65. Which statement may be included in the fourteen “slowmandments” in paragraph 3?

A. Wake up five minutes earlier.

B. Do two things at the same time.

C. Make a habit of writing letters.

D. Don’t work on weekends and relax.

64. What did Bruno do in New York?

A. He advertised his idea on a sandwich board.

B. He stopped passers – by and delivered postcards.

C. He served as a policeman to prevent accidents.

D. He took photos for the people who walked fast.

63. The Art of Living Slowly was founded to help people 　　　　.

A. understand the truth of life.

B. know the difficulty in managing time

C. avoid being in a hurry all the time

D. make friends with the same problem

62. The last paragraph mainly tells us that _________.

A. if you smile at a jailer, he will set you free

B. smiling is a natural connection between people

C. there is no hate or envy or fear between people

D. you’ll have no enemies if you smile every day

C

“We started as a group of friends with the same problem; difficult in our personal life to manage our time, being always in a hurry.” This thought was recently offered by Bruno to explain the origin of The Art of Living Slowly, an organization that he founded two years ago, with his wife, Ella. Bruno and Ella said they decided to draw more people’s attention to the overlooked idea that “time is wealth.” On February 19 th last year, they created a new holiday, the first Global Day of Slow Living. Despite its ambitious name, the event was limited almost entirely to Italy, where the couple arranged a number of events: a reverse bicycle race in which the last rider was declared the winner; an afternoon of grandfathers reading poetry to children etc.

One Monday in late February, 2008, the couple staged a New York version of the Day of Slow Living. “It has to be a Monday, the worst day to try to slow down.” Bruno explained. Bruno was wearing a police cap, mirrored sunglasses, and a sandwich board stating, “Caution! Speed – walking camera is in action!” He flagged down passers – by and handed them postcards printed with fourteen “slowmandments.” For example, No. 4: Write your text message on your cell phone with no symbols and get in the habit of starting with “Dear …” No 7: Avoid being so busy that you don’t have time for yourself. Bruno told the passers- by to read them once a day and keep the doctor away.

Many said, “I can’t do this. New York is too fast. ” Bruno admitted. But many stopped, they read and said. “This one is good for me, because trying to slow down is like trying to stop smoking.”

When asked about their plans for the future. Bruno and Ella looked at each other and chanted the name of the city they have chosen for next year’s Global Day of Slow Living, “Tokyo!”

61. After the jailer lit the cigarette, the jailer ________.

A. walked away

B. stayed near and continued to smile

C. escaped the author’s search

D. put the author into the prison

60. Why did the author call out to the jailer?

A. Because he was to be executed.

B. Because he was terribly nervous.

C. Because he had no matches to light the cigarette.

D. Because his hand shook badly.

59. In the author’s opinion，poetry　　　　 .

A. is a substitute for food，shelter，and love

B. should make its rc8ders satisfied

C. is more important than words

D. often tries to capture real human feelings

B

I was sure that I was to be executed(处决). I became terribly nervous. I fumbled(乱摸)in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barely get it to my lips. But I had no matches; they had taken those. I looked through the bars at my jailer(狱卒). I called out to him “Have you got a light?” As he came close and lit the match, his eyes inadvertently locked with mine. At that moment, I smiled I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was nervousness, perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very hard not to smile. He lit my cigarette but stayed near, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.

“Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here. ” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the pictures of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were filled with tears. I said that I feared that I’d never see my family again, never have the chance to see my children grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. Suddenly, without another word, he turned back towards the town.

My life was saved by a smile. Yes, the smile – the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people. I really believe that if that part of me could recognize each other, we wouldn’t be enemies. We couldn’t have hate or envy or fear.

58. The underlined word “merits” in the second paragraph means “　　　　 ”.

A. purposes　　 　　　　　 B. advantages

C. powers 　　　　　　　　　 D. effects

57. One reason that poetry can be important is that it is　　　　 .

A. about how people feel

B. about how people think

C. the poets’feelings about words

D. anything but patterns of lines

56. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

A. Few people think that poetry is neutral.

B. People always differ in their views about poetry.

C. Few people understand the true feelings poetry expresses.

D. People usually have an obvious attitude towards poetry.