St James’s Palace has announced that while Miss Middleton will wear a wedding ring．Prince William has chosen not to．
Rings are typically exchanged by couples during their wedding to represent commitment （承诺）to each other．Does it matter if husbands don’t wear a wedding ring?
Prince William’s father wears one, his grandfather doesn’t and their decisions weren’t seen as strange．But reactions to Prince William’s decision show that wedding rings for husbands are now the norm．One young man, who spoke to the BBC, thinks William is setting a bad example, saying: "I think it’s disgraceful （不光彩的）．It’s a tradition．You have to wear a ring really．And for someone of the royal family to do that, it’s not right．"
Broadly speaking, modem husbands tend to wear their wedding rings as a symbol of loyalty and faithfulness．So not wearing one can seem unusual or even dishonest to some, although men haven’t always worn them．
The wearing of wedding rings has been the done thing for centuries among wives but only became common practice among husbands during World War II．Men fighting overseas usually wore them as a reminder of wives and families back home．
Wearing rings is a safety issue（问题） for men in certain manual jobs．But how does William explain his decision? A royal officer has said he "isn’t one for jewelry"．
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．There is going to be a royal exhibition of jewelry．

B．Wearing rings among husbands and wives is tradition at all times．

C．All the male members of British royalty don’t wear wedding rings．

D．Wearing rings is a safety guarantee for some manual jobs．

【小题2】What is the author’s attitude towards Prince William’s decision?

A．Subjective．

B．Objective．

C．Approving．

D．Disappointed．

【小题3】By saying "he isn’t one for jewelry", the royal officers meant that _____．

A．Prince William is a person who doesn’t like wearing jewelry．

B．Prince William isn’t a person who is crazy about collecting jewelry．

C．Prince William considers jewelry penniless．

D．Prince William doesn’t wear a wedding ring for safety．

【小题4】What would be the best title for this passage?

A．To Wear Wedding Rings or Not

B．Complaint about British Royal Disgraceful Behavior]

C．The History of Wearing Wedding Rings

D．No Ring for Wills

A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (保释金) of $1,000. The publisher said, “There’s a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just can’t let go of them. He hasn’t stolen a single book. So what’s the crime? We think that Mr Barush has a story to tell. We plan to publish his story.”

    When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr Barush said, “Well, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to return them, because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, tear the pages, spill soda on them, get jam and jelly on them, and drown them in the toilet.”

    He continued, “Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom, humor and love. A book is a guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. I dusted them with a soft clean cloth. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air.”

    “Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the lower shelves, on the floors, at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to rescue them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”

1.Why was the man put into prison?

A. Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so.

B. Because he stole 700 children’s books from the five different libraries.

C. Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed.

D. Because he wanted to publish his story.

2.How did the man treat books?

A. He treated them as real people.           

B. He treated them as his own children.

C. He treated them as his furniture.          

D. He treated them as his job.

3.From the passage we can learn that the man is _____.

A. a thief  B. a writer  C. crazy about books  D. unfortunate

4.What is mainly talked about in this passage?

A. A funny thief who loves stealing books.

B. A person who refuses to return borrowed books and wants to look after them.

C. A person who is crazy about books so he keeps stealing them from the library.

D. A person who may have some mental problems.

 

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A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond（保释金）of $1,000．The publisher said．“There’s a story here．This is a man who loves books．He just can’t let go of them．He hasn’t stolen a single book．So what’s the crime ? We think that Mr．Banish has story to tell．We plan to publish his story．”  
When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr．Banish said，”Well，how could I? They became family to me．I was afraid to return them，because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up，throw them around，tear the pages，spill soda on them，get jelly﹙糊状物﹚ on them，and drown them in the toilet．
He continued，“Books are people，too! They talk to you，they take care of you，and they enrich you with wisdom，humor and love．A book is a guest in my home．How could I kick it out? I repaired tor n﹙撕破的﹚ pages．I dusted them with a soft clean cloth．I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air．”
“Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends，My books were HAPPY books．You could tell just by looking at them．Now they’re all back in the libraries，on the lower shelves，on the floors，at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids I can hear them calling me．I need to rescue them．Excuse me．I have to go now．”
【小题1】Why was the man put into prison?

A．Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so．

B．Because he stole 700 children’s books from the five different libraries．

C．Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed．

D．Because he wanted to publish his story．

【小题2】From the passage we can learn that the man is       

A．a thief

B．a writer

C．crazy about books

D．unfortunate

【小题3】What might happen after the man was set free?

A．He might stop borrowing books．

B．He might start a library of his own．

C．He might go on borrowing books from libraries．

D．He might return all his books．

【小题4】What is mainly talked about in this passage?

A．A funny thief who loves stealing books．

B．A person who refuses to return borrowed books and wants to look after them．

C．A person who is crazy about books so he keeps stealing them from the library．

D．A person who may have some mental problems

St James's Palace has announced that while Miss Middleton will wear a wedding ring．Prince William has chosen not to．

Rings are typically exchanged by couples during their wedding to represent commitment （承诺）to each other．Does it matter if husbands don’t wear a wedding ring?

Prince William's father wears one, his grandfather doesn't and their decisions weren't seen as strange．But reactions to Prince William's decision show that wedding rings for husbands are now the norm．One young man, who spoke to the BBC, thinks William is setting a bad example, saying: "I think it's disgraceful （不光彩的）．It's a tradition．You have to wear a ring really．And for someone of the royal family to do that, it's not right．"

Broadly speaking, modem husbands tend to wear their wedding rings as a symbol of loyalty and faithfulness．So not wearing one can seem unusual or even dishonest to some, although men haven't always worn them．

The wearing of wedding rings has been the done thing for centuries among wives but only became common practice among husbands during World War II．Men fighting overseas usually wore them as a reminder of wives and families back home．

Wearing rings is a safety issue（问题） for men in certain manual jobs．But how does William explain his decision? A royal officer has said he "isn't one for jewelry"．

1.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

    A．There is going to be a royal exhibition of jewelry．

    B．Wearing rings among husbands and wives is tradition at all times．

    C．All the male members of British royalty don't wear wedding rings．

    D．Wearing rings is a safety guarantee for some manual jobs．

2.What is the author's attitude towards Prince William's decision?

    A．Subjective．     B．Objective．      C．Approving．      D．Disappointed．

3.By saying "he isn't one for jewelry", the royal officers meant that _____．

    A．Prince William is a person who doesn't like wearing jewelry．

    B．Prince William isn't a person who is crazy about collecting jewelry．

    C．Prince William considers jewelry penniless．

    D．Prince William doesn't wear a wedding ring for safety．

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

    A．To Wear Wedding Rings or Not

    B．Complaint about British Royal Disgraceful Behavior]

    C．The History of Wearing Wedding Rings

    D．No Ring for Wills