四、阅读短文，完成下列任务。
Around 130 million books have been published in human history. On average, a reader can read at most 6,000 books in his or her life. Most of them won't be very interesting or unforgettable. Books are like people. We meet many, but fall in love with only a few.
Perhaps we will only remember a small part of the books we've read. They will be different for each of us, but they affect us in similar ways.
▲ When we see a bird flying in the sky, we may feel something beautiful, but we may find it hard to find the right words to express our feelings and finally we might just say, "That's so nice." However, a good writer can describe it wonderfully—showing us the angle of the wing, the slow movement of the largest branch of a tree and the angle of the mouth in a smile.
Great writers build bridges for us to communicate with each other. They depict our similar experiences and show us what we can share with one another and how we can help each other.
They also help us to feel. By reading a book, we meet characters who touch our hearts. We might meet someone beautiful, young and smart, but dying, and we feel sad about their pain and the unfairness of the world. Or perhaps we meet a character who is poor, weak but hard-working, and we find the courage to face the difficulties in life through their story.
【任务一 理解文章内容】
1. What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about? ()
A. A person should read as many books as possible.
B. A person can only read a few books in his or her life.
C. A person can read many books and remember all of them.
D. A person may read lots of books, but he or she only remembers some of them.
2. Which of the following can be put in " ▲ " in paragraph 3? ()
A. Books make us become great writers.
B. Books help us express our feelings better.
C. Books make us become smarter than others.
D. Books make us want to learn about lots of things.
3. What can great writers do? ()
a. They can describe our feelings wonderfully.
b. They can build bridges for us to communicate with each other.
c. They can help us meet a beautiful but sad person in the real world.
d. They can encourage us to overcome the difficulties bravely.
A. abd B. acd C. bcd D. abc
【任务二 理清文章结构】
4. How is the passage structured? ()

【任务三 探究文章主旨】
5. What's the best title for the passage? ()
A. The Lasting Gift of Great Books
B. How to Choose Great Books
C. Books and People
D. The Journey of Reading
【任务四 迁移拓展】
6. Can you recommend a good book and explain why?

1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. I recommend The Little Prince. It is short but full of wisdom.（言之成理即可）

【分析】
1. 第1题：先定位第一段内容，明确核心是“人一生会读很多书，但仅记住其中一部分”，据此匹配选项；
2. 第2题：分析▲后的例子，围绕“表达感受”展开，对应选项中相关表述；
3. 第3题：定位原文中伟大作家的作用，逐一核对选项，排除与原文不符的内容；
4. 第4题：梳理文章整体结构，判断属于总-分结构，匹配对应图示；
5. 第5题：提炼文章核心主旨，围绕好书对人的持久影响选择标题；
6. 第6题：结合自身阅读积累，推荐书籍并说明合理理由。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据第一段“On average, a reader can read at most 6,000 books in his or her life... We meet many, but fall in love with only a few.”可知，人一生读很多书，但仅记住一部分，故选D。
2. 第2题：第三段通过“看到鸟飞难表达感受，好作家能描述得好”的例子，说明书籍帮助我们更好地表达情感，故选B。
3. 第3题：第四段“Great writers build bridges for us to communicate with each other”对应b；第三段“a good writer can describe it wonderfully”对应a；第五段“we find the courage to face the difficulties in life through their story”对应d；c中“现实世界遇到”与文章“书中角色”不符，故abd正确，选A。
4. 第4题：文章第一段总起读书记忆情况，第二段总述记住的书的影响，第三、四、五段分别阐述书籍的作用，属于总-分结构，对应选项C的图示，故选C。
5. 第5题：文章围绕好书对人的持久影响展开，核心是“好书的持久礼物”，故选A。
6. 第6题：可推荐《小王子》，理由是它简短却充满智慧，能带给人关于爱与责任的思考，言之成理即可。
【答案】
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. I recommend The Little Prince. It is short but full of wisdom.（言之成理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、文章结构分析
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解的细节查找、结构梳理、主旨提炼等能力，题目设置符合初中英语阅读考查要求，需学生准确把握原文信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6