Itwas1961andwasinthefifthgrade.MymarksinschoolweremiserableandthethingwasIdidn’treallycare.MyolderbrotherandIlivedwithMominasmallmulti-familyhouseinDetroit.WewatchedTVeverynightforhours.

ButonedayMomchangedourworldforever.ShecamehometurnedofftheTVsatusdownandsaid:“Youboysaregoingtoreadtwobookseveryweek.Andyou’regoingtowritemeareportonwhatyouread.”Wecomplainedabouthowunfairitwas.Besideswedidn’thaveanybooksinthehouseotherthanMom’sBible.Butsheexplained:“I’lldriveyoutothelibrary.”SoprettysoonthetwoboysweredriventoDetroitPublicLibraryinherwhite1950oldcar.Iwanderedreluctantlyamongthechildren’sbooks.IlovedanimalssowhenIsawsomebooksthatseemedtobeaboutanimalsIstartedleafingthroughthem.

ThefirstbookIreadclearthroughwasChiptheDamBuilder.Itwasaboutbeavers(海狸).ForthefirsttimeIwaslostinanotherworld.TheexperiencewasquitedifferentfromwatchingTV.Therewereimagesforminginmymindinsteadofbeforemyeyes.SoonIbegantolookforwardtovisitingthelibrary.Imovedfromanimalstoplantsandthentorocks.BetweenthecoversofallthosebookswerewholeworldsandIwasfreetogoanywhereinthem.

NowmyolderbrotherisanengineerandIamchiefofpediatricneurosurgery(神经外科)atJohnHopkinsChildren’sCenterinBaltimore.SometimesIstillcan’tbelievemylife’sjourneyfromafailingstudenttothispositionwhichtakesmeallovertheworldtoteachandperformcriticalsurgery.

ButIknowwhenthejourneybegan—thedayMomturnedofftheTVsetandputusinheroldcarforthatdrivetothelibrary.　

61.Whatchangesthewriter’slifeaccordingtothepassage?

A.WatchingTV.　B.Readingalot.　C.Booksonanimals.D.Writingreports.

62.Whatdidthemotherrequesthersonstodo?

A.Theboyscouldn’twatchTVbeforefinishingtheirhomework.

B.Theboysshouldreadtwobookswithreportseveryweek.

C.TheboysshouldreadandrecitetheBibleeveryday.

D.Theboyscoulddrivetothepubliclibrarytoreadonweekends.

63.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsattheendofParagraph2?

A.Readingrathercarelessly.B.Readingverycarefully.