Mymorningroutinevarieslittlefromdaytoday.IwalkthedogeatbreakfastatthekitchencounterwithKatieandMattandthensettleinforadayatthecomputer.AndbecauseIworkmostlyfromhomeIhavelearnedthatlittlewalksintoth

　　Mymorningroutinevarieslittlefromdaytoday.IwalkthedogeatbreakfastatthekitchencounterwithKatieandMattandthensettleinforadayatthecomputer.AndbecauseIworkmostlyfromhomeIhavelearnedthatlittlewalksintotheoutsideworldareimportantforpsychologicalwell-being.SobeforeIbeginattemptingtoputsentencestogetherIwalkovertoalittlecoffeeshopinmyneighborhoodandchatwiththefolksbehindthecounter.

　　ThecoffeeshopisontheothersideofthehistoricChesapeaker&OhioCanalfrommyhouse.WheneverinseasontouristslineuptotakeaslowboatifnottoIndiaatleastintothe19thcentury.

　　OnewarmdaylastfallIturnedthecornertoseeoneoftheboatmensittingaloneontheboatbathedinearly-morninglight.Hewasplayingtheviolin.Thescenestoppedmeinmytracks.WhatIwitnessedcouldonlybedescribedasaperfectmoment.Tensecondsatmost.ButmonthslaterIstillrememberjuststandingtherewatchinglisteningandtakingitallin.

　　Weallhavesuchmomentsputbeforeus.Littlesurprises.Whetherwe’rewiseenoughtoseethemisanotherthing.

　　IthoughtoftheviolinmanoneSundayafternoonwhilereadingthebiographiesofthosekilledintheColumbiaincident.ThespecialistLaurelClarktalkingfromtheshuttleafewdaysbeforeitwastolandsaiditwasblissfultoseethesimpleunexpectedwondersofspacelikeasunset.“There’saflash;thewholepayloadbayturnsthisrosypink”shesaid.“Itonlylastsabout15secondsandthenit’sgone.”

　　IoncehadafriendwhohadastrangehabitthatneverstoppedtoamusememaybebecauseIneverquiteknewwhenshewasgoingtospringitonme.Itcouldcomeinthemiddleofaparticularlylivelydinnerwitholdfriends.Outoftheblueshe’dsay“Stop!Iwanttorememberthismoment.”Irealizenowafterherdeathwhatwiseadvicethatis.

　　51.Theauthorgoesoutforawalkeverydayinthemorningmainlybecause_______.

　　A.sheneedstowalkthedogandenjoythefreshair

　　B.sheconsidersthatitisgoodforherphysicalhealth

　　C.shehatestobeleftaloneathomewhenothersareout

　　D.shebenefitspsychologicallyfromcontactingtheoutsideworld

　　52.Theunderlinedword“blissful”inParagraph5probablymeans_______.

　　A.enjoy