英语试题第一节：（共 15 小题；每题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHeres a list of books Im looking forward to this fall season. Not all of them will rise to the level of the advertisement, but its an abundant crop.Home After Dark by David Small (Liveright, Sept. 11)In 2009, Small published a celebrated graphic memoir( 回 忆 录 ) called Stitches. Now the Caldecott Medal winner is back with a graphic novel about a motherless 13-year-old boy brought up in an unhappy home in California. This is a tale told in few words and many striking images. On Sept.11 at 3p.m., Small will be at Amazonbooks at Union Market. More information at www. amazon.com/graph-tale.Waiting for Eden by Elliot Ackerman (Knopf, Sept. 25)This brief novel is related by a dead soldier who is watching over a horribly burned partner in a Texas hospital. That sounds embarrassingly emotional, but Ackerman, who served in a Navy in Iraq and Afghanistan, is one of the best soldier-writers of his generation. More information at www. amazon. com/military-essay.All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung (Catapult, Oct. 2)Chung, the editor of the literary magazine Catapult, was adopted as a baby by a white family in Oregon. In this memoir, she writes about her childhood, her Asian American identity and her search for the Korean parents who gave her up. More information at www. amazon. com/politics-prose.Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper, Oct. 16)Alternating between past and present, this novel tells the story of a woman investigating a late-19th-century science teacher who was caught up in the controversy over Darwinism. Like her other novels, this one promises to explore social and scientific problems. Visit www. amazon. com/tech-science for more information.1. Which copy will you probably buy for an authors signature?A. UnshelteredB. Home After DarkC. Waiting for EdenD. All You Can Ever Know2. Who joined the army in the Middle East?A. David Small.B. Nicole Chung.C. Elliot AckermanD. Barbara Kingsolver.3. Where can you find non-fiction books?A. www. amazon. com/graph-taleB. www. amazon. com/tech-scienceC. www. amazon. com/military-essayD. www. amazon. com/politics-proseBOne summer, when I was young, my dad built me a lemonade stand. On sunny days I would set up outside the local car wash with a cooler and my little black safe. I didnt get many customers but I always had fun, whether I was reading a book or adding paint decorations to the safe and signs.One customer I did have was an elderly gentleman who lived across the street from the car wash. He would come every day where I set up and buy a glass of lemonade for his wife. Even though I only charged 25 cents, he always paid me with a $1 Sacagawea coin. I built up quite a collection by the end of the summer!Now, as a college student, I make a point of stopping at as many lemonade stands as I can, always paying more than the kids charge me. This has been going on for almost three years now but this week, I didnt have any money with me when I stopped at a little girls stand. I dug around in my car thoroughly and eventually opened up one of my moving boxes showing a black safe covered in soft cloth painted rainbows and hearts. I opened it up and sure enough, there were my Sacagawea coins. I almost shut the lid again because they mean so much to me, but then I realized that this is exactly why I had to pay with the coin. When I gave that little girl the shiny gold coin, I said, “You hang on to this one; they dont make them any more!” And her face lit up. As I drove away, I saw her running to her sister to show her the gold coin and I knew that I had made her just as happy as I was when I was a little girl.4. What did the gentleman pay the author for the lemonade?A. 25 cents every time.B. A collection of gold coins.C. A one-dollar gold coin each time.D. A little black safe with many gold coins.5. Why did the author pay the little girl with a gold coin?A. To pass the kindness.B. To show her wealth.C. To help the poor girl.D. To make the girl happy.6. How did the author feel when she gave the girl the coin?A. Unwilling and hesitant.B. Excited and willing.C. Serious and pleased.D. Peaceful and pleased.7. What can be a suitable title for the passage?A. A Kind Young LadyB. A Shiny Gold CoinC. A Wealthy GentlemanD. A Happy Lemonade Stand CIn January 2017, a series of fires in central Chiles La Maue region burned down over 457,000 hectares (公顷) of forest, leaving behind nothing but burnt ground. Now, three border shepherd dogs (边境牧羊犬) are helping replant it by doing what they love most, running.Das, Olivia, and Summer, three female border dogs have been working hard to bring the forest burnt by fire back to life since March. They are essentially running and playing, but their work isimportant. The dogs owner, 32-year-old Francisca Torres, takes them to various areas of burnt forest in her t