56. Of the four books listed above, there are two referring to tragedies. They are ______.

A. Light on Snow & Breaking Ground

B. In the Shadow of No Towers & Breaking Ground

C. Light on Snow & In the Shadow of No Towers

D. New Annotated Sherlock Holmes & In the Shadow of No Towers

答案　 ADA

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Passage 25

(甘肃省酒泉市肃州中学2010届高三入学考试)

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55. If one would like to know something about cultural details about Victorian society, he

or she may read ______.

A. Light on Snow　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In the Shadow of No Towers

C. Breaking Ground　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. New Annotated Sherlock Holmes

54. Who is the writer of the book latest published among the four books?

A. Arthur Conan Doyle.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Daniel Libeskind.

C. Art Spiegelman.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Anita Shreve.

68. All food is ______.

A. delivered to Peking House from a modern central kitchen

B. cooked by experienced cooks from China

C. prepared in Peking House's well-equipped kitchen

D. served in Peking House's unique and modern kitchen

答案　 DDC

Passage 24

(浙江省杭州高中2010届高三上学期第一次月考)

New Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Price: ￡28. 00

Publication Date: 30/11/2006

Publisher’s description

Collects Doyle’s fifty-six classic short stories, arranged in the order in which they appeared in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century book editions, in a set complemented by four novels, editor biographies(传记)of Doyle, Holmes, and Watson as well as literary and cultural details about Victorian society.

Breaking Ground by Daniel Libeskind

Price: ￡16.00

Publication Date: 11/10/2006

Brief introduction

This is a book about the adventure life that can offer each of us if we seize it, and about the powerful forces of tragedy, memory and hope. For Daniel Libeskind, life’s adventure has been through architecture, which he has found has the power to reshape human experience. Although often relating to the past, his buildings are about the future. This memoir(自传)of one man’s journey brings together history, personal experience, our physical environment and a fresh international vision.

In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman

Price：￡16.00

Publication Date: 02/09/2006

Brief introduction

On 11th September 2001, Art Spiegelman raced to the World Trade Center, not knowing if his daughter Nadja was alive or dead. Once she was found safe -- in her school at the foot of the burning towers -- he returned home, to meditate(反省)on the trauma(创伤), and to work on a comic strip(连环漫画). In the Shadow of No Towers is New Yorker Art Spiegelman’s extraordinary account of “the hijacking on 9.11 and the following hijacking of those events” by America.

Light on Snow by Anita Shreve

Price: ￡14.00

Publication Date: 07/10/2006

Publisher’s description

This is the 11th novel by Anita Shreve, the critically accepted bestseller. A moving story of love and courage and tragedy and of the ways in which the human heart always seeks to heal itself.

67. What is encouraged in Peking House?

A. Wine.　　　　 B. Home delivery.　　　　 C. Drive-in.　　　　 D. Chef's speciality.

66. Lunch is available in Peking House ______.

A. every day　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. every other day

C. all weekends　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. all weekdays

43. On the whole, we can conclude____.

A. people in Beijing prefer modern culture to something traditional

B. there are usually more culture actives in September than in any other month

C. most of the cultural activities in Beijing are for foreign visitors only

D. we can enjoy a large variety of cultural activities in Beijing

答案　 CACD

Passage 23

(浙江省海盐县元济高级中学2010届高三第一次月考)

42. Suppose it is September 14th today, how many activities can people choose to attend?

A. 2. 　　　　　　　　　 B. 3. 　　　　　　　　　 C. 4. 　　　　　　　　　 D. 5.

41. The most characteristic thing about the Fashion Night of Chinese Rock is that____.

A. it will let the audience choose the music

B. it is to bring thousands of rock fans out of their homes

C. it will certainly cause a rock storm throughout China

D. it is to be held in memory of one of the greatest musicians

40. What do you think of the acrobatic show mentioned here?

A. When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold.

B. Something strange will puzzle everyone, including scientists.

C. Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised.

D. Even the bravest ones will be too frightened to go on watching.