A
Ender's Game
Aliens(外星人) have attacked Earth twice and almost destroyed the human beings. We couldn't lose anymore. Therefore, the world government has started to train military geniuses(军事天才) in the arts of war. Ender Wiggin is taking part in this training. He wins all the games. He knows time is running out but can he save the planet? It is a good science fiction for boys.
Hatchet
It is the story of a boy named Brian. On a trip to the Canadian oilfields to spend the summer with his dad, the pilot of the Cessna he is traveling in suffers a heart attack and dies. Brian must land the plane in the forest. Brian learns to exist in the forest. He faces many dangers including hunger, animal attacks, and even a tornado.
Ball Don't Lie
Sticky, 17, is from the streets and has had a tough life so far. But, his hope for his life to be good and get better is basketball. His basketball skills may be his ticket to a better life. This book is inspiring, and raises questions about race and the difficulties in getting ahead in life when you've had a bad start.
Crackback
Miles Manning likes to please people, his father, his coach, and his friends. He is a starter on a winning football team that is favored to win the conference and have a chance to go to state. However, everybody is pressing Miles to be bigger, stronger and faster, including his new head coach, his demanding father, and his best friend.
She
A college professor and his young student follow instructions on a broken pottery shard (陶瓷碎片) that lead them to a fabled(传说中的) lost city in the jungles of Africa, where they encounter She Who Must Be Obeyed, the ruler of the land.
1. Why does the world government train military geniuses in Ender’s Game?
A. To attack aliens in the future
B. To help people learn more about wars.
C. To make sure humans win the next war.
D. To destroy the planet aliens are living on.
2. Which book is suitable for Johnson who is interested in wilderness self-help?
A. Crackback. B. Ball Don't Lie.
C. She. D. Hatchet.
3. Which two books are related to sports?
A. Ender’s Game and Crackback.
B. Ball Don’t Lie and Harchet.
C. She and Hatchet.
D. Ball Don’t Lie and Crackback.
4. The underlined word "encounter" in the last paragraph means “__________”.
A. explore B. meet
C. create D. miss
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. D 4. B
【解析】
本文是一篇应用文，介绍了五本书的主要内容。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Aliens(外星人) have attacked Earth twice and almost destroyed the human beings. We couldn't lose anymore. Therefore, the world government has started to train military geniuses(军事天才) in the arts of war.”可知，外星人再次袭击地球,几乎摧毁了人类，我们不能再输了，因此，世界政府开始培养军事天才，由此可知，在Ender's Game一书中，世界政府培养军事天才是为了确保人类赢得下一场与外星人之间的战争，故C项正确。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Brian learns to exist in the forest. He faces many dangers including hunger, animal attacks, and even a tornado.”可知，Hatchet一书讲述了布莱恩在面临众多危险的情况下是如何在森林中生存的，因此Hatchet最适合对荒野自助感兴趣的Johnson，故D项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But, his hope for his life to be good and get better is basketball.”可知，Ball Don't Lie是关于篮球少年Sticky的；根据第四段中的“He is a starter on a winning football team”可知，Crackback是关于足球少年Miles Manning的，由此可知，Ball Don't Lie和Crackback这两本书是与体育有关的，故D项正确。
【4题详解】
词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“A college professor and his young student follow instructions on a broken pottery shard that lead them to a fabled lost city in the jungles of Africa”可知，教授和学生来到了非洲丛林中一座传说中的失落之城，在那里他们遇到了那片土地的统治者她，由此可知，画线词词义为“遇到”，故B项正确。
