浙江 周晨曲

這位九旬老者，用幾十年時間藏書7,000 多冊，開設(shè)“鄉(xiāng)村書房”，將書房免費(fèi)向村民開放，供其閱覽圖書。這位老者叫孫仕權(quán)。

主題語境：公益事業(yè)與志愿服務(wù) 篇幅：319詞 建議用時：6分鐘

1The story of a 93-year-old book lover in a village of Chongqing has touched many recently.Sun Shiquan has collected more than 7,000 books over the past years and has offered a free local library to people there for years.

2He was born in Pipa Village in Xiuqi Town of Chongqing's Chengkou County.Being a bookworm as a child, he read all kinds of ancient books, including the Four Books and the Five Classics.In the 1950s, he became one of only a handful of local college graduates and later served as a middle school teacher in the county.

3He started to collect books in 1983 and gradually built a collection of many kinds over more than 40 years.Among his holdings is a precious set known as theSiku Quanshu,dating back to the Qing Dynasty.It is one of the only seven copies in the country.

4Wearing glasses,Sun reads for more than three hours every day.Now he has finished reading most of his collections.His daughter Sun Ziyu said,“My father has a habit of making notes on each book.He makes a mark whenever he stops reading so that he can carry on reading from where he left off.”

5Village official Liu Jiao said,“Many children in the village love to visit Sun and listen to his stories.”She said the elderly man has earned respect from the whole village.People call him“Teacher Sun”and children call him“Great-grandfather”.

6Sun Ziyu said her father also writes poems and prose(散文)in his spare time and enjoys reading his works to the family.She said under her father's influence,family members take the time to read together and exchange views.“That's their favorite part,”she said.

7“My father has loved reading for a lifetime.Reading is his meat and drink,”Sun Ziyu said.

Reading Check

Detail1.What can we know about Mr Sun from the first two paragraphs?

A.He was born into a rich family.

B.There was only one free library in his town.

C.He has been a book lover since childhood.

D.It was easy for his children to get educated in the 1950s.

Detail2.Which word can best describe Sun'sSiku Quanshu?

A.Colorful.

B.Valuable.

C.Demanding.

D.Worn-out.

Gist3.What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A.Mr Sun's reading habits.

B.Mr Sun's life experiences.

C.Mr Sun's writing hobbies.

D.Mr Sun's book collections.

Inference 4.What does Liu Jiao think of Mr Sun?

A.He is a person with talent.

B.He is a person worthy of pity.

C.He is a person with disability.

D.He is a person worthy of respect.

Language Study

Useful expressions

offer a free local library to people 免費(fèi)給人們提供閱讀的本地圖書館

bookworm 書蟲

a handful of 少量的

serve as 擔(dān)任……

date back to 追溯到……

have a habit of making notes 有做筆記的習(xí)慣