EversinceIwasverysmall,IhavehadthesensethatIoughttobesomewhereelse.IrememberwatchingtrainsflashbyandwishingIwasonboard.IremembergoingtotheairportwithmyparentswhenIwas13andreadingthedestinationsboard,seeingalltheplacesthatIcouldgoto:LosAngeles,Chicago,London.Butthetrainspassedbyandtheplanestookoffwithoutme,soIwanderedtheworldthroughbooks.IwenttoVictorianEnglandinthepagesofMiddlemarchandAlittlePrincess,andtoSt.Petersburgbeforethefallofthetsar(沙皇)withAnnaKarenina.MyhomewasinapleasantplaceoutsidePhiladelphia.ButIreallylived,somewhereelse.Ilivedwithinthecoversofbooks.InbooksItraveled,notonlytootherworlds,butintomyown.IlearnedwhoIwasandwhomIwantedtobe,whatImightachieve,andwhatImightdaretodreamaboutmyworldandmyself.ItraveltodayinthewayIoncedreamedoftravelingasachild---onairplanesandtrains.AndtheironyisthatIdon’tcarefiritverymuch.Iamthesortofpersonwhopreferstostayathome,surroundedbyfamily,friends,books.TheonlythingIdolikeabouttravelingisthetimeonairplanesspentreading.Itturnsoutthatwhenmyyoungerselfthoughtoftakingwing,shewantedonlytoletherspiritsoar.Booksaretheplane,andthetrain,andtheroad.Theyaretherealdestinations,andthejourneytoo.Theyarehome.11.Whatdidthewriterdoasacuriouschild?_______A.ShevisitedVictorianEnglandandTsaristRussia.B.SheflewtoLosAngeles,ChicagoandLondonwithherparents.C.Shereadallkindsofbooks.D.Shespentlotsoftimetravelingontrains.12.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttraveltoday?_______A.Shedoesn’tlikeitverymuch.B.Shetakesgreatpleasureinit.C.Shefeelstiredofit.D.Shefeelsasexcitedaswhenshewasyoung.13.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfrombooksasachild?______A.Aboutmanyforeignplaces.B.Aboutmanyhistoricalfigures.C.Abouttheoutsideworldaswellasherownself.D.Abouttheironiesoflife.14.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatwhentravelingbyair,theauthorspendsmostofhertimeontheway_____.A.readingbooksB.restingherselfC.imaginingthingsD.lettingherspiritsoar15.Inthispassagetheauthormainlytalksabout_____.A.thewondersoftravelB.hergrowthfromaninnocentchildtoalearnedwomanC.thebenefitsofreadingD.thedifferenceb
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