文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作家Jann Mitchell儿时便喜欢读书,并立志要成为一名作家,在善良的图书管理员的鼓励下,经过数十年的努力,最终实现梦想的故事。
The promise was a long time keeping. And so was the dream.
In the early 1950s in a small Southern California town, a little girl left yet another load of books onto the tiny library’s counter. The girl was a reader. She’d make her weekly long journey to the yellow library with the brown decorations, the little one-room building where the children’s area actually was just a corner. Frequently, she walked out of that corner in search of mental food for the mind.
As the white-haired librarian hand-stamped the due dates in the ten-year-old’s choices, the little girl looked longingly at “The New Book” obviously displayed on the counter. She amazed again at the wonder of writing a book and having it honored like that, right there for the world to see.
That particular day, she spoke out her goal. “When I grow up,” she said, “I`m going to be a writer. I’m going to write books. ”
The librarian looked up from her stamping and smiled, not with the condescension (傲慢) so many children received, but with encouragement.
“When you do write a book,” she replied, “bring it into our library and we’ll put it on display, right here on the counter.”
The little girl promised she would. As she grew, so did her dream.
Years passed. Inside, the librarian welcomed her warmly. She introduced a reporter from the local newspaper, which she’d begged a chance to write for long ago.
Then she presented her books to the librarian, who placed them on the counter with a sign of explanation. Tears rolled down the woman’s cheeks.
Then she hugged the librarian and left, pausing for a picture outside, which proved that dreams can come true and promises can be kept, even if it takes thirty-eight years.
The ten-year-old girl and the writer she’d become posed by the library sign, right next to the reader board, which said:
WELCOME BACK, JANN MITCHELL.
4. Why did the girl rarely stay in the children’s area?
A.Because she had to help load the books. |
B.Because she failed to stand the noisy corner. |
C.Because she’d like to eat snacks occasionally. |
D.Because she felt like obtaining more knowledge. |
5. What did the librarian think about the girl’s dream?
A.Achievable. | B.Touching. | C.Unrealistic. | D.Absurd. |
6. How old was the woman when returning to the library?
A.Thirty-eight years old. | B.Fifty years old. |
C.Forty-eight years old. | D.Seventy-three years old. |
7. Which might be the best title of the text?
A.A Novel Dream | B.A Dream with Promise |
C.The Birth of a Great Writer | D.The Promise without Guarantee |