全国高考英语真题及答案

2004年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题

（全国卷IV）

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第口卷（非选择题）两部分。

——第一卷——

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后又一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C

三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置o听完每段对话后,

你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅

读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.15.C.£9.18.

1.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hewantstoknowthetime.

B.Heofferstogivealecture.

C.Heagreestohelpthewoman.

2.Whatwillthemanprobablydoaftertheconversation?

A.Waitthere.B.Findaseat.C.Sitdown.

3.Whoarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anactor.B.Awriter.C.Atennisplayer.

4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Onafarm.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inamarket.

5.Whatdoesthemanagreetodoafterawhile?

A.Takeabreak.B.Talkabouthistroubles.C.Meetsome

friends.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中

所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听

完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题

6.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Borrowingabook.B.Orderingabook.C.Buyingabook.

7.Whathasthemandecidedtotake?

A.JapanSince1950.B.JapanieseSocialHistory.C.A

ShortHistoryofJapan.

听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题

8.WhatisSamgoingtodo?

A.Helpthewomanstarthercar.

B.Lendthewomanhiscar.

C.Repairthewoman,scar.

9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman,scar?

A.Itisinpoorcondition.

B.Itismadeoffaultyparts.

C.Itisbeingrepaired.

10.WhatsuggestiondoesSamgivethewoman?

A.Trytostartthecaragain.

B.Warttillthepricegetslower.

C.Goandbuyanewcar.

听下面一段材料，回答第11至13题

11.WhodoesMartingotowhenheneeshelp?

A.Friends.B.Hisfamily.C.Histeacher.

12.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Friendship.B.Familymembers.C.Loveandtrust.

13.WhatdoesJeanthinkofloveinrelationtofriendship?

A.Loveisbuiltonfriendship.

B.Lovehelpsonefindarealfriend.

C.Loveislessimportantthanfriendship.

听下面一段材料，回答第14至17题

14.HowdidthewomanfeelwhenshesawJohnson?

A.Surprised.B.Excited.C.Sorry.

15.WhatdidJohnsonandLindadoduringtheholiday?

A.Theywenttothebeach.B.Theyvisitedtheir

aunt.C.Theystayedathome.

16.HowlongdidTony*sfamilystayatJohnson,splace?

A.Twodays.B.Aweek.C.Twomonths.

17.HowdidJohnsonfeelabouthisholiday?

A.Verydull.B.Prettygood.C.Rathertiring.

听下面一段材料，回答第18至第20题

18.Whereisthespeakerlivingnow?

A.InacityinEngland.B.InaneasternEuropean

country.C.Inasamlltownwithheraunt.

19.Whatisstillaproblemtothespeaker?

A.Thelivingconditions.B.Theweather.C.Trafficrules.

20.Whatisthewoman?

A.Atourist.B.Astudent.C.Adriver.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachild

heorshewants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever

21.Paulhadtowriteahistorypaper,hecouldn't

findtimetodoit.

A.butB.soC.becameD.if

22-Tomgraduatedfromcollegeataveryyoungage.

-Oh,hehavebeenaverysmartboythen.

AcouldB.shouldC.mightDmust

23-CouldIaskyouaratherpersonalquestion?

A.Yes,don'tworryB.Ofcourse,goahead

C.Yes,helpyourselfD.Ofcourse,whynot

24.Therearealtogetherelevenbooksontheshelf,

fivearemine.

A.onwhichB.inwhich

C.ofwhichD.fromwhich

25.Itshamesmetosayit,butItoldaliewhenat

themeetingbymyboss

A.questioningB.havingquestioned

C.questionedD.tobequestioned

26.Theroadiscoveredwithsnow.Ican'tunderstand

theyinsistongoingbymotor-bike.

A.whyB.whetherC.whenD.how

27.Alicereturnedfromthemanager,soffice,me

thatthebosswantedtoseemeatonce.

A.havingtoldB.tellsC.totellD.telling

28.ThefacesoffourfamousAmericanpresidentonMount

Rushmorecanbeseenfromaof60miles.

A.lengthBdistanceC.wayD.space

29.-Thankgoodness,you,rehere!Whatyou?

-Trafficjam

A.keepsB.iskeepingC.hadkeptD.kept

30.SeveralweekshadgonebyIrealizedthe

painting,wasmissing.

A.asB.beforeC.sinceD.when

31.Thehousecouldfalldownsoonifnoonesome

quickrepairwork.

A.hasdoneB.isdoingC.doesD.haddone

32.PeoplemayhavedifferentopinionaboutKaren,but

Iadmireher,sheisagreatmusician.

A.AfterallB.Asaresult

C.InotherwordsD.Asusual

33.Lizziewastoseeherfriendoffattheairport

A.alittlemorethansad

B.morethanalittlesad

C.sadmorethanalittle

D.alittlemoresadthan

34.Ifyoucan*tcometomorrow,we'11havetohold

themeetingnextweek.

A.yetB.evenC.ratherD.just

35-John,thereisMr.Wilsononthephoneforyou.

-rminbath.

A.a;theB.the;aC.a;不填D.the;不填

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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。

PerhapsthemostinterestingpersonIhaveevermetis

anItalianprofessorofphilosophywhoteachesatthe

UniversityofPisa.36Ilastmetthismaneightyearsago,

Ihavenotforgottenhis37qualifies.Pintofall,I

respectedhis38toteaching.Becausehislectureswere

alwayswell-preparedandclearlydelivered,studentscrowded

intohisclassroom,Hisfollowerslikedthefactthat

he39whathetaughtFurthermore,hecouldbecounted

ontoexplainhisideasinall40way,introducingsuch

aids（辅助）to41oilpaintings,music,andguest

lecturesOncehe42sangasonginclassinordertomake

apointclear43,admiredthefactthatliewouldtalk

tostudentsoutsidetheclassroomortalkwiththem44

thetelephone.Drinkingcoffeeinthecafe,hewouldeasily

makefriendswithstudents.Sometimeshewould45a

studenttoagameofchess（国际象棋）46hewouldjoin

studentgroupstodiscussavarietyof47:agriculture,

divingandmathematics.Manyyoungpeoplevisitedhiminhis

officefor48ontheirstudies;otherscametohishome

forsocialevenings.Finally,Iwas49byhislivelysense

ofhumor（幽默）.Hebelievedthatnolessonisa

success50,duringit,thestudentsandthe

professor51atleastoneloud52Throughhissense

ofhumor,hemadelearningmore53andmorelasting,If

itis54thatlifemakesawisemansmileandafoolish

mancry,55myfriendisindeedawiseman.

36A.AlthoughB.WhenC.EvenifD.Now

that

37.

A.basicB.specialC.commonD.particular

38A.attention

B.introductionC.relationD.devotion

39.A.insistedonB.talkedaboutC.believed

inD.agreedwith

40.A.imaginativeB.ordinaryC.

oppositeD.open

41A.listeningBunderstandingC

informationD.discovery

42.A.alsoB.nearlyC.even

D.only

43.ALaterBSecondlyC

HoweverD.Therefore

44.A.withB.byC.fromD.on

45.A.inviteB.leadC.preferD.show

46A.AsamatteroffactB.LateronC.Other

timesD.Ingeneral

47A

quetionsB.subjectsC.mattersD.contents

48.A.supportBexplanationC

experienceD.advice

49.A.disturbedBmovedC.attractedDdefeated

50.A.forB.untilC.sinceDunless

51.A.hearBsuggestCshareD.demand

52A.laughB.cryC.shoutD.question

53A.helpfulB

enjoyableC.practicalD.useful

54A.naturalB.normalC.hopefulD.true

55.A.soB.forC.thenD.yet

第三部分:阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选也最佳选

项。

A

Afteraquickbreakfastinthestationrestaurant,Peter

setofftolookforaroomwherehecouldliveforthenext

fewmonths.Heknewexactlywhathewanted:aroomwhichwas

nottoosmall,norsolargethatitwouldbedifficulttobeat

inwinterIthadtobecleanandcomfortabletoobut,above

all,ithadtobequiet.Inthenewspaperhehadboughtfrom

thebookshop,therewereveryfewadvertisements（广告）for

roomstolet.But,asheglanceddownthepage,anoticecaught

hiseye.

J0HNS0N，SHOUSING

AGENCY

FLATSANDROOMSTO

LET

Thisseemedhopeful,sohemadeanoteoftheaddressand

setoffinsearchoftheagencyHefounditinanarrowstreet

justoffthemainroad.Thewomanatthedeskgavehimabright

smileasheenteredand,afterPeterhadexplainedwhatsort

ofroomhewaslookingfor,hepaidtwopoundsforalistof

abouthalfadozenlandladieswhohadroomstolet.

56.Whatdoesthetextmainlydescribe?

A.Peter'sroomhuntingexperience

B.Peter,sdeterminationtofindaroom

C.Thedifficultiesinfindingroom.

D.Thehousingmaker

57.Peter'smostimportantconsiderationinchoosinga

roomwasthatitshouldbe.

A.neatandtidyB.awayfromnoise

C.oftherightsizeD.warminwinter

58.Theunderlinedword"this"inthesecondparagraph

refersto.

A.alistofroomstolet

B.thenewspaperPeterbought

C.thenoticeintherestaurant

D.Johnson，sHousingAgency

B

WhenNancyLublinreceived$5,000fromhergrandfather

in1996,sheneveronceconsideredtakingavacationorpaying

offstudentloans（贷款）.Instead,the24-year-oldNewYork

Universitylawstudentbeganthinkingabouthelpinglow-income

womengetbetterjobs."Ifawomangoesforajobinterview

（面试）poorlydressed,shewon'tgetthejob,“Lublinsays.

“Butwithoutajob,shecan'taffordsuitableclothes.，z

So,withthemoneyLublinfounded“DressforSuccess，and

begancollectingwomen'sclotheswhichwerestillingood

conditionbutwhichtheirownersnolongerneeded."Somany

womenhaveclotheslyingaroundthattheywillneverwear

again,“oneofLublin,sassistantssays“Nancy'sideaisso

simpleandyetsoimportanttowomen.”

ManywomencometoLublin,sofficebeforegoingtoajob

interview.Here,theyreceiveasuit,shoesandanyother

thingstheyneed,Sinceitwassetup,morethan1,000women

haveturnedto"DressforSuccess*forhelp.Manyofthemhave

wonjob.Somehaveroundjobsafterbeingoutofworkformany

years.Jenny,a32-year-oldwomanwhowasrecentlyhiredas

alaw-firmofficemanagersays,“Imadeagoodimpression（印

象）becauseof'DressforSuccess,.”

59.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Nancy'sgrandfatherlentherthemoneytosetupthe

office.

B.Nancy'sofficegathersusedclothesfromwomen

C.Low-incomewomencangetjobsat"DressforSuccess*

D.Nancysetup"DressforSuccess*tomakemoney-

60.“DressforSuccess*attractsmanywomenbecause

they

A.liketoweardifferentclothes

B.likethedesignofthedresses

C.preferbuyingclothesatalowprice

D.needtolooksmartwhenlookingforajob

61FromwhatJennysays,weknowthat.

A.shegotalotofgoodideasfromNancy

B.sheisworkinghappilyatherpresentjob

C.clothesfromNancy，sofficehelpedtogetherajob

D.”DressforSuccess“hasagoodbusinessrelationwith

herfirm

62.Whatwouldbeagoodtitleforthetext?

A.KeepYourOldClothes

B.AHelpingHandforWomen

C.Nancy:ASuccessfulLawStudent

D.ASuccessfulClothingBusiness

C

Sittingisartthatisn，tgettingpassedalongPeople

thesedaysfeelasthoughtheyhavetobedoingsomethingIf

theyarenotworking,theyarejogging,orplayingtennisor

golf,ortakingCoursestoimprovetheirmindsorbodies-or

theyareparkedinfrontoftheTV.Sittinginfrontofthe

TVisn,tsitting-it'swatching.

Peopleusedtositawholelot.Youwouldwalkdownthe

streetordrivedowntheroad,andtheretheywouldbe,out

onthedoorsteps,sitting.Youcouldgodowntothestoreand

sitonthebenchoutfrontintheSummeroraroundthefire

inthewinter.Thereweresittingbenchesoutinthetownsquare.

Atthegarage,therewerestraight-backedchairs.Thereamong

theoilcansandtriesandspareparts,youcouldkickbackand

sit.

Housesusedtohavesittingrooms,wherethegrownups

wouldgoafterSundaydinner.MomandDad,GrandpaandAunt

Rubywouldsitanddigest（消化）thefriedchickenandtalk

aboutAuntEtheTsillness,andhowwelltheministerdidtoday.

Outside,thechildrenwouldplay,andtheafternoonwouldpass

byinacomfortablehaze（悠闲的氛围）.

Thatsortofthinglookslikedoingnothing.Arecharging

battery（正充电的电池）doesn,tlookasifit'sdoinganything

either.Sittingrestoresyoursoul,ifyouwanttoenjoyatruly

fulllife,don'tjustdosomething-sitthere.

63.Whatmessagedoestheauthortrytogetthroughtous?

A.Peopleshouldmakebetteruseoftheirsittingroom.

B.PeopleshouldspendlesstimewatchingTV.

C.Peopleshouldpassdowntheirgoodhabits.

D.Peopleshouldtakethingseasyfortheirowngood.

64.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat

A.peoplelivedamorerestfullifeinthepast

B.townswerebuilttomakelivingconvenient

C.smalltowngarageshadalottooffer

D.peopleenjoyedgoingoutforadrive

65.Thesittingroommentionedinthetextusedtobea

placefor.

A.eatingfoodB.watchingTV

C.gatheringtogetherD.playingwithchildren

66.Fromthetextweknowthewaterbelieves

A.sittinghasagoodspiritualeffect

B.sittinghelpspeoplerememberthepast

C.sittingroommayhavedifferentpurposes

D.asittingroomisimportantfortheold

D

Houston,Texas(June8,2002)-In2004,theNational

AeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)willsendtwo

robots(机器人)toseparateplacesofMarstoseekoutpast

orpresentsignsofwater.Itisallexcitingideatosendtwo

robotsdrivingoververydifferentplacesofMarsatthesame

time,tobeabletoseewhatisontheothersideofthehill.

Lastmonth,NASAannounceditwassendingonerobottoMars,

butaftertwoweeks,itdecidedtherewasenoughmoneyfortwo.

Therobotswillbesentupwithintwoweeksofeachotherin

MayandJuneof2003fromKennedySpaceCenter.Ifallgoes

well,thetwospacecraft(宇宙飞船)willtouchdownonMars,

afteraseven-and-a-half-monthspaceflight,onJanuary2and

20,2004

Therobots,eachweighing150kilograms,cancover100

metersperday.Theyaredesignedtobeabletoexaminethe

mineralcontentofthesoil,andtheirspecialcamerawilltake

picturesofthelandsandhillsAlthoughtheywillbeunder

controlfromEarth,therobot,areabletomovemorefreely

comparedtothosesentupbeforethem.

Theactuallandingpointshavenotbeendeterminedyet,but

thescientistssayitwillbeinareaswheretheyhopetofind

water.

67.Accordingtothenewsreport,scientistsplantosend

robotsuptoMarsto.

A.findoutwhetherthereiswateronMars

B.seeifrobotscanfindmineralsthere

C.testhowfastrobotscandrivethere

D.provethatrobotscanworkonMars

68.Howlonginbetweenwillthetworobotsbesentto

Mars?

A.1yearB.7.5months.C.2months.D.2

weeks.

69.OneoftheimportantjobsfortherobotsonMarsis

to.

A.studythesoil

B.walkeverywhere

C.testthenewcamera

D.findasuitablelandingpoint

70.Wecaninferfromthelastsentencethatscientists

A.havechangedthelandingpointsmanytimes

B.hopetolandtherobotsonthesurfaceofwater

C.arestillworkingontheplan

D.knowwheretheycanfindwater

E

THEBRONTEFAMILY

Yorkshire,Englandwasthesettingfortwogreatnovels（小

说）ofthe19thcentury.ThesewereCharlotteBronte'sJane

EyreandEmilyBronte，salsoagiftednovelist,andherbooks

havethesameextraordinaryqualityashersisters’.

TheirfatherwasPattickBronte,borninIreland.Hemoved

withhiswife,MariaBronte,andtheirsixsmallchildrento

HaworthinYorkshirein1820.Soonafter,Mrs.Bronteandthe

twoeldestchildrendied,leavingthefathertocareforthe

remainingthreegirlsandaboy.

Charlottewasbornin1816Emilywasbornin1818andAnne

in1820.TheirbrotherBranwellwasbornin1817.Leftto

themselves,thechildrenwroteandtoldstoriesandwalkedover

thehills.Theygrewuplargelyself-educatedBranwellshowed

agreatinterestindrawing.Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearn

moneyforhisarteducation.Theytookpositionsasteachers

ortaughtchildrenintheirhomes.

Aschildrentheyhadallwrittenmanystories.Charlotte,

asayounggril,alonewrote22books,eachwith60to100pages

ofsmallhandwritingTherefore,theyturnedtowritingfor

income.By1847,CharlottehdwrittenTheProfessor-,Emily,

WutheringHeights;andAnne,AgnesGrey.Aftermuchdifficulty

AnneandEmilyfoundapublisher(出版商);buttherewasno

interestshowninCharlotte*sbook.(Itwasnotpublisheduntil

1859.)However,onepublisherexpressedaninterestinseeing

moreofherwork.JaneEyrewasalreadystarted,andshe

hurriedlyfinishedit.Itwasacceptedatonce;thuseachof

thesisterhadabookpublishedin1847.

JaneEyrewasimmediatelysuccessful;theothertwo,

however,didnotdosowellPeopledidnotlikeWuthering

Heights.Theysaiditwastoowild,consideredoneofthefinest

novelsintheEnglishlanguageEmilylivedonlyashortwhile

afterthepublicationofherbook,andAnnediedin1849.

CharlottepublishedShirleyin1849,andVillettein1853.

In1854shemarriedArthurBellNicholls.Butonlyayearlater,

shediedoftuberculosis（肺结核）ashersistershad.

71.WhatdidtheBrontesisterswanttodoforBranwellBronte?

A.Helphimwritestories

B.Helphimgettrainedinart.

C.Teachhimhowtodrawwell.

D.Teachhimhowtoeducatehimself.

72.Weknowfromthetextthat.

A.JaneEyrewaspublishedin1847

B.CharlotteBrontewrote22booksinall

C.theBrontesistersreceivedgoodeducation

D.PatrickBrontehelpedhisdaughterswiththeir

wiring

73.Whichofthefollowingwaspublishedafterthe

A.ShirleyB.Villette.

C.AgnesGreyD.TheProfessor

74.Theunderlinedwords"theothertwo“inthe5th

paragraphandrefersto

A.ShirleyandVillette

B.TheProfessorandAgnesGrey

C.AgnesGreyandWutheringHeights

D.TheProfessorandWitheringHeights

75.WhatdoweknowabouttheBrontesistersfromtiletext?

A.Theirnovelsinterestedfewpublishers.

B.Noneofthemhadmorethantwobookspublished

C.Noneofthemlivedlongerthan40yeahold

D.Emilywastheleastsuccessfulofthethree

——第二卷-

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误：对标有题号的每一行作出判

断；如无错误，在该行右边描线上画一个勾（V）；如有错误（每行只

有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上

写出该词，并也用斜线削掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,在该行右边横线

上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一个描线，在该行右边横线上写出

改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

DearSusan,

rmverygladtohearyouarecomingto

visit76.

methenextFriday.Unfortunately,Iwon，tbeable

to77.

meetyouattheairportalthoughIhaveclassesin

the78.

afternoon.Youwon，tfinddifficulttogettothe

city79.

center.Theairportbusleavesevery30minute

and80.

willtakeyourightlytotheFriendshipHotel.My

class81.

willbeoverbythenorIwillpickyouupthere.I

will82.

takeyoutogethertoahot-potrestaurantfor

dinner83.

andwe'11talkwithourplanfortheweekend

over84.

dinner.Havingapleasanttripandseeyou

Friday.85.

Yours

ZhangMing

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华.你的一位美国朋友Paul想在暑期来中国学习汉

语。你帮他询问了暑期汉语班的情况。请根据下列要点写封回信。

*时间：7月初开始，4小时/天（周一至周五）

*程度：三个级别（初级到高级）

*授课教师经验丰富，小班上课

注意：1.词数：100左右

2可根据要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

DearPaul,

Yours,

LiHua

2004年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题答案

选择题答案(1-75)

1.C2.C3.A4.B5.B6.

A7.C

8.B9.A10.C11.B12.A13.

C14.A

15.C16.B17.B18.A19.C20.

B21.A

22.D23.B24.C25.C26.A27.

D28.B

29.D30.B31.C32.A33.B34.

D35.A

36.A37.B38.D39.C40.A41.

B42.C

43.B44.D45.A46.C47.B48.

D49.C

50.D51.C52.A53.B54.D55.

C56.A

57.B58.D59.B60.D61.C62.

B63.D

64.A65.C66.A67.A68.D69.

A70.C

71.B72.A73.D74.C75.C

第四部分

第一节：

DearSusan,

I*mverygladtohearyouarecomingto

visit76.V

methenextFriday.Unfortunately,Iwon，tbeable

to77.the

meetyouattheairportalthoughIhaveclassesin

the78.because/as

afternoon.Youwon'tfindAdifficulttogettothe

city79.it

center.Theairportbusleavesevery30minute

and80.minutes

willtakeyourightlytotheFriendshipHotel,My

class81.right

willbeoverbythenorIwillpickyouupthere.I

will82.and

takeyoutogethertoahot-potrestaurantfor

dinner83.together

andwe'11talkwithourplanfortheweekend

over84.about

dinner.Havingapleasanttripandseeyou

Friday.85.Have

Yours,

ZhangMing

第二节：

内容要点：

1.开头和结尾句

2.开学日期及上课时间

3.分三个级别

4.教师经验丰富

5.小班上课

DearPaul,

Iamsogladthatyouareplanningtotakeasummercourse

inChina.OuruniversityrunssummerChineselanguagecourses

atthreelevels,frombeginningtoadvanced.Allthecourses

startinearlyJuly.Lessonswillbegiveninsmallclasses

ofnomorethantenstudents.Youwillgetalotofpractice

insuchaclass.Allclassesaretaughtbyteacherswithrich

experienceinteachingforeignstudents.Classesmeetfour

hoursaday,fivedaysaweek-MondaythroughFriday.Ifyou

decidetocomeorneedanyfurtherinformation,doletmeknow.

Yours.

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Peopleusedtositawholelot.Youwouldwalkdownthe

streetordrivedowntheroad,andtheretheywouldbe,out

onthedoorsteps,sitting.Youcouldgodowntothestoreand

sitonthebenchoutfrontintheSummeroraroundthefire

inthewinter.Thereweresittingbenchesoutinthetownsquare.

Atthegarage,therewerestraight-backedchairs.Thereamong

theoilcansandtriesandspareparts,youcouldkickbackand

sit.

Housesusedtohavesittingrooms,wherethegrownups

wouldgoafterSundaydinner.MomandDad,GrandpaandAunt

Rubywouldsitanddigest（消化）thefriedchickenandtalk

aboutAuntEtheTsillness,andhowwelltheministerdidtoday.

Outside,thechildrenwouldplay,andtheafternoonwouldpass

byinacomfortablehaze（悠闲的氛围）.

Thatsortofthinglookslikedoingnothing.Arecharging

battery（正充电的电池）doesn,tlookasifit'sdoinganything

either.Sittingrestoresyoursoul,ifyouwanttoenjoyatruly

fulllife,don'tjustdosomething-sitthere.

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