全國高考英語真題及答案

2004年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試英語試題

（全國卷IV）

本試卷分第I卷（選擇題）和第口卷（非選擇題）兩部分。

——第一卷——

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后又一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C

三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置o聽完每段對話后,

你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅

讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.

1.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hewantstoknowthetime.

B.Heofferstogivealecture.

C.Heagreestohelpthewoman.

2.Whatwillthemanprobablydoaftertheconversation?

A.Waitthere.B.Findaseat.C.Sitdown.

3.Whoarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anactor.B.Awriter.C.Atennisplayer.

4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Onafarm.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inamarket.

5.Whatdoesthemanagreetodoafterawhile?

A.Takeabreak.B.Talkabouthistroubles.C.Meetsome

friends.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中

所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。

聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽

完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽下面一段材料，回答第6和第7題

6.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Borrowingabook.B.Orderingabook.C.Buyingabook.

7.Whathasthemandecidedtotake?

A.JapanSince1950.B.JapanieseSocialHistory.C.A

ShortHistoryofJapan.

聽下面一段材料，回答第8至第10題

8.WhatisSamgoingtodo?

A.Helpthewomanstarthercar.

B.Lendthewomanhiscar.

C.Repairthewoman,scar.

9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman,scar?

A.Itisinpoorcondition.

B.Itismadeoffaultyparts.

C.Itisbeingrepaired.

10.WhatsuggestiondoesSamgivethewoman?

A.Trytostartthecaragain.

B.Warttillthepricegetslower.

C.Goandbuyanewcar.

聽下面一段材料，回答第11至13題

11.WhodoesMartingotowhenheneeshelp?

A.Friends.B.Hisfamily.C.Histeacher.

12.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Friendship.B.Familymembers.C.Loveandtrust.

13.WhatdoesJeanthinkofloveinrelationtofriendship?

A.Loveisbuiltonfriendship.

B.Lovehelpsonefindarealfriend.

C.Loveislessimportantthanfriendship.

聽下面一段材料，回答第14至17題

14.HowdidthewomanfeelwhenshesawJohnson?

A.Surprised.B.Excited.C.Sorry.

15.WhatdidJohnsonandLindadoduringtheholiday?

A.Theywenttothebeach.B.Theyvisitedtheir

aunt.C.Theystayedathome.

16.HowlongdidTony*sfamilystayatJohnson,splace?

A.Twodays.B.Aweek.C.Twomonths.

17.HowdidJohnsonfeelabouthisholiday?

A.Verydull.B.Prettygood.C.Rathertiring.

聽下面一段材料，回答第18至第20題

18.Whereisthespeakerlivingnow?

A.InacityinEngland.B.InaneasternEuropean

country.C.Inasamlltownwithheraunt.

19.Whatisstillaproblemtothespeaker?

A.Thelivingconditions.B.Theweather.C.Trafficrules.

20.Whatisthewoman?

A.Atourist.B.Astudent.C.Adriver.

第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachild

heorshewants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever

21.Paulhadtowriteahistorypaper,hecouldn't

findtimetodoit.

A.butB.soC.becameD.if

22-Tomgraduatedfromcollegeataveryyoungage.

-Oh,hehavebeenaverysmartboythen.

AcouldB.shouldC.mightDmust

23-CouldIaskyouaratherpersonalquestion?

A.Yes,don'tworryB.Ofcourse,goahead

C.Yes,helpyourselfD.Ofcourse,whynot

24.Therearealtogetherelevenbooksontheshelf,

fivearemine.

A.onwhichB.inwhich

C.ofwhichD.fromwhich

25.Itshamesmetosayit,butItoldaliewhenat

themeetingbymyboss

A.questioningB.havingquestioned

C.questionedD.tobequestioned

26.Theroadiscoveredwithsnow.Ican'tunderstand

theyinsistongoingbymotor-bike.

A.whyB.whetherC.whenD.how

27.Alicereturnedfromthemanager,soffice,me

thatthebosswantedtoseemeatonce.

A.havingtoldB.tellsC.totellD.telling

28.ThefacesoffourfamousAmericanpresidentonMount

Rushmorecanbeseenfromaof60miles.

A.lengthBdistanceC.wayD.space

29.-Thankgoodness,you,rehere!Whatyou?

-Trafficjam

A.keepsB.iskeepingC.hadkeptD.kept

30.SeveralweekshadgonebyIrealizedthe

painting,wasmissing.

A.asB.beforeC.sinceD.when

31.Thehousecouldfalldownsoonifnoonesome

quickrepairwork.

A.hasdoneB.isdoingC.doesD.haddone

32.PeoplemayhavedifferentopinionaboutKaren,but

Iadmireher,sheisagreatmusician.

A.AfterallB.Asaresult

C.InotherwordsD.Asusual

33.Lizziewastoseeherfriendoffattheairport

A.alittlemorethansad

B.morethanalittlesad

C.sadmorethanalittle

D.alittlemoresadthan

34.Ifyoucan*tcometomorrow,we'11havetohold

themeetingnextweek.

A.yetB.evenC.ratherD.just

35-John,thereisMr.Wilsononthephoneforyou.

-rminbath.

A.a;theB.the;aC.a;不填D.the;不填

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個選項

（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

PerhapsthemostinterestingpersonIhaveevermetis

anItalianprofessorofphilosophywhoteachesatthe

UniversityofPisa.36Ilastmetthismaneightyearsago,

Ihavenotforgottenhis37qualifies.Pintofall,I

respectedhis38toteaching.Becausehislectureswere

alwayswell-preparedandclearlydelivered,studentscrowded

intohisclassroom,Hisfollowerslikedthefactthat

he39whathetaughtFurthermore,hecouldbecounted

ontoexplainhisideasinall40way,introducingsuch

aids（輔助）to41oilpaintings,music,andguest

lecturesOncehe42sangasonginclassinordertomake

apointclear43,admiredthefactthatliewouldtalk

tostudentsoutsidetheclassroomortalkwiththem44

thetelephone.Drinkingcoffeeinthecafe,hewouldeasily

makefriendswithstudents.Sometimeshewould45a

studenttoagameofchess（國際象棋）46hewouldjoin

studentgroupstodiscussavarietyof47:agriculture,

divingandmathematics.Manyyoungpeoplevisitedhiminhis

officefor48ontheirstudies;otherscametohishome

forsocialevenings.Finally,Iwas49byhislivelysense

ofhumor（幽默）.Hebelievedthatnolessonisa

success50,duringit,thestudentsandthe

professor51atleastoneloud52Throughhissense

ofhumor,hemadelearningmore53andmorelasting,If

itis54thatlifemakesawisemansmileandafoolish

mancry,55myfriendisindeedawiseman.

36A.AlthoughB.WhenC.EvenifD.Now

that

37.

A.basicB.specialC.commonD.particular

38A.attention

B.introductionC.relationD.devotion

39.A.insistedonB.talkedaboutC.believed

inD.agreedwith

40.A.imaginativeB.ordinaryC.

oppositeD.open

41A.listeningBunderstandingC

informationD.discovery

42.A.alsoB.nearlyC.even

D.only

43.ALaterBSecondlyC

HoweverD.Therefore

44.A.withB.byC.fromD.on

45.A.inviteB.leadC.preferD.show

46A.AsamatteroffactB.LateronC.Other

timesD.Ingeneral

47A

quetionsB.subjectsC.mattersD.contents

48.A.supportBexplanationC

experienceD.advice

49.A.disturbedBmovedC.attractedDdefeated

50.A.forB.untilC.sinceDunless

51.A.hearBsuggestCshareD.demand

52A.laughB.cryC.shoutD.question

53A.helpfulB

enjoyableC.practicalD.useful

54A.naturalB.normalC.hopefulD.true

55.A.soB.forC.thenD.yet

第三部分:閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選也最佳選

項。

A

Afteraquickbreakfastinthestationrestaurant,Peter

setofftolookforaroomwherehecouldliveforthenext

fewmonths.Heknewexactlywhathewanted:aroomwhichwas

nottoosmall,norsolargethatitwouldbedifficulttobeat

inwinterIthadtobecleanandcomfortabletoobut,above

all,ithadtobequiet.Inthenewspaperhehadboughtfrom

thebookshop,therewereveryfewadvertisements（廣告）for

roomstolet.But,asheglanceddownthepage,anoticecaught

hiseye.

J0HNS0N，SHOUSING

AGENCY

FLATSANDROOMSTO

LET

Thisseemedhopeful,sohemadeanoteoftheaddressand

setoffinsearchoftheagencyHefounditinanarrowstreet

justoffthemainroad.Thewomanatthedeskgavehimabright

smileasheenteredand,afterPeterhadexplainedwhatsort

ofroomhewaslookingfor,hepaidtwopoundsforalistof

abouthalfadozenlandladieswhohadroomstolet.

56.Whatdoesthetextmainlydescribe?

A.Peter'sroomhuntingexperience

B.Peter,sdeterminationtofindaroom

C.Thedifficultiesinfindingroom.

D.Thehousingmaker

57.Peter'smostimportantconsiderationinchoosinga

roomwasthatitshouldbe.

A.neatandtidyB.awayfromnoise

C.oftherightsizeD.warminwinter

58.Theunderlinedword"this"inthesecondparagraph

refersto.

A.alistofroomstolet

B.thenewspaperPeterbought

C.thenoticeintherestaurant

D.Johnson，sHousingAgency

B

WhenNancyLublinreceived$5,000fromhergrandfather

in1996,sheneveronceconsideredtakingavacationorpaying

offstudentloans（貸款）.Instead,the24-year-oldNewYork

Universitylawstudentbeganthinkingabouthelpinglow-income

womengetbetterjobs."Ifawomangoesforajobinterview

（面試）poorlydressed,shewon'tgetthejob,“Lublinsays.

“Butwithoutajob,shecan'taffordsuitableclothes.，z

So,withthemoneyLublinfounded“DressforSuccess，and

begancollectingwomen'sclotheswhichwerestillingood

conditionbutwhichtheirownersnolongerneeded."Somany

womenhaveclotheslyingaroundthattheywillneverwear

again,“oneofLublin,sassistantssays“Nancy'sideaisso

simpleandyetsoimportanttowomen.”

ManywomencometoLublin,sofficebeforegoingtoajob

interview.Here,theyreceiveasuit,shoesandanyother

thingstheyneed,Sinceitwassetup,morethan1,000women

haveturnedto"DressforSuccess*forhelp.Manyofthemhave

wonjob.Somehaveroundjobsafterbeingoutofworkformany

years.Jenny,a32-year-oldwomanwhowasrecentlyhiredas

alaw-firmofficemanagersays,“Imadeagoodimpression（印

象）becauseof'DressforSuccess,.”

59.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Nancy'sgrandfatherlentherthemoneytosetupthe

office.

B.Nancy'sofficegathersusedclothesfromwomen

C.Low-incomewomencangetjobsat"DressforSuccess*

D.Nancysetup"DressforSuccess*tomakemoney-

60.“DressforSuccess*attractsmanywomenbecause

they

A.liketoweardifferentclothes

B.likethedesignofthedresses

C.preferbuyingclothesatalowprice

D.needtolooksmartwhenlookingforajob

61FromwhatJennysays,weknowthat.

A.shegotalotofgoodideasfromNancy

B.sheisworkinghappilyatherpresentjob

C.clothesfromNancy，sofficehelpedtogetherajob

D.”DressforSuccess“hasagoodbusinessrelationwith

herfirm

62.Whatwouldbeagoodtitleforthetext?

A.KeepYourOldClothes

B.AHelpingHandforWomen

C.Nancy:ASuccessfulLawStudent

D.ASuccessfulClothingBusiness

C

Sittingisartthatisn，tgettingpassedalongPeople

thesedaysfeelasthoughtheyhavetobedoingsomethingIf

theyarenotworking,theyarejogging,orplayingtennisor

golf,ortakingCoursestoimprovetheirmindsorbodies-or

theyareparkedinfrontoftheTV.Sittinginfrontofthe

TVisn,tsitting-it'swatching.

Peopleusedtositawholelot.Youwouldwalkdownthe

streetordrivedowntheroad,andtheretheywouldbe,out

onthedoorsteps,sitting.Youcouldgodowntothestoreand

sitonthebenchoutfrontintheSummeroraroundthefire

inthewinter.Thereweresittingbenchesoutinthetownsquare.

Atthegarage,therewerestraight-backedchairs.Thereamong

theoilcansandtriesandspareparts,youcouldkickbackand

sit.

Housesusedtohavesittingrooms,wherethegrownups

wouldgoafterSundaydinner.MomandDad,GrandpaandAunt

Rubywouldsitanddigest（消化）thefriedchickenandtalk

aboutAuntEtheTsillness,andhowwelltheministerdidtoday.

Outside,thechildrenwouldplay,andtheafternoonwouldpass

byinacomfortablehaze（悠閑的氛圍）.

Thatsortofthinglookslikedoingnothing.Arecharging

battery（正充電的電池）doesn,tlookasifit'sdoinganything

either.Sittingrestoresyoursoul,ifyouwanttoenjoyatruly

fulllife,don'tjustdosomething-sitthere.

63.Whatmessagedoestheauthortrytogetthroughtous?

A.Peopleshouldmakebetteruseoftheirsittingroom.

B.PeopleshouldspendlesstimewatchingTV.

C.Peopleshouldpassdowntheirgoodhabits.

D.Peopleshouldtakethingseasyfortheirowngood.

64.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat

A.peoplelivedamorerestfullifeinthepast

B.townswerebuilttomakelivingconvenient

C.smalltowngarageshadalottooffer

D.peopleenjoyedgoingoutforadrive

65.Thesittingroommentionedinthetextusedtobea

placefor.

A.eatingfoodB.watchingTV

C.gatheringtogetherD.playingwithchildren

66.Fromthetextweknowthewaterbelieves

A.sittinghasagoodspiritualeffect

B.sittinghelpspeoplerememberthepast

C.sittingroommayhavedifferentpurposes

D.asittingroomisimportantfortheold

D

Houston,Texas(June8,2002)-In2004,theNational

AeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)willsendtwo

robots(機器人)toseparateplacesofMarstoseekoutpast

orpresentsignsofwater.Itisallexcitingideatosendtwo

robotsdrivingoververydifferentplacesofMarsatthesame

time,tobeabletoseewhatisontheothersideofthehill.

Lastmonth,NASAannounceditwassendingonerobottoMars,

butaftertwoweeks,itdecidedtherewasenoughmoneyfortwo.

Therobotswillbesentupwithintwoweeksofeachotherin

MayandJuneof2003fromKennedySpaceCenter.Ifallgoes

well,thetwospacecraft(宇宙飛船)willtouchdownonMars,

afteraseven-and-a-half-monthspaceflight,onJanuary2and

20,2004

Therobots,eachweighing150kilograms,cancover100

metersperday.Theyaredesignedtobeabletoexaminethe

mineralcontentofthesoil,andtheirspecialcamerawilltake

picturesofthelandsandhillsAlthoughtheywillbeunder

controlfromEarth,therobot,areabletomovemorefreely

comparedtothosesentupbeforethem.

Theactuallandingpointshavenotbeendeterminedyet,but

thescientistssayitwillbeinareaswheretheyhopetofind

water.

67.Accordingtothenewsreport,scientistsplantosend

robotsuptoMarsto.

A.findoutwhetherthereiswateronMars

B.seeifrobotscanfindmineralsthere

C.testhowfastrobotscandrivethere

D.provethatrobotscanworkonMars

68.Howlonginbetweenwillthetworobotsbesentto

Mars?

A.1yearB.7.5months.C.2months.D.2

weeks.

69.OneoftheimportantjobsfortherobotsonMarsis

to.

A.studythesoil

B.walkeverywhere

C.testthenewcamera

D.findasuitablelandingpoint

70.Wecaninferfromthelastsentencethatscientists

A.havechangedthelandingpointsmanytimes

B.hopetolandtherobotsonthesurfaceofwater

C.arestillworkingontheplan

D.knowwheretheycanfindwater

E

THEBRONTEFAMILY

Yorkshire,Englandwasthesettingfortwogreatnovels（小

說）ofthe19thcentury.ThesewereCharlotteBronte'sJane

EyreandEmilyBronte，salsoagiftednovelist,andherbooks

havethesameextraordinaryqualityashersisters’.

TheirfatherwasPattickBronte,borninIreland.Hemoved

withhiswife,MariaBronte,andtheirsixsmallchildrento

HaworthinYorkshirein1820.Soonafter,Mrs.Bronteandthe

twoeldestchildrendied,leavingthefathertocareforthe

remainingthreegirlsandaboy.

Charlottewasbornin1816Emilywasbornin1818andAnne

in1820.TheirbrotherBranwellwasbornin1817.Leftto

themselves,thechildrenwroteandtoldstoriesandwalkedover

thehills.Theygrewuplargelyself-educatedBranwellshowed

agreatinterestindrawing.Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearn

moneyforhisarteducation.Theytookpositionsasteachers

ortaughtchildrenintheirhomes.

Aschildrentheyhadallwrittenmanystories.Charlotte,

asayounggril,alonewrote22books,eachwith60to100pages

ofsmallhandwritingTherefore,theyturnedtowritingfor

income.By1847,CharlottehdwrittenTheProfessor-,Emily,

WutheringHeights;andAnne,AgnesGrey.Aftermuchdifficulty

AnneandEmilyfoundapublisher(出版商);buttherewasno

interestshowninCharlotte*sbook.(Itwasnotpublisheduntil

1859.)However,onepublisherexpressedaninterestinseeing

moreofherwork.JaneEyrewasalreadystarted,andshe

hurriedlyfinishedit.Itwasacceptedatonce;thuseachof

thesisterhadabookpublishedin1847.

JaneEyrewasimmediatelysuccessful;theothertwo,

however,didnotdosowellPeopledidnotlikeWuthering

Heights.Theysaiditwastoowild,consideredoneofthefinest

novelsintheEnglishlanguageEmilylivedonlyashortwhile

afterthepublicationofherbook,andAnnediedin1849.

CharlottepublishedShirleyin1849,andVillettein1853.

In1854shemarriedArthurBellNicholls.Butonlyayearlater,

shediedoftuberculosis（肺結(jié)核）ashersistershad.

71.WhatdidtheBrontesisterswanttodoforBranwellBronte?

A.Helphimwritestories

B.Helphimgettrainedinart.

C.Teachhimhowtodrawwell.

D.Teachhimhowtoeducatehimself.

72.Weknowfromthetextthat.

A.JaneEyrewaspublishedin1847

B.CharlotteBrontewrote22booksinall

C.theBrontesistersreceivedgoodeducation

D.PatrickBrontehelpedhisdaughterswiththeir

wiring

73.Whichofthefollowingwaspublishedafterthe

A.ShirleyB.Villette.

C.AgnesGreyD.TheProfessor

74.Theunderlinedwords"theothertwo“inthe5th

paragraphandrefersto

A.ShirleyandVillette

B.TheProfessorandAgnesGrey

C.AgnesGreyandWutheringHeights

D.TheProfessorandWitheringHeights

75.WhatdoweknowabouttheBrontesistersfromtiletext?

A.Theirnovelsinterestedfewpublishers.

B.Noneofthemhadmorethantwobookspublished

C.Noneofthemlivedlongerthan40yeahold

D.Emilywastheleastsuccessfulofthethree

——第二卷-

第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤：對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判

斷；如無錯誤，在該行右邊描線上畫一個勾（V）；如有錯誤（每行只

有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上

寫出該詞，并也用斜線削掉。

此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A）,在該行右邊橫線

上寫出該加的詞。

此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一個描線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出

改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。

DearSusan,

rmverygladtohearyouarecomingto

visit76.

methenextFriday.Unfortunately,Iwon，tbeable

to77.

meetyouattheairportalthoughIhaveclassesin

the78.

afternoon.Youwon，tfinddifficulttogettothe

city79.

center.Theairportbusleavesevery30minute

and80.

willtakeyourightlytotheFriendshipHotel.My

class81.

willbeoverbythenorIwillpickyouupthere.I

will82.

takeyoutogethertoahot-potrestaurantfor

dinner83.

andwe'11talkwithourplanfortheweekend

over84.

dinner.Havingapleasanttripandseeyou

Friday.85.

Yours

ZhangMing

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

假設(shè)你是李華.你的一位美國朋友Paul想在暑期來中國學(xué)習(xí)漢

語。你幫他詢問了暑期漢語班的情況。請根據(jù)下列要點寫封回信。

*時間：7月初開始，4小時/天（周一至周五）

*程度：三個級別（初級到高級）

*授課教師經(jīng)驗豐富，小班上課

注意：1.詞數(shù)：100左右

2可根據(jù)要點適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫

DearPaul,

Yours,

LiHua

2004年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試英語試題答案

選擇題答案(1-75)

1.C2.C3.A4.B5.B6.

A7.C

8.B9.A10.C11.B12.A13.

C14.A

15.C16.B17.B18.A19.C20.

B21.A

22.D23.B24.C25.C26.A27.

D28.B

29.D30.B31.C32.A33.B34.

D35.A

36.A37.B38.D39.C40.A41.

B42.C

43.B44.D45.A46.C47.B48.

D49.C

50.D51.C52.A53.B54.D55.

C56.A

57.B58.D59.B60.D61.C62.

B63.D

64.A65.C66.A67.A68.D69.

A70.C

71.B72.A73.D74.C75.C

第四部分

第一節(jié)：

DearSusan,

I*mverygladtohearyouarecomingto

visit76.V

methenextFriday.Unfortunately,Iwon，tbeable

to77.the

meetyouattheairportalthoughIhaveclassesin

the78.because/as

afternoon.Youwon'tfindAdifficulttogettothe

city79.it

center.Theairportbusleavesevery30minute

and80.minutes

willtakeyourightlytotheFriendshipHotel,My

class81.right

willbeoverbythenorIwillpickyouupthere.I

will82.and

takeyoutogethertoahot-potrestaurantfor

dinner83.together

andwe'11talkwithourplanfortheweekend

over84.about

dinner.Havingapleasanttripandseeyou

Friday.85.Have

Yours,

ZhangMing

第二節(jié)：

內(nèi)容要點：

1.開頭和結(jié)尾句

2.開學(xué)日期及上課時間

3.分三個級別

4.教師經(jīng)驗豐富

5.小班上課

DearPaul,

Iamsogladthatyouareplanningtotakeasummercourse

inChina.OuruniversityrunssummerChineselanguagecourses

atthreelevels,frombeginningtoadvanced.Allthecourses

startinearlyJuly.Lessonswillbegiveninsmallclasses

ofnomorethantenstudents.Youwillgetalotofpractice

insuchaclass.Allclassesaretaughtbyteacherswithrich

experienceinteachingforeignstudents.Classesmeetfour

hoursaday,fivedaysaweek-MondaythroughFriday.Ifyou

decidetocomeorneedanyfurtherinformation,doletmeknow.

Yours.

LiHua

Peopleusedtositawholelot.Youwouldwalkdownthe

streetordrivedowntheroad,andtheretheywouldbe,out

onthedoorsteps,sitting.Youcouldgodowntothestoreand

sitonthebenchoutfrontintheSummeroraroundthefire

inthewinter.Thereweresittingbenchesoutinthetownsquare.

Atthegarage,therewerestraight-backedchairs.Thereamong

theoilcansandtriesandspareparts,youcouldkickbackand

sit.

Housesusedtohavesittingrooms,wherethegrownups

wouldgoafterSundaydinner.MomandDad,GrandpaandAunt

Rubywouldsitanddigest（消化）thefriedchickenandtalk

aboutAuntEtheTsillness,andhowwelltheministerdidtoday.

Outside,thechildrenwouldplay,andtheafternoonwouldpass

byinacomfortablehaze（悠閑的氛圍）.

Thatsortofthinglookslikedoingnothing.Arecharging

battery（正充電的電池）doesn,tlookasifit'sdoinganything

either.Sittingrestoresyoursoul,ifyouwanttoenjoyatruly

fulllife,don'tjustdosomething-sitthere.

63.Whatmessagedoestheauthortrytogetthroughtous?