【正文】 h as you can. lf you are going out, grab a magazine, a book, an article or something to read. There is a very important factor behind the reading—reading prehension. It39。ve yet to go. Life is a journey more than a destination. What matters is whom we choose as traveling panions, and how often we get to sit back and enjoy the ride. 20. What helps to make their long drive to Phoenix better? A. The phone calls from their friends. B. The beautiful views along the road. C. The music played on their CD player. D. The desire to celebrate a nice birthday. 21. What kind of birthday gift does the author really want? A. A live NBA game. B. A wish to live another year. C. Calls and cards from friends. D. Videos from friends and family. 22. What is the major lesson that the author took from the journey? A. Taking a long drive is a great way to celebrate a birthday. B. A meaningful life is like a journey with a clear destination. C. People should learn to appreciate life together with their loved ones. D. People shouldn39。ve seen, the only gift you truly want is to see one more. Birthdays are the mile markers on the road of life. They tell us how far we39。t need presents any more. When you39。m lucky, like my husband, I39。t mind driving 200 miles to see an NBA basketball game. In the car, his cellphone kept ringing with birthday greetings from family and friends. He put them all on the speakerphone so he could drive with both hands and I could listen in even though it wasn39。s the advantage of cycling with a group? A. Participating in whatever events. B. Meeting more new people. C. Having bicycles free of charge. D. Enjoying discounts in a gym. 15. Apart from the website, how many other ways can people gain information from EBTC? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. B Canadian short story writer Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Eightytwoyearold Munro is only the 13th woman to win the 112yearold prize. Munro didn’t publish her first collection of short stories until she was 37 years old, but her stories have always been wellreceived. Lots of her stories share similar themes and characters, but each story has its own twists and turns. Even though she’s won Canada’s most famous literary award, the Giller Prize, twice, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature is the cherry on top of Munro’s career. “It brings this incredible recognition, both of her and her career, and of the dedication to the short story,” said one person. Along with the wellrespected title es million dollars. Munro said everything was “so surprising and wonderful” and that she was “confused by all the attention and affection that has been ing my way.” Munro knew she was in the running—she was named the secondmost likely person to win this year’s prize, after Haruki Murakami (村上春樹） of Japan—but she never thought that she would win. Munro’s win also represents the long way Canadian writers have e. “When I began writing there was a very small munity of Canadian writers and little attention was paid by the world. Now Canadian writers are read, admired and respected around the globe,” Munro said on Thursday. She is technically not the first Canadian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, but many like to think that she is. In 1976 Saul Bellow, who was born in Quebec but moved to Chicago when he was still a child, won the prize. Even though he was born in Canada, he is mostly considered to be an American writer. “This is a win for us all. Canadians, by our very nature, are not very nationalistic,” said Geoffrey Taylor. “But things like this suddenly make you want to find a flag.” She wasn’t sure if she would keep writing if she won the prize, saying that it would be “nice to go out with a bang. But this may change my mind.” 16. What is the feature of Munro’s stories? A. They have their own plicated (復(fù)雜的 ) contents. B. They have similar story backgrounds. C. They have specific themes for children. D. They have the same characters in each book. 17. For Munro, the Nobel Prize is an award for______. A. her love for Canadian culture B. her devotion to the short story C. her special form of writing D. her career of editing short stories 18. What is implied in the sixth paragraph? A. Canadian writers paid little attention to the prize. B. Canadian writers are just a small munity. C. Canadian writers have long been ignored. D. Canadians have a long way to win the prize. 19. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. How Alice Munro wins the Nobel Prize. B. An introduction to the Nobel Prize in Literature. C. Alice Munro wins the Nobel Prize in Literature. D. A world famous writer, Alice Munro. C Saturday was my husband39。s more FUN ! ?It encourages you to e out often and get healthy exercise without going to a gym. ?Develop skills and gain through the experience of others. ?Meet new and interesting people with a mon interest in cycling. ?Meet a funloving, energetic and different group of individuals who enjoy a healthy lifestyle. ?Enjoy the outdoors experience with the panionship and security of a group. ?Group atmosphere provides challenge to strong cyclists and support and confidence to the For mor