B．wants to have an office

　　C．likes working to music

　　D．regards his computer as a treasure

　　解析：C　细节理解题。根据Simon Armitage中的I listen to music when I'm writing可知，Simon Armitage喜欢边听音乐边写作。

　　4．Who is fond of writing in bed?

　　A．Fay Weldon. B．John Mortimer.

　　C．Simon Armitage. D．Marina Lewycka.

　　解析：D　细节理解题。根据Marina Lewycka中的I write in bed可知，Marina Lewycka在床上写作。

　　B

　　Based on a true story, the novel Safe as Houses by Eric Walters is an amazing book. It is about a 13­year­old girl named Elizabeth Hardy who babysits the McBride children David and Suzie. One rainy, stormy evening they walk home from school. When they arrive home, water floods (淹没) the backyard, cuts the power and floods roads, which stops Mr. and Mrs. McBride from coming home. Soon the flooding begins to invade the McBrides' home and Elizabeth, David, Suzie and their dog Daisy try very hard to escape and survive the flood.

　　My favorite character is David because I find him very funny and brave, and although he can be stubborn and rude at times, he is still a nice and friendly person. As much as I want to be like David I could never be like him. At least, I don't think I could ever do something as brave as he does.

　　I think Eric Walters does a great job in describing the characters and telling the story. I really feel like this all just happened in front of my eyes. Ever since I started reading Safe as Houses I never wanted to put the book down, and considering I was not a big fan of reading that did not happen very often. Safe as Houses changed my opinion in regard to reading and now I enjoy reading very much.

　　Eric Walters' writing career (生涯) all started in 1993 when Eric was teaching a grade 5 class. His students were not good readers and did not like reading, so Eric created a book called Stand Your Ground for his students and used some of the students' names to create the story. Ever since Eric published (出版) that book he has become a big time writer and has published many amazing different books like Camp X, Tiger Trap, Camp 30，We All Fall Down and Flyboy.

　　【文章大意】　本文是议论文。作者在文中主要对Safe as Houses一书作出了相关评论。

　　5．What happened on that particular evening?

　　A．A 13­year­old got lost.

　　B．A terrible rainstorm broke out.

　　C．Three children were trapped on the way home.

　　D．The McBrides' home was completely destroyed by floods.

　　解析：B　细节理解题。根据第一段中的One rainy, stormy evening和water floods the backyard, cuts the power and floods roads可知，那天晚上有一场可怕的暴风雨。

　　6．What does the author like about David?

　　A．His creativity. B．His great skill.

　　C．His personality. D．His good behavior.

　　解析：C　推理判断题。根据第二段中的I find him very funny and brave，and although he can be stubborn and rude at times, he is still a nice and friendly person可知，作者喜欢David的性格特点。

7．What can we infer about the author?