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Literature is a term used to describe written as well as spoken material．Generally speaking, it is often used to describe anything from creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama and fiction．
Then why read literature, since it is often imaginary and seems unconnected with real life?
A lot of us read literature for pleasure and relaxation．It’s always pleasant to read some interesting books, such as comedies and novels, in our spare time．In a modern life full of pressure, it is our common desire to read some imaginary works and seek relaxation from the stress in life．
Reading literature is more than fun; it also enables us to acquire knowledge．As a general rule, literature represents a language or a people, and it often gives us an insight（洞察力）into the traditions, customs, beliefs, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written．
Sometimes literature can even offer us new, creative ways to have a better understanding of the world．It helps us make sense of the world around us．It introduces us to new worlds of experiences．We enjoy the comedy and the tragedy of poems, stories and plays; and we may even grow through our literary journey with books．Eventually, we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the author says and how he/she says it．In a sense, we explore the human condition and analyze how and why people think the way they think and feel the way they feel．Literature enables us to think analytically and promotes open minds．We see the world through the eyes of different cultures and in turn learn the ways to deal with things that happen around．
So we can definitely say literature is of great importance to us．Why not get going with one poem, drama or fiction at once?
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3. , drama and fiction |
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▲To get pleasure and relaxation to get 5._______ of pressure in life． ▲To gain 6. to make us learn about traditions, customs, beliefs, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written． ▲To offer people ways to 7. more of the world, to appreciate literary works, to grow through the literary journey, to discover meaning in literature, and even explore 8. ________ humans think and feel． ▲To help us think analytically and make us 9.______ our minds． |
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Why not start to read literature right now? |
Years ago while lying in my hammock （吊床）and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence．Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door neighbor' s 10 - year - old daughter' s rabbit．For years I had watched her come home from school and head straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard．I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast．
The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower．Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as "natural caused"．
Back to the hammock and JD．Within the hour the neighbor' s Volvo palled in as usual and out popped the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage．Only this time she stopped about six feet away and screamed: " D - A - D - D – Y！！！"
Her father, panic stricken, stood looking at the cage．Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to fence and asked if there was anything I could do．
Her father less than calmly shouted, "What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl's rabbit and put it back in its cage?"
1.The girl was shocked because _____．
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A．the rabbit was killed by someone |
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B．the rabbit was too clean |
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C．the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage |
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D．the rabbit was asleep in the cage |
2.That day the girl ran to the cage _____．
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A．because her rabbit was there |
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B．because she．had a habit of going there to see her rabbit |
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C．because she wanted to see her rabbit again |
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D．because the rabbit was dead |
3.We can infer that the rabbit ______．
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A．was alive before the writer saw his dog dragging it |
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B．was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it |
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C．was in the cage playing with the dog |
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D．was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog |
4.According to the story, the writer _____．
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B．did a smart thing |
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C．was honest |
D．made a mistake |
It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10 th and 11 th centuries. As wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry (嫁妆) or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion (遗弃)，but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wife’s right to receive a tenth of all her husband’s property. The wife had the right to withhold consent, in all transactions the husband would make, And more than just a right: the documents showed that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In no case did the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife.
The wife shared in the management of her husband’s personal property, but the opposite was not always true. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance(遗产，继承物)against husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on occasion they showed a fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Maria, Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona. Having agreed with her husband Miro to sell a field she had inherited, for the needs of the household, she insisted on compensation. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the scribe to have a contract duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miro’s personal inheritance. The unfortunate husband was obliged to agree, as the contract says, “for the sake of peace.” Either through the dowry or through being hot-tempered, the Catalan wife knew how to win herself, within the context of the family, a powerful economic position.
1. A decimum was .
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A．the wife’s inheritance from her father |
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B．a gift of money to the new husband |
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C．a written contract |
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D．the wife’s right to receive one-tenth of her husband’s property |
2. In the society described in the passage, the legal standing of the wife in marriage was .
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A．higher than that of her husband |
B．lower than that of her husband |
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C．the same as that of her husband |
D．higher than that of a single woman |
3. What compensation did Maria Vivas get for the field?
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A．Some of the land Miro had inherited. |
B．A tenth of Miro’s land. |
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C．Money for household expenses. |
D．Money from Miro’s inheritance. |
4. Which of the following is Not mentioned as an effect of the dowry system?
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A．The husband had to share the power of decision in marriage. |
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B．The wife was protested from desertion. |
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C．The wife gained a powerful economic position. |
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D．The husband was given control over his wife’s property. |
THE BRONTE FAMILY
Yorkshire, England was the setting for two great novels (小说) of the 19th century. These were Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. The youngest sister, Anne, was also a gifted novelist, and her books have the same extraordinary quality as her sisters’.
Their father was Patrick Bronte, born in Ireland. He moved with his wife, Maria Bronte, and their six small children to Haworth in Yorkshire in 1820. Soon after, Mrs. Bronte and the two eldest children died, leaving the father to care of the remaining three girls and a boy.
Charlotte was born in 1816. Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was born in 1817. Left to themselves, the children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely self-educated. Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls were determined to earn money for his art education. They took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes.
As children they had all written many stories. Charlotte, as a young girl, alone wrote 22 books, each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847, Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. After much difficulty Anne and Emily found a publisher(出版商), but there was no interest shown in Charlotte’s book. (It was not published until 1859.) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her works. Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847.
Jane Eyre was immediately successful; the other two, however, did not do so well. People did not like Wuthering Heights. They said it was too wild, too animal-like. But gradually it came to be considered one of the finest novels in the English language. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of the book, and Anne died in 1849.
Charlotte published Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1853. In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis(肺结核) as her sisters had.
1.We know from the text that .
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A．Jane Eyre was published in 1847 |
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B．Charlotte Bronte wrote 22 books in all |
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C．the Bronte sisters received good education |
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D．Patrick Bronte helped his daughters with their writing |
2.The underlined words “the other two” in the 5 th paragraph refer to .
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A．Shirley and Villette |
B．The Professor and Agnes Grey |
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C．Agnes Grey and Wutheriing Heights |
D．The Professor and wuthering Heights |
3. What do we know about the Bronte sisters from the text?
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A．Their novels interested few publishers. |
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B．None of them had more than two books published. |
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C．None of them lived longer than 40 years old. |
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When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: "No Santa Claus （Father Christmas）!" I fled to Grandma because I knew she would 36 me the truth．I told her everything．"No!" she said．"Ridiculous! Don' t 37 it．"
After dinner, we went to General Store．Grandma handed me ten 38 ．"Take it and buy something for whoever needs it．I'll wait in the 39 ．" I' d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped 40 ．For moments, I stood there, confused, 41 what to do with it．I thought of everybody I knew． 42 I thought of Bobbie Decker．His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough．We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough 43 he had a thicker coat．So I decided to buy Bobbie one．"Is this a present for 44 ?" the saleslady asked me kindly．I 45 shyly．She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas．Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus 46 and ribbons and write "To Bobbie, From Santa Claus " on it．Then she 47 me over to Bobbie's house．Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie' s house．We 48 noiselessly and hid in the 49 by his front walk．"All right, Santa Claus," she 50 ,"get going．" I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door, 51 his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we 52 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．
Forty years I haven' t forgotten those 53 I spent shivering （颤抖）in Bobbie' s bushes．That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really ridiculous ．Santa Claus was alive, 54 we were on his 55 ．
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