Question

    As a kid, I walked to the library several times a week and stayed up late reading. I checked out so many books and returned them so quickly the librarian once snapped, “Don’t take home so many books if you’re not going to read them all.”

“But I did read them all,” I said.

In college, when I created my online dating（约会）profile, in the “ favorite books” section I put One Hundred Years of Solitude, A Moveable Feast, White Fang and so on. But I realized I hadn’t read most of those titles for two years.

David was my first online date. David read about a book or two a week. When we compared libraries, we had only four titles in common.

On our seventh date, David and I visited the library.

“I have a game,” he said, taking out two pens and Post-its（便利贴）. Let’s find books we’ve read and leave reviews in them for the next person. ”

We stayed there for an hour.

Before leaving, I said, “I will tell you something. I’ve only read one book this year. ”

“But you like books, ”he said. “You like bookstores. You like libraries. Read a book!”

Back home, David’ s charge to “read a book” echoed in my head. I bought books whenever I got the chance, but I hardly read them. They sat on every surface until my house appeared to wear books the way one wears clothes.

I picked up one. Whenever I wanted to give up on it, I thought of David__________.

“How’s your day?” David texted.

“Good. A little tired, ”I replied. “I stayed up late and finished my book. ”The last time I’d pulled an all-nighter to read, I was 12 and the book was Little Women.

David suggested we visit the library again. He pulled a book from the shelf, dropped to one knee, and opened it. Inside, his Post-it read:“Karla, it has always been you. Will you marry me? ”

His proposal had rested in the book for over a year.

1.How do the first two paragraphs help develop the story?

A.To show how rude the librarian was. B.To show Karla was always a reader.

C.To prove Karla just liked borrowing books. D.To prove it’s better to buy books than borrow books.

2.Which is the correct order of what happened to Karla?

a. She had a game with David.

b. She created her online dating profile.

c. She was shown the Post-it written to her.

d. She told David she only read one book that year.

e. She found they had only four titles in common.

A.dbeac B.baecd C.beadc D.dbase

3.Which sentence should go in the empty box in Paragraph 5 from the bottom?

A.I just loved the idea of reading.

B.I tried to appear to be a book lover.

C.I painfully realized most of my books went unread.

D.I felt him pushing me to be more of the person I used to be.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Falling in love by the book B.Buying books for yourself not for your shelf

C.A true lover of books knows no time D.Love books enough and books love you back

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述的是作者之前只喜欢借书但是不喜欢读书，和大卫约会时大卫鼓励作者去读书，最后大卫用书里的便条纸向作者求婚。

1.

推理判断题。根据第一段“I checked out so many books and returned them so quickly”以及“Don’t take home so many books if you’re not going to read them all”可知Karla只是喜欢借书。故选C。

2.

推理判断题。根据“I created my online dating profile” ，“When we compared libraries, we had only four titles in common” ，“I have a game”，“I’ve only read one book this year”以及“He pulled a book from the shelf, dropped to one knee, and opened it. Inside, his Post-it read” 可知正确的顺序是She created her online dating profile 她建立了网上约会档案；She found they had only four titles in common她发现他们只有四本书是都读过的； She had a game with David 她和大卫玩一个游戏； She told David she only read one book that year 她告诉大卫那年她只读了一本书；She was shown the Post-it written to her大卫给她展示了写给她的便条。故选C。

3.

推理判断题。根据“‘But you like books, ’he said. ‘You like bookstores. You like libraries. Read a book! ’”可知大卫鼓励作者读书，此处表达我想放弃的时候就想起大卫说过的话，感觉他在推动我改变自己。用“I felt him pushing me to be more of the person I used to be”。故选D。

4.

标题概括题。文章主要讲述的是作者之前只喜欢借书但是不喜欢读书，和大卫约会时大卫鼓励作者去读书，最后大卫用书里的便条纸向作者求婚。标题可概括为Falling in love by the book。故选A。