奥普拉书友会发布第一百本推荐书

蓝利霞

Its been a while since Oprah Winfrey started her famous book club in 1996， when her first pick of Jacquelyn Mitchards The Deep End of the Ocean led copies to fly off the bookshelves. Now， the powerful media businesswoman is making her 100th book selection Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano.

Winfrey celebrated the vital moment on Instagram. “It was 26 years ago that I started Oprahs book club. Because I wanted to get the whole country reading and connecting over what I thought were great stories，” Winfrey said in a video. “I wasnt sure at the time that the idea would kind of work， but here we are.”

Winfrey said Nopolitanos book pays respect to Louisa May Alcotts Little Women as it follows a family of four sisters over three decades in a city significant to Winfrey， Chicago. She aired her talk show for 25 seasons in the Windy City. “Theres drama， love and sorrow. It is one of the best books Ive read in a very long time. So happy its the 100th selection，” Winfrey said of Hello Beautiful.

The 100th pick will follow a special six-week reading plan and April 13 discussion on the Oprah Daily website with Winfrey， Napolitano and several book club readers.

Napolitano is the best-selling author of 2020s Dear Edward. Her latest Hello Beautiful was published Tuesday by Dial Press.

Since 1996， Winfreys book choices have set her on a journey of extraordinary impact and success though sometimes they have caused dispute. It has endured through changes for both Winfrey and the publishing industry， through the rise of the internet and the end of Winfreys talk show， through absorptions in the classics and unexpected lessons in the reliability of accounts and the lack of diversity of book publishing.

（材料出自“USA TODAY”網站，有删改）

1. What happened to “The Deep End of the Ocean” finally？

A. Many people purchased it.

B. It made Jacquelyn Mitchard famous.

C. Its bookshelves have been flown off.

D. Oprah Winfrey lent many copies to the media.

2. Why did Oprah Winfrey found the book club？

A. To make reading interesting.

B. To inspire people to read good stories.

C. To get the whole country watching her shows.

D. To help the authors in book club sell more books.

3. What does the underlined word “dispute” mean in the last paragraph？

A. Treat.    B. Respect.

C. Reminder.D. Argument.

4. Which of the following best describes Oprah Winfrey？

A. Mean.   B. Bored.

C. Devoted.    D. Ambitious.

1. A。解析：细节理解题。根据材料第一段第一句“Its been a while since Oprah Winfrey started her famous book club in 1996， when her first pick of Jacquelyn Mitchards The Deep End of the Ocean led copies to fly off the bookshelves.”，我们可知，奥普拉向人们推荐了“The Deep End of the Ocean”后，这本书变成了抢手货。故选A。

2. B。解析：细节理解题。根据材料第二段中的“Because I wanted to get the whole country reading and connecting over what I thought were great stories”，我们可知，奥普拉想让全国的人都读到她认为很棒的故事。故选B。

3. D。解析：词义猜测题。根据材料最后一段第一句中的“Since 1996， Winfreys book choices have set her on a journey of extraordinary impact and success”，我们可知，选书这一举动让奥普拉有了很大的影响力和取得了巨大的成功，这是此举给她带来的好处；再根据“though”一词，我们可推测后面的内容是她的选择也有不好的地方，会引起“争议”。故选D。

4. C。解析：推理判断题。根据文章，我们可知奥普拉一直在为大众推荐书，一直推荐到了第100本，这说明她是一个有奉献精神的人。故选C。