Ⅰ.阅读理解
By day a Cairo dentist and by night a novelist, he spent years struggling to get published. Today, Alaa Al Aswany is a bestselling writer across the globe.
Aswany was born in Cairo in 1957. His father was also a novelist, who won the state award for literature in 1972. “He was my first professor of literature. He told me what to read and what not to read，” said Aswany, who had a traditional French education and then went to Chicago to study for his dentistry degree.
In 2002, his novel The Yacoubian Building, was quietly accepted by a small, independent publisher in Cairo. Its first, edition sold out in four weeks and it was the Arab world's bestseller for five successive years, selling 250,000 copies in a region where print runs seldom go beyond 3,000. Word spread quickly, people talked about it. It was made into a hit film and a TV serial, and has since been translated into 27 languages.
Aswany said, “Society is a living organism and you must keep up. That's why I still practise, though for only two days a week. I will never close the clinic (诊所). The clinic is my window. I open it to see what is happening in the street. You can't get disconnected from the street, as a writer; that's a common mistake. You can be too easily welcomed every night by the richest people and the most influential. It is very dangerous because it is that relationship with the street that made you successful in the first place.”
这是一篇说明文。介绍了Alaa Al Aswany是全球最畅销的作家，他白天是开罗的牙医，晚上是一位作家。他将诊所当做与现实世界建立联系的窗户。
1．What role did Aswany's father play in his writing career?
A．He aroused his interest in literature.
B．He taught him French in college.
C．He read him novels as a reward.
D．He sent him to Chicago to learn literature.
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中His father was also a novelist, who won the state award for literature in 1972. “He was my first professor of literature. He told me what to read and what not to read，” said Aswany(他的父亲也是一位小说家，1972年获得国家文学奖。“他是我的第一位文学教授。他告诉我什么该读，什么不该读。”Aswany说)可推知Aswany的父亲激起了Aswany对文学的兴趣。故选A。
2．How did the novel The Yacoubian Building firstly become well known?
A．By its film adaptation. B．By media advertising.
C．By the public concern. D．By its amazing.
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句Word spread quickly, people talked about it. It was made into a hit film and a TV serial, and has since been translated into 27 languages.(消息很快传开了，人们开始谈论这本书。它被拍成电影和电视剧，并被翻译成27种语言。)可知小说《亚库比恩公寓》首先是通过引起了公众的关注而出名。故选C。
3．Why does Aswany still work as a dentist?
A．He likes the view in the street.
B．He needs to make a living as a dentist.
C．He wants to help the poor as a doctor.
D．He connects to real life through his clinic.
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中The clinic is my window. I open it to see what is happening in the street.(诊所是我的窗口。我打开它看看街上发生了什么。)可知诊所是Aswany的窗口。Aswany通过诊所来与现实生活建立联系。故选D。
4．Which of the following can best describe Aswany?
A．Generous. B．Hardworking.
C．Outgoing. D．Humorous.
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段内容，尽管Aswany已经很出名，但是他还是坚持一周两天在诊所里工作，来让自己和现实世界建立起联系，可以看出Aswany是一个非常勤奋的人。故选B。
