第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The Best Children's Books
From mysteries to classics, these books can make a kid smile- and teach them a life lesson or two. Read on for People editors' picks.
She’ S Got This by Laurie Hemandez
The American gymnast's picture book takes pages out of her own life: She's Got This follows Zoe, a young girl, as she discovers her love for gymnastics. It's a colorful reminder that you must fall to fly — the perfect message for any little one- Morgan Smith, Editorial Assistant.
What Do You Say, Dear? by Sesyle Joslin
This book is a throwback, but it still feels fresh today! It's a guide to manners that makes even adults laugh—invaluable when it comes to books for young readers, which you tend to read again and again.— Alex Apatoff, Lifestyle Director
City Spies by James Ponti
In his Dead City and Framed! trilogies (三部曲)，James Ponti created amazingly entertaining escapades (恶作剧) through which his tween characters marched with mischievous (淘气的) attitude and clever smarts. He is at it again with his newest, which finds Sara Maria Martinez, a 12-year-old Brooklyn kid and computer hacker, secretly recruited by a man known as Mother into a British network of spies.— Jeff Truesdell, Writer
A World of Opposites by Gray Malin
The photographer repurposes some of his most excellent shots into a kids "book. Using photos from all over the globe and including some of kids' favorite animals, he illustrates the concept of “opposites”.— Alex Apatoff , Lifestyle Director
1. Whose book inspires readers to never give up?
A. Gray Malin’s. B. James Pohti’s. C. Laurie Hernandez’s. D. Sesyle Joslin’s.
2. What is What Do You Say, Dear? about?
A. Opposite things. B. How kids should behave.
C. Teen spies' stories. D. How a gymnast realizes her dream.
3. What do we know about the last book?
A. It has a follow-up. B. It is for detective fans.
C. It features wonderful photos. D. It is picked by Jeff Truesdell.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本最好的儿童读物。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据She’ S Got This by Laurie Hemandez中的“The American gymnast's picture book takes pages out of her own life: She's Got This follows Zoe, a young girl, as she discovers her love for gymnastics. It's a colorful reminder that you must fall to fly — the perfect message for any little one- Morgan Smith, Editorial Assistant.”可知，这本书讲述了一个名叫佐伊的小女孩对体操的热爱。这本书提醒读者：你必须先落下，然后才能起飞。由此推知，佐伊在练习体操的过程中肯定经历了失败，然后才获得了成功。由此推知，这本书的内容鼓励读者不要放弃。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据What Do You Say, Dear? by Sesyle Joslin中的“It's a guide to manners”可知，这是一本礼仪指南，它对孩子们的举止提供了一些指导。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The photographer repurposes some of his most excellent shots into a kids "book. Using photos from all over the globe and including some of kids' favorite animals, he illustrates the concept of “opposites”.”可知，这位摄影师把他一些最精彩的照片改编成一本儿童读物，使用来自世界各地的照片，包括一些孩子们最喜欢的动物，说明了“对立面”的概念。由此可知，这本书的特色是精彩的照片。故选C。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The Best Children's Books
From mysteries to classics, these books can make a kid smile- and teach them a life lesson or two. Read on for People editors' picks.
She’ S Got This by Laurie Hemandez
The American gymnast's picture book takes pages out of her own life: She's Got This follows Zoe, a young girl, as she discovers her love for gymnastics. It's a colorful reminder that you must fall to fly — the perfect message for any little one- Morgan Smith, Editorial Assistant.
What Do You Say, Dear? by Sesyle Joslin
This book is a throwback, but it still feels fresh today! It's a guide to manners that makes even adults laugh—invaluable when it comes to books for young readers, which you tend to read again and again.— Alex Apatoff, Lifestyle Director
City Spies by James Ponti
In his Dead City and Framed! trilogies (三部曲)，James Ponti created amazingly entertaining escapades (恶作剧) through which his tween characters marched with mischievous (淘气的) attitude and clever smarts. He is at it again with his newest, which finds Sara Maria Martinez, a 12-year-old Brooklyn kid and computer hacker, secretly recruited by a man known as Mother into a British network of spies.— Jeff Truesdell, Writer
A World of Opposites by Gray Malin
The photographer repurposes some of his most excellent shots into a kids "book. Using photos from all over the globe and including some of kids' favorite animals, he illustrates the concept of “opposites”.— Alex Apatoff , Lifestyle Director
1. Whose book inspires readers to never give up?
A. Gray Malin’s. B. James Pohti’s. C. Laurie Hernandez’s. D. Sesyle Joslin’s.
2. What is What Do You Say, Dear? about?
A. Opposite things. B. How kids should behave.
C. Teen spies' stories. D. How a gymnast realizes her dream.
3. What do we know about the last book?
A. It has a follow-up. B. It is for detective fans.
C. It features wonderful photos. D. It is picked by Jeff Truesdell.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本最好的儿童读物。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据She’ S Got This by Laurie Hemandez中的“The American gymnast's picture book takes pages out of her own life: She's Got This follows Zoe, a young girl, as she discovers her love for gymnastics. It's a colorful reminder that you must fall to fly — the perfect message for any little one- Morgan Smith, Editorial Assistant.”可知，这本书讲述了一个名叫佐伊的小女孩对体操的热爱。这本书提醒读者：你必须先落下，然后才能起飞。由此推知，佐伊在练习体操的过程中肯定经历了失败，然后才获得了成功。由此推知，这本书的内容鼓励读者不要放弃。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据What Do You Say, Dear? by Sesyle Joslin中的“It's a guide to manners”可知，这是一本礼仪指南，它对孩子们的举止提供了一些指导。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The photographer repurposes some of his most excellent shots into a kids "book. Using photos from all over the globe and including some of kids' favorite animals, he illustrates the concept of “opposites”.”可知，这位摄影师把他一些最精彩的照片改编成一本儿童读物，使用来自世界各地的照片，包括一些孩子们最喜欢的动物，说明了“对立面”的概念。由此可知，这本书的特色是精彩的照片。故选C。
