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PAGEPAGE5第十七组(建议用时：25分钟)阅读理解AThelightsgoout—anotherpowerfailure.“Getthecandles，”Momsays,andIdo.MyyoungerbrotherandIsearcheveryroomtocollectthetallcandlesandvotives(烛台)spacedaroundthehouse.Ihurryfromshelftoshelfgatheringwax(蜡)sticksinmyarmsandplacetheminthelivingroom,afewcandlesineachcornerexceptforasmallredvotive.ThatoneIkeep.ItistheoneIwilltaketothecoffeetabletousetoread.Islidemybook,ThingsFallApart,besidethecandleholder,determinedtofinishthelastthreechapters,butlackingdetermination.Sothebookremainsclosed.Asighescapesmybrother’slips.“Thisisboring，”hesays.Adropofwaxfallsonmybook.“Iknow，”Isay,butreally,Iamenjoyingthestillness.Iliketowatchthecandleburnandfeelthatlifeissimple.Iliketolookoutofthewindowintoanimmediatedarknessunspoiledbyunpleasantlight.IlovethesesilentmomentswhenIfeelasifIcanlivethewaytheylived,thepeopleofthepast—theEgyptians，thePilgrims(朝圣者),theGreeks—anyonewhoeverlivedtoseetheblackcolorI’mseeing，anyonewholivedtoseeayellowflameanddependedonit.Ifeelatoncewithasecret,ancientage.I’mconvincedthatnight,inthisdisturbedstate,istheclosestapersoncangettoexperiencingthepast.So,whatwasnightreallylikeforthem?Night,asweknowitnow,isapleasant,lovingthingcomparedtotheincomprehensibledarknessthatcoveredEarth’sfirstpeople.Evenitsbeautyseemedunmatched.Whatdidafarmer’sfamilydoatnight?Ofcourse,thedarknessmusthavebroughtthemtogether,forcedthemintoeachother’scompanyasithasdonetoustonight—developedacloserelationshipinatimeoffearanduncertainty.Afireprobablyburntbrightlyinacentralroomwherethefamilygatheredtotalkandrelax.Nightwasatimewhenmenandwomenwereliberatedfromworkandsocialized.TheyhadnocomputersorTVs,andhadtomakedowithbooks,religion,andconversation.Attheirbedside,theyprayedtoGod,andfeltasenseofsecuritythattheywereoutofthedarknessandharm’sreach.Nevertheless,torunariskofgoingoutsidewassometimesnecessary,andthethreatofrobbers,wolves，eventheethereal(太空精灵),waspresent.Whatemotionsdidthesepeoplefeel?Didtheywitnessadeepbrightbluecloudacrossheaven?Whatwouldithavebeenliketofeelthenight,heavyanddampagainstmyback?Wouldithavetakenme,chokedmewithitspowerfulhands,separatedmefromotherpeople?Orwouldthosehavebeenawfuldreams,anddreamsonly?Iimagineayounggirl,steppingoutsideherhomeandintoadesertforsomeair.Acool,earthysmellwouldgreether.There’saskywithmillionsofstars—farmorethanapersoncouldseetoday—andthere’sthemoon.It’sthelargestobjectinthesky,themidnightsunthatshinesintheworld,thetraveler’storch.Itinspiresstoriesofuncertainty,storiesofpower.Iimaginethisgirlamazedatthemoonandstars.Ifshewanderstoofar,sheneedn’tworry,forthestarswillleadherbackhome.Bzzz!Thelightsreturn.Everyonecheersandabandonstheroom,happythattheirperiodofbeinglonelyisover,everyoneexceptme.Ipullmycandlecloser,andstareintothenight.Thegloryisgone;ithasbeenmadelessbrightbystreetlamps,electricsigns,TVs,andallothermannersofartificiallight.Butinthosemoments,wheneverylightineveryhousewasoff，peoplemayhavehadatasteoftheoldworld.Theymayfinallyhavetouchedupontheslightfear，theadmiration,andtherespectthatourancestorsfeltforthenight.1．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewriterthinksthepowerfailure________．A．allowspeopletosimplifytheirlifeB．keepspeopleawayfromartificiallightsC．bringstoomuchinconveniencetopeopleD．givespeopleatimetotastetheoldlifestyle2．Bysaying“Thisisboring”(Paragraph2),thewriter’sbrothermostprobablymeansthat________．A．hereallydislikesthesuddenpowerfailureB．helacksinterestingbookstoentertainhimselfC．thewriter’sbookisreallyuninterestingD．it’sdulltoseewaxfallonthebook3．FromParagraph4,wecanlearnthatthefarmersofthepast________．A．livedareallysimpleandboringlifeB．hadnothingincommonwithmodernpeopleC．didn’thavetoworkashardasmodernpeopleD．mighthavenochoicebuttostayindoorsatnight4．Itcanbeinferredthatwhentheystayedoutsideatnight,thepeopleofthepast________．A．wouldhaveawfuldreamsB．weresuretolosetheirwayC．mightholdsomefearinsideD．werefacedwithnodangeratall5．Thewritermakesupthestoryofayounggirlinorderto________．A．inspirepeopletoexploreadesertB．showhisloveforthebeautyofnightC．toinformpeopleofwhattodoatnightD．providesuggestionsfortravelingatnight6．Whydoesthewriternotfeelhappylikeotherswhenthelightsreturn?A．Becausethestarswilllosetheirpower.B．Becausehe’salreadybeenusedtocandlelight.C．Becausethecandlemustbeblownoffrightaway.D．Becausehe’scutofffromhisspellboundjourneyintothepast.BBytoday’sstandards,mymobilephoneisprettyrubbish.It’saNokia1616.Ifthatdoesn’tmeanmuchtoyou(it’snotthekindofphoneyouseeadvertisedontelevision),allyouneedtoknowisthatit’sasmall,notveryheavydevicewithwhichyoucansendandreceivetelephonecallsandtextmessages.Italsohasaveryhandytorchonthetopforwhenyoucan’tfindyourkeys,orwhenyoudropsomethingonthefloorinthecinema.Otherthanthat,myphonedoesn’tdomuch.Well,ithasanalarm,anditprobablyhasacalculatorandthingslikethat,butit’snothingcomparedtoasmartphone.WhywouldIwantoneofthose?Ihaveoftenbeentoldthatthebigadvantageofhavingasmartphoneisthat“youcandoeverythingwiththem！”Butwhenwasthelasttimeyousawsomeonedoing“everything”withasmartphone?Okay,sotheymayhaveanendlesslistoffunctions,butgenerallytheyareusedforcheckingsocialnetworkingsites,playinggames,andreceivingandreplyingtoemails.I’mhappyjustdoingallofthosethingsathomeonmylaptop.AsfarasIcantell,thebestthingabouthavingasmartphoneisthatyoucanbeconnectedtotheInternetallthetime.Don’tgetmewrong,IlovetheInternet,butIjustdon’tseethepointofconstantlybeingonline.Ican’trememberthelasttimeIreceivedaFacebookupdatewhichwassoveryurgentthatIhadtoreaditassoonasitappeared,andIcan’timagineeverhavingajobwhichwassoimportantthatIwouldneedtoreadwork­relatedemailsimmediately.Iwouldthinkthatifsomeoneneededmeurgently,theywouldjustringmeratherthansendanemail.AndmytrustyNokiacanmanagethat.Oneofthemostpeculiareffectsofthesmartphoneis,inmyopinion,thenewly­foundaddictiontomapsandnavigation(导航)systems.Isthereanythingmoreboringthanknowingexactlywhereyouareallofthetime?Howdoyougettoknowanareaifyoudon’tgetlostthereafewtimes?Andifyouaredependantononlinemaps,whathappenstothosegreatplacesyoufindjustbychance?Youcan’texactlyfindoutfromgooglemapsthejourneyfrom“here”to“thathiddencafewiththetasty­lookingcakes”，orto“thatpondnexttothechurchwhichlooksreallyprettyintheeveningsun”.Itis,ofcourse,truethatwealloccasionallyneedtobepointedintherightdirection,butIfindthatthereareoftenreallifehumansyoucanask.Therearemanybenefitsofhavingaverybasicmobilephone,likethefactthatitcostsmeabouttwentypounds,andthatIdon’thavetoworrytoomuchaboutitbeingstolen.Butthemainbenefithastobethefactthatitprovidesmewiththeworld’sgreatestexcuseformybadhabits.Whetherit’sturninguplatetoevents,orgettinglostonatrip,ormissingbusesortrains,orforgettingaboutanappointmentatwork,I’mprettysureI’mcoveredwiththefollowingexplanation：“I’mreallysorry.Idon’thaveasmartphone.”7．ThewriteruseshisNokia1616mainlyto________．A．playonlinegamesB．docalculatingworkC．checksocialnetworksitesD．makecallsandtextmessages8．Itcanbeinferredfromtheabovepassagethat________．A．work­relatedemailsshouldbeansweredimmediatelyB．alaptopandasmartphonesharemanyfunctionsC．smartphonesshouldalwaysbeconnectedtothenetD．aFacebookupdateisusuallyveryimportant9．Accordingtothepassage,ifyouusenavigationsystems,youmay________．A．misssomereallywonderfulplacesB．findaboringtripactuallyexcitingC．bepersuadedtoeatinacertaincafeD．bemisledtoatotallywrongplace10．Tothewriter,onebenefitofhavingabasicmobilephoneisthat________．A．itcanremindhimofimportantappointmentsB．itcanoftenbefoundbackafteritisstolenC．itcanbeusedasanexcuseforhisbadhabitsD．itcansavehimthetroubleofcatchingtrains11．Thewriter’spurposeforwritingthisarticleisto________.A．explainwhyhedoesn’twantasmartphoneB．warnreadersoftherisksofusingsmartphonesC．complainaboutthetroublescausedbysmartphonesD．informreadersofthelatestdevelopmentofmobilephones阅读理解A1．解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第二段中的“IlovethesesilentmomentswhenIfeelasifIcanlivethewaytheylived，thepeopleofthepast—theEgyptians，thePilgrims(朝圣者)．..”，并结合最后一段倒数第二句“Butinthosemoments，wheneverylightineveryhousewasoff，peoplemayhavehadatasteoftheoldworld”可知，停电给人们提供了反思并品味旧时生活方式的时间。故选D。2．解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第二段前三句“‘Thisisboring，’hesays.Adropofwaxfallsonmybook.‘Iknow，’Isay，butreally，Iamenjoyingthestillness.”，并结合第一段最后一句“Asighescapesmybrother’slips.”可知，作者非常喜欢停电时的寂静，而他的哥哥在停电时感到很无聊，并为此而叹息，因此作者的哥哥不喜欢突然的停电。故选A。3．解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第四段第二句中的“Ofcourse，thedarknessmusthavebroughtthemtogether，forcedthemintoeachother’scompanyasithasdonetoustonight”，并结合下文内容可知，在过去，晚上没有电，外面漆黑一片，农民也许除了待在室内别无选择。故选D。4．解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第五段第一句“Nevertheless，torunariskofgoingoutsidewassometimesnecessary,andthethreatofrobbers,wolves,eventheethereal(太空精灵)，waspresent.”可知，有时晚上外出是难免的，需要面临强盗、狼等的威胁，因此过去的人们晚上出门可能心存恐惧。故选C。5．解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第六段第三句“There’saskywithmillionsofstars—farmorethanapersoncouldseetoday—andthere’sthemoon.”以及对本段的整体理解可知，夜晚的天空繁星点点，那是一个非常美丽的景象。由此可知，作者很喜欢夜晚的美丽。故选B。6．解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段第四句“Ipullmycandlecl