A decades-old tradition, illustrated in a modem children's book, links the sweetness of honey with the joy of learning to read.
The grandpa held a jar of honey so that all the family could see. He then dipped a spoon into it and put some honey on the cover of a small book.
The little girl had just turned five. Stand up, little one, "he asked the girl softly.  "I did this for your mother, your uncles, your
old brother,  and now you ! "
Then, he handed the book to her.  "Taste f "
She touched the honey with her finger and put it into her mouth.
" What  is  the  taste?" the  grandpa  asked.
The little girl answered,  " Sweet ! "
Then all. the family said in a single voice, "Yes, and so is knowledge, but knowledge is from the bee that made that sweet honey,  you have to go after it through the pages of a book ! " The little girl knew that the promise to read was at last hers. Soon she was going to learn to read.
This is the beginning of a profoundly moving children's book entitled Thank You, Mr. Falker.
In this book, Patricia Polacco writes of her own passion to read, inspired by the honey on the book. It wasn't until fifth grade that she met her beloved teacher who provided the help that she needed to finally unlock the magic of the written world.
The child learning to read is admitted into a collective memory by way of books. And with the printed words that are active with. meaning,  the child bees acquainted(熟悉的) with a common past which he or she renews, to a greater or lesser degree, in every reading. Much as the author of the book Thank You,  Mr. Falker puts it,  " Almost as if it were magic,  or as if light poured into her brain, the words and sentences started to take shape on the page as they never had before-And she understood the whole thing---Then she went into the living room and found the book on a shelf, the very book that her grandpa had shown her so many years ago. She spooned  honey on the cover and tasted the sweetness---Then she held the book, honey and all, close to her chest.  She could feel tears roll down her cheeks, but they weren't tears of sadness- she way happy, so very happy. "
小題1:The girl who tasted the honey on the book was ______.
A. nearly six years oldB.less than five years old
C.a(chǎn) little more than five years oldD.more than six years old
小題2:It can be inferred from this passage that_______.
A.the girl's mother and uncles were good scholars
B.Mr. Falker helped Patricia Polacco write her book for children.
C.the girl who tasted the honey on the book grew into an artist
D.the honey-on- book tradition has been practiced for many generations
小題3:The book entitled Thank You, Mr. Falker is about
A.the early life of Mr. Falker
B.the magic power of oral words on children
C.Polacco's early experience with reading
D.how the honey on the book makes children feel happy
小題4:The last paragraph implies that the happiness of the little girl came from _______.
A.the ability to read books
B.the honey she tasted
C.the book her grandpa had shown her
D.the collective memory that accepted her

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A
作者在本文中通過介紹Thank You, Mr. Falker這本書告訴我們閱讀是可以給我們帶來很多的快樂的,倡導(dǎo)我們多閱讀。
小題1:C
【試題解析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一句  The little girl had just turned five.可知這個小女孩剛剛5歲多一點,故C正確。
小題2:D
【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章第一句A decades-old tradition, illustrated in a modem children's book, links the sweetness of honey with the joy of learning to read.中的A decades-old tradition可知這是一個幾十年的老傳統(tǒng),所以可能是幾代人都這樣做的一個老傳統(tǒng)。故D項正確。
小題3:C
【試題解析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段In this book, Patricia Polacco writes of her own passion to read, inspired by the honey on the book. It wasn't until fifth grade that she met her beloved teacher who provided the help that she needed to finally unlock the magic of the written world.可知作者在這本書里主要描述的是自己小時候閱讀的經(jīng)歷。故C正確。
小題4:A
【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章最后3行Then she went into the living room and found the book on a shelf, the very book that her grandpa had shown her so many years ago. She spooned  honey on the cover and tasted the sweetness---Then she held the book, honey and all, close to her chest.  She could feel tears roll down her cheeks, but they weren't tears of sadness- she way happy, so very happy. "可知這個小女孩從書中得到的是真正的快樂,而不是悲傷和痛苦。故A正確。
【長難句解析】
A decades-old tradition, illustrated in a modem children's book, links the sweetness of honey with the joy of learning to read.
【翻譯】一個在現(xiàn)代兒童圖書里闡述的幾十年的老傳統(tǒng)把蜂蜜的甜美和閱讀的快樂聯(lián)系在一起。
【分析】本句中的過去分詞短語illustrated in a modem children's book在句中作為定語修飾前面的先行詞tradition,主要是因為兩者之間構(gòu)成邏輯上的被動關(guān)系,所以使用過去分詞的形式。相當于非限制性定語從句which was illustrated in a modem children's book。
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