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As I write this, I have half an eye on an old James Bond film that is showing on my computer. But this is a story about how I stopped watching TV and began reading again for pleasure, after ten years in which I hardly turned a page.
I suppose I was an enthusiastic reader of "literature" between the ages of nine and fourteen. I had enough time to be White Fang, Robinson Crusoe, and Bilbo Baggins and Jeeves. Of course there was room in the schoolboy's imagination for some real historical figures: Scott of the Antarctic, all of the Vikings, and Benjamin Franklin were good friends of mine.
Then, in adolescence, I began a long search for strange and radical (激进的) ideas. I wanted to challenge my elders and betters, and shock my fellow students with amazing points of view. Of course, the only place to look was in books. I hunted out the longest titles and the authors with the funniest names; I searched the library for completely unread books. Then I found one which became my bible for the whole of 1982, it had a title composed of eleven long words and an author whose name I didn't know how to pronounce. It was really thick and looked dead serious. Even better, it put forward a whole world-view that would take days to explain. Perfect. I took it out of the library three times, proud to see the date-stamps lined up on the empty library insert.
Later, I went to university. Expecting to spend long evenings in learned discussion with clever people, I started reading philosophy. For some reason I never found the deep-thinking intellectuals I hoped to meet. Anyway, I was ready to impress with my profound (深奥的) knowledge of post-structuralism, existentialism and situationism. These things are usually explained in rather short books, but they take a long time to get through. They were the end of my youthful reading.
Working life was hard to get used to after so much theory. It was the end of books for me. There didn't seem to be much in books that would actually get things done. To do things you had to answer the telephone and work a computer. You had to travel about and speak to people who weren't at all interested in philosophy. I didn't stop reading, you can't avoid that. I read all day. But no books came my way, only manuals (操作手册) and contracts and documents. Maybe most people satisfy their need for stories and ideas with TV and, to tell the truth, it was all I needed for ten years. In those days I only had a book "on the go" for the duration of aeroplane flights. At first I would come home and watch TV over dinner. Then, I moved the TV so I could watch it from bed. I even got a switch so I could turn it off without getting out of bed. Then, one fateful day, my TV broke and my landlady took it away.
My new TV is an extra circuit board (电路板) inside my computer. It's on a desk in front of a working chair and I can't see it from the bed. I still use it for the weather forecasts and it's nice to have it on while I'm typing this… but what to do last thing at night? Well, have another go with books.
Now, I just like books. I have a pile of nice ones by my bed and I'm reading about six at the same time. I don't want to be any of the characters. I don't care if a thousand people have already read them. I don't have to search through libraries. There are books everywhere and all of them have something to read in them. I have the strange feeling that they've been there all along, waiting for me to pick them up.
1.The writer enjoyed reading “literature” between the ages of nine and fourteen because ________.
A．he thought it was important for a schoolboy to do so
B．he was still too young to understand other books
C．he believed all the real historical figures were his friends
D．he could imagine himself being the characters in the books
2.“Existentialism” (in paragraph 4) is probably ________.
A．a library intended for teenagers B．a kind of books on traditions
C．a philosophy theory D．a kind of reading skill
3.The main reason the writer stopped reading books was that ________.
A．he found watching TV was more interesting
B．he became too busy to read any books
C．he found books were of little use to his work
D．he had to read a lot of manuals, contracts and documents
4.Now the writer starts to read books again ________.
A．to find back his youth in books B．for the pure pleasure of reading
C．so as to help kill his spare time D．for only business purposes
5.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A．The Years with Books B．Books and TV Programs
C．Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover D．Reading Makes One Excellent
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just like being fit",the author probably means________.听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1．Where is the man’s bike now?
A．Under the stairs．
B．At the gate．
C．In the garden．
2．What does the man mean?
A．He doesn’t like the hotel．
B．They can’t afford to stay at the hotel．
C．They do not want to stay at a hotel．
3．What time is the woman leaving?
A．At 4∶30．
B．At 4∶00．
C．At 3∶30．
4．What does the man think of Mr．Stone’s lessons?
A．Boring．
B．Helpful．
C．Unnecessary．
5．What is the woman doing?
A．Offering suggestions．
B．Expressing dissatisfaction．
C．Asking for help．
听力原文：(Text 1)
M：I had my bike repaired．Last night I put it at the gate but can’t find it now．
W：It was in my way when I went to the garden．So I put it under the stairs．It’s still there．
(Text 2)
W：Why don’t we stay at the Grand Regency Hotel?
M：You are joking!Do you know how expensive that place is?There is no way we can afford to stay there．
(Text 3)
M：Don’t you usually leave for the airport at four o’clock?
W：Yes．I usually do．
M：Well, why are you leaving so early?
W：It’s going to snow, so I have to leave half an hour earlier．
(Text 4)
W：Mr．Stone’s lessons were a waste of time．He was always telling funny stories．
M：But he was actually covering what we should learn．
(Text 5)
M：I’d love to go to the Super Bowl next week, but I don’t think there are any more tickets．
W：Why don’t you talk to Laura?She’s a big football fan．She might be able to give you some advice on how to get a ticket．And I know she is planning to go herself, so maybe you could go with her．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段对话，回答第6～7题。
6．What might be the relationship between the two speakers?
A．Workmates．
B．Friends．
C．Mother and son．
7．What are they talking about?
A．The man’s major in college．
B．The man’s favorite subjects．
C．The man’s future job．
听力原文：(Text 6)
W：So what do you think you are going to do when you graduate, John?
M：I’m not sure．My dad says I should work in information technology．You know something with computers．
W：Is that what your dad does?
M：Not really．He is an engineer．
W：How about you?What are you interested in doing?
M：Well．I’m interested in medicine．I’d love to be a doctor．
W：Yeah, what subject are you good at?
M：Math is my best subject．And I’m also pretty good at science．
听第7段对话，回答第8～9题。
8．Who is the woman complaining about?
A．Her boss．
B．Her husband．
C．Her friend．
9．What is the man’s advice?
A．Finishing her job earlier．
B．Leaving the task to others．
C．Asking others for help．
听力原文：(Text 7)
W：If that man gives me any more letters to type, I’ll scream．He’s given me ten already today, and there’ll be more when I get back from coffee break．I’ll be here till midnight．
M：Calm down, Franny．He can’t make you stay after five．Finish what you can, and leave the rest for Mary．
W：But they’re important letters, Joe．They should go out tonight．
M：That’s not your worry．If they’re important, he should have given them to you earlier．
听第8段对话，回答第10～11题。
10．What happened to the woman?
A．She couldn’t cross a busy street．
B．She got into a moving taxi．
C．She got hurt by a taxi．
11．Where are the two speakers?
A．In the hospital．
B．In the street．
C．In a police station．
听力原文：(Text 8)
M：Tell me what happened．
W：Well, I wasn’t paying attention when I started to cross the street, and I stepped in front of a taxi．I didn’t realize it was still moving．
M：Can you walk?
W：Not very well．
M：Where does it hurt?
W：My side hurts when I take a step?
M：Okay, don’t try to walk anymore．Don’t worry．An ambulance is on the way．You know, you’re very lucky;you could have easily been killed in the accident．
W：Yes, I guess I could have．
M：You’ll have to fill out a form．Do you have any identification with you?
W：I have my passport．By the way, how did you get here so fast?
M：Someone dialed 911 and reported the accident．We were in the area and got a radio call．It only took a minute or so to get here．
听第9段对话，回答第12～14题。
12．What does the man want to find out?
A．The cost of taking a taxi．
B．The nearest bus stop．
C．How to get to a hotel．
13．How many possibilities does the woman suggest?
A．2．
B．3．
C．4．
14．What is the man’s final decision?
A．Checking the schedule．
B．Waiting for another bus．
C．Taking a taxi．
听力原文：(Text 9)
M：Excuse me, can you help me?
W：Of course．What can I do for you?
M：Can you tell me how I can get to the Excelsior Hotel from here?
W：The Excelsior?Let’s see, that’s in the city, right?
M：Yes, it is．On Forty-third Street, just off Eleventh Avenue．
W：Well, you can take a bus to the city．Just go out of the front door of the terminal and cross the street．There is a sign that says, “Airport－City Bus．” Otherwise, you can take a taxi．You can catch one right in front of the terminal．
M：Thank you．Oh, do you know how much the bus fare is?
W：It’s five dollars．A taxi costs about fifteen to twenty dollars．
M：I’d better take a bus then．How often does the bus run?
W：I think you just missed one．There is a schedule printed on the sign outside．I think that the buses ran every half hour or so．
M：On second thought, I’d better take a taxi．I have a lot of luggage and it’s late．Thank you!
听第10段对话，回答第15～17题。
15．Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A．On a plane．
B．On a train．
C．In a restaurant．
16．Why is the man worried?
A．This is his first time abroad．
B．He cannot arrive on time．
C．He has never seen his grandson．
17．When did the man first see Europe?
A．Recently．
B．After his wife’ s death．
C．During the Second World War．
听力原文：(Text 10)
W：Yes, Sir．You called?
M：Yes, I wonder if you could bring me another bottle of beer．
W：Certainly．Would you like anything else?
M：Well, my grandson is supposed to meet me in London at the airport．Do you think he’ll be able to find me?
W：I’m sure he will．You don’t have to worry about that．Are you going to be visiting him?
M：Yes．I’ve never seen my grandson．
W：I think you’ll have a wonderful time in London．It’s beautiful, is this your first time abroad?
M：No, I saw quite a bit of Europe before, Rome, Berlin, Paris, places like that, but I’ve never been to London．
W：Oh, then you have flown before too．
M：No, that was during the Second World War and I went to Europe on a large ship carrying soldiers．
W：Things are quite different in Europe nowadays．
M：I’m sure they are．I’m really interested to get there．
W：Well, it’s 4∶00 now and we’ll be there at 6∶00．Will you be staying long?
M：I plan to stay five weeks．I was a teacher but I have stopped working．My wife has died and so I can go wherever I want．
W：I think you’ll have a good time．I’ll go and get a beer for you．
听第11段独白，回答第18～20题。
18．What is the talk mainly about?
A．Improving our memory．
B．Taking care of our health．
C．Collecting information．
19．What should we do to remember someone’s name?
A．Write it down on a piece of paper．
B．Pay more attention to his or her first name．
C．Remember his or her last name．
20．What does the speaker suggest to us?
A．Having a rest for twenty minutes．
B．Taking some Vitamins B1 and B2．
C．Doing sports during the break．
听力原文：(Text 11)
W：There are many ways in which the memory can be improved．In fact, I believe we all have the ability to remember up to six times more than we do．
A lot of people find that visualizing information is very helpful．For example, if you are trying to remember a telephone number, imagine it written down on a piece of paper．
Remembering people’s names is a problem for a lot of people．I recommend that when you are introduced to someone you concentrate on his or her first name．It probably won’t offend anyone if you have to say, “What was your last name again, Sarah?” but Sarah might be upset if you forget her first name．
Of course, regular breaks are important and it’s better not to work for long periods without taking one, stopping for rest about every twenty minutes is best．
Finally, take care of yourself physically．Avoid substances like coffee, alcohol or drugs, because they dull the mind．And don’t forget your vitamins－B1 and B2 are particularly good for the memory．
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