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1.A 2.C 3.B【解析】
【详解】M:Todaywe'lltalkaboutErnestHemingway,thefamousAmericanwriter.Likemanygreatwriters,manyofHemingway'sbooksandstorieswerebasedonhispersonalexperiences.In1923,heproducedhisfirstcollectionofshortstories,andmostofthestoriesrelatedtohischildhood.Asweknow,inhisearlytwenties,HemingwaylivedinParisandknewmanyfamouswritersandartiststhere.Soinhisfirstnovel,TheSunAlsoRises,hewroteaboutthosegiftedbutlonelyandangrypeople.In1929,heproducedhisfourthnovel,AFarewelltoArms,whichwasbasedonhisexperiencesduringWorldWarII.DuringWorldWarI,heworkedasareporterinEurope,andheusedtheseexperiencestowriteAcrosstheRiverandintotheTrees.In1952,hewroteashortnovel,TheOldManandtheSea.Forthisbook,hewontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Whyisitthebest?AsIsaid,whenhewasyounger,heusedtogofishingwithhisfatherandinhislateryears,deep﹣seafishingremainedhisfavouritehobby.Hewasabletowriteapowerfulstorybecauseofhisownpersonalexperiences.
【题干】 Ihaveaspecialplaceinmyheartforlibraries.IhaveforaslongasIcanremember.Iwasalwaysanenthusiasticreader,sometimesreadinguptothreebooksadayasachild.Storieswerelikeairtomeandwhileotherkidsplayedballorwenttoparties,IlivedoutadventuresthroughthebooksIcheckedoutfromthelibrary.
MyfirstjobwasworkingattheUkiahLibrarywhenIwas16yearsold.ItwasadreamjobandIdideverythingfromshelvingbookstoreadingtothechildrenforstorytime.
AsIgrewolderandbecameamother,thelibrarytookonanewplaceandanaddedmeaninginmylife.Ihadseveralchildrenandbookswereourmainsource(来源)ofentertainment.Itwasabigdealforustoloadupandgotothelocallibrary,wheremykidscouldpickoutbookstoreadorbookstheywantedmetoreadtothem.
Ialwaysread,usingdifferentvoices,asthoughIwereactingoutthestorieswithmyvoiceandtheylovedit!Itwasaspecialtimetobondwithmychildrenanditfilledthemwiththewondermentofbooks.
Now,IseemychildrentakingtheirchildrentothelibraryandIlovethattheexcitementofgoingtothelibrarylivesonfromgenerationtogeneration.
Asanovelist,I'vefoundanewrelationshipwithlibraries.Iencouragereaderstogototheirlocallibrarywhentheycan'taffordtopurchaseabook.Iseelibrariesasasafehaven(避风港)forreadersandwriters,abridgethathelpsputtogetherareaderwithabook.Libraries,intheirownway,helpfightbookpiracy(盗版行为)andIthinkallwritersshouldsupportlibrariesinasignificantwaywhentheycan.Encouragereaderstousethelibrary.Sharelibraryannouncementsonyoursocialmedia.Frequentthemandtalkaboutthemwhenyoucan.
(1)Whichwordbestdescribestheauthorˈsrelationshipwithbooksasachild? C
A.Cooperative.
B.Uneasy.
C.Inseparable.
D.Casual.