题目内容
“Two books per visit per week,” said the unsmiling librarian as she handed a library card．Neither the limits nor her attitude 1 me, a 9 – year – old Jewish girl growing up in Berlin in the 1950s．I needed those visits．The books were filled with stories in which, however 2 things seemed, everything 3 well in the end, 4 justice, bravery, and wisdom – a striking contrast （对比） to my everyday experiences．
Thirty years later, I, a recent immigrant to the US with a daughter aged 13, stood in front of another librarian．This librarian was 5 ．
“What did she say?” I asked my daughter, who already knew a little English and often 6 as my interpreter．
“She said ‘Can I help you?’”
“Ask if they have any books in 7 ,” I requested．
“No, they don’t．” translated my daughter．
While hunting for a job, I was told that the library needed people to 8 books．The interview was short – the job didn’t require much English, just a 9 of the alphabet．I started the next day．Every day, I handled hundreds of books whose meaning was 10 from me, mentally dividing them by size and color． One day, while shelving, I found English for Beginners and began studying it on my own． 11 English letters started forming words I could 12 , words combined into phrases, and – oh, 13 ! – I was reading．It was a slow process, supported by dictionaries and 14 by tears, but it was progress．Afterwards I got promoted to the front desk - 15 books in and out and answering simple questions．
Every day I receive dozens of people．Sometimes I spot new immigrants．They come from all over the world, so they look different, but the hesitant expression on their faces and their 16 manners are similar．My heart goes out to them, 17 they are people like me．I fully understand the 18 roads on which they have stepped．“They’ve come to the right place,” I think to 19 ．Then I smile and say – just the 20 a librarian said to me a long time ago – “Can I help you?”
1．A．surprised B．comforted C．puzzled D．shocked
2．A．attractive B．dull C．terrible D．strange
3．A．went out B．turned out C．ended in D．came up
4．A．rewarding B．affecting C．completing D．denying
5．A．chatting B．staring C．reading D．smiling
6．A．introduced B．instructed C．guided D．served
7．A．Spanish B．French C．Russian D．German
8．A．shelve B．register C．record D．mark
9．A．list B．knowledge C．line D．competence
10．A．vague B．simple C．hidden D．clear
11．A．All of a sudden B．In no time C．Step by step D．Now and then
12．A．recognize B．realize C．define D．interpret
13．A．challenge B．wonder C．opportunity D．news
14．A．inspired B．accompanied C．blocked D．excited
15．A．checking B．classifying C．borrowing D．lending
16．A．rough B．elegant C．polite D．shy
17．A．though B．until C．for D．unless
18．A．difficult B．smooth C．endless D．straight
19．A．me B．myself C．them D．themselves
20．A．means B．approach C．method D．way
1—5 ACBAD 6—10 DDABC 11—15 CABBA 16—20 DCABD
阅读快车系列答案 The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My 36 began when I was just a kid. I 37 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic. Through her work, she observed that 38 people spent a lot more time reading than they 39 watching television. She announced that my brother and I 40 watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 41 her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later, we realized her marks were a 42 . My mother was Illiterate(不识字的，文盲的)。
When I entered high school I was a(n) 43 , but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to 44 the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from 45 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 46 food and pay the bills. With everything 47 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 48 with that arrangement but once I got through distributing money, there was 49 left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 50 our heads and any kind of food on the table, 51 buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my 52 and became an A-student again, and eventually I 53 my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with 54 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job 55 than parenting.（养育） This I believe.
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My mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.
When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I didn’t care.
One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want.”
I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.
I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.
Over the years my mother’s changeless faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forever; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.
My story is really my mother’s story －a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children.
【小题1】 The underlined word “ruse” in the first paragraph probably means .
| A．discovery | B．success | C．trick | D．pleasure |
| A．advised him to earn money by himself |
| B．asked him to try to manage their money |
| C．persuaded him not to buy them patiently |
| D．agreed to buy them for him immediately |
| A．He now works as a doctor. |
| B．He disliked watching TV as a kid. |
| C．He received little formal education. |
| D．He often did housework when young. |
| A．God’s throwing me away |
| B．my own medical illness |
| C．the operation on my spine |
| D．my mother’s changeless faith in God |
| A．the happy relationships in his family |
| B．the benefits of reading for young children |
| C．the importance of formal education for adults |
| D．his mother’s great influence on his development |
Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
1. Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________
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A．urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books. |
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B．complain about getting books he didn’t want. |
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C．advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd.. |
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D．show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd.. |
2. The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ________
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A．unlimited number of Cosmo Books. |
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B．fifteen pounds and fifty pence. |
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C．a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare. |
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D．a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare. |
3.Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because ________
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A．he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price. |
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B．he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works which was a good bargain |
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C．he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time. |
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D．the set he already had was not particularly attractive. |
4. It can be inferred that _______
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A．Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent. |
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B．Several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge. |
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C．Mr. Walker hasn’t received the books that he ordered. |
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D．Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order. |
5.. The tone of the letter is that of _______
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A．bitterness |
B．respect |
C．humor |
D．annoyance |
—Which of the two books will you take?
—I’ll take ______and I think______ of them is really helpful to me.
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