Mini  Book  Excerpts(节选)
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged 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 (固执地;倔强地) 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
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Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle(Ecco,$14. 99)
【小题1】If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger , they should buy the book published by      .

A. EccoB.Random HouseC.Riverhead BooksD.Atria Books
【小题2】The book Happy :And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for                .
A.young childrenB.Disney World workers
C.middle school teachersD.parents with young children
【小题3】Which book describes women with characters of their own?
A. You Are Free                      B. J. D. Salinger: A Life
C. Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts     D. Red Wolf
【小题4】After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that               .
A.the murderer got away with the crime
B.Benny died of an accident
C.the boy helped arrest the murderer
D.Annika carried out the crime

Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大写的) letters in the words . For example, the title of one of his poems is “The little horse is newlY” The “Y” is a capital letter. He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.
Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston’s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art.
E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks.
Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept , ate , talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences.
E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century.
【小题1】Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?

A.Their titles are all written with capital letters.
B.A special capital letter is used in them to refer to the writer.
C.He used “Y” to refer to “you”.
D.He used letters in a special way in them
【小题2】What’s the second paragraph mainly about?
A.Edward’s schoolingB.Edward’s parents
C.Edward’s familyD.Edward’s childhood.
【小题3】E.E.Cummings was arrested in the war because ___________.
A.he went to France without permissionB.he looked like a Frenchman
C.he was thought to be German agentD.he drove away a car that belonged to the army

There was once a farmer who lived near a road. It was not a busy road,but from time to time,cars passed the farm.
  Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. this hole was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was probably not deep.So when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was so deep.
  The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most time watching the hole. Whenever a car drove into it, he would pull the car out with his tractor and he would charge the drivers for much more money than they had expected.
  One day, a driver of a car said to him, "You must have made a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole night and day."
  "Oh no," the farmer said, "I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water."
【小题1】Many cars went into the hole because the drivers_____.

A.were going too fast to stop their carsB.did not see the hole ahead of them
C.did not know the hole was very deepD.liked very much driving through water
【小题2】The drivers were _____ to pay the farmer for pulling their cars out of the hole.
A.gladB.forcedC.readyD.anxious
【小题3】Why did the farmer fill the hole with water at night?
A.He was busy working on the farm during the day.
B.He spent much time watching the hole by day.
C.Some cars had driven into the hole at night.
D.Nobody would be able to find the secret out.
【小题4】What did the writer think of the farmer?
A.He was selfish(自私).B.He was clever.
C.He was foolish.D.He was kind.

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【小题2】While your child is skateboarding, you should_____.
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B.let him put on open-toed shoes
C.require him to skateboard at night
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【小题3】We know from the text that PIC Guam______.
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