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2024届高二年级第二学期第三次月考试题
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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 masteiful 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.
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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.Whereabouts
B.The Paper Palace.
C.Klara an