Question

    My love for libraries blossomed when I joined the public library. From the age of 8 I was allowed to walk from my home to the downtown library, housed above the police station. Once the librarian gave me my first membership card, I could enjoy a range of books, which started with Little House in the Big Woods. I was addicted instantly, and this love of libraries and reading would change my life, allowing me to one day create a safe space for high-school kids, too.

By the time I was in high school, I could read the authors that we were studying in class, including Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and Emily Bronte. During the summer months, I got caught up in Gone with the Wind.

When I studied English literature at university, I thought it was time to build my own library. For the next 40 years, I continued to collect books. Until one day, I realized that all my books had become a part of the house, like wallpaper.

Toward the end of my teaching career, I became a teacher-librarian at my old high school, where I had first learned English literature. This position enabled me to regain my love and appreciation for libraries. I had a generous budget for my classes, so I searched for novels that would interest my teenage audience and hopefully spark a love of books. Fantasy, science-fiction, graphic novels -I bought almost any type of books that my students wanted to read. I bought sofas and comfortable chairs, turning the library into a safe public space, for everyone.

In doing so, I realized that the library isn’t just a place to do research. They are, in fact, places that offer an opportunity to connect with the past, present and future. All that is required is a tiny bit of curiosity. Libraries are places that should be full of life. They help us adjust to the world, and their doors must be kept open to everyone for free!

1.What inspired the author to set up a library for students?

A.Some well-known classics.

B.His early experience of reading.

C.The suggestion of a librarian.

D.The book: Little House in the Big Woods.

2.When did the author begin to build his own library?

A.In primary school. B.In high school.

C.During university years. D.After leaving college.

3.What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 4?

A.What his career was like.

B.Where he stored his books.

C.Why school kids loved reading.

D.How he improved the school library.

4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A.A private library B.Read with curiosity

C.A librarian’s life D.More than just books

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。通读全文可知，作者从小就喜欢图书馆和阅读，后来作者收集书籍建立了自己的图书馆。作者认为图书馆不只是人们学习和读书的场所，它应该促使人们具有好奇心来了解和认识世界。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“and this love of libraries and reading would change my life, allowing me to one day create a safe space for high-school kids, too.”可知，对图书馆和阅读的热爱将改变我的生活，让我产生了有一天为高中生创造一个安全的空间的想法。因此作者早期的阅读经历促使作者产生了为学生建立图书馆的想法。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“When I studied English literature at university, I thought it was time to build my own library.”可知，当作者在大学学习英语文学时，作者认为是时候建立自己的图书馆了。即作者在大学期间开始建立自己的图书馆。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段中的“...I searched for novels that would interest my teenage audience and hopefully spark a love of books. Fantasy, science-fiction, graphic novels-I bought almost any type of books that my students wanted to read. I bought sofas and comfortable chairs, turning the library into a safe public space, for everyone.”可知，作者搜索了一些青少年感兴趣的小说，并希望引起人们对书本的热爱。作者几乎买了学生想读的任何类型的书，包括幻想作品，科幻小说，图画小说。作者买了沙发和舒适的椅子，将图书馆变成了一个对每个人来说都安全的公共场所。即通过第四段我们知道了作者是如何改善学校图书馆的。故选D。

4.标题判断题。通读全文可知，作者从小就喜欢图书馆和阅读，后来作者收集书籍建立了自己的图书馆。由“I realized that the library isn’t just a place to do research. They are, in fact, places that offer an opportunity to connect with the past, present and future. All that is required is a tiny bit of curiosity. Libraries are places that should be full of life. They help us adjust to the world, and their doors must be kept open to everyone for free!”可知，作者认为图书馆不仅仅是一个进行学习研究的地方。实际上，它们能够提供过去，现在和未来相联系的机会。人们所需要的只是一点点好奇。图书馆应该是充满生机的地方。它们帮助我们适应世界，它们的大门必须向所有人免费开放！因此图书馆不只是人们学习和读书的场所，它应该促使人们具有好奇心来了解和认识世界。“不仅仅是书籍”指的是图书馆，因此它符合文意，可以成为文章的最佳标题。故选D。