If we are asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we might have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and written it in account（陈述）of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.

    It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep record of the important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a great deal about the people who lived in China 4000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write.

    Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write. They may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and those have been sung and acted and told for many generations (代), for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call “remembered history”. Some of it has now been written history, because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.

1. Which of the following ideas is not talked in the passage above? _________.

A.      Remembered history is less reliable（可靠的） than written history.

B.      Written records of the past play a most important part in our learning of the human history.

C.      Where there are no written records, there is no history.

D.     A written account of our daily activities（活动） helps us to answer some questions.

2. “Remembered history” refers to _________.

A.      history based on a person’s imagination（想象）.

B.      Stories of important happenings passed from mouth to mouth.

C.      Songs and dances about the most important events（事件）.

D.     Both B and C.

3. Remembered history is regarded as valuable only when _________.

A. it is written down                B. there is no written account

C. it proves to be true                D. people are interested in it

4. It can be inferred（推断） from the passage that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if our ancestors（祖先）had _________.

A. kept a written record of every past event

B. not burned their written records in wars

C. told exactly stories of the most important happenings

D. made more songs and dances

When you open your eyes in the morning, you find it is a beautiful day and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the 　36 rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the other 37 has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how 　38 　his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. Are you 39 in a wonderful mood? Impossible!

Communicating with negative people can wash out your 　40 . It may not change what you think, but doing this long enough with them will make you 　41 depressed for a moment or a long time.

Life brings ups and downs, but some people 42 　the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel 43 . No wonder they can hardly win others' pity or respect.

When you 44 with positive people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. 45 the dagger（匕首）of a negative person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that brings you 46 .

Sometimes we have no 47 but to communicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker, or a relative. In this case, 48 what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to 49 　your anger back to the negative person, 50 　all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won't feel 51 of themselves about that.

Negativity often 52 happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can attach to you throughout the 53 of your day, which makes you feel bad and 54 your happiness. Life is too 55 to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.

36. A. bell B. door C. voice D. telephone

37. A. way　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. corner 　　 　　　　　　 C. end　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. part

38. A. terrible 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cheerful 　 　　　　　　 C. amazing　　 　　　　　　 D. exciting

39. A. almost 　　　　　　　　　　 B. still 　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. never 　　　　　　　　　　 D. ever

40. A. belief　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. happiness　　　　　　　　 C. sadness　　 　　　　　　 D. relief

41. A. feel　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. remain 　　 　　　　　　 C. look　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sound

42. A. are accused of B. are stuck in　　　 　　　

C. are pleased with D. are concerned about

43. A. glad　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. sorry　　　　 　　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. content

44. A. quarrel 　　　　　　　　　　 B. fight 　　　　　　　　　　 C. communicate　　　　　 D. work

45. A. Since　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Before 　　 　　　　　　 C. When 　　　　　　　　　　 D. After

46. A. up 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. down 　　　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. out

47. A. need B. hope C. chance D. choice

48. A. describe　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. mind　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. write　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. say

49. A. find out 　　　　　　　　　　 B. make out 　　　　　　 C. let out 　　　　　　　　　　 D. try out

50. A. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. for　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. and

51. A. tired B. afraid C. ashamed　　　　　　　　　 D. proud

52. A. buys B. gains C. affects D. decides

53. A. length　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. beginning　　　　　 　　　 C. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. middle

54. A. shares　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. steals　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sells　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. hides

55. A. short B. long C. easy D. uncertain

If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago，we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day，we should be able to give an answer to the question.
It is the same in history .Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them .Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country，but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war.Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write.For example，we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4，000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them.But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write.
Sometimes, of course，even if the people cannot write，they may know something of the past.They have heard about it from older people，and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings，and these have been sung and acted  and told for many generations, for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past.This we may call  “remembered history”.Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is，because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing.But where there are no written records，such spoken stories are often very helpful.

1. 1.

   Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage?

   1. A.
      “Remembered history”，compared with written history，is less reliable
   2. B.
      Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.
   3. C.
      A written account of our daily activities helps US to be able to answer many questions.
   4. D.
      Where there are no written records.there is no history.
2. 2.

   We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because ___

   1. A.
      there was nothing worth being written down at that time
   2. B.
      the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record
   3. C.
      the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire
   4. D.
      the people there did not know how to write
3. 3.

   “Remembered history” refers to ___.

   1. A.
      history based on a person’s imagination
   2. B.
      stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth
   3. C.
      songs and dances about the most important events
   4. D.
      both B and C
4. 4.

   “Remembered history”is regarded as valuable only when ____.

   1. A.
      it is written down
   2. B.
      no written account is available
   3. C.
      it proves to be time
   4. D.
      people are interested in it
5. 5.

   The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had _____

   1. A.
      kept a written record of every past event
   2. B.
      not burnt their written records in wars
   3. C.
      told exact stories of the most important happenings
   4. D.
      made more songs and dances

阅读理解

　　If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.

　　It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes man did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in Central Africa, because they had not learned to write.

　　Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have learned about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been, sung and acted and told for many generations, for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call “remembered history”. Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.

1．Which of the following ideas is not conveyed in the passage?

[　　]

A．“Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable.

B．Written record of the past plays a most important role in our learning of the human history.

C．A written account of our daily activities helps us to remember the events that happened in the past.

D．Where there are no written records, there is no history.

2．We know very little about what happened in Central Africa 200 years ago because ________.

[　　]

A．there was nothing worth being written down at that time

B．people there had not known how to write in those days

C．the written records were perhaps destroyed in a fire

D．people there ignored the importance of keeping a record

3．“Remembered history” refers to ________.

[　　]

A．history based on a person's imagination

B．stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth

C．songs and dances about important events in the past

D．both B and C

4．“Remembered history” is regarded as valuable only when ________.

[　　]

A．it is written down

B．it proved to be true

C．no written account is available

D．people are interested in it

5．It can be inferred from the passage that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if our ancestors had ________.

[　　]

A．kept a written record of every past event

B．not burnt their written records in wars

C．told exact stories of the most important happenings

D．made more songs and dances