题目内容
--- I am always feeling nervous before an exam.
--- .Do believe your hard work will surely pay off.
A.Take your time B.Take a good rest
C.Take it easy D.Take your turn
C
I am a person who does not like to wait.I don' t like lines, being put on hold when making a phone call, arriving at an appointment to find that my companion will be delayed and of course, I don * t like waiting rooms.
However, I realize that my agony(痛苦) will not be good for me, as an increasingly, crowded world can only mean one thing—more waiting.
Owing to this, I have taken a measure and decided to turn my disappointment to productive ends.In short, I am looking for what I call "waiting in line books".
These are books that contain material designed for being read in shortened words, so there is no extended story line to lose track of.Another requirement is that they be small enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.
The other day I went to the supermarket.Convinced that the rain would keep most people away, I was surprised to see that the place was crowded with shoppers.Every checkout was open—and jammed! But I could take out my pocket book and go to work.
The more the world demands that I wait, the more I learn from my waiting library.Look at these titles: One Hundred Things Every American Should Know; The Poetry of Robert Frost; Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers; Still More Toasts.I have learned interesting and enriching things and much knowledge from these books.
On a recent visit to the general store, I placed my order at the counter along with six or seven other people.The one female employee seemed to have her hands full as she rushed about."Just be patient," she said to me.
No problem.I quietly opened my dictionary of prose (散文) and poetical quotations. Perhaps the other customers regarded me as a bookish, lonely soul.But little did they realize that I was enjoying the company of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson.
【小题1】According to the passage, the world ______.
A.needs to produce many materials to use | B.is becoming more and more crowded |
C.loses tracks of story line increasingly | D.is crowded with shoppers everywhere |
A.By reading books designed to be read in shortened words. |
B.By arriving early for an appointment. |
C.By taking measures to produce some books for readers. |
D.By keeping most people away from the supermarket for some reasons. |
A.One Hundred Things Every American Should Know |
B.The Poetry of Robert Frost |
C.Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers |
D.Homer and Ben Johnson |
A.The author succeeded in changing his agony into fun. |
B.The author was a bookish and lonely soul. |
C.Six or seven employees in the store were busy in rushing about. |
D.There were fewer customers in the supermarket on rainy days. |
I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. On arriving at the beach cottage, I kissed Evelyn meeting me at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed”, she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.?
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.
“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
【小题1】From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ______.
A.with his family | B.with Evelyn | C.alone | D.with his children |
A.he was determined to be a good husband |
B.he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm |
C.she looked lovely in her new clothes |
D.the doctor said his wife was seriously ill |
A.He praised her sweater, which puzzled her. |
B.She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated. |
C.He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her. |
D.He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying. |