THINK ABOUT IT. DON'T ...II. READING (35 POINTS)PART 1

10. Think about it. Don't ...II. READING (35 points)Part 1: Read the following passages carefully, then choose the ONE best answer to each question Passage 1:At the age of sixty-five, Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing a series of novels for young peoplebased on her early experiences on the American frontier. Born in the state of Wiscosin in 1867,she and her family were rugged pioneers. Seeking better farm land, they went by covered wagonto Missouri in 1869, then on to Kansas the next year, returning to Wisconsin in 1871, andtravelling on to Minnesota and Lowa before settling permanently in South Dakota in 1879.Because of this continuing moving, Wilder's early education took place sporadically in asuccession of one-room schools. From age thirteen to sixteen she attended school more regularlyalthough she never graduated.At the age of eighteen, she married Almanzo James Wilder. They bought a small farm in theOzarks, where they remained for the rest of their lives. Their only daughter, Rose, who hadbecome a nationally known journalist, encouraged her mother to write. Serving as agent andeditor, Rose negotiated with Harper's to publish her mother's first book, Little House on the BigWoods. Seven more books followed, each chronicling her early life on the plains. Written fromthe perspective of a child, they have remained popular with young readers from many nations.Twenty years after her death in 1957, more than 20 million copies had been sold, and they hadbeen translated into fourteen languages. In 1974, a weekly television series, "Little House on thePrairie ", was produced based on the stories from the Wilder books.