【題目】The Wildernessby McKay Coppins (Little Brown, non-fiction, on sale now) The explosive story of the Republican Party’s painstaking efforts to find its way back to unity and national dominance. After the 2012 election, the GOP(大佬黨) was in the wilderness. McKay Coppins has had unique access to Republican presidential candidates, power brokers, lawmakers, and Tea Party leaders.

Blood, Salt, Water by Denise Mina (Little Brown, fiction, on sale now) In the latest Alex Morrow story, a wealthy businesswoman disappears from her Glasgow home without a trace. Salt water lifts blood. Only salt water. Loch Lomond is a mile deep but the woman’s body surfaced anyway. “Set in Glasgow, still midnight falls within this umbrella of Tartan Noir with the flawed detective hero, Alex Morrow.”

Time and Time Again by Ben Elton (Thomas Dunne, fiction, on sale Jan. 29) In this time-traveling adventure which begins in 1914, ex-soldier Hugh Stanton goes attempts to prevent World War I. “A fun, smart, adventurous book, a work of science-fiction as big on ideas as action,” says The Sydney Morning Herald.

A Gift From Bob by James Bowen (Thomas Dunne, non-fiction, on sale now) London street musician James Bowen tells the story of how his cat Bob helped him overcome bad childhood memories of Christmas. Bowen and the real Bob are acting in the 2016 film version of Bowen’s best seller A Street Cat Named Bob, which stars Joanne Froggatt of Downton Abbey fame.

Beatrice and Benedick by Marina Fiorato (St. Martin’s Press, fiction, on sale now) A fresh take on the lovers from Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing imagines Beatrice and Benedick’s back story. “Full of passion, myth, and wit…a delight,” says Booklist.

1Which of the books is not available for the time being?

A. The Wilderness B. Blood, Salt, Water

C. Time and Time Again D. A Gift From Bob

2Who wrote a book based on a real story?

A. Denise Mina B. Ben Elton

C. Marina Fiorato D. James Bowen

3It can be known from the passage that _____.

A. McKay Coppins used to be a political figure

B. Alex Morrow also appeared in other detective stories

C. Bowen and the real Bob are the most popular characters

D. Marina Fiorato interprets Shakespeare’s comedy differently

【答案】

1C

2D

3B

【解析】這是一篇介紹說(shuō)明類(lèi)文章。文章介紹了四本書(shū)相關(guān)的信息內(nèi)容。

1細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由Time and Time Again中的“on sale Jan. 29”, 而其他幾本書(shū)均是“on sale now”,可知,Time and Time Again這本書(shū)129日才會(huì)銷(xiāo)售,其余幾本書(shū)現(xiàn)在均在銷(xiāo)售。故目前買(mǎi)不著的書(shū)是Time and Time again。C選項(xiàng)正確。

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