2024年3月16日发(作者:)

Unit 4 Food and Culture

阅读理解组块专练——练速度

(限时:35分钟)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

The List

By Siobhan Vivian

Rating (等级): 3.9 out of 5 stars

Hardcover: $12.52 Paperback: $6.79

With

THE

LIST,

Siobhan Vivian takes you into the lives of eight very different

girls struggling with issues of identity, selfesteem (自尊), and the judgments of

their est or ugliest, once you’re on the list, you’ll never be

the same.

The Running Dream

By Wendelin Van Draanen

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Hardcover: $11.38 Paperback: $9.90

Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car ’

s not comforted by the news that she’ll be able to walk with the help of an artificial

she struggles to recover, Jessica feels that she’s both in the spotlight

(公众注意的中心) and invisible (无形的).Jessica’s embarrassed to realize that she’

s done the same to a disabled girl named the support of many people,

Jessica may actually be able to run that’s not enough for her

doesn’t just want to cross finish lines herself — she wants to take Rosa with her.

The Book Thief

By Markus Zusak

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Hardcover: $23.99 Paperback: $7.39

It is country is holding its has never been

busier, and will become busier Meminger is a foster (被收养的) girl

living outside of can’t resist the help of her foster father,

she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors as well as with

the Jewish man hidden in her basement.

The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make

1

By Sean Covey

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Paperback: $13.09

The challenges teens face today are tougher than at any time in ,

like it or not, the choices teens make while facing these challenges can make or

break their book shows teens how to make smart choices about the six

most important choices they’ll face.

语篇解读:本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本适合青少年读的书。

1.What is the list mentioned in the first book mainly about?

A.Students’ test scores. B.Students’ popularity.

C.Students’ appearances. D.Students’ favorite books.

解析:选C 细节理解题。根据

“The List”

部分末的“Prettiest or ugliest, once

you’re on the list, you’ll never be the same.”可知,它与学生们的外表有关。

2.Which word can best describe the story told in the second book?

A.Inspiring.

C.Confusing.

B.Alarming.

D.Entertaining.

解析:选A 推理判断题。第二本书讲述了一个女孩由于事故失去一条腿后,不仅努力

康复到可以跑步,而且还有了更大的梦想——带一位残疾女孩一起跑步。可见这是一个鼓舞

人心的故事。

3.How much does a paperback edition of

The

Book

Thief

cost?

A.$6.79. B.$7.39.

C.$9.90. D.$13.09.

解析:选B 细节理解题。根据

“The Book Thief”

部分的“Paperback: $7.39”可

知选B项。

4.Which author’s book can best help teens make wise decisions on their future?

A.Sean Covey.

C.Siobhan Vivian.

B.Markus Zusak.

D.Wendelin Van Draanen.

解析:选A 细节理解题。根据

“The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make”

部分末的“make or break their futures ...most important choices they’ll face”

可知,该书有利于帮助青少年做出关系未来的明智决定。再根据“By Sean Covey”可知选

A项。

B

Many years ago, when we were a young couple with two small children, aged 2 and

4, we were practically inlaws lived from hand to mouth, so we didn’

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