阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I took home a briefcase full of troubles . As I sat down on that hot and damp  36  , there seemed to be no  37   to the problems hanging around in my brain . So I picked up a book , settled into a comfortable chair and  38  my own special therapy (疗法):  39  reading .

I  40  three or four hours on two short chapters of Personal History by Vincent Sheean—tasting each paragraph , staying over a sentence , a phrase , or even a single word , building a detailed mental picture of the scene . No longer was I in Sydney , Australia , on a sticky hot night . Enjoying every word , I  41  foreign journalist Vincent Sheean on a tour to China and another to Russia . I was  42  in the author’s world . And when finally I put it down , my mind was totally  43 .

Next morning , four words from the book—“take the long  44 ” were still in my mind . At my desk , I had a long-view look at my  45  . Once more , super-slow-reading had given me not only  46  but perspective (视角)， and helped me in my everyday affairs .

I discovered its  47  years ago . Before that , if I had been really interested in a book , I would  48  from page to page ,  49  to know what came next . Now , I decided , I had to become a miser （守财奴）with  50  and stretch every sentence like a poor man spending his last dollar .

I had started with the practical object of making my book last . But by the end of the second week I began to realize  51  I was getting from super-slow-reading itself . Sometimes just a particular phrase  52  my attention , sometimes a sentence . I would read it slowly, analyze it , read it again—perhaps changing down into an even  53  speed—and then sit for 20 minutes thinking about it before moving on . I was like a pianist  54  a piece of music , phrase by phrase , practicing it , trying to discover and  55  exactly what the composer(作曲家) was trying to convey.

A．day B．morning   C．afternoon  D．evening

A．solutions       B．doubt       C．wonder     D．courses

A．tried on  B．applied     C．practiced   D．managed

A．fast B．super fast  C．super slow       D．slow

A．spent     B．wasted      C．cost   D．took

A．united    B．attended    C．attracted   D．joined

A．found    B．lost   C．persuaded D．accepted

A．broken   B．discouraged      C．refreshed  D．awakened

A．view      B．care   C．walk  D．distance

A．therapy       B．problems  C．reading     D．work

A．difficulty     B．success     C．achievement     D．pleasure

A．use      B．disadvantage    C．value D．importance

A．look     B．read  C．analyze     D．digest

A．worried       B．eager C．glad  D．anxious

A．books   B．troubles    C．words       D．music

A．how well     B．how long  C．how many D．how much

A．caught  B．missed      C．escaped     D．paid

A．faster   B．higher      C．lower       D．slower

A．playing       B．studying   C．writing     D．singing

A．realize  B．recognize  C．repay D．understand

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I took home a briefcase full of troubles . As I sat down on that hot and damp  36  , there seemed to be no  37   to the problems hanging around in my brain . So I picked up a book , settled into a comfortable chair and  38  my own special therapy (疗法):  39  reading .

I  40  three or four hours on two short chapters of Personal History by Vincent Sheean—tasting each paragraph , staying over a sentence , a phrase , or even a single word , building a detailed mental picture of the scene . No longer was I in Sydney , Australia , on a sticky hot night . Enjoying every word , I  41  foreign journalist Vincent Sheean on a tour to China and another to Russia . I was  42  in the author’s world . And when finally I put it down , my mind was totally  43 .

Next morning , four words from the book—“take the long  44 ” were still in my mind . At my desk , I had a long-view look at my  45  . Once more , super-slow-reading had given me not only  46  but perspective (视角)， and helped me in my everyday affairs .

I discovered its  47  years ago . Before that , if I had been really interested in a book , I would  48  from page to page ,  49  to know what came next . Now , I decided , I had to become a miser （守财奴）with  50  and stretch every sentence like a poor man spending his last dollar .

I had started with the practical object of making my book last . But by the end of the second week I began to realize  51  I was getting from super-slow-reading itself . Sometimes just a particular phrase  52  my attention , sometimes a sentence . I would read it slowly, analyze it , read it again—perhaps changing down into an even  53  speed—and then sit for 20 minutes thinking about it before moving on . I was like a pianist  54  a piece of music , phrase by phrase , practicing it , trying to discover and  55  exactly what the composer(作曲家) was trying to convey.

1.A．day                         B．morning              C．afternoon            D．evening

2.A．solutions                 B．doubt                  C．wonder               D．courses

3.A．tried on                   B．applied                C．practiced             D．managed

4.A．fast                         B．super fast            C．super slow           D．slow

5.A．spent                       B．wasted                C．cost                    D．took

6.A．united                     B．attended              C．attracted              D．joined

7.A．found                      B．lost                     C．persuaded            D．accepted

8.A．broken                    B．discouraged         C．refreshed             D．awakened

9.A．view                       B．care                    C．walk                   D．distance

10.A．therapy                  B．problems             C．reading               D．work

11.A．difficulty               B．success                C．achievement        D．pleasure

12.A．use                        B．disadvantage        C．value                  D．importance

13.A．look                      B．read                    C．analyze               D．digest

14.A．worried                 B．eager                  C．glad                    D．anxious

15.A．books                    B．troubles               C．words                 D．music

16.A．how well               B．how long             C．how many           D．how much

17.A．caught                   B．missed                C．escaped               D．paid

18.A．faster                    B．higher                 C．lower                  D．slower

19.A．playing                  B．studying              C．writing                D．singing

20.A．realize                   B．recognize            C．repay                  D．understand

 

One day a heavy storm hit a village. Nothing was ____41____ but a rock fell from the nearby mountain. The rock rolled down from the mountain and __42_____ in the middle of the main oad in the village. It was very big and shaped more or less __43__ a ball. The villagers decided to move it away since it was blocking the street. Several of the ___44___ men came to try to lift it out of the road. No matter _____45____ they tried, they couldn’t move it.

All of this time a young boy was ___46_____ the men trying to move the rock.. “Excuse me,” he said, “but I think I could move it.” “You,” they shouted, “____47___ are you talking about? All of us have just tried and can’t ___48_____ move it a little.” They all ____49______ the boy.

The next ___50_____ some villagers came to the street. To their great __51____, the rock was gone. More people ran out to see for themselves. It was true the rock was not in the road any more. The little boy stood in the street, smiling, “ I told you I could move it. I did it last night.” ___52_____ he walked over to ___53____ the rock had been and ____54_____ some dirt with a shovel( 铲 ) “You see,” he said, “ I dug a hole __55____ the rock and it rolled down into the hole by itself. Then I covered it with dirt.”

1.	A．hurt B．found C．destroyed D．broken

 

2.	A．lay B．stopped C．stood D．placed

 

3.	A．as B．for C．alike D．like

 

4.	A．happiest B．biggest C．weakest D．strongest

 

5.	A．what B．how hard C．how many D．how long

 

6.	A．seeing B．hearing C．watching D．staring

 

7.	A．whom B．how C．where D．what

 

8.	A．still not B．already C．even D．will

 

9.	A．smiled at B．praised C．joked with D．laughed at

 

10.	A．night B．evening C．afternoon D．morning

 

11.	A．joy B．interest C．satisfaction D．surprise

 

12.	A．At last B．Then C．Finally D．So

 

13.	A．where B．in which C．there D．place

 

14.	A．gave B．covered C．uncovered D．put

 

15.	A．around B．below C．next to D．away from

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I took home a briefcase full of troubles . As I sat down on that hot and damp  1, there seemed to be no  2to the problems hanging around in my brain . So I picked up a book , settled into a comfortable chair and  3my own special therapy (疗法):  4reading .

I  5three or four hours on two short chapters of Personal History by Vincent Sheean—tasting each paragraph , staying over a sentence , a phrase , or even a single word , building a detailed mental picture of the scene . No longer was I in Sydney , Australia , on a sticky hot night . Enjoying every word , I  6foreign journalist Vincent Sheean on a tour to China and another to Russia . I was  7in the author’s world . And when finally I put it down , my mind was totally  8.

Next morning , four words from the book—“take the long  9” were still in my mind . At my desk , I had a long-view look at my  10. Once more , super-slow-reading had given me not only  11but perspective (视角)， and helped me in my everyday affairs .

I discovered its  12years ago . Before that , if I had been really interested in a book , I would  13from page to page ,  14to know what came next . Now , I decided , I had to become a miser （守财奴）with  15and stretch every sentence like a poor man spending his last dollar .

I had started with the practical object of making my book last . But by the end of the second week I began to realize  16I was getting from super-slow-reading itself . Sometimes just a particular phrase  17my attention , sometimes a sentence . I would read it slowly, analyze it , read it again—perhaps changing down into an even  18speed—and then sit for 20 minutes thinking about it before moving on . I was like a pianist  19a piece of music , phrase by phrase , practicing it , trying to discover and  20exactly what the composer(作曲家) was trying to convey.

1.A．day              B．morning        C．afternoon      D．evening

2.A．solutions        B．doubt          C．wonder         D．courses

3.A．tried on         B．applied        C．practiced      D．managed

4.A．fast             B．super fast     C．super slow     D．slow

5.A．spent            B．wasted         C．cost           D．took

6.A．united           B．attended       C．attracted      D．joined

7.A．found            B．lost           C．persuaded      D．accepted

8.A．broken           B．discouraged    C．refreshed      D．awakened

9.A．view             B．care           C．walk           D．distance

10.A．therapy         B．problems       C．reading        D．work

11.A．difficulty      B．success        C．achievement    D．pleasure

12.A．use             B．disadvantage   C．value          D．importance

13.A．look            B．read           C．analyze        D．digest

14.A．worried         B．eager          C．glad           D．anxious

15.A．books           B．troubles       C．words          D．music

16.A．how well        B．how long       C．how many       D．how much

17.A．caught          B．missed         C．escaped        D．paid

18.A．faster          B．higher         C．lower          D．slower

19.A．playing         B．studying       C．writing        D．singing

20.A．realize         B．recognize      C．repay          D．understand