张静中学2014年高考英语专题及释三四.doc

张静中学2014年高考英语专题及释三四 阅读理解和完形填空训练（8）附答案 (·宁夏三市模拟)When editors considered the possible demand for “Autobiography(自传) of Mark Twain”， they kept their expectations within 7,500 copies. However, the book reached the No.7 on The New York Times' best-seller list published on Nov.28. On Friday afternoon it was No.4 on the BN. com best-seller list. It is a hit across the country, landing on best-seller lists and going back to press six times, for a total of 275,000 so far. The publisher cannot print copies quickly enough, leaving some bookstores and online retailers(零售商) hopeless without copies just as the holiday shopping season begins. “It's frustrating，” said Rona, the owner of the BookMark. “In this age of instant books, why does it take so long to reprint it？” Kris, an owner of a bookstore said：“It was sold right out. There's a lasting love affair with Mark Twain, especially around here. Anybody within a stone's throw of the Mississippi River has a Twain attachment.” Mr. Ingram said：“I'm sure every bookseller in the world is saying, ‘I_should_have_been_sharper. I should have thought this one through more carefully.’”Earlier this week, the book was sold out at a handful of bookstores. Some booksellers said they had been told, much to their disappointment, that they would not receive reorders until mid-December or even January. Many booksellers said the book has a holiday-gift quality, which has a unique story behind its publication. Twain ordered that the book be published a century after his death. It is more political than his previous works, being frank, funny, angry and full of memories from his childhood. It's literary, but not too tough to read. The content, itself, is very readable. It can be easily picked up and read without the worry of continuity(连贯性). “I've only had a chance to look at it, but from what I did see, it looked like the kind of book you would never finish, and you would never even think of reading from the beginning to the end，” said Mr. Ingram