This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical (自传体的)and gives a picture both of Mollie’s ambition and her struggle towards its achievement. Thoughts of her childhood inevitably(不可避免的)brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields-sadly now covered with modern houses. “I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I’ll never go back,”she said.“Never.”“When I set one of my books in Scotland,”she said,“I can recall my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that’s important, because children now know so much so early that romance can’t exist for them, as it did for us.”

1.
What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?
1. A.
  It should not aim at a narrow audience.
2. B.
  It should be attractive to young readers.
3. C.
  It should be based on original ideas.
4. D.
  It should not include too much conversation.
2.
In Mollie Hunter’s opinion, which of the following is one sign of poor writer?
1. A.
  Being poor in life experience
2. B.
  Being short of writing skill.
3. C.
  The weakness of description
4. D.
  The absence of a story.
3.
What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a young child？
1. A.
  She didn’t expect to become a writer.
2. B.
  She didn’t enjoy writing stories.
3. C.
  She didn’t have any particular ambition.
4. D.
  She didn’t respect her teacher’s view.
4.
In comparison with children of earlier years, Mollie feels that children now are _____.
1. A.
  more intelligent
2. B.
  better informed
3. C.
  less eager to learn
4. D.
  less interested in reality
5.
What’s the writer’s purpose in this text?
1. A.
  To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter’s book.
2. B.
  To introduce Mollie Hunter’s work to a wider audience.
3. C.
  To provide information for Mollie Hunter’s existing readers.
4. D.
  To describe Mollie Hunter’s most successful books.