Question

The tall man was sitting in the chair. He was reading a book. When I talked to him, I found that from boyhood (少年时代), he had the habit (习惯) of carrying a little book in his pocket. He often read every minute when he was not doing anything else. He found a book very useful during the time of waiting, such as waiting for meals, buses, doctors, telephone calls, plays to begin or something to happen.

That was how he found his fifteen minutes a day for reading.

That was how he read his twenty books a year --one thousand in his lifetime.

1.The habit of carrying a book was the habit of ________.

A．the writer                             B．the man

C．the pocket                            D．the boyhood

2.When the man was waiting for the doctor, he _______.

A．talk with others

B．found something to eat

C．read a book

D．wanted to know who the doctor was

3.Sometimes the man read in the theatre, because ________.

A．the play was not interesting

B．the play didn't begin

C．the play was over

D．the man didn't like the play

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一个爱读书的人，只要他一有时间就用来读书，告诉我们要珍惜时间的道理。

1.根据When I talked to him, I found that from boyhood (少年时代), he had the habit (习惯) of carrying a little book in his pocket.可知选B。

2.根据短文描述可知这个高个子男人在等医生时，在读一本书。故选C。

3.根据He found a book very useful during the time of waiting, such as waiting for meals, buses, doctors, telephone calls, plays to begin or something to happen.可知选B。

考点：关于珍惜时间的说明文