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TheSahara

ThenameSaharaderivesfromtheArabicwordfor"desert"or"steppe”.

At3.5millionsquaremiles,anarearoughlythesizeoftheUnitedStates,

theSaharaDesertinnorthernAfricaisthelargestdesertintheworld.

ItspansthecontinentfromtheAtlanticOceantotheRedSea.Daytime

temperaturescanreachashighas130°F.Thehumiditysometimesgets

intotheteens.Butitcanalsobeaslowas2.5percent,thelowest

intheworld.MostoftheSaharareceiveslessthanfiveinchesofrain

peryear,whilelargeareassometimeshavenorainfallatallforyears.

AttheheartoftheSaharaisthelandlockednorthAfricancountry

ofNiger.Herethesanddunescanbe100feettallandseveralmileslong.

HeresandplainsstretchoveranarealargerthanGermanywherethere

isneitherwaternortowns.Yetsittinginthemidstofthesurrounding

desertisthetownofBiIma.Suddenlytherearepoolsofclearwater.

Surprisingly,therearegrovesofdatepalms.Undergroundwater

resources,oroases,sufficienttosupportirrigatedagriculturearefound

indrystreambedsanddepressions.Irrigationditchesrunoffacreek

towaterfields.Corn,cassava,tea,peanuts,hotpeppers,andorange,

lime,andgrapefruittreesgrowinthesefields.Donkeysandgoatsgraze

ongreengrass.

TheSaharaofNigerisstillaregionwhereyoucanseeacamelcaravan

of500camelstiedtogetherinlooselinesaslongasamile,traveling

towardsuchoasistowns.Thereacaravanwillcollectlife-sustaining

salt,whichisminedfromwaterybasins,andtransportitupto400miles

backtosettlementsontheedgesofthedesert.Theroundtripacross

thevastsandstakesonemonth.

词汇：

Humidity/hju，mid?t1/n.湿度irrigate/'Irlgelt/v.灌溉

stretch/stret?/v.伸展camel/'kaem?1/n.骆驼

datepalmsn.椰枣树

注释:

1.Undergroundwaterresources,oroases,sufficienttosupport

irrigatedagriculturearefoundindrystreambedsanddepressions.在

干河床和洼地处可找到充足的地下水资源或者绿洲来支持灌溉农业。

2.Irrigationditchesrunoffacreektowaterfields.灌溉沟渠通

过一条小溪到达水田中。

3.Donkeysandgoatsgrazeongreengrass.青草上放养着驴和山羊。

练习：

1.Thispassageismostlyabout.

A)lifeintheSahara

B)thedesertsofAfrica

C)BiIma

D)howcamelstravelinthedesert

2.RainfallinmostoftheSaharais.

A)lessthanfiveinchesperyear

B)lessthanteninchesperyear

C)lessthantwentyinchesperyear

D)zero

3.TheSaharacanbedescribedas.

A)aplaceofcontrasts

B)aplacewherenoonelives

C)anareawherethewintersarecold

D)anareathatappealstomanytourists

4.Thephrase'anarearoughlythesizeoftheUnitedStates“gives

anindicationofthesizeof.

A)northernAfrica

B)Niger

C)theSahara

D)allofAfrica

5.Inthispassagecaravanmeans.

A)travelingcircus

B)grouptravelingtogetherthroughdifficultcountry

C)railroadtrain

D)asmall,fastsailingship

答案与题解：

1.A本题问的是:这篇文章主要讲了什么?根据文段，本文主要介绍了撒哈

拉沙漠的地理概况，城镇的农业，以及城镇之间的日常来往。B选项范围过宽。

C选项不全面，文章不止介绍了比尔马的情况。D选项文中没有具体介绍。所

以A是对的。

2.A本题问的是:在撒哈拉的绝大多数地区，降雨情况如何?根据第一段的

最后一句话，撒哈拉的绝大多数地区每年降雨量低于5英寸。所以A正确。

3.A本题问的是:撒哈拉沙漠可以被描述成什么？A的意思是，一个具有

强烈对比的地方。B的意思是杳无人烟的地方。C的意思是冬天很冷的地区。D

的意思是吸引很多游客的地方。B,C,D均不符合文意，因此A正确。

4.C本题问的是:句子“大约和美国大小相当的地区”指明的是什么地方

的大小?根据第一段的第二句话可知，本句的主语是撒哈拉沙漠。因此C正确。

5.B本题问的是:文中"caravan"的意思是什么？A的意思是旅行马戏

团。C是火车。D是又小又快的帆船。根据文中的介绍，穿过沙漠的驼队由上

百只骆驼组成，来到绿洲城镇收集盐，因此B选项“一群人一起穿过条件恶

劣的国家”是正确的。

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第一篇TellingTalesaboutPeople

Oneofthemostcommontypesofnonfiction,andonethatmanypeople

enjoyreading,isstoriesaboutpeople，slives.Thesestoriesfallinto

threegeneralcategories:autobiography,memoir,andbiography.

Anautobiographyisthestoryofaperson，slifewrittenbyhimself

orherself.Oftenitbeginswiththeperson，searliestrecollectionsand

endsinthepresent.Autobiographywritersmaynotbeentirelyobjective

inthewaytheypresentthemselves.However,theyofferthereaderagood

lookatthewaytheyareandwhatmakesthemthatway.Peopleasdiverse

asBenjarminFranklinandHelenKellerhavewrittenautobiographies.

lOtherwriters,suchasJamesJoyce,havewrittenthinlyfictionalized

accountsoftheirlives.Thesearenotautobiographies,buttheyarevery-

closetoit.

Memoirs,strictlyspeaking,areautobiographicalaccountsthatfocus

asmuchontheeventsofthetimesasonthelifeoftheauthor.2Memoir

writerstypicallyusetheseeventsasbackdropsfortheirlives.They

describethemindetailanddiscusstheirimportance.Recently,though,

thetermmemoirseemstobebecominginterchangeab1ewithautobiography.

Amemoirnowadaysmayormaynotdealwiththeoutsideworld.

Biographiesarefactualaccountsofsomeoneelse,slife.Inmany

senses,thesemaybethehardestofthethreetypestowrite.Autobiography-

writersknowtheeventstheywriteaboutbecausetheylivedthem.But

biographywritershavetogatherinformationfromasmanydifferent

sourcesaspossible.Thentheyhavetodecidewhichfactstoinclude.

Theirgoalistopresentabalancedpictureofaperson,notonethat

isoverlypositiveortoocritical.Afairwell-presentedbiographymay

takeyearstoresearchandwrite.

词汇：

backdrop/'b纪k,dr?p/n.背景interchangeable/int?'t?end??bl/adj.

可转换的

注释：

1.PeopleasdiverseasBenjaminFranklinandHelenKellerhave

writtenautobiographies.就像本杰明•富兰克林和海伦•凯勒一样，各种各样

的人们已经写了自传。

2.Memoirs,strictlyspeaking,areautobiographicalaccountsthat

focusasmuchontheeventsofthetimesasonthelifeoftheauthor.

严格意义上来讲，回忆录是既注重作者本身的生活经历，也注重其所处的时代

所发生的事件的自传性的描述。

练习：

1.Thispassageismostlyabout.

A.thecharacteristicsofautobiographies,memoirs,andbiographies

B.famousautobiographies

C.whybiographycanbedifficulttowrite

D.differencesbetweenautobiographiesandmemoirs

2.HelenKellerwrote.

A.amemoir

B.anautobiography

C.aworkoffiction

D.abiography

3.Autobiographywritersarenotalwaysobjectivebecause

they.

A.feeltheyhavetomakeupdetailstomaketheirbookssell

B.constantlycompetewithbiographywriters

C.wanttopresentthemselvesinagoodlight

D.havetroublerememberingthegoodtimes

4.Thewriterintroduceseachcategoryinthepassageby

A.definingit

B.givinganexample

C.explainingwhyitishardtowrite

D.tellingwhenpeoplefirstbeganwritingit

5.Diversemeans.

A.abletoswimindeepwater

B.similaroralike

C.variedordifferent

D.enjoyingpoetry

答案与题解：

1.A本题问的是：这篇文章主要是关于?文章第一句说到最普遍的非小说

类文学作品类型之一就是一些来描述人们生活的故事，这些故事大致分为三类:

自传回忆录和传记。然后通篇对这三种类型进行了介绍，因此A是正确答案。

2.B本题问的是：海伦•凯勒谢了什么?第二段第5句话写到：就像本明

杰•富兰克林和海伦•凯勒一样，各种各样的人们已经写了自传。因此B是正

确答案。

3.C本题问的是：自传作者通常不太客观，因为他们?第二段提到：他们给

读者提供了一个途径来了解自己比较好的行事风格……，因此答案是C,他们想

展示自己好的一面。

4.A本题问的是：本文的作者通过何种方式介绍每种类型的非小说文学作

品?答案是A,通过给每个类型进行定义。

5.C本题问的是：diverse的意思是?其汉语意思为“多种多样的”，因此

C正确。

TheChangingMiddleClass

TheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddle-classnation.

However,middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarry

privileges.1Itismoreofaperception,whichprobablywasastrueas

itevercouldberightafterWorldWarII.Theeconomywasgrowing,

moreandmorepeopleownedtheirownhomes,workershadsolidcontracts

withthecompaniesthatemployedthem,andnearlyeveryonewhowanted

ahighereducationcouldhaveone.Successfulpeopleenjoyedupward

socialmobility.Theymayhavestartedoutpoor,buttheycouldbecome

rich.Successfulpeoplealsofoundthattheyhadgreatergeographic

mobility.Inotherwords,theyfoundthemselvesmovingtoandlivingin

avarietyofplaces.

Themiddleclasscollectivelyholdsseveralvaluesandprinciples.

Onestrongvalueistheneedtoearnenoughmoneytofeelthatonecan

determineone'sowneconomicfate.Inaddition,middleclassmorality

embracesprinciplesofindividualresponsibility,importanceoffamily,

obligationstoothers,andbelievinginsomethingoutsideoneself.2

Butinthe1990sthoseinthemiddleclassfoundthattherewasa

priceforsuccess.AU.S.News&WorldReportsurveyin1994indicated

that75percentofAmericansbelievedthatmiddleclassfamiliescould

nolongermakeendsmeet3.Bothspousesnowworked,asdidsomeof

thechildren;longcommutesbecameroutine;theneedforchildcareput

strainson4thefamily;andpublicschoolswerenotasgoodastheyonce

were.Membersofthemiddleclasswerenolongerfinancingtheir

lifestylesthroughearningsbutwereusingcredittostayafloat.The

understandingofjustwhatmiddleclassmeantwaschanging.

词汇：

designation/dezig5nei??n/n,称号commute/k?'mju:t/n.上下班路

程

mobility/m?u'bil?ti/n.流动性

注释：

1.However,middleclassisnotarealdesignation,nordoesitcarry

privileges.然而，中产阶级既不是一个真实的称号，也不会带来特别待遇。

2.Inaddition,middle-classmoralityembracesprinciplesof

individualresponsibility,importanceoffamily,obligationstoothers,

andbelievinginsomethingoutsideonesdlf.另外，中产阶级的道德观包

括个人的责任感、家庭的重要性、对他人的使命感以及相信自我以外的事物。

3.makeendsmeet：收支相抵，维持生活

4.putstrainson：带来压力

练习:

1.Theinformationinthispassagedealswith.

A)anindividual

B)asocialandeconomicgroup

C)apoliticalorganization

D)government

2.Acommonmiddleclassvalueisthat.

A)peopleshouldalwayshavefun

B)childrenshouldbeseenandnotheard

C)debtisnothingtoworryabout

D)thefamilyisveryimportant

3.IntheyearsafterWorldWarII,themiddleclasscouldbedefined

as.

A)overburdenedandindebt

B)hardworkingandsuspicious

C)prosperousandoptimistic

D)youngandfoolish

4.Thephrase“Inotherwords“inthefirstparagraphmeansthat

thefollowingstatementis.

A)anexceptiontothepreviousidea

B)adenialofthepreviousidea

C)arestatementofthepreviousidea

D)acontrastingidea

5.Thewordcollectivelymeans.

A)asagroup

B)hesitatingly

C)unknowingly

D)weakly

答案与题解：

1.B本题的问题是：本文的信息是关于?本文通篇讲述美国的中产阶级，

指的是社会和经济群体，因此选择B。

2.D本题的问题是：一个普遍的中产阶级价值观是?本篇第二段最后一句话

讲到，”中产阶级的道德观包括个人的责任感、家庭的重要性、对他人的使命

感以及相信自我以外的事物”。A、B、C三个选项不包括在内，因此正确答案是

Do

3.C本题的问题是：在二战之后的几年，中产阶级可以被定义为，本篇第

一段提到了当时美国经济不断增长并且人们生活水平有了提高，因此选择C选

项，繁荣并且乐观。

4.C本题的问题是：第一段中的“Inotherwords”这个短语与下列说法一

致的是，〃Inotherwords〃汉语意思是换句话来说，因此正确答案是C。

5.A本题的问题是：单词"collectively〃的汉语意思是“相同地”，选择

Ao

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ALetterfromAlan

Ihavelearntofaplantobuildthreehundredhousesontheland

calledParson，sPlacebythefootballground.Fewpeopleknowaboutthis

newplantoincreasethesizeofourtown.Forme,Parson，sPlaceisspecial

becauseitisabeautifulnaturalareawherelocalpeoplecanrelax一

thesmallwoodhasmanyunusualtreesandthestreamispopularwith

fishermenandbird-watchers.It'sveryquietbecausetherearefewhouses

orroadsnearby.Ithinkthatlosingthisareawillbeterriblebecause

wehavenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheneighbourhood.

Iamalsoagainstthisplanbecauseitwillcausetrafficproblems.

Howwillthepeoplefromthenewhousestraveltowork?Themotorwayand

therailwaystationareontheothersideoftown.

Therefore,thesepeoplewillhavetodrivethroughthetowncentre

everytimetheygoanywhere.

Theroadswillalwaysbefulloftraffic,therewillbenowhereto

parkandthetouristswhocometoseeourlovelyoldbuildingswillleave.

Shopsandhotelswilllosebusiness.Ifthetownreallyneedsmorehomes,

theemptygroundbesidetheraiIwaystationisamoresuitableplace.

Nodoubtthebuilderswillmakealotofmoneybysellingthesehouses.

But,inmyopinion,theaveragepersonwillquicklybemadepoorerby

thisplan.Aswellasthis,wewillloseaveryspecialplaceandour

townwillbemuchlesspleasant.

IamgoingtothelocalgovernmentofficesonMondaymorningto

protestaboutthisplanandIhopethatyourreaderswilljoinmethere.

Wemustmakethemstopthisplanbeforeitistoolate.

词汇：

facility/f?，sil?ti/n.场所，设施protest/pr?u'test/v.抗议

motorway/^m?ut?wei/n.高速公路

注释：

1.Forme,Parson,sPlaceisspecialbecauseitisabeautifulnatural

areawherelocalpeoplecanrelax-thesmallwoodhasmanyunusualtrees

andthestreamispopularwithfishermenandbird-watchers.对我来说，

帕森场是非常特别的，因为它是一个美丽的天然场地并且当地人可以在此放松

休息。这片小树林里有许多独特的树木并且这里的小溪受到了渔夫和野鸟观察

者的欢迎。

2.Theroadswillalwaysbefulloftraffic,therewillbenowhere

toparkandthetouristswhocometoseeourlovelyoldbuildingswill

leave.公路上将总是有很多车辆，却没有地方停车，并且来参观我们这儿可爱

的老式建筑物的观光者将会离开这里。

3.Aswellasthis,wewillloseaveryspecialplaceandourtown

willbemuchlesspleasant.不但如此，我们将失去一个非常特别的地方并且

我们的城镇将会失去很多快乐。

练习:

1.WhyhasAlanwrittenthisletter?

A)Topersuadethegovernmenttobuildnewhouses.

B)Toprotestaboutanewmotorwaynearthetown.

C)ToencouragemorepeopleinthetowntouseParson*sPlace.

D)Toinformotherpeopleaboutthebuilders*plans.

2.WhyisParson,sPlaceparticularlyimportant,inAlan*sopinion?

A)Becauseitisnearthefootballground.

B)Becauselotsofpeoplelivenearit.

C)Becauseitisaplacenearthetownwherepeoplecanenjoynature.

D)Becauselocalpeoplecangetthereeasilybycarfromthetown.

3.Whatwillcausetrafficjams?

A)AbuildingonParson'sPlace.

B)BuildingneartheraiIwaystation.

C)Touristsinthenarrowstreets.

D)Peoplegoingtotheshopsandhotels.

4.Alansaysthatordinarypeoplewholiveinthetownwillprobably

soon.

A)opennewshopsandhotels

B)choosetolivenearthestation

C)beabletobuynewhomes

D)havelessmoney

5.WhichofthesepostershasAlanmade?

A)SAVEOURSPORTSGROUND

B)SAYNOTOHOUSESONPARSON*SPLACE

C)WENEEDHOMESNOTHOTELS

D)USETHETRAINNOTTHEROAD

答案与题解：

1.D本题问的是:为什么Alan写这封信？A、B、C选项在文中没有提到，D

选项的意思是让其他人了解建筑商的计划，因此D是正确答案。

2.C本题问的是:在Alan看来，为什么帕森场非常重要?第一段中提到“因

为它是一个美丽的天然场地并且当地人可以在此放松休息”。因此C是正确答

案。

3.A本题问的是:什么将会引起交通堵塞?第二段提到了，如果按照建筑商

的计划，那么“公路上将总是有很多车辆，却没有地方来停车”。因此选择Ao

4.D本题问的是:Alan说住在城镇的人们将来可能会，本文第三段提到“每

个人将会因这个计划的实施而快速地变穷〃。因此选择Do

5.B本题问的是：以下哪个是Alan制作的海报？Alan在本文中一直在说抵

制建筑商在帕森场上建造房屋的计划，因此选择B,对帕森场上的房屋说不。

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TheDevelopmentofBallet

Balletisadanceformthathasalonghistory.Thefactthatit

survivestothisdayshowsthatithasadjustedastimeshavechanged.

BalletbeganintheroyalcourtsduringtheRenaissance.Atthattime

itbecamecommonforkingsandqueens,aswellasothernobility,to

participateinpageantsthatincludedmusic,poetry,anddance.Asthese

entertainmentsmovedfromtheItaliancourtstotheFrenchones,court

ladiesbeganparticipatinginthem.Thoughtheirlongdressesprevented

muchmovement,theywereabletoperformelaboratewalkingpatterns.It

wasnotuntilthe1600sthatwomendancersshortenedtheirskirts,changed

toflatshoes,andbegandoingsomeoftheleapsandturnsperformedby

men.

Itwasalsointhe1600sthatprofessionalballetbegan.KingLouis

XIVofFrance,himselfadevoteddancer,foundedtheRoyalAcademyof

Dance.Thefivebasicfeetpositionsfromwhichallballetstepsbegin

werefinalized.Inthelate1700sanotherimportantchangeoccurred.

Balletbegantotellastoryonitsown.Itwasnolongersimplydance

tobeperformedbetweenactsofplays.Elaboratewigsandcostumeswere

eliminated.Bytheearly1800sdancerslearnedtoriseontheirtoesto

makeitappearthattheywerefloating.

Classicalballetasweknowittodaywasinfluencedprimarilyby

Russiandancing.TheRussiansremainedinterestedinballetwhenit

declinedinotherEuropeancountriesinthemid-1800s.Oneofthemost

influentialfiguresoftheearly20thcenturywasSergeiDiaghilev.His

dancecompany,theBalletsRusses,broughtanewenergyandexcitement

toballet.Oneofhischiefassistants,GeorgeBalanchine>wentonto

foundtheNewYorkCityBalletin1948andtoinfluencenewgenerations

ofdancers.

词汇：

adjust/?'d??st/v.调整eliminate/ilimineit/v.淘汰

pageant/'paed??nt/n.盛会influential/influ，en??l/adj.有影

响力的

注释：

1.Atthattimeitbecamecommonforkingsandqueens,aswellas

othernobility,toparticipateinpageantsthatincludedmusic,poetry,

anddance.在那时，芭蕾舞在国王、王后以及贵族之间变得普遍，并且与音乐、

诗歌以及舞蹈一起参与到盛会的表演。

2.Itwasnotuntilthe1600sthatwomendancersshortenedtheir

skirts,changedtoflatshoes,andbegandoingsomeoftheleapsandturns

performedbymen.直到17世纪女舞者缩短了她们的裙子，改穿平底鞋，并且

通过男舞者的帮助开始做一些跳跃和转圈动作。

3.Thefivebasicfeetpositionsfromwhichallballetstepsbegin

werefinalized.由此正式确定了脚的5个基本位置，这5个外开的位置成为

发展芭蕾舞技术的基础。

练习:

1.Thispassagedealsmainlywith・

A)famousnamesinballet

B)FrenchversusRussianballet

C)thewayballetdeveloped

D)whyballetisnolongerpopular

2.Animportantinfluenceinearlyballetwas.

A)Balanchine

B)MarieAntoinette

C)Diaghilev

D)LouisXIV

3.Youcanconcludefromthispassagethatballet.

A)isadyingart

B)willcontinuetochangeasnewpeopleandideasinfluenceit

C)isonlycurrentlyperformedinRussiaandtheUnitedStates

D)isoftenperformedbydancerswithlittletraining

4.Theinformationinthispassageispresented.

A)throughthestoryofonedancer

B)bydescribingvariouspositionsandsteps

C)bylistingreasonswhyballethassucceeded

D)inchronologicalorder

5.Thewordpageantsmeans.

A)dances

B)instructors

C)kings

D)elaborateshows

答案与题解：

1.C本题问的是:这篇文章主要讲述的是，A、B、D选项都是文章的一部

分，而本文主要讲的就是芭蕾舞的发展，因此C是正确答案。

2.D本题问的是:对于早期芭蕾舞最重要的影响是，本文第三段提到“在

17世纪，专业的芭蕾舞蹈团应运而生”“法国国王路易十四建立了皇家舞蹈学

院”，因此D是正确答案。

3.B本题问的是:从这篇文章你可以总结出芭蕾，A、C、D选项在文中没

有提到，结合本文最后一段可以看出B选项是正确的，芭蕾将随着新的人物和

新的想法而改变。

4.D本题问的是:本文的信息是通过何种方式介绍的。本文从芭蕾舞的起

源开始一直介绍到芭蕾舞的现况，因此选择D,按照时间前后的顺序。

5.D本题问的是:单词pageant的汉语意思是什么，正确答案是D,盛

大的表演。

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ToHaveandHaveNot

Ithadbeenboringhangingaboutthehotelallafternoon.Theroad

crewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthemintosmallplanes

toseewhosewouldflythefurthest.1Havingnothingbettertodo,Ijoined

inandwonfive,andthentooktheopportunitytoescapewithmyprofit.

Despitetheevil-lookingclouds,Ihadtogetoutforawhile.

Iheadedforashopontheothersideofthestreet.Unliketheothers,

itdidn'thaveasignshoutingitsnameandbusiness,andinsteadofthe

usualimpersonalmodernlighting,therewasanappealingglowinside.

Strangelynothingwasdisplayedinthewindow.Notputoffbythis,I

wentinside.

Ittookmybreathaway.Ididn，tknowwheretolook,wheretostart.

Ononewalltherehungthreehand-stitchedAmericanquiltsthatwerein

suchwonderfulconditiontheymighthavebeennewly-made.Icameacross

tintoysandantiquefurniture,andonthewallinfrontofme,a1957

Stratocasterguitar,alsoinexcellentcondition.Acardpushedbetween

thestringssaid$50.Iranmyhandalongalongshelfofrecords,reading

theirtitles.Andtherewasmore...

“CanIhelpyou?”Shestartledme.Ihadn，tevenseenthewoman

behindthecountercomein.Thewayshelookedatme,sodirectlyand

withsuchpower.ItwasalookofsuchintensitythatforamomentIfelt

asifIwerewrappedinsomekindofmagneticorelectricalfield.Ifound

ithardtotakeandalmostturnedaway.Butthoughitwasuncomfortable.

Iwasfascinatedbytheexperienceofherlookingstraightintome,and

bythefeelingthatIwasneitherastranger,norstrange,toher.

Besidesamusementherexpressionshowedsympathy.Itwasimpossible

totellherage;sheremindedmefaintlyofmygrandmotherbecause,

althoughhereyeswerefriendly,Icouldseethatshewasnotawoman

tofalloutwith.Ispokeatlast.'Iwasjustlookingreally,JIsaid,

thoughsecretlywonderinghowmuchofthestuffIcouldcramintothe

bus.

Thewomanturnedawayandwentatoncetowardsabackroom,indicating

thatIshouldfollowher.Butitinnowayliveduptothefirstroom.

Thelightmademefeelpeculiar,too.Itcamefromanoillampthatwas

hungfromthecentreoftheceilingandcreatedhugeshadowsover

everything.Therewerenorareelectricguitars,nooldnecklaces,no

hand-paintedboxeswithdelicateflowers.Itwasalsoobviousthatit

musthavetakenyears,decades,tocollectsomuchrubbish,somanyold

documentsaridpapers.

Inoticedsomeoldbooks,whosegoldletteringhadfaded,makingtheir

titlesimpossibletoread.’Theylookinteresting,JIsaid,withsome

hesitation.'Tobeabletounderstandthatkindofwritingyoumustfirst

havehadasimilarexperience,*shesaidclearly.Shenotedtheconfused

lookonmyface,butdidn,taddanything.

Shereachedupforasmallbookwhichshehandedtome.’Thisisthe

bestbookIcangiveyouatthemoment,1shelaughed."Ifyouuseit.”

Iopenedthebooktofinditfull,orratherempty,withblankwhitepages,

butpaidherthefewdollarssheaskedforit,becomingembarrassedwhen

Irealisedthenoteswerestillfoldedintolittlepaperplanes.Iput

thebookinmypocket,thankedherandleft.

词汇：

impersonal/im*p?:s?n?l/adj.客观的;非个人的;没有人情味的；［语］

非人称的n.［语］非人称动词;不具人格的事物

antique/aen'ti:k/adj.古老的，年代久远的n.古董，古玩

startle/'sta:tl/vt.vi.使吓■—跳，使惊奇n.惊愕,惊恐

arid/'ffirid/adj.干旱的，枯萎的。毫无生气的

magnetic/maeg5netik/adj.有吸引力的，磁极的

注释：

1.Theroadcrewwereplayingagamewithdollarnotes.Foldingthem

intosmallplanestoseewhosewouldforthefurthest.

巡回乐团道具管理组的成员在用美元玩儿游戏，把纸币折成纸飞机的形状

然后看谁飞得最远。

2.Iwasfascinatedbytheexperienceofherlookingstraightinto

me,andbythefeelingthatIwasneitherastranger,norstrange,to

her.我还是觉得那种被直视的感觉很美妙，那种感觉是我既不是陌生人而且对

她来说并不陌生。

3.Thelightmademefeelpeculiar,too.Itcamefromanoillamp

thatwashungthecentreoftheceilingandcreatedhugeshadowsover

everything.

房间的灯光也让我感觉和特别，灯光来自天花板上的油灯，使一切都笼罩

在巨大的阴影之下。

练习：

1.Whydidthewriterwanttoleavethehotel?

A.Toenjoythegoodweather.

B.Tohaveachangeofscene.

C.Tospendallhiswinnings.

D.Togetawayfromthecrew.

2.Whatattractedthewritertotheshop?

A.Thelackofasignorname.

B.Thefactthatitwasnearby.

C.Theemptywindowdisplay.

D.Thelightcomingfrominside.

3.Thewriterfoundthestockinthefrontoftheshop.

A.oftopquality

B.ofgoodvalue

C.difficulttogetat

D.badlydisplayed

4.Whatwasunusualaboutthewaythewomanlookedathim?

A.Itmadehimfeelself-conscious.

B.Shewashappytostareathim.

C.Sheseemedtoknowhimwell.

D.Itmadehimwanttolookaway.

5.Thewriterdislikedthebackroombecause.

A.therewashardlyanythinginit

B.shehadorderedhimtogothere

C.hesawnothinghereallyliked

D.itwastoodarktolookaround

答案与题解:

1.B本题的问题是：为什么作者想要离开宾馆？由本文第一段第一句可以

得出答案。在宾馆是十分无聊的，最后一句也写出作者不顾天气不好而想要出

去走走，A,C选项错误，D选项未提及