| ( )1.A. youngsters ( )2.A. devote ( )3.A. show ( )4.A. greeting ( )5.A. expressing ( )6.A. However ( )7.A. experiencing with ( )8.A. maybe ( )9.A. quarreled ( )10.A. community ( )11.A. experience ( )12.A. cultural ( )13.A. quietly ( )14.A. rise ( )15.A. give away ( )16.A. expected ( )17.A. doubt ( )18.A. suffering ( )19.A. serious ( )20.A. aware | B. elders B. owe B. explain B. receiving B. describing B. Therefore B. going through B. likely B. dealt B. organization B. reality B. special B. slightly B. raise B. get rid of B. forced B. question B. pressure B. light B. alive | C. parents C. pay C. exhibit C. supplying C. sending C. Besides C. suffering from C. perhaps C. lived C. society C. emotion C. environmental C. silently C. support C. give up C. needed C. wonder C. trouble C. heavy C. knowing | D. juniors | |
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| An idea came to me, and I turned off the lights in the studio. In the darkness, I took off my shirt and took up the cello (大提琴); it was the first time in my life I"d felt the instrument against my bare chest. I"d never thought about that; music scholars always talk about the resonating properties (共振) of various instruments, but surely the performer"s own body must have some effect on the sound. As I dug into the notes I imagined that my own chest and lungs were extensions of the sound box; I seemed to be able to change the sound by the way I sat, and by varying the muscular tightness in my upper body. After improvising for a while, I started playing, still in the darkness. I heard the music through my skin. For the first time I didn"t think about how it would sound to anyone else, and slowly, joyfully, gratefully, I started to hear again. The notes sang out, first like a trickle, then like a fountain of cool water bubbling up from a hole in the middle of a desert. After an hour or so I looked up, and in the darkness saw the outline of the cat sitting on the floor in front of me, cleaning her paws and purring loudly. I had an audience again, humble as it was. So that"s what I do now with my cello. At least once a day I find time to tune it, close my eyes and listen. It"s probably not going to lead to the kind of comeback I"d be thirsty for-years of playing badly have left scars on my technique-but I might eventually try giving a concert if I feel up.to it. Occasionally I feel a stab of longing, and I wish I could give just one more concert on a great stage before my lights blink off, but that longing passes more quickly now. I take comfort in the fact that, unlike the way I felt before, I can enjoy playing for myself now. I feel relaxed and expansive when I play, as if I could stretch out my arms and reach from one end of the apartment to the other. A feeling of completeness and dignity surrounds me and lifts me up. | ||||
| 1. The writer put the cello against his bare chest to _____. | ||||
| A. test music scholars" ideas about the resonating properties B. experience the effect of his body on the musical sound C. reduce his muscular tightness in his upper body D. check the function of the sound box | ||||
| 2. In Paragraph 2, the writer intends to _____. | ||||
| A. explain his feelings of playing before a cat B. identify specific pieces of music he played C. express his feelings of playing against his body D. describe the sound when he played against his body | ||||
| 3. From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer was _____. | ||||
| A. optimistic B. discouraged C. nervous D. enthusiastic | ||||
| 4. The passage is mainly about _____. | ||||
| A. a musician playing the cello for an audience B. a musician"s feelings when playing the cello C. a musician finding joy in playing music in a new way D. a musician"s desire to return to his former profession | ||||
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| To forgive may be great, but no one ever said it was easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible-and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. 1_____ So how do you start the recovering? Try following these steps: Calm yourself. 2_____ You just take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Don"t wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you has no intention of apologizing. 3_____ So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time. Take the control away from your offender (冒犯者). 4_____ Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. 5_____ If you understand that person, you may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance, feat- even love. To gain the same feeling, you may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender"s point of view. Don"t forget to forgive yourself. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge. But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don"t do it. | ||||
| A. There are several ways to forgive and forget. B. It can help reduce the wearing out of the immune system and allow people to feel more energetic. C. Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. D. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don"t see things the same way. E. Mentally replaying your hurt gives power to the person who caused your pain. F. Try to see things from the other person"s position. G. To stop your anger, try a simple stress-management technique. | ||||
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| You know those days when it seems the world isn"t on your side? When everything seems to go wrong. However trivial (乏味的)? Well, now there"s a cure-a website with the sole aim of putting a smile on your face. The site 1000 awesomethings.com. lists those small, everyday pleasures which make life worthwhile from finding a missing sock to pushing the button for the lift and finding that it is already waiting. It is the brainchild of Neil Pasricha, 30, who, beset by personal problems (his wife left him, for a start), decided to write down one happy thought every day for 1 000 days. Since Neil launched the website in June 2008, it has had 17 million visitors and currently attracts more than 50 000 people a day. Here are some of the most fanciful ideas but heart-warming thoughts... -Drawing on steamed-up mirrors with your fingers -Seeing on the television that the weather is much worse somewhere else -Throwing something at the rubbish bin and getting it in -When a book opens on the page you were looking for -Brushing your teeth with a new toothbrush -When the phone rings and it"s the person you were just thinking about -When the thing you were already going to buy is reduced in the sale -Laughing at friends" passport photographs | ||||
| 1. What can make life worthwhile in the author"s opinion? | ||||
| A. Earning more money than others. B. Establishing your own website. C. Achieving your goal of being a celebrity. D. A long hug when you need it. | ||||
| 2. Neil Pasricha launched the website because _____. | ||||
| A. he decided to get rid of his personal problems B. he wanted to find a new wife C. he wanted to share his troubles with others D. people are not as happy as before | ||||
| 3. What are the thoughts listed on the website like? | ||||
| A. Common, fanciful and heart-warming. B. Rare, small and pleasing. C. Attractive, common and unforgettable. D. Happy, humourous and coincidental. | ||||
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| To be or not to be. Outside the Bible (圣经), these six words are the most famous in all the 1 of the world. They were 2 by Hamlet when he was thinking aloud, and they are the most famous words in Shakespeare"s because Hamlet was speaking not only for himself but also for every 3 man and woman. To be or not to be, to live or not to live, to live 4 and abundantly and eagerly, or to live dully and meanly and scarcely. A philosopher once wanted to know 5 he was alive or not, which is a good question for everyone to put to himself 6 . He answered it by saying, "I think, 7 I am." But the best 8 of existence ever seen was given by another philosopher who said, "To be is to be in 9 ." If this is true, then the more relations a living thing has, the more it is alive To live abundantly means simply to 10 the range and intensity of our relations. 11 we are so used to loving our routine. But apart from our regular 12 , how much are we alive? If you are 13 only on your regular occupation, you are alive only to that extent. If 14 things are not concerned so far-poetry, music, pictures, sports, friendships, politics, international affairs-you are 15 . On the contrary, it is true that every time you 16 a new interest- even more, a new accomplishment-you increase your power of life. No one who is deeply interested in a large variety of subjects can remain 17 ; the real pessimist is the person who has lost 18 . To be or not to be-to live intensely and richly, merely to exist, that fits with 19 . Let"s widen and strengthen our relations. 20 we live let live! | ||||
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