8.My friends,Emma Daniels,spent the summer of 1974 traveling in Israel.During her monthlong stay in Jerusalem she often went to a café called Chocolate Soup.It was run by two men,one of whom-Alex-used to live in Montreal.One morning when Emma went in for coffee,while chatting with her new friend Alex,she mentioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had nothing else to read.Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like,and that he'd be happy to lend it to her.As he lived just above the café,he quickly ran up to get it.The book he handed to Emma just minutes later was Markings,a book by a former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN).
Emma had never read it,nor had she ever bought a copy.But,when she opened it up,she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover in her own handwriting.It turned out that the summer before,at a concert back in Montreal,Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends.They decided to exchange addresses,but neither of them had any paper.The man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack and asked Emma to write her name and address inside.When he returned to California,he left the book behind in Montreal,and his friend Alex kept it.When Alex later moved to Jerusalcm,he took the book along.
21.Alex lent Emma the book,Markings,A.
A.to show his friendliness to her
B.to show his interest in reading
C.to tell her about the importance of UN
D.to let her write her name and address inside
22.How did Emma feel the moment she opened the book?D
A.Pleased. B.Satisfied.
C.Worried. D.Surprised.
23.We can learn from the text the CalifornianA.
A.met Emma at a concert
B.invited Emma to a concert
C.introduced Emma to his friend
D.left Emma his backpack
24.Who was supposed to be the first owner of the book?D
A.An official of the UN.
B.A coffee shop owner.
C.A friend of the author's.
D.Alex's friend from California.
分析 【文章大意】本文主要講述了Emma Daniels在耶魯撒冷時經常去一家咖啡店,咖啡店的老板Alex借給了她一本書,她打開這本書發現寫著自己的名字和地址.原來曾經在音樂會上Emma遇到了一個加州人,想要交換地址,但由于沒有帶紙,便寫在了書上.這個加州人將這本書留給了自己的朋友Alex保管,于是Alex把它隨身帶到了耶路撒冷.
解答 21.答案A.推測判斷題.根據第一段"Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like,and he'd be happy to lend it to her"可知這本書是Alex主動借給作者的,是為了表達友情.故選A.
22.答案D.細節理解題.根據"But,when she opened it up,she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover,in her own handwriting",floored的意思是十分吃驚的,A.高興的;B.滿意的;C.擔心的;D.吃驚的.選項D的意思最接近.故選D.
23.答案A.細節理解題.根據第二段"It turned out that the summer before,at a concert back in Montreal,Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends."可知the Californian met Emma in a concert,故選A.
24.答案D.推測判斷題.根據短文可知去年夏天The Californian在交換地址時讓Emma把地址寫在書上,然后又把書落在Montreal被Alex保存起來了,所以書的最早主人是the Californian.故選D.
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