2021-2022学年高二英语暑假作业（8）（Word版含答案及解析，无听力试题）

2021-2022学年高二英语暑假作业（8） 第一部分 阅读理解 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 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 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. 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 and the Sun. D. The Anthropocene Reviewed. 3. To know about a woman’s most important day in life, you can read the book written by_____. A. Jhumpa Lahiri B. Miranda Heller C. Kazuo Ishiguro D. John Green B Bellevue Manor is a low-income, multicultural community. For several years, it showed signs of conflict: The number of calls to police was much bigger, and many of these calls could not easily he solved by police officers. As part of his research, Jabril Abdulle investigated how differences in cultural backgrounds influenced community members' relationship. "I saw a lot of conflicts in the community," he says,“and a lack of proper response to conflicts other than calling the police." In interviews with community members, he found that eye contact, gestures and comments might cause conflicts among members of some cultures. He realized the best approach is not to call police hut to train and ... ...