【题目】 How It Feels to Float
by Helena Fox
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. 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 crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders. As threats and hints 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 for power, an evil queen determined to stop her, love for someone who doesn’t love back . and magic— and gives them 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, Dune Trilogy (沙丘三部曲), Frank Herbert’s most famous creation. The story of centuries-old political plotting—about warring factions 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, the Dune Trilogy, just beyond the Star Wars trilogy.
【1】What is How It Feels to Float mainly about?
A.A girl’s space adventures.
B.Challenges of growing up.
C.The murder of a teenage girl.
D.An old women’s happy life.
【2】What kind of book is Two Can Keep a Secret ?
A.A fairy tale.
B.A love story.
C.A mystery story.
D.A science-fiction story.
【3】What do Forest of a Thousand Lanterns and Dune have in common?
A.Both are one of a book series.
B.Both have an authentic setting.
C.Both have been adapted to movies.
D.Both involve seeking magic power.
在线课程【答案】
【1】B
【2】C
【3】A
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章推荐了四本书，介绍了书的主要内容。
【1】
细节理解题。根据第一部分“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《How It Feels to Float》，跟随Biz长大，可知，《How It Feels to Float》主要讲述了成长所面临的挑战。故选B项。
【2】
细节理解题。根据第二部分“Put on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders.”戴上你破案的帽子，侦破关于一个女孩，一个男孩和一系列未侦破的谋杀案。可知，《Two Can Keep a Secret》是一部惊险的破案小说，讲述的是一连串悬案。故选C项。
【3】
细节理解题。Forest of a Thousand Lanterns中“The first book in the Rise of the Empress series”《女皇的崛起》系列的第一部，和Dune中“If the Star Wars movies have made you fall in love with the space opera, eventually you’re going to read, Dune Trilogy (沙丘三部曲), Frank Herbert’s most famous creation.”如果《星球大战》电影让你爱上太空歌剧，最终你会读沙丘三部曲弗兰克·赫伯特最著名的创造。可知，两部作品都是一系列作品中的其中一部作品。故选A项。
细节理解题主要考查考生对某句话或某几句话的理解，同学们若能根据题干内容从原文中找到相关的句子，然后进行比较和分析，便可确定最佳答案。多数情况下，作者不会明确的呈现一个事实，读者需要根据已有的信息进行处理，读出言外之意。还要特别注意文章的时间顺序、故事发生的地点、情节的发展和人物之间的关系。例如，第2题文章中“Put on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders.”戴上你破案的帽子，侦破关于一个女孩，一个男孩和一系列未侦破的谋杀案。可知，《Two Can Keep a Secret》是一部惊险的破案小说，讲述的是一连串悬案。故选C项。