Mini Book Excerpts（节选）
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged 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（疑案小说）
“You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only 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 Ammika,“ 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, legally, 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 of most cities?
Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99）
【小题1】. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger , they should buy the book published by . A．EccoB．Atria BooksC．Riverhead BooksD．Random House【小题2】. The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for . A．young childrenB．Disney World workersC．middle school teachersD．parents with young children【小题3】. Which book describes women with characters of their own?
A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts
B. J. D. Salinger: A Life
C. You Are Free
D. Red Wolf
【小题4】 After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that . A．the boy helped arrest the murdererB．Benny died of an accidentC．the murderer got away with the crimeD．Ammika carried out the crimeD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】.D 细节题。根据第一部分的 J. D. Salinger：A Life by Kenneth Slawenski（Random House,$27）说明这本书是由Random House出版的。
【小题2】.D 推理题。根据文章最后一部分2,3行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, legally, in the United States right now.说明这是为那些有孩子的父母准备的。故D正确。
【小题3】C 推理题。根据文章第三部分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.说明本部分是关于不同性格的女性，故C正确。
【小题4】.A 推理题。根据文章第二部分最后两行A thought suddenly occurred to Ammika,“ Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn’t you?” The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers,“ Maybe,” he said quietly. 说明小男孩同意和他们去辨认凶手。故A正确。