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英语专业大一泛读刘乃银版附加阅读练习带答案
Passage1(Unit1,BookI:
Love.Shortstory.Family.Love)
After21yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamovie.Shesaid,"Iloveyou,butIknowthisotherwomanlovesyoutoo,andshewouldlovetospendsometimewithyou."
TheotherwomanthatmywifewantedmetovisitwasmyMOTHER,whohasbeenawidowfor19years,butthedemandsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyoccasionally.ThatnightIcalledtoinvitehertogooutfordinnerandamovie."What'swrong,areyouwell?
"sheasked.Mymotheristhetypeofwomanwhosuspectsthatalatenightcallorasurpriseinvitationisasignofbadnews.
"Ithoughtthatitwouldbepleasanttospendsometimewithyou,"Iresponded."Justthetwoofus."Shethoughtaboutitforamoment,andthensaid,"Iwouldlikethatverymuch."
ThatFridayafterwork,asIdroveovertopickherup,Iwasabitnervous.WhenIarrivedatherhouse,Inoticedthatshe,too,seemedtobenervousaboutourdate.Shewaitedinthedoorwithhercoaton.Shehadcurledherhairandwaswearingthedressthatshehadworntocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.Shesmiledfromafacethatwasasradiantasanangel's."ItoldmyfriendsthatIwasgoingtogooutwithmyson,andtheywereimpressed,"shesaid,asshegotinto thecar. "Theycan'twaittohearaboutourmeeting."
Wewenttoarestaurantthat,althoughnotelegant,wasveryniceandcozy.MymothertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.Afterwesatdown,Ihadtoreadthemenu.Hereyescouldonlyreadlargeprint.Halfwaythroughtheentries,IliftedmyeyesandsawMomsittingtherestaringatme.Anostalgicsmilewasonherlips.
"ItwasIwhousedtohavetoreadthemenuwhenyouweresmall,"shesaid.
"Thenit'stimethatyourelaxandletmereturnthefavor,"Iresponded.
Duringthedinner,wehadanagreeableconversation-nothingextraordinarybutcatchinguponrecenteventsofeachother'slife.Wetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemovie.
Aswearrivedatherhouselater,shesaid,"I'llgooutwithyouagain,butonlyifyouletmeinviteyou."Iagreed.
"Howwasyourdinnerdate?
"askedmywifewhenIgothome.
"Verynice.MuchmoresothanIcouldhaveimagined,"Ianswered.
Afewdayslater,mymotherdiedofamassiveheart attack.IthappenedsosuddenlythatIdidn'thaveachancetodo anythingforher.Sometimelater,IreceivedanenvelopewithacopyofarestaurantreceiptfromthesameplacemotherandIhaddined.Anattachednotesaid:
"Ipaidthisbillinadvance.Iwasn'tsurethatIcouldbethere;butnevertheless,Ipaidfortwoplates-oneforyouandtheotherforyourwife.Youwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantforme.Iloveyou,son."
Atthatmoment,Iunderstoodtheimportanceofsayingintime:
"ILOVEYOU"andtogiveourlovedonesthetime thattheydeserve.Nothinginlifeismoreimportantthanyourfamily.Givethemthetimetheydeserve,becausethesethingscannotbeputofftill"someothertime".
1.Whenthemotherhearditwastheson’scall,shewas__________.
A.worried
B.surprised
C.suspicious
D.puzzled
2.Themother’sfriendsweremostimpressedby__________.
A.thememorabledatebetweenthemotherandtheson
B.themother’srealizationofherlong-awaiteddream
C.theson’sloveforhismother
D.themother’sprideinherson
3.Whenthemothertooktheauthor’sarmintotherestaurant,she__________.
A.lookedliketheFirstLady
B.wastreatedliketheFirstLady
C.wasasimportantastheFirstLady
D.feltasproudasbeingtheFirstLady
4.Whatdidthemothermainlytalkabouttotheauthorduringthedinner?
A.Herlifeaftertheauthor’smarriage.
B.Herlifesincetheauthor’slastvisit.
C.Hermemoryabouttheauthorasachild.
D.Herexpectationaboutfuturereunions.
5.Themotherinsistedoninvitingtheauthortodinnerbecause__________.
A.shewasgoingtodiesoon
B.shewantedtoshowherlove
C.shedidnotexpecttheheartattack
D.sheintendedtothankhimandhiswife
6.Thepassageintendstoteachushowtocherish__________.
A.ourparents
B.love
C.ourfamily
D.life
Passage2(Unit2,BookI:
LittlehouseintheBigWoods.Autobiography)
IstartfrommyhomeinthequietlittlesuburbofForestHills,LongIsland.Here,surroundedbygreenlawns,trees,andflowers,areneatlittlehouses,happywiththevoicesandmovementsofwivesandchildren,havensofpeacefulrestformenwhotoilinthecity.IdriveacrossthelacystructureofsteelwhichspanstheEastRiver,andIgetanewandstartlingvisionofthepowerandingenuityofthemindofman.Busyboastschugandscurryabouttheriver-racyspeedboat,stolid,snortingtugs.IfIhadlongdaysofsightahead,Ishouldspendmanyofthemwatchingthedelightfulactivityupontheriver.
Ilookahead,andbeforemerisethefantastictowersofNewYork,acitythatseemstohavesteppedfromthepagesofafairystory.Whatanawe-inspiringsight,theseglitteringspires.Thesevastbanksofstoneandsteel-structuressuchasthegodsmightbuildforthemselves!
Thisanimatedpictureisapartofthelivesofmillionsofpeopleeveryday.Howmany,Iwonder,giveitsomuchasasecond’sglance?
Veryfew,Ifear,theireyesareblindtothismagnificentsightbecauseitissofamiliartothem.
Ihurrytothetopofoneofthosegiganticstructures,theEmpireStateBuilding,forthere,ashorttimeago,I"saw"thecitybelowthroughtheeyesofmysecretary.Iamanxioustocomparemyfancywithreality.IamsureIshouldnotbedisappointedinthepanoramaspreadoutbeforeme,fortomeitwouldbeavisionofanotherworld.
NowIbeginmyroundsofthecity.First,Istandatabusycorner,merelylookingatpeople,tryingbysightofthemtounderstandsomethingoftheirlife.Iseesmiles,andIamhappy.Iseeseriousdetermination,andIamproud,Iseesuffering,andIamcompassionate.
IstrolldownFifthAvenue.Ithrowmyeyesoutoffocus,sothatIseenoparticularobjectbutonlyaseethingkaleidoscopeofcolors.Iamcertainthatthecolorsofwomen'sdressesmovinginathrongmustbeagorgeousspectacleofwhichIshouldnevertire.ButperhapsifIhadsightIshouldbelikemostotherwomen--toointerestedinstylesandthecutofindividualdressestogivemuchattentiontothesplendorofcolorinthemass.AndIamconvinced,too,thatIshouldbecomeaninveteratewindowshopper,foritmustbeadelighttotheeyetoviewthemyriadarticlesofbeautyondisplay.
FromFifthAvenueImakeatourofthecity-toParkAvenue,totheslums,tofactories,toparkswherechildrenplay.Itakeastay-at-hometripabroadbyvisitingtheforeignquarters.AlwaysmyeyesareopenwidetoallthesightsofbothhappinessandmiserysothatImayprobedeepandaddtomyunderstandingofhowpeopleworkandlive.Myheartisfulloftheimagesofpeopleandthings.Myeyepasseslightlyovernosingletrifle;itstrivestotouchandholdcloselyeachthingitsgazerestsupon.Somesightsarepleasant,fillingtheheartwithhappiness;butsomearemiserablypathetic.TotheselatterIdonotshutmyeyes,forthey,too,arepartoflife.Toclosetheeyeonthemistoclosetheheartandmind.
Mythirddayofsightisdrawingtoanend.PerhapstherearemanyseriouspursuitstowhichIshoulddevotethefewremaininghours,butIamafraidthatontheeveningofthatlastdayIshouldagainrunawaytothetheater,toahilariouslyfunnyplay,sothatImightappreciatetheovertonesofcomedyinthehumanspirit.
1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theauthorisamazedatseeing__________.
A.thehouses
B.thebridge
C.theboats
D.theriver
2.TheauthormostprobablythinksthattheNewYorkersare__________the“glitteringspires”.
A.scornfulof
B.overwhelmedby
C.indifferentto
D.knowledgeableabout
3.Whentheauthorseesthepassers-by,shewouldliketo__________.
A.sharetheiremotions
B.showsympathytothem
C.enjoythesamelifestyles
D.perceivetheirbosomfeelings
4.Whentheauthorobservesawoman’sdress,shepaysmostattentionto__________.
A.itsdesignerandbrand
B.itsstyleandcutting
C.itscolor
D.itsprice
5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsherpresentlife?
A.Shewantstotreatitlikeacomedy.
B.Shewantstochangeherlifestyle.
C.Sheenjoysherblindness.
D.Sheisappreciativeoflife.
Passage3(Unit3,BookI:
YoungShakespeare.Biography)
Everypersonplanstorunofftosometropicalisle,butfewdo.Reallife,family,work,andmonetarylimitationsgetintheway.IanFlemingletnoneoftheseconsiderationsstophim.
Afterthewar,Flemingsetdownhisschedule.ThefirstweekofJanuarysawhimleaveEnglandandtraveltoJamaica.ThefirstweekofMarchsawhisreturn.HeacceptedhisjobatKemsleynewspaperswithoutcompromise--thisportionoftheyearwouldbesetasideforJamaicaorhewouldlookelsewhereforemployment.
For6yearsFlemingtraveledeachwintertoJamaica,lounginginparadise,romancingwomen,chasingthesunset,butitwasnotuntilhefacedthepressureofamarriedwomanwhowaspregnantwithhischilddidFlemingstartthewriter'sjourneywhichwouldchangehislifeandpopularcultureforever.AsFlemingwaitedinJamaicaforAnne'sdivorcetobecomefinal,hewrotethefirstdraftofanovel,CasinoRoyale.
Fleming'scareerasawriterdeservesmoreexaminationthancanbeofferedhere,butsufficeittosay,overthenext12years,IanFlemingtransformedhiseliteexistence,hisarrogance,hisstyle,andhisacidwitintosomeofthegreatestthrillerseverwritten.FlemingincurredtherespectofauthorsasdiverseasRaymondCh