Little Brother
By Cory Doctorow, 382 pages, $19.95
In the very near future, Marcus Yallow is walking with his friends in San Francisco when a 9/11-sized terrorist attack occurs blocks away. Everyone around is secretly taken away by the Department of Homeland Security to see whether they're terrorists. However, during the investigation, one of his friends dies mysteriously. The friends try to find out the truth. If you read only one science-fiction novel this year, make it this one.
The Flying Troutmans
By Miriam Toews, 274 pages, $32
The heart of the book is a road journey in Canada made by Hattie，Thebes and Logan to find Cherkis, the kids' dad. It's rich in dialogue, sometimes funny, sometimes surprisingly sad, always character-true. Toews is an extraordinarily gifted writer, with tough-minded compassion (同情) for her characters.
Reading By Lightning
By Joan Thomas, 388 pages, $22.95
We're in 1930s Canada, where Lily's father arrived three decades earlier to be promised fertile agricultural land. But they had been cheated and thrown in the middle of Manitoba. Now William Piper and his wife farm their land and place little hope in this life.
What They Wanted
By Donna Morrissey, 325 pages, $32
A father has a heart attack; a brother and a sister leave Newfoundland and go to Alberta, Canada to work； a tragedy brings reconciliation (和解), but also terrible loss. Primarily a novel of character, it's also a novel of Canada, of two very specific and vividly drawn places. Donna Morrissey's characters are troubled, sensitive, quick to be moved to anger or pain, and just as quick to laughter and affection.
小題1:If Jim only has 20 dollars, which book could he buy?
A．The Flying Troutmans.B．What They Wanted.
C．Little Brother.D．Reading By Lightning.
小題2:According to the text, we know that The Flying Troutmans is      .
A．full of dialogueB．a(chǎn) sad storyC．a(chǎn)bout tourismD．a(chǎn) real story
小題3:In Reading By Lightning, why did William Piper arrive in Canada?
A．To carry out his promise.B．To work in a big city.
C．To get work experience.D．To seek his fortune.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D

試題分析：這篇文章是則廣告，介紹了四本書的主要內(nèi)容，作者寫作特點以及書籍售價。
小題1:細節(jié)題：根據(jù)四本書的定價可知低于20美元的書籍只有《Little Brother》，售價是19.95美元。故選C。
小題2:細節(jié)題：根據(jù)The Flying Troutmans部分中“It's rich in dialogue”對話豐富。故選A。
小題3:推理題：根據(jù)Reading By Lightning部分中“Now William Piper and his wife farm their land and place little hope in this life.”現(xiàn)在William Piper和他的妻子遠離他們的土地，在這生活沒有任何希望，由此可知他們到加拿大是為了尋求個未來。故選D。
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