Question

Nancy Tillman’s wonderful On the Night You Were Born is one of my favorite books. Its celebration of the uniqueness of each and every child told in lyrical language makes it the gift I choose most often for expectant or adoptive parents. I also read it regularly with my grandchildren and talk with them about how special they are.

Tillman feels that the most important message for children to receive is simply, “You are loved.” And it’s that message that is the focus of this, her newest book, Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You. Once again, it is her turn of phrase that most fascinates me: In the green of the grass ... in the smell of the sea ... in the clouds floating by ... at the top of a tree ... in the sound crickets make at the end of the day ... “You are loved. You are loved. You are loved,” they all say. Phrases encourage children to grow, to try new things, to “march to the front” of their “own parade” and assures them that, no matter how far they go or what they do, they will be loved.

Though the words alone would convince me to buy, share and recommend this book, Tillman is also a gifted artist and her lovely work makes this book a visual treasure as well. Through the pages, a child rides hippos, splashes in the surf with elephants, plays hide and seek with rabbits, shares a trampoline (蹦床) with a kangaroo and enjoys some quiet time with a pair of pandas. My favorite drawing has the child walking away along a wide path that runs between trees covered in mist. In all of the drawings, swirls of sparkling lights wrap around the child--the love that will always be with him/her.

I’ve read On the Night You Were Born dozens of times and with every single reading, I am incredibly touched. Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You creates the same feeling of wonder, peace and happiness in me. It’s a keep-forever book and I’m so happy to have it in my collection to share with the children I love most.

1.The purpose of this passage is to _____.

A. encourage people to buy Nancy Tillman’s books for their children

B. recommend Tillman’s new book--Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You

C. advocate the theme of love among family members

D. Let children know they are loved and educate them to love others

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? _____.

A. Nancy Tillman’s book On the Night You Were Born encourages children to try new things.

B. The most important focus of Tillman’s books is for children to know they are loved.

C. The writer considers Tillman a gifted artist for her vivid use of words and rich imagination.

D. The writer has bought and read both of Tillman’s books mentioned in this passage.

3. Pick out the true statements according to the passage. _____.

A. The words alone makes Tillman’s books the writer’s favorite.

B. Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You is published earlier than On the Night You Were Born.

C. My favorite drawing shows the feeling of wonder with the child swirling in sparkling lights.

D. The drawings in Wherever You Are convey love with pictures involving animals.

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

【解析】

試題分析: 作者非常喜歡Nancy Tillman的On the Night You Were Born這本書，但這位藝術(shù)家的新書Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You也非常讓人感動，鼓勵孩子成長，插圖充滿了愛，作者向大家推薦這本書。

1.B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到I am incredibly touched. Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You creates the same feeling of wonder, peace and happiness in me. It’s a keep-forever book and I’m so happy to have it in my collection to share with the children I love most.我被My Love Will Find You這本書所感到，這是一本值得擁有的書，與我最愛的孩子一直分享，故可知在推薦一本新書，所以選B項。

2.A 推斷題。根據(jù)第二段可知Phrases encourage children to grow, to try new things,鼓勵孩子成長的不是第一本書而是第二本書My Love Will Find You，故A錯誤；

3.D 推斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到My favorite drawing has the child walking away along a wide path that runs between trees covered in mist. In all of the drawings, swirls of sparkling lights wrap around the child--the love that will always be with him/her我最喜歡的圖畫是，孩子們漫步在薄霧的樹林里，在所有的插圖中，光環(huán)圍繞著孩子們，被愛所包圍著，故選D項。

考點：日常生活類閱讀。