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Tales From Animal Hospital

David Grant

David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond. He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical check-ups to surgery （外科手术）. Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog or snake I !

$ 14.99 Hardback 272 pp Simon Schuster

ISBN 0751304417

Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer

Michael White

From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, comes this colorful description of the life of the world’s first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact, Michael White’s learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔术)ended and science began.

£8.99 Hardback 320 pp Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857024168

Fermat’s Last Theorem

Simon Singh

In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world’s greatest mathematical problem: Fermat’s Last Theorem (定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem (法则)had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole

Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat’s Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.

£12.99 Hardback 384 pp Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857025210

1.In Michael White’s book, Newton is described as        .

A．a person who did not look the same as in many pictures

B．a person who lived a colorful and meaningful life

C．a great but not perfect man

D．an old-time magician

2.Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” as it is used in the text?

A．To encourage people to raise questions.      B．To cause difficulty in understanding.

C．to provide a person with an explanation.      D．To limit people’s imagination.

3.If a student wants to read a book about a famous scientist and he doesn’t want it too serious to read, which of the three books in the above is suitable?

A．The first.                              B．The second.

C．The third.                             D．Both the first and the second.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这是一则三则销售广告，包括作者，价格，简要内容等信息。

1.推理判断题可用逻辑推断法来解。由第二处主要文字的最后一句“Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic 魔术 ended and science began.”可以推出在Michael White的书中牛顿被描绘成一个伟大但又不完美的人。选C。

2.语境词义判断题可用语境词义推断法来解。认真阅读分析该词所在句可知and beaten the finest mathematical minds中and的递进式并列关系暗示该词表示“使难住”由此不难推出答案。选B。

3.细节题：从第二本书的广告：Interesting yet based on fact, Michael White’s learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him.可知这本书是很有趣的不是很严肃的。选B。

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