Question

From good reading we can get pleasure, companionship, experience, and instruction. A good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity. Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It increases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad. Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction.

With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely. Whether the characters in it are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may become our companions and friends. In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times. The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble (相像) human friends whom we hold dear or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances(熟人). Our human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company. By turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting their feelings. While human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement.

Of all the gifts from reading books, the most valuable one is experience. Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books. Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of daily routines or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can. To travel by book we need no bank account to pay our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport to enter the land of our heart's desire. Through books we may get the thrill of hazardous adventure without danger. We can climb high mountains, brave the perils (危險) of an Antarctic winter, or cross the scorching sands of the desert, all without hardship. In books we may visit the studios of Hollywood; we may mix with the merry crowds of the Paris boulevards; we may join the picturesque peasants in an Alpine village or the kindly natives on a South Sea island. Indeed, through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited. The beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs of architecture, the marvels of engineering, are all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read.

1.Why do we sometimes forget our surroundings and even our identity while reading?

A.No one is trying to disturb you there.

B.All is so quiet and calm around you.

C.The book you read is so fascinating.

D.Our life is just far from satisfactory.

2.What makes people like their acquaintances in books even more?

A.They are just like our human friends.

B.They are unfamiliar types we like.

C.They will never ever abandon us.

D.They will never hurt our feelings.

3.The word “hazardous” means ______.

A.“unexpected” B.“dangerous”

C.“imaginary” D.“unusual”

4.What is the most suitable title for this passage?

A.Reading and traveling B.Experiencing the world

C.Traveling with books D.Gifts from reading

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹了人們通過閱讀可以獲得很多的好處，可以獲得閱讀的樂趣，可以享受有朋友的陪伴，可以體驗通過閱讀旅行，可以獲取新的知識等。

1. good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity.可知：當(dāng)我們閱讀一本非常吸引人的書籍的時候，我們就會忘記身邊的事物甚至我們自己。故選C。

2. human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company.可知現(xiàn)實生活中，我們的朋友可能會厭煩我們，但是書中的朋友永遠(yuǎn)會不厭其煩的陪伴我們，正式這個原因，人們更喜歡在書中結(jié)識的朋友。故選C。

3. books we may get the thrill of hazardous adventure without danger.可知通過書我們可以獲得體驗危險的冒險活動的刺激和興奮，而沒有真的危險。故選B。

4. D。

考點：考查說明文閱讀。