Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral of my  21  . The sadness was so great that I found it hard to  22  _ at times.

Suddenly, I heard a  23  open and shut at the back of the church. Quick  24  hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a  25  and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.

“I’m    26 ,” he explained, though no explanation was   27  . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “ Why do they keep   28   Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I  29  . “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t    30   this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the   31   funeral, sir.”

The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion    32  with the realization of the man’s mistake amused me and I could not help    33  . I looked at the man seated beside me. He was laughing，  34   . I imagined Mother laughing. At the  35  “Amen”, we ran out of the door and into the parking lot.

“I do believe we’ll be the   36  of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that   37   he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong    38  for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were   39  at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.

Whenever anyone asks us how we   40  , Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”

1.       B.neighbor        C. mother     D.  aunt                    

2.                A．imagine        B．breathe         C．explain   D．sit

3.                A．box            B．bottle          C．door D．window

4.                A．noises          B．claps           C．songs D．steps

5.                A．mood          B．rush           C．mess D．row

6.                A．angry          B．anxious         C．full  D．late

7.                A．necessary       B．natural         C．impossible D．uncertain

8.                A．confusing       B．calling          C．asking    D．questioning

9.                A．shouted        B．cried           C．whispered D．reported

10.               A．who           B．when          C．why D．where

11.               A．special         B．wrong          C．same D．different

12.               A．filled          B．covered        C．stocked   D．mixed

13.               A．laughing        B．wondering      C．worrying  D．singing

14.               A．yet            B．too            C．either D．though

15.               A．first           B．middle         C．second    D．final

16.               A．talk            B．eye            C．word D．idea

17.               A．till            B．since          C．if D．before

18.               A．waiting         B．dream         C．thought   D．journey

19.               A．freed          B．protected       C．married   D．disturbed

20.               A．lived           B．met           C．stayed D．grew

There is no better place to be than beside the seaside in the summer. And even in Britain you can still find beaches away from the crowds with golden sand.

COMPTON BAY, ISLE OF WIGHT

This wide sandy beach is on the south west coast, between Freshwater and Brook is part of the Tennyson Heritage Coast. There are striking views of the white cliffs further along the coast. A coastal path passes behind the beach, and you can enjoy scenic cliff top walks in either direction.

Accommodation: Sandpipers Hotel (01983 758150, www. Sandpipershotel.com) with doubles from ￡10 pp.

KINGSGATE BAY, KENT

Around the beach round a bend in the coastal road from Ramsgate are white cliffs with Kingsgate Castle dominating the whole landscape. It is fairly isolated, with few facilities, but is perfect for summer bathing or for bracing winter walks.

Accommodation: Fayreness Hotel (0188 86866, www.fayreness.com) with doubles with breakfast from ￡69.50 pp.

RINGSTEAD BAY, DORSET

A picturesque 210 ft crescent (弦月状) of pebbles with clean water--- that’s a perfect escape from some of the busier beaches around Weymouth. You reach it by passing through the village of Upton, then along a narrow country road. Next to the car park is a well-stocked shop. The cliffs behind RINGSTEAD Bay are an excellent place for fossil hunting.

Accommodation: Glenburn Hotel (01305 832318, www. Glenburnhotel.com) with doubles from ￡79 including breakfast.

BRANSCOMBE, DEVON

Lying on the East Devon Heritage Coast, Branscombe has good facilities with toilets and a car park close to the beach, as well as a small picnic area. A well-stocked shop sells the most attractive dairy ice cream. Next to the shop is the Sea Shanty restaurant—open every day until 5 pm during the summer.

Accommodation: The Mason’s Arms, Branscombe Village (01297 680300, www. Masonsarms. Co.uk) with doubles from ￡65 pp with breakfast.

64. Which beach is the most wonderful place for summer bathing?

       A. COMPTON BAY.         B. BRANSCOMEBE.

       C. KINGSGATE BAY.    D. RINGSTEAD BAY.

65. If you want to know more information about Fayreness Hotel, you’d better refer to the following website_____________.

       A. www. Masonsarms. co. uk       B. www. Fayreness. Com

       C. www. Glenburnhotel.com        D. www. Sandpipershotel.com

66. What is the purpose of the passage?

       A. To attract more tourists

       B. To describe some beautiful beaches.

       C. To tell us the most beautiful places in UK are beaches.

       D. To tell us where to spend summer.

UK SECRET BEACHES

There’s no better place to be than beside the seaside in the summer. And even in Britain you can still find beaches away from the crowds with golden sand.

COMPTON BAY, ISLE OF WIGHT

This wide sandy beach is on the south west coast, between Freshwater and Brook and is part of the Tennyson Heritage Coast. There are striking views of the white cliffs further along the coast. A coastal path passes behind the beach, and you can enjoy scenic cliff top walks in either direction.

Accommodation: Sandpipers Hotel (01983 758150, www.sandpipersh.tel.com) with doubles from￡10pp.    KINGSGATE BAY, KENT

Around the beach round a bend in the coastal road from Ramsgate is white cliffs with  Kingsgate Castle dominating the whole landscape. It is fairly isolated, with few facilities, but is perfect for summer bathing or for bracing winter walks.

Accommodation: Fayreness Hotel (0188 86866, www.fayreness.com) with doubles with breakfast from￡69. 15pp.

RINGSTEAD BAY, DORSET

A picturesque 210ft crescent (弦月状) of pebbles with clean water that’s a perfect escape from some of the busier beaches around Weymouth. You reach it by passing through the village of Upton，then along a narrow country road. Next to the car park is a well stocked shop. The cliffs behind Ringstead Bay are an excellent place for fossil hunting.

Accommodation: Glenburn Hotel (01305 832318, www.glenburnhotell.com) with doubles from￡7 9 including breakfast.      BRANSCOMBE.DEVON

Lying on the East Devon Heritage Coast, Branscombe has good facilities with toilets and a car park close to the beach, as well as a small picnic area. A well stocked shop sells the most attractive dairy ice cream. Next to the shop is the Sea Shanty restaurant--open every day until 5 p.m. during the summer.

Accommodation: The Mason’s Arms, Branscombe Village (01297 680300, www.masonsarms.co.uk) with doubles from￡6 5 pp with breakfast.

45. Which beach is the most wonderful place for summer bathing? _______________

A. COMPTON BAY.                            B. BRANSCOMBE.

C. KINGSGATE BAY.                          D. RINGSTEAD BAY.

46. If you want to know more information about Branscombe, which website can you refer to? ______

A. www.fayreness.com                           B. www.masonsarms.co.uk

C. www.glenburnhotel.com                      D. www.sandpipershotel.com

47. What’s the purpose of the passage? ________________

A. To attract more tourists.

B. To describe some beautiful beaches.

C. To tell us the most beautiful places in UK are beaches.

D. To tell us where to spend summer.

It’s such a happy-looking library, painted yellow, decorated with palm-tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, it’s pedestrian-friendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach Country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.

       It’s a library built with love.

       A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “That’s what we’re going to do for our spring break!’

       Son Austin, now a 10^th-grader, didn’t see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51-year-old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he’d built years earlier for daughter Abbie’s toy horses, and made a door of glass.

       After adding the library’s final touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to ‘take a book, return a book,’ and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.

       They stocked it with 20 or so books they’d already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids’ favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again,” said Janey, a stay-at-home mom.

Since then, the collection keeps replenishing (补充)itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.

The project’s best payoff, says Peter, are the thank-you notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”

It’s such a happy-looking library, painted yellow, decorated with palm-tree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, it’s pedestrian-friendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.
It’s a library built with love.
A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “That’s what we’re going to do for our spring break!”
Son Austin, now a 10th-grader, didn’t see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51-year-old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he’d built years earlier for daughter Abbie’s toy horses, and made a door of glass.
After adding the library’s final touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book,” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.
They stocked it with 20 or so books they’d already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids’ favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again,” said Janey, a stay-at-home mom.
Since then, the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.
The project’s best payoff, says Peter, are the thank-you notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.” (317 words)
【小题1】In what way is the library “pedestrian-friendly”?