2022届高考英语周测DAY 14（第二周周测）

DAY 14 第二周周测 第 1 页 DAY 14 第二周周测 阅读理解测试篇章（一） 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 for more than 40 years. 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 that year. The Shadow King By Maaza Mengiste W. W. Norton & Company Set during Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King focuses on the female soldiers who take up arms in World War II. In beautiful prose(散文), 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 break-ins 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 intruder 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 previously unimaginable and tragic events that changed history. 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. 2. Which author is good at writing the stories of suspense? A. Claire Lombardo. B. Maaza Mengiste. C. Shari Lapena. D. Garrett M. Graff. 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