网址：http://m.1010jiajiao.com/timu3_id_2465107[举报]
With both hands resting on top of the steering wheel, Oshima looks over at me: “That’s where you will be living now, Kafka. In the room where Miss Saeki used to spend time with her boyfriend. As I said, there is some change to the library, but it’s the very same room. ”
Silence on my part.
“Miss Saeki’s life stopped at age 20,when her lover died. No, maybe not age 20, maybe much earlier... I don’t know the details, but you need to know of this. The hands of the clock inside her soul stopped then. Time outside, of course, flows on as always, but she isn't affected by it. For her, what we consider normal time is meaningless.”
“Meaningless?”
Oshima nods. “Like it doesn’t exist. ”
“What you're saying is Miss Saeki still lives in that frozen time?”
“Exactly. When you get to know her better you'll understand.”
Oshima reaches out and lays a hand on my knee on a totally natural gesture. “Kafka,in everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward any more. And when you reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That's how we survive.”
We’re about to get onto the main highway. “There’s one other thing I’d like you to know of,” he goes on. “Miss Saeki has a wounded heart. To some degree that's true of all of us. But Miss Saeki has a special wound that goes beyond the usual meaning of the term. Her soul moves in mysterious ways. I’m not saying she's dangerous-don't get me wrong. On a day-to-day level she's certainly got her act together, probably more than anyone else I know. She’s attractive, deep, smart. But just don’t let it worry you if you notice something strange about her sometimes.”
“Strange?” I can’t help asking.
Oshima shakes his head. “I really like Miss Saeki, and respect her. I'm sure you'll come to feel the same way.”
This doesn’t really answer my question, but Oshima doesn’t say anything.
64．The conversation takes place .
A．in a library
B．in a moving car
C．where Miss Saeki used to spend time with her boyfriend
D．where Kafka lives
65．Which of the following statements is right?
A．Oshima knows every detail about Saeki.
B．Oshima knows Saeki well enough to understand her.
C．Oshima knows Saeki better than anyone else.
D．Oshima knows very little about Saeki,but respects her.
66．We can infer from the passage that .
A．there is something wrong with Saeki’s clock
B．nobody likes Saeki because she refuses to accept the fact
C．Saeki is attractive, smart but dangerous
D．Saeki carries only the memory of a childhood lover that death took away from her
67．The writer wants to give us a feeling of by giving readers the description of Saeki.
A．mystery B．horror C．amazement D．danger
查看习题详情和答案>>tape recorder. "Oum Khalsoum", says one of the other men sitting in the coffee bar to nobody in
particular. "This is Oum Khalsoum singing".
Jack takes another sip of sweet mint(薄荷) tea and nods in agreement without saying anything. His uncle
lives in Egypt, and every time he visits him, he tells him the story of how he saw the well-known singer at
one of her concerts in Cairo in 1970, not long before she died. The song seems to go on forever, and it's
very sad. He thinks it's beautiful, but he doesn't want to hear it now. It's too sad for him. It makes him
think of his uncle in Egypt who he hasn't seen for many years now, and also about the reason why his
uncle lives in Egypt while his aunt lived in Lebanon and why he, on the other hand, lives in Jordan, and
why he is in Jerusalem now.
His father died a few months ago. After that, he found that there were so many things that he had
wanted to ask his father, but had never asked . He realized that he knew very little about his own family,
and decided to try and find out more about the place where his father had grown up, and where his
grandparents (who had died when he was very young) were from.
He has now spent a couple of days wandering around Jerusalem with an old, torn photograph in his
hand. The photograph shows the whole family, his grandparents standing proudly at the centre of a
group of four children in front of a house on a busy street. Next to the house there seems to be a garden
with what look like olive (橄榄色) trees in it.
Jack, though, can't find anywhere in this modern Jerusalem that looks much like the street or the
house where the photograph was taken. He feels sadder than the sad song playing in the cafe, thinking
now that he might never find the place where his father had been born and the place where his
grandparents had lived until they moved away in 1947.
B. His father
C. His mother
D. His family
B. in Jerusalem
C. in Jordan
D. in Cairo
B. Where his grandparents was from
C. He wanted to know more about his family
D. All of above
B. Jack has a photograph taken with his family
C. Jack looks happy and enjoys love from his family
D. Jack is a lonely man and knows little about his father
Listening to your heart
Do you ever wish you had a road map for living? If only someone could 1 show us a way to go, a direction to take, we wouldn’t feel so 2 of which path to pursue. We think that, with only a little 3 , we’ll surely end up in the right place.
4 on a regular flight from Detroit to Tri-City Airport must have felt a little more than 5 during the flight attendant’s greeting as their flight started. She 6 the passengers and stated that the destination would be Midland. A few concerned passengers 7 her, so the flight attendant, obviously not familiar with the area, 8 herself by saying that they would be 9 in “Tri-City” and Bay City.
Chuckles rippled along the aisle as she 10 tried again. This time she informed passengers that the destination would be Saginaw. Now 11 broke out.
At that point, an authoritative voice came over the intercom (对讲机) and 12 her. “I’m your pilot, folks,” he said. “Don’t 13 — I know where we’re going.”
It’s nice when someone knows the 14 . And there is wisdom in seeking help when necessary. Other people can be valuable. 15 we cannot always depend on others for the 16 answers for living our lives. In the end, nobody can point us to all the best 17 for life’s problems; nobody else can 18 us to the path that is just right for us. We find that way ourselves. We find the way by 19 . Listening to our hearts — for the direction we need is almost always there, deep within.
So if you feel a bit lost, don’t worry. This may be a 20 time to listen. And remember — your pilot knows where you’re going.
1. A. irregularly B. occasionally C. practically D. basically
2. A. proud B. tired C. unsure D. ashamed
3. A. guidance B. encouragement C. comfort D. determination
4. A. Customers B. Pilots C. Attendants D. Passengers
5. A. happy B. lost C. nervous D. excited
6. A. thanked B. examined C. welcomed D. entertained
7. A. reminded B. informed C. warned D. threatened
8. A. relaxed B. behaved C. enjoyed D. corrected
9. A. stopping B. landing C. flying D. traveling
10. A. shyly B. impatiently C. bravely D. actively
11. A. protest B. complaint C. argument D. laughter
12. A. rescued B. blamed C. praised D. defended
13. A. fight B. worry C. quarrel D. concern
13. A. flight B. skill C. way D. problem
15. A. So B. And C. Besides D. But
16. A. immediate B. important C. simple D. short
17. A. solutions B. reasons C. explanations D. accounts
18. A. direct B. force C. forbid D. tempt
19. A. speaking B. following C. listening D. asking
20. A. hard B. spare C. necessary D. perfect
查看习题详情和答案>>With both hands resting on top of the steering wheel, Oshima looks over at me: “That’s where you will be living now, Kafka. In the room where Miss Saeki used to spend time with her boyfriend. As I said, there is some change to the library, but it’s the very same room. ”
Silence on my part.
“Miss Saeki’s life stopped at age 20,when her lover died. No, maybe not age 20, maybe much earlier... I don’t know the details, but you need to know of this. The hands of the clock inside her soul stopped then. Time outside, of course, flows on as always, but she isn't affected by it. For her, what we consider normal time is meaningless.”
“Meaningless?”
Oshima nods. “Like it doesn’t exist. ”
“What you're saying is Miss Saeki still lives in that frozen time?”
“Exactly. When you get to know her better you'll understand.”
Oshima reaches out and lays a hand on my knee on a totally natural gesture. “Kafka,in everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward any more. And when you reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That's how we survive.”
We’re about to get onto the main highway. “There’s one other thing I’d like you to know of,” he goes on. “Miss Saeki has a wounded heart. To some degree that's true of all of us. But Miss Saeki has a special wound that goes beyond the usual meaning of the term. Her soul moves in mysterious ways. I’m not saying she's dangerous-don't get me wrong. On a day-to-day level she's certainly got her act together, probably more than anyone else I know. She’s attractive, deep, smart. But just don’t let it worry you if you notice something strange about her sometimes.”
“Strange?” I can’t help asking.
Oshima shakes his head. “I really like Miss Saeki, and respect her. I'm sure you'll come to feel the same way.”
This doesn’t really answer my question, but Oshima doesn’t say anything.
1．The conversation takes place .
A．in a library
B．in a moving car
C．where Miss Saeki used to spend time with her boyfriend
D．where Kafka lives
2．Which of the following statements is right?
A．Oshima knows every detail about Saeki.
B．Oshima knows Saeki well enough to understand her.
C．Oshima knows Saeki better than anyone else.
D．Oshima knows very little about Saeki, but respects her.
3．We can infer from the passage that .
A．there is something wrong with Saeki’s clock
B．nobody likes Saeki because she refuses to accept the fact
C．Saeki is attractive, smart but dangerous
D．Saeki carries only the memory of a childhood lover that death took away from her
4．The writer wants to give us a feeling of by giving readers the description of Saeki.
A．mystery B．horror C．amazement D．danger
查看习题详情和答案>>