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二十

世纪报纸高三版阅读文章

1.MyItalianTreat（BCAD）

EveryonehasheardofthefamousItaliandishesofpasta（面食）andpizza,farfewerhaveactuallyhadthechancetotastetheminItaly.ButIwasluckyenoughtovisitthecountrywithmyschoolandenjoyedmyfilloftheseandotherlivelyfoods.WewenttothetownofVietri,Salerno,insouthernItaly.

Onthefistday,weweretoldthatdinnerwouldbeat7:

30,butitactuallybeganat7:

50.OurteachershadtoldusinadvanceabouttherelaxedpaceofItalianlife!

Butstill,wewerestarving（饥饿的）.However,onceitdid,itwasworthallthewaiting.

Thesea-foodsaladwasdelicious,nottoosourandnottoosalty.Thecheeseswereadifferentmatter;Ihadheardtheywerefamous,butittookmeawhiletogetusedtothem.Thefruitswereexcellent,sofreshtheytastedasiftheyhadjustbeenpicked.

Aswehadbeenbannedfromdrinkingalcohol,wesipped（吮吸）water,insteadofwineatmeals.Thereweretwotypes,onewasordinary,theothersparkling（发泡的）water.Ittastedlikeaflavorlesssoda.

Duringthevisit,wediscoveredthatrealItalianpizzawasverydifferentfromanythingwehadtastedbefore.Itwascheap,savory（美味的）andhadasofttexture（质地）.Myfavoritewasaplainonewithjustacheesetopping.OnceIateawholeone,almost20cmindiameter（直径）.Isostuffed（塞满）myselfthatIfeltillattheendofthemeal.

Tobehonest,unliketheother,Ididn'tmuchlikethepasta.PerhapsIamtoomuchinlovewithChinesenoodlestoreallytaketothem.

MyfriendandIwalkedthewholeofthetowntryingoutdifferentkindsofpastry（糕饼）.Thecombinationofsugar,creamandchocolatemadethemdelicious.Butifyouhadn'thadasweet

tongue,youwouldnothavelikedthem,sincetheywereverysweet.

Everyday,lastthingintheevening,wehadicecreamatalocalstore.Wetriedalltheflavors!

Itwassosatisfyingtogotobedonafullstomachwiththememoryofawholedayofeatingfreshinyourmind.Here'shopingthatyoutoogettosamplethewonderfulfoodofItaly!

1.Inthearticle,thewritermainlytellsusabout.

A.ItalianpizzaB.herexperienceoftryingItalianfoods

C.thebeautifulsightsofItalyD.Italy'smysterioustraditions

2.OnthefistdayinItaly,thedinnerwasdelayedby20minutesprobablybecause.

A.thefoodtheyorderedwasdifficulttoprepare

B.waitingwouldgivethemabiggerappetite

C.Italianshavearelaxedattitudetolife

D.theItaliansweren'tverywelcoming

3.DuringtheirstayinItaly,thewriterenjoyedallofthefollowingItalianfoodsEXCEPT.

A.pastaB.pizzaC.sea-foodsaladD.pastries

4.Thearticletellsusthatthewriter.

A.fellinlovewithItaliancheesesatherfirstbite

B.feltillaftertryingmanyflavorsoficecream

C.doesn'thaveasweettongue

D.wasnotallowedtodrinkalcoholinItaly

2.HardRoadtoSuccess（BADC）

IhadmyfistjobatalocaldinercalledtheButtercupBakerywhenIwas22.1workedthereforsevenyearsandlearnedsomanylessons,especiallyfromafellowwaitressHelen,whodidwhatsheloved—ervingpeople.Shemadeeveryonesmileandfeelgood.

Beingawaitresschangedmylife.OneofmyregularcustomerswasFredHasbrook,anelectronicssalesman.WhenIsawhimwalkingtowardthediner,Itriedtohaveitonhistableassoonashesatdown.

ThankstotheconfideneeIpickedupfromHelen,Idreamedofhavingmyownrestaurant.ButwhenIcalledmyparentstoaskforaloan（贷款），theysaid:

Wejustdon'havethemoney.“

Thenextday,Fredsawmeandasked;"What'wrong,sunshine"Isharedmydreamwithhimandsaid:

"Fred,IknowIcandomoreifsomebodywouldjusthavefaithinme.“

Hewalkedovertosomeoftheotherdinerregularsandthenextdayhandedmecheckstotaling$50,000---alongwithanote.Itreads:

Theonlycollateral（担保物）onthisloanismytrustinyourhonestyasaperson.Goodpeoplewithadreamshouldhavetheopportunitytomakethatdreamcometrue."

ItookthecheckstoMerrillLynch,abrokeragehouse（经纪人事务所）,wherethemoneywasinvested（投资）forme.Butmyinvestmentssoured（变坏，令人失望）andIlostthemoney.

Ifoundmyselfthinkingaboutwhatitwouldbeliketobeastockbroker（股票经纪人）.Idecidedtoapplyfor（申请）ajobatMerrillLynch.EventhoughIhadnoexperienee,Iwashiredandendedupbecomingaprettygoodbroker.IpaidbackFredandmycustomersthe$50,000,plus14-percentannualinterest.

Igotathank-younotefromFred,whichwillbeimprinted（铭记）onmyheartforever.Hehadbeensickandwrotethatmycheckhadhelpedcoverhismedicalbills.Hisletterread:

'Thatloan

mayhavebeenoneofmybestinvestments.Whoelsecouldhaveinvestedinacounter（柜台）girl'andwatchthatinvestmentmature（成熟）intoaverysuccessfulcareerwoman”

5.Whichchoicegivestheeventsbelowinthecorrectorder

a.Theauthorgotsomecheckstotaling$50,000fromFred.

b.Theauthorcalledherparentstoaskforaloan.

c.Theauthor'investmentsfailedandshelostallthemoney.

d.Theauthorbecameagoodbroker.

e.Theauthorpaidoffherdebts.

A.a-b-d-c-eB.b-a-c-d-eC.b-a-d-c-eD.b-a-d-e-c

6.Fromtheunderlinedsentencesinthe5thparagraph,wecanconcludethat.

A.Fredbelievedanhonestpersonliketheauthorshouldhaveachaneeatgreatersuccess.

B.Fredthoughtthattheauthorshouldpayoffherdebtsbeforeshewentafterherdream.

C.Fredadvisedtheauthornottohavetoobigadreamanddothingsinapracticalway.

D.Fredwassurethattheauthorwouldmakeafortunebeforehedecidedtoinvestinher.

7.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothewordcoverinthelastparagraph

A.spreadoverB.protectsomeonefrom

C.freefromworriesofD.provedpaymentfor

8.Thelasttwoparagraphsmaysuggestthat.

A.theauthorwouldeventuallyleaveMerrillLynchtoopenherownbrokeragehouse

B.Fredwouldpromisetheauthormoreloansinthefuture

C.Fred'trustintheauthorhadpaidoff

D.theauthorpaidbackFred$50,000inall

3.AroundtheWorldfromSofatoSofa（4.12）

JusthowcomfortableisyoursofaWouldyoubepreparedtoletastrangercrash（夜宿）out

thereforthenightJustonthebasisofashorte-mailcorrespondence（通信）andseeingaphotoofthesofa,wouldyoutravelhalfwayacrosstheworldtodothesameItmightsoundcrazy,butthisisexactlywhatmillionsofpeoplearedoing-itsknownascouch（沙发）surfing.

Couchsurfingistravelingonabudget,usingabroadnetworkofcontactsinordertogetovernightaccommodationforfree,orataslittlecostaspossible.Participantsjoindedicated（专业的）websites,providingasmuchinformationaboutthemselvesaspossibleinordertomakeothersfeelcomfortablehostingthem,orusingthemasahost.

Varioussafetyfeaturesareavailableinsuchonlinenetworks,likeverification（确认）ofnamesandaddresses,personalreferences,and“vouching（担保）for”aparticularmemberasareliablehostorguest.

Aswellasthefinancialadvantagesofcouchsurfing,participantsalsoclaimthatthepracticegivesthemamoreunique,authentictravelexperience,allowingthemtogettoknowcultureandcuisine（美食）throughthelocals,ratherthanthroughtouragents.“CouchSurfingisnotjustaboutfindingfreeaccommodation.Weopenourmindsandlivesandwelcometheknowledgethatbecomesavailablethroughculturalexchange,”saidCaseyFenton,founderofCouchS.“CouchSurfingwantstochangenotonlythewaywetravel,buthowwerelatetotheworld.”

1.Whatistherightorderforsomeoneplanningtotravelasacouchsurfer

a.Provideasmuchinformationaboutthemselvesaspossible.

b.Travletothehost'shousetousethecouch.

c.Joindedicatedwebsites.

d.Sendemailsandcheckphotosofsofas.

A.d-b-a-cB.b-c-a-dC.a-d-c-bD.c-a-d-b

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTasafetyfeatureofonlinenetworks

A.Verificationofidentity.B.Aphotocopyofthepassport.

C.Personalreferences.D.“Vouchingfor”thememberasreliable

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruedaccordingtothearticle

A.Amorepersonal,local,realtravelexperienceispossibleasacouchsurfer.

B.Couchsurfingtestshowmuchastrangercanbetrusted.

C.Peoplecouchsurfsimplyforfinancialreasons.

D.Couchsurfingleadstotrustbetweenpeople.

4.WhyLaughterMatters（4.12）

Soascientistwalksintoashoppingmalltowatchpeoplelaugh.There'snopunchline（笑点）.

Laughterisaserousscientificsubject,onethatresearchersarestilltryingtofigureout.

Laughingisourfirstwayofcommunication.Babieslaughlongbeforetheyspeak.Nooneteachesyouhowtolaugh.Youjustdo.

Youmaylaughataprank（恶作剧）onAprilFools'Day.Butsurprisingly,only10to15percentoflaughteristheresultofsomeonemakingajoke,saysBaltimoreneuroscientist（神经科学家）RobertProvine,whohasstudiedlaughterfordecades.Laughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesratherthanreactiontoajoke.

“Laughteraboveallelseisasocialthing,"Provinesays.Overtheyears,Provinehasboiledlaughterdowntoitsbasics.

“Alllanguagegroupslaugh‘ha-ha-ha'basicallythesameway,”hesaid,“WhetheryouspeakMandarin,FrenchorEnglish,everyonewillunderstandlaughter.There'sapatterngenerator（发生器）inourbrainthatproducesthissound.”

Each“ha”isaboutone-15thofasecond,repeatedeveryfifthofasecond,repeatedeveryfifthofasecond,hesaid.

Deafpeoplelaughwithouthearing,andpeopleoncellphoneslaughwithoutseeing,showingthatlaughterisn'tdependentonasinglesensebutonsocialinteraction（交流）withlife,”saidJaakPanksepp,aBowlingGreenUniversitypsychologyprofessor.“It'sdeeplysocial.”

Andit'snotjustapeoplethingeither.Chimpstickle（挠痒