I’m a real book lover. Every time my friends visit me, my nose is buried in a book. Wherever I go, I always have a book with me. Novels, history books, stories about people, journals and news—I read them all and I’ve learnt a lot, too. For example, many things in life happen for the best even if we don’t like or understand them.
Why is reading such an enjoyable pastime for me? I probably first learned about it from my parents. My mother read to me at night in my childhood and bought me picture books. The greatest gift she has given me is a love for reading. And it will be a life-long habit.
No one ever asked me why I liked to read. They just saw me and asked, “Oh? Is that for school work?” And I just shook my head, “No. It’s just for fun.” While reading a good book, I can totally forget myself and fly to another world. It’s like exploring through someone’s eyes, which is just as exciting as watching a movie.
Reading is also necessary in order to learn about writing, to improve my use of words and phrases and broaden my knowledge. What a pity to see our imagination disappear, for we don’t exercise it often. Reading can even be good for one’s health, I think. Everyone should read sad stories that make us cry and also books with humor that make us laugh out loud!
【小題1】. Among the gifts my parents have given me, which is the most valuable one?

A．A love for reading. B．Picture books.
C．Good health. D．A lovable pastime.
【小題2】. In the fourth paragraph, the author thinks reading can ____.
A．make his parents happy
B．finish his school work
C．improve writing and broaden knowledge
D．help him understand some movies
【小題3】. If we don’t use our imagination often, ____.
A．it is bad for our health B．we will soon learn how to write
C．it will help us to have a good rest D．it will soon disappear
【小題4】. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．Why do I have few friends? B．What are my life habits?
C．Why do I love reading? D．Why do things happen for the best?


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析:本文是一篇記敘文，講述了自己對(duì)讀書的熱愛。在作者看來，閱讀是他最喜歡的消遣方式，培養(yǎng)對(duì)閱讀的熱愛是母親送給他的最好的禮物。作者認(rèn)為閱讀可以擴(kuò)展我們的視野，使人們?cè)鲩L見識(shí)，提高寫作能力。而且他認(rèn)為閱讀對(duì)健康也是有好處的。
【小題1】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中The greatest gift she has given me is a love for reading.可知作者認(rèn)為母親給他的最大的禮物就是對(duì)閱讀的熱愛，故答案選A。
【小題2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第四段內(nèi)容 Reading is also necessary in order to learn about writing, …… and broaden my knowledge.可以判斷答案選C。
【小題3】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章末段What a pity to see our imagination disappear, for we don’t exercise it often.可知想象力的喪失是由于人們不經(jīng)常去運(yùn)用想象力，答案選D。
【小題4】C主旨大意題。文章開頭講述了自己對(duì)讀書的熱愛，然后從幾個(gè)方面解釋了為什么閱讀成為他最喜歡的消遣方式，由此判斷本文中心是關(guān)于作者為什么會(huì)熱愛閱讀，故答案選C。
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