新疆生产建设兵团第二中学2022-2023学年高二下学期第三次月考英语试题

2024届高二年级第二学期第三次月考试题 英语 一．阅读理解（共20题，总分40分） A 2021 brought us some amazing titles. If you want to read the books that people couldn't stop talking about that year, see below for our list of some of them! Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri An extraordinary new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies-her first in nearly a decade-about a woman questioning her place in the world, hesitating between inactivity and movement, between the need to belong and the refusal to form lasting ties. Hardcover:$24.00 The Paper Palace by Miranda Heller A story of summer, secrets, love and lies: in the course of a single day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that she has been preparing for decades. Gentle yet disastrous, The Paper Palace considers the tensions between desire and dignity, the legacies of abuse, and the crimes of families. Hardcover:$27.00 Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro A great new novel from Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of Klara -- an artificial friend with outstanding observational qualities-and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love? Hardcover:$26.00 The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green A deeply moving collection of personal essays from John Green, the author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this masterful collection. The Anthropocene Reviewed is an open-hearted exploration of the paths we create and a celebration of falling in love with the world. Hardcover:$24.00 1.What do Whereabouts and Klara and the Sun have in common? A. They collect personal essays. B. They are sold at the same price. C. They are written by prize-winning authors. D. They mainly talk about personal relationships. 2.Which book reflects its author's talent for telling stories? A. Whereabo