A
I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don’t remember mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the wonderful way the words sounded.
I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing mom say, “I can’t believe what’s printed in the newspaper this morning,” made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself. I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend to be reading.
This is how everyone learned to read. We would start off with sentences, then paragraphs, and then stories. It seemed an unending journey, but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors. When mom said, “The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf,” I knew where the candy was. My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.
Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A’s on my tests. Sometimes, I would read a novel that was assigned, but I didn’t enjoy this type of reading. I liked facts, things that are concrete. I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.
Now that I’m growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing a way to escape. By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character. In these worlds I can become anyone. I don’t have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this. I just read to relax.
We’re taught to read because it’s necessary for much of human understanding. Reading is an important part of my life. Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning. And I’ve found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless.
21. Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of mom’s hands？
A. She wanted mom to read the news to her.
B. She couldn’t wait to tear the newspaper apart.
C. She couldn’t help but stop mom from reading.
D. She was eager to know what had happened.
22. According to Paragraph 3, the author’s reading of road signs shows___________.
A. her own way to find herself
B. her eagerness to develop her reading ability
C. her growing desire to know the world around her
D. her effort to remind mom to obey traffic rules
23. The author takes novel reading as a way to___________.
A. explore a mysterious land
B. develop an interest in learning
C. get away from a confusing world
D. learn about the adult world
24. What could be the best title for the passage？
A. The Pleasure of Reading B. Growing Up with Reading
C. The Magic of Reading D. Reading Makes a Full Man
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. C 24. B
【解析】
這是一篇記敘文。本文主要介紹了作者在閱讀中成長(zhǎng)的故事，從小時(shí)候通過閱讀了解世界和長(zhǎng)大后通過閱讀遠(yuǎn)離現(xiàn)實(shí)的成長(zhǎng)歷程。
【21題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew．（我想像我媽媽一樣，知道她知道的所有事情。）可知作者想從媽媽手里奪過報(bào)紙，因?yàn)樗芟胫腊l(fā)生了什么事。故選D。
【22題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.（我在閱讀方面的進(jìn)步引起了我的好奇心，我想知道一切。我經(jīng)常告訴我媽媽開慢點(diǎn)，這樣我就能看清我們經(jīng)過的所有路標(biāo)。）可見作者對(duì)路標(biāo)的解讀表明她越來越渴望了解周圍的世界。故選C。
【23題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中I find myself needing a way to escape． By opening a novel， I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character．（我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己需要一種逃避的方式，打開一本小說，我可以放下負(fù)擔(dān)，進(jìn)入一個(gè)奇妙而神秘的世界，在那里我現(xiàn)在是一個(gè)新角色。）可知作者把閱讀小說作為一種擺脫紛亂世界的方法。故選C。
【24題詳解】
主旨大意題。結(jié)合文章第一段I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don’t remember mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the wonderful way the words sounded.（我一直都知道讀書是很重要的，因?yàn)槲倚r(shí)候的第一段記憶就是讀書。沒有一個(gè)晚上我不記得媽媽在我床邊給我讀故事書。我被那些美妙的聲音所鼓舞。）以及文章主要介紹了作者在閱讀中成長(zhǎng)的故事，從小時(shí)候通過閱讀了解世界和長(zhǎng)大后通過閱讀遠(yuǎn)離現(xiàn)實(shí)的成長(zhǎng)歷程。故選B。
