13.The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata
Cynthia Kadohata goes straight to the heart of twelve-year-old Summer,her troubled brother,and her Japanese-American grandparents during one wheat harvest.Here,Kadohata has given a vivid and realistic description of one family's migrant experience.But even more,she's created a gentle and humorous book,exploring generational and cultural differences,and the weighty yet precious ties of family.
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Raised in South Carolina and New York,Jacqueline Woodson always felt halfway home in each place.In vivid poems,she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s.Touching and powerful,each poem is accessible,each line a glimpse into a child's soul as she searches for her place in the world.Woodson's poetry also reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing.
Lob by Linda Newbery
Lucy loves visiting her grandparents in the country and especially loves spending time with her grandfather,who introduces her to Lob,his mysterious helper.Her grandmother laughs at the idea of the hidden green man,but Lucy believes absolutely long before she finally catches her first glimpse of him.When Lucy's world is turned upside down,Lob is her comfort and her connection to an important part of her childhood.
The Dark Wild by Piers Torday
Set in a future Britain where wildlife is almost extinct and where food is desperately short.The Dark Wild continues the story of Kester,a twelve-year-old boy who is so shocked by the death of his mother that he loses the ability to speak.However,Kester discovers that he can talk with animals.It's a powerful story of survival and asks young readers to think about the environment and our relationships with animals.
21.Which of the following is a book of poems?C
A.Lob.
B.The Dark Wild.
C.Brown Girl Dreaming.
D.The Thing About Luck.
22.Who wrote the story about a girl and a helper?B
A.Piers Torday
B.Linda Newbery
C.Cynthia Kadohata
D.Jacqueline Woodson
23.The Dark Wild will probably attract those whoD.
A.focus on food safety
B.like traveling abroad
C.have difficulty in speaking
D.a(chǎn)re fond of adventure stories.
分析 本文介紹了幾本書的內(nèi)容和幾位作者的寫作風(fēng)格和情況.
解答 21.C 推理判斷題.在Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson中,可以看出Jacqueline Woodson 是一個詩人,由此可以推斷出由她寫的Brown Girl Dreaming 是一首詩,所以答案選C.
22.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.在Lob by Linda Newbery中,根據(jù)句子:Lucy loves visiting her grandparents in the country and especially loves spending time with her grandfather,who introduces her to Lob,his mysterious helper.露西喜歡拜訪在鄉(xiāng)下的祖父,特別喜歡花時間與她的祖父在一起,是她的祖父介紹她認(rèn)識Lob,Lob是祖父神秘幫手.由此可見答案選B.
23.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.在The Dark Wild by Piers Torday中,Set in a future Britain where wildlife is almost extinct…It's a powerful story of survival and asks young readers to think about the environment and our relationships with animals.背景是在未來的英國野生動物幾乎滅絕…這是一個關(guān)于生存的強(qiáng)有力的故事,要求年輕讀者思考環(huán)境和我們與動物的關(guān)系.可見這個故事會吸引喜歡探險的少年,所以答案選D.
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