阅读理解。 The meaning of the word "volunteer" may be a little different in diffe
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"one who offers his or her services." There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such
as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage (垃圾) from
beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often
people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don‘t expect any
kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help
other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of
what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in
Calcutta. The following is her story.
"I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched a video (录像) about her work in India
and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being
that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to
Calcutta for a few weeks."
"I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch.
I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer the up. I felt it was better to
share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I don‘t think I was helping very much.
It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture
(文化) that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world."
B. can afford to travel to different places
C. has a strong wish to be successful
D. has made a big fortune in life
B. after she finished high school
C. when she was touring Calcutta
D. when she was working in a hospital
B. She had already had some experience.
C. She was asked by Mother Teresa’s example.
D. She wanted to follow Mother Teresa‘s example.
B. Working in Mother Teresa‘s home.
C. Doing simple things to help the poor.
D. Improving oneself through helping others.
B. Voluntary Life in India.
C. A Different Meaning of Volunteer.
D. Inspiration from Mother Teresa.
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The writings of William Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britain. His young readership
is limited to those who choose to study literature at university.
Still, in British schools, _____ to study the poet, and when something is made compulsory, usually the
result is boredom, resentment or both. Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen-for many of the young,
reading them can seem like being forced to eat medicine, especially when people are at an age when they are
beginning to discover themselves and wanting to claim their independence.
This was my experience of the classics at school. But when I reached my late teenage years, I had a change
of heart. Like every other young person since the dawn of time, the world confused me. I wanted answers,
so I turned to books to find them.
I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught the subject in universities in Britain and China. I have
never regretted it. There is something in literature that people want, even if they don"t read books.
You see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works, the recent film version of Jane
Austen"s Pride and Prejudice being a case in point. These popular adaptations may help increase people"s interest
in the classic.
Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare"s actual play. If that is
the case then I welcome the trend. But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing. Shakespeare
is a poet and his greatness is in his language. Reading someone else"s rewriting of his work is like peeling (剥皮)
a banana, throwing away the fruit, and eating the skin. Take on the original. It really is worth the effort.
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2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words to complete the sentence. (within 5 words)
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3. Why are the adaptations of great works popular?
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4. Do you think it necessary to read the original? Why? (within 30 words)
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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
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neighbors, the French, the Belgians and the Dutch. It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest
of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the reasons are, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has
developed many attitudes and habits which distinguish him from other nationalities.
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people
he knows well. In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems restrained, even embarrassed. You
have only to witness a city train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen
and women sit reading their newspapers or having a light sleep in a corner, and no one speaks. In fact, to do
so would seem most unusual. An Englishman, pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors, once
suggested, "On entering a railway carriage, shake hands with all the passengers." Needless to say, he was not
being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, if broken, makes the
person immediately suspected.
In many parts of the world it is quite normal to show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion, excitement,
etc., often accompanied by appropriate gesture. The Englishman is somewhat different. Of course, an
Englishman feels no less deeply than anyone of a different nationality, but he tends to display his feelings far
less. This is reflected in his use of language. Imagine a man commenting on the great beauty of a young girl.
A more emotional man might de- scribe her state "Oh, she is a goddess", whereas an Englishman might just
say "Oh, she"s all right." An Englishman who has seen a highly successful and enjoyable film recommends it
to a friend by commenting, "It"s not bad you know", or on seeing some very unusual scenery he might convey
(表达) his pleasure by saying," Nice, yes, very nice." The overseas visitor must not be disappointed by this
apparent lack of interest and involvement. Instead, he must realize that "all right," "not bad," and "nice," very
often have the sense of "first-class," "excellent," "beautiful". This unique style of language use is particularly
common in England, and is known as restrained statement.
B. attitudes
C. character
D. all of the above
B. polite and friendly
C. nervous and quiet
D. silent and kind
B. behave just like the English do
C. say nothing about yourself
D. shake hands with everyone you meet
B. correct
C. quite right
D. wonderful
B. has less emotion than people of other nationalities
C. finds it easy to express his emotion
D. likes to have a joke with strangers
deep impression 1 me. I arrived at Dusseldorf airport at 7 pm. It was already 2 outside. The first thing
I needed to do was to find a place to 3 . I decided to telephone the youth hotel. But to use the phone I needed
some 4 , I asked a lady for help. To my 5 , she gave me three coins to use. But all the phones in the 6
needed phone cards. And phone cards could only be bought at post offices during the 7 . I was 8 I would
not be able to call the hotel. An old gentleman helped me. He couldn"t speak English 9 understand that I needed
to 10 a phone call. He showed me where the phone was and inserted 11 phone card. I called the youth hotel
and found a place to stay that night.
The 12 of the German people made me feel that I was not 13 my hometown and my first day in Germany
wasn"t as 14 as I expected. Whenever I went, I asked people for 15 . It surprised me that 16 every young
German could speak English fluently. Older Germans couldn"t speak English very well, but they would try to help
me 17 they could. One middle-aged man I asked for directions even 18 me to the place I was looking for.
My 19 in Germany totally changed my impression of Germans. Now I think the people couldn"t be more
20 .
| ( )1.A. on ( )2.A. late ( )3.A. visit ( )4.A. cards ( )5.A. joy ( )6.A. hotel ( )7.A. night ( )8.A. afraid ( )9.A. or ( )10.A. make ( )11.A. another ( )12.A. use ( )13.A. really ( )14.A. interesting ( )15.A. direction ( )16.A. almost ( )17.A. whenever ( )18.A. drove ( )19.A. experience ( )20.A. friendly | B. for B. dark B. eat B. information B. disappointment B. airport B. daytime B. sure B. but B. have B. a B. success B. nearly out of B. good B. distance B. even B. whatever B. reached B. victory B. unfriendly | C. to C. light C. stay C. money C. emotion C. city C. trip C. glad C. and C. do C. my C. care C. far from C. bad C. travel C. only C. wherever C. moved C. visit C. cold-hearted | D. about D. early D. keep D. coins D. surprise D. pavement D. rush-hour D. eager D. so D. answer D. his D. kindness D. close to D. busy D. serve D. already D. however D. came D. memory D. valuable | ||
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