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【題目】

1. The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough

Another must-read for history fans, McCullough tells the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who taught the world how to fly. Drawing on all types of historical data — from personal diaries and scrapbooks, to thousands of private letters of family letters — we get a close look at the actual personalities behind one of the most influential moments in history.

2. The Wonder Garden, by Lauren Acampora

This novel is really a collection of several interwoven（交織）stories of people living in the rich Connecticut suburbs. From tales of an elderly artist to a young mother to a woman whose husband just behaves carelessly, The Wonder Garden gives us an unforgettable reminder that there’s often so much we don’t know about what happens with our neighbors behind closed doors.

3. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, by Mary Norris

Does someone mistaking who for whom make your blood boil? Do you want to throw a dictionary at someone for mistaking sit for cite? Enter Between You & Me. Mary Norris brings her experience working in The New Yorker’s copy department to eager grammar fans in this laugh-out-loud book that looks at some of the most common spelling, punctuation, and usage problems in the English language.

4. My Struggle: Book Four, by Karl Ove Knausgaard

My Struggle is a six-volume autobiographical novel that follows the life of Karl Ove Knausgaard, a Norwegian father of three. In Book Four, he writes of his decision at the age of 18 to move to a fisherman’s village in the far north of the Arctic circle to work as a school teacher. It’s there that he struggles with love, alcoholism, and becoming loved by one of his students.

【1】 What does the book The Wright brothers focus on?

A. Invention of airplanes.

B. Nature of the characters.

C. History of airplanes.

D. Ordinary life of the characters.

【2】Who describes his or her real life experiences in the novel?

A. David McCullough.

B. Lauren Acampora.

C. Karl Ove Knausgaard.

D. Mary Norris.

【3】Which of the following books might make you burst into laughter?

A. My Struggle. B. The Wonder Garden.

C. The Wright brothers. D. Between You & Me.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了四本書，以及它們的特點。

【1】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)1. The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough中we get a close look at the actual personalities behind one of the most influential moments in history. 讓我們仔細(xì)看看在歷史上最有影響力的時刻之一背后的真實個性。可知B項符合題意。人物的本性。

【2】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)4. My Struggle: Book Four, by Karl Ove Knausgaard中In Book Four, he writes of his decision at the age of 18 to move to a fisherman’s village in the far north of the Arctic circle to work as a school teacher. It’s there that he struggles with love, alcoholism, and becoming loved by one of his students.可知在小說My Struggle: Book Four中，Karl Ove Knausgaard描寫了他真實的生活經(jīng)歷。故選C。

【3】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)3. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, by Mary Norris中Enter Between You & Me. Mary Norris brings her experience working in The New Yorker’s copy department to eager grammar fans in this laugh-out-loud book可知Between You & Me可能會使你放聲大笑。關(guān)鍵詞是laugh-out-loud大聲笑，故選D。

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