In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. To have read Gulliver’s Travels is to have had the experience of listening to Jonathan Swift, of learning about man’s cruelty to man. To read Huckleberry Finn is to feel what it is like to drift (漂流) down the Mississippi River on a raft . To have read Byron is to have suffered his rebellions with him and to have enjoyed his nose—thumbing at (对……的蔑视) society. To have read Native Son is to know how it feels to be frustrated in the particular way in which Blacks in Chicago are frustrated. This is effective communication. It enables us to feel how others felt about life, even if they lived thousands of miles away and centuries age. It is not true that “We have only one life to live.” If we read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.
1.The sentence “People who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read” suggests that ______.
A. reading stimulates（激发）a desire to travel B. reading broadens a person’s experience
C. people who read much live longer D. people who read are more relaxed
2.The author implies that good literature ______.
A. must deal with social problems B. must teach a lesson
C. is varied in subject and in content D. is always exciting and heart--warming
3. According to the author, reading good literature ______.
A. produces new income B. is quite useless
C. satisfies the curious D. opens new worlds to us
4.The underlined word effective in this passage means ______.
A. actual B. striking C. existing D. having an effect
A nobleman and a merchant once met in an inn. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman took a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came to his eyes, The merchant asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit that he had burned his mouth and answered, “Sir, I once had a brother who committed a great crime , for which he was hanged. I was thinking of his death, and that made me weep.” The merchant believed this story and began to eat his soup. He too burned his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the merchant, “Sir, why do you weep?” The merchant, who now saw that the nobleman had deceived (欺骗) him, answered, “My lord(=master), I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother.”
1.This story teaches us ______.
A. not to eat in inns B. not to eat soup that is too hot
C. to cry when we burn our mouth D. not to believe everything you hear
2.The nobleman did not tell the truth because he ______.
A. was a nobleman B. felt ashamed C. was in an inn D. was angry
3.It is probable that the nobleman ______.
A. had no brother who was hanged B. had a very good brother
C. knew the soup was too hot D. had never eaten soup
4. The merchant’s answer showed that he ______.
A. was very happy B. believed the nobleman
C. was angry with the nobleman D. had kind heart
Pass Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 21 your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only 22 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带)， a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “ 23 am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I 24 to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She 25 in a car accident and now was on her way for 26 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 27 that Kathy would not be able to 28 herself. I considered 29 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 30 to offer a service to a 31 . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 32 than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and 33 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 34 as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart 35 , and the 36 was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached 37 my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 38 flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us 39 . When we 40 to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
1.A. losing B. changing C. taking D. giving
2. A. comfortable B. suitable C. available D. favorable
3.A. No problem B. No way C. Nowhere D. No doubt
4. A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised
5. A. was B. would be C. used to be D. had been
6. A. treatment B. travel C. pleasure D. business
7. A. know B. say C. realize D. recognize
8. A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support
9. A. offering B. needing C. stopping D. trying
10. A. impolite B. far C. close D. fast
11. A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger
12. A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful
13. A. when B. although C. since D. as
14. A. refused B. wondered C. cried D. did
15. A. had warmed B. had jumped C. had broken D. had cheered
16. A. life B. money C. time D. energy
17.A. below B. through C. across D. beyond
18. A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. sometimes
19. A. separate B. independent C. silent D. upset
20. A. happen B. stretch C. wait D. continue
, he often shows sympathy the poor.
A. A wealthy man as he is：to B. Wealthy man as he is；for
C. A wealthy man although he is；to D. Wealthy man although he is；for
As a Chinese, I was proud of Zhang Yimou had done in the Opening Ceremony of the
Beijing Olympic Games.
A. what B. where C. that D. which
——Can you come on Friday or Saturday?
——I’m afraid day is possible. I will go to the hospital to look after my friend.
A. either B. none C. any D. neither
