Question

New books this month
The Long Night This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years. Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and…	Hard Work This exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop…	Hospital or Cinema Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year. Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star…What will Tina do?

1.The Long Night was written by       .

A. David Reilly       B. Maha       C. Joanna   D. Marcie Jacome

2.The story of Hard Work happened in       .

A. Australia           B. Thailand    C. India          D. England

3.From the passage we can see Tina is ________.

A. a doctor            B. a film star C. a writer      D. a college student

4.      is about a difficult journey.

A. Hospital or Cinema B. Hard Work   C. The Long Night  D. Harry Potter

5.The passage above is      .

A. an ad        B. a story       C. a novel    D. a diary

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要是介绍本月新书的广告，The Long Night； Hard Work；Hospital or Cinema这三本书的作者及内容的简介。

1.第一本书的介绍This is David Reilly’s first book.描述，可知作者是David Reilly故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第二本书的介绍He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand描述可知这个故事发生在泰国，故选B。

3.第三本书中She goes to London to study English and medicine描述，可知是一个大学生去伦敦学习英语和医学。故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据第一本书的介绍One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city.，可知Maha费了很大的努力才到达医院所以是一个艰难的旅行。故选C。

5.通读整篇文章可知这是关于三本新书的广告推荐。故选A。

考点：广告类短文阅读。