【正文】 n because ______. A. Hawaii doesn’t have a warm climate, good soil or enough rain B. They can often get a higher price for export crops C. Hawaii is already selfsufficient in fresh fruits and vegetables D. Fruits and vegetables flown in from the mainland . taste better 15. What drives up the price of Hawaiiangrown fruits and vegetables? A. The prices of milk and eggs. B. Competition from imported fruits and vegetables. C. The prices of crops grown for home consumption. D. Inefficient transportation among Hawaii’s islands. B During the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the London district of Southwark was prospering, and a very important and farreaching development was taking place at Bankside, an area situated just beside the church now known as Southwark Cathedral. The Rose Theater, the Swan, the Hope Playhouse and Bear Garden were set up here along with the famous Globe Theater, in which Shakespeare acted. William Shakespeare is memorated（紀(jì)念） in Southwark Cathedral today by the modern memorial window in the south aisle. The window was designed by Christopher Webb in 1954, after an earlier window had been destroyed in the war, and describes characters from Shakespeare’s plays. Below it is a figure of Shakespeare, carved by Henry McCarthy in 1912, set against a background of seventeenthcentury Southwark in relief（浮雕） , showing the Globe Theatre, Winchester Palace and the Tower of St. Saviour’s Church. This memorial was provided by public support and was dedicated（ 奉獻(xiàn) ） in 1911, and every year a birthday service, attended by many great actors and actresses, is held here in honor of Shakespeare’s genius. Shakespeare’s brother Edmund was buried here in 1607, and although the position of Edmund’s grave is unknown, he is memorated by an inscribed（刻寫(xiě)） stone. 16. In Shakespeare’s lifetime Bankside in Southwark was wellknown for ______. A. the style of its buildings B. Shakespeare’s performances at the Globe Theater C. its influence on public taste D. the number of plays produced there 17. The original memorial window to Shakespeare in Southwark Cathedral was ______. A. designed in 1954 B. destroyed by enemy action C. replaced during the Second World War D. carved in 1912 18. Under the window there is a _______. A. painting of seventeenthcentury Southwark B. wooden picture C. carved figure D. grave of Shakespeare’s brother 19. In Southwark Cathedral, on the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, there is _______. A. a memoration service B. a drama festival C. a special service for actors D. a theatrical presentation 20. This information would most likely be found in ________. A. an advertisement B. a historical stone C. a tourist guide D. a news bulletin C A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting. I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point. It was a very important event in the puterization of life—a sign that the informal, friendly munication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and s. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters, and we recognized one another’s handwriting the way we knew voices or faces. As a child visiting my father’s office, I was pleased to recognize, in little notes on the desks of his staff, the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge—except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW”. All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen. I don’t buy it. I don’t want to see anyone cut off from the expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting. What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of the 16thcentury Italy. That may sound impossibly grand— as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems. 21. Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting? A. He had worked with his colleague long enough. B. His colleague’s handwriting was so beautiful. C. His colleague’s handwriting was so terrible. D. He still had a lot of work to do. 22. People working together in an office used to ________. A. talk more about handwriting B. take more notes on workdays C. know better one another’s handwriting D. municate better with one another 23. The author’s father wrote notes in pen ________. A. to both his family and