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Would you like to read books in your free time? Here are four books you really should read.
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
It works perfectly as a book for teens. Set at an unspecified date in Earth’s future, the novel presents two conflicts between humankind and the Formics, an alien species they call the “buggers”. In preparation for the third conflict, children, including the novel’s leading character, Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, are trained from a very young age.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
McCarthy is one of our greatest living prose (散文) stylists. His novel, The Road, which was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and in which a father and young son struggle to survive, is made all the more impressive by its briefness.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
For decades, almost every good book about disaffected adolescents was compared to The Catcher in the Rye, but none has matched the original. Salinger had his finger on the pulse of a generation in a way that few writers can match, and he broke with tradition by writing in a colloquial (口语的) voice.
Tell Me a Riddle by Tillie Olsen
You might not have heard of Olsen, but her 1961 story collection Tell Me a Riddle was one of the first to chronicle (按事件顺序记载) the lives of working-class women. Olsen opened a window onto a world not often seen before in American literature and influenced a generation of women writers, including Margaret Atwood, Sandra Cisneros, and Alice Walker.
1. What kind of book is Ender’s Game?
A. A love story. B. A story collection.
C. A folk tale. D. A science fiction.
2. Which of the following won its author the Pulitzer Prize?
A. The Road. B. Ender’s Game.
C. Tell Me a Riddle. D. The Catcher in the Rye.
3. Who had an important effect on female writers?
A. J.D. Salinger. B. Cormac McCarthy.
C. Tillie Olsen. D. Orson Scott Card.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章向读者推荐了四本可以在空余时间阅读的书籍。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card”部分中“Set at an unspecified date in Earth’s future, the novel presents two conflicts between humankind and the Formics, an alien species they call the “buggers”.”（小说以地球未来
一个未知日期为背景，小说描述了人类和虫族之间的两次冲突，虫族是一种外星物种，它们称之为“虫族”。）可知，这本书以未来为背景，是一本科幻小说。选项D与文意相符，故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The Road by Cormac McCarthy”部分中“The Road, which was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction”（《路》曾获得2007年普利策小说奖 ），可知， The Road这本书使其作者获得了普利策奖。选项A符合题意，故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Tell Me a Riddle by Tillie Olsen”部分中“Olsen opened a window onto a world not often seen before in American literature and influenced a generation of women writers, including Margaret Atwood, Sandra Cisneros, and Alice Walker.”（奥尔森打开了一扇通向美国文学中以前不常见到的世界的窗户，影响了一代女作家，包括玛格丽特·阿特伍德，桑德拉·西斯内罗斯，和艾丽丝·沃克。）可知，作者奥尔森（Tillie Olsen）影响了一代女作家。选项C与文意相符，故选C。
