Ⅰ.阅读理解
As a summer job, I used to do housework for Mr Fleagle. When I entered his house, I saw that books were piled up (堆积) like a small hill. It was like a library, except with no order to the arrangement.
“Read, borrow, keep, or find something you like. What do you read？” Mr Fleagle said.
“I don't know.” And I didn't. I generally read what was in front of me, so I started to look through the piles of books. I asked him to choose a book for me.
“You really read all of these？” I asked.
“These aren't many，” Mr Fleagle said. “They_are_nothing,_just_what_I've_kept,_the_ones_worth_looking_at_a_second_time.”
After a moment, he handed me a dark red hardcover book, fairly thick.
I started to read the book after finishing housework, sitting outdoors on an uncomfortable kitchen chair. Translated from French, the language was simple, impossible to resist (抵挡). When the evening light finally failed, I moved inside and read all through the night.
Thirty years later, I still remember the experience. It was my first connection (联系) with the world literature, and I was amazed by the connected power a novel could contain.
All in all, a book, if it arrives before you at the right moment, in the proper season, will change the way of all that follows.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过文章描述了Mr Fleagle为作者推荐好书，改变了作者的态度。
1．The writer thought that Mr Fleagle was ________.
A．strict and selfish
B．honest but rude
C．warmhearted and friendly
D．strong but lazy
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知，他热情友好，故选C。
2．From the underlined sentence, we can infer that Mr Fleagle ________.
A．read all the books twice
B．read more books than he kept
C．didn't do much reading
D．liked reading foreign books
解析：选B 句意理解题。根据第五段内容可知，弗利格尔先生读的书比他保存的要多得多，故选B。
3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．We should always take advice from others.
B．Summer jobs are really good for young people.
C．A good book can change the direction of our life.
D．A book with hardcover is usually interesting to read.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段内容可知，一本好书可以改变我们生活的方向；故选C。
