13．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．"
28．The girl who tasted the honey on the book wasC．
A．nearly six years old B．less than five years old
C．a little more than five years old D．more than six years old
29．It can be inferred from this passage thatD．
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
30．The book entitled Thank You，Mr．Falker is aboutC．
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
31．The last paragraph implies that the happiness of the little girl came fromA．
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．
分析 作者在本文中通过介绍Thank You，Mr．Falker这本书告诉我们阅读是可以给我们带来很多的快乐的，倡导我们多阅读．
解答 28．C．细节理解题．根据第三段第一句 The little girl had just turned five．可知这个小女孩刚刚5岁多一点，故选C．
29．D．推理判断题．根据文章第一句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可知这是一个几十年的老传统，所以可能是几代人都这样做的一个老传统．故选D．
30．C．细节理解题．根据文章倒数第二段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．可知作者在这本书里主要描述的是自己小时候阅读的经历．故选C．．
31．A．推理判断题．根据文章最后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．"可知这个小女孩从书中得到的是真正的快乐，而不是悲伤和痛苦．故选A．
点评 本篇阅读较为简单．文章内容，所出题目以及选项也较短，因此考生只要阅读详略结合，细心理解，就能快速得出正确答案
