By the time Nola passed away in 2016, at the incredible age of 105, she had achieved her goal of writing a book about her life experiences. At one point in the process, when asked for her life advice, she said, "Buy the plane ticket!" She meant that people should take advantage of life's opportunities and not wait until tomorrow.

24．What did Nola do before getting married?

A．A farmer. B．A writer. C．A teacher. D．A scientist.

25．Which of the following can replace the underlined word "resuming" in paragraph 3?

A．restarting B．changing C．beginning D．stopping

26．How many degrees did Nola get according to the text?

A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.

27．What can we learn from Nola?

A．Respecting old people is a virtue everyone should have.

B．Knowledge is important for everyone including old people.

C．People should get their college degrees as young as possible.

D．People should grasp every chance to pursue goals in life.

　　Literature is an important part of a total language arts program at all grade levels because of the many benefits it offers. Literature provides pleasure to listeners and readers. It is a relaxing escape from daily problems, and it fills leisure moments. Making time for recreational reading and using high-quality literature help to develop enthusiastic readers and improve achievement. Developing a love of literature as a recreational activity is possibly the most important outcome of a literature program.

　　Literature builds experience. Through reading, children expand their horizons through vicarious(引起共鸣的)experiences. They visit new places, gain new experiences, and meet new people. They learn about the past as well as the present and learn about a variety of cultures, including their own. They discover the common goals and similar emotions found in people of all times and places. Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly, Giff, a hard survival story, is set in Ireland during the potato hunger of 1845,and Patricia Polacco's The Butterfly, deals with Nazis, resistance, and Jewish persecution(迫害)during World War II.

　　Literature provides a language model for those who hear and read it. Good literature exposes children to correct sentence patterns, standard story structures, and varied word usage. Children for whom English is a second language can improve their English with the interesting context, and all children benefit from new vocabulary that is woven into the stories.

　　Literature develops thinking skills. Discussions of literature bring out reasoning related to sequence; cause and effect; character motivation; predictions; visualization of actions, characters, and settings; critical analysis of the story; and creative responses.

　　Literature helps children deal with their problems. By finding out about the problems of others through books, children receive insights into dealing with their own problems, a process called bibliotherapy. Children might identify with Gilly, living angrily in a foster home in Katherine Paterson's The Great Gilly Hopkins,or with Mary Alice, a city girl forced to live with her grandma in a"hick town"in Richard Peck's A Year Down Yonder.

28.What is likely to be the most significant consequence of a literature program?

A. The habit of reading for pleasure. B. The lessons learned from works.

C. The achievements of language skills. D. The ways of thinking developed by reading.

29.Why are Nory Ryan's Song and The Butterfly mentioned in paragraph 2?

A. To introduce two great masterpieces.