A week ago, I had the great pleasure of reading an e-book, When Money Talks, Listen! by Rich Ezzo. It took only about an hour to read.
When I first received a copy, I thought it was a Get Rich Quick type of publication. Nothing is wrong with Get Rich Quick, but my mind just doesn’t run after dreams of wealth. I think that if God ever wants me to be rich, he knows where to find my purse.
When I began reading When Money Talks, Listen!, I was overjoyed to find that Rich Ezzo isn’t money hungry either. He, too, is hungry for more important than money.
Since I love this e-book so much, why wait a week to write the review? Simple. I wanted to see if the effect it had on me was a keeper. After reading the last word of the e-book, I totally agreed with the subtitle (副標(biāo)題) which promised to forever change the way we thought about money. I had so many thoughts running around my mind that I had to install (安裝) a stoplight to stop some while others made their way into the picture, then I yielded (讓路) them as a few ones arrived in town. I had a mental traffic jam, which only goes to show how slow the traffic usually is.
It has been a week and the effect is the same. I truly do look at money differently and have even done a few things differently this week. This is an e-book you ‘ll want to read, I promise. I often recommend books to my daughter, and this is one that I didn’t just ”suggest”----I left it open at the bottom of the compute and told each one ,”Read it, you’ll love it “.
I would never point someone in a direction I wouldn’t go myself. I strongly advise you to visit the author’s website, Myster Money, and to download the e-book. You won’t regret it.
【小題1】The author wrote this passage to _________.

A．strongly recommend an e-book
B．show the author’s attitude to money
C．introduce the general idea of an e-book
D．point out Rich Ezzo isn’t money hungry
【小題2】According to the passage, a Get Rich Quick type of publication _________.
A．is more popular than e-books
B．deals with how to make money
C．is what the author really cares for
D．is also an e-book written by Rich Ezzo
【小題3】Why didn’t the author write the review as soon as he finished reading the book?
A．Because he was not sure whether he did well.
B．Because he was too excited to write anything.
C．Because he had to wait for Rich Ezzo’s permission.
D．Because he wondered if it would have a long influence on him.


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】D

解析試題分析: 本文講述作者一周前讀過(guò)一本書(shū)，When Money Talks, Listen! by Rich Ezzo，剛開(kāi)始作者以為這是個(gè)快速致富的書(shū)，但后來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)作者并不是以追求金錢為目的的，這是本很不錯(cuò)的書(shū)，進(jìn)行推薦。
【小題1】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。短文的前三段介紹When Money Talks,最后一段從I guarantee this is an e-book you’ll want to read. I urge you to visit the author’s website, MysterMoney. Com, and to download the e-book. You won’t regret it.可看出作者更直接去強(qiáng)烈推薦這本書(shū)，所以選A項(xiàng)。
【小題2】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到I think that if God ever wants me to be rich, he knows where to find my purse.我認(rèn)為如果上帝想讓我變得富有，你知道在哪能找到我的錢包，故選B項(xiàng)。
【小題3】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段Since I love this e-book so much, why wait a week to write the review? Simple. I wanted to see if the effect it had on me was a keeper因?yàn)槲液芟矚g這本書(shū)，為什么我不迫不急待這個(gè)序言呢，很簡(jiǎn)單，我想看看它對(duì)我所造成的影響，所以選D項(xiàng)。
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