《大學(xué)英語(三)》作業(yè)

《大學(xué)英語（三）》作業(yè)

PartI.ReadingComprehension

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreach

ofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Passage1

Inthesummerof1978anEnglishfarmernamedIanStevenswasdrivinghistractorthroughafield

ofwheatwhenhediscoveredsomethingstrange.Someofhiswheatwaslyingflatontheground.The

flattened（被壓平的）wheatformedacircleaboutsixmetersacross.Aroundthiscirclewerefour

smallercirclesofflattenedwheat.Inthefollowingyearsmoreandmoresimilarcircleswerefound

inafieldofwheatorcorn.Sopeoplecannothelpbutaskthequestion:Whatcausesthecircles?

Atfirst,peoplesuspectedthatthecircleswereatrick.Toprovethatthecircleswereatrick,people

triedtocopythem:theytriedtomakecirclesexactlyliketheonesthefarmershadfound.Theycouldn，t

doit.Theycouldn，tenterafieldofgrainwithoutleavingtracks,andtheycouldn，tflattenthegrain

withoutbreakingit.Thecirclesareapparentlynotatrick.

Manypeoplebelievethatbeingsfromouterspacearemakingthecircles.Somethinkthatthebeings

aretryingtocommunicatewithusfromfarawayandthatthecirclesaremessagesfromthem.Others

believethatthebeingshaveactuallylandedonearthandthatthecirclesaremarksleftbytheir

spaceships.Severaltimespeoplereportedseeingstrangeflyingobjectsnearfieldswherecircleslater

appeared.

Scientistssaythey5renotsurewhatcausesthem.Theyhavesuggestedseveraltheories.Forexample,

somescientistssaythat/zmicrobursts，zofwindcreatedthecircles.Amicroburstisadownwardrush

ofcoolair一thesamedownwardrushofairthatsometimescausesanairplanetocrash.Othersscientists

saythatforceswithintheearthcausethecirclestoappear.Butcirclesoftenappearinforms.It

ishardtobelievethatanynaturalforcecouldcreatethoseforms.Andrecentlyfarmershavediscovered

notonlycirclesbutalsoothershapessuchastrianglesintheirfields.Couldanynaturalforcecreated

aperfecttriangleinafieldofgrain?

Inthesummerof1990somescientistsspentthreeweeksinthepartofEnglandwheremanycircles

haveappeared.Theyhadallthelatesthigh-techequipment.Thisequipment一worth1.8milliondollars

一recordednothing.Butonenight,asthescientistswerewatchingafield,circlesformedinthe

fieldbehindthem.Thesecirclesareshowninthephotograph.Thescientistshadneitherseennorheard

anything.（402words）

1.Whatcausesthecircles?

A.Teenagers.B.Farmers.C.Flyingobjects.D.Noneoftheabove.

2.Thethingthatprovesthatthecircleswerenotatrickisthat.

A.twomensaidtheymadethecirclesthemselves

B.farmersweremakingthecirclestoattracttourists

C.peoplecannotcopythecircleswithoutleavingmarksorbreakingthegrain

D.scientistssuggesttheoriesthatsupporttheideathatcirclesweremadebynaturalforces

3.Thecirclesmean.

A.thatbeingsfromouterspacearetryingtocommunicatewithhumanbeings

Bthatbeingsfromouterspacehavevisitedtheearth

Cthattheredoexiststrangeflyingobjects

Dnoneoftheabove

4Theonlythingforthescientiststobehappyaboutinthesummerof1990ispossibly

Athattheydiscoveredhowthecirclesweremade

Bthattheysawthecircleswiththehelpofthelatesthigh-techequipment

Cthattheywereabletoshowthecirclesinaphotograph

Dnoneoftheabove

5Apropertitleforthispassageis

AAnUnsolvedMysteryB.StrangeFlyingObjects

CThePowerofNaturalForcesD.TheDiscoveryofStrangeCircles

Passage2

Intheearlydaysofseatravel,seamenlivedentirelyonsaltedmeatandbiscuits.Manyofthem

diedofscurvy（壞血?。琣diseaseofthebloodwhichcausesswollengums,palewhitespotsonthe

fleshandgeneralexhaustion.Ononeoccasion,in1535,anEnglishshiparrivedinNewfoundlandwith

itscrewseriouslyill.Themen'slivesweresavedbyIroquoisIndianswhogavethemvegetableleaves

toeat.Graduallyitcametoberealizedthatscurvywascausedbysomelackinthesailors，dietand

CaptainCook,whowastodiscoverAustraliaandNewZealand,establishedthefactthescurvycould

beavoidedbyprovisionoffreshfruitforthesailors.

Nowadaysitisunderstoodthatadietwhichcontainsnothingharmfulmayyetresultinseriousdisease

ifcertainimportantelementsaremissing.Theseelementsarecalled〃vitamins”.Quiteanumberof

suchsubstancesareknownandtheyaregivenletterstoidentifythem,A,B,C,D,andsoon.Different

diseasesareassociatedwithdeficienciesofparticularvitamins.EvenaslightlackofVitaminC,

forexample,thevitaminmostplentifulinfreshfruitandvegetables,isthoughttoincrease

significantlyourpossibilityofgettingbadcolds.

Thevitaminsnecessaryforahealthbodyarenormallysuppliedbyagoodmixeddiet,including

avarietyoffruitandgreenvegetables.Itisonlywhenpeopletrytoliveonaveryrestricteddiet,

sayduringextendedperiodsofreligiousfasting（禁食），orwhentryingtoloseweight,thatitis

necessarytomakespecialprovisiontosupplythemissingvitamins.（274words）

1Scurvyisadiseasewhichcauses

AlossofbloodB.swollenlimbs

CexhaustionD.brightredspotsontheflesh

2Adietwhichcontainsnothingharmful

AmayyetcausescurvyB.hasplentyofvitamins

CwillusuallyresultinseriousdiseaseD.alwaysensuresgoodhealth

3Deficienciesofthevariousvitamins

Acauseidenticaldiseases

BarenotseriousexceptinthecaseofvitaminC

Ccausedifferentdiseases

D.areoftencausedbyscurvy

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4.Freshfruitandvegetables.

A.containmorevitaminCthananyotherfood

B.decreaseourresistancetocolds

C.containeverykindofvitamin

D.increaseourpossibilityofgettingbadcolds

5.Agoodmixeddiet.

A.normallycontainsenoughvitaminsB.stillneedssupplementingwithvitamins

C.issuitableforreligiousfastingD.isoftendifficulttoarrange

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Hehaduncombedhair,dirtyclothes,andonly35centsinhispocket.TnBaltimore,Maryland,he

gotonabusandheadedstraightfortherestroom.Hethoughtthatifhehidintherestroom,hecould

ridetoNewYorkwithoutpaying.Butapassengeratthebackofthebussawhim.Shetappedtheperson

infrontofherontheshoulderandsaid,“There'sabum（乞丐）intherestroom.Tellthebusdriver./z

Thatpassengertappedthepersonsittinginfrontofhim./zTellthebusdriverthere'sabuminthe

restroom,/zhesaid.

Themessagewaspassedfrompersontopersonuntilitreachedthefrontofthebus.Butsomewhere

alongtheway,themessagechanged.Bythetimeitreachedthebusdriver,itwasnot〃There'sabum

intherestroom"but"There'sabombintherestroom.z/Thedriverimmediatelypulledovertotheside

ofthehighwayandradioedthepolice.Whenthepolicearrived,theytoldthepassengerstogetoff

thebusandstayfarway.Thentheyclosedthehighway.Thatsooncauseda15-mile-longtrafficjam.

Withthehelpofadog,thepolicesearchedthebusfortwohours.Ofcourse,theyfoundnobomb.

Twosimilar-soundingEnglishwordsalsocausedtroubleforamanwhowantedtoflyfromLosAngeles

toOakland,California.HisproblemsbeganattheairportinLosAngeles's.Hethoughtheheardhis

flightannounced,sohewalkedtothegate,showedhisticket,andgotontheplane.Twentyminutes

aftertakeoff,themanbegantoworry.OaklandwasnorthofLosAngeles,buttheplaneseemedtobe

headingwest,andwhenhelookedouthiswindowallhecouldseewasocean.〃Isthisplanegoingto

Oakland?”heaskedtheflightattendant（月艮務(wù)員）.Theflightattendantwasshocked.〃No,〃shesaid.

〃We'regoingtoAuckland一Auckland,NewZealand.z/

WhenaKoreanwomanwholivesintheUnitedStatesarrivedatworkonemorning,herbossaskedher,

〃Didyougetaplate?”〃No…〃sheanswered,wonderingwhatintheworldhemeant.Sheworkedinan

office.Whydidthebossaskheraboutaplate?Atfiveo'clock,whenshewasgettingreadytogohome,

herbosssaid,“Pleasebeontimetomorrow.Youwere15minuteslatethismorning./z，zSorry,，zshesaid.

〃Mycarwouldn，tstart,and…〃Suddenlysheunderstood.Herbosshadn，taskedher,〃Didyougeta

plate?”Hehadasked,〃Didyougetuplate?〃

Englishisnottheonlylanguagewithsimilar-soundingwords.Otherlanguages,too,havewords

thatcancausemisunderstandings,especiallyforforeigners.

AucklandandOakland.〃Aplate"and〃uplate”.Whensimilar-soundingwordscauseamisunderstanding,

probablythebestthingtodoisjustlaughandlearnfromthemistake.Ofcourse,sometimesit'shard

tolaugh.ThemanwhotraveledtoAucklandinsteadofOaklanddidn'tfeellikelaughing.Buteventhat

misunderstandingturnedoutallrightintheend.Theairlinepaidfortheman，shotelroomandmeals

inNewZealandandforhisflightbacktoCalifornia.〃0hwell,zzthemanlatersaid,〃Ialwayswanted

toseeNewZealand./z（551words）

1.The15-mile-longtrafficjamwasoriginallycausedby.

A.thewomanwhotappedthepersoninfrontofher

B.thedriverwhoradioedthepolice

C.thepolicewhoblockedtheroad

D.thechangeofthemessagefromz/thereisaburn"to/zthereisabomb”

2.Beforeheknewit,themanarrivedin.

A.OaklandB.AucklandC.LosAngelesD.California

3.Theword〃plate〃（Para.6）ismorepossiblyassociatedwithworkin.

A.anofficeB.aworkshopC.arestaurantD.ashop

4.Thesentence〃0hwell,IalwayswantedtoseeNewZealand.z/reflects.

A.theman，ssenseofhumorB.theman'sfrustration

C.theman'sdisappointmentD.theman'sdespair

5.Accordingtothepassageoneproperwaytodealwithamisunderstandingcausedbysimilar-sounding

wordsis.

A.tohaveasharpearB.tolearnagoodpronunciation

C.tospeakclearlyandslowlyD.tolaughandlearnfromit

Passage4

Anotherexampleofthedangersofarestricteddietmaybeseeninthediseaseknownas〃beri-beri〃

（月卻氣?。瑆hichusedtomakelargenumbersofEasternpeoplessufferwholivedmainlyonrice.In

theearlyyearsofthe20thcentury,aDutchscientistcalledEijkmanwastryingtodiscoverthecause

ofberi-beri.Atfirsthethoughtitwastransmitted（傳送）byagerm（細菌）.HewasworkinginaJapanese

hospital,wherethepatientswerefedonricewhichhadhadtheouterhusk（殼）removedfromthegrain.

Itwasthoughtthiswouldbeeasierforweak,sickpeopletodigest.

Eijkmanthoughthisgermtheorywasconfirmedwhenhenoticedthechickensinthehospitalyard,

whichwerefedonscraps（碎片）fromthepatients'plates,werealsoshowingsignsofthedisease.

Hethentriedtoisolatethegermhethoughtwascausingthedisease,buthisexperimentswere

interruptedbyahospitalofficial,whoruledthatthehusklesspolishedrice,eventhoughleftover

bythepatients,wastoogoodforchickens.Thechickensshouldbefedoncheapricewiththeouter

coveringstillonthegrain.

Eijkmannoticedthatthechickensbegantorecoveronthenewdiet.Hebegantoconsiderthe

possibilitythateatingunmilledricesomehowpreventedorcuredberi-beri一eventhatalackofsome

ingredientinthehuskmightbethecauseofthedisease.Indeedthiswasthecase.Theelementneeded

topreventberi-beriwasshortlyafterwardsisolatedfromricehusksandisnowknownasvitaminB.

Themilledrice,thoughmoreexpensive,wasinfactkeepingalivethediseasethehospitalwastrying

tocure.Nowadays,thisterriblediseaseismuchlesscommonthankstoourknowledgeofvitamins.（313

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1.Fromthecontext,whatdoyouthinktheauthormentionsintheparagraphthatisjustbeforethis

firstparagraph?

AOneexampleoftheimportanceofvitamins.

BOneexampleofthenecessityforthesupplementofvitamins.

COneexampleofthedangersoftherestricteddiet.

DOneexampleofthebenefitsofvariousvitamins.

2Thedisease〃beri-beri〃.

AkillslargenumbersofwesternpeoplesB.isavitamindeficiencydisease

CistransmittedbydiseasedriceD.canbecaughtfromdiseasedchickens

3.ThechickensEijkmannoticedinthehospitalyard.

A.couldn，tdigestthehusklessrice

B.provedberi-beriistransmittedbygerms

C.werelatercookedforthepatients'food

Dweresufferingfromvitamindeficiency

4Huskless,milledrice

Awascheaperthanunmilledrice

Bwaslessbeneficialtothebodythanunmilledrice

Cwasmorebeneficialtothebodythanunmilledrice

Dcuredberi-beri

5Theingredientmissingfrommilledrice

AwasvitaminBB.didnotaffectthechickens

CwasnamedtheEijkmanvitaminD.hasneverbeenaccuratelyidentified

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Yinlanlookedatthepeoplesittingaroundthetableandsmiledwithsatisfaction.Everyonein

herfamilywasthere一herchildren,hergrandchildren,andhernewgreat-grandson,justonemonth

old.HerwholefamilyhadcometocelebratetheHarvestMoonFestival（節(jié)日）.

YinlanhadgrownupinChina,butsheandherfamilynowlivedinSanFrancisco,California.Although

theylivedintheUnitedStates,Yinlan，sfamilycelebratedtheHarvestMoonFestivaljustasYinlan

hadinChina.Then,iftheskywasclear,theyalwayswalkedoutsidetoadmirethefullmoon.

Tonighttherewasnotacloudinthesky,andthefullmoonshonebrightly.Yinlansuggestedthatthey

allgooutside.Hergrandsonhelpedherupfromherchair.AsYinlanandhergrandsonwalkedtoward

thedoor,sheheldontohisarmandleanedagainsthimforsupport.Yinlanwas86yearsold.Shehad

notbeenwellthepastfewmonths,andherfamilynoticedthatsheseemedweak.

TwodaysaftertheHarvestMoonFestival,Yinlandiedpeacefullyinhersleep.Herfamilywassad

butatthesametimegrateful.TheyfelthappythattheyhadbeenabletocelebratetheHarvestMoon

Festivalwithheronelasttime.EveryonesaiditwasremarkablethatYinlanhaddiedjusttwodays

aftertheholiday.

Actually,thetimingofYinlan，sdeathwasnotremarkableatall.Recentlysociologists（社會

學(xué)家）studiedthedeathrateamongelderlyChinesewomeninCalifornia.Theydiscoveredthatthedeath

ratedrops35percentbeforetheHarvestMoonFestivalandthenrises35percent.Sociologistsbelieve

thatthesechangesindeathrateshowthemind，spoweroverthebody.TheHarvestMoonFestival,when

familiesgather,isimportanttoelderlyChinesewomen.Apparentlysomewomenareabletopostpone

（推遲）theirdeathssothattheycancelebratethefestivalonelasttime.

SociologistsalsostudiedthedeathrateofelderlyJewishmenaroundthetimeofPassover,aJewish

holiday.Theydiscoveredthesamephenomenon.PassoverisaJewishreligiousholidaythatisafamily

holidayaswell.OnthefirsttwodaysofPassover,familiesgatherintheirhomesforaceremony

（儀式）.ItisanimportanteventforelderlyJewishmen一soimportantthatsomemenpostponetheir

deathsuntilafterPassover.

Theideathatpeoplecanpostponethetimeoftheirdeathsisnotnew.Manyfamiliestellstories

ofarelativewhoheldontolifeuntilafteranimportantevent.Theytellofgrandmotherwhodied

afterthebirthofagrandchild,agrandfatherwhodiedafterhis92ndbirthdayparty.Thestories

peopletell,however,arejustthat:stories.Theyarenotproofthatpeoplecanpostponetheirdeaths.

Thesociologists'workisimportantbecausethesociologistsstudiedfacts,notstories.Thefacts

一thedropandriseindeathrates一provethatpeoplereallycanpostponetheirdeaths.

OnefamouspersonwhomayhavepostponedhisdeathwasThomasJefferson.ThomasJeffersonwrotethe

DeclarationofIndependence,oneofthemostimportantU.S.documents.TheDeclarationofIndependence

wassignedonJuly4,1776.ThomasJeffersondiedexactly50yearslater,onJuly4,1826.Hedied

afteraskinghisdoctor,〃IsittheFourth?”

HistorianshavealwaysthoughtthatJefferson，sdeathontheFourthofJulywasaremarkable

coincidence（巧合）.ItnowseemsquitepossiblethatthetimingofJefferson，sdeathwasnocoincidence

atall.（597words）

1.ThestoryofYinlanandherfamilyindicatesthat.

A.theChineseHarvestMoonFestivalisgoodenoughtopostponedeath

B.significanteventscanpostponedeath

C.themindisstrongerthanthebody

D.goodmoodcanpostponedeath

2.TheJewishholidayPassoverissimilartotheChineseHarvestMoonFestivalinthesensethat

Abothofthemcanpostponedeath

Bbothofthemtakeplaceatthesametime

Cbothofthemareareligiousholiday

Dbothofthemareafamilyholiday

3ThomasJefferson'sdeathonJulythe4thwasprobablytimedby

AhisdoctorB.theDeclarationofIndependence

ConefamouspersonD.himself

4Whichofthefollowingistrue?

ATheJewishholidayPassovercanonlypostponethedeathsofelderlywomen.

BTheChineseHarvestMoonFestivalcanonlypostponethedeathsofoldmen.

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C.Itisfactsnotstoriesthatprovepeoplecanpostponetheirdeaths.

D.Familyholidaysofallkindscanpostponethedeathsofoldpeople.

5.Apropertitleforthispassageis〃〃.

A.SavingtheOldwithaFamilyHolidayB.PostponingDeath

C.MoreFamilyHolidays,MoreHappinessD.WhataCoincidence

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Astrictvegetarianisapersonwhoneverinhislifeeatsanythingderivedfromanimals.Themain

objectiontovegetarianism（素食主義）onalong-termbasisisthedifficultyofgettingenoughprotein

一thebody-buildingelementinfood.Ifyouhaveeverbeenwithoutmeatorotheranimalfoodsfor

somedaysofweeks（say,forreligiousreasons）youwillhavenoticethatyoutendtogetphysical1y

ratherweak.Youaregladwhenthefast（禁食）isoverandyougetyourrewardofadeliciousmeat

meal.

Proteinsarebuiltupfromabouttwentyfoodelementscalled〃amino-acid”（氨基酸）,whichare

foundmoreabundantlyinanimalproteinthaninvegetableprotein.Thismeansyouhavetoeatagreat

dealmorevegetablethananimalfoodinordertogetenoughoftheseamino-acids.Agreatdealofthe

vegetablefoodgoestowasteinthisprocessandfromthephysiological（生理學(xué)的）pointofviewthere

isnotmuchtobesaidinfavoroflife-longvegetarianism.

Theeconomicsideofthequestion,though,mustbeconsidered.Vegetablefoodismuchcheaperthan

animalfood.However,sinceonlyasmallproportionofthevegetableproteinisusefulforbody-building

purposes,aconsistentvegetarian,ifheistogainthenecessary70grams（克）ofproteinaday,has

toconsumeagreatbulkoffoodthanhisdigestiveorganscancomfortablydealwith.Infairness,though,

itmustbepointedoutthatvegetariansclaimtheyneedfarlessthan70gramsofproteinaday.（276

words）

1.Astrictvegetarian.

ArarelyeatsanimalproductsB.sometimeseatseggs

CnevereatsanyanimalproductsD.nevereatsprotein

Wefeelweakwhenwegowithoutmeatandotheranimalproducts

Abecausewearereducingourfoodamount

Bbecausewedonotgetenoughprotein

Cbecausevegetablesdonotcontainprotein

Dunlesswetakeplentyofexercise

3Proteinsarebuiltupfrom

AabouttwentydifferentfoodsB.abouttwentydifferentvegetables

CvariousfatsandsugarsD.abouttwentydifferentamino-acids

4Physiologically,life-longvegetarianismmaynotbegoodbecause

AitmakespeopleverythinB.thebodymustprocesstoomuchwaste

CthefarmerlosemoneyD.vitamin-deficiencydiseasesmayresult

5.Onethinginfavourofvegetarianismisthat

A.vegetablefoodiseasiertodigestB.animalfoodislessexpensive

C.vegetablefoodischeaperD.itisgoodforthedigestion

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In1913,theUnitedStatesgovernmentlaunched（發(fā)起）abold,newnickel.SculptorJamesEarle

Frasersaidhisgoalwastodesignacointhatwouldbe/ztrulyAmerican.z/Inhissearchforsymbols,

hefoundnonemoredistinctivethantheAmericanbuffalo.ChoosingtoshowanativeAmericanonthe

othersideofthecoin,Frasersaidthenewnickelhad〃perfectunityoftheme（主題）

Productionof〃Buffalo〃or"IndianHead〃nickelsbeganinFebruary1913.Asinglecoiningpress

atthePhiladelphiaMint（造幣廠）startedturningoutthenickelsattherateof120aminute.But

afterthefirstexampleswereplacedincirculation（流通）,theNewYorkTimescondemned（譴責(zé)）them

asa〃bad.〃

Othercriticssaidthatthecoin，s〃rough〃surfaceswouldencouragecounterfeiters（造假幣的人）.

Butthemostseriouscomplaintaboutthenickelhadtodowithitsinabilitytostandheavyuse.One

coincollectors5magazinepredictedthattheslightestwearwouldremovethedateandthewordsFive

Cents〃beyondunderstanding.z/

In1938,theDepartmentofTreasurystagedacompetitionforanewnickelpicturingThomasJefferson.

Accordingtoanewsitemoftheday,theBureauofIndianAffairsdidn'treceiveasinglecomplaint

fromnativeAmericansaboutthedesignchange.Collectorsdidn，tseemtomindeither.（212words）

1.IntheeyesofFraseristhemostbeautiful.

AnickelB.buffaloC.aNativeAmericanD.unityoftheme

2Inthesecondsentence,Paragraph2,theword"press〃means.

ApublicationB.newspaperC.machineD.theactofpushingdown

3Thedesignofbuffalowasmodified.

Abecauseitwasnotabletostandheavyuse

BbecausethewordsFiveCentswere"beyondunderstanding77

Cbecausethecoinshowedthebuffalostandingonasmallgrassyhill

Dbecausethewordsweretoohigh

4Accordingtoonecollectors，magazineusinganativeAmericanandabuffalowas

AagoodideaB.abadideaC.aperfectideaD.aforcedideae

5ItseemedthatthenewnickelpicturingThomasJefferson.

Awonmuchpraisefromcollectors

BcausedstrongprotestsfromAmericanIndians

CwasOKbothtothecollectorsandAmericanIndians

D.waspraisedbothbythecollectorsandAmericanIndians

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Youmustfacethefactthatinyourinmostheartyouhatethethoughtofmoving.Itiseasiest

nottoleavetheroomswhereyourchildrenpassedthroughtheirwonderfulchildhoodandannoyingteens

toafriendlybutslightlydistantcommunity.

Until,suddenlyoneday,thedistanceisabsoluteandtheyaregrownupandgone.Thenyoufind

yourselflivingintoolargeahouse,whichconsumesinitsmaintenancetoomuchenergyandmoney.

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Whenwefoundourselvesinthissituationafewyearsago,wedeterminedtomovewhilewestillhad

thestrengthandbeforetheemotionaltentacles（觸角）thattheoldhousehadwrappedaroundusbecame

toopowerfultobebroken.Movewhileyoucan!Butbesureyoureallywantto,anddonotmovetoo

often.Itisanexhaustingprocess.

Yourfirsttaskistofindahousethatwillsuityou.Itmustbesmaller,quieter,easiertorun,

andmoreconvenientlyplacedfortransport.Notsosmall,though,thatitwillnotelegantlyaccommodate

（容納）yourlargestpiecesoffurniture,andlocatednottoofarfromtheneighborhoodwheresomany

friendshipshavebeenbuiltup.

Atlastwefoundone:alateVictoriancottage,inastreetwherethehouses,allsmall,range

from1ate18thtomid20thcentury.Ttwasnearenoughtowherewewantedtolive.Tthadnobasement

（地下室）,whichwasagreatconvenienceforaginglegs;therewereonlytwofloorsabovegroundlevel:

oneforourselvesandonewherefriends,children,andgrandchildrencouldspreadthemselveswhenthey

cametostay.Eachfloorhadtworooms.Therewasakitchenonthegroundfloor,withthebathroom

aboveit.（289words）

1.Thepassageconcerns.

A.buyingahouseforanewlymarriedcouple

B.buyingalargehouseforagrowingfamily

C.buyingabetterhousewhenpeoplehavemoremoneytoinvest（投資）

D.buyingasmallerhouseforolderpeoplewhosechildrenhavelefthome

2.Thepassageimpliesthatgrown-upchildrenare.

A.morefriendlytotheirparentswhentheyaregrownup

B.distan