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he few dollars she asked for it, being embarrassed when I realised the notes were still folded into little paper planes. I put the book in my pocket, thanked her and left. 詞匯: impersonal /im39。t add anything. She reached up for a small book which she handed to me. 39。To be able to understand that kind of writing you must first have had a similar experience,39。They look interesting,39。I was just looking really,39。t know where to look, where to start. On one wall there hung three handstitched American quilts that were in such wonderful condition they might have been newlymade. I came across tin toys and antique furniture, and on the wall in front of me, a 1957 Stratocaster guitar , also in excellent condition. A card pushed between the strings said $50. I ran my hand along a long shelf of records, reading their titles. And there was more... ―Can I help you? ‖ She startled me. I hadn39。2022 年職稱英語綜合類新增文章 — 閱讀理解 21.+第三十四篇: To Have and Have Not 逃亡 22.+第三十五篇: Going Her Own Way 選擇她自己的路 23.+第三十六篇: A Tale of Scottish Rural Life( 2022 年教材中為 B 級(jí)文章)一個(gè)關(guān)于蘇格蘭鄉(xiāng)村生活的故事 24.+第三十七篇: Pop Music in Africa 非洲的流行音樂 25.+第三十八篇: Why So Many Children 為什么有這么多的孩子 26.+第三十九篇: Eat to Live( 2022 年教材中為 B 級(jí)文章)為了活著吃飯 27.+第四十篇: Narrow Escape( 2022 年教材中為 B 級(jí)文章)美國疾病預(yù)防新政策 28.+第四十七篇: Narrow Escape 九死一生 +第三十四篇 To Have and Have Not It had been boring hanging about the hotel all afternoon. The road crew were playing a game with dollar notes. Folding them into small planes to see whose would fly the having nothing better to do, I joined in and won five, and then took the opportunity to escape with my profit. Despite the evillooking clouds, I had to get out for a while. I headed for a shop on the other side of the street. Unlike the others, it didn39。t have a sign shouting its name and business, and instead of the usual impersonal modern lighting, there was an appealing glow inside. Strangely nothing was displayed in the window. Not put off by this, I went inside. It took my breath away. I didn39。t even seen the woman behind the counter e in. The way she looked at me, so directly and with such power. It was a look of such intensity that for a moment I felt as if I were wrapped in some kind of magic or electrical field. I found it hard to take and almost turned away. But though it was unfortable. I was fascinated by the experience of her looking straight into me, and by the feeling that I was neither a stranger, nor strange, to her. Besides amusement her expression showed sympathy. It was impossible to tell her age; she reminded me faintly of my grandmother because, although her eyes were friendly, I could see that she was not a woman to fall out with. I spoke at last. 39。 I said, though secretly wondering how much of the stuff I could cram into the bus. The woman turned away and went at once towards a back room, indicating that I should follow her. But it in no way lived up to the first room. The light made me feel peculiar, too. It came from an oil lamp that was hung from the centre of the ceiling and created huge shadows over everything. There were no rare electric guitars, no old necklaces, no handpainted boxes with delicate flowers. It was also obvious that it must have taken years, decades, to collect so much rubbish, so many old documents arid papers. I noticed some old books, whose gold lettering had faded, making their titles impossible to read. 39。 I said, with some hesitation. 39。 she said clearly. She noted the confused look on my face, but didn39。This is the best book I can give you at the moment,39。p?:s?n?l/ adj. 客觀的;非個(gè)人的;沒有人情味的; [語 ] 非人稱的 n.[語 ]非人稱動(dòng)詞;不具人格的事物 antique / n39。stɑ:tl/ vt. vi. 使嚇一跳,使驚奇 ,驚恐 arid / 39。毫無生氣的 magic /m g39。 2. I was fascinated by the experience of her looking straight into me, and by the feeling that I was neither a stranger , nor strange, to her. 我還是覺得那種被直視的感覺很美妙,那種感覺是我既不是陌生人而且對(duì)她來說并不陌生。 練習(xí): 1. Why did the writer want to leave the hotel? A) To enjoy the good weather. B) To have a change of scene. C) To spend all his winnings. D) To get away from the crew. 2. What attracted the writer to the shop? A) The lack of a sign or name. B) The fact that it was nearby. C) The empty window display. D) The light ing from inside. 3. The writer found the stock 進(jìn)貨,庫存品,存貨 in the front of the shop__________. A) of top quality 質(zhì)量;品級(jí);優(yōu)質(zhì) B) of good value C) difficult to get at D) badly displayed 4. What was unusual about the way the woman looked at him? A) It made him feel selfconscious. a. 自覺的 ,怕難為情的 ,怯生的 B) She was happy to stare at ,盯住 him. C) She seemed to know him well. D) It made him want to look away. 5. The writer disliked the back room because__________. A) there was hardly anything in it B) she had ordered him to go there C) he saw nothing he really liked D) it was too dark to look around 答案與題解: 1. B 本題的問題是:為什么作者想要離開賓館?由本文第一段第一句可以得出答案。 2. D 本題的問題是:是什么吸引作者到那個(gè)商店?由第二段中間 ―there was an appealing glow inside.‖ 可以得出答案。 D 選項(xiàng)未提及。 ― On one wall there hung three handstitched American quilts that were in such wonderful condition they might have been newlymade. I came across tin toys and antique furniture, and on the wall in front of me, a 1957 Stratocaster guitar , also in excellent condition.‖ 4. C 本題的問題是:那個(gè)女人看他的方式有什么不同?由第四段最后一句―I was fascinated by the experience of her looking straight into me, and by the feeling that I was neither a stranger, nor strange, to her.‖有一種似曾相識(shí)的感覺。 ―It was also obvious that it must have taken years, decades, to collect so much rubbish, so many old documents arid papers.‖―I noticed some old books, whose gold lettering had faded, making their titles impossible to read. 39。 I said, with some hesitation.‖ +第三十五篇 Going Her Own Way When she was twelve, Maria made her fir