24.-Hey,Jim.What do think of the new clothes for the anniversary of our school(校慶)?( ) -I _________ the colour.But I ___________ not accept the old-fashioned style.
74.One early morning,I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again.My interest was aroused only by the fact that the word "Poems" appeared in big,hot pink letters. "Is it good?" I asked her. "Yeah," she answered. "There's one I really like and you'll like it,too." I leaned forward. "'Patty Poem,"' she read the title.Who is Patty?I wondered.The poem began: She never puts her toys away,just leaves them messy where they lay… The poem was just three short sections.The final one came quickly: When she grows and gathers poise ① ①穩(wěn)重 I'll miss her harum-scarum ②noise, ②莽撞的 And look in vain ③for scattered toys. ③徒勞地 And I'll be sad. A terrible sorrow washed over me.Whoever Patty was,she was a selfish girl.Then the shock. "It's you,honey," my mother said sadly. To my mother,the poem showed a parent's feelings when her child grows up and leaves.To me,the "she" in the poem was horror.It was my mama who would be sad.It was so terrible that I burst out crying. "What's wrong?" my mother asked. "Oh Mama," I cried. "I don't want to grow up ever!" She smiled. "Honey,it's okay.You're not growing up anytime soon.And when you do,I'll still love you,okay?" "Okay," I was still weeping.My fear had gone.But I could not help thinking about that silly poem.After what seemed like a safe amount of time,I read the poem again and was confused(困惑的).It all fit so well together,like a puzzle.the language was simple,so simple that I could easily understand its meaning,yet it,was still beautiful.I was now attracted by the idea of poetry,words that had the power to make or break a person's world. I have since fallen in love with other poems,but "Patty Poem" remains my poem.After all, "Patty Poem" gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits,but because it was the one that hurt me the most.
(1)Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again?
A.It was a thick enough book. B.The book has a meaningful title. C.Something on its cover caught her eye. D.Her mother was reading it with interest. (2)After her mother read the poem to her,how did the writer feel at first?
A.surprised B.crazy C.curious D.sad (3)The writer's mother liked to read "Patty Poem" probably because
. A.it was composed by a famous poem B.it was written in simple language C.it reminded her of her own childhood D.it gave her a hint(暗示)of what would happen (4)We can infer from the passage that "Patty Poem" leads the writer to
. A.realize her love for puzzles B.discover the power of poetry C.find eagerness to grow up D.experience great homesickness
75.No other place represents France quite like Notre Dame. Its main rival (對(duì)手) as a national symbol,the Eiffel Tower,is a little more than a century old.Notre Dame has stood tall above Paris since the 1200s. It has given its dame to one of the country's greatest works of literature.Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame is known to the French simply as Notre Dame de Paris. It is impossible to describe how shocking (令人震驚的) it is to watch such a symbol of a country burn. Local people are not famous for their sunny disposition (性情),but few can take a walk by the River Seine in the central part of the capital without feeling their spirits rise when seeing Notre Dame. It is one of the few sights sure to make a Parisian feel good about living there. Like all popular places everywhere,it is not one that local people visit very often.In the thirty years I spent in this city,I haven't been inside Notre Dame more than three or four times --- and then only with foreign visitors. There are many of those.But Notre Dame is much more than a popular tourist attraction in Western Europe.President Emmanuel Macron has expressed the shock of a "whole nation" at the fire.As Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said,Notre Dame is "part of our common heritage (遺產(chǎn))".
What Notre Dame (1)
to the French
It's (2)
to describe how shocking it is to watch Notre Dame burn,because it represents France quite well.
As a national symbol
(3)
It has stood tall above Paris for centuries,and it is much (4)
than the Eiffel Tower.
Literature
The great novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame is (5)
after it.
As one of the main(6)
of the city
Local people
When seeing Notre Dame,they always feel their spirits (7)
,and are sure to have a feeling that it is good to live in Paris.
Visitors from (8)
Although local people (9)
visit it,it is popular among foreign visitors.
As our common heritage
The leaders of France have (10)
their sadness of losing Notre Dame because of its great value.