Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or only there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find a shelter from a sudden rain. Whatever the reason, you can soon totally unaware of your surroundings. You soon become interested in some books or others, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent too much time there and have to rush off to keep some forgotten appointment.
　　This chance to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can walk around such a place as much as you wish. If it is a good shop, no assistant will come up to you with the greeting “Can I help you?” You needn’t buy anything you don’t want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading. Then, and only then, are his services necessary.
　　Once, a medical student had to read a textbook which was far too expensive for him to buy. He couldn't borrow it from the library and the only copy he could find was in a certain bookshop. Every afternoon, therefore, he would go along to the shop and read a little of the book at a time. One day, however, he was disappointed to find the book missing from his usual place. He was about to leave, when he noticed the owner of the shop beckoning to him. Expecting to be told off, he went towards him. To his surprise, the owner pointed to the book which was tucked (folded beautifully) away in a corner. “I put it there in case anyone tries to buy it,” he said, and left the delighted student to continue his reading.
　　shelter: 遮蔽　　 unaware: 未意识到 attraction: 吸引　 beckon: 示意
　　45. According to the passage, the main attraction of a bookshop is that________.
　　A. people can learn something from books 　 　
　　B. it can be a shelter from a sudden rain
　　C. the surroundings are all about new knowledge 　　
　　D. it offers a chance to get free from the realities

　　46. The writer thinks that the assistant in a good bookshop should ________.
　　A. always greet customers pleasantly and warmly 　　
　　B. help the readers to find what they want to read
　　C. not talk while the customers are reading 　　
　　D. not stand beside the bookshelf all the time

　　47. The purpose of the writer in writing the last paragraph is to ________.
　　A. tell us a story that happened in a bookshop 　　
　　B. tell us what a good bookshop assistant is like
　　C. teach us how to read in a shop without buying books
　　D. advise us to hide books if we need them
　

When I was young, I was very naughty. And I often made some trouble. Some people didn't like me, but I didn't know the reason until my grandfather took me to the fishpond(养鱼塘) on the farm. He asked me to throw a stone into the water. I did what I was asked. Then my grandfather told me to watch the waves made by the stone. Moments later, he asked me to think of myself as that stone.

　 "You may make a lot of splashes(浪花)in your life, but remember the waves that come from those splashes will affect the peace of all your friends beside you," he said."Remember that you are responsible for what you throw into your circle. and that your waves will touch many other circles. Always try to live in a way that allows the good that come from your circle to send the peace of your goodness to other circles. Remember the waves that come from anger and jealousy(嫉妒)will send those feelings to other circles.You are responsible for all the waves." That was the first time I realized each preson creates the inner prece or anger that flows out into the world. We cannot create world peace if we have hatred and anger.

　We show the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside, whether we tell them or not. Whatever is inside of us is flowing out into the world and touching all the other circles of life. We must remember that we aren't single, so we must be responsible for everyone beside us.

46.. The writer'sgrandfather asked him to_____

　 A.stop the waves　　　　 　　　　　 B.see himself as the wave

　 C.make a lot of splashes D.regard himself as a stone

47. The wave will affect the peace of all our friends beside us,so we should_____

　 A.not make a lot of splashes.

B.not touch many other circles.

　 C.not be full of anger and jealousy. 　

D.be responsible for what we throw into our circle.

48. The underlined phrase “flow out” in the passage means?（原创）

A. blow out　　　　　　　　　　 B. take out　　　　　　　　　 C. go out　　　　　　　　 D.bring out

49.According to the passgae we know the writer's grandfather was very ______

　 A. wise 　　　　 B.old 　　　　　　 C.strict 　　　　D.funny

50. This passage mainly tells us that______

A.we are the stones 　　　　　　　　　

B.we can make some splashes

　 C.people can affcet each other in our life　

D.the writer likes playing by the fishpond

    Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.

After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.

Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.

That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?

Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.

 46. The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because _________.

  A. the woman’s window was dirty          B. the writer’s window was dirty

  C. the woman lived nearby                D. the writer was near-sighted

 47. The writer was surprised that ____________.

  A. the woman was sitting by her window     B. the woman’s window was clean

  C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon   D. the woman’s window was still terrible

 48. “It dawned on me” probably means “­__________”.

  A. I began to understand it                     B. it cheered me up

  C. I knew it grew light                        D. it began to get dark

 49. It’s clear that __________.

  A. the writer had never met the woman before      B. the writer often washed the window

  C. they both worked as cleaners                 D. they lived in a small town

 50. From the passage, we can learn __________.

  A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often        

  B. one should often make his window clean

  C. one must judge himself before he judges others 

  D. one must look at others through his dirty window

When I was young, I was very naughty. And I often made some trouble. Some people didn't like me, but I didn't know the reason until my grandfather took me to the fishpond(养鱼塘) on the farm. He asked me to throw a stone into the water. I did what I was asked. Then my grandfather told me to watch the waves made by the stone. Moments later, he asked me to think of myself as that stone.

　 "You may make a lot of splashes(浪花)in your life, but remember the waves that come from those splashes will affect the peace of all your friends beside you," he said."Remember that you are responsible for what you throw into your circle. and that your waves will touch many other circles. Always try to live in a way that allows the good that come from your circle to send the peace of your goodness to other circles. Remember the waves that come from anger and jealousy(嫉妒)will send those feelings to other circles.You are responsible for all the waves." That was the first time I realized each preson creates the inner prece or anger that flows out into the world. We cannot create world peace if we have hatred and anger.

　We show the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside, whether we tell them or not. Whatever is inside of us is flowing out into the world and touching all the other circles of life. We must remember that we aren't single, so we must be responsible for everyone beside us.

46.. The writer'sgrandfather asked him to_____

　 A.stop the waves　　　　 　　　　　 B.see himself as the wave

　 C.make a lot of splashes 　　　　　　 D.regard himself as a stone

47. The wave will affect the peace of all our friends beside us,so we should_____

　 A.not make a lot of splashes.　　　　　

B.not touch many other circles.

　 C.not be full of anger and jealousy. 　

　 D.be responsible for what we throw into our circle.

48. The underlined phrase “flow out” in the passage means?

　 A. blow out　　　　　 B. take out　　　　 C. go out　　　　 D.bring out

49.According to the passgae we know the writer's grandfather was very ______

　 A. wise 　　　　 B.old 　　　　　　 C.strict 　　　　D.funny

50. This passage mainly tells us that______

A.we are the stones　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.we can make some splashes

C.people can affcet each other in our life　 D.the writer likes playing by the fishpond

In a class for adults, I gave the class homework. It was to “go to someone you love during this week and tell him or her you love him or her. It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or haven’t shared those words with for a long time.

The people in my class were all over 35. They had learned that it was not nature (成熟的) to express their emotion. So this was very difficult for some of them.

At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. I expected one of the men raised his hand. He looked quite moved.

As he stood up, he began saying, “Dennis, I was quite confused when you gave us this homework because I didn’t feel I had anyone to say those word to.”

“But on my way home, there was a voice which told me exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’ to.”

“Five years ago, my father and I had a bad disagreement and have really never solved it since that time. We have avoided seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But even then, we hardly spoke to each other.”

“So last Tuesday when I got home, I visited my father and said, ‘I love you.’ He gave me a big hug.”

46.The writer asked the students to _______.

A. write an article about life      B. express their love to people close to them

C. make some new friends            D. share interesting stories with their family

47. The homework was difficult for some because______.

A. they never learned to express love   

B. they were to shy to express their feelings

C. they were taught not to express emotions easily

D. they couldn’t think of anyone to say those words to

48. The underlined word “confused” in the 4^th paragraph probably means “_____”.

A. 迷惑的      B.激动的    C. 高兴的       D.吃惊的

49. The man was moved because __________.

A. he had the chance to answer the question

B. he and his father started to speak to each other

C. he had a bad disagreement with his father

D. he found someone to help with his homework

50. The writer gave the homework to teach the students that_____________.

A. they should express their emotions to the people they love

B. they should respect their parents and visit them often

C. they should never have disagreements with their parents

D. it’s important to finish their homework on time every day