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Mini Book Excerpts(节选)
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J. D. Salinger:A Life by Kenneth Slawenski(Random House,$27)Mystery(疑案小说)
“You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it ? ”The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Ammika,“ Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn’t you?”
The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers,“ Maybe,” he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund(Atria Books, $25. 99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class:Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give ,and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books,$15)
Humor
Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!’s “amusement cycling”is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day’s drive of most cities?
Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle(Ecco,$14. 99)
1.. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger , they should buy the book published by .
A. Ecco B. Atria Books C. Riverhead Books D. Random House
2.. The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for .
A. young children B. Disney World workers
C. middle school teachers D. parents with young children
3.. Which book describes women with characters of their own?
A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts
B. J. D. Salinger: A Life
C. You Are Free
D. Red Wolf
4. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that .
A. the boy helped arrest the murderer
B. Benny died of an accident
C. the murderer got away with the crime
D. Ammika carried out the crime
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41—60题各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was raining.I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 41 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 42 .I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 43 their souls belonged to the 44 .
I stood up and walked between the tables.When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 45 in front of it.“I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was.“I can’t talk with you.I’m 46 ,”he said.He was chatting online and, 47 , he was playing a computer game—a war game.I was 48 .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 49 to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 50 not a word came out of his mouth.I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应).I was 51 .I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ 52 !”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me.I 53 , and saw nobody showed any interest.
54 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people.They were more 55 having a relationship with the 56 , particularly Steve.I wouldn’t want to 57 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 58 with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts.I didn’t even 59 that the coffee was bad, 60 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
1..A.Before B.Since C.Although D.While
2..A.pain B.loneliness C.sadness D.fear
3..A.because B.when C.until D.unless
4..A.home B.world C.Net D.Café
5..A.sleeping B.laughing C.sitting D.learning
6..A.busy B.thirsty C.tired D.sick
7..A.first of all B.just then C.at the same time D.by that time
8..A.surprised B.delighted C.moved D.frightened
9..A.once B.again C.first D.even
10..A.but B.so C.if D.or
11..A.excited B.respected C.afraid D.unhappy
12..A.Shut up B.Enjoy yourself C.Leave me alone D.Help me out
13..A.walked about B.walked out C.raised my hand D.raised my head
14..A.From then on B.At that moment C.In all D.Above all
15..A.interested in B.tired of C.careful about D.troubled by
16..A.computer B.soul C.shop D.geek
17..A.tell B.plan C.imagine D.design
18..A.other than B.instead of C.except for D.as well as
19..A.pretend B.understand C.insist D.realize
20..A.as if B.just as C.just after D.even though
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----- I had a really good weekend in the countryside,
----- ___________________________.
A. Oh, that’s very nice of you B. Congratulations
C. It’s a pleasure. D. Oh, I am glad to hear that.
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Not only ______ the book, but he remembered what he had read.
A. he had read B. had he read
C. did he read D. was he reading
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—What is your favorite ______ of sports clothing?
—Nike.
A. equipment B. amusement C. star D. brand
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When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door ____’’Sorry to miss you; will call later.’’
A. reading B. reads C. to read D. read