A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps. One should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.
A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting us in age.
Men often discover their similarity to each other by the common love they have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third. There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog.” But there is more wisdom in this: “Love my, love my book.” The book is a truer and higher bond(紐帶) of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them.
A good book is often the best container of a life preserving the best that life could think out; for the world of a man’s life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which become our steady companions and comforters.
Books are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay(腐朽), but good books survive. Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds, ages ago.
The great and good do not die, even in this world. Preserved in books, their spirits walked abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect(智者) to which one still listens.
小題1:The writer introduces the topic of the passage by            .
A．describing life experience of great writers
B．telling his own story of reading good books
C．presenting the best thoughts in good books
D．comparing good books to good friends in life
小題2:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Readers feel sympathy for the author.
B．Readers live together with the author.
C．Readers and the author share the same feeling.
D．Readers are the author’s companions and comforters.
小題3:which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．We can learn about the great and good through books.
B．The most important part of a man’s life is his treasures.
C．Good books help us to know about their authors’ friends.
D．Books are often regarded as best containers in our life.
小題4:the passage mainly tells us that            .
A. one should have some good friends
B one should read as many books as possible
C. one should keep company with good books
D books are the most lasting products of human efforts

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C 

試題分析：文章通過將好書和好朋友進行比較，說明人應(yīng)該有好書的陪伴，一本好書對讀者的影響。
小題1:寫作手法題：從文章的第一段的句子：A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps. 可知作者是將好書和人生中的好朋友對比來介紹話題的，選D
小題2:句意理解題：這句話里面有幾個代詞，要弄清它們指代的分別是什么：they/them=men，he/his=" their" favorite author ,所以這句話的意思是：讀者和作者有同樣的感覺，選C
小題3:細節(jié)題：從文章最后一段的句子：The great and good do not die, even in this world.可知我們可以通過書本了解偉大的好的事情，選A
小題4:主旨題：從全篇文章和第一段的句子：可知這篇文章講的是人應(yīng)該有好書的陪伴，選C 
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