文章正文
Dear Mr. Henshaw,
I finished Beggar Bears in two nights. It is a really good book. At first, I was surprised because it wasn’t funny like your other books, but then I got to thinking （you said readers should think） and decided a book doesn’t have to be funny to be good, although it often helps. This book did not need to be funny.
In the first Chapter I thought it was going to be funny. I guess I expected it because of your other books and the mother bear was teaching her cubs to beg from tourists in Yellowstone Park. Then when the mother died because a stupid tourist fed her a cupcake in a plastic bag and she ate the bag, too, 1 knew this was going to be a sad book. Winter was coming on, tourists were leaving the park and the little bears didn’t know how to look for food for themselves. When they hibernated （冬眠）and then woke up in the middle of winter because they had eaten all the wrong things and hadn’t stored up enough fat, I almost cried. I sure was relieved when the nice ranger （护林员）and his boy found the young bears and fed them and the next summer taught them to hunt for the right things to cat.
I wonder what happens to the fathers of bears. Do they just go away?
Sometimes I lie awake listening to the gas station ‘‘pingping’’, and I am upset because I am afraid something might happen to Mom. She is so little compared to most moms, and she works so hard. 1 don’t think Dad is much interested in me. He didn’t phone when he said he would. I hope that________.
Sincerely,
Leigh Botts
文章问题
88 Who is the author of the book Beggar Bears?
89 What is a good book like, to Leigh’s mind?
90 Is the book Beggar Bears mainly about the life of a mother bear and her children?
91 How did Leigh feel when he was reading the book?
92 Why did Leigh sometimes fail to go to sleep during the night?
93 What can be filled in the blank at the end of the letter?
文章大意
这封信是一个名叫Leigh Botts的读者写给作者Mr. Henshaw的。Leigh表达了对Henshaw的书《乞丐熊》的感想。最初，Leigh期待这本书会像Henshaw的其他书一样有趣，但很快意识到一本书不必非得是有趣的才能被认为是好的。Leigh被书中的故事所感动，尤其是当熊妈妈意外死亡，留下小熊们不知道如何为自己寻找食物时。Leigh还表达了对母亲安全的担忧，并提到了对父亲的失望。
每段中心思想
第一段：Leigh表达了对《乞丐熊》这本书的喜爱，并提到最初对书的期望与实际内容的差异。
第二段：Leigh描述了书中情节的发展，以及这些情节如何影响他的情绪。
第三段：Leigh提出了关于熊的父亲的疑问。
第四段：Leigh表达了对母亲安全的担忧，并提到了对父亲的失望
每段之间的逻辑关系
第一段引入了Leigh对书的整体感受和初步评价。
第二段通过详细描述书中的情节，展示了这些情节如何触动Leigh的情感。
第三段Leigh的疑问是对书中情节的进一步思考，显示了他对故事的深入理解。
第四段Leigh将书中的主题与自己的生活联系起来，表达了个人的情感和担忧。
逐一回答问题
88 Who is the author of the book Beggar Bears?
问题翻译：《乞丐熊》这本书的作者是谁？
回答：The author of the book Beggar Bears is Mr. Henshaw.
回答翻译：《乞丐熊》这本书的作者是亨肖先生。
依据：Dear Mr. Henshaw, I finished Beggar Bears in two nights.
依据翻译：亲爱的亨肖先生，我两晚就看完了《乞丐熊》。
89 What is a good book like, to Leigh’s mind?
问题翻译：在Leigh看来，一本好书是什么样的？
回答：To Leigh, a good book doesn't have to be funny to be good, although it often helps.
回答翻译：在Leigh看来，一本好书不必非得是有趣的才能被认为是好的，尽管有趣通常有帮助。
依据：At first, I was surprised because it wasn’t funny like your other books, but then I got to thinking and decided a book doesn’t have to be funny to be good, although it often helps.
依据翻译：起初，我感到惊讶，因为它不像你的其他书那样有趣，但我接着想到并决定一本书不必非得是有趣的才能被认为是好的，尽管有趣通常有帮助。
90 Is the book Beggar Bears mainly about the life of a mother bear and her children?
问题翻译：《乞丐熊》这本书主要是关于一只母熊和她的孩子的生活吗？
回答：Yes, the book Beggar Bears is mainly about the life of a mother bear and her children.
回答翻译：是的，《乞丐熊》这本书主要是关于一只母熊和她的孩子的生活。
依据：In the first Chapter I thought it was going to be funny. I guess I expected it because of your other books and the mother bear was teaching her cubs to beg from tourists in Yellowstone Park.
依据翻译：在第一章，我以为它会变得有趣。我想我之所以期待，是因为你的其他书，以及母熊在黄石公园教她的幼崽向游客乞食。
91 How did Leigh feel when he was reading the book?
问题翻译：Leigh在读这本书时有什么感觉？
回答：Leigh felt sad and almost cried when the mother bear died and the little bears didn't know how to find food for themselves.
回答翻译：当母熊死去，小熊们不知道如何为自己寻找食物时，Leigh感到难过，几乎哭了。
依据：When the mother died because a stupid tourist fed her a cupcake in a plastic bag and she ate the bag, too, I knew this was going to be a sad book. Winter was coming on, tourists were leaving the park and the little bears didn’t know how to look for food for themselves. When they hibernated and then woke up in the middle of winter because they had eaten all the wrong things and hadn’t stored up enough fat, I almost cried.
依据翻译：当母熊因为一个愚蠢的游客给她一个装在塑料袋里的杯子蛋糕，她也把袋子吃了，我知道这将是一本悲伤的书。冬天即将来临，游客们离开了公园，小熊们不知道如何为自己寻找食物。当它们冬眠然后在冬天中间醒来，因为它们吃了所有错误的东西并没有储存足够的脂肪，我几乎哭了。
92 Why did Leigh sometimes fail to go to sleep during the night?
问题翻译：为什么Leigh有时会在夜里无法入睡？
回答：Leigh sometimes failed to go to sleep during the night because he was upset about his mom's hard work and afraid something might happen to her.
回答翻译：Leigh有时会在夜里无法入睡，因为他对母亲的辛勤工作感到不安，并害怕她会发生什么事情。
依据：Sometimes I lie awake listening to the gas station ‘‘pingping’’, and I am upset because I am afraid something might happen to Mom. She is so little compared to most moms, and she works so hard.
依据翻译：有时我躺在那里听着加油站的“乒乒”声，感到不安，因为我害怕妈妈会发生什么事情。她与大多数妈妈相比是那么小，而且她工作那么辛苦。
93 What can be filled in the blank at the end of the letter?
问题翻译：信的末尾空白处可以填入什么？
回答：I hope that my dad will become more interested in me and our family.
回答翻译：我希望我的父亲会对我和我们的家庭更感兴趣。
依据：I don’t think Dad is much interested in me. He didn’t phone when he said he would.
依据翻译：我不认为爸爸对我有很大兴趣。他没有像他说的那样打电话来。