What happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers.
Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting (騙過) his high school's monitoring system. This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life.
While they are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military (軍隊的) vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secret prison. There he is treated as a possible terrorist(恐怖分子). He is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappears.
When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many "security measures" in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists. While some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he is supposed to have as a citizen.
He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himself. He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously (匿名地).
The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but learns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story. As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society.
小題1: What kind of article does this passage belong to?     
A．A fascinating story. B．A book review.
C．News reportD．A TV programme
小題2: Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because ________.        
A．he killed his friend
B．he bombed a military vehicle
C．he did something that a possible terrorist could do
D．his injured friend disappeared
小題3: From the second paragraph we can infer that _________.     
A．Marcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of society
B．Marcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real life
C．Marcus Yallow always plays online games in real life
D．Marcus Yallow is expert at the network world

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D

試題分析：文章評論了由美國作家Cory Doctorow寫的一本書。書中闡述了一個青年如何面對當想象中的世界突然改變，他不斷學習，成長，了解嚴重社會的問題。
小題1:推理題根據(jù)首段Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers.可知是書評。選B
小題2:細節(jié)題。第三段第一二句a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security （DHS） secret prison．可知選C。
小題3:推理題。從 much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. 排除A，B 兩項。whe has no trouble outwitting （騙過） his high school's monitoring system說明他是網(wǎng)絡專家。選D。
點評：文章評論了由美國作家Cory Doctorow寫的一本書。書中闡述了一個青年如何面對當想象中的世界突然改變，他不斷學習，成長，了解嚴重社會的問題。這類閱讀理解要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關系，根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑氶喿x短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。
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