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2021年早已过去，这一年有哪些书值得被关注和阅读呢？

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1Whether you're looking for a new release from an adored author or a timely read， these books are popular in 2021.People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

2Alex and Poppy couldn't be more opposite: Alex， a quiet boy with hometown charm， and Poppy， a wanderlust-fueled wild child. After sharing a ride home in college， the two formed a friendship， sharing a vacation together every summer for a decade， until two years ago when they ruined everything. Now， Poppy and Alex come together for one more trip to see if they can mend their friendship or if there's really something more between them.

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

3Before Owen Michael disappears， he leaves his new wife， Hannah， an ominous note reading “protect her”， clearly referring to his teenage daughter， Bailey. As Hannah and Bailey wait for his return，the FBI arrests Owen's boss and shows up at their home， sending the two women on a mission to piece together Owen's past and find out the real reason he disappeared.Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

4In 2017， Kazuo Ishiguro won the Nobel Prize in Literature—this is his first novel since the award. Set in the near future， Klara and the Sun explores the human condition through Klara， an artificial friend.Klara is AI， keenly observational and eerily understanding the depth of human emotion as she looks out of the store window and waits for a customer to one day choose her.How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates

5Backed by ten years of research， Bill Gates uses this book to explain why and how we must work towards a goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions. Split into three main parts， Gates describes the environmental fate we currently face， and the ways in which technology can function to help us reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.This read is urgent and practical. It can be seen as an ambitious plan but one that is optimistic about the future of our environment.

Reading Check

Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text

Language Study

Ⅰ. Discover useful structures in the text

1. whether...or... 意为“无论……还是……”，引导让步状语从句

Whether you're looking for a new release from an adored author or a timely read，these books are popular in 2021. 无论你是在寻找一位受人尊敬的作者的新书还是适时的文学读物，这些书都是2021年受欢迎的书。

2. in+which引导的定语从句

Split into three main parts， Gates describes the environmental fate we currently face，and the ways in which technology can function to help us reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. 盖茨分三个主要部分描述了我们目前面临的环境命运，以及技术可以发挥作用以帮助我们减少温室气体排放的方式。

Ⅱ. Memorize some text-centered chunks

refer to 与……相关

show up 出现；露面

on a mission 执行任务

find out 找出；发现；查明

be set in 以……为背景

be split into 分为……