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Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely you are there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust-jacket is irresistible , although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather dull book. You soon become engrossed in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment—without buying a book, of course.
This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can wander round such places to your heart's content. If it is a good shop. no assistant will approach you with inevitable greeting:“Can I help you, sir?”You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. Of course you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire carefully and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.
You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a book shop .It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best selling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbing-something that had only vaguely interested you up until then. This volume on the subject, however, happened to be so well illustrated and the part of text you read proved so interesting that you just had to buy it. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section.
(1) “Dust-jacket”in the first paragraph probably means“________”.
[ ]
A．a kind of clothes
B．protecting paper cover of a book
C．book cover full of dust
D．title of a book
(2) You may spend too much time in a book shop because ________.
[ ]
A．the dust-jackets of some books are very attractive
B．you start reading one of the books
C．it keeps raining outside
D．you have to make sure you don't buy a dull book as a present
(3) In a good bookshop ________.
[ ]
A．nobody takes any notice of you
B．the assistant greets you in a friendly way
C．you feel as if you are in a music shop
D．you find yourself satisfied with browsing
(4) An assistant's help is needed ________.
[ ]
A．as soon as you have entered the shop
B．before you start browsing
C．only when you have finished browsing
D．when you have determined your choice
(5) Picking up books that vaguely interest you can be dangerous because ________.
[ ]
A．you may forget about the book you plan to buy
B．you have to give up the best-selling book
C．in makes you break your appointment
D．it costs you too much money and time
查看习题详情和答案>>surrounded us.My husband was the first to shift his consciousness.He dressed accordingly and
announced that he was going outside to build a giant snowman.
At first he stood alone,piling massive amounts of snow.Soon after a neighbor joined my husband
to embrace the opportunity the winter presented.Maintaining less than desirable attitudes,we reluctantly
put on our snow gear (用具) and headed outside.It wasn't long before we were smiling and enjoying the
abundance of snow that Mother Nature had provided.Others came to our yard one by one to give a
hand in the making of our giant snowman.
In the end we all stood back and marveled at what we had created.He was eleven feet high,twentyfive
feet around at the base and decorated with many household items supplied by various families.There he
stood,our glorious,gigantic (巨人般的) snowman.
People drove by and smiled.Some even stopped to enjoy his existence.The spirit that went into creating
him seemed to catch on and we all enjoyed it while the cold temperatures allowed.
With the passing of time,the spring made its way back into our yard and the snowman changed form
considerably.In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit longer,somebody stopped by and
changed the snowman's remains to look like a rabbit.
As I prepared for the start of another week,I decided to check my email before going to bed.I found
a curious message that contained the subject line:enjoy the snowman.I decided to read the message even
though I did not recognize who sent it.The words it contained melted my heart.
The email said:...your neighbor looks on in disbelief!I am sure you people are enjoying the sounds and
smells,along with sights of spring.The energy displayed in Mr Snowman or Ms,is filled with vigor and
joyous energy.You and your family keep it up,as this is what the world needs now.Love sweet love.
More power to you and your loved ones,keep sharing with the world around.
Perhaps it was more than snowman we built that day.I'd like to agree that it was.The message seems clear.Our circumstances will turn out to be what we make of them.The possibilities are endless and the choice is ours.
1. How did the author plan to spend that cold day at first?
A. By having a busy day.
B. By staying at home.
C. By building a snowman.
D. By visiting neighbors.
2. The reason for her husband to make a snowman was that________.
A. he had to please his neighbors
B. he was better at it than others
C. he wanted to cheer himself up
D. he must get the last chance before spring
3. From the passage we can know that the snowman________.
A. was built only by the author's family
B. was surprisingly big in size
C. made people more forgiving
D. made building snowman popular
4. Which of the following is NOT expressed in the email?
A. Likes of the nice snowman.
B. Sorry for snowman's leave.
C. Thanks for the family's efforts.
D. Appreciation of the author's style.
5. The author told us the story in order to show that________.
A. there is a large collection of chances in our life
B. choices are more practical than possibilities
C. we must have our own ideas about our decision
D. we can determine our way of life through our choice
IV. 阅读理解：
Farris Hassan, a 16-year-old high school student from Florida, decided to visit Iraq and left for the country on December 11th, 2005 alone, without having informed his parents.
After catching a connecting flight in Amsterdam, he arrived in Kuwait City on December 13th. He called his parents on the telephone and informed them of where he was and his intention to visit Iraq. This was the first time his parents learned of his plans. He then attempted to cross the Kuwait –Iraq border by taxi, because of tight security for the upcoming elections he was unable to pass though and spent a week in Beirut, Lebanon. Then on December 25th, he flew to Baghadad International Airport. Relatives picked him up from the airport and put him at a hotel known to frequently house American citizens.
He paid for the trip and made all the arrangements himself with money that he had saved up. The inspiration for his journey was the result of attending a class on “step into journalism” at his school. He was working on an assignment on the war in Iraq and he wished to experience his subject matter first-hand.
Hassan’s parents were born in Iraq, but he does not speak any Arabic, making him easily stand out as a foreigner in Iraq, where kidnappings(绑架)of Americans and violence are an everyday occurrence. His parents planned to take him to see Iraq once the war was over.
He turned in his assignment via e-mail and was due to be back home over the New Year’s Day weekend.
56. From the passage, we can know _____.
A. Farris Hassan can speak only a little Arabic
B. Farris Hassan’s parents have learned of his plan before
C. Farris Hassan successfully finished his assignment
D. Farris Hassan made arrangements for his trip with the help of his teacher
57. The underlined word “house” in the second paragraph probably means “_____”
A. a building for people to live in B. all the visitors living together
C. provide a place for people to live in D. provide a place for people to visit
58. Why did Farris Hassan travel to Iraq?
A. Because his parents wanted him to do so
B. Because he wanted to experience the war in Iraq
C. Because he wanted to get some information for his assignment
D. Because he had saved enough money for his journey to Iraq.
59. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. An American teenager’s life in Iraq
B. A brave American teenager in Iraq
C. The best way to complete an assignment is to experience it
D. An American teenager’s experience about trying to go to Iraq
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Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely you are there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust-jacket is irresistible , although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather dull book. You soon become engrossed in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment—without buying a book, of course.
This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can wander round such places to your heart's content. If it is a good shop. no assistant will approach you with inevitable greeting:“Can I help you, sir?”You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. Of course you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire carefully and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.
You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a book shop .It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best selling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbing-something that had only vaguely interested you up until then. This volume on the subject, however, happened to be so well illustrated and the part of text you read proved so interesting that you just had to buy it. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section.
(1) “Dust-jacket”in the first paragraph probably means“________”.
[ ]
A．a kind of clothes
B．protecting paper cover of a book
C．book cover full of dust
D．title of a book
(2) You may spend too much time in a book shop because ________.
[ ]
A．the dust-jackets of some books are very attractive
B．you start reading one of the books
C．it keeps raining outside
D．you have to make sure you don't buy a dull book as a present
(3) In a good bookshop ________.
[ ]
A．nobody takes any notice of you
B．the assistant greets you in a friendly way
C．you feel as if you are in a music shop
D．you find yourself satisfied with browsing
(4) An assistant's help is needed ________.
[ ]
A．as soon as you have entered the shop
B．before you start browsing
C．only when you have finished browsing
D．when you have determined your choice
(5) Picking up books that vaguely interest you can be dangerous because ________.
[ ]
A．you may forget about the book you plan to buy
B．you have to give up the best-selling book
C．in makes you break your appointment
D．it costs you too much money and time
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Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable. Whether you are a book-lover or merely you are there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can become totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust-jackets is irresistible, although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather dull book. You soon become engrossed in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment－without buying a book, of course.
This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can wander round such places to your ears'content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with inevitable greeting:“Can I help you, sir?” You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. Of course you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire carefully and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.
You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest interested you up until then. This volume on the subject, however, happened to be so well illustrated and the part of the text you read proved so interesting that you just had to buy it. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section.
1．“Dust-jacket” in the first paragraph probably means ________.
[ ]
A．a kind of clothes
B．protecting paper cover of a book
C．book cover full of dust
D．title of a book
2．You may spend too much time in a bookshop because ________.
[ ]
A．the dust-jackets of some books are very attractive
B．you start reading one of the books
C．it keeps reading outside
D．you have to make sure you don't buy a dull book as a present
3．In a good bookshop ________.
[ ]
A．nobody takes any notice of you
B．the assistant greets you in a friendly way
C．you feel as if you are in a music shop
D．you find yourself satisfied with browsing
4．An assistant's help is needed ________.
[ ]
A．as soon as you have entered the shop
B．before you start browsing
C．only when you have finished browsing
D．when you have determine your choice
5．Picking up books that vaguely interest you can be dangerous because ________.
[ ]
A．you may forgot about the book you plan to buy
B．you have to give up the best-selling book
C．it makes you break your appointment
D．it costs you too much money and time
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