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Tales From Animal Hospital David Grant
David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond. He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical check-ups to surgery. Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog or snake!
£14.99 Hardback 272pp Simon Schuster
ISBN 0751304417
Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer Micheal White
From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, comes this colorful description of the life of the world’s first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact, Michael White’s learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.
£18.99 Hardback 320pp Fourth Estate
ISBN 1857024168
Fermat’s Last Theorem Simon Singh
In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world’s greatest mathematical problem: Fermat’s Last Theorem ( 定理 ). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat’s Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.
£12.99 Hardback 384pp Fourth Estate
ISBN 1857025210
1. What is Animal Hospital?
A. A news story. B. A popular book.
C. A research report. D. A TV program.
2. In Michael White’s book, Newton is described as .
A. a person who did not look the same as in many pictures
B. a person who lived a colorful and meaningful life
C. a great but not perfect man
D. an old-time magician
3. The person who finally proved Fermat’s Last Theorem is .
A. Simon Singh B. Andrew Wiles
C. Pierre de Fermat D. a French woman scientist
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B
【解析】
本文属于应用文，介绍了三本书的作者以及具体的内容简介，目的是为了让人们了解这三本书而去购买这三本书。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段中Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog or snake!（Tales From Animal Hospital将会让所有的节目爱好者和任何对他们的宠物感兴趣的人感到高兴，无论是猫、狗还是蛇!）中的all fans of the program可知这是一部电视节目。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer Micheal White部分中Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.（牛顿被证明是一位有天赋的科学家，他站在历史上魔术结束而科学开始的那个点上，有着人类特有的弱点。）可知在Michael White的书中，牛顿被描述为一个伟大但不完美的人。故C项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Fermat’s Last Theorem Simon Singh部分中Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995.（通过令人难以置信的决心，Andrew Wiles终于在1995年解决了这个问题。）可知最后证明费马最后定理的人是Andrew Wiles。故选B。
