A man who failed to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was put into prison. Yesterday he was set free after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (擔保金) of $1,000. The publisher said, “There’s a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just can’t let go of them. He hasn’t stolen a single book. So what’s the crime? We think that Mr. Brush has a story to tell. We plan to publish his story.”
When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr. Brush said, “Well, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to return them, because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, rip the pages, spill soda on them, get jam and jelly on them, and drown them in the toilet.”
He continued, “Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom and humor and love. A book is my guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. I dusted them with a soft clean cloth. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air.
“Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the lower shelves, on the floors, at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to rescue them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”
小題1:Why was the man put into prison?
A．Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so.
B．Because he stole 700 children's books from the five different libraries.
C．Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed.
D．Because he wanted to publish his story.
小題2:How did the man treat books?
A．He treated them as real people.
B．He treated them as his own children.
C．He treated them as his furniture.
D．He treated them as his job.
小題3:From the passage we can learn that the man is _____.
A．a(chǎn) thiefB．crazy about booksC．a(chǎn) writerD．unfortunate
小題4:What might happen after the man was set free?
A．He might stop borrowing books.
B．He might start a library of his own.
C．He might return all his books
D．He might go on borrowing books from libraries.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：文章介紹了一個嗜書如命的人，他將書看成家人，朋友，以至于從圖書館借了書不肯歸還。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：A man who failed to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was put into prison.可知這個人被關(guān)進監(jiān)獄是因為他拒絕歸還他借的書，選C。
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：“Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom and humor and love. A book is my guest in my home.可知這個人對待書就像是對待真實的人一樣，選A。
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第三、四段的描述：可知這個人對書非常著迷，選B。
小題4:推理題：從第四段的句子：I can hear them calling me! I need to rescue them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”可知這個人被釋放后，可能會繼續(xù)到圖書館借書，選D
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Now, when I think of Jennie, I recall that book because Jennie —more than anyone I know —possessed the gift of seeing with the heart.
From that moment of a treasured book shared, our friendship grew steadily. It wasn’t that I didn’t have an excellent relationship with my husband and son, but my mother had died shortly after my marriage, and I had neither sisters nor daughters. I realize, now, how I needed someone to share those little, seemingly unimportant things that add so much to life —things that must be shared to be fully appreciated.
And it was Jennie who helped me with my fourth-grade problem child. One day I was at my wit’s end. "What he needs is a good beating!" I exploded.
"He’s probably had plenty of those," Jennie said. "Maybe he just needs sincere praise for anything he does right, and a hug or two each day." I followed this suggestion, and eventually, because of Jennie, I discovered a lovable little boy.
Looking back, I have to admit that she taught me so much. The days I spent with her has become one of my happiest memories.
小題1:What does the underlined part mean in the fourth paragraph?
A．I was unsure of how to treat my son.
B．I decided to give up my job.
C．I faced financial difficulties.
D．I was very disappointed with myself.
小題2:How did the author and Jennie’s friendship grow?
A．They both were interested in children’s education.
B．They both liked a novel, The Little Prince.
C．They often chatted together about their families.
D．They both worked in the same school.
小題3:We learn from the text that __________.
A．the author has the gift of seeing with the heart
B．the author had no friends before meeting Jennie
C．the author had lost her mother before her marriage
D．the author seldom praised her son in the past
小題4:How does the author feel about her family?
A．No one listened to her seemingly unimportant things.
B．She didn’t get along well with her husband and son.
C．She once seldom spoke to her mother.
D．She felt quite lonely in her family.
小題5:The text is mainly about _________.
A．how to educate children properly
B．the fact that we should see nature differently
C．the influence of friendship in life
D．how friendship begins and develops

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