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my hometown take on a new look, a sense of suddenly appeared in my mind.
A. Having seen; joy B. Seeing; happiness
C. While I saw; delight D. When I saw; pride
D
“We’ve been good friends for so many years. And I don’t think you meant to do that ...” I said to myself, looking at Jack, my friend who was running across the 36 field.
How I wish I could join them! But it was impossible because of the pain in my left foot, caused by Jack.
I first met Jack in a football match in the elementary school. When my team looked as if we were 37 , Jack, who was watching, volunteered to join us. He was so confident and skilled that we won. From then on, Jack and I often played together and became best friends.
But something happened before an important football match between Class Six and my class. My class had so many good players that we had to 38 the best ones. Jack and I were in the same team. The match was close in the first half. I saw my chance and was ready to score a goal. Suddenly, Jack 39 me. He slid to stop the ball, but collided with my left foot. I knew I had lost the chance to score and was 40 the field. But what really hurt me was that Jack didn’t say sorry. And when some of my teammates said he did it on purpose to 41 me from scoring, I felt even 42 .
Now I stand here, with tears in my eyes. I don’t want to 43 those words but I don’t know how to persuade myself they are 44 . Then everything changes when Jack scores and wins! How excited I am!
While I am still 45 in excitement, someone pats my shoulder. It is Jack, with a smile on his face. “I’m sorry that you can not join in because of my 46 . But you see, Jason, we beat them! No matter whether you joined in or not, you’ve made a contribution. Come on, let’s celebrate!” Suddenly, I am 47 by the players. The sunshine is so bright that I close my eyes. Riding high above my teammates, I feel so happy. And I know the friendship between Jack and me will last forever.
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My father’s reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York city was immediate and definite: “You won’t catch me putting my money in there!” he declared, “Not in that glass box!”
Of course, my father is a gentleman of the old school, a member of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting, but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of money. In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity (实物) that could be carried, or stolen.
Consequently, to attract the custom of a sensible man, a bank had to have heavy walls, barred windows, and bronze doors, to affirm the fact, however untrue, that money would be safe inside. If a building’s design made it appear impenetrable(难以渗透的), the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol reflected people’s prevailing attitude toward money.
But the attitude toward money has, of course, changed. Excepting pocket money, cash of any kind is now rarely used; money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit. A deficit (赤字) economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as product of the creative imagination. The banker no longer offers us a safe: he offers us a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers. It is in no way surprising, in view of this change in attitude, that we are witnessing the disappearance of the heavy-walled bank.
Just as the older bank emphasized its strength, this bank by its architecture boasts of imaginative powers. From this point of view it is hard to say where architecture ends and human assertion (人们的说法) begins.
36. 1.The main idea of this passage is that________.
A.money is not as valuable as it was in the past |
B.changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept of banks |
C.the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bank |
D.prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable |
37. 2.How do the older generation and the younger one think about money respectively?
A.The former thinks more of money than the latter. |
B.The younger generation values money more than the older generation. |
C.Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money. |
D.To the former money is a real commodity but to the latter be a means to produce more money. |
38. 3.The words “tangible commodity” (Line 2, Para. 4) refer to something ______.
A.that can be replaceable |
B.that is usable |
C.that can be touched |
D.that can be reproduced |
39. 4.According to this passage, a modern banker should be _______.
A.ambitious and friendly |
B.reliable and powerful |
C.sensible and impenetrable |
D.imaginative and creative |
40. 5.It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s attitude towards the new trend in banking is _______.
A.cautious |
B.regretful |
C.positive |
D.hostile |