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Whatever you’ve got planned this summer — time at the beach,traveling to exotic destinations,or barbecuing in your backyard — you need a good book to keep you company.Luckily,our “GMA” book editor has picked an exciting list of must-reads to keep the pages turning through the summer.
TrustExercise by Susan Choi
What if your version of the story is the wrong one?That’s what “Trust Exercise” asks.What starts as a love story between two teens at an arts school with a charming teacher becomes an investigation into the ways teenagers protect themselves.As the perspective of the book shifts,the truth breaks.Susan Choi keeps you on your toes until the very last sentence.
RulesforVisiting by Jessica Francis Kane
This beautiful novel tackles loneliness in the digital age and the lost art of visiting.Shy May is given some unexpected time off as a university gardener and is inspired to reconnect with four once-close friends.She chooses to bypass her friends’ online lives to instead meet them IRL(in real life).Gives a whole new meaning to Instagram vs.reality.
MrsEverything by Jennifer Weiner
Get a box of tissues and get ready to meet Jo and Bethie Kaufman — two very different sisters — whose lives,twists and turns we follow over 70 years.NewYorkTimes’ best-selling author Jennifer Weiner tackles what it means to be a woman over various generations in this exciting novel.
CityofGirls by Elizabeth Gilbert
From the No.1 NewYorkTimes’ best-selling author of “Eat Pray Love” comes a delicious love story about showgirls in 1940s New York City.Gilbert brings charm,adventure and the idea that you don’t have to be a good girl to be a good person.
【语篇解读】本文属于说明文,介绍了四本适合消遣娱乐的小说。
21.What does TrustExercise focus on?
A.Teen love.
B.Arts school education.
C.Truth and lies.
D.Teenagers’ self-protection.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据TrustExercise的第三句“Whatstartsasalovestorybetweentwoteensatanartsschoolwithacharmingteacherbecomesaninvestigationintothewaysteenagersprotectthemselves.”可知,这个故事以两个青少年在艺术学校的爱情故事开始,但是后面成为探讨青少年自我保护的话题了,所以D项正确。由此可知,这本小说关注的是青少年的自我保护。
22.Which book is relevant to social networking?
A.TrustExercise. B.RulesforVisiting.
C.CityofGirls. D.MrsEverything.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据RulesforVisiting的第一句“Thisbeautifulnoveltackleslonelinessinthedigitalageandthelostartofvisiting.”可知,这本小说探讨的是数字时代的孤独以及亲自拜访艺术的消失,所以这本小说与社交有关。
23.What do MrsEverything and CityofGirls have in common?
A.They feature history stories.
B.The two stories happened in the 1940s.
C.They are by NewYorkTimes’ best-selling authors.
D.The characters have influenced various generations.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据MrsEverything部分的“NewYorkTimes’best-sellingauthorJenniferWeinertackles”以及CityofGirls部分的“FromtheNo.1NewYorkTimes’best-sellingauthorof‘EatPrayLove’”可知,这两本小说的作者都是《纽约时报》畅销的作者。
