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Hundreds of great books are published in America every year. And every year, editors, critics and other readers try to choose a list of favorites.

A few books showed up on list after list of the best fiction from this year. One of them was Ann Patchett's State of Wonder. Publishers Weekly described the novel as one "readers will hate to see end." The story centers on a drug researcher from Minnesota named Maria Singh. She travels to Brazil to investigate the death of a co-worker. Her search takes her deep into the Amazon area and danger. But she also goes deep into her own soul for a close look at who she is, what she has lost in her life and how she wants the future to look. Ann Patchett lives in Tennesee. She told Publishers Weekly magazine that the state is dense and leafy, like the Amazon jungle. She visited that area while doing research for the novel.

Chad Harbach's name was also all over the critics' best lists this year for his first book, The Art of Fielding. The New Yorker magazine praised the novel for the easy way it joins a love of baseball with a love of literature. The book is about a college baseball star. He suffers a mental crisis and begins to fail on the playing field as a result. But the book is about much more than the sport of baseball. It also is a story of love, loss, friendship and growing up. Chad Harbach says his own upbringing influenced the book.

The Marriage Plot also got a lot of attention this year. It is the third book from Pulitzer Prize winner Jeffrey Eugenides. He spent almost ten years writing it. The Marriage Plot is also a story about becoming an adult. It follows the lives of three students in their final year of college and beyond. Leonard struggles with manic depression, Mitchell, with religious belief and Madeleine struggles with her feelings for both men.

1.The underlined words "readers will hate to see end" mean _______.

A. Readers don’t like Ann Patchett’s writing style.

B. Readers don’t like reading State of Wonder.

C. Readers love State of Wonder very much.

D. Readers don’t want to read the end of State of Wonder.

2.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. During the research Maris thinks a lot about her own thoughts and feelings.

B. The story focuses on a scientific research.

C. Maria Singh’s co-worker died of a serious illness.

D. The subject of Maria Singh’s study was supported by Publishers Weekly.

3.It can be inferred that _______.

A. Chad had mental problems in his childhood

B. Chad became famous for The Art of Fielding

C. more and more readers like Chad’s book

D. The Art of Fielding is only about the story of baseball.

4.The following statements about The Marriage Plot are true except that ______.

A. it took its author about 10 years to finish the book

B. it is about the lives of three college students

C. Mitchell in the story struggles with religious belief

D. its author’s character is similar to Madeleine’s

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. People’s reading preference.

B. Three famous writers.

C. The introduction of three well reviewed books.

D. The common features of interesting books.

 

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.C 【解析】 试题分析:本文属于时事资讯类,主要推荐了三本很有影响力的书,一本是关于寻找自我、发现自我,另外一本是关于大学棒球运动员的故事,其中也参杂着爱情、友情、成长,最后一本是关于三个大学生在大学时代快要结束时的故事。 1.由第二段第一句showed up on list after list of the best fiction from this year.知这是一本畅销书,很受欢迎,因此读者希望这本书读不到尽头,很喜爱这本书。故选C 2.第二段第六句But she also goes deep into her own soul for a close look at who she is, what she has lost in her life and how she wants the future to look知,她在寻找的过程中开始审视自我,思考自己的未来,故选A 3. Harbach's name was also all over the critics' best lists this year for his first book知,作者越来越出名了,故选B 4.由倒数第一段第三句He spent almost ten years writing it.知花了作者10年时间,A 正确;由倒数第一段第五句It follows the lives of three students in their final year of college and beyond. 知讲述三个大学生及毕业后的故事B正确;由倒数第一段最后一句Mitchell, with religious belief 知他承受着宗教信仰挣扎C正确,关于第三本书并未提及作者与其中一位主人公有类似的经历,故选D 5.通篇全文,不难看出本文介绍了三本有名并为读者所喜爱的书,并简要介绍了故事的大概,故选C 考点:考查时事资讯类阅读
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姓名:莫言

出生时间:1955年2月17日

出生地:山东高密

职业:著名作家

主要经历:童年时在家乡小学读书,后因文革辍学;在农村劳动多年;1981年,莫言开始创作生涯,发表了《枯河》、《秋水》、《民间音乐》等早期作品。

获奖情况:2011年8月20日,《蛙》获得第八届茅盾文学奖。

2012年10月11日,获得诺贝尔文学奖,这是首次中国人获得这一奖项。

【参考词汇】枯河:Dry River ;  秋水:Autumn Stream;  蛙:Frog

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茅盾文学奖: Mao Dun Literature Prize

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