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2024-2025学年山东省聊城市多校高三（上）期末英语试卷

一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。

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TheNewYorkTimesreleaseditslistofthe10BestBooksof2024，whichincludesbothfictionandnon-fictiontitlesthathaveleftaprofoundimpactonreadersandcriticsalike.

AllFoursbyMirandaJuly

Julyssecondnovelshowcasesheruniquenarrativetalent，tellingthestoryofawomanwhodisruptsherlife.Thenovelisdescribedasbold，gentle，humorous，andsurprising，followingamiddle-agedwomanonasoloroadtripwhounexpectedlyengagesinanintimaterelationshipwithalocalman.

GoodMaterialbyDollyAlderton

Alderton，aBritishwriterandjournalistknownforhercolumnsinTheSundayTimesandVogue，pensthisnovelabouta35-year-oldLondonstand-upcomediangrapplingwitharecentbreakupwhilemostofhisfriendsseemtobepairingoff.Thenoveliswarm，witty，andpainfullyreal，offeringafreshtakeonromanticcomedyandfeaturingunexpectedplottwiststhatdelveintothemesofindependence，adventure，andchoosingonesownpathinlife.

JamesbyPercivalEverett

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

Martyr!byKavehAkbar

AkbarsdebutnoveltellsthestoryofCyrusShams，anIranian-Americanpoetinrecoveryfromdrugaddiction，whoembarksonajourneytouncoverfamilysecrets.SetinafictionalMidwesterntown，thenovelisacelebrationofhowwefindmeaninginfaith，art，self，andothers.Itfeaturesinventivebeauty，vividcharacters，andsurprisingplottwists.

1.WhatdoGoodMaterialandMartyr!haveincommon？______

A.TheyaresetinLondon.

B.Theyfeatureappealingplottwists.

C.They