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A NEW STORY AWAITS ......

A Woman Endures

Marilyn Hering

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Following the loss of her baby and marriage. Eleanor decides to move to South Carolina to run an inherited tea plantation. There she will learn to grow tea, and possibly something more: love.

Road U)Freedom

- My Life and Journey from a 3rd World Country

Edward A. Nieto

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This memoir details Edward's life and journey. It also includes his struggles with violence, corruption, and the politics of living in a third world country.

Saving Nia

G.B. Jones

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Snatched from her happy home and placed with drug-addicted, abusive relatives, Nia sinks into depression and attempts to set herself on fire. The love of another abused child gets into her darkness, but can it bring her out?

Mad Druggist

Frank Hozeska

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Louie gets fired from every drugstore job. He ends up a washed-up (unsuccessful) druggist, and he's ready to give up his fight, until something crazy happens in the final round.

【1】A young man failing in his business may find encouragement in____.

A.Saving Nia

B.Mad Druggist

C.Road lo Freedom

D.A Woman Endures

【2】From the passage we can know that .

A.Eleanor may find her love in a tea plantation

B.Edward enjoys his life in a third world country

C.Nia may inspire another child with her passion

D.Louie becomes unsuccessful in the final round

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了四本書的作者，故事和價(jià)格等信息。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Mad Druggist部分中Louie gets fired from every drugstore job. He ends up a washed-up (unsuccessful) druggist, and he's ready to give up his fight, until something crazy happens in the final round.可知，路易每次在藥店工作都會(huì)被解雇。他最后成了一個(gè)失敗的藥劑師，他準(zhǔn)備放棄戰(zhàn)斗，直到最后一輪出現(xiàn)瘋狂的事情。由此可知，事業(yè)失敗的年輕人可以從Mad Druggist那里得到鼓勵(lì)。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A Woman Endures部分中Following the loss of her baby and marriage, Eleanor decides to move to South Carolina to run an inherited tea plantation. There she will learn to grow tea, and possibly something more: love.可知，在失去孩子和婚姻后，Eleanor決定搬到南卡羅來納州經(jīng)營一個(gè)繼承下來的茶園。在那里，她將學(xué)會(huì)種植茶葉，或許還會(huì)學(xué)到更多東西：愛。由此可知，Eleanor可能在一個(gè)茶園里找到她的愛。故選A。

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