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题型组合练>>
第10节 题型组合练5
(阅读理解+阅读填空+完形填空+语法填空+短文改错)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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WhenIgointoourlocallibrary,Ioftenwatchchildrenlookingattheshelvesfilledwithavarietyofbrightlycoloured
books.Theypickabook,glancethroughafewofthepagesandthenalmostimmediatelyrejectitbeforebeginningtolook
atanotherbook.IsmiletomyselfforwhenIwasachildinthe1910s,wewereneverallowedanywherenearthebooks.
Theywerekeptinsomeremotecornerofthebuildingtowhichonlythelibrarianhadaccess.
Howdidwemanagetochoosethebookwhichwewantedtoborrow? Well,immediatelytotherightoftheentrance
wasaroomwhichcontainedcataloguesinalphabeticalorderofthetitlesandauthorsofthebookskeptinthelibrary.Using
these,allonehadtodowastowriteoutalistofthebooksrequired.However,sincemostofusknewveryfewauthorsby
name,andevenfewerbooktitles,thewholeprocessofborrowingabookwasbaseduponguesses.Therewasnopossibility
oflookingthroughthefirstfewpagestohelpusformanopinion,nolookingatillustrations(插 图)todiscoverifabook
mightattractourinterest.
Havingwrittenoutyourlist,youpresentedittothelibrarian.Ifyouthoughtyourtroubleswerefinished,youwere
sadlymistaken.Yourhandswereexaminedtomakesuretheywereclean.Oncethelibrarianwassatisfiedthatwewere
cleanenough,shewoulddisappearintoanotherroomandreturnwiththefirstbookonourlistwhichwasavailable.
Althoughthelibrarianappearedverystricttoasmallboy,Ioweherahugedebtofgratitude(感激).Sheledmeinto
thelandofstory,romanceandadventure,whichinyearstocomebrightenedmanyaboringday.
1.Howislifedifferentforchildrentodayfromlifeforchildreninthe1910s?
A.Theyalwaysgetwhattheywant. B.Theyareallowedtobehavebadly.
C.Theyhaveawiderchoiceofbooks. D.Theyspendmoretimereadingbooks.
2.Whywasitdifficultforchildrentochoosebooks?
A.Therewerenotmanybooktitles. B.Therewasnotanylistofauthors.
C.Theycouldnotseethebooksinadvance. D.Theycouldnotunderstandtheillustrations.
3.Whatwerechildrenrequiredtodotoborrowtheirbooks?
A.Tomakeappointments. B.Towriteoutabooklist.
C.Toresearchontheauthors. D.Toclassifyaccordingtotitles.
4.Whyistheauthorgratefultothelibrarian?