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It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America. In the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireplace in the evening and read poems aloud. It is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theatres, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion. However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond one’s own community. Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual. Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry had a place in everyday life.
How did things change? Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and they can do well without poems?
There are, I believe, three culprits (肇事者): poets, teachers and we ourselves. Of these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed (背叛) us more than we have betrayed the poem. Early in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions hostile (不利的) to the reading of poetry. Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged.
Poets failed the readers, so did the teachers. They want their students to know something about the craft (技巧) of a poem, and they want their students to see that poems mean something. Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles.
小题1: Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the nineteenth century because _______.
A.it built a link among people | B.it helped unite a community |
C.it was a source of self-education | D.it was a source of pleasure |
A.diversity | B.change | C.amusements | D.happiness |
A.the difficulty in studying poems |
B.the way poems are taught in school |
C.students’ wrong ideas about poetry |
D.the techniques used in writing poems |
A.Poems have become difficult to understand. |
B.Students are poorly educated in high school. |
C.TV and the Internet are more attractive than poetry. |
D.Students are becoming less interested in poetry. |
答案
小题1: A 小题1: C 小题1: B 小题1:A
解析
核心考点
试题【Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people. In fact, many】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
1. Share appreciation
Tell someone how much you appreciate the faith they"ve shown in you. Thank them sincerely for being part of your life. Tell them how much they are needed.
Feeling appreciated is one of the most important needs that people have. When you share with someone your appreciation and gratitude, they will not forget you. Appreciation will return to you many times.
2. Share time
Balance your time expenditures (耗费)so you can spend time with the people that you love. Support local organizations by sharing your special talents. Volunteer time for projects that benefit others in your community, country, and world.
When we slow down and observe our thoughts closely, we will sometimes uncover gifts and talents we didn"t know we had. Sharing time and talents can result in discoveries that bring happiness beyond measure.
3. Share knowledge and ideas
Tell someone about a great book that you read so they can benefit from it too. Teach a new concept or idea that you"ve learned.
One of the best ways to strengthen new concepts in your mind is to share them with others. The more often you share what you"ve learned, the stronger that information will become in your memory. Sharing knowledge also provides solutions to problems. The more knowledge we share, the more knowledge we receive in return.
4. Share friendship
Acknowledge someone"s strengths. Let them know that you are willing to be there when they need you. Visit someone you haven"t seen for a long time. Telephone friends or relatives who live far away. Introduce two friends who don"t know each other.
Bringing one individual into another"s life can result in tremendous changes for both people, and for you. We succeed with the help of others. People grow by growing together. If you"d like to have many friends, then share friendship with others generously.
5. Share kindness
Perform a random act of kindness for someone: a smile, compliment, or a favor just for fun. These will multiply and spread very rapidly.
There is a powerful quote by Stephen Jay Gould who said, “The center of human nature is rooted in ten thousand ordinary acts of kindness that define our days.” Kindness is priceless. The love, kindnesses, and value we have given authentically to others will be our remaining treasures at the end of life.
Think about this statement by Norman MacEwan: “Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
小题1: What is the best title of this passage?
A.We want to share. | B.Give your presents away. |
C.We make a life by giving. | D.Don’t be mean to give. |
A.We all come from a world which is in a harmonious atmosphere. |
B.Everybody’s deep heart is filled with kindness at first, which decides our present life. |
C.Kindness is the most important thing in our daily life. |
D.We need kindness all the time. |
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A.Tell the people around you how much you love them. |
B.No one is an isolated island. We succeed with the help of others |
C.The more knowledge we share, the more knowledge we receive in return. |
D.Slow down and enjoy the life, which may bring you a brand new world with happiness. |
A.Magazines | B.Newspapers | C.Guide books | D.Scientific reports |
The best example of English manners is in their mastery of the art of forming a queue. It is a popular joke in England (the land of sporting failures) to say, “if only queuing was an Olympic sport, we’d win hands down.” No one knows exactly how and when it started, but queuing plays an important role in the English social make-up. School children are taught to queue for roll-call, assembly and lunch, and English people across the land form orderly queues at shops, banks, cinemas and bus-stops every day. The English obviously aren’t the only people who queue, but they seem to do it better than anyone else. As one visitor said, “I have travelled across Europe, the Middle and Far East and nowhere have I seen the single-file queues which are formed in England.”
The English are also famously polite when it comes to language. Whereas many other notions are more direct in their communication, the English prefer a more indirect form of asking for things. For example, an American who wants to talk to a colleague might say, “Got a minute?”; however an English person will often use a more indirect means might of requesting the chat, “Sorry to bother you, but would you possibly have a minute or so to have a quick chat if you don’t mind, please?”
The English also love to apologize for things. When squeezing past someone, people say “sorry”. And they will apologize if you bump into them, “whoops! Sorry! My fault.” In fact, no one seems to say “sorry” as much as the English: “sorry I’m late. /Sorry I forgot to call you last night./I’m sorry you didn’t get the e-mail.” And so on. They also like to use “please” and “thank you” a lot. In a shop, they will say, “I’d like a packet of crisp, please. Thanks.” British students thank their lectures, a
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小题1: Why does “finishing schools” still exist to help young girls become “ladies”?
A.Because the English mind their manners very much. |
B.Because the English parents want to marry their daughters to the royal family. |
C.Because the English girls are so rude that they need to be taught to be polite. |
D.Because the English government ensures their existence. |
A.The English love the Olympics very much. |
B.The English spend nothing winning an Olympic medal. |
C.The English are best at queuing. |
D.The English prefer to queue with their hands down. |
A.Excuse me! Give me another fork, please! |
B.Excuse me! I have to be a bother, but would you mind awfully changing this fork, please? |
C.Hi! Would you mind giving me another fork? |
D.Waiter! Come here and change the fork! |
A.The employees can bring them a lot of benefits. |
B.The employees finish their jobs perfectly. |
C.The English employers’ good manners lead them to do so. |
D.The employers do it as a result of the company’s regulation. |
There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people 36 to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), but always remember that the life you 37 is yours and nobody else’s. It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you 38 others. Because while there will be times 39 outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely 40.. The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are 41 . Once you’ve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision 42 anyway.
You were 43 with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and 44 the appropriate actions, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own 45 .
Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of 46 a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the 47 necessary to make a wise decision. It wasn’t due to 48 on my part; no one could ever accuse me of that. But, being 49 to Wall Street, I intended to assume that my more senior 50 knew more than I did, and so I 51 too much significance to their opinions.
You know what happened? Each of those investments ended in 52 . Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by 53 and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions. It took me until I was almost 30 years old to 54 this—it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to
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Lori and Reba have never been alone and they want to keep it that way.
The 40-year-old conjoined twins in Pennsylvania,US,have read about others locked together by an accident of birth who have been medically separated.But they insist only death can part them.
“We’ve never imagined a life divided,”Lori said.
Lori and Reba are joined together at the side of their heads,facing in opposite directions.Their blood supply is partly linked,but each has a separate brain.
Reba suffers from a disease which has left her completely dependent on her sister.
Lori wheels her everywhere they go in different professional directions.Lori worked in a laundry room at a hospital for six years before giving that up to allow Reba to try to become a country singer.
Her first song is called “The Fear of Being Alone”,which was inspired by Reba and Lori’s desire for togetherness.
Reba’s career has taken her across the United States, Europe and parts of Asia.
While the twins receive some money from the government, the earning from Reba’s concerts go to AIDS and cancer charities(慈善机构).
The sisters have set goals for themselves. Reba looks forward to a successful career as a country singer, while Lori says she hopes to get married and have children.Lori said,”So when it comes, it comes. Meanwhile, I live wonderfully from day to day.”
小题1:When Lori said “We’ve never imagined a life divided”,she meant that .
A.they don’t wish to be made separate |
B.they think their case is beyond medical help |
C.independent life would be too good to think of |
D.they would die once separated |
A
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C. they face in opposite directions D. they are no longer conjoined now
小题3:When Reba gives performances as a country singer,Lori .
A.works in a hospital | B.continues her college education |
C.brings up her children | D.looks after her sister |
A.are tired of staying at home doing nothing |
B.need more money |
C.want to prove themselve![]() |
D.have to earn their own bread |
A. thinks it’s too late for her to have children
B. is sure she’ll get married and have children
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God’s Coffee
A group of class friends, highly established(很有成就) in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.Conversation soon __41__ into complaints about stress(压力) in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the __42__ and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of __43__ —porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, __44__ expensive, s
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When all the students had a cup of coffee in _46__ ,the professor said:“If you noticed,all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, __47__ behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is __48__ for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the __49__ of your problems and stress.Be assured that the cup itself __50__ no quality to the coffee.In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.__51__ all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went __52__ the best cups.And then you began __53__ each other’s cups.Now consider this:Life is the __54__; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define(详细说明) , nor __55__the quality of life we __56__.Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we __57__ to enjoy the coffee God has __58__ for us.God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything.They just __59__ the best of everything.
Live simply.Love generously.Care deeply.Speak kindly.Leave the __60__ to God.
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