;Ⅰ.阅读理解;WeCameHeretoShine
SusieOrmanSchnall
WeCameHeretoShinefocusesonthestrongfemalefriendshipbetweenanaspiringjournalistandanunluckyactressatthe1939NewYorkWorld’sFair.Leaningoneachother,thesetwoambitiouswomenstruggledagainstadversity(困境)atatimewhenwomenhadlittlesay.;AStarIsBored
ByronLane
FavoredbytelevisionstarJonathanVanNess,thisnovelispartlybasedontheauthor’sexperiencesastheformerpersonalassistanttoCarrieFisher,alegendaryAmericanactress.ThebookfollowsCharlieBesson,thenewassistanttotheHollywoodicon,KathiKannon.Theirthree-yearjourneytogetherisanunforgettableadventurethatisfunny,heartbreaking,andhopeful.;FastGirls
EliseHooper
ThestoryinFastGirlstookplaceduringthe1936BerlinOlympics,whereBettyRobinson,LouiseStokes,andHelenStephensovercamedifficultpaststoattainOlympicgloryastheworld’sfastestfemaleathletes.Beyondtheathleticjourney,theyalsoaimedtochallengethesocialstandardsofwhatfemalescanachieve.
【语篇解读】本文是应用文。文章向读者介绍了四本新书。;1.WhoisthecharacterinBessKalb’sbook?;2.WhatkindofbookisAStarIsBored?;3.Whichofthefollowingbookswillyouchooseifyouareinterestedinsports?;Istartedoutwithanimalsasavolunteerinasafaripark.Forme,it’saboutbothprovidingcareandsupportingtheirconservationinthewild,whichiswhatledmetoLaosinSoutheastAsia,settingupasanctuaryforsunandmoonbears.Theyarefacingatoughtime—theyarecaughtinthewild,andthensoldtobearbile(胆汁)farmswheretheyaretreatedinhumanely.
Itwasfullsteamaheadrightfromthestart.BeforeIevenboardedtheplanetoLaos,Matt,afriendfromthecharityFreeTheBears,hadcalledmesayingtheyhadrescuedatinyfemalesunbear.TheynameditMary.;Shewasfoundinatinycageonthebackofatruckthatwasfilledwithrubbish.WhenImetMaryforthefirsttime,shewasscaredandweak,butafterafewdaysinacaringenviro