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silentcafé
"
?
A.Itprovidesvariousteaandbooks.B.Peoplearenotallowedtocommunicate.
C.Ithasattractedmanyyoungpeople.D.Itoffersservicebywritingnotbyspeaking.
2.WhichofthefollowingaccountsfortheideaofbeingaloneinJapan?
A.Theincreasingsocialisolation.B.Thestableeconomicsituation.
C.Therisingdemandforprivacy.D.TherapiddevelopmentofInternet.
3.WhatdoweknowaboutHigashikokubaru?
A.Shedoesn'
tliketobeanurse.B.Shedoesn'
tlikethelifeinbigcities.
C.Sheenjoysherpersonaltimeinaquietplace.D.ShetravelstoTokyoonherworkdays.
4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.SilentCafé
sB.LonelyJapaneseC.OneWomanWeddingD.SocialReclusesinJapan
2、PrideandPrejudicefortheModernWoman
LetusimaginehowPrideandPrejudice,JaneAusten'
smostfamouswork,mightbeupdated,200yearson.Austen'
spopularityisrootedinherintelligence.Buttodayshewouldcertainlyhavehadaverydifferentlife,aswouldhercharacters(角色).Here'
smyownsuggestion...
Itisatruthfinallyanduniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglewomanwithbrainsdeservestohaveequalopportunitiestomen,howeverdisadvantagedshemayfeelbysexism.
Mydearhusband,"
saidhishopefulwifeoneday,"
haveyouheardthatthelocalstore,standingemptyforsolong,istakenoverbyabrightyoungbusinesswoman?
Herdullandindifferent(漠不关心的)husbandrepliedthathehadnot."
Butitis,itis,"
sherepliedexcitedly.MrDull-Husbandmadenoreply.
Don'
tyouwanttoknowherplans?
shecriedwithsomeimpatience.
Well,clearlyyouthinkitmatterstoyoursillylittlehead...soI'
dbetterlisten."
Well,mydear,therumour(传言)isthatshehasalreadysetupastringofsuccessfulbusinessesinnorthernEngland,thoughhowawomancanknowanythingaboutthatisbeyondme”.Shewillmoveinherselfnextmonth."
"
Whatishername?
Bingley."
Isshemarriedorsingle?
Whataquestion!
Andnoneofyourbusiness.Buthercomingwillbeafinethingforourfiveboys."
Howso?
Howcanitpossiblyaffectthem?
Mydearlove;
thoselazyboysneedsomethingtowakethemup.Thereareboundtobejobsgoing."
Isthatherpointinsettlinghere?
Surelyasawomanshehassimplytakenafancytotheplace."
Nonsense,mylove,howlittleyou'
venoticedtheworldhaschanged.She'
sgotafirst-ratedegreeandsomesortofbusinessqualification,I'
mtold.Shesurelyneedsoneofourboys!
Perhapsyoumightgiveheracall."
Me?
No.Perhapsyoucantakeaninterest.Youstillhaveyourlooks,afterall.Shemayevenofferyouajob."
Oh,that'
snotlikely.Thesenewchancesbelongtotheyoungergeneration.Butnowyoumentionit,IthinkI'
llgoalongallthesame."
AndMrsBennetwentalong.Thatwas10yearsago.SheisnowmanagingdirectorofaFTSE-listedcompany.
Itwouldremainthecase,ofcourse,thatMrsBennetwouldbeoneofveryfewwomenonthecompanyboard,thathersalarywouldbelowerthanhermalecolleagues,herbonusofamore"
female"
dimension(方面)andherlifespan(年限)amongthecity'
sbusinessleadersshorterthantheirs.Still,she'
dnodoubthaveenjoyedDavos(达沃斯经济论坛)—andmightevenhavehobnobbed(攀谈)withinfluentialfigures.
1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Austenwasborn200yearsago.
B.AustenrewrotePrideandPrejudice.
C.Austen'
ssuccessliesinherwisdom.
D.Austen'
supdatedworkgainspopularity.
2.TheunderlinedpartinthepassagesuggeststhatMrsBennet_____.
A.hadmixedfeelingsofadmirationandsurpriseaboutBingley
B.feltkindofworriedanddoubtfulaboutBingley
C.wasextremelyanxioustomeetBingley
D.hadagreatcuriosityaboutBingley
3.IntheeyesofMrsBennet,Bingleysurelyneededoneoftheirboysto_____.
A.getmarriedtoB.workforherC.helphermoveinD.takeoverherstore
4.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?
A.Womenwithbrainscanalsobeassuccessfulasmen.
B.Womenhavetopayahighpriceforsuccess.
C.Ajudgmentmustbemadefreefromprejudice.
D.Sexdiscriminationstillexistsnowadays.
3、NooneknewPrinceEdwardStreetaswellasPierreDupin.Hehaddeliveredmilktothefamiliesonthestreetforthirtyyears.ForthepastfifteenyearsalargewhitehorsenamedJosephpulledhismilkwagon.Josephwasagentlehorsewithbeautifulspiritshiningoutofitseyes,soPierrenamedhimafterSaintJoseph.
Everymorningatfive,Pierrearrivedatthemilkcompany'
sstablestofindJosephwaitingforhim,Pierrewouldcall,“Goodmorning,myoldfriend.”,asheclimbedintohisseat,whileJosephturnedhisheadtowardthedriver.Andthetwowouldgoproudlydownthestreet.WithoutanyorderfromPierre,thewagonwouldrolldownthreestreets.Thenitturnedrightfortwostreets,beforeturninglefttoSaintCatherineStreet.ThehorsefinallystoppedatthefirsthouseonPrinceEdwardStreet.There,JosephwouldwaitperhapsthirtysecondsforPierretogetdownoffhisseatandputabottleofmilkatthefrontdoor.
Pierrekneweveryoneofthefortyfamiliesthatgotmilk.ThecooksknewthatPierrecouldnotreadorwrite;
so,insteadofleavingordersinanemptymilkbottle,theysimplysangoutiftheyneededanextrabottle.
Pierrealsohadawonderfulmemory.WhenhearrivedatthestablehealwaysrememberedtotellJacques,theforeman(领班)ofthestables,“ThePacquinstookanextrabottlethismorning;
theLemoinesboughtapintofcream…”Mostofthedrivershadtomakeouttheweeklybillsandcollectthemoney.ButJacques,likingPierre,neveraskedhimtodothis.
Onedaythepresidentofthemilkcompanycametoinspecttheearlymorningmilkdeliveries.JacquespointedtoPierreandsaid:
“SeehowthehorselistensandhowheturnshisheadtowardPierre?
Seethelookinthathorse'
seyes?
Youknow,Ithinkthosetwoshareasecret.Ihaveoftenfeltit.Heisgettingold.Maybeheoughttobegivenarest,andasmallpension.”
“Butofcourse,”thepresidentlaughed.“Hehasbeenonthisjobnowforthirtyyears.Allwhoknowhimlovehim.Tellhimitistimeherested.Hewillgethispayeveryweekasbefore.”
ButPierrerefusedtoleavehisjob.HesaidhislifewouldbenothingifhecouldnotdriveJosepheveryday.“Wearetwooldmen,”hesaidtoJacques.“Letuswearouttogether.WhenJosephisreadytoleave,thenItoowilldoso.”
ThenonecoldmorningJacqueshadterriblenewsforPierre.Jacquessaid,“Pierre,yourhorse,Joseph,didn'
twakeup.Hewasveryold,Pierre.”Jacquessaidsoftly.“Heisoverinhisstall,lookingverypeaceful.Gooverandseehim.”Pierretookonestepforward,thenturned.“No…no…IcannotseeJosephagain.You…,youdon'
tunderstand,Jacques.”
ForyearsPierrehadwornalargeheavycapthatcamedownlowoverhiseyes.Itkeptoutthebittercoldwind.Now,JacqueslookedintoPierre'
seyesandhesawsomethingthatshockedhimHesawadeadlifelesslookinthem.
“Takethedayoff,Pierre,”Jacquessaid.Pierrewalkedtothecornerandsteppedintothestreet.Therewasawarningshoutfromthedriverofabigtruck…therewasthescreech(尖锐的刹车声)ofrubbertiresasthetrucktriedtostop.ButPierreheardnothing.
Fiveminuteslateradoctorsaid,“He'
sdead…,killedinstantly.”
“Icouldn'
thelpit,”thetruckdriversaid.“Hewalkedinfrontofmytruck.Heneversawit,Iguess.Why,hewalkedasthoughhewereblind.”
Thedoctorbentdown.“Blind?
Ofcourse,thismanhasbeenblindforfiveyears.”HeturnedtoJacques,“Didn'
tyouknowhewasblind?
”
“No…no…”Jacquessaidsoftly.“Noneofusknew.Onlyone…onlyoneknew-afriendofhis,namedJoseph…Itwasasecret,Ithink,justbetweenthosetwo.”
1.WhydidPierrerefusetoleavehisjob?
A.Hethoughthewasnotoldenoughtoretire.
B.Thepensionwastoosmalltosupporthislife.
C.Hewas