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The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks Reviewed by Helena No lyrical, romantic account, but a hard-bitten, dull and down-to-earth story of a family, a community and an environment. A story of cycles—of seasons, years, people, generations, stretches back centuries. A story of farming which only exists now in the remoter, wilder region of the UK, where the land is too hard and the environment too harsh for farming to be an "agribusiness". Where success, survival of farms, their sheep are dependent on knowledge passed down through generations and shared between farmers and shepherds in a small, close-knit and mutually-dependent community. A story of people hefted to their land every bit as much as their sheep are hefted to their fells.

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Reviewed by T. Bently Having read all of Bill Bryson's travel books, this was the last one left. I hadn't read this because I had been told it was one of his weakest one. But I decided, through no other reason that I needed a hit of Bryson, to read it. People couldn’t have been more wrong. From the very beginning of assessing the feasibility, arranging for Katz to accompany him to the purchasing of his equipment and the purchasing of “a large knife for killing bears and hillbillies”, Bryson is at his absolute best. His cute eye-is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile but fragile trail. His encounters along the trail and Katz anti-social, childish antics(滑稽动作) make the first 150 pages more than a laugh-out-loud-hike. I couldn't have been more surprised. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is destined to become a modem classic.

1.In The Shepherd's Life, James Rebanks takes readers through a shepherds' life      .

A. little noticed, and deeply attached to the harsh land

B. alternated by the seasons and changed by the generations

C. featuring a hard struggle in the remote and beautiful area

D. spent in a profitable agricultural and friendly community

2.What does the reviewer wants to convey by saying "People couldn't have been more wrong"?

A. Bryson's travelling experience is laughable.

B. Bryson's travel book is the best seller in travelling literature.

C. A Walk in the Wood combines artistic quality well with natural beauty.

D. It's a pity that people turn a blind eye to Bryson's travelling experience.

Answer

1. A

2. C

【解析】

本文是一篇应用文，介绍了两本书——《牧羊人的生活》和《林中漫步》。

1.细节理解题。根据第栏中的“now in the remoter, wilder region of the UK, where the land is too hard and the environment too harsh”及“Where success, survival of farms, their sheep are dependent on knowledge passed down through generations”可知，牧羊人世世代代生活在一片遥远的贫瘠土地上， 由此可知，在《牧羊人的生活》一书中，James Rebanks带着读者走进了一个鲜为人知但深深爱着这片贫瘠的土地的牧羊人的生活，故A项正确。

2.推理判断题。第二栏中的“From the very beginning of assessing the feasibility, arranging for Katz to accompany him to the purchasing of his equipment and the purchasing of “a large knife for killing bears and hillbillies””及“Bryson is at his absolute best.”都是对这本书的赞美，也就是作者肯定这本书写得好，再根据赞美的具体内容可知，说“人们大错特错了”是为了强调《林中漫步》是艺术品质与自然美完美结合，故C项正确。