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My brother Gene was four years older than me. By the time I turned four, I was upset that he could read but I couldn’t. I burned with __1__to read a book like my brother. I begged, “Teach me to read, Mom! Please, please？！” Finally, Mom set aside time after lunch __2__reading lessons, and soon after my fifth birthday, I was reading.
I longed for my father, who was a great storyteller, to read me the books that I couldn’t yet read on my own. But my father did three jobs to feed the family. He didn’t have the time or __3__ in the evening to read to me. __4__， every Sunday morning, my brother and I lay next to him in bed, waiting for him to tell stories about his __5__. I can still hear my father’s voice __6__ the cold winters on the family farm in Poland. His family didn’t have enough money to burn wood in the fireplace all night. He told us that he always volunteered to help with __7__. I can smell the soup made by my grandma and __8__ my father cutting onions, carrots and tomatoes for salad, and when no one was looking, putting a piece into his mouth. “I was always __9__，” he explained. Hearing my father’s stories __10__ me closer to the books and the stories they held.
One Saturday afternoon when I was seven, we walked two blocks to the small __11__ in our neighborhood, and my dad filled out forms for a card. That Saturday __12__ my life: I met Mrs Schwartz, the librarian, and my dad said，“You’re __13__ enough to walk to the library yourself.” And so I did — almost every afternoon.
In my mind, Mrs Schwartz was “the keeper of books and guardian of stories”. Some days she read aloud to a small group of us __14__. Most of the time, Mrs Schwartz let me __15__ myself with books I pulled from the shelves and looked through them to see which ones I’d __16__ out. I remember that sometimes she’d __17__ a book and tell me a part of the story. But she always let me choose. Books became my __18__ who were my comfort when I felt lonely.
Yes, reading changed me. It gave me the __19__ to study hard so I could become a teacher, and share my __20__ of reading with my students. And in my head, I can still hear the voices of my mother, father, and Mrs Schwartz, which are with me every time I open the first page of a new book.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者与我们分享了他对读书的热爱以及阅读给他带来的改变。
1．A.anger B．worry
C．desire D．interest
解析：选C 哥哥能读书“我”却不会，“我”求妈妈教我读书，由此可见“我”对读书充满渴望，故选择C项。
2．A.for B．before
C．in D．until
解析：选A 妈妈答应了“我”的要求，在午饭后留出时间教“我”读书，故选择A项。set aside time for sth.“为某事留出时间”。
3．A.ability B．ambition
C．courage D．energy
解析：选D 根据上文中的“But my father did three jobs to feed the family”可知，爸爸没有时间和精力(energy)给“我”读书，故选择D项。ability“能力”；ambition“抱负”；courage“勇气”。
4．A.Still B．Then
C．Therefore D．Finally
解析：选A 虽然爸爸晚上没时间和精力给“我”读书，但我们在周日早晨仍旧会躺在他身边等他讲故事，故选择A项。
5．A.workplace B．childhood
C．farmland D．neighborhood
解析：选B 根据下文可知爸爸在给“我们”讲他小时候的事情，故选择B项。
6．A.explaining B．describing
C．introducing D．interpreting
解析：选B 讲故事就要描述当时的情境，故选择B项。
7．A.living B．reading
C．farming D．cooking
解析：选D 下文中提到爸爸切菜，因此可知当时爸爸在帮忙做饭，故选择D项。
8．A.catch B．discover
C．notice D．picture
解析：选D 爸爸在讲故事的时候，“我”就像身临其境一般，不仅能闻到气味，还能想象出当时的画面，故选择D项，picture“想象”。
9．A.busy B．poor
C．hungry D．tired
解析：选C 根据上文中的“putting a piece into his mouth”可知爸爸当时总是饿，故选择C项。
10．A.laid B．drew
C．taught D．left
解析：选B 听爸爸讲的那些故事拉近了“我”和那些书的距离，故选择B项，draw“拉”。
11．A.library B．bookstore
C．office D．club
解析：选A 根据下文中出现的“librarian”可知此空为library。
12．A.saved B．changed
C．tested D．controlled
解析：选B 根据最后一段第一句“Yes, reading changed me.”可知本题选择B项。
13．A.near B．ready
C．old D．free
解析：选C 爸爸认为“我”足够大了，能自己一个人去图书馆了，故选择C项。
14．A.graduates B．regulars
C．candidates D．communicators
解析：选B 此处意为她会给“我们”这些常来图书馆的人读书，根据句意选择B项，regular“常客”。graduate“毕业生”；candidate“申请者”；communicator“交流者”。
15．A.surround B．familiarize
C．examine D．reward
解析：选A “我”沉浸在书海当中，让书围绕着“我”，故选择A项，surround“围绕”。
16．A.find B．borrow
C．check D．sign
解析：选C “我”浏览从书架上拿下来的书籍，看看“我”要借走哪些书，故选择C项。check out“(从图书馆)借出”。
17．A.write B．recommend
C．study D．reserve
解析：选B 图书管理员有时会给“我”推荐书籍，故选择B项。recommend“推荐”。
18．A.teachers B．assistants
C．listeners D．companions
解析：选D 空格后提到“when I felt lonely”可知，书籍成了我的同伴，故选择D项。
19．A.drive B．dream
C．order D．chance
解析：选A 阅读改变了“我”的人生，给了“我”努力学习的动力，故选择A项。drive“动力”。
20．A.lesson B．time
C．love D．plan
解析：选C 根据全文可知，作者热爱阅读，故选择C项。
