高中英语复习练习题.doc

1.【题文】Most homeless turn to begging to make ends meet. However. a young South African man has come up with an interesting alternative- he spends his days spreading the joy of reading and selling books written by his favorite authors．He is Philani Dladla , who is known as Pave- ment Bookworm. While people dont know much about how the 24-year-old became a homeless man and how long he has been selling books on the streets. the worlds attention has been focused on the young man recently. thanks to an interview conducted by South African director. Tebogo Malope. In the video named Pavement Bookworm . the cheerful Dladla talks about his passion(热爱) for books and how reading helped keep him a- way from a life of drugs and live a different life. The well-spoken young man also talks about his favorite authors and clearly appreciates what makes him a fan of each one of them. Not surprisingly , after Malope uploaded the Pavement Bookworm video on YouTube . Dladla has become a celebrity. In addition to being interviewed by other journalists . he has also received several job offers and even a visit from Steven Sidley. the author of Entanglement. who hand - delivered his latest book to the enthusiastic reader. The beat pan is that this newly found fame has led to a business boom. Locals now go out of their way to seek Dladla for book discus sions and most importantly. to buy his recommendations. What s heart- warming is that despite being hardly able to make ends meet. Dladla does not accept money from children who are interested in getting a book from him. In order to keep up with the increased demand. Malope is collecting book donations on behalf of the cheerful young man whose mission(使命) in life is to spread his passion for reading! 1. Dladla is different from other homeless people in that_____. A. he is making a living by selling books on the street B. he is the only person who has changed the world C. he depends on the money from oth