the classic itself. You know the story: a scientist driven by his ambition discovers a method for creating life, and spends two years cobbling together a living creature, who later feels angry with him.

　　An American Childhood by Annie Dillard

　　Dillard's first book is, as its title suggests, about her change from being a self­centered child to being an adult more concerned with the world around her than with her own personal concerns. Her parents are key figures in the story. One famous scene takes place during what the author calls "a big snow"， in 1950.

　　5．Who wrote a novel about The Snow Queen?

　　A．Annie Dillard. 　　　 B．Mary Shelley.

　　C．Akhil Sharma D．Hans Christian Andersen.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据文中介绍第一本书时说的"Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen ..."可知，《冰雪女王》的作者是安徒生。故选D项。

　　6．Which novel is about an Indian's family?

　　A．The Snow Queen.

　　B．Family Life.

　　C．An American Childhood.

　　D．Frankenstein.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据Family Life by Akhil Sharma部分的第一句"It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America ..."可知，《家庭生活》的故事内容是关于一个移民到美国的印度家庭。故选B项。

　　7．What do we know about Frankenstein?

　　A．It has been adapted for movies.

　　B．It's about the secret history.

　　C．It's about an Indian family.

　　D．It's a fairy tale.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据Frankenstein by Mary Shelley部分的第一句"Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation ..."可知，《弗兰肯斯坦》已被改编成电影。故选A项。

　　8．From An American Childhood, we know the main characters are ________.

　　A．self­centered children B．adults

　　C．scientists D．Dillard's parents

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据最后一段的"Her parents are key figures in the story."可知