阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Four newest novels
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal
What Animal Intelligence Reveals about Human Stupidity
by Justin Gregg. Little, Brown, 2022 ($29)
The book is a snappy read but lingers: it left me wondering why we don’t respect signals of intelligence from other species-and more deeply consider how our own intelligence works against us. -Darcy B. Kelley
Meet Us by the Roaring Sea
A Novel by Akil Kumarasamy. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2022 ($27)
Set in a future of eye scans, carbon credits and advanced Al. Akil Kumarasamy’s new novel nonetheless feels surprisingly like home-even as it tests the boundaries of self and story.
Doctors and Distillers
The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails
by Camper English. Penguin Books, 2022($18, paperbound)
Your favorite cocktail may very well have its roots in medicine of generations past. With immense wit and charm, author Camper English traces millennia to explore how civilizations used the fermented and distilled beverages to do everything from hydrating the workforce to fending off the Black Death.
The Milky Way
An Autobiography of Our Galaxy by Moiya McTier
Grand Central Publishing, 2022 (26)
Moiya McTier assumes the role of cosmic interpreter to let our galaxy tell her own story. As a character the Milky Way is a cross between a Greek goddess and GLaDOS. the artificially super intelligent computer system from the Portal video-game series.
1. Which book talks about the theme of intelligence of species?
A. Doctors and Distillers B. The Milky Way
C. If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal D. Meet Us by the Roaring Sea
2. What do the four books have in common?
A. They are all hard-covers.
B. They come out in the same year.
C. They share the same topic.
D. They are published by the same publishing.
3. How much should Tom who wants to buy two of the books pay at least?
A. $44 B. $54 C. $56 D. $53
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了今年新出版的四本最新的小说。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal中的“The book is a snappy read but lingers: it left me wondering why we don’t respect signals of intelligence from other species-and more deeply consider how our own intelligence works against us. (这本书读起来很快，但是却让我感到困惑: 为什么我们不尊重来自其他物种的智慧信号——并且更深入地思考我们自己的智慧是如何与我们作对的。)”可知，《如果尼采是独角鲸 》这一本书谈到了物种智力的主题。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据四本书的介绍可知，这四本书都是2022年出版的，所以是在同一年出版。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据四本书的介绍可知，最便宜的两本书是Doctors and Distillers和The Milky Way。所以想买两本书的汤姆至少该付18+26=44美元。故选A。
