WHAT happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers.
Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting （騙過） his high school's monitoring system. This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life.
While they are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security （DHS） secret prison.There he is treated as a possible terrorist. He is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappears.
When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many "security measures" in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists.While some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he is supposed to have as a citizen.
He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himself. He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously(匿名地).
The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but learns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story. As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society.
【小題1】What kind of article does this passage belong to?     

A．A fascinating story. B．A book review.
C．A news report. D．A TV programme.
【小題2】 Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because________.
A．he killed his friend
B．he bombed a military vehicle
C．he did something that a possible terrorist could do
D．his injured friend disappeared
【小題3】From the second paragraph we can infer that______.
A．Marcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of society
B．Marcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real life
C．Marcus Yallow always plays online games in real life
D．Marcus Yallow is expert at the network world
【小題4】In the end of the book, Marcus Yallow __________.
A．is supposed to be more irresponsible
B．becomes aware of very serious issues about his society
C．presents a young man who is irresponsible
D．plays a popular online game in real life


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：文章評論了由美國作家Cory Doctorow寫的一本書。書中闡述了一個(gè)青年如何面對當(dāng)想象中的世界突然改變，他不斷學(xué)習(xí)，成長，了解嚴(yán)重的社會(huì)問題。
【小題1】推理題根據(jù)首段Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers.可知是書評。選B
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題。第三段第一二句a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security （DHS） secret prison．可知Marcus Yallow 做了可能是恐怖主義者做的事情，所以被送進(jìn)監(jiān)獄，選C
【小題3】推理題。從 much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. 排除A，B 兩項(xiàng)。He has no trouble outwitting （騙過） his high school's monitoring system說明他是網(wǎng)絡(luò)專家。選D
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文中最后一句As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society.可知Marcus Yallow意識到嚴(yán)重的社會(huì)問題， 答案是B
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