Question

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 who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?”The boy was starting stubbornly 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

Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times! “amusement cycling”is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day’s drive lf most cities?

Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99）

1.If the readers want to know about the title of Salinger, they should buy the book published by

                  .

A．Ecco	B．Atria Books
C．Riverhead Books	D．Random House

2.The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for                .

A．young children	B．Disney World workers
C．middle school teachers	D．parents with young children

3.Which book describes women with characters of their own?

A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts

B. J. D. Salinger: A Life

C. You Are Free

D. Red Wolf

4.After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that               .

A．the boy helped arrest the murderer

B．Benny died of an accident

C．the murderer got away with the crime

D．Annika carried out the crime

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】文章是关于几本书的缩写。

1.D 细节题。根据文章第一部分内容可知是关于Salinger，这本书的作者是Random House，故D正确。

2.D 推理题。根据最后一部分Do your kids like to have fun?可知本书是写给有孩子的父母的，故D正确。

3.C 段落大意题。根据倒数第二部分内容可知这本书写的是有各种性格女性。故C正确。

4.A 推理题。根据文章第二部分后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. 可知这个男孩可能认出车里的那个人。那么接下来应该是他去帮助逮捕那个谋杀犯。故A正确。