阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Once upon a time, eating alone was just that: sitting down in a restaurant on one’s own and eating a meal. Everyone did it sometimes, and when they did so they might be a little embarrassed. To eat alone might suggest that you didn’t have any family or friends, or didn’t like people. There was a kind of shame attached to it. Nowadays, however, there is more and more solitary(独自的) eating.
People choose to eat alone for various reasons. “Foodies”—people who have a passionate interest in different cuisines(美食)—do it because all they need for their pleasure is the chance to eat good food. They don’t want company or conversation, but only the joy of eating some special dish.
Other people eat alone because it’s simply practical for them to do so. For instance, it’s estimated that nearly a third of all the customers of fast-food restaurants eat alone. They are served with their food fast, eat it fast and then leave fast—because they have a meeting to make or a child to pick up from school.
But for others, the appeal of eating alone is quite different. It’s an experience of freedom. For the hour that it takes to have a meal, they can forget all the pressures of their lives. For a brief window, they don’t have to deal with their family or job. They can relax and let their mind wander. Maybe they will bring a book, a newspaper or perhaps they will shyly spy on the people around them. Part of the appeal of this new trend is surely that a meal taken alone is like a little holiday from the busyness of modern life, in which we have so much to do all the time. David Annand, editor of US-based Conde Nast Traveler magazine, who delights in dining alone, speaks of his pleasure in the “rhythm of a meal in a restaurant—its ebb and flow(人来人往), the regular arrival and departure of the waiter.” This restaurant rhythm allows him and others, he writes, to sit back, observe, and think.
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注意：
1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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Recently, the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, located in east China’s Zhejiang Province, 1. (gain) the world’s recognition as a testimony to the 2. (exist) of at least 5,000-year-long Chinese civilization.
The Liangzhu ruins were once the center of power and belief of 3. early regional state in the lower 4. (reach) of the Yangtze River in Late Neolithic China. On July sixth, 2019, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed the ruins on the World Heritage List as a cultural site at a session 5. (hold) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The inclusion has brought the total number of World Heritage sites in China to 55, the 6. (high) in the world.
“The Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City are both a major archaeological discovery of China in the 20th century and a key cultural site 7. bears testimony to the over 5,000-year-long Chinese civilization,” said LiuYuzhu, head of China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration, “Its inclusion 8. the World Heritage List proved that this fact has been 9. (wide) recognized by the international community,” said Liu.
Liu also said Chinese authorities will redouble their efforts on upgrading the protection level of the site and 10. (cope) with a potential boom of tourism, in a bid to better preserve the ruins.
I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had _______ outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind _______ the sea which nearly threw me off my _______ every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the _______ trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.
There was no sign of a call _______ nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask.I had thought I might find a shop open _______ the Saturday papers or a milkman doing his _______, but the town was _______ dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin _______ cat outside a small restaurant.
Then ________ I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost ________ from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of ________. I ________ forward, but stopped in ________ when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a ________ inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he didn’t even ________ his head at the sound of my ________.
Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and ________ a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I ________ the dead match on the ground that I noticed something ________ red trickling (滴流) from under the door.
1.A.broken up B.broken down C.broken of D.broken in
2.A.leaving of B.setting off C.blowing off D.cutting off
3.A.hair B.hand C.feet D.body
4.A.bare B.luxuriant C.tall D.green
5.A.house B.hall C.cottage D.box
6.A.sending B.purchasing C.trading D.selling
7.A.travels B.rounds C.trips D.rides
8.A.completely B.approximately C.tightly D.slightly
9.A.delighted B.furious C.frightened D.surprised
10.A.suddenly B.quickly C.instantly D.luckily
11.A.hidden B.covered C.noticed D.found
12.A.color B.diamonds C.jewel D.paint
13.A.walked B.crawled C.hurried D.wondered
14.A.happiness B.astonishment C.rage D.fear
15.A.woman B.man C.farmer D.worker
16.A.lower B.hide C.show D.raise
17.A.noises B.footsteps C.voices D.sounds
18.A.put out B.smoked C.took out D.lit
19.A.threw B.put C.placed D.lifted
20.A.thick B.dark C.bright D.eye-catching
A Finnish cartoon — Matti, a socially awkward stickman has become a hit in China — even inspiring a new word in Mandarin (汉语). 1..
Privacy is something of a luxury in China, a land with a population of 1. 4 billion. 2.. Pushing is a basic skill in cities. If you fail to push with others to get on a crowded subway, you'll be met with impatient stares.
The concept of “private property” or “private space” used to be seriously criticized and the situation didn’t change today. 3.. They can have a nap in an office pantry (食品贮藏 室),on a park bench, even in a museum or concert hall foyer and it seems they are as comfortable as in their own living room.
4.. Matti, a socially awkward Finnish cartoon character in the Finnish Nightmares comic series, is not only welcomed by Chinese, but also has created a new word in Mandarin: Jing fen, referring to people who dislike socializing and take their personal space “extremely seriously”.
Matti’s fear of crowds and small talk and his tendency to be easily embarrassed has struck a chord with many Chinese readers. 5.. “Finland is a paradise for people with social anxiety disorder,” wrote Wechat user in a post, showing his preference to Finland. “I can see myself in Matti. We’re all afraid of loneliness, but we long for our personal space and privacy to be respected,” wrote an anonymous user. It is a real sentiment for many people in China.
A.Loneliness is not a familiar concept to many ordinary Chinese.
B.Personal space is not a familiar concept to ordinary Chinese.
C.But its Finnish culture itself that has also struck a chord.
D.Why has it struck a chord with many Chinese?
E.Chinese are happy to lie down for a nap almost everywhere.
F.People’s longing for privacy has been voiced via Matti.
G.So it is a surprise to see Matti become a celebrity (名人) in China.
I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a mentally disabled child.
“Go ahead and cry,” the doctor advised kindly. But I couldn’t cry then nor during the months that followed.
We enrolled her in our neighborhood school’s kindergarten at age seven. I worried that she was the “different” child among twenty five-year-olds. However, positive things began to happen to Kristi in her school, and to her schoolmates, too. When boasting of their own accomplishments, Kristi’s classmates always took pains to praise her as well, “Kristi got all her spelling words right today.”
During Kristi’s second year in school, the big public event of the term was a competition based on a culmination of the year’s music and physical education activities.
On the day of the program, Kristi pretended to be sick, but my conscience got reluctant Kristi onto the school bus. Also, I forced myself to go to the program. Then I knew why Kristi had been worried. Her class was divided into relay teams. With her limp and slow, clumsy reactions, she would surely hold up her team.
But as Kristi’s turn to participate neared, change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stepped behind Kristi and placed his hands on her waist. Two other boys stood a little ahead of her. The moment the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack, those two boys grabbed the sack and held it open while the tall boy lifted Kristi and dropped her neatly into it. A girl in front of Kristi took her hand and supported her briefly until Kristi gained her balance. Then off she hopped, smiling and proud.
Amid the cheers of teachers, schoolmates and parents, I thanked Heaven for the warm, understanding people in life who make it possible for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings.
Then I finally cried.
1.What was Kristi’s schoolmates’ attitude to her at last?
A.Scornful. B.Indifferent.
C.Kind. D.Critical.
2.Why did Kristi pretend to be sick on the day of the program?
A.She didn’t like the school.
B.She was afraid of affecting her team.
C.She was often made fun of by his classmates.
D.She might fail and be laughed at by parents.
3.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.The Gift of The God. B.The Help of The Understanding People.
C.The Precious Parents’ Love. D.The Day Finally I Cried.
