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 starting 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 borm 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 lf 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
网友回答
(答案→)D
解析：【考点】日常生活类—图书介绍
【文章大意】本文向读都推荐了几种不同类型的书，并分别作了简介。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据第一段可知，第一本书是介绍Salinger生平的书，这本书是由Random House出版的，所以选D
【小题2】细节理解题。根据第四段可知，这本书是关于父母如何让孩子玩得高兴的书，所以这本书的读者应该是有小孩的父母。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据第三段Some women are born stupid, and dome 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，这是一本用妇女自己的性格来描述她们的书。
【小题4】Red Wolf是一本悬疑小说，由“The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers 可知，小男孩犹豫了，那接下来应该就是帮助警察破案并逮捕凶手了。