Women, Race & Class
Angela Y Davis
£7.99
Analysing the differences and similarities between the experiences of black and white women, Davis casts new light on the struggle for human rights.
The Words to Say it
(an autobiographical novel)
Marie Cardinal
translated by Pat Goodheart
£7.99
Marie Cardinal's groundbreaking book was the first and remains the complete book about the personal experience of psychoanalysis (精神分析學). It reveals her traumatic (創(chuàng)傷的)childhood and institutionalisation(收容), followed by her escape to the cul-de-sac(死路)where her analyst(精神分析醫(yī)師)lived. There, for many years, she made the journey towards recovery through Freudian psychoanalysis. A worldwide bestseller, translated into eighteen languages, it remains one of the most highly-praised books of our age.
Jade
Millie Murray
£4.99
Jade Wilson is smart, young, black and ambitious. And she's just been given the chance of a lifetime - a try-out for the Commonwealth Games swimming team. Jade lives with her mum, Jojo, a successful business woman. Jojo is overprotective of Jade, but she has her reasons. As a young model with a wonderful career ahead of her, she fell pregnant(懷孕) with Jade, and, much as she loves her daughter, she's determined not to let anything get in the way of Jade's success. So when Jade starts dating Dicey, there is hell to pay. Will Jade survive her Mum's constant nagging (嘮叨)? And what if she were to get pregnant - would she, could she, do the same as Jojo and give up her career? As things start hotting up with Dicey, Jade is faced with some very tough choices... .
The book is very popular with people all over the world.
小題1:Which of the following can prove the book The Words to Say it is very successful ?
A．It is the first book about psychoanalysis.
B．It has a successful beginning and ending.
C．It has translated into 18 languages.
D．It remains the complete book about personal experiences.
小題2:From the third part we can learn that ________about Jade Wilson’s mother, Jojo.
A．She didn’t care about Jade.
B．She gave it up because of lack of interest in her career.
C．She wouldn’t like Jade to be what she was.
D．She was willing to accept Jade’s boy friend first.
小題3:The sentence “there is hell to pay” in the third part probably means _____.
A．there are a lot of ghosts
B．there is a lot of trouble
C．the price has to be paid
D．it cost too much to do something
小題4:Which book do you buy if you want to read about women’s rights?
A．Women, Race & ClassB．Jade
C．The Words to Say itD．Marie Cardinal
小題5:What is it that makes the book The Words to Say it different from two other books in writing style?  
A．It is an autobiographical novel
B．Its contents and writer
C．Its translations
D．The leading character in the book

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:A

小題1:細節(jié)理解題。由 “A worldwide bestseller, translated into eighteen languages, it remains one of the most highly-praised books of our age.”可知答案為C。
小題2:判斷正誤題。由 “…she's determined not to let anything get in the way of Jade's success. So when Jade starts dating Dicey, there is hell to pay.”可知Jojo不愿意讓Jade成為她過去的那個樣子故答案為C。
小題3:句子理解題。Jade的媽媽Jojo年輕時為了Jade放棄了她鐘愛的事業(yè)，為了不讓Jade重蹈覆轍，她不讓任何事情干涉生活，當Jojo得知她的女兒交男朋友時，她極力阻止，制造麻煩，干預他們的生活。故答案為B。
小題4:從Women, Race & Class 中 “…Davis casts new light on the struggle for human rights.” 可知答案為A。Marie Cardinal是作者的名字。
小題5:The Words to Say it這本書是自轉(zhuǎn)題小說,作者描寫了自己的親身經(jīng)歷。這正是這本書的與眾不同之處。
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