Question

    Liz Moore is a writer of novels. Her first novel, The Words of Every Song (Broadway Books,2007), centers on a fictional record company in New York City. It draws partly on Liz’s own unhappy experiences as a musician. It was selected for Border’s Original Voice program. Roddy Doyle wrote of it. “This is an excellent novel and beautifully constructed (构想). I loved the book.”

After the publication (出版) of her debut novel, Liz got her Master of Fine Arts in novel from Hunter College. In 2009, she moved to Philadelphia. Her second novel, Heft, was published by W.W. Norton in January 2012. Of Heft, The New Yorker wrote, “Moore’s characters are lovingly drawn... a truly unusual voice.” The San Francisco Chronicle wrote, “Few novelists of recent memory have put our unwelcoming loneliness into words as clearly as Liz Moore does in her new novel”, and editor Sara Nelson wrote, “Beautiful… Superbly sad and heroically hopeful.” The novel was published in five countries and it was included on several “Best of 2012”lists, including the Apple iBookstore.

Moore’s short novels have appeared in places such as Tin House and New York Times. After winning a 2014 Rome Prize in Literature, she spent 2014-15 at the American Academy in Rome, completing her third novel.

The Unseen World, was published by W.W. Norton in July of 2016. It is about a moving story of a daughter's search to discover the truth about her beloved father’s hidden past. Louisa Hall called it “petty intelligent” in her review in The New York Times; The Unseen World was included on “Best of 2016” lists by The New Yorker, the BBC, Google Play, and Audible.com.

Moore's fourth novel, Long Bright River, was published by Riverhead Books in January 2020. She lives with her family in Philadelphia and is a talented member of the Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing at Temple University.

1.The underlined word “debut” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.

A.first B.second C.third D.last

2.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A.Liz Moore was born and brought up in Philadelphia.

B.Liz Moore had successful experiences of being a musician.

C.Liz Moore expressed some sad and lonely feelings in Heft.

D.Liz Moore told her own moving story in The Unseen World.

3.The writer organizes Paragraph 3 by ________.

A.asking questions B.using numbers C.telling stories D.listing opinions

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.Liz Moore’s Plan as a Famous Writer

B.Liz Moore’s Three Important Prizes

C.Liz Moore and Her Published Novels

D.Liz Moore’s Four Favorite Novels

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文介绍了利兹·摩尔和她的四部小说及其对小说的评价。

1.

词义猜测题。根据“Her second novel, Heft, was published by W.W. Norton in January 2012.” 她的第二部小说《海夫特》于2012年1月由W.W.诺顿出版。可知，The Words of Every Song是她的第一部小说。因此debut是“第一”的意思。此处是指在她的第一部小说出版后，莉斯从亨特学院获得了小说艺术硕士学位。故选A。

2.

细节理解题。根据“In 2009, she moved to Philadelphia.”2009年，她搬到费城。可知A不对；根据“Liz Moore is a writer of novels.”可知，利兹·摩尔是一位小说家，而不是音乐家。因此B不对；根据“Few novelists of recent memory have put our unwelcoming loneliness into words as clearly as Liz Moore does in her new novel”可知，莉斯·摩尔在小说Heft中表达了一些悲伤和孤独的感觉。因此C正确；根据“It is about a moving story of a daughter's search to discover the truth about her beloved father’s hidden past.”可知，利兹·摩尔在看不见的世界里讲述了她女儿的秘密的故事。因此D不对。故选C。

3.

细节理解题。根据“After winning a 2014 Rome Prize in Literature, she spent 2014-15 at the American Academy in Rome, completing her third novel.”在获得2014年罗马文学奖之后，她在罗马的美国学院度过了2014-15年，完成了她的第三部小说。可知，作者是通过列举观点来完成第三段的。故选D。

4.

最佳标题。本文主要介绍了利兹·摩尔及其出版的四部小说。因此选择Liz Moore and Her Published Novels为标题最合适。故选C。