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Time and Time Again by Ben Elton (Thomas Dunne,fiction)In this time-traveling adventure which begins in 1914,ex-soldier Hugh Stanton goes attempts to preventWorld War I.A fun,smart,adventurous book,a work of science-fiction as big on ideas as action.$30 at Amazon and $28 at Bookshop.orgA Gift From Bob by James Bowen (Thomas Dunne,non-fiction)London street musician James Bowen tells the story of how his cat Bob helped him overcome bad child-hood memories of Christmas.Bowen and the real Bob are acting in the 2016 film version of Bowen's best sellerA Street Cat Named Bob,which stars Joanne Froggatt of Downton Abbey fame$25 at Amazon and $25 at Bookshop.orgI Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore (Knopf,fiction)Moore's first novel since "A Gate at the Stairs"is a meditation on mortality and letting go,in which aman returns home to the Midwest after his ex dies by suicide to find her seemingly alive.$24 at Amazon and $25 at Bookshop.orgThe Only One Left by Riley Sager Dutton,fiction)Suspense master Sager ("The House Across the Lake,""Survive the Night")returns with a thrillerabout a home health carer assigned to care for 70-something Lenora,mute and in a wheelchair after a series ofstrokes.She's the same Lenora accused of killing her family decades earlier,and it's clear there's more tothe tale than people know.$19 at Amazon and $26 at Bookshop.org21.Which of the following is a non-fiction?A.Time and Time Again.B.AG近From Bob.C.I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home.D.The Only One Lefi.22.Who wrote A Gate at the Stairs?A.Ben Elton.B.James Bowen.C.Lorrie Moore.D.Riley Sager.23.How much will you at least pay if you buy two books of The Only One Left?A.$14.B.$19.C.$38.D.$52.BBats don't often get the credit they deserve for the important role they play in their native ecosystems,where they serve to kill pests()and pollinate()crops.The lesser long-nosed bat is one of just threebat species in North America that are responsible for pollinating local plants across the continent.And it's notjust the plants that benefit:Bat pollination may save a particular species,the blue agave()plants,thanks in part to the work of Rodrigo Medellin.Rodrigo Medellin,known as the "Bat Man of Mexico",is a professor of ecology and conservation at theNational Autonomous University of Mexico.He says he was already determined to be a bat biologist when heheld a bat for the first time at just 13 years old."My sense of awe and admiration and curiosity was then fullysealed for life,"he says."I felt I was facing the most amazingly interesting and misunderstood organisms onEarth."Medellin began studying the lesser long-nosed bat over three decades ago,before the animal was listedas a threatened species in 1994.Since then,he's been influential in educating farmers about the importance of bats and role in agave pol-lination,convincing many to set aside part of their land to allow the plants there to flower and be pollinated.Previously,farmers seeking to boost the agave's sugar content would cut off the flowers before they could bepollinated.In fields where farmers have allowed plants to flower,however,"they're full of food and bats arevisiting,"says Medellin."This is the way things were done six generations ago."【A-024】英语试卷第3页（共8页）