【題目】When I was a child, my grandmother Adele took me to museums, restaurants, dances. She showered me gifts from her travels around the world. But I can only remember a book she gave me—one book that, to this day, I have not read. She presented me with her own favorite childhood book: Hans Brinker. My grandmother was happy to share this book with me. She even decorated the title page with her proud writing.

I tried to read it. I adored reading, and would dive into a new pile of books from the library all at once. But something about Hans Brinker just wouldn’t let me in. The story was set in Holland, a long time ago. It felt dull and unfamiliar, even though I was a fan of classics of other times and places. I simply read the first pages over and over. I could not progress.

Standing on a bookshelf in our living room, the book was like something I avoided. It scolded me for not being interested, for not trying hard enough, for disappointing my grandmother. The book started to fit in, almost forgotten, until Adele asked. Had I read it? Did I like it? Always determined, she wanted to know the answer. I would make some kind of excuse, but feel bad, and open it again, hoping for a new reaction. The book weighed on me.

Years passed and finally Adele and I both accepted that I would never read Hans Brinker. Eventually I cleared the book from the shelf. The Hans Brinker experience led me to set a rule that I’ve lived by ever since: Do not ask about a book given as a gift and don’t let anything become your barrier. What Adele originally wanted to do is to give book-giving special meaning, but she increased the possibility of the owner to be a disappointment.

【1】What is the similar hobby of the author and his grandmother?

A. Reading. B. Writing.

C. Travelling. D. Buying books.

【2】Why was the author unwilling to read Hans Brinker?

A. He didn’t like Holland. B. The book was boring.

C. The book had many stories. D. He hadn’t enough time to read it.

【3】What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. The author began to hope for a change.

B. The author began to dislike reading books.

C. The author felt stressed facing the book.

D. The author felt sorry for his grandmother.

【4】What does the underlined part “the owner” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. The author. B. The grandmother.

C. The writer of Hans Brinker. D. The publisher of Hans Brinker

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】本文是一篇記敘文。講述了奶奶送給我一本書，但是我認(rèn)為這本書很乏味，所以一直沒有去讀。而奶奶一直在問我讀了沒有，我總是找借口。讓我得出一個(gè)教訓(xùn)：永遠(yuǎn)不要談?wù)撟鳛槎Y物送出去的書。因?yàn)槟悴恢缹?duì)方有沒有讀，如果對(duì)方?jīng)]有閱讀會(huì)很尷尬。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中She presented me with her own favorite childhood book: Hans Brinker. My grandmother was happy to share this book with me. She even decorated the title page with her proud writing.可知，作者和她奶奶的相似的業(yè)余愛好是“閱讀”。故A選項(xiàng)正確。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中But something about Hans Brinker just wouldn’t let me in. The story was set in Holland, a long time ago. It felt dull and unfamiliar,可知，作者不愿意讀Hans Brinker是因?yàn)檫@本書是令人厭煩的。故B選項(xiàng)正確。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中I would make some kind of excuse, but feel bad, and open it again, hoping for a new reaction. The book weighed on me.可知，作者面對(duì)這本書有壓力。故C選項(xiàng)正確。

【4】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)最后一段中The Hans Brinker experience led me to set a rule that I’ve lived by ever since: Do not ask about a book given as a gift and don’t let anything become your barrier. Hans Brinker的經(jīng)歷讓我制定了一個(gè)我曾經(jīng)經(jīng)歷過的規(guī)則：不要問作為禮物的書，不要讓任何東西成為你的障礙。What Adele originally wanted to do is to give book-giving special meaning, but she increased the possibility of the owner to be a disappointment. Adele最初想做的是給書賦予特殊的意義，但她增加了主人失望的可能性。由此推知?jiǎng)澗�詞指的是“作者”。故A選項(xiàng)正確。

做詞義猜測(cè)題時(shí)，千萬不能脫離開語境，要結(jié)合上下文，特別是劃線部分前后的內(nèi)容從而得出正確選項(xiàng)。比如第4小題，Adele最初想做的是給書賦予特殊的意義，但她增加了主人失望的可能性。根據(jù)上文知道Adele把書贈(zèng)給了作者，所以目前做這就是輸?shù)闹魅�，�?/span>A選項(xiàng)正確。

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