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(2021·山西四校联考)The chance of a snowy holiday season in most American cities is practically impossible this year, so any festive atmosphere to be enjoyed will have to be the imaginary sort. Luckily, there are books for that.
The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in “The Snow Queen”， the story of children Kay and Gerda, who must face the goddesslike woman who controls all snowflakes after Kay is kidnapped.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma
It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America, only to face entirely new hardships. Sharma's novel isn't entirely set in the wintertime, but his poetic descriptions of winter weather as lovely yet isolating make it a great choice for a December read.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation that has been produced recently and read or reread the classic itself. You know the story: a scientist driven by his ambition discovers a method for creating life, and spends two years cobbling together a living creature, who later feels angry with him.
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
Dillard's first book is, as its title suggests, about her change from being a selfcentered child to being an adult more concerned with the world around her than with her own personal concerns. Her parents are key figures in the story. One famous scene takes place during what the author calls “a big snow”， in 1950.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了四本文学名著的作者、内容简介等相关信息，它们是《安徒生童话全集》《家庭生活》《弗兰肯斯坦》和《美国童年》。
1．Who wrote a novel about “The Snow Queen”？
A．Annie Dillard. B．Mary Shelley.
C．Akhil Sharma. D．Hans Christian Andersen.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文中介绍第一本书时说的“Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in ‘The Snow Queen’．..”可知，《冰雪女王》的作者是安徒生。故选D项。
2．Which novel is about an Indian's family?
A．The Snow Queen. B．Family Life.
C．An American Childhood. D．Frankenstein.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据Family Life by Akhil Sharma部分的第一句“It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America ...”可知，《家庭生活》的故事内容是关于一个移民到美国的印度家庭。故选B项。
3．What do we know about Frankenstein?
A．It has been adapted for movies.
B．It's about the secret history.
C．It's about an Indian family.
D．It's a fairy tale.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据Frankenstein by Mary Shelley部分的第一句“Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation ...”可知，《弗兰肯斯坦》已被改编成电影。故选A项。
4．From An American Childhood, we know the main characters are ________.
A．selfcentered children B．adults
C．scientists D．Dillard's parents
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Her parents are key figures in the story.”可知，迪拉德的父母是书中故事的主角。故选D项。
