【正文】 events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn39。t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past? When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen... At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary. Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often only of objects I find really beautiful. I39。m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future. I don39。t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won39。t have as many exact representations of people and places。 maybe I39。ll fet certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don39。t live to make memoriesI just live, and the memories form themselves. 24. Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ________. A. observing her school routine B. expressing her satisfaction C. impressing her classmates D. preserving her history 25. What caused a change in the author39。s understanding of keeping a diary? A. A dull night on the journey. B. The beauty of the great valley. C. A striking quotation from a book. D. Her concerns for future generations. 26. What does the author put in her diary now? A. Notes and beautiful pictures. B. Special thoughts and feelings. C. Detailed accounts of daily activities. D. Descriptions of unfettable events. 27. The author es to realize that to live a meaningful life is ________. A. to experience it B. to live the present in the future C. to make memories D. to give accurate representations of it 【考點(diǎn)】人生百味 【試題解析】作者一直以來都在認(rèn)真記錄每天所發(fā)生的事情，然而，有一天，他突然覺得更應(yīng)該把一些特別的，有意義的東西記下來。 1．由文章第一段的最后一句話“ After all, isn39。t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past？”可知，我認(rèn)為通過看過去經(jīng)歷的記錄是保存過去的一種方式，故選 D項(xiàng)。 考點(diǎn)定位：考查細(xì)節(jié)理解 2．由第三段的第一句話“ At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley．”可知，山谷的美讓我意識(shí)到?jīng)]有什么能比得上讓自己去體驗(yàn)美。故選 B項(xiàng)。 考點(diǎn)定位：考查細(xì)節(jié)理解 3．由第四段第一句話“ Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling．” 可知現(xiàn)在“我”只把一些特殊想法和感受寫在日記里，故正確答案為 B項(xiàng)。 4．由最后一段的最后一句“ I don39。t live to make memories． I just live， and the memories form themselves”可知 A項(xiàng)正確， C項(xiàng)不正確；由第四段最后一句“ I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera， busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future．”可知 B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。由最后一段第二句話“ Maybe I won39。t have as many exact representations of people and places； maybe I39。ll fet certain facts，but at least the experiences will always remain inside me．”可知 D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。 【答案】 2427： DBBA C If you live in a big city, there are many things to drive you crazy on your daily route, and it’s not just overcrowded subway trains. Vicky Zhao is a mainlander working in Hong Kong. For her, one thing she can’t put up with is people standing on the wrong side of the escalator（自動(dòng)扶梯） in subway stations. “Escalators help us move faster and save time. It isn’t a place to rest,” the 24yearold says. “I often see tourists block the way with their suitcases or chatting on the escalators during rush hours. It annoys me to no end.” Admitting she is not the patient type, Zhao says things are much better in Hong Kong than in cities on the mainland where “stand right, walk left” signs are often ignored. The logic behind the “stand right, walk left” escalator etiquette （禮儀）seems obvious. Even though you may want to catch your breath while you’re transported up or down, you should still consider others and leave enough space for people in a hurry, so that they can run and catch the train. Many cities’ escalators, includin g London’s and Beijing’s, use the “stand right, walk left” system to speed up the flow of people. （ Australia is an exception and you should stand on the left side instead.） But some cities discourage people from moving on escalators out of safety reasons. In Hong Kong’s subway stations there are regular announcements asking people to “stand still” on escalators. Even so, most people in this fastpaced city observe the “stand right, walk left” etiquette. But the people who stand on escalators defend themselves by telling the walkers not to be so impatient. The BBC quotes one stander as saying： “If the person is in such a rush, why not just take the stairs? Even when the escalator is packed and there’s nowhere to move, I see these same people plaining about not being able to pass. Whatever the escalator etiquette is in the place you live or visit, do what most people are doing and always be mindful of others: leave enough space between each other, don’t stay at the end