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1
Romantic
love
is
one
of
the
most
enticing
topics
around.
Just
about
every movie, TV show,
and country-music song contains some element of
romance. For many, romantic
relationships are by far the most important in
their lives.
浪漫的爱情是最迷人的一个话题。
几乎所有的电影，电视节目，音乐
和乡村音乐歌曲包含一些爱情元素。对许多人来说，浪
漫关系是迄今
为止在他们的生活中最重要的。
As a society, we long for
intimacy. We grow up believing that if we
by
modern
media.
It
is
perhaps
one
of
the
most
destructive
messages
around. Quentin Crisp says:
is to deliberately plant their whole
life in the hands of some other person. I
would describe this method of searching
for happiness as immature ...
作为一个社会，我们长
期的亲密。我们相信如果我们“仅仅满足人的
权利”
，
我们会很高兴的。
这个消息是由现代媒体推广。
这也许是最具
破坏性的消息。
昆廷说：
“脆的大多数人的消费欲望是故意的种植他们
的整个生活在另一个人的手。我会形容这种
方法寻找幸福是不成熟
的??”
When we feel unhappy it is natural to
start searching for the cause of
our
distress. There is nothing wrong with this, but it
becomes a problem
when we start
searching outside of ourselves. We are taught that
当我们不开心的时候很自然地开始寻找我们的痛苦的原因。<
/p>
这没有错，
但它成为一个问题，当我们开始搜索以外的自己。我们
都知道
if we are happily
to blame our partner for our
are enormously self-destructive.
如果我们是快乐的“耦合”我们不会有问题。责怪我们的“孤独的伙
伴是很自
然的。
”这一信念的后果是巨大的自我毁灭。
Romantic
love
is
exciting,
but
what
happens
when
the
romance
wears
off?
Experts
estimate
that
romantic
sexual
attractions
last
only
18
months to
two years. Using love or sex as a drug will only
prevent us from
reaching
maturity.
We
do
need
excitement
and
stimulation
and
joy
and
intimacy.
But
in
mature
love
we
are
concerned
with
our
loved
one's
joy
and
fulfillment.
The
satisfaction
comes
not
from
our
own
immediate
gratification, but from the joy of
giving to the other person, and watching
them grow and thrive.
浪漫的爱情是
令人兴奋的，但是当爱情消失？专家估计，浪漫的性吸
引力，
最
后只有
18
个月到两年。
用爱和性作为
药物只会阻止我们达到
成熟。我们需要兴奋和刺激、欢乐和亲密。但在成熟的爱，我们关
心
的是我们所爱的人的快乐和满足感。满足不是来自我们自己的即时满
< br>足，但给人的快乐，看着他们成长。
If you are single, the best thing you
can do to prepare for a life-long
loving
relationship
is
to
work
on
getting
your
own
needs
met.
The
first
thing
to do is to start identifying what they are. For
instance: you long for
affection and
need a hug. Have you thought of asking a friend to
hug you?
You will be amazed what will
happen if you start asking people directly to
meet your needs.
如果你是单身，你可以准备一个终身的爱的关系的最好的事情就是做
你所需要的。要做
的第一件事是开始确定它们是什么。例如：你长的
感情和需要一个拥抱。你问一个朋友拥
抱你的想法吗？你会惊讶，如
果你开始问人们直接去满足你的需求会发生什么。
You will get some negative
responses, but for the most part you will find
that people are happy to help you.
你会得到一些消极的反应，但大部分你会发现人们很乐意帮助你。
Many
of
us
were
taught
our
needs
are
wrong.
Our
needs
are
not
wrong.
We
get
into
difficulty
when
we
try
to
meet
our
needs
in
indirect
ways.
It is not that we shouldn't enjoy the excitement
of a new relationship
or love interest;
we get into difficulty when we think we will get
all our
needs met from this one
我们中的许多人被教导我们的需要是错的。我们需要的是没有错的。
我们遇到困
难时，我们尽量满足我们的需要，以间接的方式。这并不
是说我们不应该享受新的关系或
爱的兴趣的兴奋；我们遇到困难时，
我们认为我们会得到所有满足我们的需要从这一“神
奇”的人。
1. What
does
Quentin
Crisp
think
of
the
popular
search
for
happiness?__A__
1
。昆廷脆认为幸福的热门搜索什么
？
____
[A]
The search is not sensible.
[
一
]
搜索是
不明智的。
[B]
The media should be responsible for the
search.
[B]
媒体应负责搜索。
[C]
You can
surely find happiness without the help of some
other person.
[ C
]
你一定能找到幸福，没有其他人的帮助。
[D]
It
is
advisable
to
make
such
a
search
together
with
some
other
person.
[D]
应该与其他人
一起做这样的搜索。
2.
When one is unhappy, he tends to __D__.
2
。当一个不幸的是，他往往
____
。
[A]
make himself happily
coupled with another
[
一
]
让他跟另一个快乐的耦合
[B]
search
for the cause of his distress inside himself
[B]
中寻找自己的窘迫的原因
[C]
search for
the cause of his distress with his partner
[C]
寻找他痛苦的原因与他的合作
伙伴
[D]
think it's his beloved one that causes
his problems
[ D
]
认为自己心爱的人，使他的问题
3.
Which
of
the
following
statements
is
NOT
true
about
romantic
love?__A__
3
。下列哪项不是浪漫的爱情真的吗
？
____
[A]
Romantic love lasts for a lifetime.
[
一
]
浪漫的爱情是一辈子的。
[B]
Romantic love does not
equal mature love.
[B]
浪漫的爱情并不等于成熟的爱。
[C]
Romantic
love is exciting but it can wear off.
【
C
】浪漫爱情是令人兴奋但它可能磨
损。
[D]
Many people regard romantic
love as the most important part in their
lives.
【
D
< br>】许多人认为浪漫的爱情是最重要的部分，在他们的生活中。
4.
To
prepare
for
a
life-long
loving
relationship,
one
should
identify
his
own needs first and
_C___.
4
。准备一个终身的
爱的关系，应确定自己的需要和
____
第一。
[A]
avoid
longing for too much intimacy
< br>[
一
]
避免渴望太亲密
[B]
meet
some of his needs in indirect ways
[B]
符合以间接的方式，他的一些需要
[C]
ask a friend
to help him find a romantic lover
【
C
】请朋友帮他找一个浪漫的情人
[D]
not
get all his needs met from his partner alone
[D]
没有得到他所有的需求单从他的伙伴
5. What is the main idea of
the passage?__B__
5
< br>。这篇文章的中心思想是什么？
____
[A]
There is always an unequal
give-and-take in mature love.
< br>[
一
]
总是有一个不平等的给予
和接受爱。
[B]
We shouldn't expect romantic love to
meet all our needs.
[ b
]
我们不该期待浪漫的爱情来满足我们的需求。
[C]
It's
a
wrong
belief
that
we
should
enjoy
the
excitement
of
a
new
relationship.
[ C
]
这是一个错误的信念，我们应该享受一段新感情的兴奋。
[D]
It
is
natural
to
derive
satisfaction
from
watching
one's
loved
ones
grow and thrive.
【
D
】自然是要看你所爱的人的成长和发展中得到满足。
Passage 2
Born
black
in
a
land
where
white
people
were
powerful
and
respected, born female in a land where
decisions were masculine
(
男子的
),
I
had
been
afraid
of
the
life
of
poverty
and
despair.
In
the
prime
of
my
youth, whenever I thought
about growing old, I always carried a profound
belief that I wouldn't live past the
age of 28. Tears would fill my eyes and
bathe
my
face
when
I
thought
of
dying
before
my
son
became
an
adolescent.
出世
在一地的白人的强大的和受尊敬的黑人，出世在一地的决定是男
性化的女性（男子的）<
/p>
，我一直害怕贫困和绝望的生活。在我的青春，
每当我想到变老，
我总是带着这一信念我不会活过
28
岁
。
眼泪溢满了
我的眼眶，洗我的脸时，我想在我的儿子成为一个
青少年死亡。
I
was
thirty-six
before
I
realized
I
had
lived
years
beyond
my
deadline and needed to revise my
thinking about an early death. I would
live to see my son an adult and myself
at the half-century mark. With that
realization life turned sweeter. Old
acquaintances became friendships, and
new acquaintances showed themselves
more interesting. I did not live
in
undue absorption in the bygone loves
burdened with disappointments and
betrayals. I found new loves were
coming.
我三十六岁之前，我意识到我已经超出我的期限和需要来改变我对早<
/p>
期死亡的思考。我会活着看到我的儿子长大成人，我在半个世纪的标
记。
实现了与生活的甜蜜。
老熟人了友谊，
< br>和新朋友显示自己更有趣。
我没有活在过去的过度吸收爱背负着失望和背叛。
我找到新的爱来了。
I decided I would consent to living to
an old age. White strands of
hair would
emerge near my temple (
太阳穴
).
I would speak more slowly,
choosing
my
words
just
like
an
elder
stateswoman.
My
clothes
would
gradually
become
more
distinguished-looking:
gray
suits
and
elegant
dresses.
And
while
I
would
refuse
to
wear
old
ladies'
comforts,
I
would
give
away
the
three-inch-high
heels
that
had
given
me
the
advantage
of
being
taller
than
nearly
everyone else
in
the world. And
I
would
choose
good
shoes
with
medium
heels.
I
would
keep
company
with
other
old
women
who would be equally prettily dressed, and I would
always have an
elegant, well-dressed
man holding my arm.
我决定我会同意生活。
头发白股将出现在我的殿
（太阳穴）
。
我会说得
更慢一些，选择我的话就像一个年长的政治家。我的衣服会逐渐变得
更加气宇轩昂的：灰色西装和优雅的礼服。而我会拒绝穿老女人的安
慰，我会把三英寸高的高跟鞋，给了我是几乎比世界上其他人高的优
势。我会选择好的鞋中鞋。我会和其他人一样打扮得漂漂亮亮的老女
人作伴，我总是
有一个优雅，穿着得体的男人牵着我的手。
Those
were
my
plans.
But
at
sixty
my
body
which
had
never
displayed a mind of its own, turned
uncontrollable, stubborn and disloyal.
My face became wrinkled, the skin on my
thighs turned lumpy (
粗糙的
)
and
my
waist
thickened.
I
began
to
be
overwhelmed
with
doubt
and
pessimism.
这些是我的计划。但在六十我的身体从
来没有显示出自己的心，把不
可控的，顽固的不忠。我的脸变得皱巴巴的，在我大腿上的
皮肤变成
块状（粗糙的）和我的腰粗。我开始被怀疑和悲观。
But
now,
as
I
walk
slowly
nearer
to
my
seventieth
year,
my
optimism
has returned. My appetites have also returned.
True, I can't eat
fried
chicken
with
potato
salad
and
then
head
for
bed.
I
eat
smaller
portions earlier and
try to take a short walk. A smooth Scotch whisky
still
causes me to smile, and a decent
wine is received with gratitude. What I
have learned so far about aging,
despite the old bones and the wrinkles of
one's once-silken skin, is this: do it.
By all means, do it.
但现在，我慢慢地靠近我第七十年，我的
乐观主义的回归。我的胃口
也恢复了。真的，我不能吃炸八块鸡土豆沙拉，然后睡觉。我
吃小份
的早期尝试散步。一个光滑的苏格兰威士忌仍然使我的笑容，和一个
体面的葡萄酒感谢着领受。我学会了到目前为止老化有什么，尽管老
骨头和一
个曾经皮肤细嫩，皱纹是这样的：这样做。通过一切手段，
去做。
6.
The
narrator
believed
she
wouldn't
live
past
the
age
of
28
because
__D__.
6
< br>。作者认为她不会活过
28
岁因为
____
。
[A]
her parents did not live
past that age
[
一
]
她父母没有过去的时代
[B]
she could
not live long without her son
[B]
她活不长久没有儿子
[C]
her husband was white and treated her
badly at home
[ C
]
是白色的，她的丈夫对她不好，在家里
[D]
the prospect
of leading a life of poverty and without respect
rendered
her hopeless
[D]
导致贫困的生活并没有使她无望的尊重
7.
Deciding she would live to an old age, the
narrator planned her future
life in a
way that she would __C__.
7
。
决定她将长寿，
叙述者计划自己的未
来生活的一种方式，
她会
____
。<
/p>
[A]
speak more slowly and wear old ladies'
comforts
[
一
]
说的更慢和磨损的老女人的安慰
[B]
speak like
an elder stateswoman and dress herself elegantly
[B]
说话像个大政治家和打扮优雅
[C]
make friends
with other elegantly dressed men and women
[C]
结交其他衣冠楚楚的男人和女人
[D]
wear shoes
with high heels to give her the advantage of being
taller
【
D
】穿高跟鞋给她是高的优势
8. Which word
can be used to describe the narrator's attitude
toward life
when she reached
sixty?__D__
8
。哪个
词可以用来描述叙述者的生活态度，当她达到六十？
____
[A]
Resentful.
[
一
]
怨恨。
[B]
Optimistic.
[B]
乐观。
[C]
Pessimistic.
[C]
悲观。
[D]
Grateful.
[D]
感激。
9. Which of the following statements is
true about the narrator?__D__
< br>9
。下列哪个陈述是关于叙述者真的吗？
____
[A]
As she grew
older, she found life more difficult.
[
一
]
当她长
大了，她发现生活更难。
[B]
Only when she turned 70 did she find
life sweet.
[B]
只
有当她
70
岁时，她发现生活是甜蜜的。
[C]
As
she
grew
old,
she
spent
more
time
thinking
about
her
bygone
loves.
[C]
当她老了以后，她花了更多的时间对她逝去的爱的思考。
[D]
At
different
stages
of
her
life,
she
had
different
understandings
of
aging.
【
< br>D
】在她人生的不同阶段，她已经老化的不同理解。
10.
By describing her life experiences, what does the
author intend to tell
us?__C__
10
。通过描述她的生活经历，打算
告诉我们作者是什么？
____
[A]
Black women should earn
more power and respect.
[
一
]
黑人妇女应该赚更多的权力和尊重。<
/p>
[B]
Different people have different
interpretations of life and death.
【
B
】不同的人有不同的生活和死亡。
[C]
Old
people
should
pursue
spiritual
happiness
instead
of
material
things.
[C]
老年人应该不是物质的东西，精神的幸福的追求。
[D]
A person
should be optimistic and try to enjoy life even
when he is
old.
[ D
]
一个人应该是乐观的，试着享受生活，甚至当他老了。
Passage 2.1