14. Why does the woman read "Ask Alice" ?

A. To make herself amused.

B. To get some advice.

C. To get some information.

15. Who named the cat Lora?

A. The woman. B. The man's sister. C. The woman's sister.

16. What does Alice suggest the woman doing?

A. Stealing her sister's name.

B. Also naming her baby Lora.

C. Giving her baby another name.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why does the author write to the magazine?

A. To find the book "A Little Princess".

B. To describe her dream doll.

C. To get in touch with the Japanese woman.

18. Where does the Japanese woman live?

A. In Japan. B. In England. C. In America.

19. Who is Rosa?

A. The name of the doll.

B. The Japanese woman.

C. The name of the speaker.

20. What seemed to be the main reason the author was attracted to the dolls?

　　A. Their helplessness. B. Their price. C. Their beauty.

第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题; 每小题2.5分，满分25分）

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I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.

With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people's writing can one discover what works, what doesn't and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.

Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction. As a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter - the volume of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.

21. What can be inferred about the author as a child?