(10-11.海南省海南中学高二上期中) Bob came back, . , he failed to get the ticket to the final football g——青夏教育精英家教网—

(10-11.海南省海南中学高二上期中) Bob came back, . , he failed to get the ticket to the final football game. A. disappointed; Obviously B. disappointing; Completely C. disappoints; sadly D. disappointed; Generally 【查看更多】

    I must have been about fourteen then, and I put away the incident from my mind with the
easy carelessness of youth. But the words, Carl Walter spoke that day, came back to me years
later, and ever since have been of great value to me.
Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he asked how much practicing I was doing. I said three or four hours a day.
"Do you practice in long stretches, an hour at a time?"
"I try to."
"Well, don't," he exclaimed. "When you grow up, time won't come in long stretches.    Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them five or ten before school, after lunch, between household tasks. Spread the practice through the day, and piano-playing will become a part of your life."
When I was teaching at Columbia, I wanted to write, but class periods, theme-reading, and committee meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Carl Walter had said. During the next week I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied, I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my astonishment, at the end of the week I had a rather large manuscript ready for revision, later on I wrote novels by the same piecemeal method. Though my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, in every day there were idle moments which could be caught and put to use. I even took up piano--playing again, finding that the small intervals of the day provided sufficient time for both writing and piano practice.
There is an important trick in this time--using formula: you must get into your work quickly. If you have but five minutes for writing, you can't afford to waste four chewing your pencil. You must make your mental preparations beforehand, and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time comes. Fortunately, rapid concentration is easier than most of us realize.
I admit I have never learnt how to let go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes. But life can be counted on to supply interruptions. Carl Walter has had a tremendous influence on my life. To him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge（投入）in without delay.
56．The meaning of “stretch” in the underlined part is the same as that in sentence “       ”.
A．The forests in the north of the province stretch for hundreds of miles.
B．Bob worked as a government official for a stretch of over twenty years.
C．My family wasn’t wealthy by any stretch of the imagination.
D．During his senior year his earnings far enough to buy an old car.
57．Which of the following statements is true?
　　A．The writer didn’t completely take the teacher’s words to heart at first.
　　B．Carl Walter has had a great influence on the writer's life since he became a student.
　　C．The writer owes great thanks to his teacher for teaching him to work in long stretches.
　　D．Rapid concentration is actually more difficult than most people imagine.
58．We can infer that the writer             .
A．has new books published each year however busy his teaching is
B．is always tired of interruptions in life because his teaching schedule is always heavy
C．has formed a bad habit of chewing a pencil while writing his novels
D．can find sufficient time for mental preparations beforehand, so he's devoted to work   instantly
59．What is the best title of this passage?
A．Concentrate on Your Work           B．A Little at a Time
C．How I Became a Writer                 D．Good AdviceIs Most Valuable

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I must have been about fourteen then, and I put away the incident from my mind with the

easy carelessness of youth. But the words, Carl Walter spoke that day, came back to me years

later, and ever since have been of great value to me.

Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he asked how much practicing I was doing. I said three or four hours a day.

"Do you practice in long stretches, an hour at a time?"

"I try to."

"Well, don't," he exclaimed. "When you grow up, time won't come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them five or ten before school, after lunch, between household tasks. Spread the practice through the day, and piano-playing will become a part of your life."

When I was teaching at Columbia, I wanted to write, but class periods, theme-reading, and committee meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Carl Walter had said. During the next week I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied, I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my astonishment, at the end of the week I had a rather large manuscript ready for revision, later on I wrote novels by the same piecemeal method. Though my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, in every day there were idle moments which could be caught and put to use. I even took up piano--playing again, finding that the small intervals of the day provided sufficient time for both writing and piano practice.

There is an important trick in this time--using formula: you must get into your work quickly. If you have but five minutes for writing, you can't afford to waste four chewing your pencil. You must make your mental preparations beforehand, and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time comes. Fortunately, rapid concentration is easier than most of us realize.

I admit I have never learnt how to let go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes. But life can be counted on to supply interruptions. Carl Walter has had a tremendous influence on my life. To him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge（投入）in without delay.

56．The meaning of “stretch” in the underlined part is the same as that in sentence “ ”.

A．The forests in the north of the province stretch for hundreds of miles.

B．Bob worked as a government official for a stretch of over twenty years.

C．My family wasn’t wealthy by any stretch of the imagination.

D．During his senior year his earnings far enough to buy an old car.

57．Which of the following statements is true?

　　A．The writer didn’t completely take the teacher’s words to heart at first.

　　B．Carl Walter has had a great influence on the writer's life since he became a student.

　　C．The writer owes great thanks to his teacher for teaching him to work in long stretches.

　　D．Rapid concentration is actually more difficult than most people imagine.

58．We can infer that the writer .

A．has new books published each year however busy his teaching is

B．is always tired of interruptions in life because his teaching schedule is always heavy

C．has formed a bad habit of chewing a pencil while writing his novels

D．can find sufficient time for mental preparations beforehand, so he's devoted to work instantly

59．What is the best title of this passage?

A．Concentrate on Your Work B．A Little at a Time

C．How I Became a Writer D．Good AdviceIs Most Valuable

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　　At Harton College－an English boarding school for boys, there are many rules．15-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks them．

　　The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class．But they must retum to the school at six o'clock, One afternoon Bob walked to the town．He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema．After the film, he looked at his watch．It was after eight o'clock．He was a little worried．He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible．

　　When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance．It was locked．He went round the school building to another door, which was locked too．He looked up at the window of his dormitory on the third floor．The window was open．But it was quite dark and he could not climb up the wall easily．Then he saw another open windows on the ground floor．It was the window of the headmaster's study．

　　He looked into the room－no one was there．Bob quickly climbed on to the window sill(窗台)and jumped into the room．Just then he heard a noise．Then someone turned on a light in the corridor．Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa．One minute later, Mr．Mannering, the headmaster, came in．He turned on the light on his desk, and sat down on the sofa．Then he opened a book and began to read．

　　Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible．He couldn't move．The floor was cold and uncomfortable．He looked at the headmaster's shoes and socks for an hour．

　　“Why doesn't he get up and go to bed?”Bob thought．

　　Mr．Mannering read his book for an hour．Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up．He put the book on the shelf and walked towards the door．

　　“Thank heavens he didn't find me under the sofa,”thought Bob．

　　Then Mr．Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa．“Would you turn off the light when you leave?”he said, and left the study．

(1)

Bob didn't go to his dormitory because ________．
[　　]
A．	its door was locked
B．	the window was shut
C．	it was quite dark
D．	it was too dark to climb up the wall easily

(2)

Who had turned on a light in the corridor?
[　　]
A．	Bob himself．
B．	Another pupil．
C．	An office clerk．
D．	Mr．Mannering．

(3)

When the headmaster came in, Bob ________．
[　　]
A．	was sitting on the sofa
B．	was lying under the sofa
C．	hid himself behind the bookshelf
D．	hid himself under the desk

(4)

It can be inferred that Mr．Mannering ________．
[　　]
A．	knew that Bob was still at the cinema
B．	knew that Bob was in the dormitory
C．	knew exactly where Bob was
D．	didn't know clearly where Bob was