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2021年早已過去,这一年有哪些书值得被关注和阅读呢?
1 Whether you re looking for a new release from an adored author or a timely read, these books are popular in 2021.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
2 Alex and Poppy couldn t be more opposite: Alex, a quiet boy with hometown charm, and Poppy, a wanderlust fueled wild child. After sharing a ride home in college, the two formed a friendship, sharing a vacation together every summer for a decade, until two years ago when they ruined everything. Now, Poppy and Alex come together for one more trip to see if they can mend their friendship or if there s really something more between them.
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
3 Before Owen Michael disappears, he leaves his new wife, Hannah, an ominous note reading “protect her”, clearly referring to his teenage daughter, Bailey. As Hannah and Bailey wait for his return, the FBI arrests Owen s boss and shows up at their home, sending the two women on a mission to piece together Owen s past and find out the real reason he disappeared.
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
4 In 2017, Kazuo Ishiguro won the Nobel Prize in Literature—this is his first novel since the award. Set in the near future, Klara and the Sun explores the human condition through Klara, an artificial friend. Klara is AI, keenly observational and eerily understanding the depth of human emotion as she looks out of the store window and waits for a customer to one day choose her.72232DEF-F64D-401B-8CE7-D6C5B9B553A3
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
5 Backed by ten years of research, Bill Gates uses this book to explain why and how we must work towards a goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions. Split into three main parts, Gates describes the environmental fate we currently face, and the ways in which technology can function to help us reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. This read is urgent and practical. It can be seen as an ambitious plan but one that is optimistic about the future of our environment.
Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text
Detail 1. What do we know about People We Meet on Vacation?
A. It s a love story.
B. It focuses on humans future.
C. It involves the relationship between people.
D. It aims at people s sharing a vacation together.
Detail 2. If you are interested in reading detective stories, which is the best choice?
A. Klara and the Sun.
B. The Last Thing He Told Me.
C. People We Meet on Vacation.
D. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.
Inference 3. Whose book will you choose if you are fond of sci fi?
A. Bill Gates . B. Laura Dave s.
C. Emily Henry s. D. Kazuo Ishiguro s.
Inference 4. Why is the fourth book different from the other three?
A. It doesn t belong to novels.
B. It has the most readers.72232DEF-F64D-401B-8CE7-D6C5B9B553A3
C. It once won the Nobel Prize.
D. It was written by the most famous writer.
Ⅰ. Discover useful structures in the text
1. whether...or... 意为“无论……还是……”,引导让步状语从句
Whether you re looking for a new release from an adored author or a timely read, these books are popular in 2021. 无论你是在寻找一位受人尊敬的作者的新书还是适时的文学读物,这些书都是2021年受欢迎的书。
2. in+which引导的定语从句
Split into three main parts, Gates describes the environmental fate we currently face, and the ways in which technology can function to help us reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. 盖茨分三个主要部分描述了我们目前面临的环境命运,以及技术可以发揮作用以帮助我们减少温室气体排放的方式。
Ⅱ. Memorize some text centered chunks
refer to 与……相关
show up 出现;露面
on a mission 执行任务
find out 找出;发现;查明
be set in 以……为背景
be split into 分为……72232DEF-F64D-401B-8CE7-D6C5B9B553A3