13.My grandmother Adele loved culture and was generous with its gifts.When I was a child,she took me to museums,restaurants,dances.She showered me with gifts from her travels around the world.But I can only remember her giving me one book-a book that,to this day,I have not read.She presented me with her own favorite childhood book:Hans Brinker.My grandmother was happy to share this book with me.She even decorated the title page with her proud writing.
I tried to read it.I adored reading,and would dive into a new pile of books from the library all at once.But something about Hans Brinker just wouldn't let me in.The story was set in Holland,a long time ago.It felt dull and unfamiliar-even though I was a fan of classics of other times and places.I simply read the first pages over and over.I could not progress.
Standing on a bookshelf in our living room,the book was like something I avoided.It scolded me for not being interested,for not trying hard enough,for disappointing my grandmother.
The book started to fit in,almost forgotten,until Adele asked.Had I read it?Did I like it?Always determined,she wanted to know the answer.I would make some kind of excuse,feel bad,and open it again,hoping for a new reaction.The book weighed on me.
Years passed and finally Adele and I both accepted that I would never read Hans Brinker.Eventually I cleared the book from the shelf.The Hans Brinker experience led me to set a rule that I've lived by ever since:Do not ask about a book given as a gift.Don't ask,despite your desire to discuss it to grow closer.The desire for such connection is what gives book-giving with special meaning-and increases the owner's possibility to be a letdown.
Guilt is basically the same as for all gifts,though.If the giver doesn't have the pleasure of seeing or hearing about the gift being enjoyed,and asks whether it is,then the owner-unless she can truthfully say"yes"-either has to admit to not liking the present,or else lie on the spot.Neither is pleasant.So,don't ask.

59.When the author was a kid,his grandmotherD.
A.took him to travel around the world a lot
B.loved to take him to museums and stores
C.shared her childhood stories with him
D.gave him many gifts
60.What does the author think about the book his grandmother gave him?A
A.Boring.  B.Interesting.  C.Puzzling.  D.Disappointing.
61.The underlined sentence"The book weighed on me"in Paragraph 4probably meansB.
A.the book is too heavy for the author to carry
B.the author feels stressful facing the book
C.the book is full of powerful viewpoints
D.the author keeps reading the book
62.The author learns from the Hans Brinker's experience that neverD.
A.give others books as gifts
B.lie to people who give you gifts
C.get close to others through gifts
D.talk about the books given as gifts.

分析 本文講述了奶奶送給我一本書,但是我認(rèn)為這本書很乏味,所以一直沒有去讀.而奶奶一直在問我讀了沒有,我總是找借口.讓我得出一個教訓(xùn):永遠(yuǎn)不要談?wù)撟鳛槎Y物送出去的書.因為你不知道對方有沒有讀,如果對方?jīng)]有閱讀會很尷尬.

解答 59 D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段的"My grandmother Adele loved culture and was generous with its gifts.When I was a child,she took me to museums,restaurants,dances.She showered me with gifts from her travels around the world."可知我奶奶對于禮物是很慷慨的,她經(jīng)常會給我一些禮物.故選項D正確.
60 A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段的"But something about Hans Brinker just wouldn't let me in.The story was set in Holland,a long time ago.It felt dull and unfamiliar-even though I was a fan of classics of other times and places."可知我對這本書根本不感興趣,也沒有讀的愿望,是因為我認(rèn)為這本書很無聊.故選項A正確.
61 B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)畫線前面的"Always determined,she wanted to know the answer.I would make some kind of excuse,feel bad,and open it again,hoping for a new reaction."可知當(dāng)奶奶問我有沒有讀過那本書的時候,我總是找各種各樣的借口.所以當(dāng)我面對著這本書的時候,總是感覺很有壓力,因為奶奶給我了,但是我卻沒有讀.故選項B正確.
62 D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第五段的"The Hans Brinker experience led me to set a rule that I've lived by ever since:Do not ask about a book given as agift.Don't ask,despite your desire to discuss it to grow closer."可知從這本書里我得出一個教訓(xùn):永遠(yuǎn)不要談?wù)撟鳛槎Y物送出去的書.因為你不知道對方有沒有讀,如果對方?jīng)]有閱讀會很尷尬.故選項D正確.

點(diǎn)評 本題是故事類閱讀,考查對細(xì)節(jié)的理解把握和推理判斷能力,做題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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