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The morning in London was wet, wet, wet. I had to check out from the 36 before noon, and then I would have a few 37 before my conference started near Richmond Park in the 38 . I started early for a literary London 39 with just my two feet, a guidebook and a map and a backpack with purse, camera and 40 .
My hotel was in Bayswater, and by walking through Kensington Gardens, 41 by the Peter Pan statue, I soon 42 myself in Kensington, former home of many a great 43 .
The more I 44 into literature, the more I want to learn, the more I see 45 I don’t know, what I haven’t 46 . Like Peter Pan. Familiar title, but a book I have never read.
Among my classic favorites are several books 47 Henry James. Some years ago I had some time alone in Roma and I spent a morning 48 for James’ home there, which is now a museum.
My walk 49 . Turning a corner right here, passing a square, looking up to see signs with familiar names, T.S. Elliot, W.M. Thackeray, Ezra Pond… Stopping for a 50 at a small French cafe, trying to 51 my wet and cold feet, writing my diary, then out again. I 52 in paradise(天堂)river, surrounded by images of words and famous writers.
Have you ever tried a literary walk? It is a great way of 53 . You not only see a city or a place like it is today, you can keep on 54 you are back home, reading the books by the authors, imagining their 55 , their places, knowing a tiny little bit more about the man or woman behind the creating hands and mind.
36. A. home B. park C. museum D. hotel
37. A. minutes B. hours C. days D. weeks
38. A. dawn B. morning C. evening D. midnight
39. A. walk B. riding C. sight D. view
40. A. dictionary B. computer C. diary D. book
41. A. passing B. flying C. rushing D. sitting
42. A. saw B. noticed C. looked D. found
43. A. writer B. doctor C. actor D. worker
44. A. put B. jump C. dive D. look
45. A. how B. what C. where D. whether
46. A. written B. read C. seen D. done
47. A. with B. for C. of D. by
48. A. searching B. working C. asking D. advertising
49. A. took on B. put on C. kept on D. got on
50. A. beer B. coffee C. hamburger D. tea
51. A. wash B. cure C. clean D. warm
52. A. crossed B. bathed C. drank D. swam
53. A. learning B. reading C. traveling D. visiting
54. A. when B. before C. until D. as
55. A. families B. lives C. experiences D. habits
36-40 DBCAC 41-45 ADACB 46-50 BDACB 51-55 DDCAB
You wake up in the morning,the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings,you say hello, and the drama starts.The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to.You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!
Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness.It may not change what you think,but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time.
Life brings ups and downs,but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer.They only feel glad when they make others feel bad.No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect.
When you communicate with positive people,your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted.When the dagger(匕首) of a negative person is put in you,you feel the heavy feeling that all in all,brings you down.
Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people.This could be a co-worker,or a relative.In this case,say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person,but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that.
Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized.The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着) you throughout the rest of your day,which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness.Life is too short to feel negative.Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.
【小题1】The purpose of the first paragraph is to ___________.
A.make a comparison | B.offer an evidence |
C.introduce a topic | D.describe a daily scene |
A.By influencing our emotion. |
B.By telling us the nature of life. |
C.By changing our ways of thinking. |
D.By comparing their attitudes to life with ours. |
A.other people’s pity for them | B.making other people unhappy |
C.building up a positive attitude | D.other people’s respect for them |
A.change negative people’s attitudes to life |
B.show our dissatisfaction to negative people |
C.make negative people feel ashamed of themselves |
D.communicate with negative people as little as possible |
A.Favorable. | B.Critical. | C.Indifferent. | D.Supportive. |
It was only 5 o’clock in the morning. The house was quiet and Tim' s mother was still asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave last night. The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea.
Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He' d eat after he' d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.
He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches-but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table:
Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight, Tim.
The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn't up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.
The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.
The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched (延伸) across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world.
Over the first rocks, along to the point, Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.
He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious (神秘的) now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He needn't go in all the way...
【小题1】What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?
A.He put a sweater in his schoolbag. | B.He left the house quietly. |
C.He had breakfast at home. | D.He left a note on the freezer. |
A.had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches |
B.liked biscuits better than sandwiches |
C.had to leave the biscuits on the table |
D.could only find some biscuits in the kitchen |
A.The height of the first rocks. | B.The ups and downs of the waves. |
C.The vast stretch of the sunlit beach. | D.The change in the position of the sun. |
A.loneliness to craziness | B.anxiousness to excitement |
C.eagerness to nervousness | D.helplessness to happiness |
History is full of examples of leaders joining together to meet common goals. But rarely have two leaders worked together with such friendship and cooperation as American President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. They both were born in wealthy families and were active in politics for many years. Both men loved the sea and the navy,history and nature.
Roosevelt and Churchill first met when they were lowerlevel officials in World War One. But neither man remembered much about that meeting. However,as they worked together during the Second World War they came to like and trust each other. Roosevelt and Churchill exchanged more than one thousand seven hundred letters and messages during five and a half years. They met many times,at large national gatherings and in private talks. But the closeness of their friendship might be seen best in a story told by one of Roosevelt’s close advisors,Harry Hopkins. Hopkins remembered how Churchill was visiting Roosevelt at the White House one day. Roosevelt went into Churchill’s room in the morning to say hello. But the president was shocked to see Churchill coming from the washing room with no clothes at all. Roosevelt immediately apologized to the British leader for seeing him naked. But Churchill reportedly said: “The Prime Minister of Great Britain has nothing to hide from the president of the United States.” And then both men laughed.
The United States and Great Britain were only two of several nations that joined together in the war to resist Hitler and his Allies. In January,1942,twentysix of these nations signed an agreement promising to fight for peace,religious freedom,human rights,and justice. The three major Allies,however,were the most important for the war effort: the United States,Britain,and the Soviet Union. Yet,Churchill and Roosevelt disagreed about when to attack Hitler in western Europe. And Churchill resisted Roosevelt’s suggestions that Britain give up some of its colonies. But in general,the friendship between Roosevelt and Churchill,and between the United States and Britain led the two nations to cooperate closely.
【小题1】What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Roosevelt and Churchill had much in common. |
B.Roosevelt and Churchill had nothing in common. |
C.Roosevelt and Churchill had no difference but cooperation. |
D.Roosevelt and Churchill always joined together to meet common goals. |
A.Since World War One they had believed in each other. |
B.They exchanged just 27 letters and messages per month during the 5.5 years. |
C.Harry Hopkins never let out the closeness of their friendship. |
D.Roosevelt and Churchill hadn’t been presidents before World War One. |
A.Roosevelt and Churchill did not always agree with each other |
B.over two differences between Churchill and Roosevelt were mentioned |
C.Churchill urged Roosevelt to give up some of its colonies |
D.the differences between Roosevelt and Churchill had an effect on their cooperation |