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TheCostaBookAwardsconsistentlypickwinnersthatarebothofthemomentandsubsequentlyendure.It’sourpleasuretoconfirmthisyear’sCategoryWinners.
FirstNovelAwardWinner
Book:
EleanorOliphantisCompletelyFine
Author:
GailHoneyman
Eleanoris31yearsold;
workfinishesonaFridayandbeginsagainonaMonday.Between,heronlycompanywillbetwobottlesofvodkaandherownsolitary,uniquewit.Itiscontentment,ofakind,butanunexpectedsharedexperiencesuddenlyopensthedoortopossibility.Challengingreaderexpectationswithaliving,breathingcharacter,GailHoneyman’sdebutisafunnyandmovingdiamond.
BiographyAwardWinner
IntheDaysofRain
RebeccaStott
TheExclusiveBrethrenwereaclosedcommunitywhobelievedtheworldisruledbySatan.IntothisisbornRebecca.HerfatherhadbeenaninfluentialBrethrenMinister.Asherfatherlaydying,hebeggedhertohelphimwritethememoir.HewantedtotellthestoryoftheirfamilywhoforgenerationshadallbeenmembersofafundamentalistChristiansect.
PoetryAwardWinner
InsidetheWave
HelenDunmore
Tobealiveistobeinsidethewave,alwaystravellinguntilitbreaksandisgone.Thesepoemsareconcernedwiththeborderlinebetweenthelivingandthedead—theunderworldandthehumanlivingworld-andtheacutelyintensebeingofboth.
Children’sAwardWinner
TheExplorer
KatherineRundell,HannahHorn
FourchildrensurvivetheiraircraftplungingintotheAmazonjungle,butforFredandhisfriendsit’sonlythebeginningofacruelbattleforsurvival.Brimmingwithadventureandarealcommandofcharacterandincident,Rundellhasfewpeersinsuperbchildren’sfiction.
21.WhatkindoflifedoesEleanorlead?
A.boringandlonely.B.funnyandtouching.
C.excitingandcomplex.D.ordinaryandhappy.
22.WhydidRebeccaStottwriteIntheDaysofRain?
A.TointroducebeliefsoftheExclusiveBrethren.
B.Tohelpherfatherfulfillhislastwish.
C.TosharethelifeoffundamentalistChristians.
D.Topassonherfamilytraditions.
23.Forayoungadventuroussoul,whichbookseemsmoreappealing?
A.EleanorOliphantisCompletelyFineB.IntheDaysofRain
C.InsidetheWaveD.TheExplorer
B
ThefreezingNortheasthasn'
tbeenaterriblyfunplacetospendtimethiswinter,sowhenthechancecameforaweekendtoSarasota,Florida,mybagswerepackedbeforeyoucouldsay“sunshine”IleftforthelandofwarmthandvitaminC,thinkingofbeachesandorangetrees.Whenwetoucheddowntoblueskiesandwarmair,Isentupasmallprayerofgratefulness.Swimmingpools,winetasting,andpinksunsets(atnormaleveninghours,not4intheafternoon)filledtheweekend,butthebestpart—particularlytomytaste,dulledbymonthsofcold-weatherrootvegetables—wasa7amadventuretotheSarasotafarmers'
marketthatprovedtobemorethanworththeearlywake-upcall.
Themarket,whichwasfoundedin1979,setsupitstentseverySaturdayfrom7amto1pm,rainorshine,alongNorthLemonandStatestreets.Basketsofperfectredstrawberries;
thered-paintedsidesoftheJavaDawgcoffeetruck;
andmostofall,thetomatoes:
amazing,large,softandroundredtomatoes.
Disappointedbymanyabroken,vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的)promise,I'
verefusedtobuywintertomatoesforyears.Nomatterhowattractivetheylookinthestore,onceIgetthemhomethey'
reunfailinglydry,hard,andtasteless.ButIhomedin,withuncertainty,ononeparticulartableattheBrown'
sGroveFarm'
sstand,fulloffreshandsofttomatoesthesizeofmyfist.Theseweretherealdeal—andatthatmoment,IrealizedthatthebestpartofSarasotainwinterwasgoingtobeeatingthingsthatbackhomeinNewYorkIwouldn'
tbeexperiencingagainformonths.
DelightedasIwasbythetomatoesinsight,myhappinessdeepenedwhenIlearnedthatBrown'
sGroveFarmisoneofthesuppliersforJackDusty,anewlyopenedrestaurantattheSarasotaRitzCarlton,where—luckilyforme—Iwasplanningtohavedinnerthatverynight.Withoutevenseeingthemenu,IknewI'
dbeorderingeverytomatoonit.
24.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherwinterlifeinNewYork?
A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.D.Annoying.
25.Whatmadetheauthor'
sgettingupearlyworthwhile?
A.Havingaswim.B.Breathinginfreshair.
C.Walkinginthemorningsun.D.Visitingalocalfarmers'
market.
26.WhatcanwelearnabouttomatoessoldinNewYorkinwinter?
A.Theyaresoft.B.Theylooknice.
C.Theytastegreat.D.Theyarejuicy.
27.Whatwastheauthorgoingtodothatevening?
A.Gotoafarm.B.Checkintoahotel.
C.Eatinarestaurant.D.Buyfreshvegetables.
C
TheWorldHealthOrganizationwarnsthatmillionsofpeoplearedyingeveryyearfromindoorairpollution.TheWHOfindsthatpoorcooking,heatingandlightingtechnologiesarekillingmillionsofpeopleeachyear.Indoorairpollutionresultsfromtheuseofdangerousfuelsandcook-stovesinthehome.Tohelpfighttheproblem,theWHOannounced,newguidelinesaimedatreducinghouseholdpollutants.
WHOofficialssaynearlythreebillionpeopleareunabletousecleanfuelsandtechnologiesforcooking,heatingandlighting.Andtheysaymorethansevenmillionpeoplediefromexposuretoindoororoutdoorairpollutioneachyear.Ofthatnumber,theWHOsaysabout4.3millionpeoplediefromhouseholdairpollutiongivenoffbysimplecoalcook-stoves.WHOofficialssayindoorpollutionleadstoearlydeathsfromstroke,heartandlungdisease.Themainvictimsarewomenandgirlsindevelopingcountries,wheretheyusuallystayathomeanddothehouseholdwork.
CarlosDoraisCoordinatorintheWHO'
sDepartmentofPublicHealth,EnvironmentalandSocialDeterminantsofHealth.Hesayspeopleshouldnotuseunprocessedcoalandkerosene(煤油)
fuelindoors.Hesaysopeningawindowordoortoletouttheharmfulairwillnotimprovethesituation.Itwillonlypollutetheoutdoors.
NigelBruceisaprofessorofPublicHealthattheUniversityofLiverpool.Hesaysresearchersaredevelopinggoodcook-stovesandotherequipmenttoburnfuelsinamoreefficientway.
WHOexpertsnotesomenew,safeandlow-costtechnologiesthatcouldhelparealreadyavailable.InIndia,youcanbuyaninduction(电磁)stoveforabout$8.00.AndinAfricayoucanbuyasolarlampforlessthan$1.00.But,this,theagencysays,isjustastart.Itisurgingdevelopingcountriestousecleanerfuelsandincreaseaccesstocleanerandmoremoderncookingandheatingappliances.
28.Whatdoes“theproblem”inparagraph1referto?
A.Indoorairpollution.B.Cookinghabits.
C.Poorcook—stove.D.Useofnaturalgas.
29.Whyarewomenandgirlsthemainvictimsoftheindoorpollution?
A.Theyareveryweakinthedevelopingcountries.
B.Theyaremoresensitivetotheindoorpollution.
C.Theyareexposedtotheindoorpollutionmore.
D.Theyarelackofdoingmoreexerciseoutdoors.
30.Whichofthefollowingisagoodwaytoavoidindoorairpollution?
A.Toopenawindowwhilecooking.
B.Touseunprocessedcoalindoors.
C.Topromotethecleanerandmoderncookingappliances.
D.Topopularizethetraditionalcook—stovesinthehome.
31.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?
A.Howtopreventpollution
B.Howtoprotectwomenandgirls
C.Indoorpollutionkillsmillionseachyear
D.Theimportanceofhealthindevelopingcountries
D
Decision-makingcanbeextremelydifficult.Decision-makingstylesaresignificantlydifferent.indifferentcultures.
Inanyapproachtoaproblemandinanynegotiations,theWesternworldturnstothe"
Itoyou"
approachwhileJapan,the"
youtoyou"
approach.Theformermeansbothsidespresenttheirargumentsopenlyfromtheirownpointofview.Naturally,oftencomesaconfrontation(冲突)situation,whichWesternersareveryskillfulindealingwith.Thelatterisbasedoneachsidetryingtounderstandtheotherperson'
spointofview.Thus,thedirectionofthemeetingisamutual(相互的)attempttoreduceconfrontationandachieveharmony.
Besides,Westerndecision-makinggoesmostlyfromtopmanagementandoftendoesnotconsultmiddlemanagementortheworker.However,inJapangreatconsiderationisgiventothethoughtsandopinionsofeveryoneatalllevels.Basedon"
bottom-updirection"
ideascanbecreatedatthelowestlevels,travelupwardthroughanorganizationandhaveaneffectonthefinaldecision.
Differenceindecision-makingalsocomesfromdifferentcommunicationstyles.TheJapanesebusinesspersonworkstoachieveharmony,evenifthedealfallsthrough,andwillspendwhatevertimeisnecessarytodeterminea"
approach,communicatingpersonalviewsonlyindirectly.TheyputathoroughjobabovetheWesterndeadlineapproach.SotheJapanesearethoroughintheirmeetings.ThusAmericansareoftenannoyedbythemanymeetingsinmanyJapanesebusinesses.ButwheretheAmericanispressingforaspecificdecision,theJapaneseistryingtothinkuparatherbroaddirection.
Ontheotherhand,onceagivenagreementismade,itistheJapanesewhosometimeswonderattheslowpaceinwhichWesternerscarryoutthedecision.TheJapaneseareeagertomoveforwardandWesterners,perhaps,lagbehindastheytakethetimeforin-depthplanning.
32.AJapanesebusinessbasesitsdecision.
A.ontop-downdirectionB.onnothingbutitsworkers'
views
C.onbottom-updirectionD.onlyonitstopleaders'
opinions
33.ThetextmainlytellsusthatJapanandtheWest