Liv Mae Morris’s first novel The Last Dragon House is a great story full of imaginationand the true meaning of belonging (归属感).

The main character is a 12-year-old boy named Ollie. He has to work in a dangerous factory to support his poor family and live a very hard life. One day, however, he finds a strange old house and gets a special job there—working with real magical dragons.

The book has lively characters, including both humans and dragons. It is filledwith humor and easily draws readers into the story. Morris shared that some characters started as simple funny notes at first, but she loved them so much that they finally became important main roles.

In the story, dragons are not only magical creatures. They also remind readers to imagine bravely and try to bring positive changes to life. Morris talks about serious problems such as kids having to work at an early age and fairness, while keeping the story full of fantasy. She believes imagination is a powerful tool for teenagers to understand real-life problems.

This book perfectly mixes fantasy with meaningful life themes. It tells us to value creativity, think more about the world, and always stay true to ourselves no matter what happens.

1.1.What type of text is this passage?

A A news report.

B A book review.

C A travel guide.

D A science fiction.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。文章开头直接点明这是一部小说，随后介绍了故事梗概、人物特点、主题思想以及作者的创作理念，全文是对一本书的介绍与评价，符合“书评”的特征。A选项“新闻报道”通常报道事实事件，本文不具备新闻要素；C选项“旅行指南”提供旅行信息，与内容无关；D选项“科幻小说”是文学体裁，而本文的体裁是对那本幻想小说的评介，所以A、C、D均不正确。故选B。

2.2. Why is Ollie’s life described as “hard” at the beginning?

A He has no friends or family.

B He is afraid of dragons.

C He has to work at a young age.

D He lives far from the factory.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。第二段明确提到“He has to work in a dangerous factory to support his poor family and live a very hard life.”，由此可知，他生活艰难的原因是在危险的工厂干活，也就是小小年纪就得工作。A选项说他没朋友没家人，文中是说他要养家（support his poor family），说明有家人；B选项说他害怕龙，文中没有提及；D选项说他住得离工厂远，也未提到，因此A、B、D都与原文不符。故选C。

3.3. What can we know about the characters in the book?

A They are lively and full of fun.

B They are only common boring people.

C They all work in dangerous factories.

D They are afraid of magical dragons.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。第三段第一句直接指出“The book has lively characters, including both humans and dragons. It is filled with humor...”，说明书中的人物生动有趣、充满幽默。B选项“只是普通无聊的人”与原文描述的鲜活有趣相反；C选项“他们都在危险工厂工作”过于绝对，只有Ollie曾在工厂工作；D选项“他们害怕有魔力的龙”，文中并没有这样的描述。故A正确。故选A。

4.4. What does Morris think of imagination?

A It makes people forget their problems.

B It is not as important as knowledge.

C It is mostly for writing fantasy books.

D It helps teens know real problems.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。倒数第二段最后一句“She believes imagination is a powerful tool for teenagers to understand real-life problems.”明确表明Morris认为想象力是青少年理解现实问题的有力工具。A选项“让人忘记问题”与原文“理解问题”不符；B选项说想象力不如知识重要，文中没有对比；C选项说想象力主要用来写奇幻书，而Morris认为它是理解现实生活的工具，因此A、B、C都不正确。故选D。