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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.The passage above is________.

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

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇广告布告类短文。主要讲述了一家书店对三本新书的介绍。包括书名，作者，主要故事情节等等。

1.细节理解题。根据The Long Night下面的“This is David Reilly's first book.”这是大卫•莱丽的第一本书。因此可知The Long Night的作者是David Reilly，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据Hard Work下面的“He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand.”他和当木匠的爸爸一起在泰国工作。因此可知这个故事发生在泰国，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据“Tina…She goes to London to study English and medicine……”蒂娜她去伦敦学习英语和医学。因此可知蒂娜是一个大学生，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据“New books this month”这个月的新书。因此可知这是一家书店要推销的新书，应该是广告信息。故选A。