Question

With the Reading Day coming,I'd like to recommend a couple of books to you.

A License to Heal by Steven Bentley

It describes the real world of emergency medicine from the viewpoint of a practicing emergency physician, Bentley.In the world of emergency medicine,there's lots of pain,blood and sadness in our daily life,but there's also hope,excitement and a surprising amount of humor—for both the patients and the staff.The narrative（叙述）writing is effective,for Bentley appears as the doctor everyone needs in a medical emergency.

Battering Rocks over the Barn by Lawn Griffiths

An Iowa farm boy's Odyssey.The rhythm of rural life during the 1950s and 1960s comes alive through the eyes of a boy who grew up to become a newspaper journalist and farm editor.Follow his journey in this book.

Imperfect Family by Leyland A.king

This is a novel describing an ordinary family's union,strength,ambition and determination that contribute to the great possibility for one generation to climb the shabby ladder from the low class to the American middle class.

Walking the Stones of Time by Oswald Brown

This is a tale of two lovers separated by social status in primitive Scotland.It unfolds as a young man makes it his task to free a beautiful young girl from slavery.What follows is an adventurous story of disloyalty（不忠实）overcome by courage.

Honeyball by Pete Liebengood.

Rachel's father hands her a minor league baseball team.She hired an all female staff and created a highly successful marketing campaign called honeyball.The book Honeyball offers an entertaining perspective（视角）of the league baseball where a group of women pull together in a campaign to find success at the box office while their leader finally finds the love of Rachel's life.

1.What can we know about A License to Heal?

A. It tells readers stories about patients.

B. It's about a humor story of a physician.

C. It impresses readers with a heart-broken story.

D. It's convincing because of its narrative writing style.

2.Which book is about country life?

A. Honeyball.

B. Battering Rocks over the Barn.

C. Walking the Stones of Time.

D. Imperfect Family.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The writer of A License to Heal is a humorous doctor.

B. Imperfect Family describes an amazing women baseball Learn.

C. There're love stories in Walking the Stones of Time and Honeyball.

D. Battering Rocks over the Barn describes the city life of a journalist.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

【解析】本文属于信息类文本，主要考查考生快速获取有效信息的方法。该文介绍了五本书以及其文章主要叙述内容，也借此文章呼吁考生多看书开阔眼界。考生根据题干问题，快速定位有效信息即可。

1.细节理解题。首先由题干迅速找到A License to Heal段落，通过第一段中“The narrative（叙述）writing is effective这种记叙文是起作用的”提供暗示，故选D项。A项，文中并没有说该书是写病人的故事；B项，该书也不是写一个物理学家的幽默故事；C项，该书不是用一个心碎的故事让读者印象深刻。

2.推理判断题。题干关键词“country life乡村生活”纵观全文，A License to Heal写得是有关急诊方面，Battering Rocks over the Barn写得是一个在农场长大的新闻记者及农场编辑，Imperfect Family写得是一个低产阶级家庭靠毅力走向中产阶级的故事， Walking the Stones of Time写得是一个靠勇气克服不忠实的奇遇故事， Honeyball写得是由全部由女性组成的一个棒球团体。故最有可能写到关于乡村生活的是Battering Rocks over the Barn，故选B项。

3.细节理解题。A项文中没有提到A License of Heal的作者是一个幽默的医生；B项张冠李戴，C项根据题干内容在文中找到两段相关叙述，This is a tale of two lovers separated by social status in primitive Scotland.和while their leader finally finds the love of Rachel's life.印证了选项描述正确；D项Battering Rocks over the Barn描述的是一个记者的乡村生活，而不是城市生活。故选C项。