1. (2023九下·崇川开学考) 阅读理解

A second-grade education has not stopped garbage collector Jose Gutierrez.He is bringing the gift of reading to thousands of Colombian (哥伦比亚的) children.

Gutierrez started saving books from the trash 27 years ago. He wasdriving a garbage truck at night through the country's richer neighborhoods. Thebooks that were thrown away slowly piled up. Now the ground floor of his small houseis a community library. It is stacked (堆放) from floor to ceiling. They range from chemistrytextbooks to children's classics.

Gutierrez says books are luxuries (奢侈品) for boys and girls in low-income neighborhoodssuch as his. New reading material at bookstores is too expensive. There are 19 publiclibraries in Bogota, a city of 8.5 million people. But the libraries tend to belocated far away from poorer areas. "Theyshould be in all neighborhoods and on each corner of every neighborhood," the60-year-old says. "Books can save us. That is what Colombia needs."

Gutierrez has a love of reading. He says comes from his mother. Shealways read to him even though she was too poor to keep him in school. Gutierrezhas traveled to book fairs in Mexico and Chile to share his experience of startinga library with the books that are thrown away. "To me, books are the greatestinvention and the best thing that can happen to a human being,"

Gutierrez is a keen reader of works by authors such as Leo Tolstoy,Victor Hugo. His favorite books include One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Generalin His Labyrinth by Colombia's Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Marquez. Thefirst book Gutierrez found was a copy of the classic novel Anna Karenina. The Tolstoybook was later joined by The Little Prince, Sophie's World, The Iliad and a numberof novels. Today, he has collected around 25,000 books.

Gutierrez still looks through the rubbish for additions to his library,named "The Strength of Words." His fame as Colombia's "Lord of theBooks" has helped a lot. It has brought him thousands of donated books. Hehas sent many to other libraries around the country. He doesn't have room for themall.

Gutierrez says he didn't reject (排斥) technology that allows booksto be read digitally. But he prefers to read the printed word on paper. "Thereis nothing more beautiful than having a book in your pocket, in your bag or insideyour car," he says.

1. （1） The underlined word "They" in paragraph 3 refer to "________."

   A . luxury shops B . public libraries C . garbage trucks D . second-hand bookstores
3. （2） What did the book Anna Karenina mean to Gutierrez?

   A . A window to the world. B . Some comfort in hard times. C . The beginning of his charity project. D . One of his greatest achievements in life.
5. （3） Which of the following statements about Gutierrez is true?

   A . Gutierrez loves reading and started to save books from the trash in his thirties. B . Gutierrez doesn't enjoy digital reading because he believes printed books are easier to carry. C . Gutierrez has sold many books to other libraries since he already has them in his own library. D . Gutierrez left school early because there were not enough textbooks in his neighborhood.
7. （4） Which of the following sayings does Gutierrez's story lead us to believe?

   A . Actions speak louder than words.     B . A good book can shine a light upon a soul. C . One man's trash is another man's treasure.  D . The palest ink is better than the best memory.