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C Iwanttotellyouastorythatchangedmylifemanyyearsago.WewerelivinginCollegeStation,TexasandmywifeandIwereonourwayhomefromHoustontoTexasoneSaturdaymorning.Wedecidedtostopatalocalrestauranttogetsomethingtoeatsincewehadenoughtime.Whenwefinished,wegotbackintoourcarandbeforeIstartedit,wenoticedahomelessmanstandinginfrontofthebuilding.Hisclotheswerewornanditlookedasthoughhedidn’thaveanymoney.ItwascoldandI’msurehewantedsomethingwarmtodrink;however,itwasnotthisthatmoved(感动)me.Adogwasalsowalkinguptothefrontofthebuilding.Beingadogowner,Iknewthatthedogwasamother,andthatshehadjusthadsomepups(幼小动物).ShewashungryandweakandIfeltbadforher.Iknewifshedidn’teatsoon,sheandherpuppieswouldnotliveon.Peoplewalkingbydidn’tevennoticeher.Shewasnotasprettyandcleanasmostdogs,butshestilldeserved(值得)better.Westilldidnotdoanything,butsomeoneelsedid.Thehomelessman,whoIthoughtcouldnotaffordanythingtoeat,wentbackintothestoreandboughtdogfoodwithallofthemoneyhehad. 49.Wheredidthestoryhappen? A.Infrontofthelocalrestaurant. B.Infrontofabuilding. C.Inthecarparking. D.Neartheauthor’shouse. 50.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage? A.Theauthorwantedtohelpthedogbuthewasunableto. B.Thedogandherpuppieswereindangerofdyingofhunger. C.Thedogwasnotcuteenoughtobeloved. D.Theauthordidn’tlikedogs. 51.Whichofthefollowingmovedtheauthor? A.Thehomelessmanhadnomoneytobuyfoodforhimself. B.Thehomelessmanworewornclothesonacoldday. C.Thehomelessmanboughtfoodforthedogwithallofhismoney. D.Mostpeoplewalkingbythedogdidn’tnoticeher. 52.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage? A.Theauthorwassohungrythathewentintothelocalrestauranttoeat. B.Theauthordidn’tunderstandwhatthehomelessmandid. C.Thedogshouldn’tbetakencareofcarefullybecauseitlookedugly. D.Thingsarenotalwayswhattheyseem. 53.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.MyMemory B.MyWifeandI C.TheHomelessPerson D.AMotherDog D TelevisionintheUnitedStatesisfree.Topayforprograms,therearemanyadvertisements.Oftentheseadvertisementsareshortplayswithactors.ThefollowingtelevisionadvertisementislikemanyothersthatAmericansseedaily. Weseeamanandhiswifeatthebreakfasttable.Theyhavebeenmarriedforalongtime.Theyarenotspeakingtoeachother.Theyhaven’tspokentoeachotheratthebreakfasttableforyears.Thehusbandisreadinghisnewspaper.Wecan’tseehisface.Thewifelooksveryboredasshepoursacupofcoffeeforhim.Today,sheisusinganewkindofcoffeeforthefirsttime.Thehusbandpicksuphiscup.Heisn’tveryinterested.Hetasteshiscoffee.Suddenlyheputsdownhisnewspaper.Somethingisdifferent,Canitbethecoffee?Hetakesanothertaste.It’swonderful.Hesmiles.Helooksathiswifeandsaysinamazement,“Doris,whendidyoucutyourhair?”Dorisispleased.Sheanswers,“Twomonthsago.”Dorisasks,“Herbie,whendidyourhairbegintoturngray?”Hereplies，“Alongtimeago.”Dorissays,“Oh,veryhandsome.”Nowtheyaren’tboredanymore.Breakfastisdifferent.Hasanewkindofcoffeechangedtheirlives? 54.IntheTVstory,Dorislooksboredbecause______. A.shedoesn’tlikethebreakfastthatmorning B.shehasbeenmarriedtoHerbieforalongtime C.Herbiedoesn’tcaremuchforher D.Herbieisn’tinterestedinthebreakfastshecooks 55.TheTVstorywantstotelltheviewers______. A.tohaveanimmediatetryatthenewcoffee B.tohaveagoodlaughatthegoodcouple C.thatanicebreakfastmustgowithnicecoffee D.thatadvertisementcancertainlyincreasegoodsproduction 56.Thistextismainlyabout______. A.whopaysforTVprogramsintheUnitedStates B.whataTVadvertisementisusuallylikeintheUSA C.whylong-marriedcouplesdislikespeakingtoeachother D.whatmadeHerbieandDorisnotboredanymore E Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier;onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman! Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadowsofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen-astrangeworldindeed. Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”,buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisneardark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor. Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoespreferbluetoyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsects,butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbyday,andwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisiblecolorsaroundus. (责任编辑：admin) |