C.is a monument work
D.was published in 2015
C [细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知《杀死一只知更鸟》是美国文学史上的一座丰碑;讲述了一位白人律师为一位被控犯下强奸罪的黑人辩护的故事;《设立守望者》只是续集。]
2.Which of the following tributes is NOT true about Harper Lee?
A.She was awarded with Presidential Medal of Freedom.
B.She was frank and told the truth of the world.
C.She was talented and had brilliant mind.
D.She had certain privilege over other people.
D [细节理解题。文章第三段"Knowing Lee these past few years has been not just a complete delight but an extraordinary privilege."句意是:这些年能结识哈波·李于我而言不仅是莫大的愉悦,更是天大的恩赐,而并不是说哈波·李有什么特权。]
3.The author's attitude to Harper Lee's death is ________.
A.worried B.grateful
C.sorrowful D.surprised
C [观点态度题。根据文章整体描述,作者对哈波·李的逝世是感到悲伤的。]
B
Cassie Warren and Jesse Jones will always have a great story to tell their kids about the kindness of strangers and how one stranger in particular made their wedding planning that much sweeter.
A few weeks ago, as Warren was addressing wedding invitations for her upcoming wedding, she mistakenly used an old address for her aunt and uncle in nearby Eugene, Oregon. But when a stranger received the misaddressed mail, she didn't just throw it in the garbage like many people would have done. Instead, she returned the invitation, along with a sweet note and $20 as a wedding present.
The sender also wrote "Live long and prosper." on the corner of the card