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Book reviews can be a great foot in the door if you’re looking to get your writing published somewhere. Most magazines, whether online or print, will include book reviews about books that tackle the topics the magazine discusses. Also, most editors and staff writers are usually too busy to read books and review them themselves (unless they are specifically assigned to a book review column). Therefore, writing book reviews can be a great way to get started with a writing career.
Many people that are reading your review may not know anything about the book you’re reviewing. Instead of making them go find information on their own by searching for the book title, start out with a little description of the book. Make sure you avoid too long of a summary, though, because if too much of your article is a summary of the book, it won’t be interesting. Start with a short paragraph or so that hits all the major points but doesn't give too much away. You don’t want to tell your reader everything about the book, because then they won’t
have to read it at all. Just give enough information so your reader is interested in reading the book.
Some magazines like to publish book reviews that are completely objective（客观的）. This means that they want a review of the book that doesn't share your opinion and that in which your opinion isn't obvious from reading what you wrote. If you hated a book, it might not be a great book to review. You probably want to review books that you enjoyed. This will give your review a positive spin. Avoid gushing about how much you loved the book, however. You should not include your personal reaction to the book until the very end, where you include a sentence or two about whether or not you would recommend a book and to whom you would recommend it.
A great way to get your review noticed is to look at a book through a specific lens. Read the book as a feminist（女权主义者）reaction to a book or an article would, for example, and talk about what a feminist might say to applaud or criticize the book. You can choose any number of lenses, and feminism is just one option. An economic lens, a family lens, the lens of a different nationality, or the len
s of a child could all be interesting ways to look at a book. If you look at a book in this way, instead of just reading it and forming your own opinion, it will be much more interesting and marketable. This is especially the case if you look at a lens that relates to the subject of the magazine to which you are submitting. Feminist magazines love book reviews about books read through a feminist lens, for example, because it pertains to their readership.
Another great way to write a book review is to talk about the writer’s style. Anyone can pick up a book and read for the plot, but it takes an experienced writer to note interesting things about another writer’s style and write about them intelligently.
1. What’s the first paragraph mainly about?
A. Standards of good book reviews.    B. Benefits of writing book reviews.
C. Ways to get your writing published.  D. Topics usually discussed in magazines.
2. Which of the following is a characteristic of a good book review?
A. Including much information on a major point of the book.
B. Stating clearly the writer’s opinion of the book.
C. Giving a brief summary of the book.
D. Avoiding describing the book.
3. The fourth paragraph is developed mainly by    .
A. giving examples    B. telling personal experiences
C. making comparisons    D. analyzing causes
4. According to the text, only a skilled writer can    　.
A. look at a book through a specific angle    B. give an objective description of a book
C. find a book and understand its plot easily    D. pay close attention to another writer’s style
【参考答案】1—4、BCAD 
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Humpback whales
Humpback whales are sometimes called performers of the ocean. This is because they can make impressive movements when they dive. The name “humpback”, which is the common name for this whale, refers to the typical curve shape the whale’s back forms as it dives.
Sometimes the humpback will dive with a fantastic movement known as a breach. During breaching the whale uses its powerful tail flukes to lift nearly two-thirds of its body not of the water in a giant leap. A breach might also include a sideways twist with fins stretched out like wings, as the whale reaches the height of the breach.
A humpback whale breathes air at the surface of the water through two blowholes which are located near the top of head. It blows a double stream of water that can rise up to 4 meters above the water.
The humpback has a small dorsal fin located towards the tail flukes about two-thirds of the way down its back. Other distinguishing features include large pectoral fins, which may be up to a third of the body length, and unique black and white spots on the underside of the tail flukes. These markings are like fingerprints:　no two are the same.
Humpback whales live in large groups. They communicate with each other through complex “songs”.
Quick Facts
Size:
14m—18m in length;
30—50 tons in weight
Living
environment:
Open ocean and shallow coastline waters
Migration:
From warm tropical(热带的)waters, where they breed, to cold polar waters, where they eat
Diet:
Shellfish, plants and fish of small size
Hunting:
Sometimes in groups, in which several whales form a circle under the water, blowing bubbles that form a “net” around a school of fish. The fish are then forced up to the surface in a concentrated mass.
Current
state:
Endangered:　it is estimated that there are about 5000—7500 humpback whales worldwide.
1. According to Quick Facts, a humpback whale  　.　
A. cannot survive in waters near the shore    B. doesn’t live in the same waters all the time
C. lives mainly on underwater plants        D. prefers to work alone when hunting food
2. To make a breach, a humpback whale must  　.　
A. use its tail flukes to leap out of the water  B. twist its body sideways to jump high
C. blow two streams of water              D. communicate with a group of humpbacks
3. From the passage we can learn that a humpback whale  　.　
A. has its unique markings on its tail flukes    B. has black and white fingerprints
C. gets its name from the way it hunts          D. is a great performer due to its songs
【参考答案】1-3 BAA 
A
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