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The chance of a snowy holiday season in most American cities is practically impossible this year,so any festive atmosphere to be enjoyed will have to be the imaginary sort. Luckily, there are books for that.
The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen,the story of children Kay and Gerda,who must face the goddesslike woman who controls all snowflakes after Kay is kidnapped.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma
It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America,only to face entirely new hardships.Sharma's novel isn't entirely set in the wintertime, but his poetic descriptions of winter weather as lovely yet isolating make it a great choice for a December read.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation that has been produced recently and read or reread the classic itself.You know the story:a scientist driven by his ambition discovers a method for creating life, and spends two years cobbling together a living creature, who later feels angry with him.
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
Dillard's first book is,as its title suggests,about her change from being a selfcentered child to being an adult more concerned with the world around her than with her own personal concerns.Her parents are key figures in the story.One famous scene takes place during what the author calls “a big snow”,in 1950.
1. Who wrote a novel about The Snow Queen?
A. Annie Dillard. B. Mary Shelley.
C. Akhil Sharma D. Hans Christian Andersen.
2. Which novel is about an Indian's family?
A. The Snow Queen. B. Family Life.
C. An American Childhood. D. Frankenstein.
3. What do we know about Frankenstein?
A. It has been adapted for movies. B. It's about the secret history.
C. It's about an Indian family. D. It's a fairy tale.
4. From An American Childhood, we know the main characters are ________.
A. selfcentered children B. adults
C. scientists D. Dillard's parents
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了四本文学名著的作者、内容简介等信息，分别是《安徒生童话全集》、《家庭生活》、《弗兰肯斯坦》和《美国童年》。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen部分第一句Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen（任何读过童话故事的人都知道安徒生笔下《冰雪女王》的雪景……）可知《冰雪女王》的作者是安徒生。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Family Life by Akhil Sharma部分第一句It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America（这是一部关于一个印度家庭移民到美国的美丽而又悲惨的小说）可知《家庭生活》是关于一个移民到美国的印度家庭。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Frankenstein by Mary Shelley部分第一句Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation that has been produced recently and read or reread the classic itself.（去吧，放弃最近改编的电影，去读或重读经典本身。）可知《弗兰肯斯坦》已经被改变成电影。故选A。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句Her parents are key figures in the story.（她的父母是故事中的主角。）可知迪拉德的父母是书中故事的主角。故选D。
【点睛】细节理解题的解题思路：
细节理解题就是我们常见的wh-题，它们大多是根据文章中的具体信息如事实、例证、原因、过程、论述等进行提问的。抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好该题型的关键，也是做好其它类型问题的基础。该题型几乎都可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息，或是其变体。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节，做这类题一般采用寻读法，即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题和选项有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。例如小题4，根据最后一段倒数第二句Her parents are key figures in the story.（她的父母是故事中的主角。）可知迪拉德的父母是书中故事的主角。故选D。
