英语专业大一泛读刘乃银版附加阅读练习带答案.docx

1、英语专业大一泛读刘乃银版附加阅读练习带答案Passage 1 (Unit 1, Book I: Love. Short story. Family. Love)After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, I love you, but I know this other woman loves you too, and she would love to spend some time with you.The other wom

2、an that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. Whats wrong, are you well? she asked. My moth

3、er is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you, I responded. Just the two of us. She thought about it for a moment, and then said, I would like that very much. That Friday afte

4、r work, as I drove over to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversa

5、ry. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angels. I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed, she said, as she got into?the car.? They cant wait to hear about our meeting.We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My

6、mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips.It was I who used to have to read the menu when

7、 you were small, she said.Then its time that you relax and let me return the favor, I responded.During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each others life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.As we arrived at her house late

8、r, she said, Ill go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you. I agreed.How was your dinner date? asked my wife when I got home.Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined, I answered.A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart?attack. It happened so suddenly that I didnt

9、have a chance to do?anything for her. Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: I paid this bill in advance. I wasnt sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you

10、and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: I LOVE YOU and to give our loved ones the time?that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they

11、deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some other time.1. When the mother heard it was the sons call, she was _.A. worriedB. surprisedC. suspiciousD. puzzled2. The mothers friends were most impressed by _.A. the memorable date between the mother and the sonB. the mothers realization of

12、 her long-awaited dreamC. the sons love for his motherD. the mothers pride in her son3. When the mother took the authors arm into the restaurant, she _.A. looked like the First LadyB. was treated like the First LadyC. was as important as the First LadyD. felt as proud as being the First Lady4. What

13、did the mother mainly talk about to the author during the dinner?A. Her life after the authors marriage.B. Her life since the authors last visit.C. Her memory about the author as a child.D. Her expectation about future reunions.5. The mother insisted on inviting the author to dinner because _.A. she

14、 was going to die soonB. she wanted to show her love C. she did not expect the heart attackD. she intended to thank him and his wife6. The passage intends to teach us how to cherish _.A. our parentsB. loveC. our familyD. lifePassage 2 (Unit 2, Book I: Little house in the Big Woods. Autobiography)I s

15、tart from my home in the quiet little suburb of Forest Hills, Long Island. Here , surrounded by green lawns, trees, and flowers, are neat little houses, happy with the voices and movements of wives and children, havens of peaceful rest for men who toil in the city. I drive across the lacy structure

16、of steel which spans the East River, and I get a new and startling vision of the power and ingenuity of the mind of man. Busy boasts chug and scurry about the river - racy speed boat, stolid, snorting tugs. If I had long days of sight ahead, I should spend many of them watching the delightful activi

17、ty upon the river.I look ahead, and before me rise the fantastic towers of New York, a city that seems to have stepped from the pages of a fairy story. What an awe-inspiring sight, these glittering spires. These vast banks of stone and steel-structures such as the gods might build for themselves! Th

18、is animated picture is a part of the lives of millions of people every day. How many, I wonder, give it so much as a seconds glance? Very few, I fear, their eyes are blind to this magnificent sight because it is so familiar to them.I hurry to the top of one of those gigantic structures, the Empire S

19、tate Building, for there, a short time ago, I saw the city below through the eyes of my secretary. I am anxious to compare my fancy with reality. I am sure I should not be disappointed in the panorama spread out before me, for to me it would be a vision of another world.Now I begin my rounds of the

20、city. First, I stand at a busy corner, merely looking at people, trying by sight of them to understand something of their life. I see smiles, and I am happy. I see serious determination, and I am proud, I see suffering, and I am compassionate.I stroll down Fifth Avenue. I throw my eyes out of focus,

21、 so that I see no particular object but only a seething kaleidoscope of colors. I am certain that the colors of womens dresses moving in a throng must be a gorgeous spectacle of which I should never tire. But perhaps if I had sight I should be like most other women - too interested in styles and the

22、 cut of individual dresses to give much attention to the splendor of color in the mass. And I am convinced, too, that I should become an inveterate window shopper, for it must be a delight to the eye to view the myriad articles of beauty on display.From Fifth Avenue I make a tour of the city-to Park

23、 Avenue, to the slums, to factories, to parks where children play. I take a stay-at-home trip abroad by visiting the foreign quarters. Always my eyes are open wide to all the sights of both happiness and misery so that I may probe deep and add to my understanding of how people work and live. My hear

24、t is full of the images of people and things. My eye passes lightly over no single trifle; it strives to touch and hold closely each thing its gaze rests upon. Some sights are pleasant, filling the heart with happiness; but some are miserably pathetic. To these latter I do not shut my eyes, for they

25、, too, are part of life. To close the eye on them is to close the heart and mind.My third day of sight is drawing to an end. Perhaps there are many serious pursuits to which I should devote the few remaining hours, but I am afraid that on the evening of that last day I should again run away to the t

26、heater, to a hilariously funny play, so that I might appreciate the overtones of comedy in the human spirit.1. According to the first paragraph, the author is amazed at seeing _.A. the housesB. the bridgeC. the boats D. the river2. The author most probably thinks that the New Yorkers are _ the “glit

27、tering spires”.A. scornful ofB. overwhelmed byC. indifferent toD. knowledgeable about3. When the author sees the passers-by, she would like to _.A. share their emotionsB. show sympathy to themC. enjoy the same life stylesD. perceive their bosom feelings4. When the author observes a womans dress, she

28、 pays most attention to _.A. its designer and brandB. its style and cuttingC. its colorD. its price5. What is the authors attitude towards her present life?A. She wants to treat it like a comedy.B. She wants to change her life style.C. She enjoys her blindness.D. She is appreciative of life.Passage

29、3 (Unit 3, Book I: Young Shakespeare. Biography)Every person plans to run off to some tropical isle, but few do. Real life, family, work, and monetary limitations get in the way. Ian Fleming let none of these considerations stop him. After the war, Fleming set down his schedule. The first week of Ja

30、nuary saw him leave England and travel to Jamaica. The first week of March saw his return. He accepted his job at Kemsley newspapers without compromise - this portion of the year would be set aside for Jamaica or he would look elsewhere for employment. For 6 years Fleming traveled each winter to Jam

31、aica, lounging in paradise, romancing women, chasing the sunset, but it was not until he faced the pressure of a married woman who was pregnant with his child did Fleming start the writers journey which would change his life and popular culture forever. As Fleming waited in Jamaica for Annes divorce

32、 to become final, he wrote the first draft of a novel, Casino Royale.Flemings career as a writer deserves more examination than can be offered here, but suffice it to say, over the next 12 years, Ian Fleming transformed his elite existence, his arrogance, his style, and his acid wit into some of the greatest thrillers ever written. Fleming incurred the respect of authors as diverse as Raymond Ch