CHICAGO－Bill Clinton's eagerly awaited memoir(自传), My Life, will be published this June, and is sure to ignite(点燃)a firestorm of interest in an already politically charged election year．Bill Clinton said that most presidential memoirs are thought to be "dull and self-serving, but I hope mine is interesting and self-serving．”
My Life, which is being published by Knopf and will sell for ＄ 35, is expected by many industry watchers to rise to the top of the best-seller lists．
Clinton said the book tells the story of his life from his birth and childhood in Arkansas to his years in the White House．From the book readers can have a look at his successes and setbacks．
He tells the story “as it happens to me, so you see what it's like to be president．．．to see how everything happens at once．”
Without offering specifics or mentioning Monica Lewinsky, Clinton said, "I don't spare myself" in the book．
"I have no idea if this is a great book," he said, "but it's a pretty good story．"
Clinton was reportedly paid an advance of ＄10 million for the book, which was supposed to be done a year ago．
"The minute that book goes on sale, people will be lined up buying the book," said Bob Wietrak, a vice-president(副总统)and chief merchant for Barnes & Noble．
Some predict the 957-page book will be one of the few presidential memoirs to fly off shelves．
Booksellers have already taken pre-orders．The 1.5 million-copy first printing is bigger than the first run for Hillary Clinton's memoir Living History, which sold 1.8 million copies．
(1)
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the book My Life?
[ ]
A．
It will come out in June．
B．
It has 957 pages in all．
C．
It is priced at ＄ 35．
D．
It will be published by Barnes & Noble
(2)
Readers will not find much information about ________ in the book．
[ ]
A．
Clinton's childhood
B．
Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky
C．
Clinton's political life
D．
Clinton’s presidential election
(3)
The underlined word "setback" means _______．
[ ]
A．
a change from worse to better
B．
a change from better to worse
C．
a change from worse to worst
D．
a change better to best
(4)
What can we learn about the sale of book?
[ ]
A．
The whole printing will be bigger than that of Hillary Clinton's Living History
B．
Some booksellers have placed orders beforehand．
C．
The book will be taken off the shelves after it meets failure．
D．
People have to place an order for the book before it comes out．
There were samng children all the way．Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, were to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penage．Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives．This is the simple village people of Malaysia．I warmoved．
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train．I did not partie relish the long train joumey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread．I looked about the train．There was not one familiar I sighed and sat down to read my Economics
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia．Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crods of people as they hurried past．As we went beyond the city, I watchd the smaight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green．Then the first village came into sight．Immediately I came alive, I decided to wave back．
From then on my joumey became interesting．I threw my magazine into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life．Then everything came alive．The mountains seemed to speak to me．Even the trees were smiling．I stared t everything as if I was looking at it for the first time．
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry．I looked at my wat ch and was surprised that it was 3∶00 p. m．Soon the train pulled up at Butterwi I looked at the people all around me．They all looked beautiful．When my uncle arrive with, I threw my around thim to give him a(拥抱)．I had never done this before．He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile．We walked arm in arm to his car．
I looked forward to the return journey．
(1)
The author expected the train turp to be ________．
[ ]
A．
adventurous
B．
pleasnt
C．
exciting
D．
dull
(2)
What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?
[ ]
A．
The trine dry country-people．
B．
The mountains along the way．
C．
The crowds of people in the streets．
D．
The simple lunch served on the train．
(3)
Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?
[ ]
A．
choose
B．
enjoy
C．
prepare for
D．
carry on
(4)
Where was the writer going?
[ ]
A．
Johore Baru．
B．
The Causeway．
C．
Bunerworth．
D．
Singapore．
(5)
What can we learn from the story?
[ ]
A．
Comfort in traveling by train．
B．
Pleasure of living in the country．
C．
Reading gives people delight．
D．
Smiles brighten people up．
阅读理解
There were smiling children all the way．Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, were to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penage．Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives．This is the simple village people of Malaysia．I was moved．
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train．I did not particularlf relish the long train joumey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread．I looked about the train．There was not one familiar I sighed and sat down to read my Economics
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia．Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past．As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green．Then the first village came into sight．Immediately I came alive, I decided to wave back．
From then on my joumey became imeresting．I threw my magazine into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life．Then everything came alive．The mountains seemed to speak to me．Even the trees were smiling．I stared t everything as if I was looking at it for the first time．
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry．I looked at my wat ch and was surprised that it was 3∶00 p. m．Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth I looked at the people all around me．They all looked beautiful．When my uncle arrive with, I threw my around him to give him a warm hug．I had never done this before．He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile．We walked arm in arm to his car．
I looked forward to the return journey．
(1)
The author expected the train trip to be ________．
[ ]
A．
adventurous
B．
pleasnt
C．
exciting
D．
dull
(2)
What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?
[ ]
A．
The friendly country people．
B．
The mountains along the way．
C．
The crowds of people in the streets．
D．
The simple lunch served on the train．
(3)
Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?
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