For many of us, there's nothing better than burying our head in a good book. Whether it's a funny story or a biography of someone's amazing life, it's good to read a book to break from the worries of everyday life and help us relax. Maybe that's why some of them are actually regarded as a way to treat the sickness.
It's known that reading is good for us. It can be educational, and, as some say, it can open the mind. A good novel can make us happy or sad, or make us cry when we feel pity for the characters.
The power of books was realised a few years ago by the British Charity Reading Agency(BCRA), who came out a list of books that doctors could offer to patients, dealing with different diseases. It called this "bibliography(参考文献)" and it's become so successful that it's about to be used for educating children as well.
Professor Philip Davis studies the effects of books at Liverpool University and is the writer of a book called Reading for Life. He studies people in reading groups and found that reading has art values that has the best effect. He told the BBC that when reading something for pleasure, the brain begins to work from different parts, and it gets excited, and you can see the brain coming to life.
Of course, it's easy in our smartphone generation to put away a good book and play with our phones instead. But opening up a book could be a simple way to help increase or keep our mind health. It's thought they can help you set goals and find the keys. And they may allow you to see that embarrassing situation you've been worried about for weeks by standing in others' shoes.
If you're not an experienced reader, it can be hard to know where to begin. If the Reading Agency book list doesn't interest you, you could read book reviews, visit a library, bookshop or ask a friend. Once you've found the right text, you'll lose yourself in it! And if you still love your technology, you could always use an e-reader.
()1. Who may have benefited from the books of the BCRA?
A. Doctors.
B. Patients.
C. Nurses.
D. Visitors.
()2. Which opinion will Philip Davis probably agree with?
A. Parents should offer children different books.
B. Readers may never get their brains excited.
C. We had better read books we're interested in.
D. Young people can play with phones instead.
()3. What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. Readers.
B. Smartphones.
C. Writers.
D. Books.
()4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Reading a book helps us break from the worries of everyday life.
B. Only a biography of someone's amazing life can make us relax.
C. Reading can not only be educational, but also open our mind.
D. Opening up a book could be a simple way to keep our mind health.
()5. What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage?
A. To encourage us to read more books.
B. To advise us to buy different kinds of books.
C. To show us the ways of choosing books online.
D. To give us the reasons for reading book reviews.

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A

1. 细节理解题。根据原文第三段"the British Charity Reading Agency(BCRA), who came out a list of books that doctors could offer to patients, dealing with different diseases"可知，BCRA推出的书单是供医生提供给患有不同疾病的病人的，因此受益的群体是病人，对应选项B。
2. 推理判断题。根据原文第四段Philip Davis的研究结论"when reading something for pleasure, the brain begins to work from different parts, and it gets excited, and you can see the brain coming to life"可知，为了愉悦、读自己感兴趣的书时大脑会被激活，效果最好，因此他会认同"我们最好读自己感兴趣的书"的观点，对应选项C。其余选项：A选项文中未提及；B选项和原文表述完全相反；D选项不符合文章倡导阅读的立场，均排除。
3. 词义指代题。第五段划线词they的前一句提到"opening up a book could be a simple way to help increase or keep our mind health"，后续内容都是介绍阅读书籍的作用，因此they指代的是前文提到的books，对应选项D。
4. 细节判断题。根据原文第一段"Whether it's a funny story or a biography of someone's amazing life, it's good to read a book to break from the worries of everyday life and help us relax"可知，有趣的故事、人物传记等各类书籍都可以帮我们放松，并非只有人物传记能让我们放松，B选项表述错误。其余A、C、D选项都能在原文找到对应正确表述。
5. 主旨大意题。全文介绍了阅读对身心的诸多益处，还为不常阅读的人给出了开始阅读的建议，作者的写作目的是鼓励大家多读书，对应选项A。其余B选项文中未提及建议买书；C选项的线上选书、D选项的读书评的原因都只是局部细节，不是写作目的，均排除。