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    Tales From Animal Hospital
    David Grant
    David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital . Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated ,including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess , the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond . He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day , from ordinary medical check-ups to surgery （外科手术）. Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet ,whether it be cat , dog or snake I ! $ 14.99 Hardback 272 pp Simon Schuster
    ISBN 0751304417
    Isaac Newton : The Last Sorcerer
    Michael White
    Form the author of Stephen Hawking : A Life in Science , comes this colorful description of the life of the world’s first modern scientist . Interesting yet based on fact , Michael White’s learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him . Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔术)ended and science began.
    £8.99 Hardback 320 pp Fourth Estate
    ISBN 1857024168
    Fermat’s Last Theorem
    Simon Singh
    In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world’s greatest mathematical problem : Fermat’s Last Theorem (定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds , including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem , and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole  Polytechnique . Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995 . An unusual story of human effort over three centuries , Fermat’s Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike .
    £12.99 Hardback 384 pp Fourth Estate
    ISBN 1857025210
    小题1:What is Animal Hospital ?
    A．A news story .B．A popular book .
    C．A research report .D．A TV program .
    小题2:In Michael White’s book , Newton is described as        .
    A．a person who did not look the same as in many pictures
    B．a person who lived a colorful and meaningful life
    C．a great but not perfect man
    D．an old-time magician
    小题3:Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” as it is used in the text ?
    A．To encourage people to raise questions .
    B．To cause difficulty in understanding .
    C．to provide a person with an explanation .
    D．To limit people’s imagination .
    小题4:What is the purpose of writing these three texts ?
    A．To make the books easier to read B．To show the importance of science
    C．To introduce new authors D．To sell the books .

    小题1:D
    小题2:C
    小题3:B
    小题4:D

    试题分析：。本文属于广告类短文，介绍了三本书的作者以及具体的内容简介，目的是为了让人们了解这三本书而去这三本书。
    小题1:D 推理题。根据文章第一段最后3行Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet ,whether it be cat , dog or snake I ! $ 14.99 Hardback 272 pp Simon Schuster中的all fans of the program可知这是一部电视节目。故D正确。
    小题2:C 细节题。根据第二部分最后2行Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔术)ended and science began说明在这里Newton被描述为有天赋但是也有很多的缺点。故C项正确。
    小题3:B 推理题。根据本句First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds ,说明baffled与后面的beat是并列关系，使用代入法，可知该词是指带来理解上的麻烦，故B正确。
    小题4:D 主旨大意题。本文属于广告类短文，介绍了三本书，目的是为了让人们了解这三本书，买这三本书。故D项正确。
    点评：本文属于广告类短文，介绍了三本书的作者以及具体的内容简介，目的是为了让人们了解这三本书而去这三本书。文本所给信息非常丰富，要求考生从中选出适合题目要求的信息。解此类题目时，考生可以先阅读题目和选项，了解具体要求，然后再仔细阅读文章，认真筛选甄别，这样的阅读就有的放矢，可以大大提高阅读的速度和效率。
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