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Here's a list of books I'm looking forward to this fall season. Not all of them will rise to the level of the advertisement, but it's an abundant crop.
"Home After Dark" by David Small (Liveright, Sept. 11 )
In 2009, Small published a celebrated graphic memoir (回忆录) called"Stitches". Now the Caldecott Medal winner is back with a graphic novel about a motherless 13-year-old boy brought up in an unhappy home in California. This is a tale told in few words and many striking images. On Sept. 11 at 3p.m., Small will be at Amazonbooks at Union Market. More information at www. amazon.com/graph-tale.
"Waiting for Eden" by Elliot Ackerman (Knopf, Sept. 25)
This brief novel is related by a dead soldier who is watching over a horribly burned partner in a Texas hospital. That sounds embarrassingly emotional, but Ackerman, who served in a Navy in Iraq and Afghanistan, is one of the best soldier-writers of his generation. More information at www. amazon. com/military-essay.
"All You Can Ever Know" by Nicole Chung (Catapult, Oct. 2)
Chung, the editor of the literary magazine Catapult, was adopted as a baby by a white family in Oregon. In this memoir, she writes about her childhood, her Asian American identity and her search for the Korean parents who gave her up. More information at www. amazon. com/politics-prose.
"Unsheltered" by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper, Oct. 16)
Alternating between past and present, this novel tells the story of a woman investigating a late-19th-century science teacher who was caught up in the controversy over Darwinism. Like her other novels, this one promises to explore social and scientific problems. Visit www. amazon. com/tech-science for more information.
1. If you hope for a signature of the author, you will probably buy a copy of ________.
A. All You Can Ever Know
B. Waiting for Eden
C. Home After Dark
D. Unsheltered
2. Who joined the army and was sent to the Middle East?
A. Elliot Ackerman.
B. David Small.
C. Barbara Kingsolver.
D. Nicole Chung.
3. If you want to read books about non-fiction, you can surf________.
A. www. amazon. com/graph-tale
B. www. amazon. com/politics-prose
C. www. amazon. com/military-essay
D. www. amazon. com/tech-science
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【解析】
本文是一则广告。文章介绍秋季书单，推荐了四本书。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据"Home After Dark" by David Small (Liveright, Sept. 11 )中On Sept. 11 at 3p.m., Small will be at Amazonbooks at Union Market.可知，如果你希望得到作者的签名，你可能去买一本Home After Dark。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据"Waiting for Eden" by Elliot Ackerman (Knopf, Sept. 25)中That sounds embarrassingly emotional, but Ackerman, who served in a Navy in Iraq and Afghanistan, is one of the best soldier-writers of his generation.可知，Elliot Ackerman参军并被派往中东。故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据"All You Can Ever Know" by Nicole Chung (Catapult, Oct. 2)中Chung, the editor of the literary magazine Catapult, was adopted as a baby by a white family in Oregon. 和 More information at www. amazon. com/politics-prose.可知，此书非小说，所以如果你想读非小说类的书，你可以登录www. amazon. com/politics-prose。故选B。
