阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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 sl owly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated fr om 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 . help cure him of his reading problem
B . let him spend a meaningful summer
C . encourage him to do more walking
D . make him learn more about weapons
(2)
The book caught the author's eye because _____.
A . it contained pretty pictures of animals
B . he found its title easy to understand
C . it reminded him of his own dog
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 had happy summers ever since.
B . The author's mother read the same book.
C . The author's mother rewarded him with books.
D . The author has become a successful writer.
答案: A
C
B
D