Little Brother
By Cory Doctorow, 382 pages, $19.95
In the very near future, Marcus Yallow is walking with his friends in San Francisco when a 9/11-sized terrorist attack occurs blocks away. Everyone around is secretly taken away by the Department of Homeland Security to see whether they're terrorists. However, during the investigation, one of his friends dies mysteriously. The friends try to find out the truth. If you read only one science-fiction novel this year, make it this one.
The Flying Troutmans
By Miriam Toews, 274 pages, $32
The heart of the book is a road journey in Canada made by Hattie，Thebes and Logan to find Cherkis, the kids' dad. It's rich in dialogue, sometimes funny, sometimes surprisingly sad, always character-true. Toews is an extraordinarily gifted writer, with tough-minded passion (同情) for her characters.
Reading By Lightning
By Joan Thomas, 388 pages, $22.95
We're in 1930s Canada, where Lily's father arrived three decades earlier to be promised fertile agricultural land. But they had been cheated and thrown in the middle of Manitoba. Now William Piper and his wife farm their land and place little hope in this life.
What They Wanted
By Donna Morrissey, 325 pages, $32
A father has a heart attack; a brother and a sister leave Newfoundland and go to Alberta, Canada to work； a tragedy brings reconciliation (和解), but also terrible loss. Primarily a novel of character, it's also a novel of Canada, of two very specific and vividly drawn places. Donna Morrissey's characters are troubled, sensitive, quick to be moved to anger or pain, and just as quick to laughter and affection.
【小题1】If Jim only has 20 dollars, which book could he buy?A．The Flying Troutmans.B．What They Wanted.C．Little Brother.D．Reading By Lightning.【小题2】According to the text, we know that The Flying Troutmans is .A．full of dialogueB．a sad storyC．about tourismD．a real story【小题3】In Reading By Lightning, why did William Piper arrive in Canada?A．To carry out his promise.B．To work in a big city.C．To get work experience.D．To seek his fortune.C
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(答案→)C
解析：这篇文章是则广告，介绍了四本书的主要内容，作者写作特点以及书籍售价。
【小题1】细节题：根据四本书的定价可知低于20美元的书籍只有《Little Brother》，售价是19.95美元。故选C。
【小题2】细节题：根据The Flying Troutmans部分中“It's rich in dialogue”对话丰富。故选A。
【小题3】推理题：根据Reading By Lightning部分中“Now William Piper and his wife farm their land and place little hope in this life.”现在William Piper和他的妻子远离他们的土地，在这生活没有任何希望，由此可知他们到加拿大是为了寻求个未来。故选D。