A
How It Feels to Float
by Helena Fox
If you're looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness,grief(悲痛),and love,pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age.This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it.
Two Can Keep a Secret
by Karen M.McManus
Put on your crimesolving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl,a boy,and a string of unsolved murders.As threats and clues pile up,you'll be burning the midnight oil trying to finish the book before dawn.
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
by Julie C.Dao
The first book in the Rise of the Empress series takes the bones of a traditional fairy tale—a poor girl fated to have power, an evil queen determined to stop her,love for someone who doesn't love back and magic—and gives you a richly imagined East Asian setting.
Dune
by Frank Herbert
If the Star Wars movies have made you fall in love with the space opera,eventually you're going to read Frank Herbert's most famous creation.The story,of centuriesold political plotting—about warring factions(派系)battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis—is a classic and remains a wonderful introduction to the larger,more complex world of science fiction just beyond the Star Wars trilogy.
[语篇解读] 本文介绍了四本书,包括其特点和内容概要等。
1.What is How It Feels to Float mainly about?
A.The murder of a teenage girl.
B.A girl's space adventures.
C.Challenges of growing up.
D.A poor girl with special powers.
解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“If you're looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness,grief,and love,pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age.(如果你在寻找一个以精神疾病、悲伤和爱为主题的感人故事,那就买一本《漂浮的感受》,跟随Biz长大)”可知,C项“成长的挑战”符合题意。
答案:C
2.What kind of book is Two Can Keep a Secret?
A.A fairy tale.
B.A sciencefiction story.
C.A love story.
D.A detective story.
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Put on your crimesolving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl,a boy,and a string of unsolved murders.”可知,这是一本关于谋杀案的侦探小说。故D项正确。
答案:D
3.Which book is about battling for control of another planet?
A.How It Feels to Float.
B.Two Can Keep a Secret.
C.Forest of a Thousand Lanterns.
D.Dune.
解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句中的“battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis”可知,Dune是一本关于争夺另一个星球控制权的小说,故D项正确。
答案:D