4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman's second book titled?

A．Michael's Sunshine.

B．Midnight.

C．The Snow Tree.

2. Why does the woman write on the topic of forgiveness?

A．It always interests her.

B．It's a popular topic.

C．It touches readers most.

3. What is the woman working on recently?

A．A research project.

B．A book review.

C．A new book.

4. What did the woman want to be at first?

A．A writer.

B．An interviewer.

C．A movie maker.

5 . Like many people over the past few years, I have found myself turning to audiobooks as my main means of reading literature. I find it far more comfortable to “read with my ears” while my eyes are resting. My consumption of new books has doubled as a result--but a recent paper makes me wonder if this will come at the price of my comprehension.

The study comes from Boaz Keysar and Janet Geipel, both at the University of Chicago, and it draws from the “dual process model” of mental processing. According to this-view, we have two ways of assessing information. System 1 is intuitive (直觉的),   relying on natural ability and feeling. It is quick, but likely exposed to misinformation. System 2 is analytical involving the use of logic reasoning. It is mentally demanding. When it is engaged, we think our way through the material step by step. For decades, psychologists have designed various tests to determine which of these two systems a person is using. As one example, consider the/ following question: How many animals of each kind did Moses take on the Ark (方舟)? If you answered two, you were probably only considering the core of the question, which is System 1 thinking. To get to the right answer-zero, you need to think more carefully about the wording, which would allow you to remember it was Noah who built the Ark, not Moses. That is the kind of analytical process.

Keysar and Geipel’s brilliant idea was to investigate whether the sensory form-seeing vs. hearing-of the information would make a difference. They found that it did: when answering these kinds of simple questions, participants were more likely to make errors when the sentences were spoken out loud, rather than written.

A greater reliance on our feelings could be a problem if we are consuming information that needs logical study. For this reason. I will return to reading non-fiction with my eyes rather than my ears. But I won’t stop listening to novels. I am quite happy to go with the flow of my emotions while my critical mind takes a break.

1. What does the author think of listening to audiobooks?

A．It is economical.	B．It is demanding.
C．It is time-consuming.	D．It is relaxing.

2. Which of the following best describes System 2 model?

A．Fairly reliable.	B．Fully automatic.
C．Question-centered.	D．Emotion-involved.

3. Why is the Ark mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A．To present a fact.	B．To illustrate a view.
C．To introduce a topic.	D．To draw a conclusion.

4. What does the author intend to tell us?

A．Listening to books comes at a price.

B．Reading non-fiction books benefits.

C．Critical thinking is a must in reading.

D．Ways of processing information differ.

7 . The novel Restart was written by Gordon Korman and published in 2018. The book tells the story of Chase, a middle school student who loses his memory after an accident. At the beginning of the story, Chase gets knocked unconscious when he falls off a roof. When he wakes up, he can remember his name, but he doesn’t remember his past or his identity.

When Chase recovers and returns to school, he begins to learn about his own history through the reactions of the other students. As it turns out, Chase, once a star athlete, used to have fun hurting weaker students. Some people are afraid of him, some are angry with him, and some treat him like a hero. He finds that he doesn’t really like the people who used to be his best friends.

After his accident, Chase also has a different personality. He is no longer mean to other kids. However, everyone expects him to act the same as before. It takes time for the other students to learn to trust this new version of their old classmate. Each chapter is narrated (叙述) by a different character, so we get to hear every side of the story.

Gordon Korman has said that he enjoys writing for junior high school students because this is the age when kids begin to form their own opinions. In Restart, Korman addresses the themes of friendship, making mistakes, and getting a second chance. The novel explores the stories of a former bad guy and his victims, and gives readers a close look at the ways trust can be lost and rebuilt. The big picture comes together in little bits and pieces as each character offers their own details.

Everyone makes mistakes, and sometimes each of us would like to start over. In Restart, Korman shows us how to correct our mistakes and make it up to the people we have hurt.

1. What helps Chase rediscover his past?

A．His memory of the accident.	B．His fellow students’attitude towards him.
C．His status as a school hero.	D．His best friends’ account of his school life.

2. How is Restart unique in writing style?

A．It features vivid pictures.	B．It consists of obvious comparisons.
C．It is written from the view of an adult.	D．It contains narrations of different characters.

3. Which statement would Gordon Korman most likely agree with?

A．Friendship and trust can be regained.	B．Lost memories can be brought back.
C．Some mistakes can never be corrected.	D．High school is the best age to restart.

4. What is the text?

A．A news report.

B．A book review.

C．A fairy story.

D．A diary entry.

8 . A recent survey in the US found that Gen Z-ers and Millennials (千禧一代) visit libraries more often than their parents or grandparents. The young love libraries because they are secure, comfortable, free and — as my 11-year-old would say — “aesthetic”. This means they look good in the background of an Instagram post or TikTok video. It’s also a great place to meet people. If you’re both young and in a library, chances are you have similar interests.

And then, too, there are the books. Gen Z-ers are turning out to be big readers, especially of paper books. Even though, or perhaps because, they have in their pockets the most limitlessly distracting devices ever invented, many are deliberately choosing to pick up a piece of 15th-century technology instead. They like the fact that books are self-contained and require concentration.

There is, sometimes, a sense of nostalgic (怀旧的) cosplay in the way young people read. In New York, for example, the latest TikTok-fuelled craze is reading with strangers in bars. You have to buy a ticket in advance, and then you all gather and sit in silence for 30 minutes, reading whatever book you’ve brought along. Like an expensive version of going to the library, except that afterwards you all have a drink and talk about books.

The very thought of it makes me suffer, but that’s because I’m a child of the 1970s and 80s. To me, reading is a private pleasure, while screens — TV or cinema — are social. I did once, in a fit of ambitious parenting, introduce a “family reading hour”, during which my husband and children were pressed to join me at the fireside for some silent reading. It could not have felt more performative if we had dressed up in top hats and crinolines (旧时的衬裙). But still, I applaud these young readers — for knowing what is good for them, for seeking out human connection, for finding the beauty and pleasure in old institutions, and for bringing new life to the library.

1. Which of the following is a reason why the young love libraries?

A．They enjoy the sense of safety and freedom.

B．They are free to use social media in libraries.

C．They consider e-reading a way to discover beauty.

D．They expect to meet people with different interests.

2. What do we know about the latest TikTok-fuelled craze in New York?

A．It’s a trend of reading with the family in bars.

B．It’s a learning approach advocating silent reading.

C．It’s a gathering attended by strangers free of charge.

D．It’s a reading fashion integrating the old and the new.

3. What can be learned about the author’s understanding of reading from paragraph 4?

A．It is a delightful social experience.	B．It is a way of personal enjoyment.
C．It is a significant parenting pattern.	D．It is a painful routine practice.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．A Gen Z Way to Refresh Libraries

B．A Realistic Look of Library Reading

C．A Broad View of Libraries and Social Media

D．A New Way to See Human Connection with Libraries

10 . The printed book is back. Recent studies have shown that students retain more information when they read a hard-copy book compared to reading on a digital device.

E-books may come with a “suite of navigational tools,” but it turns out that the best navigational devices are your forefinger and thumb.     1     To think, all this time, those devices have just been just sitting there, dangling at the end of your arm.

    2     Old-fashioned books also have a search function, in which you turn back to the opening chapter to remind yourself of the hero’s surname. They even have a “bookmark system,” which uses a device called a “bookmark.”

Fans of the e-book point out that digital text is easy to annotate.    3     Traditional-book users have a similar system called a “pencil.” With it, favoured passages can be underlined and, if it’s a history book, pretentious comments can be written in the margin.

    4     In secondary school my physique was transformed by the daily need to carry science textbooks. For me and my fellow students, placing these weighty tomes in our backpacks would draw our shoulders back and our chests forward in a way that turned the school into the equivalent of a military parade ground.

    5     But for the moment, I find myself standing at attention, flexing my textbook-built shoulders and saluting their glorious return.

A．full bookshelf is at once a sound baffle and a store of knowledge.

B．Admittedly, e-books are lighter than paper volumes, but one must question whether this is really an advantage.

C．Also, the smell of old books in a second-hand bookshop is instantly evocative.

D．Fans of digital books may point out that e-readers have a handy “search” tool.

E．You can use them to flip the pages forward and backward.

F．Educational fads come and go, so maybe the shift back to traditional books won’t last.

G．Some devices even feature a little image of a pencil to guide the reader through the process.