湖南省名校高三下第一次測試新高考英語試題及答案解析

湖南省名校高三下第一次測試新高考英語試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating2．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．a(chǎn)fterwhen B．sincewhichC．a(chǎn)fterwhich D．sincewhen3．---ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.---Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget4．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！5．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would6．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed7．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.8．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need9．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof10．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that11．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that12．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall13．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime14．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout15．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.16．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension17．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice18．As______healthierlifestyleisbeingpromoted,thebicyclehasalsobecomeatoolthatkeepspeopleon______go.A．the;a B．a(chǎn);aC．a(chǎn);the D．a(chǎn);/19．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t20．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）IamwritingtotellyouaboutyourarticleSmartphonesMakeLifeEasierinlastSunday’snewspaper.Youdidanexcellentjobexplainingthegoodpointsofsmartphones,butyoudidn’ttalkabouttheirbadpointsatall.So,Ihopeyou’llletmegiveyourreaderssomeadviceonsmartphoneetiquette(禮儀).ThefirstpointI’dliketo

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isloudness.Whenyoutalkonyoursmartphoneinpublic,pleasedon’tshout.Infact,themicrophonesinsmartphonesareverysensitive(靈敏的).So,youcanbeheardevenifyouspeakquietly.Anotherpointisaboutpersonalspace.Idon’tthinkitispolitetomakecallsinsmallspacesfullofpeople.Thismakesothersuncomfortableandforcesthemtolistentoyourpersonalbusiness.What’sworse,itstopsmanyface-to-faceconversationsfromeverbeginning.Lastly,doingtwothingsatthesametimeisdangerous.Forexample,makingcallswhiledrivingisabadhabit.Payattentiontotheroad!Similarly,whenstayingwithyourfriends,turnoffyoursmartphoneandenjoytheircompany.Yourstruly,AmberJala1、AmberJalawrotetheletterto________.A．findagoodjobB．provideadviceC．makeherlifeeasierD．buyasmartphone2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“address”inParagraph2probablymean?A．致函B．稱呼C．陳述D．選址3、AccordingtoParagraph3,whatmakespeoplearoundyouuncomfortable?A．Discussingface-to-face.B．Speakingquietlyonyourphone.C．Mindingyourownbusiness.D．Callinginsmallspacesfullofpeople.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Itisdangeroustodriveontheroad.B．Itiseasytostartacompanywithothers.C．Itisbadtoturnoffourphoneswhiledriving.D．Itisimportanttouseoursmartphonesproperly.22．（8分）Scientistshaveprovidednewevidencetohelpsolveoneoftheworld’soldestmysteries---zebrasstripes.Researchersrecentlydescribedexperimentsshowingthathorseflieshaveadifficulttimelandingonzebraswhileeasilylandingonhorsesofasinglecolor.Inoneexperiment,theresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorsesandsawthatfewerflieslandedonthem."Theyflypastthemorhitthemandbounceoff,"saidTimCarooftheUniversityofCalifornia-Davis.Hewastheleadwriterofareportonthestudy.ThereportwaspublishedinthejournalPLOSONE.Closelyrelatedtohorses,theworld’sthreezebraspeciesareknownfortheirblack-and-whitestripedbodies.ZebrasarenativetoAfricassavannas,orgrasslands.Theappearanceofthestripesisdifferentfromonezebratothenext.Therehavebeenfourmaintheoriesaboutthereasonswhyzebrasdevelopedstripes.Thefirsttheoryistoavoidattacksbymeat-eatinganimals.Anotheristhatzebrashaveaneasiertimerecognizingotherzebras.athirdideaisthermoregulation,whichistheabilityofacreaturetocontrolitsbodytemperature,evenwhenthesurroundingtemperatureisdifferent.Thefourththeoryistopreventattacksbybitingflies.Onlythelaststandsup,Carosaid."Mostbiologistsinvolvedinresearchonmammalcolorationacceptthatthisisthereasonwhyzebrashavestripes.UniversityofBristolbiologistMartinHowworkedwithCaroonthestudy.Hesaidstripesmayconfuseflieswhentheygettooclosetozebras.Africanhorsefliescarrydiseases,suchastrypanosomiasis.Thesicknesscancauseweaknessandbedeadly.“Inadditiontostripesthatpreventcontrolledlandingsbyhorseflies,zebrasarealwaysmovingtheirtailandmayfrightenoffthehorsefliesiftheydolandsuccessfully,"MartinHowsaid.Headdedthatzebrasarealsousingbehavioralmeanstopreventfliesfrombitingthem1、Whydidtheresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorses?A．ToconfuseAfricanhorseflies.B．Todrawtheattentionofrealzebras.C．TohelpdriveawayAfricanhorseflies.D．ToseehowAfricanhorsefliesrespondedtothem.2、WhatdowelearnaboutzebrasfromParagraph3?A．Theylookthesametothehumaneye.B．Theirstripesaredifferentfromeachother.C．Zebras'livinghabitsaresimilartohorses.D．Threezebraspeciesworldwideareendangered.3、AccordingtoTimCaro,howdozebrastakeadvantageoftheirstripes?A．Theykeephorsefliesfrombitingthem.B．Theyusethemtoavoidattacksbyotheranimals.C．Theycontroltheirbodytemperaturethroughthem.D．Theycaneasilyrecognizeeachotherthroughthestripes.4、WhyarethediseasecarrierAfricanhorsefliesmentionedinthetext?A．Tohelpusknowmoreaboutsuchflies.B．Totellushowzebrassurvivebitingflies.C．Toexplainaboutacauseofdeathofzebras.D．Toshowthenecessityforzebrastoavoidflies.5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Whydozebrashavestripes?B．Howdidzebrasevolvefromhorses?C．Whatistheworld’soldestmystery?D．Whendidzebrasstarttopreventhorseflies?23．（8分）ThehousingmarketinCanadahasbeeninadangeroussituation.Arecentnewsitemsaidthattheowneroftwohigh-risebuildingsofrentalapartmentshadtoldhistenants(房客)thattheirrentwoulddoubleinthreemonths.Torontodoesn’thaverentcontrolstostopthissortofthingfromhappening.However,thepoliticianswarnalmostimmediatelythatlandlords(房東)shouldbecarefulbecauseitcouldcausenewlawstopassthattheymaynotlike.Tenantsinthetwobuildings,meanwhile,areangryandsomewillhavetomoveoutbecausetheysimplycan’taffordtostay.ThenextdayanothernewsstorynotedthatthepurchasepriceofahouseinTorontohasjumped33percentthisyear,whichmightdestroythedreamofowningahouseformostyoungpeople.BothofthesestoriescameoutofTorontobutsimilarthingsarehappeninginCanada’sothermajorcitiessuchasVancouver,Ottawa,MontrealandCalgary.Thecostofbothhomerentalandhomepurchaseisrelatedtothesupplyanddemandpressuresofthemarketplaceandthisisprobablyasitshouldbe.Thecatchisthattherapidincreaseinbothcostsisfaroutstripping(超過)theincreaseinsalaries,particularlyinthosejobsthatbeginnersandprobablyeventhemajorityofpeoplecanget.Wecan’tleavethesepeopleoutonthestreets.Ithinktheexpandinggulfbetweenthehavesandthehave-notsthatweareseeinginCanadaisdangerousbecausewhensomepeopleseemtohaveeverythingandothersarenexttonothingitcanleadtodesperation,depressionandsometimestoviolence.Idoubtwhetherthisphenomenonislimitedtomycountrybutit’sveryconcerninghere.Ifeelsorryfortheyoungpeoplejustenteringthehousingmarket.1、Whydothepoliticianswarnthelandlordsnottodoubletheirrentsinthenearfuture?A．Theyarekind-heartedmenandfeelsorryforthepoor.B．They’llhavetoraisethesalariesforworkersifrentsaretoohigh.C．ItiscoldinCanada,soitisdangeroustoleavepeopleonthestreet.D．Thegovernmentwilltakemeasurestoprotecttheinterestoftenants.2、ThatthewriterthinksthehousingmarketinCanadainadangeroussituationisbecause________.A．Canadadoesn’thaverentcontrolstostoprentsfromrisingB．mostyoungpeopletakenointerestinbuyingtheirownhouseC．thegovernmentareunabletoprovidethepoorwithfreehousesD．theproblemscausedbyhighrentsmayleadtoserioussocialconflicts3、Accordingtothecontext,whichoffollowingwordhastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“catch”inparagraph4?A．Problem.B．Dilemma.C．Depression.D．Desperation.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BeyondMostBuyersB．TenantsWillMoveOutC．TorontoIsNoLongeraGoodPlaceD．ToHelptheYoungorNot,ThisIsaQuestion24．（8分）Atsunami（海嘯）wascomingwhenwelandedinTokyo．Notanaturaltsunami，butafamilyone．Myhusband，mytwostepkidsandIarrivedtiredbyourlackofsleepontheflight，andmystepdaughterandIwerestillnotspeakingafteranargumentfromthedaybefore．Toaddtoourtroubles，apublicholidaymeanttherewasnowhereopenforbreakfast．Therewewere，together24/7forthenexttwoweeks．Mystepson，11yearsoldandalwaysattachedtohisiPhoneisshy．Meanwhile，my14﹣year﹣oldstepdaughterneversaysthankyou．Yet，overthecourseoftheholiday，thekidsfoundtheirrhythm．OnourlastnightinTokyo，wefoundourwaytoalocalrestaurant．Sittingatasmallcornertable，surroundedbylocalsafterahardday？swork》weenjoyedsomebeautifulJapanesefood．Finally，after10longdaysoftryingtofindarhythmthatsuitedusall，wetalked．Foronce，bondingreplacedeye﹣rollingand，insteadoftheusualone﹣wordreportsafteradayatschool，ourconversationwasfilledwithwarmthandloveaswesharedourfavoritevacationexperiences．Therewasthemomentwhenmystepsonjoinedlocalsastheywashedtheirhandsandfacesatawell，tocleansethemselvesbeforeburningincense（焚香）atatemple．Orthetimewhenmystepdaughterchaseddeerinaparksoshecouldfeedthem．Andthetimewhenwewalkedthroughamazeofmarketstallsandlanewaystofindwhatwethoughtwasasimplenoodlerestaurant，onlytobegreetedbyacharminggardenfilledwithlocalssharingameal．Aswewalkedawayfromourdinner，darknessfell．Thestonelanternsgraduallycametolife，andIwhispered，forthefirsttimeinalongtime，"Thankyou，"1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph？A．Thefamilydoesn'tlikeJapanesefood．B．Thefamilydidn'tsleepwellinthehotel．C．Theauthorwasn'texpectingarelaxingholiday．D．AtsunamihappenedwhenthefamilygottoJapan．2、DuringthetimeinJapan，thechildren．A．becamefriendlyandpeacefulB．mademanyfriendswithlocalpeopleC．testedtheirparentsindifferentwaysD．encouragedeachothertobeconfident3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefamily'slastdinnerinTokyo？A．Theyweretootiredtospeak．B．Theyhadagoodconversation．C．Theysatquietlywhiletheyate．D．Thekidsseemedveryimpatient．4、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetripintheend？A．Puzzled．B．Hopeful．C．Exhausted．D．Grateful．25．（10分）AskanyAmericanwhathe/sheisdoingonSunday,February7andtheanswerislikelytobeeitherhostingorattendingaSuperBowlParty.PlayedforthetitleoftheNationalFootballLeagueChampion,SuperBowlisthemostwatchedannualtelevisionprogramintheUnitedStates.That'sbecauseSuperBowlwhichiscelebratingitsGoldenAnniversarythisyear,ismorethanjusta60-minutefootballgame—itisawell-designedproductionthatfeatureshalf-timeperformances,fireworksshowsandtelevisionadsthatpeoplediscussfordays.Butmostimportantofall,itisthedaytosetasidealldietsandenjoyfoodsonewouldnormallyavoidoratleastnotconsumeatthesametime.Itshould,therefore,comeasnosurprisethatSuperBowlSundayisoneofthebiggestfoodconsumptiondaysintheU.S.—SecondonlytoThanksgiving.Thenoshingwillstartearlyintheday,longbeforematchesbeginandcontinuelongafterthe2016NFLChampionshaveretiredtocelebrate.Asaresult,itisestimatedthatonSunday,thenationwillconsume1.2millionpoundsofpotatochips,8.2millionpoundsoftortillachips,3.8millionpoundsofpopcornand3millionpoundsofnuts.Whentherealhungerpainsstarttohit,theywillseekoutcomfortfoods.Notsurprisingly,pizzatopsthelist.Chickenwingsarealsoverypopular.Itisestimatedthatalmost1.3billionwingswillbeconsumedonSuperBowlSunday.Otherfavoritesincludebacon,hotdogsandburgers.Butthefoodconsumptionisnotwithoutconsequences.Datareleasedindicatesthatantacid(解酸藥)salesincreaseby20%ontheMondayfollowingthebiggame.Additionally,oversevenmillionAmericanscallinsick.ItisnowonderthatfanshavebeenurgingthegovernmenttodeclareSuperBowlMondayaholiday.1、WhydoesSuperBowlbecomethemostpopulartelevisionprogram?A．Itisthelongestfootballgame.B．Itishostedbyfamousfilmstars.C．Itcontainsthemostwonderfulads.D．Itinvolvesinvariousperformances.2、Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“noshing”inParagraph4?A．playingB．eatingC．competingD．resting3、Whichcomfortfoodisconsumedthemost？A．Hotdogs.B．Pizza.C．Nuts.D．Chickenwings.4、WhatbadresultmightSuperBowlSundayleadto?A．Lotsoffoodiswasted.B．Publicdisorderiscaused.C．Somepeoplehaveanupsetstomach.D．Manypeoplelosetheirwork.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Asabanker,ChipPaillexhadneverplantedsomuchuntilhemovedtoruralPittstown,NewJersey,sevenyearsago.1byfarms,hequicklybecameinterestedingrowingandrenteda30-by-30-footland.Oneweekend,he2tomatoes,potatoesandeggplant—enoughtofeedhisfamilyforthesummer.Heendedupwithsomuch3thathecouldn'tgiveitaway.Thushefoundalocalfood4,andbythetimehedeliveredhislast5,hehad6120poundsoffreshvegetables.Thefollowingyear,withahandfulof7fromhischurchandamemorablename“America'sGrow-a-Row”,Paillexplanted,8,andharvested2,500poundsofvegetables,allofwhichhedonatedtofoodbanks.Laterhehadmorevolunteers,rentmorelandanddonatedmorevegetables.Pailexalso9localschoolkids.Ona10FridaymorninginMay,40thirdandfifthgraderstroopedontoafreshlyplowedfield,each11withaspade.Squattingorkneelinginteamsoftwo,theyloosenedthedirt,thencarefully12theplants.Severalrowslater,theyeagerlylineduptoseedcornunderahotmidmorningsun.Nobody13.“The14makeskidsknowtherearepeople15,saysPaillex,”anditplantstheseedforgivingback.Whentheybecometomorrow's16,itwillbemuchmorepossibleforthemto17theircoworkersandemployeestoget18insomethinglikethis.“Paillexmakespeoplewantto19,”saysColleenDuerr,amotheroftwowhohassignedonasan20"Grow-a-Row"member.“Andfamilieslovethis.Pallexhasgivenusawaytoraiseourkidswithagivingheart.”1、A．TrappedB．SurroundedC．PreventedD．Occupied2、A．tastedB．plantedC．wrappedD．collected3、A．a(chǎn)dviceB．produceC．costD．equipment4、A．bankB．marketC．shopD．room5、A．cropB．fruitC．harvestD．grain6、A．donatedB．soldC．foundD．stored7、A．neighboursB．employeesC．volunteersD．tourists8、A．deliveredB．storedC．boughtD．tended9、A．refusesB．welcomesC．choosesD．pushes10、A．cloudlessB．snowyC．foggyD．rainy11、A．comparedB．combinedC．filledD．a(chǎn)rmed12、A．cookedB．countedC．positionedD．pulled13、A．laughedB．complainedC．workedD．competed14、A．programB．exampleC．lessonD．thought15、A．a(chǎn)twarB．inangerC．onbusinessD．inneed16、A．farmersB．workersC．leadersD．owners17、A．forceB．encourageC．begD．wait18、A．lockedB．movedC．involvedD．turned19、A．growB．relaxC．settleD．help20、A．unpaidB．unexpectedC．unseenD．unknown第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Friendshipisoneofthemostimportantthingsineveryone’slife.1．isverydifficulttofindabetterdefinition(定義)offriendship.Atruefriendistheperson2．cansharealloursadnessandallourhappiness.Intimeoftrial(嘗試),heorsheisalwaysatoursidetogiveushisorherhelpandcomfort.Knowinghowvaluablefriendshipis,weshouldbevery3．(care)withourchoiceofafriend.Weshould4．(choice)thosepeoplewithagoodcharacterasourfriends,butwemusttrytoavoid5．(make)friendswithabadman.Besides,weshouldforgivetheirmistakesandtrytohelpthemasmuch6．possible.Atruefriendcanalwaysbetrusted,lovedandrespected.Ifyoutellafriendyoursecrets,heorshe7．nottellothers.Friendssharetheirjoys8．unhappiness.Theyhelpeachotherwhentheyare9．trouble,andcheereachotherupwhentheyaresad.10．mostimportantthingisthatafriendalwaysunderstandsyou.Inconclusion,whenyouhavemadeagoodfriend,don’tforgethimorher.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加；在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改；在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一滿線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。DearSir，ThankyouforinvitemetothesummerEnglishcourseinyourschool、Asforyourchoicebetweenthetwocourses,preferthefour-weekcoursebecauseofthiswillallowmemoretimetodosoratravelingandmakeafewmwfriends、OfallthesubjectI’mteamingatschool,IlikeEnglishbest、IhadbeenlearningEnglishforelevenyearsbutmyspokenEnglishremainspoorly,SoIrealhopetotakethischancetoimproveit、Ifpossible,I’dliketoslaywithafamilyforacoupleofdaysinorderthatIcanknewsomecustomsinEngland-whatI’mparticularlyinterestedin,IbelieveIwillhavewonderfultimethissummer、YouRtruly,Grace100第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的英國筆友John寫信告訴你近日他由于沉迷于電腦游戲，健康受到很大影響，他十分焦慮。請(qǐng)你給他寫一封回信，建議他養(yǎng)成良好的生活習(xí)慣。注意：1.字?jǐn)?shù)120字左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總字?jǐn)?shù)。DearJohn,I'msorrytohearthat______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、C5、A6、A7、D8、A9、D10、C11、D12、B13、B14、B15、A16、D17、D18、C19、A20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、C3、D4、D22、1、D2、B3、A4、D5、A23、1、D2、D3、A4、A24、1、C2、A3、B4、D25、NewAnnotatedSherlockHolmesbyArthurConanDoylePrice:￡28.00PublicationDate:30/11/2006Publisher’sdescriptionCollectsDoyle’sfifty-sixclassicshortstories,arrangedintheorderinwhichtheyappearedinlatenineteenthandearlytwentieth-centurybookeditions,inasetcomplementedbyfournovels,editorbiographiesofDoyle,Holmes,andWatsonaswellasliteraryandculturaldetailsaboutVictoriansociety.BreakingGroundbyDanielLibeskindPrice:￡16.00PublicationDate:11/10/2006BriefintroductionThisisabookabouttheadventurelifethatcanoffereachofusifweseizeit,andaboutthepowerfulforcesoftragedy,memoryandhope.ForDanielLibeskind,life’sadventurehasbeenthrougharchitecture,whichhehasfoundhasthepowertoreshapehumanexperience.Althoughoftenrelatingtothepast,hisbuildingsareaboutthefuture.Thismemoir（自傳）ofoneman’sjourneybringstogetherhistory,personalexperience,ourphysicalenvironmentandafreshinternationalvision.IntheShadowofNoTowersbyArtSpiegelmanPrice：￡16.00PublicationDate:02/09/2006BriefintroductionOn11thSeptember2001,ArtSpiegelmanracedtotheWorldTradeCenter,notknowingifhisdaughterNadjawasaliveordead.Onceshewasfoundsa