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You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Here are four books we recommend that you take on your trip.
1. On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac
The book is a popular spiritual guide book about youth. The character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life.
2. Life is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan Kundera
Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains”. The book describes a young artist’s romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams and has a relationship during his trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life and to honor Kundera, a Czech-born writer and who went into exile in France in 1975.
3. My Name is Red, 1998, by Orhan Pamuk
The book, featuring a peak masterpiece of the Nobel Prize winner for Literature Orhan Pamuk, has been translated into more than 50 languages and published around the world. It tells a story of a young man, who has been away from home for 12 years, coming back to his hometown in Istanbul. What embraces him is not only love, but a series of murder cases as well.
4. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, 2013, by Rachel Joyce
The novel tells a story of a 60-year-old man who lives a boring and unhappy life, until one day, he received his old friend’s letter who got cancer. In deep shock and sorrow, he went out to send his reply letter. 627 miles in 87 days, he walks depending on one belief that “his friend can survive as long as he walks”.
1. Which hook can make you think of your own life?
A. On die Road. B. Life is Elsewhere.
C. My Name is Red. D. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
2. Who wrote a book sold globally?
A. Jack Kerouac. B. Milan Kundera.
C. Orhan Pamuk. D. Rachel Joyce.
3. When was the instructive book to the youth published?
A. In 1957. B. In 1975.
C. In 1998. D. In 2013.
4. Why did the old man walk so many miles to send a letter?
A. He was in deep sorrow. B. He walked to keep healthy.
C. He witnessed a series of murder. D. He expected his friend to live longer.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文推荐了四本适合大家在旅行途中阅读的书。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二本书最后一句“The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life and to honor Kundera, a Czech-born writer and who went into exile in France in 1975.”（Kundera出生于捷克，1975年流亡法国，这本书让你深刻地反思自己当前的生活，以此向他致敬）可知，Life is Elsewhere这本书可以促使你思考人生。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三本书第一句“The book, featuring a peak masterpiece of the Nobel Prize winner for Literature Orhan Pamuk, has been translated into more than 50 languages and published around the world.”（这本书是诺贝尔文学奖得主Orhan Pamuk的巅峰之作，已被翻译成50多种语言，在世界各地出版）可知，这部书全球销售，作者是Orhan Pamuk。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一本书第一句“The book is a popular spiritual guide book about youth. ”（这是一本很受欢迎的关于青春的精神指南书）可知，这部书对年轻人有教育意义，结合On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac 可知，这部书是1957出版的。故选A。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四部书最后一句“In deep shock and sorrow, he went out to send his reply letter. 627 miles in 87 days, he walks depending on one belief that “his friend can survive as long as he walks.”（在深深的震惊和悲伤中，他出去寄他的回信。 他在87天里走了627英里，只相信“只要他走下去，他的朋友就能活下去” ）可知，老人走如此远的路去送信是因为他期待着他的朋友活得更长。故选D。
【名师点睛】
文章主题和中心思想的阐述往往需要大量细节信息的支持，这些细节对于理解全文内容至关重要，同时也是归纳和概括文章中心思想的基础。文章细节的理解可以细化为：（1）一一对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合，一一对应，一目了然。属于浅层次的阅读试题，分数比例较少。（2）语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上从分运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另类表达。属于中档难度题，分数比例较大。（3）语意理解型。这是一类深层事实细节理解题，答案与题目之间存在着一定的逻辑联系，这种联系需要建立在事实的基础上通过上、下文来进行判断、分析、归纳和整合，才能得出正确答案。属于较高难度的事实细节题。（4）是非辨别型。这是一类综合事实细节题，出题形式常常是“三正一误”(三项正确，只有一项不符合原文内容)或“三误一正”（三项错误，只有一项符合原文内容)。（5）事实排序型。这是一类运用多项事实进行排序的事实细节题，要求根据动作发生的先后顺序、时间顺序或者句子之间的逻辑关系，找出时间发生，发展的正确顺序。例如小题4
【解题剖析】此题属于（1）对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合，一一对应，一目了然。属于浅层次的阅读试题，分数比例较少。
【答案定位】根据第四部书最后一句“In deep shock and sorrow, he went out to send his reply letter. 627 miles in 87 days, he walks depending on one belief that ‘his friend can survive as long as he walks’.”可知，老人走如此远的路去送信是因为他期待着他的朋友活得更长。
【推理关系】题干Why did the old man walk so many miles to send a letter??文章内容In deep shock and sorrow, he went out to send his reply letter. 627 miles in 87 days, he walks depending on one belief that ‘his friend can survive as long as he walks’.
【答案】?D选项He expected his friend to live longer.
