Ⅰ.阅读理解
I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books.There was not one night that I don't remember Mom reading me a storybook by my bedside.I was extremely inspired by the elegant way the words sounded.
I always wanted to know what my mom was reading.Hearing Mom say，“I can't believe what's printed in the newspaper this morning，” made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself.I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew.So I carried around a book，and each night，just to be like her，I would pretend to be reading.
This is how everyone learned to read.We would start off with sentences，then paragraphs，and then stories.It seemed an unending journey，but even as a sixyearold girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors.When Mom said, “The CANDY is hidden on the top shelf，” I knew where the candy was.My progress in reading raised my curiosity，and I wanted to know everything.I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly，so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.
Most of my reading through primary，middle and high school was factual reading.I read for knowledge，and to make As on my tests.Occasionally, I would read a novel that was assigned，but I didn't enjoy this type of reading.I liked facts，things that are concrete.I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.
Yet，now that I'm growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex，I find myself needing a way to escape.By opening a novel，I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character.In these worlds I can become anyone.I don't have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this.I just read to relax.
We're taught to read because it's necessary for much of human understanding.Reading is a vital part of my life.Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning.And I've found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless.
本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述自己对阅读的喜爱：从小听妈妈读睡前故事，开始识字之后就认读路边的路标，后来阅读习惯也发生了变化。
1．Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of her mom's hands?
A．She wanted Mom to read the news to her.
B．She was anxious to know what had happened.
C．She couldn't wait to tear the newspaper apart.
D．She couldn't help but stop Mom from reading.
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据题干中的want to grab the newspaper out of her mom's hands可把答案定位在第二段。该段说，作者想知道妈妈读的是什么，由原文中的 “...made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself.”可知，作者急切地想知道报纸上的内容，因此选B。
2．According to Paragraph 3，the author's reading of road signs indicates ________.
A．her unique way to locate herself
B．her eagerness to develop her reading ability
C．her effort to remind Mom to obey traffic rules
D．her growing desire to know the world around her
答案：D
解析：推理判断题。第三段中提到“My progress in reading raised my curiosity，and I wanted to know everything.(我在阅读方面的进步增加了我的好奇心，我想了解一切)”，于是“我”就会让妈妈把车开得慢一点儿，以便能看到所有的路标。从这些信息判断，作者这样做是因为想要了解周围的世界，因此选D。
3．What was the author's view on factual reading?
A．It would help her update testtaking skills.
B．It would allow much room for free thinking.
C．It would provide true and objective information.
D．It would help shape a realistic and serious attitude to life.
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据题干中的factual reading可把答案定位在第四段。该段说，作者在小学、初中和高中的阅读都是“事实性的阅读”，这种阅读是为了获取知识，考试得A，当时的作者喜欢具体的事实(facts，things that are concrete)，同时她觉得抽象的东西引起争论的可能性太大(anything abstract left too much room for argument)，从这些信息推断应选C，作者觉得事实性的读物能给人提供真实、客观的信息。
4．The author takes novel reading as a way to ________.
A．explore a fantasy land
B．develop a passion for learning
C．learn about the adult community
D．get away from a confusing world
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据题干中的takes novel reading可将答案定位在第五段。第五段中说作者觉得曾经简单的世界正变得更复杂(the world...is becoming more complex)，自己想逃避(needing a way to escape)，打开一本小说就能把自己的负担甩到脑后，进入一个美妙而神秘的世界。D项中的get away from表示“逃避”，a confusing world表示“令人困惑的世界”，这些信息都与该段叙述相吻合，因此选D。
