One night, when I was eight, my mother gently...

One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to　 　　 me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done 　 　　 　　 and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to 　 　　 your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me 　 　　 for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the 　 　　 decisions adults had to make.

For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d　 　 　　 wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her 　　 　　 　　 and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large 　 　　 　 apartment, I became 　 　　 how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then 　 　　 　 I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on 　　 　　 family and work. 　 　　 　　 　 difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a 　　 　　 　　 attitude.

Back home, I 　　 　　 myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she 　　 　　 　　 to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be 　　 　　 . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable　 　 　　 .

My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the 　 　　 has really taught me. Sacrifices 　 　　 in the end. The separation between us has proved to be 　 　　 for me.

1.A. attract　　　　　　 B. praise　　　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　　 D. promote

2.A. little　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　　　 D. wrong

3.A. refuse　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. contact　　　　　　　 D. forgive

4.A. wondering　　　　 B. sleeping　　　　　　　 C. explaining　　　　　 D. regretting

5.A. poor　　　　　　　 B. timely　　　　　　　　 C. final　　　　　　　　 D. tough

6.A. nervously　　　　 B. politely　　　　　　　 C. eagerly　　　　　　　　 D. curiously

7.A. patience　 　　　 B. presence　 　　　　　 C. intelligence 　　　　　 D. Influence

8.A. empty　　　　　　 B. expensive　　　　　　 C. comfortable　　　　　 D. modern

9.A. interested in B. doubtful about　 C. aware of　　　　 D. satisfied with

10.A. when　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　 D. that

11.A. abandoning　　 B. balancing　　　　　　 C. comparing　　　　　　 D. mixing

12.A. Faced with　　　 B. Supplied with　　　　 C. Depending on　　　　 D. Insisting on

13.A. different　　　　 B. friendly　　　　　　　 C. positive　　　　　　　　 D. general

14.A. criticized　　　 B. informed　　　　　　 C. warned　　　　　　　　 D. reminded

15.A. offered　　　　 B. managed　　　　　　 C. attempted　　　　　　　 D. expected

16.A. grateful　　　　 B. independent　　　　 C. energetic　　　　　　　 D. practical

17.A. examples　　　　 B. limits　　　　　　　　 C. rules　　　　　　　　　 D. goals

18.A. question　　　　 B. experience　　　　　 C. history　　　　　　　　 D. occasion

19.A. run out　　　　　 B. come back　　　　　 C. pay off　　　　　　　　 D. turn up

20.A. blessing　　　　 B. gathering　　　　　　 C. failure　　　　　　　　 D. pleasure

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One night, when I was eight , my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to____me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done____and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to____your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me____for the rest of the night I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the____decisions adults had to make.

For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d____wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her____and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large____apartment, I became____how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then____I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on____family and work.____difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a____attitude.

Back home , I____myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she____to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be____. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable____.

My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the____has really taught me. Sacrifices____in the end. The separation between us has proved to be____for me.

1.

A. attract　　 B. promote　　 C. surprise　　 D. praise

2.

A. little　　 B. much　　 C. well　　 D. wrong

3.

A. leave　　 B. refuse　　 C. contact　　 D. forgive

4.

A. explaining　　 B. sleeping　　 C. wondering　　 D. regretting

5.

A. poor　　 B. timely　　 C. final　　 D. tough

6.

A. eagerly　　 B. politely　　 C. nervously　　 D. curiously

7.

A. patience　　 B. presence　　 C. intelligence　　 D. Influence

8.

A. Comfortable　　 B. Expensive　　 C. Empty　　 D. Modern

9.

A. Interested in　　 B. aware of　　 C. doubtful　　 D. satisfied with

10.

A. when　　 B. where　　 C. which　　 D. that

11.

A. abandoning　　 B. balancing　　 C. comparing　　 D. mixing

12.

A. Depending on　　 B. supplied with　　 C. Faced with　　 D. Insisting on

13.

A. different　　 B. friendly　　 C. positive　　 D. general

14.

A. criticized　　 B. informed　　 C. warned　　 D. reminded

15.

A. managed　　 B. offered　　 C. attempted　　 D. expected

16.

A. grateful　　 B. energetic　　 C. independent　　 D. practical

17.

A. examples　　 B. limits　　 C. rules　　 D. goals

18.

A. question　　 B. experience　　 C. history　　 D. occasion

19.

A. pay off　　 B. come back　　 C. run out　　 D. turn up

20.

A. blessing　　 B. gathering　　 C. failure　　 D. pleasure

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One night, when I was eight , my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to　 　　 me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done 　　 　 and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to 　　 　 your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me 　　 for the rest of the night I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the 　　 decisions adults had to make.

For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d　 　　　 　 wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her 　　 　 and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large 　　 apartment, I became 　　 how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then 　　 I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on 　　 family and work. 　　 　 difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a 　　 　 attitude.

Back home , I 　　 myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she 　　　 　 to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be 　　 . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable　 　　 .

My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the 　　 has really taught me. Sacrifices 　　 in the end. The separation between us has proved to be 　　 for me.

1.A. attract　　　　　　 B. promote　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　 D. praise

2.A. little　　 　　　　　 B. much　 　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　 D. wrong

3.A. leave　　　　　　 B. refuse　　　　　　　　 C. contact　　　　　　 D. forgive

4.A. explaining　　　　 B. sleeping　　　　　　　 C. wondering　　　　 D. regretting

5.A. poor　　　　　　　 B. timely　　　　　　　　 C. final　　　　　　　 D. tough

6.A. eagerly　　　　　　 B. politely　　　　　　　 C. nervously　　　　 D. curiously

7.A. patience　　　　　 B. presence　　　　　　 C. intelligence　　　　 D. Influence

8.A. Comfortable　　　 B. Expensive　　　　　　 C. Empty　　　　　　 D. Modern

9.A. Interested in　　　 B. aware of　　　　　　 C. doubtful　　　　　　 D. satisfied with

10.A. when　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 D. that

11.A. abandoning　　　 B. balancing　　　　　　 C. comparing　　　　 D. mixing

12.A. Depending on　　 B. supplied with　　　　 C. Faced with　　　　 D. Insisting on

13.A. different　　　　　 B. friendly　　　　　　 C. positive　　　　　　 D. general

14.A. criticized　　　　 B. informed　　　　　　 C. warned　　　　　　 D. reminded

15.A. managed　　　　 B. offered　　　　　　　　 C. attempted　　　　 D. expected

16.A. grateful　　　　　 B. energetic　　　　　　 C. independent　　　　 D. practical

17.A. examples　　　　 B. limits　　　　　　　　 C. rules　　　　　　　　 D. goals

18.A. question　　　　　 B. experience　　　　　 C. history　　　　　　 D. occasion

19.A. pay off　　　　　　 B. come back　　　　　 C. run out　　　　　　 D. turn up

20.A. blessing　　　　　 B. gathering　　　　　　 C. failure　　　　　　　 D. pleasure

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I began working in journalism(新闻工作)when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.

With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.

“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.

“ None.”

“ Where did you go?”

“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”

“ What did you do?”

“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”

“ You just stood there?”

“ Didn’t sell a single one.”

“ My God, Russell!”

Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle(五分镍币). It was the first nickle I earned.

Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence(自信), and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.

One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.

“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.

My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.

1.Why did the boy start his job young?

A. He wanted to be famous in the future.

B. The job was quite easy for him.

C. His mother had high hopes for him.

D. The competiton for the job was fierce.

2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.

A. excited B. interested     C. ashamed    D. disappointed

3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

A. She forced him to continue.       B. She punished him.

C. She gave him some money.       D. She changed her plan.

4. What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?

A. The war between the boy’s parents.

B. The arguing between the boy and his mother.

C. The quarrel between the boy and his customers.

D. The fight between the boy and his father.

5. What is the text mainly about?

A. The early life of a journalist.

B. The early success of a journalist.

C. The happy childhood of the writer.

D. The important role of the writer in his family.

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I began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.

With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.

“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.

“ None.”

“ Where did you go?”

“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”

“ What did you do?”

“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”

“ You just stood there?”

“ Didn’t sell a single one.”

“ My God, Russell!”

Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel. It was the first nickel I earned.

Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.

One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.

“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.

My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.

1.Why did the boy start his job young?

2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.

3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

4.What is the text mainly about?

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I began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight.It was my mother’s idea.She wanted me to“make something”of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.

With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was suppertime,I walked back home.

“How many did you sell,my boy?”my mother asked.

“None.”

“Where did you go?”

“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”

“What did you do?”

“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”

“You just stood there?”

“Didn’t sell a single one.”

“My God,Russell!”

Uncle Allen put in,“Well,I’ve decided to take the Post.”I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币).It was the first nickel I earned.

Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells,address adults with self-confidence(自信),and persuade them by saying that no one,no matter how poor,could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.

One day,I told my mother I’d changed my mind.I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.

“If you think you can change your mind like this,”she replied,“you’ll become a good-for-nothing.”She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would scold me.

My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother,dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that,forty years later,such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.

1.Why did the boy start his job young?

A.He wanted to be famous in the future.

B.The job was quite easy for him.

C.His mother had high hopes for him.

D.The competition for the job was fierce.

2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother was _______.

A.excited                                   B.interested

C.ashamed                               D.disappointed

3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

A.She forced him to continue.

B.She punished him.

C.She gave him some money.

D.She changed her plan.

4.What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?

A.The war between the boy’s parents.

B.The arguing between the boy and his mother.

C.The quarrel between the boy and his customers.

D.The fight between the boy and his father.

5.What is the text mainly about?

A.The early life of a journalist.

B.The early success of a journalist.

C.The happy childhood of the writer.

D.The important role of the writer in his family.

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I began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight.It was my mother’s idea.She wanted me to“make something”of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.

With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was suppertime,I walked back home.

“How many did you sell,my boy?”my mother asked.

“None.”

“Where did you go?”

“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”

“What did you do?”

“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”

“You just stood there?”

“Didn’t sell a single one.”

“My God,Russell!”

Uncle Allen put in,“Well,I’ve decided to take the Post.”I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币).It was the first nickel I earned.

Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells,address adults with self-confidence(自信),and persuade them by saying that no one,no matter how poor,could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.

One day,I told my mother I’d changed my mind.I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.

“If you think you can change your mind like this,”she replied,“you’ll become a good-for-nothing.”She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would scold me.

My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother,dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that,forty years later,such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.

1.Why did the boy start his job young?

2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother was _______.

3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

4.What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?

5.What is the text mainly about?

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B

My 10-year-old nephew is timid. I was delighted when his mother, my sister, asked me to take him to the circus(马戏团). ＂Buy one bag of popcorn,＂ she ordered.

＂Is there anything we should avoid?＂

＂Yes, but you can’t avoid it. It’s the elephants’ parade around the ring.＂

David has read that the circus elephants are the most unhappy creatures in the universe. They’d rather be torn open by a lion than made fool of themselves before a crowd. So, when they started their act, David began to cry, ＂Those big, big tears …＂

So, eyes still dry, sharing popcorn, we watched simian(猴的) cast rush into the ring to a burst of cheers. Then we watched the individual acts — the monkey from the Bolshoi, the famous clown who climbed the tallest pole, hanging on by a finger and a knee. He raised laughter from the audience of children. If the clown slipped, the net would catch him, although no net can be trusted. It’s easy to fall wrong, and if so you can break your silly neck. I would keep that information from David, I promised my schoolteacher. I was the cool adult here.

At last elephants came and did their parade, each wearing a hat. My arm slipped around my beloved nephew.

＂Aunt Ella, they are so unhappy.＂

＂I believe they are. But some day this act will be outlawed.＂

＂Really?＂

＂Yes. The elephants will be returned to the grasslands in Africa and spend the rest of their lives eating green stuff, never having to grab a tail.＂ I put my arms around him and whispered in his ear, ＂I love you.＂

He did not sob(呜咽) but nestled closer to me.

The elephants were the last act of the first half of the show, and enduring their performance earned us another box of popcorn.

【题文1】 Why did the author’s sister ask her to buy a bag of popcorn?

A. To show a new fashion.

B. To use it to help David kill time.

C. To use it to help improve David’s attention.

D. To use it to distract David’s attention to his fear.

【题文2】 What does the author use ＂clown＂ in Paragraph 5 to refer to?

A. The circus monkey.　　　　　 B. The circus worker.

C. The circus audience.　　　　　 D. The amusing actor.

【题文3】 How did the author feel when watching the monkey acting?

A. She was touched by its acting.　　　　 B. She was afraid of her nephew’s fear.

C. She regretted taking David to watch it.　　　 D. She was worried about the monkey’s safety.

【题文4】What will the following paragraph be about?

A. How the author comforted her nephew.　　　 B. What the second half of the show was like.

C. What lesson the author got from the show.　　 D. How much popcorn was needed in the play.

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I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night, when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. I could only have left it on the G9 bus, which was now speeding in the dark to some _____________ station.

The _________ moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the ___________ of that little wallet? The credit cards, the driver’s license, the cash, all lost to the bus.

Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband _____________ it while I was on the phone in the dining room. “Does Jennifer live here?” I heard a lady say. In my husband’s hand was my wallet, with not a penny ___________. She left before I could _________ make it to the door to offer my thanks.

After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who _________ the lady as Erin Smith. Without _______, I called to thank her. She said she _________ my wallet on a bus seat. She ______________ that going to a stranger’s house was a ____________ move, but she decided to take the chance. “If I were in that ____________, I would want someone to try to find me,” she said.

This one stranger responded beautifully to my small ____________, but she actually wasn’t the only one. Right after Erin ____________ my wallet on the bus, she posted a picture of my driver’s license to an online forum(论坛), trying to see ____________ anyone knew me. No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son’s nursery and who recognized my face. I’ve never ____________ words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever, but that’s not how the people I ______________ tend to act.

__________, I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone ____________ what almost anyone would have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely ____________.

1.A.accessible B.hidden C.unknown D.convenient

2.A.face-saving B.brain-washing C.eye-catching D.heart-stopping

3.A.parts B.contents C.details D.ingredients

4.A.ignored B.answered C.examined D.interrupted

5.A.missing B.returned C.remaining D.abandoned

6.A.still B.ever C.yet D.even

7.A.selected B.appointed C.identified D.defined

8.A.delay B.alarm C.regret D.invitation

9.A.moved B.placed C.opened D.spotted

10.A.disagreed B.complained C.calculated D.recommended

11.A.selfless B.risky C.slow D.personal

12.A.site B.direction C.situation D.atmosphere

13.A.crisis B.danger C.threat D.failure

14.A.got rid of B.made use of C.had control of D.took possession of

15.A.if B.where C.how D.when

16.A.recalled B.exchanged C.repeated D.whispered

17.A.encounter B.follow C.consult D.accompany

18.A.Going away B.Turning around C.Looking back D.Coming along

19.A.into B.against C.over D.beyond

20.A.longing B.enthusiastic C.concerned D.grateful

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One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem — inability to read.

In the library, I found my way into the “Children’s Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.

There on the book’s cover was a beagle which looked identical to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.

Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

My mother’s call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.

I never told my mother about my “miraculous” (奇迹般地) experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.

1.The author’s mother told him to borrow a book in order to_____.

A. encourage him to do more walking B. let him spend a meaningful summer

C. help cure him of his reading problem D. make him learn more about weapons

2.The book caught the author’s eye because_____.

A. it contained pretty pictures of animals

B. it reminded him of his own dog

C. he found its title easy to understand

D. he liked children’s stories very much

3.Why could the author manage to read the book through?

A. He was forced by his mother to read it.

B. He identified with the story in the book.

C. The book told the story of his pet dog.

D. The happy ending of the story attracted him.

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The author has become a successful writer.

B. The author’s mother read the same book.

C. The author’s mother rewarded him with books.

D. The author has had happy summers ever since.

5.Which one could be the best title of the passage?

A. The Charm of a Book B. Mum’s Strict Order

C. Reunion with My Beagle D. My Passion for Reading

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