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As the leaves start to change color and the autumn air turns fresh, sometimes nothing is more appealing than the attractions of a good book. Here are four top picks for the best books.
The Most Fun We Ever Had
By Claire Lombardo
Doubleday
David and Marilyn have been married forever. Four kids and decades later, they are still as in love as the day they met. Lombardo Paints an extraordinary picture of a family in what could well be one of the best novels published this year.
The Shadow King
By Maaza Mengiste
W.W .Norton & Company
A historical novel that takes place in the 1930s Ethiopia, the Shadow king focuses on the female soldiers who take up arms in World War II . In beautiful prose(敘述)， Mengiste shines a light on those whose lives are not often noticed.
Someone We Know
By Shari Lapena
Pamela Dorman Books
A quiet suburban town is shaken by a series of break-ins and a body that turns up in the trunk of a car in this latest psychological thriller by the author of The Couple Next Door. Here are the crimes related ? And what does the invader know?
The Only Plane in the Sky
By Garrett M. Graff
Avid Reader Press
Journalist Graff put together an oral history of 9/11 from the perspective of nearly everyone involved.
Every single line is breathtaking and heartbreaking, weaving together the history of previously- unimaginable and tragic events that changed history.
1. Which of the following published the book about family life?
A. Doubleday B. W.W .Norton & Company
C. Pamela Dorman Books D. Avid Reader Press
2. Who is the author of Thriller?
A. Claire Lombardo B. Maaza Mengiste C. Shari Lapena D. Garrett M. Graff
3. What is the book The Only Plane in the Sky about?
A An imaginary tragic Story.
B. A historical novel about soldiers.
C. A journalist involved in 9/11 event.
D. A collection of true stories in 9/11.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，向我們推薦了四本值得一讀的書(shū)，包括作者、出版社和主要內(nèi)容。
【1題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Most Fun We Ever Had部分的Doubleday 及“Lombardo Paints an extraordinary picture of a family in what could well be one of the best novels published this year.”（倫巴多在今年出版的最好的小說(shuō)之一中描繪了一個(gè)家庭的非凡畫(huà)面）可知，Doubleday出版了一本關(guān)于家庭生活的書(shū)——The Most Fun We Ever Had，故選A。
【2題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Someone We Know部分的By Shari Lapena及“A quiet suburban town is shaken by a series of break-ins and a body that turns up in the trunk of a car in this latest psychological thriller by the author of The Couple Next Door.”（在《鄰家夫婦》的作者寫的這部最新的心理驚悚小說(shuō)中，一系列入室行竊和一具出現(xiàn)在一輛汽車后備箱中的尸體打破了一個(gè)郊區(qū)小鎮(zhèn)的平靜）可知，Shari Lapena寫了一本驚悚小說(shuō)，故選C。
【3題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Only Plane in the Sky部分中的“Journalist Graff put together an oral history of 9/11 from the perspective of nearly everyone involved.”（記者格拉夫從幾乎所有參與的人的角度整理了一段911事件的口述歷史）可知，這本書(shū)是一部關(guān)于9·11事件的真實(shí)故事集，故選D。
