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WheretoEatinBangkok

Bangkokisahighlydesirabledestinationforfoodlovers.Ithasaseeminglybottomlesswellofdiningoptions.Here

aresomesuggestionsonwheretostartyourBangkokeatingadventure.

Nahm

OfferingThaifinedining.NahmprovidesthebestofBangkokculinary（烹饪的）experiences.It,stheonlyThai

restaurantthatranksamongthetop10oftheword,s50bestrestaurantslist.HeadChefDavidThompson,whoreceiveda

MichelinstarforhisLoodon-basedThairestaurantofthesamename,openedthisbranchintheMetropolitanHotelin2010.

IssayaSiameseClub

IssayaSiameseClubisinternationallyknownThaichefIanKittichai5SfirstflagshipBangkokrestaurant.Themenuin

thisbeautifulcolonialhouseincludestraditionalThaicuisinecombinedwithmodemcookingmethods.

Bo.lan

Bo.IanhasbeenmakingwavesinBangkok,sculinarysencesinceitopenedin2009.Servinghard-to-findThaidishes

inanelegantatmosphere,therestaurantistruetoThaicuisine,sroots,yetstillmanagestoaddaspecialtwist.Thisplaceis

goodforacandle-litdinneroraworkmeetingwithcolleagueswhoappreciatefinefood.Forthoseextremelyhungry,

there,salargesetmenu.

Gaggan

Earningfirstplaceonthelatest"Asia's50bestrestaurants^^list,progressiveIndianrestaurantGagganisoneofthe

mostexcitingVenUeS（场所）toarriveinBangkokinrecentyears.Thebesttableinthistwo-storycolonialThaihomeoffers

awindowrightintothekitchen,whereyoucanseechefGagganandhisstaffinaction.Culinarytheateratitsbest.

1.WhatdoNahmandIssayaSiameseClubhaveincommon?

A.Theyadoptmoderncookingmethods.B.TheyhavebranchesinLondon.

C.Theyhavetop-classchefs.D.Theyarebasedinhotels.

2.Whichrestaurantoffersalargesetmenu?

A.Gaggan.B.Bo.Ian.C.IssayaSiameseClub.D.Nahm.

3.WhatisspecialaboutGaggan?

A.IthiresstafffromIndia.B.Itputsonaplayeveryday.

C.Itserveshard-to-findlocaldishes.D.Itshowsthecookingprocesstoguests.

TerriBokonisadabhandwhenitcomestoDIY（do-it-yourself）.Skilledatputtingupshelvesandpiecingtogether

furniture,sheneverpayssomeoneelsetodoajobshecandoherself.

ShecreditstheseskillstoherlategrandfatherandbuilderDerekLloyd.Fromtheageofsix,Terri,now26,

accompaniedDerektoworkduringherschoolholidays.Aday,sworkwasrewardedwith£5inpocketmoney.Shesays:

"I'msureIwasn,tmuchofahelptostartwith,paintingtheroomsandputtingdowntheflooringthroughoutthehouse.It

tookweeksandiswasbackbreakingwork,butIknowhewasproudofmyskills.^^

Terri,whonowrentsahousewithfriendsinWandsworth,SouthWestLondon,saysDIYalsosavesherfromlosing

anydepositwhenatenancy（租期）comestoanend.Sheadds:uΓvemovedhousemanytimesandIalwaysliketo

personalisemyroomandputuppictures,so,it,sbeenusefultoknowhowtocoverupholesandrepaintaroomtoavoidany

chargeswhenΓvemovedout.”

WithmillionsofpeoplelikelytotakeonDIYprojectsoverthatcomingweeks,newresearchshowsthatmorethanhalf

ofpeopleareplanningtomakethemostofthelong,warmsummerdaystogetjobsdone.Theaveragespendperproject

willbearound£823.Twothirdsofpeopleaimtoimprovetheircomfortwhileathome.Twofifthwishtoincreasethevalue

oftheirhouse.ThoughDIYhastraditionallybeenseenasmalehobby,theresearchshowsitiswomennowleadingthe

charge.

4.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“adabhand^^inparagraph1?

A.Anartist.B.Awinner.C.Aspecialist.D.Apioneer.

5.WhydidTerri,sgrandfathergiveher£5aday?

A.Forabirthdaygift.B.Asatreatforherwork.

C.TosupportherDIYprojects.D.Toencouragehertotakeupahobby.

6.HowdidTerriavoidlosingthedepositonthehousesherented?

A.Bymakingitlooklikebefore.B.Byfurnishingitherself.

C.Bysplittingtherentwitharoommate.D.Bycancellingtherentalagreement.

7.WhattrendinDIYdoestheresearchshow?

A.Itisbecomingmorecostly.B.Itisgettingmoretime-consuming.

C.Itisturningintoaseasonalindustry.D.Itisgainingpopularityamongfemales.

Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJosteinGaarder,sSophiesWorld.Itwasfullofideasthatwerenewto

me,soIspentthesummerwithmyheadinandoutofthatbook.Itspoketomeandbroughtmeintoaworldofphilosophy

（哲学）.

ThatloveforphilosophylasteduntilIgottocollege.Nothingkillstheloveforphilosophyfasterthanpeoplewhothink

theyunderstandFoucault,Baudrillard,orConfuciusbetterthanyou—andthentrytoexplainthem.

EricWeiner,sTheSocratesExpress:InSearchofLifeLessonsfromDeadPhilosophersreawakenedmylovefor

philosophy.Itisnotanexplanation,butaninvitationtothinkandexperiencephilosophy.

Weinerstartseachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesandthenframeseachphilosopher,sworkinthe

context（背景）ofonethingtheycanhelpusdobetter.TheendresultisareadinwhichwelearntowonderlikeSocrates,

seelikeThoreau,listenlikeSchopenhauer,andhavenoregretslikeNietzsche.This,morethanabookaboutUndestanding

philosophy,isabookabourlearningtousephilosophytoimprovealife.

Hemakesphilosophicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthequalityofourexperiences,andhedoesso

withplentyofhumor.Weinerentersintoconversationwithsomeofthemostimportantphilosophersinhistory,andhe

becomespartofthatcrowdintheprocessbydecoding（解读）theirmessagesandaddinghisowninterpretation.

TheSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparentsimplicityandgraduallypullsthemin

deeperthoughtsondesire,loneliness,andaging.Theinvitationisclear:Weinerwantsyoutopickupacoffeeorteaandsit

downwiththisbook.Iencourageyoutotakehisoffer.It,sworthyourtime,eveniftimeissomethingwedon,thavealot

of.

8.Whoopenedthedoortophilosophyfortheauthor?

A.Foucault.B.EricWeiner.C.JosteinGaarder.D.Acollegeteacher.

9.Whydoestheauthorlistgreatphilosophersinparagraph4?

A.TocompareWeinerwiththem.

B.Togiveexamplesofgreatworks.

C.Topraisetheirwritingskills.

D.TohelpreadersunderstandWeiner,sbook.

10.WhatdoestheauthorlikeaboutTheSocratesExpress?

A.Itsviewsonhistoryarewell-presented.

B.Itsideascanbeappliedtodailylife.

C.Itincludescommentsfromreaders.

D.Itleavesanopenending.

11.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofWeiner,sbook?

A.Objectiveandplain.

B.Daringandambitious.

C.Seriousandhardtofollow.

D.Humorousandstraightforward.

Grizzlybears,whichmaygrowtoabout2.5mlongandweighover400kg,occupyaconflictedcornerofthe

Americanpsyche—werevere（敬畏）themevenastheygiveusfrighteningdreams.Askthetouristsfromaroundtheworld

thatfloodintoYellowstoneNationalParkwhattheymosthopetosee,andtheiranswerisoftenthesame:agrizzlybear.

44Grizzlybearsarere-occupyinglargeareasoftheirformerrange,“saysbearbiologistChrisServheen.Asgrizzlybears

expandtheirrangeintoplaceswheretheyhaven,tbeenseeninacenturyormore,they,reincreasinglybeingsightedby

humans.

ThewesternhalfoftheU.S.wasfullofgrizzlieswhenEuropeanscame,witharoughnumberof50,000ormoreliving

alongsideNativeAmericans.Bytheearly1970s,aftercenturiesofcruelandcontinuoushuntingbysettlers,600to800

grizzliesremainedonamere2percentoftheirformerrangeintheNorthernRockies.In1975,grizzlieswerelistedunder

theEndangeredSpeciesAct.

Today,thereareabout2,000ormoregrizzlybearsintheU.S.TheirrecoveryhasbeensosuccessfulthattheU.S.Fish

andWildlifeServicehastwiceattemptedtodelistgrizzlies,whichwouldloosenlegalprotectionsandallowthemtobe

hunted.Botheffortswereoverturnedduetolawsuitsfromconservationgroups.Fornow,grizzliesremainlisted.

Obviously,ifprecautions（预防）aren,ttaken,grizzliescanbecometroublesome,sometimeskillingfarmanimalsor

walkingthroughyardsinsearchoffood.Ifpeopleremovefoodandattractantsfromtheiryardsandcampsites,grizzlieswill

typicallypassbywithouttrouble.Puttingelectricfencingaroundchickenhousesandotherfarmanimalquartersisalso

highlyeffectiveatgettinggrizzliesaway.44Ourhopeistohaveaclean,attractant-freeplacewherebearscanpassthrough

withoutlearningbadhabits,,,saysJamesJonkel,longtimebiologistwhomanagesbearsinandaroundMissoula.

12.HowdoAmericanslookatgrizzlies?

A.Theycausemixedfeelingsinpeople.

B.Theyshouldbekeptinnationalparks.

C.Theyareofhighscientificvalue.

D.TheyareasymbolofAmericanculture.

13.Whathashelpedtheincreaseofthegrizzlypopulation?

A.TheEuropeansettlers5behavior.

B.Theexpansionofbears,range.

C.Theprotectionbylawsince1975.

D.ThesupportofNativeAmericans.

14.WhathasstoppedtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicefromdelistinggrizzlies?

A.Theoppositionofconservationgroups.

B.Thesuccessfulcomebackofgrizzlies.

C.Thevoiceofthebiologists.

D.Thelocalfarmers,advocates.

15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Foodshouldbeprovidedforgrizzlies.

B.Peoplecanliveinharmonywithgrizzlies.

C.Aspecialpathshouldbebuiltforgrizzlies.

D.Technologycanbeintroducedtoprotectgrizzlies.

五、七选五

TricksToBecomingAPatientPerson

Here,sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingforavacationtostartallhaveincommon?Thereisone

answer.16.

IntheDigitalAge,we,reusedtohavingwhatWeneedimmediatelyandrightaiourfingertips.However,research

suggeststhatifwepracticedpatience,we'dbeawholelotbetteroff.Hereareseveraltricks.

•Practicegratitude（感激）

Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,lessstressedandevenmoreoptimistic.

17.“Showingthankfulnesscanfosterself-control,,,saidYeLi,researcherattheUniversityofCalifornia.

•Makeyourselfwait

Instantgratification（满足）mayseemlikethemost4ςfeelgood"optionatthetime,butpsychologyresearchsuggests

waitingforthingsactuallymakesushappierinthelongrun.Andtheonlywayforustogetintothehabitofwaitingisto

practice.18.Putoffwatchingyourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekendorwait10extraminutesbeforegoingforthat

cake.You,llsoonfindthatthemorepatienceyoupractice,themoreyoustarttoapplyittoother,moreannoyingsituations.

•19.

SomanyofushavethebeliefthatbeingComfortabelistheonlystateWewilltolerate,andwhenweexperience

somethingoutsideofourcomfortzone,Wegetimpatientaboutthecircumstances.YoushouldIeamtosaytoyourself,

“20."YoιΓllthengraduallybecomemorepatient.

A.Findyourcauses

B.Startwithsmalltasks

C.Accepttheuncomfortable

D.Allthisaddsuptoastateofhurry

E.Itcanalsohelpuspracticemorepatience

F.Thisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerable

G.They,reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience

六、完形填空

Manyyearsago,IboughtahouseintheGarfagnana,wherewestillgoeverysummer.Thefirsttimewe21

there,weheardthechugchug-chugofamotorbike22itswaydownthehilltowardus.Itwas23calledMario,

comingto24usaboxcontainingsometomatoesandabottleofwine.Itwasaverynice25forhimtomake.

ButwhenWelookedatthetomatoes,wewere26becausetheyweresomisshapen:notatalllikethenice,round,

27thingsyougetinasupermarket.Andthewinewascloudy,inafunnyoldbottlewithnolabel（标签）onit.These

can,tbeany28wethought.Butwewere29hiskindness,soWe30them.

Whatwediscoveredisthatit,s31tojudgewhatyoueatonlybyits32.Thosetomatoeshad33

thatremindedmeoftheonesmyuncleusedtogrowwhenIwasachild.Nowadayssupermarkettomatoes34perfect

buttasteofwater.Nobody,sgoingtohavea35memoryofthose.It,sasurprisetheyhaven,tmanagedtogrow

squareonessothattheycan36themeasily.Mario,swinemayhavebeencloudyandcomeoutofanoldbottle,butit

was37.

It,sgoodtoeatthingsatthecorrecttime,whenthey,re38,andascloseaspossibletowheretheywere39.

WhatMariohad40uswasthetasteoftheGarfagnana.

21.A.waitedB.metC.campedD.stayed

22.A.makingB.searchingC.squeezingD.feeling

23.A.customerB.neighborC.relativeD.passenger

24.A.lendB.sendC.bringD.show

25.A.choiceB.commentC.promiseD.gesture

26.A.worriedB.movedC.thrilledD.bored

27.A.simpleB.realC.shinyD.fun

28.A.moreB.goodC.newD.easy

29.A.sympathetictoB.thankfulforC.cautiousaboutD.interestedin

30.A.triedB.soldC.returnedD.mixed

31.A.unnecessaryB.uncertainC.unwiseD.unusual

32.A.appearanceB.qualityC.originD.price

33.A.sizeB.shapeC.colorD.taste

34.A.smellB.lookC.becomeD.work

35.A.happyB.vividC.shortD.vague

36.A.cleanB.checkC.countD.pack

37.A.perfectB.usefulC.convenientD.familiar

38.A.onviewB.onsaleC.inseasonD.inneed

39.A.finishedB.storedC.foundD.grown

40.A.cookedB.givenC.boughtD.told

iWFE»,IWWJEWA»

Forthousandsofyears,peoplehâvetoldfables('^H")41(teach)alessonortopassonwisdom.Fableswere

partoftheoraltraditionofmanyearlycultures,andthewell-knownAesop’sfablesdatetothe42(six)century,

B.C.Yet,theformofthefablestillhasvaluestoday,43RachelCarsonsaysin“AFableforTomorrow.”

Carsonusesasimple,directstylecommontofable.Infact,herstyleandtone(Flarese