Junot Diaz's first novel,about a bookworm called Oscar,who dreams of finding love.It also was named as the number-one book by the most critics."It is a big deal for me to fall in love with a book whose topic is science fiction,fantasy and imagination,"says Elizabeth Taylor,the Chicago Tribune's literary editor.
Edward P.Jones,The Known World
Set in 1855on the plantation of Henry Townsend--born a slave,now a slave-owner---The Known World is a success,leading readers into a complex moral time without making simple judgments.Facing an early death,Townsend thinks about the future of his 50-acre Virginia plantation and the slaves he treats the way his former owner,now his teacher,taught him.
Hilary Mantel,Wolf Hall
Mantel's boldly reimagined legend of 16th Century Europe,told from the point of Thomas Cromwell,winning the Man Booker and National Book Critics Circle awards,was adapted to the stage and has been filmed as a new BBC miniseries(短剧).Mary Ann Gwinn,Seattle Times book editor writes,"I have never felt so completely buried into a character's mind,not to mention a long ago and far-away place."
Marilynne Robinson,Gilead
Rev John Ames,a small town minister,describes his life and anti-slavery tradition to his young son in beautiful language in this first part of Robinson's trilogy (along with Home and Lila)."I can't think of a living novelist who writes more seriously and profoundly about religious faith,which has become an almost forbidden topic in modern literature,"writes Dawn Raffel,who ranked Gilead first on her list.Critic Karen R.Long says,"This multi-generational story tells a desire for transcendence (超越),and makes a case for spiritual life in the 21st century----its own kind of miracle.Gilead will be read in 100years."
21.What can we learn from the passage?A
A.Oscar likes reading books.
B.Townsend worked in a church.
C.Rev John Ames likes farming.
D.Thomas Gromwell won an Oscar Award.
22.What does Mary Ann Gwinn think of the book"Wolf Hall"?C
A.She thinks it's too dull.
B.She doesn't like the character in the book.
C.She thinks it's fascinating.
D.She doesn't like some contents in the book.
23.Which of the following books will have a far-reaching influence in the future?A
A.Gilead.
B.Wolf Hall
C.The Known World
D.The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了四部小说,The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,The Known World,Wolf Hall,Gilead的一些详细信息.
解答 21.A.细节理解题.根据第一段The winner in Culture critics'survey is Junot Diaz's first novel,about a bookworm called Oscar,who dreams of finding love可知奥斯卡喜欢读书;故选A.
22.C.推理判断题.根据第三段I have never felt so completely buried into a character's mind,not to mention a long ago and far-away place可知Mary Ann Gwinn认为这本书十分迷人;故选C.
23.A.细节理解题.根据第四段This multi-generational story tells a desire for transcendence (超越),and makes a case for spiritual life in the 21st century----its own kind of miracle.Gilead will be read in 100years可知gilead这本书对未来有深远影响;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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