A knock at the door again! It was the third time someone _________ me that evening.
A. has interrupted B. had interrupted
C. to have interrupted D. would have interrupted
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There is famous story about British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.He was writing a poem when he was interrupted by a knock at the door.
This was an age before telephones.Someone was delivering a message.When Colcridge got back to his poem, he had lost his inspiration.His poetic mood had been broken by the knock on his
door.His unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would now never be more than a fragment(碎片,片段).
This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which brings us to the cell phone.
The most common complaint about cell phones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them.But marc damaging may be the cell phone’s disruption of our thoughts.
We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our call phones, and this is by and large a healthy, productive development." I didn't hear it ring" or " I didn't realize my cell phone had shut off" arc among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where we’re beyond reach.
The notion or idea of being unreachable is not a new concept-we havoc "Do Not Disturb" signs on the doors of hotel rooms. So why must we feel guilty when it comes to cell phones? Why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?
The problem is that we come from a long-established tradition of difficulty with distance communication.Until the recent mass deployment of cell phones, it was easy to communicate with someone next to us or a few feet away, but difficult with someone across town, the country or the
globe.We came to take it for granted.
But cell phones make long-distance communication common, and endanger our time by ourselves.Now time alone, or conversation with someone next to us which cannot be interrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished.Even cell phone devotees, myself usually included, can't help at times wanting to throw their cell phone away, or curse the day they were invented.
But we don't and won't, and there really is no need.All that's required to take back our private time is a general social recognition that we have the right to it.
In other words, we have to develop a healthy contempt for the rings of our phones.Given the case of making and receiving cell phone calls, if we don-t talk to the caller right now, we surely will shortly later.
A cell phone call deserves no greater priority than a random word from a person next to us.Though the call on my cell phone may be the one-in-a-million from Steven Spielberg-who has finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie.But most likely it is not, and I'm better
off thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the pizza I’ll eat for lunch.
What's the point of the anecdote about poet Coleridge in the first three paragraphs?
A.To direct readers' attention to the main topic.
B.To show how important inspiration is to a poet.
C.To emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cell phone.
D.To encourage readers to read the works of this poet.
What does the writer thinks about people telling "white lies" about their cell phones?
A.It is a way of signaling that you don-t like the caller.
B.It is natural to tell lies about small things.
C.It is basically a good way to protect one's privacy.
D.We should feel guilty when we can't tell the truth.
According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cell phones?
A.People get so bothered by the cell phone rings that they fail to notice anything else.
B.People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cell phones.
C.Cell phones interrupt people’s private time.
D.With cell phones it is no longer possible to be unreachable.
What does the underlined word “contempt” probably mean?
A.Habit. B.Disrespect. C.Like. D.Value.
What does last paragraph suggest?
A.A person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attention.
B.Steven Spielberg once called the author to talk about the author’s novel.
C.You should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cell phone.
D.Never let cell phones interfere too much with your life.
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Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, they had a 16 because of some small things. And neither was willing to 17 each other.
One morning, there was a knock at door of the elder brother. He 18 it and found a man standing beside the door. “I’m a carpenter(木匠). I’m 19 a few days’ work. Perhaps you would have a few small jobs I could help with.”
“Yes,” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. 20 at that farm across the small river. It is my younger brother’s. We had a quarrel, so I won’t like to see his 21 any more. I want you to build me a 8-foot 22. ”
The man said, “I think I understand the situation. Don’t worry. I’ll be able to do a job that makes you 23” So the elder brother was very glad and left for the town nearby.
In the evening, the carpenter had just 24 his job when the elder brother returned. But he was 25 to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a 2 6, which went from one side of the river 27 the other! On the other 28 of bridge, was his younger brother.
“Do you know the name of the bridge?” The carpenter asked.
“No,” the elder brother was 29
“OK, I can tell you. Its name is understanding and 30,” the carpenter smiled.
Suddenly they began to understand 31. Surely, between two brothers there should be a bridge rather than a 32. Standing on the bridge, they 33each other’s hands with 34 in their eyes.
“Could you stay another few days? I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother. “I’d love to 35 on,” the carpenter said. “But I have many more bridges to build.”
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asleep a knock at the door awakened her.
A.Scarcely had she fallen than B.No sooner did she fall; than
C.Hardly she had when when D.Scarcely had she fallen; when
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Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.
He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock(闹钟). He tried to shave(刮脸)quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing(熨), so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter(表). He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.
In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.
1.Harry had __________.
A.a lucky day |
B.an unlucky day |
C.a busy day |
D.a good day |
2.Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.
a. The man who read the electricity meter came.
b. Harry ironed his shirt.
c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.
d. There was a knock at the door.
e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.
A.a, b, c, d, e |
B.b, a, d, c, e |
C.b, a, c, d, e |
D.c, b, d, a, e |
3.Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?
A.The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt. |
B.The only other needed ironing. |
C.He had only one shirt. |
D.He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt. |
4.Harry was taken to the police station because __________.
A.his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there |
B.there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi |
C.a man killed a woman with a knife |
D.the murderer(杀人犯)was seen to run a away in a taxi |
5.His boss told him to go away and find another job because __________.
A.he had been kept by the police |
B.there was blood on his shirt |
C.he was late for work |
D.he had killed a woman |
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