FOR many of us, cartoon strips (连环画) are simply one of our pastimes. The popular Japanese manga
provides us with an escape from reality into a world of fantasy, adventure and romance. With much less text
and pictures running for pages, it fits perfectly into today's fast, throwing away city lifestyle. But Tsai Chih-
chung, a famous Taiwanese illustrator (漫画家), doesn't agree. He believes cartoons can be a bridge
connecting traditional Chinese culture and wisdom with the modern world in a much more wise and acceptable
way.
He has interpreted (演绎) Lao Zi, Confucius, Mencius, Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi and made their works
accessible to a global audience. He has also produced two books about Zen (禅宗), introducing oriental
philosophy (哲学). His cartoons are humorous yet full of wisdom and are admired as an easy way to learn
Chinese classics.
After avoiding the public for ten years, Tsai made a comeback in late April with seven new works. But
does his age, 61, work as a gap between him and his young readers? Tsai doesn't think so.
The topics he has covered range from philosophy in a time of individuality (个性) to the learning and
memorizing techniques used at school."Every child is a genius and has the potential beyond his own
imagination," he said.
If popular Japanese manga is simply for entertainment, Tsai's work, to a large extent, is to light the
power of thinking in a light-hearted way. Tsai uses different forms of water to refer to people. In his eyes
some people are like an ocean, some are like vapor, while others may be ice or rain. But in essence they
share a similarity-human being's forever chasing for the true and the good.
"The person who thinks over life issues is not necessarily a scholar or a philosopher," he said. "I've
devoted my whole life to thinking and individual freedom, not making a living."
A. Tsai once stopped writing his works for ten years
B. Tsai writes his works in order to make a living
C. Tsai thinks everyone should be a scholar or a philosopher
D. Tsai doesn't think there is a gap between him and his young readers
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Tom Dyson tried to find out what his new machine could do. One day he fixed the small box to a flowering plant that was growing in a pot. He didn't say anything at all, but he began to think some cruel thoughts.
“I'm going to cut off these flowers. They're getting old and ugly. So I'll cut them off…”
The needle on the machine climbed quickly from zero to 8, then 10, 12, 15. It stopped at 17. The plant was in trouble! Something was worrying it. Was it fear or sadness? The thought of being cut? The flowers bent their heads. They suddenly looked old and tired, and Tom felt sorry for them.
“No, no!” he cried.“I won't cut you. You're my friends. I just want you to grow and be lovely. I'll take you outside, into the sunshine. You'll like that, won't you?”
The flowers lifted their heads slowly and seemed to smile at him. The needle returned to zero. Tom put away the machine, picked up the plant and walked outside. It was very nice in the garden that morning.
All plants enjoy their owner's love and care and kindness. They know the sound of their voice. They also seem to understand people's thoughts. So if you have flowers of your own, think about them with love. They will return your kindness in the only way they can: they will grow strong and beautiful.
1.Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.
[ ]
a.The needle pointed to 17.
b.Tom felt sorry for the flowers.
c.Tom thought of cutting off the flowers.
d.The flowers looked old and tired.
e.Tom fixed the machine to a plant.
f.Tom took the plant outside.
g.The needle returned to zero.
h.Tom cried, “I won't cut you.”
[ ]
A.e; a; g; h; d; b; c; f
B.c; e; d; a; b; h; g; f
C.e; c; a; d; h; b; f; g
D.e; c; a; d; b; h; g; f
2.The only way in which plants can show their love is ________.
[ ]
A.enjoying their owner's love
B.bringing up nicely
C.holding up their heads
D.smiling at their owners
3.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
[ ]
A.Tom wanted to cut off the flowers.
B.Tom said nothing, but the flowers could understand him.
C.The machine didn't work properly.
D.The flowers were getting bad - looking
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Dr. Sylvia Earle wants you to stop eating fish. It’s not because fish are endangered, though wild fish stocks in many oceans are very low. It’s not because they’re bad for you, though fish in many areas are exposed to poisonous substances in the water. .
“Fish are sensitive; they have personalities, says the marine biologist. For Earle, eating a fish would be like eating a dog or a cat. “I would never eat anyone I know personally.”
There’s a lot more to fish than meets the eye: they talk to each other, they like to be touched, and they engage in behavior that can seem very human. . Earle and a growing number of animal rights activists see these as strong arguments against eating fish altogether.
. “While it may seem obvious that fish are able to feel pain, like every other animal, some people think of fish as swimming vegetables,” says Dr. Lynne Sneddon. “Really, it’s kind of a moral question. Is the enjoyment you get from fishing (or eating fish) more important than the pain of the fish?”
Fishermen and (fried) fish lovers are skeptical. “I’ve never seen a smart fish,” says Marie Swaringen as she finishes off a plate of fish at a Seattle seafood restaurant. “ .”
“For years, everyone’s been telling us to eat fish because it’s so good for us,” says another diner. “Now I’ve got to feel guilty while I’m eating my fish? ? Don’t eat salad because cucumbers (黄瓜) have feelings?”
A. What are they going to think of next
B. It’s because they’re smart
C. The activists also point out that fish feel pain and fish suffer horribly on their way from the sea to the supermarket
D. They can remember things and learn from experience
E. Obviously fish are just a kind of vegetables
F. If they were very smart, they wouldn’t get caught
G. Don’t they feel guilty while eating their fish
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F . Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist, was once a student
of St.Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while.
In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda
Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.
His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary:" My own happiness in
the past often got such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to
walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary."
This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success,
Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the
Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922),
and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby,
published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give
him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories
All the Sad Young Men.
However, Fitzgerald's problems with his wife Zelda had an effect on his writing. During the
1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and
went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934
and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States,
he got totally addicted to(沉迷于) alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight
his alcoholism.
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