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Everything I Never Told You：A novel by Celeste Ng

Series: Alex Awards (Awards)

Hardcover: 304 pages

Publisher: Penguin Press; 1St Edition(June 26, 2014)

Language: English

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“Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet . . .” So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, a girl who inherited her mother’s bright blue eyes and her father’s jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue—in Marilyn’s case that her daughter become a doctor rather than a homemaker, in James’s case that Lydia be popular at school, a girl with a busy social life and the center of every party.

When Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. James, consumed by guilt, sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage. Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to find a responsible party, no matter what the cost. Lydia’s older brother, Nathan, is certain that the neighborhood bad boy Jack is somehow involved. But it’s the youngest of the family—Hannah—who observes far more than anyone realizes and who may be the only one who knows the truth about what happened.

A profoundly moving story of family,history, and the meaning of home, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, exploring the divisions between cultures and the rifts within a family, and uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another.

【1】What type of writing is this passage?

A. An exhibition guide. B. An announcement.

C. A book review. D. An advertisement.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. James wants his daughter to be a homemaker.

B. In Hannah’s opinion, Jack is actually the real killer.

C. Lydia takes on the high expectations of the whole family.

D. The family members always live in harmony with each other.

【3】How many people in the Lee family are mentioned according to the passage?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】这是一则广告，介绍了小说Everything I Never Told You的相关信息，包括作者、出版商、价格、故事情节等。

【1】D文体判断题。本文介绍了介绍了Everything I Never Told You这部小说作者、出版商、价格、故事情节等相关信息，来源于Amazon.com，据此可判断这是一篇商业广告。

【2】C细节理解题。根据文中“Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue—in Marilyn’s case that her daughter … every party.”可知父母对她Lydia抱有很高的期望。

【3】B细节判断题。文中提到了Lydia，她的父母 Marilyn和James，哥哥Nathan，妹妹Hannah，五人。