D　解析：细节理解题。由第一段最后三句可知：作者与她的朋友分享诗歌与故事。

2．In Paragraph 2，"We gave London to each other."probably means ________．

A．our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

B．we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

C．our unpleasant feelings about London disappeared

D．we parted with each other in London

A　解析：句意理解题。由第二段内容可知在我们的沮丧消失后，我们分开了，我们给对方留下了自己开拓的空间。

3．According to Paragraph 3, the author and her friend ________．

A．call each other regularly

B．have similar personalities

C．enjoy writing to each other

D．dream of meeting each other

C　解析：推理判断题。由第三段内容可知作者和朋友写了四年时间的信，由此可以推断她们都喜欢相互写信。

4．In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to ________．

A．ask for professional help

B．be left alone

C．stay with her best friend

D．break the silence

B　解析：细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句可知，作者在最黑暗的时候喜欢一个人待着。

　　Ragtime is a fast and complex kind of music that was popular around the beginning of the twentieth century. Scott Joplin is now considered to be the most important American ragtime composer(作曲家) and piano player. During his lifetime, Joplin only enjoyed a brief period of professional success in the early 1900s. However, his work had an important, lasting effect on audiences, as well as other composers.

When ragtime first appeared in the late nineteenth century, it was considered a low form of cheap entertainment, not a serious musical movement. Then in 1899, Joplin wrote a ragtime song called Maple Leaf Rag. The song showed Joplin's creative blend(融合) of African­American