题目内容：

When I was eleven, my parents gave me the first book I ever owned—The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe. I distinctly remember opening it, reading the first lines of “The Cast of Amontillado,” and remarking to myself. “So this is what reading is!” My delight was unbounded. Little did I know at the time that I was at the beginning of a lifting journey.

So, if I read my first real book at 11, what was I reading before then? In a word, readers: relatively plotless, repetitive if well-intentioned attempts to teach child to recognize letters and their sounds and to build their vocabularies. Being a dutiful boy, I went through the motions and I learned what words were. But I had no idea what writing was until Poe. In Poe’s stories, the sentences were more complex and stylish than anything I had ever read before.

Poe, in short, was a star. My parents gave me that first book, but then I went off on my own. I liked science, which led me to discover Jules Verne, the Father of scene fiction and H G. Wells, well known for his novel The Time Machine. Other writers followed quickly one after another: Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke. But I didn’t limit myself to science fiction. Other titles that deeply impressed me early on, and which I have carried on my life’s journey, include The Yearling, Shane, Ivanhoe, Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Good Earth.

It went on from there. I became that kid who, long after his parents told him to turn the lights off, hid under the covers with a flashlight and a book, his greatest fear of being discovered and having his lighting taken away. I realize that my parents must have known I was defying (违背) them. But in their wisdom they pretended to be ignorant of it. And so I owe my star as a reader to my parents.

1.What did the author feel about The Tates of Edgar Allan Poe?

A. Attractive and interesting.

B. Complex and dull.

C. Distinct but difficult.

D. Plotless but easy.

2.From paragraph 3 we Can learn that the author ________.

A. liked reading tales best

B. enjoyed reading science fiction most

C. took no interest in realistic novels

D. liked reading freely and widely

3.What did the authors parents react to his reading by flashlight?

A. Told him to turn off the flashlight.

B. Took away his book.

C. Made allowance for him.

D. Scolded him at once.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. My Start as a Real Reader

B. The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe

C. When I Began to Like Reading Freely

D. Edgar Allan Poe Was My Favorite Star