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.

【小题10】

A．therapy B．problems C．reading D．work

【小题12】

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

【小题17】

A．caught B．missed C．escaped D．paid

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

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

       I  5  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  6  foreign journalist Vincent Sheean on a tour to China and another to Russia．I was  7  in 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  11  but perspective （视角），and helped me in my everyday affairs ．

       I discovered its  12  years ago．Before that , if I had been really interested in a book, I would  13  from page to page,  14  to know what came next．Now, I decided , I had to become a miser （守财奴）with  15  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  16  I was getting from super-slow-reading itself．Sometimes just a particular phrase  17  my attention, sometimes a sentence．I would read it slowly, analyze it , read it again—perhaps changing down into an even  18  speed—and then sit for 20 minutes thinking about it before moving on．I was like a pianist  19 a piece of music , phrase by phrase , practicing it, trying to discover and  20  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

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

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