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13．The summer holidays are coming up．It's time to fill the bookshelves with quality literature for the kids．Here are some great books．Josephine Wants to Dance by Jackie French
Price：A$14.99 （for ages 4+）
Josephine is a kangaroo who loves to dance．Her little brother，Joey，tells her that kangaroos don't dance； they jump．But Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through the air．When a ballet group comes to town and the lead ballerina （芭蕾舞演员） is injured，Josephine is called upon to help save the day．Can she do it，and，more importantly，does it matter that she's a kangaroo？
House of Secrets by Chris Columbus
Price：A$19.99 （for ages 9+）
The Walker kids-Caroline，Brendan and Nell-may have saved the world，but they can't save their home and must leave Kristoff House．Things can't get any worse，but then it turns out that the Wind Witch is still alive and planning an attack．To defeat her．the Walkers must return to the book world．The Walkers always help each other，but they must go it alone in their most important mission yet．And this time，if they fail，there's no chance of coming back．
Edge of Extinction Book 1by Laura Martin
Price：A$16.00 （for ages 9+）
If you like The Land of the Dinosaurs．You will love this book．Two hundred years ago，the first dinosaur was successfully cloned （克隆）．Soon after，humans realized they'd made a big mistake…Thirteen-year-old Sky Mundy's father suddenly disappeared five years ago．Along with her best friend，Shawn，she steps out into the world above--a world of dinosaurs--to look for him．Then she learns that everything she's been taught has been a lie．
21．Which book will you choose if your child is five years old？B
A．House of Secrets．
B．Josephine Wants to Dance．
C．The Land of the Dinosaurs．
D．Edge of Extinction Book 1．
22．What can we learn about the Walker kids from the text？D
A．They live in a secret house．
B．They hate each other．
C．They are afraid of the Wind Witch．
D．They have to carry out the task alone．
23．What is the world like in the last book？B
A．Animals live happily together．
B．It is full of dinosaurs．
C．Many dinosaurs attack the earth．
D．Many adults are killed by the dinosaurs．
24．The text is especially helpful for those whoC
A．are interested in raising animals
B．want to make friends during the holidays
C．plan to educate their children during the holidays
D．want to explore an unknown world during the holidays．
分析 本文主要向我们介绍了适合孩子在暑假阅读的几本书，包括书的主要内容和作者以及定价等．
解答 21．B；细节理解题．根据文中"Josephine Wants to Dance by Jackie French Price：A$14.99 （for ages 4+）"，可知如果孩子五岁，可以选择约瑟芬想跳舞，故选B．
22．D；细节理解题．根据文中"but they must go it alone in their most important mission yet．"（但是他们必须独自完成他们最重要的任务），可知沃克的孩子们必须独自完成这项任务．故选D．
23．B；细节理解题．根据文中"she steps out into the world above--a world of dinosaurs--to look for him．"（她走到外面的世界--恐龙的世界--寻找他），可知最后一本书中的世界是充满了恐龙的世界．故选B．
24．C；主旨大意题．根据文中"The summer holidays are coming up．It's time to fill the bookshelves with quality"（暑假快到了，是时候为孩子们提供高质量的文学作品了），可知这篇文章对计划在假期中教育他们的孩子的父母有帮助，故选C．
点评 尽管有些广告类阅读材料的内容难度很大，但试题设置并不难．因为广告类的文章主要要求考生读懂文中的关键信息．对此类题目的处理上，尽量不要在文章的阅读上花费太多时间．从题干出发，迅速到文章中找相应的答案．对照题目所含信息，找寻可作为解题依据的相应的段落或句子．
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