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How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox
If you’re looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness, grief, and love, pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she turns 18. This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it.
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
Put on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders. As threats and hints pile up, you’ll be burning the midnight oil trying to finish the book before dawn.
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns By Julie C. Dao
The first book in the Rise of the Empress series takes the bones of a traditional fairy tale--- a poor girl fated for power, an evil queen determined to stop her, love for someone who doesn’t love back, and magic--- and gives them a richly imagined East Asian setting.
Dune by Frank Herbert
If the Star Wars movies have made you fall in love with the space opera, eventually you’re going to read Frank Herbert’s most famous creation. The story of centuries -old political plotting—about warring factions battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis—is a classic and remains a wonderful introduction to the larger, more complex world of science fiction just beyond the Star Wars trilogies.
21. What is How It Feels to Float about?
A. The murder of a teenage girl. B. A girl’s space adventures.
C. Challenges of growing up. D. How a poor girl was born with special powers.
22. What kind of book is Two Can Keep a Secret?
A. A fairy tale. B. A science fiction story.
C. A love story. D. A mystery story.
23. Which book is about battling for control of another planet?
A. How It Feels to Float. B. Two Can Keep a Secret.
C. Forest of a Thousand Lanterns. D. Dune.
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四本书的情况，包括书籍作者、大概内容等信息。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。根据How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox部分中“If you’re looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness, grief, and love, pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she turns 18. This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it.(如果你正在寻找一个探索精神疾病、悲伤和爱情主题的感人故事，那就拿起How It Feels to Float，追随Biz 18岁的脚步。这本感人的小说在你读完后会陪伴你很长时间)”可推知，How It Feels to Float主要是关于成长的挑战。故选C。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus部分中“Put on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders. As threats and hints pile up, you’ll be burning the midnight oil trying to finish the book before dawn. (戴上你破案帽，卷入这部关于一个女孩、一个男孩和一系列未破谋杀案的惊悚故事中。由于威胁和暗示堆积如山，你要想在天亮前把这本书看完，就得挑灯夜战了)”可知，Two Can Keep a Secret是一个神秘故事。故选D。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The story of centuries -old political plotting—about warring factions battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis—is a classic and remains a wonderful introduction to the larger, more complex world of science fiction just beyond the Star Wars trilogies.(这个关于几个世纪以来的政治阴谋的故事——关于各个派系为了争夺极具价值的阿拉吉斯星球的控制权而展开的战争——是一部经典之作，也是《星球大战》三部曲之外更大、更复杂的科幻世界的精彩介绍)”可知，Dune是关于争夺另一个星球控制权的。故选D。
