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【题目】Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls, UK.

A hundred years ago, women had very few opportunities. Their role was to marry and raise children. Sally Nicholls, new novel is set in that time. Her main characters are three young London women. Evelyn is from a wealthy family, May is from a religious background, and Nell is a woman from a much poorer community. Though they are from, different backgrounds, they all become involved in the women’s suffrage(选举权)movement during World War 1(1914-1918).

Far From the Tree by Robin Benway, US

The New York Times reviewer called the book a “brilliant exercise in empathy (感同身受) It’s an unusual novel. It begins with a troubling event for the main character, Grace, a 16-year-old who loves chemistry and cross-country running. But when she finds that she has become pregnant, she chooses to give up her baby for adoption and has to deal with the pain that this causes her.

The situation is __________for her because Grace was once an orphan(孤儿)herself. She feels that she cannot turn to her adoptive parents for comfort and advice. Instead, she turns to her blood siblings (兄弟姐妹). But Grace soon finds that they are as troubled as she is, and that they are also keeping things to themselves that hurt too much to speak about.

Readers can expect to be moved by the characters and their situations, but also gain insight (理解)into modem family life in America.

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green, US

This novel has two principal teenage characters. Aza Holmes has a mental illness, which is a condition where a person does the same thing over and over, without being able to stop. Aza narrates (叙述)the novel, so we learn all about her from the inside out.

The second main character is Daisy, Aza’s friend. The two start an adventure to find a billionaire who has gone missing.

“This is my first attempt to write directly about the kind of mental illness that has affected my life since childhood, so while the story is fictional (虚构的)，it is also quite personal, ” said Green in a statement.

【1】The writer uses this passage to .

A. introduce the books to readers

B. tell readers some stories

C. comment on the books

D. advertise the books

【2】Which word can be filled in the blank in the passage?

A. positive B. dangerous

C. common D. complicated

【3】Which of the following is NOT true about the three books?

A. The leading characters in the three novels are all young females.

B. John Green has suffered from mental illness since he was a child.

C. Things a Bright Girl Can Do mainly introduces World War I.

D. Far From the Tree reveals modern family life in America.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 D

【3】 C

【解析】

本文是一则广告。作者向人们介绍了三本书。

【1】目的意图题。通过文章内容可知，作者是为了向人们介绍三本书，故选A。

【2】推理判断题。根据Far From the Tree by Robin Benway, US中But when she finds that she has become pregnant, she chooses to give up her baby for adoption and has to deal with the pain that this causes her.和She feels that she cannot turn to her adoptive parents for comfort and advice.由此推知“情况对她来说很复杂，因为格雷斯自己也曾经是个孤儿。”故答案为D。

【3】推理判断题。根据Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls, UK.中Though they are from, different backgrounds, they all become involved in the women’s suffrage(选举权)movement during World War 1(1914-1918).可知此书讲述的是第一次世界大战期间女性参与选举权的运动。故选C。

做推理判断题时，对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机、事件的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，进一步增强理解能力，抓住材料实质性的东西。本题第3小题，根据Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls, UK.中Though they are from, different backgrounds, they all become involved in the women’s suffrage(选举权)movement during World War 1(1914-1918).可知此书讲述的是第一次世界大战期间女性参与选举权的运动。故选C。