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2024-2025学年山东省聊城市多校高三上学期期末诊断检测英语试题

一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。

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TheNewYorkTimesreleaseditslistofthe10BestBooksof2024,whichincludesbothfictionandnon-fictiontitlesthathaveleftaprofoundimpactonreadersandcriticsalike.

AllFoursbyMirandaJuly

July’ssecondnovelshowcasesheruniquenarrativetalent,tellingthestoryofawomanwhodisruptsherlife.Thenovelisdescribedasbold,gentle,humorous,andsurprising,followingamiddle-agedwomanonasoloroadtripwhounexpectedlyengagesinanintimaterelationshipwithalocalman.

GoodMaterialbyDollyAlderton

Alderton,aBritishwriterandjournalistknownforhercolumnsinTheSundayTimesandVogue,pensthisnovelabouta35-year-oldLondonstand-upcomediangrapplingwitharecentbreakupwhilemostofhisfriendsseemtobepairingoff.Thenoveliswarm,witty,andpainfullyreal,offeringafreshtakeonromanticcomedyandfeaturingunexpectedplottwiststhatdelveintothemesofindependence,adventure,andchoosingone’sownpathinlife.

JamesbyPercivalEverett

Everett,aliteraryiconandaPulitzerPrizefinalist,reimaginesMarkTwain’sTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnfromtheperspectiveoftheenslavedman,Jim(nowcalledJames),whoaccompaniesHuckdowntheMississippiRiver.Thenovelispraisedforitsdeepcommentofracismandslavery,aswellasitsnewinterpretationofthecharacterofJim,whoemergesasadignity-filled,altruistic,andwiseindividual.

Martyr!byKavehAkbar

Akbar’sdebutnoveltellsthestoryofCyrusShams,anIranian-Americanpoetinrecoveryfromdrugaddiction,whoembarksonajourneytouncoverfamilysecrets.SetinafictionalMidwesterntown,thenovelisacelebrationofhowwefindmeaninginfaith,art,self,andothers.Itfeaturesinventivebeauty,vividcharacters,andsurprisingplottwists.

1.WhatdoGoodMaterialandMartyr!haveincommon?

A.TheyaresetinLondon.

B.Theyfe