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What’s best to read this year?
Secrets I Know (Random House Children’s Books, ages 3-7)
This tale written by Kallie George and pictured by Paola Zakimi follows a young girl and her little friend as they move from rain to sunshine, from pleasant loneliness to sweet friendship, and finally from adventures on earth to an exploration of the sky above. The colors of Zakimi’s pencildrawings are calming and George’s poetic text tells her story with simple language.
Pandora (Clarion Books, ages 3-7)
The award-winning author Victoria Turnbull tells the story of a little fox Pandora. Pandora lives alone. She makes herself a handsome home, but no one ever comes to visit. Then one day something falls from the sky -- a bird with a broken wing. Little by little, the bird helps Pandora feel less lonely. Turnbull’s watercolor and colored pencil drawings make this story of friendship and growth an atmospheric delight.
Prince and Pirate (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Younger Readers, ages 5-8)
A different kind of friendship is described in this book, by Charlotte Gunnufson with pictures by Mike Lowery. Prince and Pirate are a pair of mismatched fish put into the same aquarium（水族馆). At first it seems that they’ll never learn to be friends. It’s only when both take pity on a frightened dogfish that they learn the benefits of cooperation, and soon all three fish become good friends.
The Giant Jumperee (Dinal Books, ages 3-5)
The story was written by the award-winning British author Julia Donaldson. When Rabbit hears a loud voice bellowing（吼叫）threateningly from inside a cave, he gathers Cat, Bear and Elephant to help him decide what to do. But it’s Mama Frog who fearlessly confronts（面对）the unknown creature. Helen Oxenbury’s soft watercolors creat a beautiful countryside and her characterizations of the animals are impressive.
1. Who pictured the book Pandora?
A. Kallie George. B. Victoria Turnbull.
C. Paola Zakimi. D. Charlotte Gunnufson.
2. Which book tells a story about courage?
A. Pandora. B. Secrets I Know.
C. Prince and Pirate. D. The Giant Jumperee.
3. What do the four books have in common?
A. Their publishers are the same one. B. Their characters are all animals.
C. They all have pencil drawings. D. They are all for younger readers
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. D
【解析】
【分析】
本文为说明文。文章介绍了四本适合儿童阅读的书籍。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Pandora (Clarion Books, ages 3-7)部分的Turnbull’s watercolor and colored pencil drawings make this story of friendship and growth an atmospheric delight.（特恩布尔的水彩画和彩色铅笔画使这个关于友谊和成长的故事充满了欢乐。）可知，多利亚•特恩布尔绘制了这本书。故B选项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Giant Jumperee (Dinal Books, ages 3-5)部分的When Rabbit hears a loud voice bellowing threateningly from inside a cave, he gathers Cat, Bear and Elephant to help him decide what to do. But it’s Mama Frog who fearlessly confronts the unknown creature.可知，The Giant Jumperee讲述了一个关于勇气的故事。故D选项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据每本书后读者年龄的介绍可知，这四本书都是写给儿童。故D选项正确。
【点睛】细节事实理解题主要考查考生对文章中某一些特定细节或文章的重要事实的理解能力。它一般包括直接理解题和语义理解题两种。直接理解题的答案与原文直接挂钩，从阅读材料中可以找到。此外，在阅读中可以使用定位法与跳读法解决细节理解题。定位法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息直接从原文中找到相应的句子(即定位)，然后进行比较和分析(尤其要注意一些同义转换)，从而找出正确答案。跳读法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息跳读原文，并找到相关的句子(有时可能是几个句子)或段落，然后进行分析和推理等，从而找出正确答案。
以本文第1小题为例，本题运用定位法：我们根据题干Who pictured the book Pandora?谁绘制了Pandora这本书？其关键词是pictured the book Pandora，从而直接定位到Pandora (Clarion Books, ages 3-7)部分的（特恩布尔的水彩画和彩色铅笔画使这个关于友谊和成长的故事充满了欢乐。）可知，多利亚•特恩布尔绘制了这本书。故B选项正确。
