課后練習：

1 Books _____ to mankind______ memory is to the individual.

A are, what B is, which C were, who D are, that

2 They _____ the historyof our race.

Acontent B contact C contain D container

3 They change hours of_____ into moments of delight.

A weary B wear C weariless D weariness

4 He every night dreamt hewas a prince and lived in a ____.

A place Bpalace C plain D plate

5 We maytransportourselves to mountains or the seashore, and visit the most beautiful parts ofthe earth, without fatigue, inconvenience, or _____.

A expend B spend C expense Dexpensive

6 Many of those who have _____,as we say, all ______ this world can give, have yet told us theyowedmuchof their purest happinesstobooks.

A have, what B had, which C has, that D had, that

7 He found hersittinginan oriel window ______ Plato’s beautiful account ____ the death of Socrates.

A read, of B reading, of C readed, for D has read, for

8 If any one would make me ______the greatest king with palaces and gardens, _______ condition that I should notread books, I ______ not be the king.

A /, in, would B to be, on,should C /, on , would D be, by, will

9 I _____ be a poor man ina garret with plenty of books than a king who did not lovereading.

A would like to B would C wouldrather D had better

10 Booksendowus______ a wholeenchantedpalace of thought.

A with B for C in D by

11 Without ______ from ourfiresides we may roam to the most remote regions of the earth.

A stirred B stirring C staring D stared

12 We walk, in imagination, withthe noblest spirits, through the most sublime and ______ regions.

Aenchanted Benchanting C enchant D enchantment

13 Science, art, literature,philosophy-all are ______upfor us in the world of books.

A gather Bgarnered C garden D gardener

答案：1A 2 C 3D 4B 5C 6 D 7B 8 C 9 C 10 A 11B 12 B 13 B