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Mini Book Excerpts (节选)
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land，the middleaged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it...The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J．D.Salinger：A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House，$27)
Mystery
“You're a smart boy.Benny's death was no accident，and you're the only one who saw it happen.Do you think the murderer should get away with it？” The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika，“Did you...You recognized the man in the car，didn't you？”
The boy hesitated，twisting his fingers.“Maybe，”he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books，$25.99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned，none of it in class.Some women are born stupid，and some women are too smart for their own good.Some women are born to give，and some women only know how to take.Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers，some who they don't want to be.Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't.Some mothers love so their daughters won't.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books，$15)
Humor
Do your kids like to have fun？Come to Fun Times！Do you like to watch your kids having fun？Bring them to Fun Times！Fun Times's “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have in the United States right now.Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day's drive in most cities?
Deliriously Happy：And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco，$14.99)
【语篇解读】 本文向读者推荐了几种不同类型的书，并分别作了简要介绍。
1．What did Salinger do for his town?
A．He built a car park.
B．He tried to protect its land.
C．He wrote some good novels.
D．He rescued many townspeople.
B [细节理解题。根据Biography中的“When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land，the middleaged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it...”可知，Salinger尽力保护他的城镇的土地。故选B。]
2．The book You Are Free is mainly about .
A．smart children B．happy daughters
C．different women D．suffering mothers
C [细节理解题。根据Short Stories中的“Some women are born stupid，and some women are too smart for their own good.Some women are born to give，and some women only know how to take.Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers，some who they don't want to be.”可知，这是一本介绍性格各异的女性的书。故选C。]
3．Which book should readers choose，if they want to know something about Fun Times?
A．Red Wolf.
B．You Are Free.
C．J.D.Salinger：A Life.
D．Deliriously Happy：And Other Bad Thoughts.
D [细节理解题。根据Humor中的“Bring them to Fun Times！Fun Times's ‘amusement cycling’ is the most fun you can have in the United States right now...Deliriously Happy：And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco，$14.99)”可知，如果你想了解Fun Times，应该选择Deliriously Happy：And Other Bad Thoughts。故选D。]
