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As I write this, I have half an eye on an old James Bond film that is showing on my computer. But this is a story about how I stopped watching TV and began reading again for pleasure, after ten years in which I hardly turned a page.
I suppose I was an enthusiastic reader of "literature" between the ages of nine and fourteen. I had enough time to be White Fang, Robinson Crusoe, and Bilbo Baggins and Jeeves. Of course there was room in the schoolboy's imagination for some real historical figures: Scott of the Antarctic, all of the Vikings, and Benjamin Franklin were good friends of mine.
Then, in adolescence, I began a long search for strange and radical (激进的) ideas. I wanted to challenge my elders and betters, and shock my fellow students with amazing points of view. Of course, the only place to look was in books. I hunted out the longest titles and the authors with the funniest names; I searched the library for completely unread books. Then I found one which became my bible for the whole of 1982, it had a title composed of eleven long words and an author whose name I didn't know how to pronounce. It was really thick and looked dead serious. Even better, it put forward a whole world-view that would take days to explain. Perfect. I took it out of the library three times, proud to see the date-stamps lined up on the empty library insert.
Later, I went to university. Expecting to spend long evenings in learned discussion with clever people, I started reading philosophy. For some reason I never found the deep-thinking intellectuals I hoped to meet. Anyway, I was ready to impress with my profound (深奥的) knowledge of post-structuralism, existentialism and situationism. These things are usually explained in rather short books, but they take a long time to get through. They were the end of my youthful reading.
Working life was hard to get used to after so much theory. It was the end of books for me. There didn't seem to be much in books that would actually get things done. To do things you had to answer the telephone and work a computer. You had to travel about and speak to people who weren't at all interested in philosophy. I didn't stop reading, you can't avoid that. I read all day. But no books came my way, only manuals (操作手册) and contracts and documents. Maybe most people satisfy their need for stories and ideas with TV and, to tell the truth, it was all I needed for ten years. In those days I only had a book "on the go" for the duration of aeroplane flights. At first I would come home and watch TV over dinner. Then, I moved the TV so I could watch it from bed. I even got a switch so I could turn it off without getting out of bed. Then, one fateful day, my TV broke and my landlady took it away.
My new TV is an extra circuit board (电路板) inside my computer. It's on a desk in front of a working chair and I can't see it from the bed. I still use it for the weather forecasts and it's nice to have it on while I'm typing this… but what to do last thing at night? Well, have another go with books.
Now, I just like books. I have a pile of nice ones by my bed and I'm reading about six at the same time. I don't want to be any of the characters. I don't care if a thousand people have already read them. I don't have to search through libraries. There are books everywhere and all of them have something to read in them. I have the strange feeling that they've been there all along, waiting for me to pick them up.
1.The writer enjoyed reading “literature” between the ages of nine and fourteen because ________.
A.he thought it was important for a schoolboy to do so
B.he was still too young to understand other books
C.he believed all the real historical figures were his friends
D.he could imagine himself being the characters in the books
2.“Existentialism” (in paragraph 4) is probably ________.
A.a library intended for teenagers B.a kind of books on traditions
C.a philosophy theory D.a kind of reading skill
3.The main reason the writer stopped reading books was that ________.
A.he found watching TV was more interesting
B.he became too busy to read any books
C.he found books were of little use to his work
D.he had to read a lot of manuals, contracts and documents
4.Now the writer starts to read books again ________.
A.to find back his youth in books B.for the pure pleasure of reading
C.so as to help kill his spare time D.for only business purposes
5.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A.The Years with Books B.Books and TV Programs
C.Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover D.Reading Makes One Excellent
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| You must have heard these words like how happy it is to be a child. But would you honestly change places with a child? Think of the __1__at school. The years spent living in constant fear of examinations and school __2_ . Every movement you make, every thought you think is __3_ by some adults. Think of the __4__you had to go to bed early, you had to eat __5__ thing that was supposed to be good for you. Remember __6__ "gentle" pressure was given to you with words like "If you don't do as I say, I will…" I'm sure you will never forget! 7 , these are only part of child's __8_ . No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often __9_ from some terrible and illogical __10_ since they can't understand the world around them. They often have such fear in the dark or __11_. Adults can __12_their fears with other adults __13_ children have to face their fears alone. But the most __14_ part of childhood is a period when you __15_ to go out of it, the period when you go into adolescence(青春期). Teenagers start __16_ their parents and this causes them great unhappiness. There is __17_lack of self-confidence during this time. Ado hearts __19_ broken. Teenagers __20_ moments of great happiness or black despair. And thro period, adults seem to be unkind than ever. | |||
| ( )1. A. times ( )2. A. results ( )3. A. observed ( )4. A. years ( )5. A. helpful ( )6. A. what ( )7. A. Even so ( )8. A. difficulties ( )9. A. get ( )10. A. troubles ( )11. A. in the day ( )12. A. enjoy ( )13. A. while ( )14. A. happy ( )15. A. have ( )16. A. to dislike ( )17. A. a little ( )18. A. confidence (信心) ( )19. A. hard ( )20. A. pass |
B. days B. exercises B. understood B. times B. harmful B. why B. Though B. life B. suffer B. diseases B. in the dreams B. know B. but B. interesting B. need B. to support B. a complete B. likes B. easily B. experience |
C. months C. reports C. known C. evenings C. hateful C. how C. In fact C. trouble C. receive C. fears C. in the school C. share C. so C. painful C. are C. to cheat (欺骗) C. some C. action C. naturally C. face |
D. years D. teachers D. watched D. days D. bitter D. that D. Therefore D. fears D. take D. worries D. at home D. get D. as a result D. unforgettable D. begin D. to be against (逆着) D. real D. appearance (外貌) D. truly D. take |
You must have heard these words like how happy it is to be a child. But would you 16 change places with a child? Think of the years at school: the years 17 living in constant fear of examinations and school 18 . Every movement you make, every thought you think is 19 by some adults. Think of the 20 you had to go to bed early, you had to eat 21 thing that was supposed to be good for you. Remember 22 “gentle” pressure was given to you with words like “If you don’t do as I say, I will…”. I’m sure you will never forget!
23 these are only part of child’s 24 . No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often 25 from some terrible and illogical 26 since they can’t understand the world around them. They often have such fears in the dark or in the dream. Adults can 27 their fears with other adults 28 children have to face their fears alone.
But the most 29 part of childhood is a period when you 30 to go out of it, the period when you go into adolescence(youth).Teenagers start to be 31 their parents and this causes them great 32 . There is a complete lack of self-confidence during this time. Adolescents pay much attention to their 33 and the impression they make on others.They feel shy, awkward and clumsy(笨拙的). Feelings are strong and hearts 34 broken. Teenagers 35 moments of great happiness or black despair. And through this period, adults seem to be more unkind than ever.
1.A.willing B.unhappily C.friendly D.honestly
2.A.spent B.taken C.had D.devoted
3.A.results B.exercises C.reports D.teachers
4.A.observed B.seen C.known D.watched
5.A.years B.times C.evenings D.days
6.A.helpful B.harmful C.hateful D.delicious
7.A.what B.why C.that D.how
8.A.Though B.Even so C.But D.Therefore
9.A.difficulties B.life C.trouble D.fears
10.A.gain B.suffer C.receive D.get
11.A.troubles B.fears C.diseases D.worries
12.A.enjoy B.deliver C.share D.break
13.A.while B.when C.so D.however
14.A.exciting B.interesting C.painful D.forgettable
15.A.have B.need C.remember D.begin
16.A.dislike B.be against C.cheat D.be for
17.A.unhappiness B.interests C.happiness D.determination
18.A.confidence B.patience C.appearance D.action
19.A.really B.truly C.naturally D.easily
20.A.pass B.experience C.face D.take
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