Question

    There's a tree that grows in Brooklyn. Some people call it the Tree of Heaven(天堂). It can grow anywhere and it can grow without sun or water. There is one in front of Francie Nolan's house. Francie Nolan is an 11-year-old girl living in the slums(贫民窟) of Brooklyn, New York. Her family is so poor that she and her brother have to go out to find junk for money every day. She often sits under the tree and thinks about living in the tree. She loves reading. She helps her mother do housework in the morning and reads at the library every afternoon. She dreams of buying all the books she likes if she gets much money. However, because her family is so poor, she has to leave high school and find a job. She works really hard and never stops reading. At last, she goes into the university (大学) and gets away from the slums. Her life is full of ups and downs.

This is the story of the book A Tree Grows in Brooklyn(《布鲁克林有棵树》) by an US writer Betty Smith. It first came out in 1943. It is one of the best books of the 20^th century (世纪).

1.Does Nolan have a hard life in the slums?

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2.What is Nolan's dream?

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3.Why does Nolan have to leave high school?

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4.How does Nolan get away from the slums at last?

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5.When did the book A Tree Grows in Brooklym first come out?

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Answer

1.Yes ,she does

2.She dreams of buying all the books she likes if she gets much money

3.Because her family is so poor.

4.She works really hard and never stops reading. At last, she goes into the university.

5.It first came out in 1943

【解析】

本文主要讲述了美国作家Betty Smith的作品《布鲁克林有棵树》，书中一个贫民窟的女孩很爱读书，最后进入大学离开了平民窟的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第1大段Francie Nolan is an 11-year-old girl living in the slums(贫民窟) of Brooklyn, New York. Her family is so poor that she and her brother have to go out to find junk for money every day. Nolan住在平民窟，家里很穷，她和兄弟不得不去找垃圾挣钱。可知，她的生活很艰难。故答案填Yes ,she does。

2.细节理解题。根据第1大段She dreams of buying all the books she likes if she gets much money.如果她有钱了，她梦想买下所有她喜欢的书。可知，故答案填She dreams of buying all the books she likes if she gets much money。

3.细节理解题。根据第1大段However, because her family is so poor, she has to leave high school and find a job.因为家里很穷，所以她不得不离开高中去找工作。可知，是因为家里很穷。故答案填Because her family is so poor.

4.细节理解题。根据第1大段She works really hard and never stops reading. At last, she goes into the university (大学) and gets away from the slums.她工作很努力而且从不停止读书。最后，她进入大学离开了平民窟。可知，故答案填She works really hard and never stops reading. At last, she goes into the university.

5.细节理解题。根据第2大段It first came out in 1943.1943年第一次出版。可知，故答案填It first came out in 1943。