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When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the __1__ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to __2__ in good health, or __3__ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to __4__ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text __5__ the title. Therefore, the scissors would __6__ before they start, __7__ halfway done when I find out the __8__ result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your __9__. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be __10__ up.

But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left__11__. Thus you are __12__ in a difficult position and feel sad. How __13__ that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life __14__ greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what __15__ is like: we are often __16__ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only __17__ we get into another. The __18__ may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind. I __19__ remember a philosopher's remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual __20__ may not be a bad one.

 

1.A.front　　　　 B．same　　　　　　 C．either　　　　 D．opposite

2．A.get　　　　　 B．keep　　　　　　 C．lead　　　　　 D．bring

3．A.advice　　　 B．news　　　　　　 C．a theory　　　 D．a report

4．A.suffer　　　 B．reduce　　　　　 C．prevent　　　 D．cause

5．A.on　　　　　 B．for　　　　　　 C．without　　　 D．off

6．A.use　　　　　 B．handle　　　　　 C．prepare　　　 D．stay

7．A.or　　　　　 B．but　　　　　　 C．so　　　　　　 D．for

8．A.satisfying　 B．regretful　　　 C．surprising　　 D．impossible

9．A.courage　　　 B．strength　　　　 C．attention　　 D．patience

10．A.given　　　 B．held　　　　　　 C．made　　　　　 D．picked

11．A.near　　　　 B．alone　　　　　 C．about　　　　 D．behind

12．A.filled　　　 B．attracted　　　 C．caught　　　　 D．struck

13．A.dare　　　　 B．come　 　　　　 C．deal　　　　　 D．do

14．A.improves　　 B．changes　　　　 C．progresses　　 D．goes

15．A.study　　　 B．society　　　　 C．nature　　　　 D．life

16．A.faced　　　 B．supplied　　　　 C．connected　　 D．fixed

17．A.before　　　 B．after　　　　　 C．until　　　　 D．as

18．A.following　 B．next　　　　　　 C．above　　　　 D．former

19．A.still　　　　 B．also　　　　　　 C．once　　　　　 D．almost

20．A.treatment　　 B．action　　　　　 C．choice　　　　 D．remark

 

1-5 DBAAC　 6-10 DABCA　 11-15 DCBBD 16-20 AADAC

 

语篇解读：剪报时遇到的一些问题引发了作者对生活的一些思索：有时一个随意的选择并不是坏的选择。

1.从下文the opposite one is likely to...可知此处意为：但是当我想这样做的时候，我发现背面的文章也很有趣。

2．它可能是一篇讨论如何保持健康的文章。keep in health“保持健康”，是固定用法。

3．或者是关于如何在社会生活中为人处事的建议。此处的advice和前面的way相对应。

4．背面的文章有可能遭受损害。suffer“遭受”；reduce“减少”；prevent“预防”；cause“引起”。

5．文章只留下一半或者文章没有了题目。

6．因此，剪刀会在开始之前或剪到一半的时候停在那儿。

7．见上题解析。halfway done“完成一半”。

8．当我发现这个遗憾的结果的时候。satisfying“满意的”；regretful“遗憾的”；surprising“惊讶的”；impossible“不可能的”。

9．有时两件事情需要你同时做，并且两件事都值得你关注。courage“勇气”；strength“力气”；attention“注意”；patience“耐心”。最后一段第二句话也有提示。

10．另一件必须等待或者是被放弃。give up“放弃”。

11．这里选D，承接上段末尾处的to wait or be given up。变化了的情形可能不允许你去做已经落在后面的事情。leave behind“抛在后面；落后。”

12. 这样你就陷在困境中并感到悲伤。be caught in“遇到，被困在。”

13．好的机会和绝妙的想法怎么会同时聚在一起呢？how come“怎么会？”；all at once“同时”。

14．有可能当你偏爱一种选择胜过另一种时，你的生活会发生很大的改变。

15．事实上生活就是这样。由本段后面讨论的内容可知“学习”“社会”“自然”均不符合语境。

16．我们总是要面对一个事情对立的两个方面。be faced with“面对”。　

17．通常，在你遇到另一件事之前，你的注意力只集中在一件事情上。

18．从下文the latter可知选former。　

19．我还(still)记得一位哲学家的话。

20．一个随意的选择可能不是糟糕的。

 

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     When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was badly crippled (跛脚),
and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare and I would be
ashamed of the unwanted attention. If ever noticed or bothered, he never let on.
     It was difficult to walk together-and because of that, we didn't say much as we went along. But as we
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     Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. He went to work even in
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     When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help...Such times
my sister or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, N. Y., on a child's sleigh to the subway entrance.
Once there, he would try to grasp handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept
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D. unwillingness
4. How did the father get to work usually?
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