Tales From Animal Hospital
David Grant
David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital . Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated ,including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess , the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond . He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day , from ordinary medical check-ups to surgery （外科手術(shù)）. Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet ,whether it be cat , dog or snake I ! $ 14.99 Hardback 272 pp Simon Schuster
ISBN 0751304417
Isaac Newton : The Last Sorcerer
Michael White
Form the author of Stephen Hawking : A Life in Science , comes this colorful description of the life of the world’s first modern scientist . Interesting yet based on fact , Michael White’s learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him . Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔術(shù))ended and science began.
£8.99 Hardback 320 pp Fourth Estate
ISBN 1857024168
Fermat’s Last Theorem
Simon Singh
In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world’s greatest mathematical problem : Fermat’s Last Theorem (定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds , including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem , and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole  Polytechnique . Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995 . An unusual story of human effort over three centuries , Fermat’s Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike .
£12.99 Hardback 384 pp Fourth Estate
ISBN 1857025210
小題1:What is Animal Hospital ?
A．A news story .B．A popular book .
C．A research report .D．A TV program .
小題2:In Michael White’s book , Newton is described as        .
A．a(chǎn) person who did not look the same as in many pictures
B．a(chǎn) person who lived a colorful and meaningful life
C．a(chǎn) great but not perfect man
D．a(chǎn)n old-time magician
小題3:Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” as it is used in the text ?
A．To encourage people to raise questions .
B．To cause difficulty in understanding .
C．to provide a person with an explanation .
D．To limit people’s imagination .
小題4:What is the purpose of writing these three texts ?
A．To make the books easier to read B．To show the importance of science
C．To introduce new authors D．To sell the books .

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：。本文屬于廣告類短文，介紹了三本書的作者以及具體的內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介，目的是為了讓人們了解這三本書而去這三本書。
小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后3行Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet ,whether it be cat , dog or snake I ! $ 14.99 Hardback 272 pp Simon Schuster中的all fans of the program可知這是一部電視節(jié)目。故D正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二部分最后2行Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔術(shù))ended and science began說(shuō)明在這里Newton被描述為有天賦但是也有很多的缺點(diǎn)。故C項(xiàng)正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)本句First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds ,說(shuō)明baffled與后面的beat是并列關(guān)系，使用代入法，可知該詞是指帶來(lái)理解上的麻煩，故B正確。
小題4:D 主旨大意題。本文屬于廣告類短文，介紹了三本書，目的是為了讓人們了解這三本書，買這三本書。故D項(xiàng)正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文屬于廣告類短文，介紹了三本書的作者以及具體的內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介，目的是為了讓人們了解這三本書而去這三本書。文本所給信息非常豐富，要求考生從中選出適合題目要求的信息。解此類題目時(shí)，考生可以先閱讀題目和選項(xiàng)，了解具體要求，然后再仔細(xì)閱讀文章，認(rèn)真篩選甄別，這樣的閱讀就有的放矢，可以大大提高閱讀的速度和效率。
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