知，Beverly Cleary的作品深受孩子们的喜欢。

　　2. What gave Cleary inspiration for Ramona's stories?

　　A．A neighborhood girl.

　　B．Her work as a librarian.

　　C．Her fourth­grade daughter.

　　D．Her work experience in a bookstore.

　　解析：A　细节理解题。由第四段中的Cleary says when she was writing Ramona, she took inspiration from a little girl who lived in the house behind hers as a child可知，Cleary在写关于Ramona的故事时，她的灵感来自于她小时候住在她家后面的一个小女孩。

　　3. What does the underlined word "hooked" in Paragraph 5 mean?

　　A．Described. B．Praised.

　　C．Surprised. D．Attracted.

　　解析：D　词义猜测题。由倒数第三段中Kinney说的话可知，Cleary的书吸引了一代又一代的孩子，由此可以推断，hooked意为"吸引"。

　　4. Which of the following can best describe Beverly Cleary?

　　A．Brave and patient.

　　B．Generous and honest.

　　C．Productive and influential.

　　D．Considerate and optimistic.

　　解析：C　推理判断题。本文主要讲述了美国童书作家Beverly Cleary的故事，由文中的描述可知，Beverly Cleary是一位多产且极具影响力的作家。

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　　 Yesterday I was walking along a busy street when I noticed a young man selling toys and other little things. Normally I would __1__ and hurry past such vendors (小贩) before being asked to buy something. But I noticed this young man was __2__， so I stood for some time to __3__ how he sold his things.

Soon, a young mother with a small child __4__ and the little child was __5__ by a toy. The mother asked for the __6__ and it was only one dollar. The mother said she was giving him 10 dollars and wanted the __7__ back. I was wondering how he would __8__ it. He told her to put the money in the bag hanging around his neck and