第15講：閱讀理解單選題專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練

.記敘文、說(shuō)明文、應(yīng)用文、議論文

Aswcallknow,childrenarcfastlearnerswhenlearningasecondlanguage.However,

adultscanstudyasecondlanguageasfastaschildren,anewstudyreports.Adultscan

developtheincreasedneural（神經(jīng)的）connectionswithlanguagestudythatcanavoid

dementia（癡呆）byfouryears,aswellasmaketravelingaloteasier.

InanexaminationofSpanishsecondlanguagelearners,theresearchersfoundthatafter

simplesttraining,thebrainactivitybetweensentencesthatreliedongrammaticalfeatures

uniquetoeachlanguagewassimilartothatofnativespeakers.UIthinkitisthereasonwhy

peoplethinkuniversityforeignlanguageteachingisgood.Itshowsthat,evenwithlimited

timeinthecollegeclassroom,learningcanhappenquitequicklyandwell,“saidprofessor

AlisonGabriele,thecoauthorofthepaper.

Beyondthat,itgivesparentsmorereasonstostudyasecondlanguageaspartofafamily

effort.Furtherresearchhasshownthatlearningalanguageasafamilyeffortimproves

everyone'sabilitiesandgivesopportunitiesfbrlearningsomethingthataremostlyabsent

fromclassroomsettings.NationalGeographicreportsinaninterviewwithChristineJernigan,

authorofFamilyLanguageLearning:LearnAnotherLanguage,RaiseBilingualChildren,

thatasfbrimmersion（沉浸）inlanguagestudy,practicingasecondlanguagewithpeopleis

themostimportantpart,andwhotalkstoeachothermorethanafamily?Languagelearners

needtobebrave.Besides,theyshouldreadythemselvesformakingmistakesandreceive

others'advice.

Mostpeoplewillbefarmorefbrtablemakingmistakesaroundfamilymembersthanina

classroomsetting.Furthermore,anyhomeactivity,whetherthat'sgardening,playinginthe

yard,watchingmovies,goingshopping,cleaning,orcookingameal,beesanopportunityfbr

languagelearning.Jernigansuggestspreparingvocabularybeforeanactivityandusingas

shorthomework.Jernigansuggestsusingsubtitles（字幕）too,soyoucanseewhichwordsare

beingused.

1.Whatdoesthenewstudyinparagraph1find?

A.Kidsoftentravelalotiontheirown.

B.Adultshaveleanitasecondlanguagebetterthankids.

C.Adultscanstudyasecondlanguageasquicklyaskids.

D.Kidsarelikelytodeveloptheincreasedneuralconnections.

2.WhatdoesAlisonGabrielethinkoflearningalanguageinthecollegeclassroom?

A.Itissuccessful.B.Itischallenging.

C.Itisdisappointing.D.Itisboring.

3.Whatistheadvantageoflearningalanguageasafamilyeffort?

A.Helpingkidsfbnngcodlearninghabits.

B.Makingparentscontrolkidseasily.

C.Keepingkidsfocusingontheclassroom.

D.Havingmorechancestolearninothersituations.

4.Whatshouldlanguagelearnersdoaccordingtothetext?

A.Bebravetotakemorerisks.

B.Fitinwithnewlearningenvironment.

C.Bewillingtoacceptother'sments.

D.Spendmuchtimedoinghomeactivities.

WhenIwasyoung,IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodo.Thechoiceswerethin.Itwas

assumed（假定的）thatrdgotocollege,andafter,thatIcouldbeamom.Icould,bea

secretary.Icouldbeanurseorateacher.Ifanyoneasked,IsaidIwantedtobeawriter.Even

Iknewthatwasn'tarealjob.Mostly,Ididn'tthinkaboutit.

ButjustasIwasingofage,aworldofpossibilityopenedup.BythetimeIgraduated

fromcollegewithasciencedegree,Istilldidn'tknowwhatIwantedtodo.Andoneday,after

seeinganoticeinthepaper,IrememberedtherewassemethingI'dwantedtodo,once.It

soundedfun,soItookthetesttobeamailcarrier.ThenewPostalServicewasbylawan

inclusivegroup.Ifyougotagoodenoughscore,youwerein.

Itwasanolderwomanconducting（抄l行）myfitnessentryexamwhowasthefirstto

disagree.Thiswasn'tajobfbragirl,shesaid.AndIshouldn'ttakeaman'sjobawayfrom

him.Hehasafamilytosupport.Despitethatpoorassumedman'sfamily,Ibecameoneof

perhapsadozenfemalecarriersinthewholecityofPortland,Oregon.

Onthestreet,Iwasanovelty（新奇的人）.Ididn'tgoasingledaywithouthearingseme

friendlywords:Well,Igacsswccan'tcallyouthemailman,can\vc?We'llhavetocallyou

themailwoman!Thoseparticularwordssomehowappearednaturallyinthousandsofminds

atonce.Myexistencereceivedattention.It,shardtoimaginenow.

ThirtytwoyearslaterIretiredintoaverydifferentworld.Beingaretiredmailcarrieris

evenmorefimthanbeingamailcarrier.Andfinally,Igettobeawriter.It'sstillnotreallya

job.

5.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorwhenshewasyoung?

A.Shehadnoplanfbrherfuture.

B.Shestudiedhardtobeawriter.

C.Sheneverwantedtogotocollege.

D.Sheknewlittleaboutwhatarealjobwas.

6.Whydidtheauthorwanttobeamailcarrier?

A.Shecoulddonothingelseafterhergraduation.

B.Shethoughtitinterestingtobeamailcarrier.

C.Shegotahighscoreinthetesttobeamailcarrier.

D.Shewasboredwithstudyingfbrasciencedegree.

7.Whatwastheolderwoman'sattitudetotheauthor'sdecision?

A.Supportive.B.Careless.C.Unclear.D.Negative.

8.Whatwastheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofacareerplan.

B.Tosharethestoryofhercareeroptions.

C.Toshowthefunofbeingamailcarrier.

D.Toexpressherregretaboutherjobchoice.

Animportantlessoninthemoral（道德的）educationofchildrencouldbeascloseasthe

bookintheirhands.Storiesmatter.Andtheycanplayaroleinbuildingmoralvaluesin

youngaudiences,accordingtotheresultsofanewstudy.

LindsayHahnisthefirstauthorofthenewstudy,whichexploreshowmediacontent（內(nèi)

W）influenceschildren.Manystudiesdonebeforehavefocusedonwideconcept（概念）,but

Hahn'sstudylooksathowmoralvaluesmightinfluencethekids'values.Dochildrenreading

particularmoral,characteristicstakeinthosequalitiesandbuildtheirownmorality?The

findingssuggestso.

“Parents,caregivers,andteachersarcoftenwonderinghowmediacanbeusedfbrgood,^^

saysHahn."Howcanitbeusedfbrgoodthings?Howcanitdiscouragebadhabits?Howcan

iteducate?”Answeringthosequestionsbeginswithabetterunderstandingofhowtouse

media.uWhenparentsareconsideringwhatmediatheymightwanttoselectfbrtheirchildren,

theycandeliberatewhatparticularmoralvalueisbeingstressedbythemaincharacter,and

howthemaincharacteristreatedbecauseofthoseactions."shesays.

Forthestudy,Hahnandherworkmatestookthemaincharacterfromayoungadult

novel.Theywrotethecontenttoreflectthestudy'sfbcusonmoralvalues.Thosestorieswere

sharedwithabout200participants（參與者）betweentheagesof10and14.Thisisa

favorablerangefbrmediaresearchbecauseit'smoredifficulttointroducetheunderstanding

ofstoriestoyoungerkids,whilechallengingtoholdtheattentionofolderteenagers,whobee

boredwithbasicstorylines,accordingtoHahn.

9.Whatistheresultofthenewstudy?

A.Storiesshouldbespreadmorebymedia.

B.Childrenlikereadingbooksfulloffunnystories.

C.Childrenhavelearnedanimportantlessonfromstories.

D.Storieshelpchildrentodeveloptheirownmoralvalues.

10.WhatdoesHahn'sstudyfbcuson?

A.Howchildrendealwithmediacontent.

B.Howchildrenarcexposedtomodernsociety.

C.Howmediacontentinfluenceschildren'smoral:values.

D.Howchildrenshoulddealwiththemoralvaluesinstories.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deliberate”meaninparagraph3?

A.Describe.B.Improve.C.Title.D.Consider.

12.Whichisthebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.TheYoungCanBuildGoodMoralValuesEasily

B.ItIsDifficultfbrtheYoungtoUnderstandMoralValues

C.StoriesPlayanImportantRoleintheYoung'sMoralValues

D.ScientistsFindMoreWaystoHelptheYoungBuildMoralValues

Jason,astraightAstudentfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania,usestheterm

“pscudoworking"todescribehowmanyofusstudy.Thepscudoworkcrlooksandfeelslike

someonewhoisworkingbardheorshespendsalongtimeinthelibraryandisnotafraidto

pushonlateintothenight-but,becauseofalackoffbcusandconcentration,heorshe

doesn'tactuallyachievemuch.

Thisphenomenoncambeseeninmostcolleges.Forexample,atDartmouththerewasa

sectionofthemainlibrarythatwasopentwentyfourhoursadayandthestudentsIusedto

seeintherelateatnightcrowdedingroups,drinkingcofTcc,weredefinitelypscudoworking.

TheroommatewholooksthroughherchemistrynotesonthecouchwhilewatchingTVis

pseudoworking.Theguywhobringsthreemeals,ablanket,andsixpackofRedBulltothe

studyzoneinpreparationforanalldaypapervvritingmarathonisalsopseudoworking.

Byplacingthemselvesindistractingenvironmentsandinsistingonworkinglonghours,

thesestudentsaredamagingtheirbrain'sabilitytothinkclearlyandefficientlytoachievethe

taskathand.Intheendtheygethalftheresultswithtwicetheeffort.

Thebiggerproblemhereisthatmoststudentsdon'tevenrealizethatthey're

pseudoworking.Tothempseudoworkingisworkit'showthey'vealwaysdoneit,andit's

howalloftheirfriendsdoit.linevercrossestheirmindthattheremightbeabetterway.

StraightAstudents,ontheotherhand,knowallaboutpseudoworking.Theyfearit,andfbr

goodreasonItnotonlywastestime,butit'salsomentallytiring.

Infact,themostimportantskillinbeingabetterstudentistheabilitytogetworkdone

quicklyandwithasmallestamountofwastedeffort.Somecognitivescienceresearch

concludesthatabout50minutesistheoptimallearningperiodtomaximizethematerial

integratedpertimeunit.Sohowdothesestudentsachievethisgoal?Tounderstandtheirway

tosuccess,considerthefollowingsimplefbrmula（公式）:workachieved=timespent*

intensityoffbcus.

Pseudoworkingfeaturesaverylowintensityoffbcus.Therefore,toachievesomething

bypseudoworking.Youneedtospendalotoftime.TheStraightAapproach,ontheother

hand,increasesintensityinordertouselesstime.

13.Whichofthefollowingphenomenonispscudoworking?

A.Tomisbusytakingnoteswhileattendingalecture.

B.Mikeissittingatastudyloungeinpreparationfbrafinalexamquietly.

C.Jackspendsalongtimeinthelibraryonhisessaywhilelisteningtomusic.

D.AliceandSaraaresittingonthecouthreadingtheirfavoritebooks.

14.paredwithStraightAstudents,themajorproblemofmoststudentsisthatthey

A.wanttospendmoretimeonstudy.

B.areeagertofollowtheirEends'way.

C.havegottenusedtotheirstudyapproach.

D.areunawareoftheirpseudoworking.

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“optimal"meaninparagraph5?

A.Possible.

B.Best.

C.Least.

D.Accurate.

16.Whydoestheauthormentiontheformulainthetext?

A.Toshowthebenefitofworkinghard.

B.Toprovethenecessityofachievingwork.

C.Toemphasizetheimportanceofconcentration.

D.Toexplainthereasonfbrspendingmuchtime.

EngineersandscientistsattheUniversityofTexasatAustinhavedevelopedaunique

solutiontohelppeopleintheseareasgetcleandrinkingwater.

Theydevelopedalewcostgelfilm（凝膠膜）thatcanpullwaterfromtheairineventhe

driestclimate.Justonekilogramofgelcanabsorbuptosixlitersofwaterinadryclimate.

Forthoselivinginaclimatewithrelativehumidity（潮濕），onekilogramofgelcancollectup

to13litersofwateraday.Asthegelissoinexpensiveandeasytomake,itmayofferaway

ofprovidingdrinkingwatertocountrieswithwatershortages.

Previously,researchershavehanestedfreshwaterfromft）ganddew,butthatonly

servesareaswithhighhumidity.Otherattemptsatpullingwaterfiomdesertairconsumelots

ofenergyanddonotproducemuch.Infact,thisgelisabigimprovementfromprevious

waterharvestingtechnologies.Themaximumwaterharvestedhasbeen5.87litersinplaces

withrelativehumidity.Thisnewgeldoublesthisamount,usesnoenergyandissimpleto

operateanditcanbemoldedintoashapeorsizethatbestsuitstheuser.

“Thisnewworkisaboutpracticalsolutionsthatpeoplecanusetogetwaterintheholiest,

driestplacesonEarlh,“saidGuihuaYu,professorattheCockrellSchoolofEngineering.

“Thiscouldallowmillionsofpeoplewithoutconsistentaccesstodrinkingwatertohave

simple,watergeneratingdevices（取水裝置）athomethattheycaneasilyoperate.**

“Thisisnotsomethingyouneedanadvanceddegreetouse,“thepaper'sleadauthor,

Youhong“Nancy”Guosaid."It'sstraightfbrwardenoughthatanyonecanmakeitathomeif

theyhavethematerials."Scientistsareplanningonmakingathickergelthatwillincreasethe

production,makingthistechnologyapracticablesolutiontodrought.

17.Whatdoweknowaboutthegelfilmfromparagraph2?

A.Itcanincreasethehumidityoftheair.

B.Itcanharvestdrinkingwaterfromtheair.

C.Ithasbeenwidelyappliedindesertareas.

D.Itcostslotsofmoneyandenergytoproduce.

18.WhatisGuihuaYu,sattitudetowardsthenewwaterharvestingmethod?

A.Indifferent.B.Skeptical.

C.Disapproving.D.Hopeful.

19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“straightfbrward”inlastparagraphmean?

A.easy.B.straight.C.frank.D.cheap

20.Whatwillscientistsplantodonext?

A.Developathickergel.

B.Producethegelonalargescale.

C.Raisemoneyfbrfurtherresearch.

D.Teachpeopletomakethegelathome.

Forlate19thcentuiyNorthAmericansandEuropeans,adisplayoftableware（餐

具）couldrevealmuchaboutsomeone'ssocialposition,asthewealthytookgreatcaretoget

differentkindsofforksforeverything.Beforethe18thcentury,peopleofallclassesusually

atewithaknifeandaspoon.

Thefork'spathtothetablewashardwonandslow.InancientEgypt,Greece,andRome,

forkswereusedfbrslicingfoodintopiecesorliftingmeatfromapotorfire.

Followingareductioninsize,theforkappearedtohaveentereddiningareasinthe

courtsoftheMiddleEastandByzantineEmpirebytheeighthandninthcenturies,and

becamemonamongwealthyfamiliestherebythetenthcentury.Earlyinthe11thcentury,it

appearedinvariouspiecesofEuropeanart.Inthelate11thcentury,St.PeterDamianfrom

OstiawroteaboutaByzantineprincesswhousedforksandregardedherdyingofadiseaseas

punishmentfbrsuch“l(fā)uxury”.

Thefork'sslowconquestofEuropewascarriedoutfromItaly.Motivatedbythesame

concernsforhygiene（衛(wèi)生），forkswereboughtbywealthyBritons>inspiredbyQueen

Victoria,whoregardedforkuseasasignofgoodmanners.

Thefork'sintroductiontoNorthAmericadatesbackto1633,whenJohnWinthrop,a

founderoftheMassachusettsBayColony,wasgiftedasetofforks.TheIndustrialRevolution

strengthenedthefork'spresenceondiningroomtablesasproductionofflatwarebecameless

expensive.Writingin1896inSocialEriquere,MaudC.Cookedeclaredtheforkhadfinally

conqueredtheknifeinAmericaand“anyattempttogivetheknifeimportanceattableis

lookeduponasanoffense（冒犯）againstgoodtaste.”

21.Whatcanwelearnaboutforksfromparagraph1?

A.Theywereusedimproperlyinthe18thcentury.

B.Theyhadmanydifferenttypesinthe19thcentury.

C.TheywerepopularinEuropebeforethe18thcentury.

D.TheyledtoNorthAmerican'sriseinsocialposition.

22.WhatwasafunctionofforksinancientEgypt?

A.Toeatfood.B.Todecoratetables.

C.Tocutfood.D.Tocreateworksofart.

23.Whowasagainsttheuseofforks?

A.St.PeterDamian.B.ThomasCoryatc.

C.QueenVictoriaD.MaudC.Cooke.

24.Whatmarkedthebeginningofthefork'sintroductiontoNorthAmerica?

A.Theappearanceofflatware

B.ThestartoftheIndustrialRevolution.

C.JohnWinthropreceivingforksaspresents.

D.MaudC.CookewritingSocialEtiquette.

Somepeoplethinkifyouarchappy,youarcblindtoreality.Butwhenwcresearchit,

happinessactuallyraiseseverysinglebusinessandeducationaloutefbrthebrain.Howdid

wemissthis?Whydowehavethesesocialmisunderstandingsabouthappiness?Becausewe

assumedyouwereaverage.Whenwestudypeople,scientistsareofteninterestedinwhatthe

averageis.

Manypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetic.That,sonlyhalfthestory,becausetheaverage

persondocsnotfighttheirgenes.Whenwcstopstudyingtheaverageandbeginresearching

positiveoutlierspeoplewhoareaboveaveragefbrapositiveaspectlikeoptimismor

intelligenceawildlydifferentpictureappears.Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahuge

impactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessandsuccess.

Scientifically,happinessisachoice.Itisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessor

brainwilldevoteitslimkcdresourcesasyouprocesstheworld.Ifyouscanfbrthenegative

first,yourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfbrorthe

meaningembedded（嵌入）inyourwork.Butifyouscantheworldfbrthepositive,youstart

toacquireanamazingadvantage.

IwrotethecoverstoryfbrtheHarvardBusinessReviewmagazineon“HappinessLeads

toProfits”.Basedonmyarticlecalled"PositiveIntelligence^^andmyresearchinThe

HappinessAdvantage,Isummarizedourresearchedconclusion:thesinglegreatestadvantage

inthemoderneconomyisahappyandbusyworkforce.

Adecadeofresearchinthebusinessworldprovesthathappinessraisesnearlyevery

businessandeducationaloute:increasingsalesby37%,productivityby31%,andaccuracy

ontasksby19%,aswellasanumberofhealthandqualityoflifeimprovements.

25.Theunderlinedword"this"inthefirstparagraphrefersto.

A.thefactthatpeoplearehappy

B.theconnectionbetweenhappinessandeducationaloutc

C.thefactthatpeopleoftenmisunderstandhappiness

D.thefactthatmostpeopleareaverage

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Scientistsareonlyinterestedinwhattheaverageis.

B.Youcanchoosetobehappyornot.

C.Theaveragearenothappyatall.

D.Ourdecisionsandhabitshavenothingtodowithhappiness.

27.Whydocsthewritermentionhisarticlesandresearch?

A.Toadvertisehimself.

B.Toarousethereaders5interest.

C.Tosupporthispointabouthappiness.

D.Toattractthereaderstoreadhisarticles.

28.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthisarticle?

A.Todescribethemisunderstandingsabouthappiness.

B.Toshowpeopletheimportanceofhappiness.

C.Tomakethepointofwhatbusinessandeducationalouteliesin.

D.Tomakethepointthathappinesspromotesbusinessandeducationaloute.

Haveyoueveryelledatyourputcrbecauseitwasn'tworking?Yourputcrcouldn't"yell”

backuntilnow.AIresearchersarenowworkingonputersthatcanargueandperhapseven

windebateswithhumans.

IBMscientistspublishedapaperinNatureonMarch17abouttheirnewAIsystem

ProjectDebater.Itcandebatewithpeopleindependentlyinfrontofliveaudiences.After

listeningtoargumentsfromitsopponent（對(duì)手），thesystemcansearcharound400million

onlinearticlesinlessthanfiveminutes.Itlooksfbrideasthatcansupportitsownargument.

Testingonthesystembeganin2019whenitdebatedwithHarishNatarajan,a

professionaldebaterwhoholdstheworldrecordfbrmostdebatepetitionvictories.The

debatetopicwaswhetherornotpreschoolshouldbesubsidized（給補(bǔ)助），andtheAI

systemarguedinfavorofthisidea.AlthoughtheAIlostthedebateintheendbasedonthe

audiencevote,theaudiencesaiditdidverywell.Interestingly,58percentoftheaudiencesaid

thatProjectDebaterincreasedtheirknowledgeaboutthetopic,whileonly20percentsaidthe

sameaboutNatarajan.Also,ProjectDebaterhasshownstrengthatmakingimpressiveand

logicalopeningstatcmcnlsinthedebate,accordingtoScientificAmerican.

Afterpetingwithvarioushumandebaters,theAIsystem'soverallperformanceremains

inferior（遜色的），“fillycapableofsoundingawkwardduringanargument,“noted

ScientificAmerican.

Inotherwords,thebackandfbrthargumentsintheAIsystem'sdebatesdon'tsoundlikea

realhumanconversation.uOnstage,ProjectDebaterisfarfromperfect,anditsmissteps（過(guò)

失）revealjusthowdifficultandhowhumanargumeniationanddebatearc,“saidputcr

scientistChrisRccdoftheUniversityofDundeeintheUK.

Humansandtechnologyhavebeenfacingofl'fbrdecades.In1997,IBM'sDeepBlue

becamethefirstputertodefeatareigning（衛(wèi)冕的）chesschampion,bestingtitan（巨人）Garry

Kasparovinasixgamematch.Soaftertwodecades,haveIBM'sresearchersjustreproduced

a“DeepBlue”todebate?It'smuchmorethanthat,theresearchersnoted.Argumentand

debatearcfundamental（基本的）capabilities（能力）ofhumanintelligence,andit'sastep

outsideofAl'sfortzonetoenterthisrealm（領(lǐng)域），accordingtothearticleinNature.

29.HowcanProjectDebaterdebatewithhumans?

A.Bylearningfromhumans.

B.Bymakinguseofitsinternaldata.

C.Bylisteningtoresearchers'instructions.

D.Bycollectingalotofdatainashorttime.

3().WhatdidthemajorityoftheaudiencethinkabouttheperformanceofProjectDebaterin

thetesting?

A.Itmadethemmoreawareofthetopic.

B.Itsstatementswerenotlogicalenough.

C.ItsoverallperformancewasbetterthanNatarajan's.

D.Itsopeningstatementswereboring.

31.Whatdoparagraphs4and5mainlytalkabout?

A.ThedisadvantagesofProjectDebater.

B.ProjectDebater'spetitionswithotherhumandebaters.

C.TheapplicationoftheAsysteminthefuture.

D.ChallengesfacingtheAIsystemandhumandebaters.

32.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?

A.ProjectDebaterisconsideredanupdatedversionofDeepBlue.

B.HumanshaveanadvantageoverAIindebating.

C.AIhasalongwaytogobeforeitcanwinagainsthumans.

D.AItechnologyhasn'tprogressedmuchinthelastdecades.

Whenitestofriends,Idesirethosewhowillsharemyhappiness,whopossesswingsof

theirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekmindswhosequalitiesilluminate(照亮)meand

trainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghours,toogoodnotto

share.

WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,Ihadafriend.Wewereshyand“tooserious”aboutour

studieswhenitwasbeingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocial

behaviors.Wesaidlittleatschool,butshewouldetomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwith

pencilsandpaper,andoneofuswouldsay:"Let'sstartwithatrainwhistletoday,^^Wewould

sitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistle.Then

wcwouldreadthemaloud.Attheendofthatschoolyear,wc,too,werechangedintosocial

creaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstopped.

WhenIlivedfbratimeinLondon,Ihadafriend.Hewasindespair（失望）and1wasin

despair.Butourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterif

wedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetime.WemeteverySunday

fbrfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.Wcwalkeduntilourdespairsdisappeared

andthenweparted.WegaveLondontoeachother.

ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadaremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminates

mine.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofus

appears,sometimesinafunnyway,intheother'sdreams.SheandIagreethat,atcertain

times,weseemtobepartsofthesamemind.Inmymostinterestingmoments,Ioftenthink:

t4Ycs,ImusttclL./'Wchavenevermet.

ItissuchfbrtingpanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmore

tomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist,whowillonlyfillupthehealing（愈合的）

silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfriend.

33.InParagraph3,“WegaveLondontoeachother“probablymeans.

A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofus

B.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondon

C.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappeared

D.wcpartedwitheachotherinLondon

34.Inthedarkestmoments,theauthorwouldpreferto.

A.seekprofessionalhelp

B.beleftalone

C.staywithherbestfriend

D.breakthesilence

35.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.UnforgettableExperiences

B.RemarkableImagination

C.LifelongFriendship

D.Noblepanions

IhavedreamtoftakingatriptoHawaiisinceIgraduatedbutthebestthingalwaysneeds

waiting.1tookatripwithmyfriendstoHalcakalaNationalParkwhichliesinHawaii.

WhenwearrivedatHaleakalaNationalPark,weweresuggestedtowatchtheearly

morningsunrise.IwaslostinthesightseeingthataftemoonsoIcouldhardlywaittomeetthe

sunrise.Inthenextmomingwealljumpedoutofthebedveryearlyat3o'clockandwalked

totherocksbytheseaside.Inthefirsthalfanhourweimagined.

howwonderfulitwouldbewhenthefirstlightcameoutthroughthethickcloudsand

howsoftitwouldbewhenthelighttouchedourskinsowewaitedandwaited.However,

anotherhalfanhourlaterIgraduallylostmypatiencesincetherewasnothingbutthechilly

darknessandIfeltthatIwasfrozentodeath.Butmyfriendswerestillextremelycheerful.

Nearlyanotheronehourlater,“Amazing!”awordburstoutfromJudyandweall

shoutedtowelethelightorangegreatnesswhichisreallyunbelievable.UntiltodayIdaresay

thatitisthemostimpressivc（印象深刻的）sunriseinmylife.However,waitinginthe

morningdarknessisalsotheone1cannotwipeoutforever.

Waitingsometimesisreallyahardthingformostofusasitneedspatienceand

strongwilleddeterminationbutwhatabouttheresultafterthat?Itmighttuniouttobe

pleasinglyunbelievableandsatisfied.So,itisreallyworthwhiletowaitfbrthebest.

36.Whendidtheyseethefirstlightofthesunrise?

A.About3o5clock.

B.About4o'clock.

C.Nearly5o'clock.

D.Nearly6oxlock.

37.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“chilly”inparagraphthree?

A.Cold.B.Interesting.