高中英语阅读理解+七选五课堂小题过关练十一
PART A
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Summer
Author : Ali Smith
Price : £ 16. 99
Ali Smith's Summer continues the interplay between the recent past and modem day society that marked
out her works as insightful. The top of a hugely ambitious and fast-paced literary project that aims to display the state of the nation with burning immediacy (直观性),Summer is one o
f 2020' s absolute must-reads.
Actress
Author : Anne Enright
Price : £ 16.99
A beautifully realised novel of mother-daughter relationships and the dark side of fame and adulation (吹 捧),Actress skillfully unpacks the secrets and lies of a well-known theatre performer and the effects of her bad fame on the child who admired her. With a sharp eye for female interaction and familial meaning, Actress finds the former Booker Prize-winner on excellent form.
Redhead by the Side of the Road
Author : Anne Tyler
Price :£ 14.99
Redhead by the Side of the Road is both a deliciously perfect love story and a character study of a lovable eccentric (古怪的人),stuck in his ways. Showing the emotional warmth that has made her both a critical darling and a beloved popular author, this is Anne Tyler at her winning best.
Grown Ups
Author : Marian Keyes
Price:£ 20.00
There are few writers as capable of showing the frictions of family life with as much humour and accuracy as Marian Keyes and her latest sees her on flashing form. When one woman's accident leads to an outpouring of long-contained complaints and secrets, it calls into question just how civilised and grown-up" any of us actually are.
1. What is special about Summer?
A. It is about the reflection of the country. B. It shows the bad side of the daily life.
C. It shows how a country grew stronger. D. It tells the fast pace of the present life.
2. What will you see in the book Actress ?
A. The hard work of performance. B. The glory of the film star.
C. The bitter side of a mother. D. The growth of a rising star.
3. Which of the following shows the everyday life of a lovely couple?
A. Actress B. Summer C. Grown Ups D. Redhead by the Side of the Road
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Many people have felt isolated and afraid during the pandemic this year, and the Weber family is no different. But 11-year-old Emerson Weber has a hobby that has turned into a remarkable antidote. Emerson writes letters—lots of letters. One day last spring, she even wrote to Doug, her mail carrier. “I want to thank you for taking my letters and delivering them,” she said. “You are very important to me.”
In no time at all, Emerson’s simple thank-you note was shared around the United States Postal Service (USPS). Many of the workers who read it wrote her back. Her father was so moved by the response that he took to Twitter to share his appreciation for the outpouring of love.
“Emerson, my 11-year-old, is on a bit of a wild ride with the USPS and our local mail carrier, Doug.” The next day after Emerson gave Doug the letter, a package arrived with two letters. Doug had shared Emerson’s letter with his supervisor, Sara, and they both wanted to share how touched they were.
The next week, they got a letter addressed to “Mr. and Mrs. Weber”. It seemed that Sara had shared Emerson’s note as a “Token of Thanks” in the internal USPS newsletter, and there were postal folks that wanted to thank her.
That day, the family saw Doug getting out of the truck with two BOXES of letters from around the country. These letters were so deeply human. They were filled with family, pets, hobbies, community, and an overwhelming sense of kindness.
But there was something more in these letters. People felt seen—some for the first time in a long time. “I work alone in a small rural post office ...” “My kids all live far away ...” “Not a lot of people think about how hard we work ...”
One wrote, “I can’t tell you how much it means to read your letter ...”
With dozens of new pen pals, Emerson did what she does best.
She wrote.
She acknowledged that there WERE a lot of letters, but she read them all.
“I’m not sharing this because I’m a proud dad,” her father wrote on Twitter. “I’m sharing it because it is relatively easy, if we take the time, to give others the one thing they need to be well—human connection. Emerson does this boldly. Her lesson to me was simple: It’s the small things that matter most.”
Send a letter. Make a call. Take a step of boldness. For yourself or for others.
4. Mr. Weber shared Emerson’s story on Twitter because ________.
A. he was moved by the readers’ response
B. he wanted more people to read the letter
C. he took great pride in being Emerson’s father
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