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Seek books that interest you. Reasonable prices. Best sellers for this season.
1.Which author tells you the way to do things with children?
A. Chris Barnardo. B. David Peace. C. Rachel Carson. D. David Kynaston
2.Which book would an environmentalist probably be more concemed about?
A. Red or Dead. B. Dadcando. C. Silent Spring D. Family Britain.
3.What is the purpose of the writer?
A. To share newly-published books.
B. To summarize books for this season.
C. To find some interesting books.
D. To advertise popular books on sale.
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Is it the book that ________ people of all ages ______ became the best-seller last year?
| A．attracted to, that | B．appeal to, that | C．attracted, which | D．appealed to, that |
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Where do you think ________ we can buy that bestseller?
A．it is that B．is it that
C．that D．it
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I am sure that you’ll love our best-seller, _____ you can read some good novels in simple English．
A which B．who C．that D．where
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Want to pick up that new best-seller for your flight, but not sure you want to spend the money?
This will change your mind.
If you’ve done a lot of traveling, you’ve probably noticed that the bookstores at airports all look pretty similar. They’ve all got familiar logos, the walls of inviting plane snacks, and, of course, the towers of new hardcover books. Chances are you’ve wanted to grab one of those books for the plane ride. However, those hardcover books are a little pricey. Is it worth it to splurge, just to relieve the midair boredom?
Yes it is—because of a cool program that these bookstores have in place. These similar airport stores are all owned by the company Paradies Lagardère, and all of those stores take part in what’s called the “Read and Return program.” It’s exactly what it sounds like. Whenever you buy one of those books, you’ve got six months to finish it and bring it back to the same, or another, Paradies Lagardère location. When you do that, you get half your money for the original purchase back.
If you’re going on a trip, buy that book you’ve been dying to read. When you go back to the airport for the return trip, bring the book back with you and get half the money back. While you’re still in the bookstore, go ahead and get that other book you’ve been dying to read. Or the sequel to the book you read on the way there. Either way, your boredom on the flight back will be cured. And it gets better: the book you gave back will be re-sold for half price! Here’s what you can get for free at an airport.
There are two things you do need to make sure of. You have to bring back the receipt to get your money back. Also, the book needs to be in decent condition. But other than that, this program couldn’t be easier. In a way, it’s like a buy-one-get-one-half-off deal for books. Or get two books for the price of one-and-a-half. Either way, count us in.
1.What does the underlined word “splurge” in paragraph 2 mean?
A.Spend the money. B.Take the effort.
C.Take the trouble. D.Spend the time.
2.How does the “Read and Return program” run?
A.You can read books for free in any Paradies Lagardère store.
B.You can buy books for half price in airport bookstores.
C.You need to return the book to the same store where you buy it.
D.You can get half your money back if you return the book timely.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.It is difficult to take part in the program.
B.The receipt is necessary if you want to return the book.
C.The program is popular with readers.
D.The program runs successfully.
4.Why does the author write this passage?
A.To encourage people to read on airplanes.
B.To introduce Paradies Lagardère company.
C.To advertise the “Read and Return program”.
D.To show the advantages of reading on airplanes.
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Books at Amazon :Best sellers of the month—Feb, 2018
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi—February 6, 2018
Hardcover :$15.91Audio CD :$29.99
An extraordinary novel. Freshwater explores the amazing experience of having another self. It centers around a young Nigerian woman, Ada, who develops separate selves within her as a result of being born “with one foot on the other side.” Freshwater is a sharp call of a rare way of experiencing the world, one that shows how we all construct our identities.
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur—February 16 , 2018
Hardcover: $ 18. 00 Paperback: $ 8.99 Audio CD :$8.99
A collection of poetry and prose (散文)about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse(虐待), love , loss, and femininity (女性). It is split into four chapters ，and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere;if you are just willing to look. Educated by Tara Westover—February 13, 2018
Hardcover: $ 16.80 Paperback: $ 28.00 Audio book: $6.00 Audio CD :$8.99
An unforgettable biography about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. Educated is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty, and of the sadness that comes from severing one’s closest ties.
Force of Nature by Jane Harper—February 20, 2018
Hardcover: $17.10 Paperback: $ 23.41 Audio book:Free Audio CD :$ 34. 15
An attractive novel from the author of the Sunday Times top 10 best seller. Five women go on a hike. Only four return. When five colleagues are forced to go on a corporate retreat in the wilderness , they reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking down the muddy path. But one of the women doesn’t come out of the woods. And each of her companions tells a slightly different story about what happened.
1.Which of the following is true of the four books?
A. They are all different in the style of writing.
B. They all are only available online.
C. They all have a presentation of female.
D. They are all listed according to the timeline of publication.
2.If you want to buy all different editions of a book, which one will cost you most?
A. Fresh water.
B. Milk and Honey.
C. Educated.
D. Force of Nature.
3.Which author tells readers various feelings or emotions of personal life in his/her book?
A. Akwaeke Emezi.
B. Rupi Kaur.
C. Tara Westover.
D. Jane Harper.
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—Which of the story books do you like best?
—________.They both are expensive and of little interest.
A．None B．Nothing
C．Neither D．Either
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The book written by Mr. Jackson ______ people from all walks of life, making it the best seller in England.
A. appealed to B. contributed to C. adapted to D. owed to
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1.What can we know about NY Limo Tour?
A. It gives you hands-on experiences of travel planning.
B. It provides tourists with high quality service.
C. It is a playground of the old and young.
D. It mainly focuses on cultural sights.
2.Which tour is probably most suitable for visitors with a tight schedule?
A. NY See It All. B. NY Limo Tour.
C. Aerial Landmark Tour. D. Revolutionary Era Walking Tour.
3.What do the two family-friendly tours mentioned have in common?
A. They offer various entertainment facilities.
B. They can equip kids with some knowledge.
C. They contain many unique outdoor activities.
D. They include both natural and man-made sights.
4.What does the author intend to tell in the passage?
A. What to do when you stay in NYC.
B. Where to stay if you come to NYC.
C. How to go sightseeing if you visit NYC.
D. How to have fun when you live in NYC.
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In a career that lasted more than half a century, Tom Wolfe wrote fiction and nonfiction best-sellers including The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and The Bonfire of the Vanities. Along the way, he created a new type of journalism and coined phrases that became part of the American vocabulary.
Wolfe began working as a newspaper reporter, first for The Washington Post, then the New York Herald Tribune. He developed a literary style in nonfiction that became known as the “New Journalism.” “I’ve always agreed on a theoretical level that the techniques for fiction and nonfiction are interchangeable,” he said. “The things that work in nonfiction would work in fiction, and vice versa.”
“When Tom Wolfe’s voice broke into the world of nonfiction, it was a time when a lot of writers, and a lot of artists in general, were turning inwards,” says Lev Grossman, book critic for Time magazine. “Wolfe didn’t do that. Wolfe turned outwards. He was a guy who was interested in other people.” Wolfe was interested in how they thought, how they did things and how the things they did affected the world around them.
In 1979, Wolfe published The Right Stuff, an account of the military test pilots who became America’s first astronauts. Four years later, the book was adapted as a feature film. “The Right Stuff was the book for me,” says Grossman. “It reminded me, in case I’d forgotten, that the world is an incredible place.”
In The Right Stuff, Wolfe popularized the phrase “pushing the envelope.” In a New York magazine article, Wolfe described the 1970s as “The ‘Me’ Decade.” Grossman says these phrases became part of the American idiom because they were accurate.
“He was an enormously forceful observer, and he was not afraid of making strong claims about what was happening in reality,” Grossman says. “He did it well and people heard him. And they repeated what he said because he was right.” All those words started a revolution in nonfiction that is still going on.
1.The “New Journalism” is a style of journalism that .
A. changes its news writing techniques frequently
B. popularizes new American idioms in a literary way
C. combines novelistic techniques with traditional reporting
D. reports various news events from a theoretical perspective
2.It can be learned from the passage that The Right Stuff .
A. is a film directed by Lev Grossman B. is an influential book by Tom Wolfe
C. accounts for popular American phrases D. deals with incredible places in the world
3.According to the passage, Tom Wolfe .
A. was good at reporting news from a realistic perspective
B. preferred making claims about events to writing books
C. was fond of commenting on other people’s thoughts
D. liked analyzing social problems from the outside
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Tom Wolfe: A Professional Phrase Coiner
B. Tom Wolfe: A Forceful Observer and Novelist
C. Tom Wolfe: A Theoretical Creator in Literature
D. Tom Wolfe: An Innovative Journalist and Writer