题目内容
I took home a briefcase full of troubles.As I sat down on that hot and damp 1 , there seemed to be no 2 to the problems hanging around in my brain .So I picked up a book , settled into a comfortable chair and 3 my own special therapy (疗法): 4 reading .
I 5 three or four hours on two short chapters of Personal History by Vincent Sheean—tasting each paragraph, staying over a sentence, a phrase, or even a single word, building a detailed mental picture of the scene.No longer was I in Sydney, Australia, on a sticky hot night.Enjoying every word, I 6 foreign journalist Vincent Sheean on a tour to China and another to Russia.I was 7 in the author’s world.And when finally I put it down , my mind was totally 8 .
Next morning , four words from the book—“take the long 9 ” were still in my mind .At my desk , I had a long-view look at my 10 .Once more , super-slow-reading had given me not only 11 but perspective (视角),and helped me in my everyday affairs .
I discovered its 12 years ago.Before that , if I had been really interested in a book, I would 13 from page to page, 14 to know what came next.Now, I decided , I had to become a miser (守财奴)with 15 and stretch every sentence like a poor man spending his last dollar.
I had started with the practical object of making my book last.But by the end of the second week I began to realize 16 I was getting from super-slow-reading itself.Sometimes just a particular phrase 17 my attention, sometimes a sentence.I would read it slowly, analyze it , read it again—perhaps changing down into an even 18 speed—and then sit for 20 minutes thinking about it before moving on.I was like a pianist 19 a piece of music , phrase by phrase , practicing it, trying to discover and 20 exactly what the composer(作曲家) was trying to convey.
1.A.day B.morning C.afternoon D.evening
2.A.solutions B.doubt C.wonder D.courses
3.A.tried on B.applied C.practiced D.managed
4.A.fast B.super fast C.super slow D.slow
5.A.spent B.wasted C.cost D.took
6.A.united B.attended C.attracted D.joined
7.A.found B.lost C.persuaded D.accepted
8.A.broken B.discouraged C.refreshed D.awakened
9.A.view B.care C.walk D.distance
10.A.therapy B.problems C.reading D.work
11.A.difficulty B.success C.achievement D.pleasure
12.A.use B.disadvantage C.value D.importance
13.A.look B.read C.analyze D.digest
14.A.worried B.eager C.glad D.anxious
15.A.books B.troubles C.words D.music
16.A.how well B.how long C.how many D.how much
17.A.caught B.missed C.escaped D.paid
18.A.faster B.higher C.lower D.slower
19.A.playing B.studying C.writing D.singing
20.A.realize B.recognize C.repay D.understand
1-5 DABCA 6-10 DBCAB 11-15 DCBBC 16-20 DACBD
When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard. It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. "I think I am going to dig up all these weeds," she said. "From now on, we'll have only roses in this garden." "But I like dandelions," I protested. "All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!" My mother looked at me seriously. "Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn't it?" she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. "And that is true of people, too," she added. When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the fact. “But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.
【小题1】The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because_____
A.she felt nervous on the stage. |
B.she lost her interest in that role. |
C.she preferred the role of the narrator |
D.she had difficulty memorizing her words |
A.To remove the dandelions |
B.To enjoy the garden scene |
C.to help her daughter with the play. |
D.to have a talk with her daughter. |
A.Everybody can find his or her own way to success. |
B.Everybody should learn to play different roles |
C.Everybody has his or her own value in the world. |
D.Everybody has some unforgettable memory. |
When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess(公主)in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's(解说者的)part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. "I think I am going to dig up all these weeds, "she said. "From now on, we'll have only roses in this garden. "
"But I like dandelions, "I protested. "All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!"
My mother looked at me seriously. "Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn't it?" she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. "And that is true of people, too, " she added.
When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.
“But you will be a beautiful narrator, ”she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.
Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you, ”she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.
【小题1】The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because .
A.she felt nervous on the stage. |
B.she lost her interest in that role. |
C.she preferred the role of the narrator |
D.she had difficulty memorizing her words |
A.To remove the dandelions |
B.To enjoy the garden scene |
C.to have a talk with her daughter. |
D.to help her daughter with the play. |
A. Everybody can find his or her own way to success.
B. Everybody has his or her own value in the world.
C. Everybody should learn to play different roles
D Everybody has some unforgettable memory.