Directions:ForeachblankinthepassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedABCandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.ManyyearsagoIwasonabicycletripthroughsomeexceedinglypicturesque
Directions:ForeachblankinthepassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedABCandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
ManyyearsagoIwasonabicycletripthroughsomeexceedinglypicturesque(如画的)countryside.Suddenlydarkcloudspiledupoverheadandrainbegantofallbutstrangeto___50___severalhundredyardsaheadofmethesunshonebrilliantly.RidinghoweverasrapidlyasIcouldIfoundit___51___togetintotheclear.ThecloudswiththeirrainkeptadvancingfasterthanIcouldraceforward.Icontinuedthisunequalcontestforanexhaustinghalfhour___52___realizingthatIcouldnotwinmywaytothebrightareaaheadofme.
ThenitdawneduponmethatIwaswastingmystrengthinunimportanthurrywhilepayingnoattentionwhatsoevertothelandscape___53___whichIwasmakingthetrip.Thestormcouldnotlastforeverandthediscomfortwasnotunendurable.Indeedtherewasmuchtolookatwhichmight___54___haveescapedme.AsIgazedaboutwithsharpened___55___Isawcoloursandlinesandshapesthatwouldhaveappeareddifferentlyunderbrilliantlight.Therainmists(薄雾)whichnow___56___thewoodedhillsandthefreshclearnessofthedifferentgreenswereentrancing(迷人的).Myannoyanceattherainwasgoneandmyeagernessto___57___itdisappeared.Ithadprovidedmewithanewviewandhelpedmeunderstandthatthe___58___ofbeautyandsatisfactionmaybefoundcloseathandwithinthe___59___ofone’sownsensibilities.
Itmademethinkthenandlateraboutothermatterstowhichthisincidentwasrelated.Ithelpedmerealizethatthereisnosenseinmy___60___evertofleefromcircumstancesandconditionswhichcannotbeavoidedbutwhichImightbravely___61___andfrequentlymendandoftenturntogoodaccount.IknowthathalfthebattleiswonifIcanfacetroublewithcourage__62__withspiritandtriumphwithhumility.Ithasbecomeeverclearertomethatdangerisfarfromdisasterthatdefeatmaybetheforerunneroffinal___63___andthatinthelastanalysisallachievementisdangerouslyweak___64___basedonenduringprinciplesofmoralconduct.
【小题1】A.askB.relateC.understandD.call