题目内容

Amazon just released its list of the 10 best-selling books of 2014，and chances all you’ve already seen people reading them on the train．It's not too late to read—or reread—the bestsellers of the year．The following are the top four of them．

“The Invention of Wings”by Sue Monk Kid

Set in the south in the early 1800s，this Oprah Book Club book follows the complicated relationship between Handful，a slave，and Sarah，her owner，as they grow up together from childhood．Their confusing friendship，in the face of politics and societal norms，becomes a beautiful and difficult thing to watch as it changes over time．

“Gray Mountain”by John Grisham

When the economic recession(萧条)causes Samantha Kofer to lose her Wall Street law firm job．she takes a job at a legal aid clinic in Virginia until she can hopefully get back to big law．But while her new job，for the first time，puts her front and center in the court room，it also puts her in terrible danger．

“All the Light We Cannot See”by Anthony Doerr

This National Book Award Finalist follows both Marie—Laure，a blind French girl living with her father during World War II，and Werner，a German orphan with a skill for building and fixing radios．As their paths cross，this moving story will question how life and art are influenced by war．

“Twenty Seconds Ago(Jack Reacher，#19)”by Lee Child

After years of being out of the Army，Jack Reacher is pulled back into service at the CIA and State Department after someone tried to shoot the president of France．In Child’s latest Jack Reacher installment(系列丛书)，Reacher finds himself face to face with all old enemy and old memories．

1.If you prefer emotional(情感)stories，you’ll choose _______________.

A．The Invention of Wings and Gray Mountain

B．All the Light We Cannot See and Twenty Seconds Ago

C．The Invention of Wings and All the Light We Cannot See

D．Twenty Seconds Ago and Gray Mountain

2.What is Samantha Kofer?

A．A lawyer． B．A doctor．

C．A merchant． D．An official．

3.Which book has won the top honor?

A．The Invention of Wings

B．All the Light We Cannot See

C．Gray Mountain

D．Twenty Seconds Ago

4.What type of writing is this text?

A．A test report． B．An announcement.

C．A book review． D．Introduction of books．

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：亚马逊所发布的2014年10本最畅销图书书单中的前4本书的图书简介。

1.C推理判断题。读了文章对这四本书的简介可知，《发明的翅膀》讲述的是：奴隶Handful和她青梅竹马的主人Sarah之间错综复杂的关系。他们之间令人费解的友谊，面对政治和社会的种种基准，在时间的洗礼中见证了美丽又艰难的蜕变。《我们看不见的光》讲述的是二战时期法国盲人女孩玛丽·劳尔和她的父亲一同生活，还有拥有搭建和维修无线电本领的德国孤儿维尔纳的故事。他们的人生道路交叉之时，这本发人深省的小说将会提出疑问：生活和艺术会怎样影响战争？这两本书重在讲述情感方面的故事，故该题正确答案为C.

2.A细节信息题。根据文章“Gray Mountain”部分可知，经济大萧条使得萨曼莎·酷弗失去了她华尔街律师事务所的饭碗，她在弗吉尼亚州的一家法律援助诊所另寻了份工作，直到她能够满怀希望的再次投身大律所。所以她是为律师。故该题正确答案为A.

3.B细节信息题。根据文章"All the Light We Cannot See" 部分第一句This National Book Award Finalist follows…（这本获得美国国家图书奖的书籍，讲述的是…），故该题正确答案为B.

4.A．A test report．测试报告；B．An announcement.公告，布告，通知；

C．A book review．书评；D．Introduction of books．图书简介；通读全文可知，该文主要对亚马逊所发布的2014年10本最畅销图书书单中的前4本书籍进行简介，故该题正确答案为D.

考点：应用文之图书简介的阅读

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