A
Rachel Kunhner, the author of Telex from Cuba, The Mars Room, and The Flamethrowers, has got some excellent books for you.
Agortino by Alberto Moravla (1944).
When my son turned 13, my mother said to me, “You have to read Agostino.” Agosino is a perfect novella and perhaps the best literate ever written about being a 13-year-old boy. It’s painful and tender and funny. A masterpiece.
The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen(1967—71).
Ditlevsen was a 20th-century Danish writer. Her trilogy of short memoirs, Childhood, Youth, and Dependency, is becoming the subject of a literary craze. As 8oon as you sink your teeth in, you’ll understand why. The books are fascinating. The problem is they bite back. I’m still recovering.
Star by Yukio Mishima (1960).
There are a lot of Mishima novels that haven’t been translated into English. This novella about a movie star losing touch with reality only recently was. “A true star, ” Mishima writes, “never arrives. Showing up is for second-rate actor who need to seek attention. ” Want to seem glamorous? Stay home. Attending things is for the second-rate.
The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes (1963).
Donna Tart once recommended Hughes to me. I’m so glad she did. While Hughes’ most famous book, deservedly 80, is In a Lonely Place. The Expendable Man has one of the best opening sequences of any mystery novel: A man driving from L. A. to Phoenix picks up a hitchhiker—a dirty and ungraceful teenage girl—with grave consequences.
21. Which book may appeal to readers crazy about mystery-solving stories?
A. Star. B. The Expendable Man. C. The Copenhagen Theology. D. Agostino.
22. What do we know about these books?
A. There has been no English version of the book Star up to now.
B. The Copenhagen Trilogy describes the author’s whole life.
C. All these books are recommended to Rachel Kuchner by others.
D. Agostino is a good choice for parents of teenagers.
23. Where is this text most likely from?
A. A column. B. A guidebook C. An announcement. D. A textbook
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四本书籍的情况。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The Expendable Man has one of the best opening sequences of any mystery novel: A man driving from L. A. to Phoenix picks up a hitchhiker—a dirty and ungraceful teenage girl—with grave consequences.(《敢死队》的开篇是所有推理小说中最精彩的一幕之一：一个男人从洛杉矶开车到凤凰城，让一个肮脏又不优雅的少女搭车，结果造成了严重的后果)”可知，《敢死队》可能会吸引痴迷于推理小说的读者。故选B。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“When my son turned 13, my mother said to me, “You have to read Agostino.”( 当我的儿子13岁的时候，我的母亲对我说，“你必须读Agostino。”)”可知，Agostino对于有十几岁的孩子的父母来说是个不错的选择。故选D。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Rachel Kunhner, the author of Telex from Cuba, The Mars Room, and The Flamethrowers, has got some excellent books for you.(《古巴电传》、《火星房间》和《火焰喷射器》的作者雷切尔·昆纳为你准备了几本好书)”结合这篇文章介绍了四本书，可推知，文章最有可能出现在图书专栏中。故选A。
