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【正文】 endless games of tennis and golf, he plans to spend the week ploughing through five books, weighing in at an astonishing 2,300 pages. His summer reading list, unveiled(透露 ) by the White House, contains two heavyweight works of non–fiction and three novels. On top of the president’s table is Hot, Flat and Crowded, by New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman. Subtitled why we need a green revolution, it makes a leftish（左 傾的） call to arms regarding the future of the pla. Mr Obama39。s second choice is historian David McCullough39。s biography of John Adams, the often underrated second US president, who was the subject of an awardwinning HBO docudrama（紀(jì)實?。?last year. The novels include two crime thrillers: Richard Price39。s Lush Life, and The Way Home, a novel by Gee Pelecanos set in Washington, DC – which, much like Obama39。s bestselling autobiography（自傳） , explores the relationship between a father and his son. Completing the set is the novel Plainsong, by a littleknown writer called Kent Haruf. Set in a small town on the Colorado plains, its existence on the reading list may reassure voters that Middle America has not been ignored by their manderinchief. Publishers are keeping an eye on whether the famous Obama bounce – which has helped sales at the first family39。s favourite clothes stores, such as J Crew – will continue to apply to their troubled industry. The President39。s endorsement（認(rèn)可） is said to have lifted sales of Joseph O39。Neill39。s novel Netherland about cricket in Holland and New York last year. Given that President Obama has already spent a portion of his week so far playing golf, beating Michelle at tennis, and visiting friends, questions will inevitably(不可避免地 ) be asked about his ability to put any dent（挫傷） at all in the ambitious reading list. To finish all five books, he would have to manage more than 300 pages every day – quite an 第 6 頁 共 7 頁 ask when a small portion of his time must also be spent running the country. 17. What’s the function of the first paragraph? A. To give an example. B. To introduce a topic. C. To describe a hope. D. To offer an argument. 18. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Some people doubted if the president could finish his books. B. The Way Home is a book which explores the relationship between a father and his son. C. Lush life, set in Washington, is a novel written by Richard Price. D. Thanks to Obama, sales of Netherland have been lifted. 19. Which of the following was NOT a book the President planned to read? A. John Adams. B. Netherland. C. Hot, Flat and Crowded. D. Lush Life. 20. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A. Obama’s Hobbies B. Obama’s Holiday Plan C. Obama’s Holiday Life D. Obama’s Holiday Book List 第 7 頁 共 7 頁 DACC BCCB DBAC BCBA BCBD
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