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

As kids, my friends and I spent a lot of time out in the woods． “The woods” was our part-time address, destination, purpose, and excuse． If I went to a friends house and found him not at home, his mother might say, “Oh, he’s out in the woods, ” with a tone（语气） of airy acceptance． It is similar to the tone people sometimes use nowadays to tell me that someone I’m looking for is on the golf course or at the gym, or even “away from his desk．” For us ten-year-olds, “being out in the woods” was just an excuse to do whatever we feel like for a while．
We sometimes told ourselves that what we were doing in the woods was exploring（探索）． Exploring was a more popular idea back then than it is today． History seemed to be mostly about explorers． Our explorations, though, seemed to have less system than the historic kind: something usually came up along the way． Say we stayed in the woods, throwing rocks, shooting frogs, picking blackberries, digging in what we were briefly persuaded was an Indian burial mound．
Often we got “lost” and had to climb a tree to find out where we were． If you read a story in which someone does that successfully, be skeptical: the topmost branches are usually too skinny to hold weight, and we could never climb high enough to see anything except other trees． There were four or five trees that we visited regularly—tall beeches, easy to climb and comfortable to sit in．
It was in a tree, too, that our days of fooling around in the woods came to an end． By then some of us had reached seventh grade and had begun the rough ride of adolescence（青春期）． In March, the month when we usually took to the woods again after winter, two friends and I set out to go exploring． We climbed a tree, and all of a sudden it occurred to all three of us at the same time that we really were rather big to be up in a tree． Soon there would be the spring dances on Friday evenings in the high school cafeteria．
【小题1】The author and his friends were often out in the woods to _______．

As kids, my friends and I spent a lot of time out in the woods．“The woods” was our part-time address, destination, purpose, and excuse．If I went to a friends house and found him not at home, his mother might say, “Oh, he’s out in the woods, ” with a tone（语气） of airy acceptance．It is similar to the tone people sometimes use nowadays to tell me that someone I’m looking for is on the golf course or at the gym, or even “away from his desk．” For us ten-year-olds, “being out in the woods” was just an excuse to do whatever we feel like for a while．

We sometimes told ourselves that what we were doing in the woods was exploring（探索）．Exploring was a more popular idea back then than it is today．History seemed to be mostly about explorers．Our explorations, though, seemed to have less system than the historic kind: something usually came up along the way．Say we stayed in the woods, throwing rocks, shooting frogs, picking blackberries, digging in what we were briefly persuaded was an Indian burial mound．

Often we got “lost” and had to climb a tree to find out where we were．If you read a story in which someone does that successfully, be skeptical: the topmost branches are usually too skinny to hold weight, and we could never climb high enough to see anything except other trees．There were four or five trees that we visited regularly—tall beeches, easy to climb and comfortable to sit in．

It was in a tree, too, that our days of fooling around in the woods came to an end．By then some of us had reached seventh grade and had begun the rough ride of adolescence（青春期）．In March, the month when we usually took to the woods again after winter, two friends and I set out to go exploring．We climbed a tree, and all of a sudden it occurred to all three of us at the same time that we really were rather big to be up in a tree．Soon there would be the spring dances on Friday evenings in the high school cafeteria．

The author and his friends were often out in the woods to _______．

     A．spend their free time               B．play golf and other sports

     C．avoid doing their schoolwork  D．keep away from their parents

What can we infer from Paragraph 2 ?

     A．The activities in the woods were well planned．

     B．Human history is not the result of exploration．

     C．Exploration should be a systematic activity．

     D．The author explored in the woods aimlessly．

The underlined word “skeptical” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______．

     A．calm       B．doubtful   C．serious      D．optimistic

How does the author feel about his childhood?

     A．Happy but short．            B．Lonely but memorable．

     C．Boring and meaningless．      D．Long and unforgettable．

Yoga（瑜伽）is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union in body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance. After a long time of practice yoga, you no longer just practice it — you love it.
Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned（有弹性的）, and more flexible as you move from one pose to another. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscles, yoga builds muscle tone,” says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of KISS Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism（新陈代谢）, and it also helps to control weight. Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat around the cells disappear, thus losing weight.”
I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need an increase in energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative（恢复体力的）poses.
Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves（使消除）stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis court, in the dentist’s chair, and when I’m stuck in traffic.
You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, but not tired. If you feel tired after yoga, it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the poses by letting go of the tension.
64. What will be talked about if this passage continues?
A. Yoga is becoming part of your spiritual life.
B. Yoga is becoming popular all over the world.
C. The disadvantages of yoga.
D. Encouraging people to do yoga.
65. According to the second paragraph, yoga can help people ___.
A. grow tall             B. lose weight C. be flexible in thinking     D. make friends
66. Why does a person feel tired after yoga?
A. Because when practicing yoga, people will consume a lot of energy.
B. Because he or she surrenders to the poses by letting go of the tension.
C. Because yoga doesn’t benefit all the people.
D. Because he or she doesn’t do yoga poses naturally.
67. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. What’s yoga?                                         B. How do I do yoga poses?
C. The benefits of yoga.                           C. The varieties of yoga.