One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem—inability to read.

In the library, I found my way into the “Children's Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.

There on the book's cover was a beagle which looked identical(相同的) to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer．

Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty．Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

My mother's call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read．But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them. 

I never told my mother about my “miraculous” (奇迹般地) experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held．

1.The author's mother told him to borrow a book in order to _______.

A encourage him to do more walking

B let him spend a meaningful summer

C help cure him of his reading problem

D make him learn more about weapons

解析：选C。答案C　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话可知，作者的母亲让作者去借书，目的是帮助他矫正阅读困难的毛病。 A 鼓励他多步行；B. 让他度过一个有意义的暑假；C.有助于治愈他的阅读毛病；D. 使他了解更多的有关武器方面的东西。故选择C选项。

2.The book caught the author's eye because _______.

A it contained pretty pictures of animals

B it reminded him of his own dog

C he found its title easy to understand

D he liked children's stories very much

解析：选B。答案B　细节理解题。A. 它有漂亮的动物画，没有涉及；B.根据第二段后半部分的描述可知，这本书的封皮使作者想起了自己曾经养过的一只猎兔犬；C.他觉得题目容易理解，没有涉及；D. 他非常喜欢儿童故事，没有涉及。故选择B选项。

3.Why could the author manage to read the book through?

A He was forced by his mother to read it.

B He identified with the story in the book.

C The book told the story of his pet dog.

D The happy ending of the story attracted him.

解析：选B。答案B　细节判断题。A.他母亲强迫他阅读，文章没有此意；B.根据第三段第一句话及后文的内容可知，作者认同封面上的狗就是他曾经拥有过的狗，所以他不知不觉地读了起来; C. 这本书讲述的是他的宠物狗的故事，不符合题意；D.故事的快乐结尾吸引了他，不符合题意。故选择B选项。

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A The author has become a successful writer.

B The author's mother read the same book.

C The author's mother rewarded him with books.

D The author has had happy summers ever since.

解析：选A。答案A　推理判断题。A. 作者已成为一名成功的作家。B.作者的母亲读过同样的书。C.作者的母亲奖励他书；D. 自从那时，作者已度过快乐的暑假。根据最后一段中的．..authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction可判断出，作者创作了自己的书、文章、诗歌和小说，也就是说他成为了一位成功的作家。

5.Which one could be the best title of the passage?

A The Charm of a Book

B Mum's Strict Order

C Reunion with My Beagle

D My Passion for Reading

解析：选A。答案A　主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述的是作者通过读书矫正了自己阅读困难的毛病。所以“书的魅力”最适合作本文的标题。A.书的魅力；B. 妈妈的严令；C.与我的小猎犬重聚；D. 我的阅读激情。故选择A选项。