【正文】 ng hand in hand was the most convenient way to get anywhere. It was at story time for children that both my mother and I made lasting friendships. s Library. My 18imonthold son, Colin, and I find ourselves in Sea Cliff several times a week, meeting and making friends. Well, that is what many people don39。 it39。Sure, the library in Franklin Square was the place where I was introduced to Judy Blume novels. But it was also the place where I got my first address in 1997. At the library, friends and I learned how to research colleges and search for scholarships on the Internet. The library was the place where we sometimes giggled(咯咯笑)too loudly, and where the librarians knew us by name. Their knowing our names wasn39。I now teach reading at Nassau Community College. My students are often amazed that they can check out books via their smartphones and virtually(虛擬地)visit a variety of Long Island libraries. The app used by Nassau and Suffolk county public libraries, as well as the college library, makes their homework easier by helping them find resources. Even though they can39。She has bee her mother39。B.She can meet friends at the library.D.Socializing in a library.B.Visiting a library with a family member.Building parentchild friendship in a library.（3）What is the author39。 way of visiting libraries? A.Favorable.C.Disapproving.（4）Why does the author write the text? A.B.To explain how libraries change.To introduce her favorite libraries.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了從自己小時候到成家生子再到工作教書這一路上圖書館的變化。根據(jù)第二段中的“Today，I am fortunate to live around the corner from the Cold Coast Public Library in Glen Head and a short walk to the Sea Cliff Children39。 （2）考查詞義猜測。 （3）考查推理判斷。t always easily visit their local libraries，the library is always with them.”可知，盡管學生們不能總是很容易地參觀當?shù)氐膱D書館，但圖書館總是與他們在一起，由此可知，作者對學生們訪問虛擬圖書館的方式是支持的，故選B。縱觀全文可知，作者講述了從自己小時候到成家生子再到工作教書這一路上圖書館所發(fā)生的變化，由此可知，作者寫這篇文章是為了解釋圖書館的變化，故選C。4．閱讀理解 I realized this after pleting my first year173。 There was just one problem: I wasn39。m the type of person who goes for something she wants. Needless to say, I crashed the party and found my way to the president. I kindly introduced myself and then asked if they had a legal internship program. Guess what? They accepted my request to be a legal intern, even though no such program existed.t have a permanent position for me, the experience has shaped my life. Working for a great pany in San Francisco, I39。 By leaving Texas, I learned that it is so much more rewarding to try the unfamiliar than to stay in the fortable. Exploring the unfamiliar is how you39。 in 2011. A.meet up with her familyC.hunt for an internship（2）Which is the biggest lesson that the author learned from the experience? A.Jumping out of your fort zone is rewarding.C.You should listen to your family to learn about your potential.（3）Which of the following words best describe the author? A.Supportive and energetic.C.Determined and adventurous.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者去達拉斯尋找實習機會，并從中學到了很多。根據(jù)第二段中的I overheard that StubHub, a big pany from a great city, San Francisco, was throwing a party next door to my hotel. I thought if l could get an internship,可知，作者無意中聽到來自舊金山的一家大公司在自己所住酒店的隔壁開派對，她在想自己能否在那家公司得到一個實習的機會，因此，2011年作者去達拉斯是為了尋找一個實習機會，故選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的By leaving Texas, I learned that it is so much more rewarding to try the unfamiliar than to stay in the fortable.可知，作者認識到嘗試不熟悉的東西比呆在舒適區(qū)更有意義，也就是說作者從這個經(jīng)歷中學到的最大的教訓是跳出舒適區(qū)是有意義的，故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的I wasn39。m the type of person who goes for something she wants.可知，作者沒有被邀請參加派對，但她是那種追求她想要的東西的人，由此可見作者很堅定，再根據(jù)I crashed the party and found my way to the president. I kindly introduced myself and then asked if they had a legal internship program.可知，作者闖進派對，直接找到董事長進行自我介紹并問是否有實習項目，由此可見作者很大膽，綜合以上兩方面可知作者是堅定和大膽的，故選D。5．閱讀理解 s passion for storytelling was shown on the dance floor.s dance studio in CrotononHudson, New York, for years. But when her mother was ready to retire and an opportunity opened for Laqueur to take over the studio, she realized she had no interest in taking on the business side of her art: Owning a studio is a lot of work—financially, logistically. I love the teaching, the choreographing(編舞), the staging, but I didn39。 Yet Laqueur39。 Starting with her second selfpublished novel, she began investing more time in marketing and building her audience. Her investment paid off. Since 2014, Laqueur, now 49, has selfpublished six novels, which collectively have hundreds of ratings and reviews on Goodreads. Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writer39。 You have to write the most truthful story to you, and I think selfpublishing allows that freedom,39。s more about what39。m cool with that.（1）From Paragraph 2, we can learn that Laqueur _______. A.didn39。wanted to own a publishing houseD.s studio（2）What made Laqueur change her attitude to business? A.s persuasion.The desire to make money.C.Her own passion toward art.（3）Which of the following can best replace the phrase stole the show in Paragraph 4? A.was shown to people.C.was accidentally stolen.（4）What can be inferred from what Laqueur39。Selfpublishing will replace traditional publishing.B.Traditional publishing only focuses on the market.D.拉克爾大半生教舞蹈，設(shè)計舞蹈，在舞臺表演，以舞蹈的形式講述故事。2016年，她的小說《云雀的狂歡》在第25屆《作家文摘》(Writer 39。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。s dance studio in CrotononHudson,”可知，跳舞始終是Laqueur的中心。可知，Laqueur是一個兼職作家。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。s disinterest in running the studio changed when she became a selfpublished author. In the fall of 2013, she decided to pursue Selfpublishing as a way of sharing her first pleted novel with friends and family.”可知，當她成為一名自主出版 的故選C。根據(jù)第四段中的“Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writer39?？芍?，