Question

    My brother Gene was four years older than me. By the time I turned four, I was upset that he could read but I couldn’t. I burned with ______ to read a book like my brother. I begged: “Teach me to read, Mom! Please, please?!” Finally, Mom set aside time after lunch ______ reading lessons, and soon after my fifth birthday, I was reading.

I longed for my father, who was a great storyteller, to read me the books that I couldn’t yet read on my own. But my father worked three jobs to feed the family. He didn’t have the time or ______ in the evening to read to me.  _______, every Sunday morning, my brother and I lay next to him in bed, waiting for him to tell stories about his   ______. I can still hear my father’s voice ______ the cold winters on the family farm in Poland. His family didn’t have enough money to burn wood in the fireplace all night. He told us that he always volunteered to help with ______. I can smell the soup made by my grandma and ______ my father cutting onions, carrots and tomatoes for salad, and when no one was looking, putting a piece into his mouth. “I was always ______,” he explained. Hearing my father’s stories  ______ me closer to the books and the stories they held.

One Saturday afternoon when I was seven, we walked two blocks to the small ______ in our neighborhood, and my dad filled out forms for a card. That Saturday ______ my life: I met Mrs. Schwartz, the librarian, and my dad said, “You’re ______ enough to walk to the library yourself.” And so I did—almost every afternoon.

In my mind, Mrs. Schwartz was “the keeper of books and the guardian of stories.” Some days she read aloud to a small group of us ______. Most of time, Mrs. Schwartz let me _______ myself with books I pulled from the shelves and look through them to see which ones I’d ______ out. I remember that sometimes she’d ______ a book and tell me a part of the story. But she always let me choose. Books became my ______ who were my comfort when I felt lonely.

Yes, reading changed me. It gave me the ______ to study hard so I could become a teacher, and share my _____  of reading with my students. And inside my head, I can still hear the voices of my mother, father, and Mrs. Schwartz, which are with me every time I open the first page of a new book.

1.A. anger B. worry C. desire D. interest

2.A. for B. before C. in D. until

3.A. ability B. ambition C. courage D. energy

4.A. Still B. Then C. Therefore D. Finally

5.A. workplace B. childhood C. farmland D. neighborhood

6.A. explaining B. describing C. introducing D. interpreting

7.A. living B. reading C. farming D. cooking

8.A. catch B. discover C. notice D. picture

9.A. busy B. poor C. hungry D. tired

10.A. laid B. drew C. taught D. left

11.A. library B. bookstore C. office D. club

12.A. saved B. changed C. tested D. anything

13.A. near B. ready C. old D. free

14.A. graduates B. regulars C. candidates D. communicators

15.A. surround B. familiarize C. examine D. reward

16.A. find B. lend C. check D. sign

17.A. write B. recommend C. study D. reserve

18.A. teachers B. assistants C. listeners D. companions

19.A. drive B. dream C. order D. chance

20.A. lesson B. time C. love D. plan

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者很小的时候就喜欢听爸爸讲故事。在他七岁的时候父亲带他第一次走进图书馆，从此改变了他的人生。当他感到孤独时，书籍成了他的伙伴，它们是安慰，它给了作者努力学习的动力。

1.考查名词。A. anger生气；B. worry担忧；C. desire欲望；D. interest兴趣。根据I was upset that he could read but I couldn’t.可知，我渴望读一本像我哥哥一样的书。故C项切题。

2.考查介词。A. for为了；B. before在---之前；C. in在---里面；D. until直到---为止。午饭后妈妈为阅读课留出一些时间。故A项切题。

3.考查名词。A. ability能力；B. ambition野心；C. courage勇气；D. energy能量，精力。根据But my father worked three jobs to feed the family.可知，父亲在晚上没有时间和精力为我阅读。故D想起切题。

4.考查副词。A. Still仍然；B. Then然后；C. Therefore因此；D. Finally最后。根据He didn’t have the time or ___3___ in the evening to read to me.可知，仍然在每个星期天的早上，我和我哥哥都躺在他的床上，等着他讲他的童年故事。故A项切题。

5.考查名词。A. workplace车间；B. childhood童年时期；C. farmland农田； D. neighborhood附近，街坊。仍然在每个星期天的早上，我和我哥哥都躺在他的床上，等着他讲他的童年故事。故B项切题。

6.考查动词。A. explaining解释；B. describing描述；C. introducing介绍； D. interpreting口译。我仍然能听到我父亲的声音，描述波兰家庭农场里寒冷的冬天。故B项切题。

7.考查动词。A. living居住；B. reading阅读；C. farming耕种；D. cooking烹调。根据下文的I can smell the soup made by my grandma可知，他总是自愿帮忙做饭。故D项切题。

8.考查动词。A. catch抓住；B. discover发现；C. notice注意到；D. picture描写。我能闻到我奶奶做的汤的味道，想象着我父亲切洋葱、胡萝卜和西红柿做沙拉，当没有人在看的时候，把一片放进嘴里。这里picture已经转变成了动词“描写”，故D项切题。

9.考查形容词。A. busy忙碌的；B. poor穷的；C. hungry饥饿的；D. tired劳累的。根据putting a piece into his mouth.可知，父亲解释道“我总是饿”，故C项切题。

10.考查动词。A. laid下蛋，摆放；B. drew牵引；C. taught教；D. left离开。听了我父亲的故事，我更接近他们所拥有的书籍和故事。故B项切题。

11.考查名词。A. library图书馆；B. bookstore书店；C. office办公室；D. club俱乐部。根据下文的walk to the library可知，我七岁的时候父亲带我来到了附近一家小图书馆。故A项切题。

12.考查动词。A. saved挽救；B. changed改变；C. tested测试；D. anything任何事情。第一次走进图书馆的那个星期六改变了我的人生，以后几乎每个下午我都去那里。故B项切题。

13.考查形容词。 A. near近的；B. ready有准备的；C. old老的；D. free免费的。父亲说，“你足够大了，能够自己步行去图书馆。”故C项切题。

14.考查名词。A. graduates毕业生；B. regulars常客；C. candidates考生； D. communicators交流者。图书管理员有些时候她大声给我们这一小群常客朗读。故B项切题。

15.考查动词。A. surround包围；B. familiarize使熟悉；C. examine检查； D. reward奖励。大多数时候，图书管理员施瓦茨夫人让我把我从书架上拿下来的书放在我的周围，看看我要看哪些书。故A项切题。

16.考查动词。A. find找到；B. lend借出；C. check核实；D. sign签署。大多数时候，图书管理员施瓦茨夫人让我把我从书架上拿下来的书放在我的周围，看看我要看哪些书。故C项切题。

17.考查动词。A. write写作；B. recommend推荐；C. study学习；D. reserve保留，预约。作者小，我记得，有时管理员会推荐一本书，并告诉我故事的一部分。故B项切题。

18.考查名词。A. teachers老师；B. assistants助理；C. listeners听众；D. companions同伴。当我感到孤独时，书籍成了我的伙伴，它们是我的安慰。故D项切题。

19.考查名词。A. drive驱使；B. dream梦想；C. order命令；D. chance机会。它给了我努力学习的动力，这样我就可以成为一名教师，和我的学生分享我对阅读的热爱。故A项切题。

20.考查名词。A. lesson功课；B. time时间；C. love爱；D. plan计划。它给了我努力学习的动力，这样我就可以成为一名教师，和我的学生分享我对阅读的热爱。故C项切题。