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As the leaves start to change color and the autumn air turns fresh，sometimes nothing is more appealing than the attraction of a good book.Here are our four top picks for the best books.
The Most Fun We Ever Had
By Claire Lombardo
Doubleday
David and Marilyn have been married forever.Four kids and decades later，they're still as in love as the day they met.Lombardo paints an extraordinary picture of a family in what could well be one of the best novels published in 2020.
The Shadow King
By Maaza Mengiste
W．W.Norton & Company
A historical novel that takes place in the 1930s Ethiopia，The Shadow King focuses on the female soldiers who take up arms in World War Ⅱ.In beautiful prose (叙述)，Mengiste shines a light on those whose lives are not often noticed.
Someone We Know
By Shari Lapena
Pamela Dorman Books
A quiet suburban town is shaken by a series of breakins and a body that turns up in the trunk of a car in this latest psychological thriller by the author of The Couple Next Door. How are the crimes related? And what does the invader know?
The Only Plane in the Sky：An Oral History of 9 /11
By Garrett M．Graff
Avid Reader Press
Journalist Graff puts together an oral history of 9/11 from the perspective of nearly everyone involved.Every single line is breathtaking and heartbreaking，weaving together the story of previouslyunimaginable and tragic events that changed history.
【语篇解读】 文章主要介绍了四本选择率最高的最好的书：《我们有史以来最有趣的事》《影子国王》《我们了解的一些人》 《天空中唯一的飞机：9·11的口述历史》。
1．Which of the following published the book about the army?
A．Doubleday.
B．W.W.Norton & Company.
C．Pamela Dorman Books.
D．Avid Reader Press.
B [细节理解题。根据The Shadow King部分的“W.W.Norton & Company A historical novel that takes place in the 1930s Ethiopia，The Shadow King focuses on the female soldiers who take up arms in World War Ⅱ.”可知，W.W.Norton & Company出版了关于军队的书。故选B。]
2．Which author is good at writing suspense stories?
A．Claire Lombardo.
B．Maaza Mengiste.
C．Shari Lapena.
D．Garrett M．Graff.
C [细节理解题。根据Someone We Know部分“By Shari Lapena... A quiet suburban town is shaken by a series of breakins and a body that turns up in the trunk of a car in this latest psychological thriller by the author of The Couple Next Door. How are the crimes related? And what does the invader know？”可知，Shari Lapena擅长写惊悚故事。故选C。]
3．Which of the following is TRUE about The Only Plane in the Sky : An Oral History of 9/11?
A．It's about some true stories in 9/11.
B．It's about some female soldiers in World War Ⅱ.
C．It's about a journalist's experience in 9/11.
D．It's about a single tragic event in 9/11.
A [细节理解题。根据最后一段内容可知，The Only Plane in the Sky : An Oral History of 9/11这本书是关于9·11事件的真实故事集。故选A。]
