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一、阅读理解

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IncludingwinnersofthePulitzerPrize,EdgarAward,andmore,thesebookshavebeenread,judged,andcelebratedbythebestthisyear!Pickupanaward-winningstoryforanyage.

WinneroftheEdgarAward

VeraWong’sUnsolicitedAdviceforMurderers(杀人犯)

JesseQ.Sutanto

Paperback$18.00Addtocart

VeraWong,alonelyoldladywholivesaboveherforgottenteashopinthemiddleofSanFrancisco’sChinatown,walkeddownstairstofindacuriousthing—adeadmaninthemiddleofherteashop.Thislonelyshopkeepertakesituponherselftosolveamurderinthemostunusualwayinthisbest-sellingnovel.

WinnerofthePulitzerinNonfiction

HisNameIsGeorgeFloyd

RobertSamuelsToluseOlorunnipa

Paperback$20.00Addtocart

Alandmarkbiographythatrevealshowracism(种族主义)shapedGeorgeFloyd’slife—fromhisfamily’srootsinthetobaccofields,toongoinginequalityinhousing,education,andhealthcare—tellingthestoryofhowoneman’stragicexperiencebroughtaboutaglobalmovementforchange.

JamesBeardAwardWinnerSavor(品味)

FatimaAli

Hardcover$28.00Addtocart

Ayoungcookwhosedreamswerecutshortsavorseverylastminuteassheexploresfoodandadventure,illnessanddeathinSavor,aninspiringautobiographyandfamilystorythatsweepsfromPakistantoManhattanandbeyond.Atitscore,itisastoryaboutwhatitmeanstotrulylive.

1.WhowouldprobablybeinterestedinVeraWong’sUnsolicitedAdviceforMurderers?

A．Mysteryfans.

B．Teashopowners.

C．Professionalcooks.

D．Chinatownvisitors.

2.Whatdothreebooksshareincommon?

A．They’renowatadiscount.

B．Theyexplorethesametheme.

C．They’reawardwinnersofthisyear.

D．Theyarebasedontruelifestories.

3.Wherecanyoufindthetext?

A．Amagazine.

B．Awebsite.

C．Atextbook.

D．Anewspaper.

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75-year-oldhip-hop(街舞)grandmaStephanieWalshhasgainedworldwideatte