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 ended and science began.
£8.99 Hardback 320 pp Fourth Estate
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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

解析試題分析：本文介紹了三本書的作者及大概的內(nèi)容，書里有那些方面的主要特點(diǎn)作了介紹，并且附有各本書的價(jià)格及書的出版書號(hào)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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 …David Grant 是一個(gè)熟悉的面孔，可知應(yīng)該是在電視的節(jié)目上，故選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses 牛頓是一個(gè)偉大的科學(xué)家但不是一個(gè)完美的人他有一些缺點(diǎn)，故選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)An unusual story of human effort over three centuries , Fermat’s Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike 可知經(jīng)過(guò)三個(gè)世紀(jì)的理論肯定在理解上有困難，故選B。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)廣告的內(nèi)容可知這是為了售書，故選D。
考點(diǎn)：廣告類短文閱讀。

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