Sitting is art that isn’t getting passed along. People these days feel as though they have to be doing something. If they are not working, they are jogging, or playing tennis or golf, or taking courses to improve their minds or bodies –or they are parked in front of the TV. Sitting in front of the TV isn’t sitting – it’s watching.
People used to sit a lot. You would walk down the street or drive down the road, and there they would be, out on the doorsteps, sitting. You could go down to the store and sit on the bench out front in the summer or around the fire in the winter. There were sitting benches out in the town square. At the garage, there were straight-backed chairs. There among the oilcans and tries and spare parts, you could kick back and sit.
Houses used to have sitting rooms, where the grown ups would go after Sunday dinner. Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Aunt Ruby would sit and digest (消化) the fried chicken and talk about Aunt Ethel’s illness, and how well the minister did today. Outside, the children would play, and the afternoon would pass by in a comfortable haze (悠闲的氛围).
That sort of thing looks like doing nothing. A recharging battery (正在充电的电池) doesn’t look as if it’s doing anything either. Sitting restores your soul if you want to enjoy a truly full life, don’t just do something –sit there.
1.What message does the author try to get through to us ?
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A．People should make better use of their sitting room. |
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B．People should spend less time watching TV. |
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C．People should pass down their good habits. |
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D．People should take things easy for their own good. |
2.We can learn from the second paragraph that _____________
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A．people lived a more restful life in the past |
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B．towns were built to make living convenient |
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C．small town garages had a lot to offer |
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D．people enjoyed going out for a drive |
3.The sitting room mentioned in the text used to be a place for______________.
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A．eating food . |
B．watching TV . |
C．gathering together. |
D．playing with children. |
4. From the text we know the writer believes_______________
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A．sitting has a good spiritual effect |
B．sitting helps people remember the past |
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C．sitting rooms may have different purposes |
D．a sitting room is important for the old. |
There was a king who gave his daughter a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it. So the king asked to search for it and put a reward for＄50,000 for anyone who found it.
One day, a clerk was walking home along a river when he saw something shinning in the river and when he looked, he saw the diamond necklace. He decided to try and catch it to get the ＄50,000 reward.
He put his hand in the river and tried to catch the necklace, but somehow missed it and didn’t catch it. He took his hand out and looked again and the necklace was still there. He tried again.
But strangely, he still missed the necklace! He came out and started walking away, feeling sad. Just then, an old man walking by saw him, and asked him what was the matter. The clerk didn’t want to share the secret with him, thinking he might take the necklace for himself, so he refused to tell him anything.
The old man could see this man was troubled. He again asked the clerk to tell him the problem and promised that he would not tell anyone about it. The clerk told him about the necklace and how he tried and tried to catch it, but kept failing.
The old man then told him that perhaps he should try looking upward, toward the branches of the tree, instead of in the river. The clerk looked up and true enough, the necklace was hanging on the branch of a tree. He had been trying to take a reflection of the real necklace all this time.
1.The clerk tried to get the diamond necklace to ________________.
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A．make the king happy. |
B．keep it for himself. |
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C．get the big reward. |
D．sell it at a high price. |
2. Before the old man asked the clerk what was the matter, the clerk .
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A．was searching in the water |
B．was trying to find help |
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C．felt rather tired |
D．was not feeling good |
3.Where did the clerk find the necklace at last?
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A．On the tree |
B．On the bank |
C．In the river |
D．In the sand |
4.What might be the best title for the passage?
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A．A beautiful diamond necklace |
B．A king’s promise |
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C．A lucky young clerk |
D．Changing the way of thinking |
Even though the son was always on the bench(候补选手), his father was always in the stands cheering. The young man loved 36 and determined to try his best at every practice. But he 37 remained a bench all four years in high school.
One day as he ran onto the practice field shortly before the big playoff game, the basketball coach met him with a 38 . The young man read the telegram and he became 39 . The coach put his arm 40 around his shoulder and said, “Take the rest of the week off, son. And don’t even plan to come back to the 41 on Saturday.” Saturday arrived, and the game was not going 42 .
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points behind, a silent young man ran onto the sidelines, the 43 and his players were astonished to see their 44 teammate back so soon.
“Coach, please let me 45 . I have just got to play today,” said the young man.
The coach pretended not to 46 him. Never would he let his 47 player in this close playoff game. But the young man 48 , and finally feeling sorry for young man, the coach 49 . This little unknown, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposite team could not 50 him. His team began to win. 51 , the coach came to him and said, “Young man, 52 did you do it?”
With 53 in his eyes he said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind?” The young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, 54 today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to 55 him I could do it!”
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As is often said, a friend is to man_____ water is to fish.
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B．as |
C．that |
D．which |
—My son has got a straight A in all his final exams.
— What a ____ boy! Congratulations!
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A．promising |
B．predictable |
C．eager |
D．curious |
We should try all means to ensure ourselves_____ all possible risks.
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B．against |
C．for |
D．to |
