what other people have written.

　　1．What can we learn about The Playbook?

　　A．It is a historical novel.

　　B．It won the Newbery Medal.

　　C．It is actually about rules for life.

　　D．It is based on Alexander's true life.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由The Playbook的副标题"52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life"和文中Alexander解释写这本书的目的"a book that is telling them how to make their lives better"可知，The Playbook是一本关于人生法则的书。

　　2．Who inspired Alexander to write The Playbook?

　　A．His mom who read poetry to him.

　　B．The teacher who taught him poetry.

　　C．His friend who read The Crossover.

　　D．The two characters in The Crossover.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由文中的"a friend of mine ... think about writing a whole book on those."可知，一位读过Alexander诗体小说 The Crossover的朋友非常喜欢其中的Basketball Rules，因而启发他创作了The Playbook。

　　3．When Alexander was a kid, how did he feel about poetry?

　　A．It was rather boring.

　　B．It was quite difficult.

　　C．It was pretty mysterious.

　　D．It was very interesting.

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。由文中的"I've been writing poetry since I was a kid"和"My mom ... would make the words jump off the page"可知，小时候常常给Alexander 读诗歌的妈妈能使那些诗词跃然纸上，由此推测在妈妈的影响下，从小就喜欢写诗的Alexander觉得诗歌很有意思。

　　4．In Alexander's mind, what's important to become a good writer?

　　A．Always dream big.

　　B．Gladly accept challenges.

　　C．Read as much as possible.

　　D．Have a wide knowledge of poetry.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由最后一部分Alexander给那些想成为优秀作家的年轻人的建议"Read everything you can get your hands on "可知。