1．How did Lynda first know about the story of Wuthering Heights?

　　A．By reading a book borrowed from her grandma.

　　B．By listening to her grandma's story.

　　C．By listening to it on the radio.

　　D．By reading a ghost story.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由Wuthering Heights部分中的"I'm listening to a story on the radio called Wuthering Heights ...a different medium (媒介)"可知，Lynda通过听广播第一次了解了《呼啸山庄》所讲述的故事。

　　2．Which book made Lynda form the habit of asking questions?

　　A．Hidden Killers.　　　 B．Wuthering Heights.

　　C．The Water­Babies. D．The Faerie Queene.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由The Water­Babies部分中的"All my life I've asked questions too."可知答案。

　　3．What change did Lynda show after reading The Faerie Queene?

　　A．She found pleasure in writing poems.

　　B．She began to believe in herself.

　　C．She fell in love with poems.

　　D．She became word­smart.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。由The Faerie Queene部分中的"was so proud of myself for keeping something that difficult in mind.Then I learned that I could learn words just as well as anyone"可知，作者开始变得自信。

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