As we grow old, we realize that we have so little time to read and there are so many great books that we’ve yet to get around to.Yet re-readers are everywhere around us.For certain fans, re-reading The Lord of the Rings is a conventional practice annually.One friend told me that Jane Austen’s Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it over 50 times.

New sudden clear understandings can be gained from the process of re-reading.Journalist Rebacca Mead, a long-time Englishwoman in New York, first came across George Eliot’s Middlemarch at 17.Since then, she has read it again every five years.With each re-reading, it has opened up further; in each chapter of her life, it has resonated (引起共鸣) differently.Mead evidenced the large number of ways in which really good books not only stand the test of repeat reads, but also offer fresh gifts each time we crack their spines.These kinds of books grow with us.

Scientists have also recognized the mental health benefits of re-reading.Research conducted with readers in the US found that on our first reading, we are concerned with the “what” and the “why”.Second time round, we’re able to better appreciate the emotions that the plot continues to express.As researcher CristelRussell of the American University explained, returning to a book “brings new or renewed appreciation of both the great book and its readers.”

It’s true that we often find former selves on the pages of old books (if we’re fond of making notes on the pages).These texts can carry us back to a time and place, and remind us of the kind of person that we were then.We’re changed not only by lived experience but also by read experience – by the books that we’ve discovered since last reading the one in our hand.

More so than the movie director or the musician, the writer calls upon our imaginations, using words to lead us to picture this declaration of love or that unfaithfulness in life.A book is a joint project between writers and readers, and we must pour so much of ourselves into reading that our own life story can become connected with the story in the book.

Perhaps what’s really strange is that we don’t re-read more often.After all, we watch our favourite films again and we wouldn’t think of listening to an album only once.We treasure messy old paintings as objects, yet of all art forms, literature alone is a largely one-time delight.A book, of course, takes up more time, but as Mead confirms, the rewards make it adequately worthwhile.

1.The two books are mentioned in Paragraph 1 mainly to __________.

A. attract the attention of readers

B. introduce the topic of the passage

C. provide some background information

D. show the similarity between re-readers

2.The underlined expression “crack their spines” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A. recite them

B. re-read them

C. recall them

D. retell them

3.It can be learned from the passage that __________.

A. reading benefits people both mentally and physically

B. readers mainly focus on feelings on their first reading

C. we know ourselves better through re-reading experience

D. writers inspire the same imaginations as film directors do

4.The purpose of the passage is to __________.

A. call on different understandings of old books

B. focus on the mental health benefits of reading

C. bring awareness to the significance of re-reading

D. introduce the effective ways of re-reading old books

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mike’s New Bike

Mike looked at the midday sky. He had been working since sunrise and was taking a___. Mike had been working all summer to earn enough money for a new ____. His ancient, beaten-up bike was total embarrassment. But his mom said they couldn’t ___ a new one. Even though Mike knew she was ____ ,he shouted back at her in great disappointment,“You never ___ me anything!”

He only needed fifty more dollars. Mr. Painter had ___ him forty dollars to dig a new drainage ditch(排水沟),and he wanted to stop the ___in his rose garden. Mr. Painter wanted the new ditch to run parallel to the old one, but Mike didn’t think that would be ___in heavy rains. So he suggested another plan to ___the rainwater away from the house.

Mike noticed Mr. Painter ___him from behind a curtain. He knew Mr. Painter was an old grouch(爱抱怨的人); he would take away that little break from his pay. ___he returned to his work, Mike waved. Mr. Painter acknowledge the wave and disappeared.

Mike worked ___until mid-afternoon without a rest. Then Mr. Painter came out ___an inspection. “Why don’t you stop for today and get a fresh ___ tomorrow?”“I‘d rather finish up,” replied Mike. “It’s supposed to ___ tonight, and I’d like to have it work before the next storm.”

About six-thirty, Mike ___ the last pipe in place. As he was returning the tools to the garage, Mr. Painter came out of the house and ___up,“Mike, you’re an enthusiastic young man. You don’t see many young people these days who ___ about their work.” He handed Mike an envelope and left.

When Mike opened the envelope, he found three twenty-dollar bills. He ran to ___ Mr. Painter and started to hand one back to him. Mr. Painter declined the offer,“Take it as ___for keeping an old man from trouble.” And then he went to inspect his roses.

1.A. break B. holiday C. chance D. job

2.A. football B. computer C. skateboard D. bike

3.A. rid B. borrow C. afford D. make

4.A. rude B. right C. wise D. cruel

5.A. pass B. teach C. show D. give

6.A. handed B. offered C. lent D. saved

7.A. flooding B. growing C. sunlight D. dirt

8.A. necessary B. basic C. effective D. natural

9.A. collect B. direct C. pour D. receive

10.A. stopping B. ordering C. meeting D. watching

11.A. Once B. As C. While D. Though

12.A. nervously B. confidently C. steadily D. angrily

13.A. for B. about C. with D. during

14.A. supply B. start C. idea D. look

15.A. snow B. blow C. thunder D. rain

16.A. laid B. hung C. dropped D. cut

17.A. cleaned B. called C. stood D. walked

18.A. ask B. set C. care D. learn

19.A. catch B. beg C. serve D. blame

20.A. spirits B. excuses C. thanks D. requests

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1.On this 16-day tour, visitors might experience the _______ of South Africa.

A.history, cultures and education

B.cultures, scenery and education

C.history, scenery and education

D.history, cultures and scenery

2.What can we learn about the tour?

A.The tour is available all year round.

B.Tourists will have a single room each.

C.Tourists are sure to go whale watching.

D.Suppers are not included in the price.

3.The passage is written to _______.

A.talk about touring experiences

B.attract people to the tour

C.talk about the history of Africa

D.introduce places of interest in Africa

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