单选题 Tales From Animal Hospital
                  David Grant

David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr. Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond. He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical cheek-ups to surgery(外科手术). Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the programme and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog or snake!
£ 14.99 Hardback 272pp
ISBN 0751304417
                Newton: The Last Sorcerer
                   Michael White

From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, comes this colourful description of the life of the world's first modem scientist. Interesting yet based on fact. Michael White's learned yet readable new book offers a tree picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic(魔术)ended and science began.
£ 18.99 Hardback 320pp Fourth Estate
ISBN 1857024168
                 Fermat's Last Theorem
                    Simon Sigh

In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world's greatest mathematical problem: Fermat's Last Theorem (定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat's Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.
£ 12.99 Hardback 384pp Fourth Estate
ISBN 1857025210

单选题 In Michael White's book, Newton is described as______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 判断推理题。从文章第二部分第四句“Newton is shown as a gifted scientist...”可知,书中展现的牛顿既是天才的科学家又是具有人性弱点的普通人。所以正确的答案为C。
单选题 Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word "baffle" as it is used in the text?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 词语释义题。baffled之后的“and beaten”是关键信息,两者是对应的词语。beaten的意思是“挫败”,所以这里的baffled与其同意。所以正确的答案为B。
单选题 The person who finally proved Fermat's Last Theorem is______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。从文章最后部分“through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in l995.”可知,靠着难以想象的决心和意志,Wiles终于在1995年解决了这个问题。所以正确的答案为B。
单选题 What is the purpose of writing these three texts?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 主旨大意题。从文章可以看出,这里有书名、内容简介、定价、书号等有关出版的事宜信息,这些无疑说明了这是推销书的广告,其目的就是为了多卖几本书,所以正确答案为D。