Below are four books of the 10 Best Books of ...

Below are four books of the 10 Best Books of 2019. Which one will you add to your booklist?

Exhalation （呼吸）

By Ted Chiang

■ Many of the nine deeply beautiful stories in this collection explore the material consequences of time travel. Reading them feels, like sitting at dinner with a friend who explains scientific theory to you without an ounce of condescension （傲慢）.Each thoughtful, elegantly crafted story poses a philosophical question; Chiang organizes all nine into a conversation that comes full circle, after having travelled remarkab1e val1eys ，，, deserts and plains.

Lost Children Archivef(档案）)）

By Valeria Luiselli

■ The Mexican author’s third novel — her first to be written in English — unfolds against a backdrop of crisis: of children crossing borders, facing death, being confined, being deported unaccompanied by their guardians.

The novel centers on a couple and their two children, who are taking a road trip from New York City to the Mexican border; the couple's marriage is on the edge of collapse and the woman tries to help a Mexican immigrant find her daughters, who've gone missing in their attempt to cross the border behind her. The brilliance of Luiselli's writing stirs anger and pity. Acutely sensitive, Luiselli has delivered an experimental book, one that is as much about storytellers and storytelling as it is about lost children.

The Yellow House

By Sarah Broom

■ In her first extraordinary, fascinating appearance, Broom pushes past the baseline expectations of memoir to create an entertaining and inventive combination of literary forms. Part oral history, part urban history, part celebration of a bygone way of life, "The Yellow House" is a full accusation of the greed, discrimination, indifference and poor city planning that led her family's home to be wiped off the map. Tracing the history of a single home in New Orleans East, from the ' 60s to Hurricane Katrina, this is an instantly essential text, examining the past, present and possible future of the city of New Orleans, and a true reflection of America.

No Visible Bruises

By Rachel Louise Snyder

■ Snyder's thoroughly reported book covers what the World Health Organization has called "a global health problem of epidemic proportions."　 In America alone, more

than half of all murdered women are killed by a current or former partner; domestic violence cuts across lines of class, religion and race. Snyder exposes myths (restraining orders are the answer,: abusers never change) and writes movingly about the lives of people on both sides of the equation. She doesn't give easy answers but presents a wealth of information that is its own form of hope.

1.If you are a fan of science fiction, which book will you choose?

A.Exhalation Lost B.Children Archive

C.The Yellow House D.No Visible Bruises

2.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A.In the book Exhalation, Ted Chiang describes a story told by his friend.

B.Lost Children Archive is Valeria Luiselli's first novel in English.

C.Several stories of literary forms make up the book, The Yellow House.

D.No Visible Bruises shows nothing but restraining orders are answers to family violence.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

—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

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

By the end of the year, editors of New York Times have picked the 4 best books of 2019, including fiction and non-fiction. Let’s see which one will take your fancy.

Disappearing Earth

By Julia Phillips

In the first chapter of this novel, two young girls vanish, sending shock waves through a town on the edge of the remote and mysterious Kamchatka Peninsula. What follows is a novel of overlapping short stories about the different women who have been affected by their disappearance. Each tale pushes the narrative forward another month and exposes the ways in which the women of Kamchatka have been destroyed — personally, culturally and emotionally — by the crime.

No Visible Bruises

By Rachel Louise Snyder

Snyder’s thoroughly reported book covers what the World Health Organization has called “a global health problem”. In America alone, more than half of all murdered women are killed by a current or former life partner; domestic violence cuts across lines of class, religion and race. Snyder reveals pervasive myths (restraining orders are the answer, abusers never change) and writes movingly about the lives (and deaths) of people on both sides of the equation. She doesn’t give easy answers but presents a wealth of information that is its own form of hope.

Midnight in Chernobyl

By Adam Higginbotham

Higginbotham’s superb account of the April 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is one of those rare books about science and technology that read like a tension-filled thriller. Filled with vivid detail and sharply etched personalities, this narrative of astonishing incompetence moves from mistake to mistake, miscalculation to miscalculation, as it builds to the inevitable, history-changing disaster.

Exhalation

By Ted Chiang

Many of the nine deeply beautiful stories in this collection explore the material consequences of time travel. Reading them feels like sitting at dinner with a friend who explains scientific theory to you with no airs and graces. Each thoughtful, elegantly crafted story poses a philosophical question; Chiang arranges all nine into a conversation that comes full circle, after having travelled through remarkable areas.

1.Which of the following tells about the violence from a husband to a wife in a family?

A.Disappearing Earth B.No Visible Bruises

C.Midnight in Chernobyl D.Exhalation

2.How may readers feel when reading the book Midnight in Chernobyl?

A.Delighted. B.Awkward.

C.Tense. D.Calm.

3.What kind of book is Exhalation?

A.A folk tale. B.A biography.

C.A love story. D.A sci-fi story.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The people below are all looking for books to help themselves. After the description of these people, there is information about six books A---F. Decide which book would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 61---65 and mark the correct letter (A---F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.

_____1. Jim bought a home computer earlier this year and he’s become very enthusiastic about it, spending hours each evening ‘playing’ with it as his wife says. Unfortunately, he’s

getting a bit forgetful about things he’s promised to do!

___2. Freda prefers action to reading or watching TV. She is planning to redecorate the

living room and she isn’t expecting any help from others!

____3. Susan Laughton is taking ‘A’ Levels in English, History and Art next year and if she passes, she’s hoping to become a teacher.

____4.Tony is very interested in animals and at the moment he wants to be a vet (a doctor for animals) when he grows up.

___5. Jessica loves flowers, though, as her family lives in a second floor flat, there’s no

garden for her to grow anything in.

A: Book One

By Rachel Lawson

Over 100 color photographs, $ 22.00

Written to accompany an exciting new 13-part ITV television series, Nature Watch, this book describes the people who spend their lives working with the birds, animals and plants in various parts of the world. Their enthusiasm is brought to life with their own outstanding color photographs. Hints on nature watching for the amateur are found throughout.

B: Book Two

By Bob Dillard

150 color photographs and 490 color pictures, $ 16.50

Just the book for the job! With over 600 color photographs and pictures it covers the most popular DIY tasks around the home---painting, wall coverings, finishing furniture and woodwork, and putting up shelves. Full of handy tips and clear instructions

C: Book Three

By Will Smith, $ 7.5

Week to a page. A truly delightful family science magazine, each issue brings to light new software to make time before the screen interesting. This pocket diary provides a wide range of information for the enthusiast. Try it for 3 weeks for just 6.6. You can save 0.9.

D: Book Four

By Martin Ferguson

Color throughout, Paperback $ 9.5

Another title in the popular and practical Learn to Paint series, this beautifully illustrated book show you how to paint animals, birds, fish and butterflies in the studio and in the field. Every issue contains plenty of usable samples and provides a free photography page.

E: Book Five

By Cynthia Wildman

12 double-page color paintings 170 line drawings, $ 17.8

A fresh and useful approach to indoor gardening. A month-by-month guide to jobs to do, plants to look for, planning ahead and enjoying seasonal variations — to give year-round color in the home. Illustrated by original paintings for each month.

F: Book Six

By Conrad Ellis & Richard Hopkins, Paperback $ 9.8

A guide to success in written work, study and examinations for students in all subjects at colleges, and universities. Topics covered include: grammar, punctuation, and spelling; sentence and paragraph structure; research and library work; charts and diagrams; essays, reports, and exams; letters and application forms; listening and note-taking; talking and reading skills.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

1.Which of the four books above was published the latest?

A． The Help．　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B． The Hunger Games．

C． Publication Manual．　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D． Diary o f a Wimpy Kid．

2.Suzanne Collins' book was published by　　　　　　 ．

A． Berkley Trade

B． Amer Psychological Assn

C． Scholastic Press

D． Amulet Books

3.What is the list price of Josie Wags' book?

A．$9.　　　　　　　　　 B．$14　　　　　　　　　 C．$16　　　　　　　　　 D．$28

4.Which of the four books have something to do with science?

A． The Hunger Games and Publication Manual．

B． The Hunger Games and Diary of a Wimpy Kid ．

C． The Help and Publication Manual．

D． The Help and Diary of a Wimpy Kid．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I had to buy _________ these books because I didn’t know which one was the best.

A. both              B. none            C. neither        D. all

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Books are our best friends which will accompany us forever in life.

1.I like reading so much. If you ask me what _____(材料）I like most,

2.my answer is that the 21st Century is my f________. It is an English

3.language newspaper which is _____(出版) in Beijing each week. It has

4.sections of different kinds, i_______ News of the week, Today's World,

5.Language , s_____ and music and Students Reports. There are plenty

6.of beautiful pictures and interesting a______ in it. I enjoy reading the

7.paper. I read it to ________ my English. I have learned a lot of new

8.words and useful expressions. Besides, I can get i_______ about different

9.things, from ______(政治) to entertainments. 21st Century is very popular

10.with students and English learners. I do love it. _________ I go, I always bring this newspaper with me.

高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The critics’ top four books of 2018 are based on Christmas selections in national newspapers, the London Evening Standard, The TLS, The Spectator and the New Statesman.

Normal People by Sally Rooney　　 Faber £14.99

Sally Rooney’s debut novel, Conversations with Friends, was one of last year’s most talked-about books. The response to the Irish writer’s follow-up has, if anything, been even more ecstatic. The 27-year-old was praised for her ability to convey subtle modulations of emotion. The novel was long listed for the Man Booker Prize — but many felt that it should have done better.

Vietnam by Max Hastings　 William Collins £30

This long-awaited historical blockbuster follows the Vietnam War over three decades. from the French “dirty war” of 1946—54 to America’s capitulation to the Vietcong in 1975. Hastings, who reported from the battlefield in Vietnam as a young British journalist, was praised for his encyclopedic knowledge of the conflict.

The Silence of the Girls　　 by Pat Barker　 Hamish Hamilton £18.99

Pat Barker’s novel is a retelling of The lliad — but with women at the heart of the action. The central character is Briseis, who appears only glancingly in Homers original. Best-known for her First World War Set Regeneration trilogy (1997). Barker, in her fifties, again focuses on the traumas of war. Reviewers praised the novel’s subversive energy even if it was judged conventional in places.

A Certain Idea of France 　 by Julian Jackson　 Allen Lane £35

This door-stopping biography by British historian Julian Jackson — born in 1954 chronicles the life of Charles de Gaulle who is regarded as one of the greatest ever Frenchmen. While acknowledging that de Gaulle wasn’t very likeable, Jackson salutes his imagination and boldness- qualities that helped him steer France through its liberation from the Nazis and the war in Algeria. Critics suggested it would become the standard biography.

1.Which author of the four books is the youngest according to the text?

A. Sally Rooney B. Max Hastings C. Pat Barker D. Julian Jackson

2.Which book may people who are interested in a political leader’s life choose?

A. Normal People B. Vietnam

C. The Silence of the Girls D. A Certain Idea of France

3.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To remember the four great novelists.

B. To introduce the yearly top four novels.

C. To encourage studies on the four novels

D. To promote the values of the four novelists

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Want to choose a picture book to enjoy? Here are four popular books sold on the website of Amazon, Read and choose your favourite.

The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

So many beautiful memories are collected when relatives come to visit. Join in the fun as a family gets together for a summer they will never forget. Warm and inviting language as well as wonderful pictures brings the story of this family’s summer get-together to life.

Available from Amazon. S11. 26

Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall

You know that feeling when you're as excited as you are scared to make a jump. That's how Jabari feels about his first jump off the diving board. He knows how to swim. He knows jumping off surely looks fun. But is he brave enough to make a jump? With some gentle encouragement from his loving father, Jabari jumps.

Available from Amazon. $5.56

There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi

Meet Suki. She's a small dog with a big fear of the beach. When a rescue is in order, Suki saves the day proving that there's nothing to fear but fear itself. It is a perfect picture book for kids who are afraid to try new experiences. It opens the door to calming dialogues and messages of bravery and victory.

Available from Amazon. $11.84

Three Little Words by Amy Novesky

Dory's"Just keep swimming!" message of never giving up is perfect for anyone who has ever felt like they were drowning. Follow Dory to an unforgettable adventure as she finds her way in this beautiful adventure of friendship and survival.

Available from Amazon. $12.06

1.What do we know about The Relatives Came?

A. It tells a story of adventure.

B. It is the cheapest picture book.

C. It's about a boy's memories.

D. It's about a family get-together.

2.Which book tells how to overcome fears by helping others?

A. The Relatives Came.

B. Jabari Jumps.

C. There Might Be Lobsters.

D. Three Little Words.

3.What does the book by Amy Novesky inspire its readers to do?

A. Learn to swim.

B. Never give up.

C. Love their friends.

D. Have an adventure.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Want to choose an English novel to enjoy? Here are four popular books sold on the website of Amazon, with formats and editions of kindle, hardcover, or paperback.

1.What is the ASIN number of the book manly telling family stories?

A. B01N7L0WCA　　 B. B009XIXVU6

C. B000W4RFBQ　　 D. B00N6IRDGW

2.Who probably intended his or her book to encourage women to face challenges bravely?

A. Emily Walters　　 B. Khaled Hosseini

C. Sue Monk Kidd　　 D. L. J. Taylor

3.Which book might be the best choice if Lucy is interested in adventurous and romantic stories?

A. The Handsome Enemy　　 B. And the Mountains Echoed

C. The Invention of Wings　　 D. The Secret Life of Bees

4.What do we know about Just Dreams?

A. The heroine defends the government bravely in the case but is faced with danger.

B. This book is one of the series of A Thousand Splendid Suns.

C. The film adapted from the book is very successful.

D. It may be thrilling to read the book.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析