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【题目】 It is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside. Yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling a two-wheeled cart. They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yohannes opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children’s books. This is the Donkey Mobile Library, the first of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.

Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and school children.

Yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly Ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It’s mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement. Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two-monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.

“Without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but you can’t really come alive,” says Yohannes. “The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. Even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.”

Yohannes first worked in the children’s section of the main library in America. Surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative children’s literature is. He says, “I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children’s books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?”

He contacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and together they created the Donkey Mobile Library. The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. A child called Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. An eleven year-old girl, Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.

“What brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him.

“The stories,” Tamrat replies instantly.

【1】How do the children feel when they see the Donkey Mobile Library?

A. Curious. B. Surprised.

C. Interested. D. Excited.

【2】We can conclude from the passage that .

A. Ethiopian children have no idea about their future

B. Yohannes and Kurtz share similar life experiences

C. donkey carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and tools

D. most books in the Donkey Mobile Library were bought in America

【3】According to the passage, the Donkey Mobile Library .

A. visits the countryside every day

B. benefits Ethiopian children a lot

C. was created by Yohannes himself

D. was the first of its kind in the world

【4】Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?

A. A news report. B. A book review.

C. A historical story. D. An advertisement.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析:本文介绍了Yohannes以及他为埃塞俄比亚孩子们所创建的驴拉可移动图书馆。他希望这个图书馆能够让孩子们通过读书，从此有所改变。

【1】D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的It’s mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement.可知，孩子们很兴奋，故选择D。

【2】C 推理判断题。根据文章第一段They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yohannes opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children’s books.中的not the usual vegetables or tools可知，正常情况下，在Awassa，驴拉车都是装着蔬菜和工具。故选择C。

【3】B 细节理解题。根据第六段的The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future.可知，通过阅读，孩子们知道了未来做什么。故选择B，意为使得埃塞俄比亚儿童受益匪浅。

【4】A 主旨大意题。通过阅读文章可知，这篇文章主要讲述的就是Yohannes以及他为埃塞俄比亚孩子们所创建的驴拉可移动图书馆，而此类文章最有可能就是出现在新闻报道中。故选择A。