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Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a
book-lover or merely you are there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. You soon become engrossed in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realise you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment—without buying a book, of course.
This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. You can wander round such places to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will disturb you with usual greetings, "Can I help you, sir?" Of course you may want to find out where a particular section is. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. However, when he has led you there, the assistant should retire carefully and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.
You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section.
【小题1】.
. Which may not be included in the writer's experiences while he is in a bookshop?
A．Getting relaxed without buying a bo ok. |
| B．Quarrelling with the shop assistant. |
| C．Buying other books instead of those he wanted. |
| D．Forgetting some important appointment. |
| A．You may free yourself from the real life. |
| B．Reading is free of charge there. |
| C．There is nobody disturbing you there. |
| D．You can enter without any certain reason. |
| A．Lost. | B．Forbidden. | C．Puzzled. | D．Impressed. |
| A．suggest a good way of running a bookshop |
| B．encourage people to do some reading in bookshops |
| C．share his experience in bookshops |
| D．give some advice on buying books in a bookshop |
Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely you are there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. You soon become engrossed in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realise you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment—without buying a book, of course.
This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. You can wander round such places to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will disturb you with usual greetings, "Can I help you, sir?" Of course you may want to find out where a particular section is. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. However, when he has led you there, the assistant should retire carefully and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.
You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section.
1..
. Which may not be included in the writer's experiences while he is in a bookshop?
A. Getting relaxed without buying a book.
B. Quarrelling with the shop assistant.
C. Buying other books instead of those he wanted.
D. Forgetting some important appointment.
2..
. What does the writer mean by saying "time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable"?
A. You may free yourself from the real life.
B. Reading is free of charge there.
C. There is nobody disturbing you there.
D. You can enter without any certain reason.
3..
What does the underlined word engrossed most probably mean in the first paragraph?
A. Lost. B. Forbidden. C. Puzzled. D. Impressed.
4..
. The writer wrote the passage in order to ________.
A. suggest a good way of running a bookshop
B. encourage people to do some reading in bookshops
C. share his experience in bookshops
D. give some advice on buying books in a bookshop
Folklore is the branch of the study of man which deals with local customs, tales and traditions. Everybody is a storehouse of folklore, though not everybody realizes it. Often, in deed, those who have never heard the word folklore have the greatest store of it, for the people with least book education commonly cherish most firmly old ideas and superstitions (迷信) which have been passed on by word of mouth for generations. Everyone has heard stories of ghosts, witches, fairies, and giants. We all know some proverbs and have come across such ideas as, for example, that it is lucky to see black cat and unlucky to see a single magpie (喜鹊). We keep certain seasons of the year as festivals, such as Christmas, and we are familiar with the special customs connected with weddings and funerals. All such things are of interest to those who study folklore.
People who study folklore won’t criticize the old beliefs and practices they come across as silly, childish, or old-fashioned. Instead, they will try to collect accurate records of them and then see how these are connected with other ideas and customs of other places or times. By comparing with what is known of olden times or the folklore of other countries, they try to discover how certain beliefs and practices came into being, and what purpose they serve now or used to serve in the past.
Often we find that the beliefs which seem most peculiar and unreasonable, and the customs which appear least practical, are of the greatest interest and importance because they are commonly the oldest. Sometimes they were part of an ancient ritual (惯例) or served a useful purpose when people’s way of life was different from what it is now. So we not only learn about what people thought and did in the past but are better able to understand present customs. People often keep up customs when they have forgotten the original reason for them, and in the course of time a fresh reason gets attached to the custom. Thus, when some joker ties an old shoe to the back of the taxi taking the bride and bridegroom to the station for their honeymoon, he would say it was “for luck”, but actually a shoe is an old fertility (繁殖力) symbol and has a place in the wedding customs of China and Palestine.
51. According to the text, people usually pass on old ideas and superstitions by _________.
A. putting them in a large storehouse B. writing them down in books
C. celebrating them as festivals D. mouth from one generation to another
52. The underlined word “they” (in Para.2) most probably refers to _________.
A. practices and beliefs B. customs and traditions
C. records and tales D. places or times
53. It is most unlikely for people who study folklore to _________.
A. collect as many records of old beliefs and practices as possible
B. compare the present customs with those of the olden times
C. criticize the old beliefs and superstitions as silly or childish
D. find out the purpose the certain beliefs and practices serve or used to serve
54. Which of the following statements is true about customs?
A. The customs which do not appear practical mean nothing to most people.
B. The reasons for certain customs may change in the course of history.
C. People who practice customs are quite familiar with their origins.
D. The wedding customs in China and Palestine are of great similarity.
55. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. What Does Folklore Really Mean?
B. How Do People Keep Up Customs?
C. Who Studies Tales And Traditions?
D. When Did Some Old Beliefs Begin?
Niagara is an Indian word, which means "roaring water". Indeed, the roar of falling water of Niagara can be heard 1 a distance of 25 km. Imagine 2 of water flowing over a cliff of 90 feet high and you will get an idea of that terrible noise.
And 3 great power the Niagara River has! It moves big rocks about and throws them into the boiling water below.
4 ago an old ship without a single person on board was put in midstream. It sailed down the river 5 a toy boat with great speed. Having reached the fall, the ship dropped into the boiling water, never 6 again.
There were some people who wanted to become famous 7 swimming across the most dangerous part of the Niagara River. One of them was Captain Webb. His having said that he would try to swim across the Niagara 8 crowds of people. On the evening of July 21st, 1893, Captain Webb came up to the river and 9 a plunge. His having jumped into the water 10 many people with horror. Soon, he appeared in the middle of the river. A loud shout went up from the crowd, but a moment later there was 11 silence. The man had disappeared under the water. Thousands of eyes 12 on the river, but the man was drowned.
In 1902, a certain Miss Taylor decided to go over the falls in a barrel. There were different kinds of pillows inside the barrel to prevent her 13 . Having examined the barrel carefully, Miss Taylor got in. The barrel was closed and then 14 into the water. Having reached the falls, it overturned and was shot down by the terrible 15 of the water. When the barrel was finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive 16 with a frightened look in her eyes.
Once a crowd of visitors saw a rope 17 over them from one bank of the river to the other. Then they saw a man 18 the rope. The man was an actor, Blondin 19 . He managed to cross Niagara Falls on a tight rope. The people on the bank were surprised at his 20 it so well.
1. A. within B. inside C. by D. on
2. A. much B. a great number C. mass D. a mass
3. A. how much B. what C. so D. how
4. A. Sometimes B. Many times C. Much time D. Some time
5. A. as B. as if C. like D. likely
6. A. to appear B. appearing C. appeared D. appear
7. A. for B. by C . through D. from
8. A. pulled B. drew C. dragged D. pushed
9. A. gave B. made C. did D. took
10. A. filling B. full C. filled D. was filled
11. A. dead B. dying C. died D. death
12. A. being stopped B. were fixing C. were fixed D. fixed
13. A. being hurt B. having hurt C . hurting D. hurt
14. A. being thrown B. throwing C. thrown D. threw
15. A. power B. strength C. force D. capacity
16. A. therefore B. however C. so D. but
17. A. being put B. put C. having put D. putting
18. A. step across B. step out onto C. step along D. step on
19 A. under the name of B. with the name of C. by the name D. to the name of
20. A. done B. having done C. having been done D. being done
And 3 great power the Niagara River has! It moves big rocks about and throws them into the boiling water below.
4 ago an old ship without a single person on board was put in midstream. It sailed down the river 5 a toy boat with great speed. Having reached the fall, the ship dropped into the boiling water, never 6 again.
There were some people who wanted to become famous 7 swimming across the most dangerous part of the Niagara River. One of them was Captain Webb. His having said that he would try to swim across the Niagara 8 crowds of people. On the evening of July 21st, 1893, Captain Webb came up to the river and 9 a plunge. His having jumped into the water 10 many people with horror. Soon, he appeared in the middle of the river. A loud shout went up from the crowd, but a moment later there was 11 silence. The man had disappeared under the water. Thousands of eyes 12 on the river, but the man was drowned.
In 1902, a certain Miss Taylor decided to go over the falls in a barrel. There were different kinds of pillows inside the barrel to prevent her 13 . Having examined the barrel carefully, Miss Taylor got in. The barrel was closed and then 14 into the water. Having reached the falls, it overturned and was shot down by the terrible 15 of the water. When the barrel was finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive 16 with a frightened look in her eyes.
Once a crowd of visitors saw a rope 17 over them from one bank of the river to the other. Then they saw a man 18 the rope. The man was an actor, Blondin 19 . He managed to cross Niagara Falls on a tight rope. The people on the bank were surprised at his 20 it so well.
1. A. within B. inside C. by D. on
2. A. much B. a great number C. mass D. a mass
3. A. how much B. what C. so D. how
4. A. Sometimes B. Many times C. Much time D. Some time
5. A. as B. as if C. like D. likely
6. A. to appear B. appearing C. appeared D. appear
7. A. for B. by &n bsp; C . through D. from
8. A. pulled B. drew C. dragged D. pushed
9. A. gave B. made C. did D. took
10. A. filling B. full C. filled D. was filled
11. A. dead B. dying C. died D. death
12. A. being stopped B. were fixing C. were fixed D. fixed
13. A. being hurt B. having hurt C . hurting D. hurt
14. A. being thrown B. throwing C. thrown D. threw
15. A. power B. strength C. force D. capacity
16. A. therefore B. however C. so D. but
17. A. being put B. put C. having put D. putting
18. A. step across B. step out onto C. step along D. step on
19 A. under the name of B. with the name of C. by the name D. to the name of
20. & n bsp; A. done B. having done C. having been done D. being done
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