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 本文讲述了奶奶送给我一本书，但是我认为这本书很乏味，所以一直没有去读．而奶奶一直在问我读了没有，我总是找借口．让我得出一个教训：永远不要谈论作为礼物送出去的书．因为你不知道对方有没有读，如果对方没有阅读会很尴尬．
解答 59 D 细节理解题．根据第一段的"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．"可知我奶奶对于礼物是很慷慨的，她经常会给我一些礼物．故选项D正确．
60 A 推理判断题．根据文章第二段的"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．"可知我对这本书根本不感兴趣，也没有读的愿望，是因为我认为这本书很无聊．故选项A正确．
61 B 推理判断题．根据画线前面的"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．"可知当奶奶问我有没有读过那本书的时候，我总是找各种各样的借口．所以当我面对着这本书的时候，总是感觉很有压力，因为奶奶给我了，但是我却没有读．故选项B正确．
62 D 细节理解题．根据第五段的"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．"可知从这本书里我得出一个教训：永远不要谈论作为礼物送出去的书．因为你不知道对方有没有读，如果对方没有阅读会很尴尬．故选项D正确．
点评 本题是故事类阅读，考查对细节的理解把握和推理判断能力，做题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
