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 （療法）:  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 （視角），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 （守財奴）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

 

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

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 (療法):  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 (視角)， 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 （守財奴）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

 

Alex felt restless. Along with his sister Rosita and his friend Hugo, Alex had been waiting in the cave for nearly three hours    1    either an attack from the returning robbers or the    2 of a rescue party, but nothing had happened. He and Rosita had some    3    and a sleep, and now it was Hugo's turn to sleep after his meal. Rosita was    4    in the entrance to the cave keeping watch on the valley below. Alex threw himself down beside her.

    “I do hope Ruark is all right,” she said, her eyes on the view outside. “I keep hoping I will __5    him somewhere.”

    “I'm sure he's okay,” answered Alex. “I'm pretty    6    the enemy thought it was a ground 7   . Anyway, they were too busy rushing to    8    in their jeep to    9    time firing at a condor (神鷹). I'm not worried about him. What I am worrying about, though, are the words on that    10    that was tied to Ruark's leg. I keep saying the words to myself: What about the cave? There's a two-meter hole at the back of it. No one will find it. There are so many caves ... The money they stole is hidden somewhere out there and I should hate them to come back and 11 it from under our noses.”

    “Well,” replied his sister, “you    12    what the man said. There are so many caves. At a 13  ,  I can see about two hundred of them dotted around. It could take a week to    14    in them all.” “Yes. It's a    15    hiding place, but I think we have one clue (線索)that might help us. Ruark was perched (落)somewhere    16    enough for the tape to pick up their 17   . He was probably situated just above the entrance. Condors are not    18    tiny birds so he may have been on a shelf or an overhanging rock    19    enough to take his big feet and body.” Alex    20    closed his eyes against the strong light outside and tried to examine the opposite side of the valley.

    1．

A. noticing　　　　　　　　　　  B. requiring

C. expecting　　　　　　　　    D. finding

    2．

A. care　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. advice

C. attention　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrival

    3．

A. wine　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. food

C. water　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. medicine

    4．

A. lying　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. laughing

C. eating　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talking

    5．

A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. catch

C. feed　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. beat

    6．

A. clear　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. puzzled

C. certain　　　　　　　　　　    D. nervous

    7．

A. fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. attack

C. force　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. control

    8．

A. get down　　　　　　　　    B. get through

C. get away　　　　　　　　　　 D. get back

    9．

A. waste.　　　　　　　　　　    B. save

C. kill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have

    10．

A. rock　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. cave

C. paper　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. tape

    11．

A. send　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. throw

C. break　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. take

    12．

A. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. told

C. found　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. understood

    13．

A. time.　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. guess

C. distance　　　　　　　　　　  D. moment

    14．

A. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. work

C. look　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. walk

    15．

A. small　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. warm

C. clever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. clean

    16．

A. quiet　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. near

C. tidy　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. wide

    17．

A. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. birds

C. voices　　　　　　　　　　    D. money

    18．

A. exactly　　　　　　　　　　   B. simply

C. naturally　　　　　　　　　　 D. perfectly

    19．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. high

C. flat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. large

    20．

A. just　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. still

C. half 　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. also

 

Alex felt restless. Along with his sister Rosita and his friend Hugo, Alex had been waiting in the cave for nearly three hours    1    either an attack from the returning robbers or the    2 of a rescue party, but nothing had happened. He and Rosita had some    3    and a sleep, and now it was Hugo's turn to sleep after his meal. Rosita was    4    in the entrance to the cave keeping watch on the valley below. Alex threw himself down beside her.

    “I do hope Ruark is all right,” she said, her eyes on the view outside. “I keep hoping I will __5    him somewhere.”

    “I'm sure he's okay,” answered Alex. “I'm pretty    6    the enemy thought it was a ground 7   . Anyway, they were too busy rushing to    8    in their jeep to    9    time firing at a condor (神鷹). I'm not worried about him. What I am worrying about, though, are the words on that    10    that was tied to Ruark's leg. I keep saying the words to myself: What about the cave? There's a two-meter hole at the back of it. No one will find it. There are so many caves ... The money they stole is hidden somewhere out there and I should hate them to come back and 11 it from under our noses.”

    “Well,” replied his sister, “you    12    what the man said. There are so many caves. At a 13  ,  I can see about two hundred of them dotted around. It could take a week to    14    in them all.” “Yes. It's a    15    hiding place, but I think we have one clue (線索)that might help us. Ruark was perched (落)somewhere    16    enough for the tape to pick up their 17   . He was probably situated just above the entrance. Condors are not    18    tiny birds so he may have been on a shelf or an overhanging rock    19    enough to take his big feet and body.” Alex    20    closed his eyes against the strong light outside and tried to examine the opposite side of the valley.

    1．

A. noticing　　　　　　　　　　  B. requiring

C. expecting　　　　　　　　    D. finding

    2．

A. care　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. advice

C. attention　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrival

    3．

A. wine　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. food

C. water　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. medicine

    4．

A. lying　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. laughing

C. eating　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talking

    5．

A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. catch

C. feed　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. beat

    6．

A. clear　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. puzzled

C. cert

ain　　　　　　　　　　    D. nervous

    7．

A. fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. attack

C. force　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. control

    8．

A. get down　　　　　　　　    B. get through

C. get away　　　　　　　　　　 D. get back

    9．

A. waste.　　　　　　　　　　    B. save

C. kill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have

    10．

A. rock　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. cave

C. paper　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. tape

    11．

A. send　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. throw

C. break　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. take

    12．

A. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. told

C. found　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. understood

    13．

A. time.　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. guess

C. distance　　　　　　　　　　  D. moment

    14．

A. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. work

C. look　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. walk

    15．

A. small　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. warm

C. clever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. clean

    16．

A. quiet　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. near

C. tidy　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. wide

    17．

A. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. birds

C. voices　　　　　　　　　　    D. money

    18．

A. exactly　　　　　　　　　　   B. simply

C. naturally  
&
nbsp;　　　　　　　　  D. perfectly

    19．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. high

C. flat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. large

    20．

A. just　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. still

C. half 　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. also