Unit 4 Pygmalion
阅读理解
(2018·东北三省四市教研联合体一模)
The news of Harper Lee’s second novel broke on the Internet. Go Set a Watchman would be published in July. Lee became a recluse(隐士) after the publication of her first book，To Kill a Mockingbird, in 1960. Although the author has been out of the public eye for more than 50 years, the wave that followed the announcement showed her novel’s beloved place in the American literary works.
In 1991, the Book of the Month Club and the Library of Congress conducted a survey that made readers identify books that had made a difference in their lives.Lee’s book followed only The Bible. Alongside the works of Shakespeare and Twain, To Kill a Mockingbird remains one of the most widely taught books nationwide, reaching an estimated 70% of American public schools. What makes it such a perfect read for young people?
English class is a place where young Americans come to know themselves. In the folds of dusty books,
