The host:  Now it's time for our You Must Read This program.  Today we'll hear from Lauren Groff. She came across a book when she was going to have her first child and was worried about the future.
Lauren Groff: Staring into darkness, I wanted to read about happiness.1n fact, books full of joy are hard to find because happiness is nearly impossible to write about. So, when I found Elizabeth and Her German Garden, by Elizabeth Von Arnim, I felt as if someone suddenly opened a curtain and revealed a window where I had thought there was a wall.
Elizabeth and Her German Garden feels as if it rose out of Von Arnim's deep unhappiness in  the way she was supposed to fit into her world Still, what a cool drink this novel is. It has a few characters: the narrator,  a countess (女伯爵)  named Elizabeth,  her husband,  her three tiny daughters, various servants and some visitors.  There is also Elizabeth's garden. whick we see in all its seasonal richness.
That is only the book's surface, however. There are great things hidden in the book. Eliza- beth is always comparing herself and the women around her and finding their fixed social roles disappointing. Her happiness, when it comes, arrives as an act of will. She has fought hard to achieve delight and I think it is more valuable for her struggle.
I appreciate Elizabeth for showing me a way through my darkest time, by revealing that an act of focused attention can lift a person out of a long, dark period in their lives. Anyone can get a little happiness from living, even by reading a few pages of a book.
The host :  That's Lauren Groff.   Her latest novel is Arcadia.  The book she recommended(推薦) is Elizabeth and Her German Garden.
小題1:What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A． Lauren Groff likes reading about happiness at night.
B．Elizabeth Von Arnim wrote Elizabeth and Her German Garden.
C．There are a few books about joy that Lauren Groff likes reading.
D．Someone opened a curtain when Lauren Groff found her favorite book.
小題2:The underlined word "it" in the fourth paragraph probably refers to_______.
A． Lauren's delightB． Lauren's struggle
C． Elizabeth's struggleD． Elizabeth's happiness
小題3:Lauren Groff likes Elizabeth and Her German Garden because it________.
A． is full of joy and laughterB． shows a way to happiness
C．is a perfect way to kill timeD．describes a beautiful garden
小題4:What can we learn about Arcadia?
A．It is the next novel to be recommended.
B．It is a novel written by Lauren Groff.
C．It is Elizabeth Von Arnim's latest novel.
D．It is recommended in the last program.
小題5:Where can we find this conversation?
A．In an interview about gardening.
B．In a report about how to be happy.
C．In a radio program about books.
D．In a documentary about famous writers.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇文章是關(guān)于讀書的廣播節(jié)目，這期節(jié)目主要是Lauren Groff介紹一本書Elizabeth and Her German Garden，Lauren Groff介紹書的梗概和她喜歡這本書的原因，因?yàn)檫@本書展示了一種快樂的方式。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子： when I found Elizabeth and Her German Garden, by Elizabeth Von Arnim 可知Elizabeth Von Arnim 寫了Elizabeth and Her German Garden選B
小題2:猜詞題：從第四段的句子：Her happiness, when it comes, arrives as an act of will.可知it指代的是前面提到的her happiness，選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：I appreciate Elizabeth for showing me a way through my darkest time, by revealing that an act of focused attention can lift a person out of a long, dark period in their lives. 可知Lauren Groff喜歡Elizabeth and Her German Garden 是因?yàn)檫@本書展示了一種快樂的方式，選B
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：The host :  That's Lauren Groff.   Her latest novel is Arcadia. 說明Arcadia 是Lauren Groff寫的書，選.B
小題5:推理題:從第一段的句子：The host:  Now it's time for our You Must Read This program. 我們可以得知這篇文章是關(guān)于讀書的廣播節(jié)目，選C
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