Question

The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne

I bought a box set of four Winnie the Pooh books while on holiday when I was eight years old. I adored Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore. They became very real to me and I credit them with starting a lifelong love of reading.

I still have the box set, and loved reading the stories to my children when they were small. Part of me secretly believes A. A. Milne’s wonderful characters are all alive and well and still having their adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood.

-----Roberta Smith

Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights by Charlotte and Emily Bronte

I can never separate Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights when I think about books that have stayed with me. Both had a deep impact on me when I read them as a teenager.

They were the first classic books I read purely for pleasure, rather than because I had to for school.

I grew up in Yorkshire, not far from where the Brontes lived, so part of me really understood the depressing landscape. That close geographical connection led to a lifelong interest in the authors as much as in the books themselves.

I wrote a high-school essay on the contrasts and similarities between Charlotte and Emily and their heroines. I’d be fascinated to read that essay now to see what conclusions I reached as a 17-year-old.

----Jane Lee

1.What do we know about the Winnie the Pooh books?

A. They are very romantic

B. They are designed for children

C. They describe summer holiday stories

D. They encourage people to have all kinds of adventures

2.One reason why the writer likes Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights is that __________.

A. the stories are in the background of an area that the writer knows well

B. the stories helped the writer with her essay writing

C. they were recommended by the teachers in her school

D. they were easy-to-find classic novels

3.The text intended to tell us _________.

A. to introduce the books’ authors

B. to improve some classical literature

C. to explain the influence of these books on the writers

D. to make comments on the books’ leading characters

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】这篇文章主要介绍了作者在不同的年龄段所阅读的书籍，并且详细说明了这些书籍对作者造成的影响。

1.细节理解题。根据I bought a box set of four Winnie the Pooh books while on holiday when I was eight years old. I adored Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore.以及I still have the box set, and loved reading the stories to my children when they were small. 可知小熊维尼的书籍是为孩子们设计的，所以选B。

2.细节理解题。根据I grew up in Yorkshire, not far from where the Brontes lived, so part of me really understood the depressing landscape. 可知作者喜欢《简爱》和《呼啸山庄》这两部小说，其中一个原因是因为这两个故事所发生的背景，作者非常了解。所以选A。

3.推理判断题。这篇文章主要介绍了作者在不同的年龄段所阅读的书籍，并且详细说明了这些书籍对作者造成的影响，所以这篇文章想要告诉我们这些书籍对作者所造成的影响，所以选C。