Question

    British Writer John Donne once said：“No man is an island；every book is a world.”As an enthusiastic reader，I can’t agree with the latter part of the sentence more．Every summer．I endeavor to find some peaceful places where I can attack some classics without being disturbed．Thomas Hardy wants to live far from the madding crowd．I am no friend to chaos，either．

I read George Orwell’s 1984 in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors，no telephones or televisions in the rooms．1984 is a good book that needs deep reflection．Attempting Sound and Fury lying on the bed of a poorly-occupied motel，however， was less fruitful：I made it through one and a quarter volumes，but then my eyelids were so heavy that I couldn’t keep them open．

But this summer I find myself at a loss．I’m not quite interested in J．D．Salinger，say，or Frankenstein．There’s always War and Peace．which I’ve covered some distance several times，only to get bogged down in the“War”part，set it aside for a while，and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again，having forgotten everyone’s name and social rank．How appealing to simply fall back on a favorite—once more into The Call of the Wild or Alice in the Wonderland，which feels almost like cheating，too exciting and too much fun to belong to serious literature．

And then there’s John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath．This title do not amaze but  confuse. We’re never short of sour grapes，but we’ve never heard of angry grapes．Anyway grapes are my favorite fruit of summer．These stone fruits can always make me feel cheerful and peaceful all at once．

1.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A. The author has a cottage in New England．

B. 1984 is a book that needs deep reflection．

C. Both of the reading attempts were not fruitful．

D. Sound and Fury was set in a poorly-occupied hotel．

2.Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating?

A. He finishes them quickly． B. He should read something serious．

C. He barely understands them． D. He gets amazed by their titles．

3.What can we say about the author?

A. Thomas Hardy is his friend． B. He likes serious literature．

C. He is quite forgetful． D. He is a literary-minded man．

4.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To share his reading experience．

B. To encourage readers to read books．

C. To introduce good books to readers．

D. To condemn the chaotic world we live in．

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，作者是一个痴迷于阅读的人，在文章里他和读者分享了对阅读的理解和个人的阅读经历。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“Attempting Sound and Fury lying on the bed of a poorly-occupied motel, however, was less fruitful…”可知，读Sound and Fury没有什么收获。第二段里提及的两本书中，有一本很有收获，另外一本没有收获。C项both… not表示“并非两个……都……”，表示部分否定，故选C项。B项是文章的原句，不是经过推理得到的，故不能选B项。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“…too exciting and too much fun to belong to serious literature.”可知，阅读自己最喜欢的书籍就感觉像是作弊一样，读自己喜欢的书籍太刺激太有趣了，但是我们应该阅读一些严肃文学，让我们有更多的收获。故B项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据第一段前两句“British Writer John Donne once said:“No man is an island; every book is a world.” As an enthusiastic reader, I can’t agree with the latter part of the sentence more.”可知，作者是一个非常喜欢阅读的人，文章并没有提及Thomas Hardy是他的朋友，也没有说他喜欢严肃文学作品和他健忘。故D项正确。

4.主旨大意题。本文是一篇记叙文，作者是一个痴迷于阅读的人，在文章里他和读者分享了对阅读的理解和个人的阅读经历。故A项正确。