Question

  Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.

John Medcalf, the priest，was moved. He also realised that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books，they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.

But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used?

Medcalf got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians（图书管理员）first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.

The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The 12ura1 Library Network of Peru.

At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work.

So, village leaders took on the job themselves.

Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.

1. The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo

A. had a lot of books

B. bought candles from others

C, enjoyed reading books

D. lived in the church

2. The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to（指）"      "

A, to grow to love books

B. to bring books to people

C. to read and write

D. to build a new library

3. The passage doesn't mention

A, when the barefoot librarians appeared

B. who worked as village librarians at  first

C. where Medcalf met Chinese doctors

D. how many village libraries Peru has today

4. It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that     ．

A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village

C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文主要讲的由于达芬奇酷爱读书的行为感动了牧师，并由此建立了赤脚图书馆的故事。

1.C推理判断题。A项/结合第一段第二句He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life 可知，Leonardo没有很多书。所A项表述错误。B项，结合第一段第五句So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it可知，Leonardo借了很多蜡烛而不是买了很多蜡烛。所以B项表述错误。C项，结合第一段最后一句The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read可知，Leonardo不怕吃苦，非常喜欢读书。所以C项表述正确。D项，结合第一段，只有Leonardo向教堂借了很多蜡烛的表述，找不出Leonardo待在教堂里的相关句子。所以D项表述错误。故选C。

2.B词义猜测题。由第二段最后一句So he thought the only way was to bring books to people可知，因此，他觉得唯一的办法是把书带给人们。由此可推知，this指代的是第二段最后一句So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.所以B项符合题意。

3.C细节理解题。A项，结合第四段第二句And that was how the barefoot librarians（图书管理员）first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.可知，赤脚图书管理员30年前在秘鲁出现。故A项在文中提到过。B项，结合第六段第一句At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belongedto.可知，赤脚图书管理员最初由村庄学校的老师担任。故B项在文中提到过。C项，结合第四段第一句Medcalf got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China可知Medcalf是从中国的赤脚医生这种现象上得到了灵感，文章并没有提及Medcalf和中国的赤脚医生在哪里相遇。故C项在文中没有提到过。D项,结合最后一段第一句Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru可知，秘鲁今天有600个村庄图书馆。故D项在文中提到过。提干要求选择文中没有提及的选项，C项符合题意。故正确答案为C。

4.So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one可知John Medcalf 是 Leonardo 所在村子的新牧师。故A项不符合题意。B项结合第三段第二句Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. 可知，移动图书馆或者汽车图书馆价格昂贵、很难在多山崎岖的秘鲁继续下去。故B项不符合题意。C项，结合第六段第二句But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work.So, village leaders took on the job themselves可知，老师们对这件事情并不是很感兴趣。故C项不符合题意。D项结合最后一段第二句The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline. 可知，赤脚图书管理员的辛勤工作对于村庄图书馆的维持生存至关重要。故D项符合题意。

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