Question

Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.

John Medcalf, the priest，was moved. He also realized that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books，they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.

But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used?

Medcalf got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians（图书管理员）first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.

The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The Rura1 Library Network of Peru.

At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work. So, village elders took on the job themselves.

Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.

1.The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo

A. had a lot of books   B. bought candles from others

C, enjoyed reading books D. lived in the church

2.The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to（指）”    ”

A, to grow to love books B. to bring books to people

C. to read and write     D. to build a new library

3.The passage doesn't mention

A, when the barefoot librarians appeared

B. who worked as village librarians at  first

C. where Medcalf met Chinese doctors

D. how many village libraries Peru has today

4.It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that     ．

A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village

C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了秘鲁的乡村图书馆成立的历史及背景原因等。牧师发现村里的穷人们因没有书，无法识字、写作，他想给人们带来一些书籍。移动图书馆或是车载图书馆花费太高，不可能继续。他受到中国的赤脚医生的启发，组成了乡村图书馆，由“赤脚图书管理员”在村与村之间走动给人们借书。现在秘鲁有600家乡村图书馆。

1.C 推理判断题。题意：第一自然段告诉我们Leonardo的什么？ A. had a lot of books有许多书； B. bought candles from others向别人借蜡烛；C. enjoyed reading books喜欢读书；D. lived in the church住在教堂里。由本段里的：He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. 可知他知道怎样读书，但是从来没有看到过书，因此向牧师借书。说明他非常喜欢读书。故选C。

2.B 词义猜测题。题意：第三段里有下划线的"this" 指的是什么？A. to grow to love books 变得爱书；B. to bring books to people给人们带来书；C. to read and write 读和写；D. to build a new library修建新的图书馆。上文提到：So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.他认为唯一的方法就是给人们带来一些书。本句问：But how could this be done?但这怎样实现呢？可以推测出this指的是给人们带来一些书籍。故选B。

3.3】C 推理判断题。题意：短文没有提到什么？A. when the barefoot librarians appeared赤脚图书管理员什么时候出现的；B. who worked as village librarians at first最初是谁当的乡村图书管理员；C. where Medcalf met Chinese doctors Medcalf在哪儿见过中国的医生的；D. how many village libraries Peru has today今天秘鲁有多少乡村图书管理员。短文中没有提到Medcalf在哪儿见过中国的医生，只说他是受到中国的赤脚医生的启发。故选C。

4.4】D 推理判断题。题意：从短文中可以推断出什么？A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf秘鲁的第一座教学是John Medcalf建立的；B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village过去，在Leonardo的乡村里，里车载图书馆很受欢迎；C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers老师们对给村民带来书籍感兴趣；D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries对于乡村图书馆，赤脚图书管理员很重要。根据短文，赤脚图书管理员担负着把图书馆里的书送到村民手里的重要作用，因此对乡村图书馆的存在起着重要的作用。故选D。

【考点定位】 考查社会生活类短文阅读。