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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