文章大意:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者由于粗心没有做好充足的准备导致迷路,这使得她和家人们遇到了美丽的风景,给她们带来了意想不到的快乐。作者由此感悟,我们在生活中不仅仅是要为了生存去完成生活中的各种任务,还应当放慢脚步,来欣赏生活中的美。
I am rather good at using maps. But I forgot the maps and here we were, late afternoon, last day of holiday, my daughter, my cousin and I, driving along a two-lane highway in Oregon. No other car in sight, and the sun had just gone down. Where was that sweet little village?
It was supposed to be right along this river. We drove on, farther into the unknown river always at left as our guide. We kept passing farms and fields and now a few lights were coming out. In my head, I was doing a lot of self-criticism: Why didn’t we start earlier, bring the map and so on? My cousin and I were both impatient and stressed. My daughter, at least, was happy in the back seat, texting a friend. I pulled up on the shoulder of the road to think.
Just the — Wow! Amazing! A new scene appeared. Where did it come from?
Right there, out of nowhere: a magical misty landscape. Fields stretched in silent purple, with rows of tall trees, darkening in the dusk. I turned the car engine off. All was silent in the hot summer air. Beside us, a plum-covered river hardly moved between a border of trees, its dark lazy water reflecting the last light of day.
How breathtaking! Where had it been? If I had seen even a bit of beauty while driving along, I could have stopped and taken a look. I had missed it all.
We miss a lot, almost everything, in fact, in our world. Our task-focused filters (过滤器) takes care of that, selecting only what we need. We need to get to work. Have some lunch. We see what we need to see, often for purposes of survival. Gregory Bateson, speaking of beauty, said the judgment is selection of a fact. In our daily lives, who or what is doing the selecting? Can we make a change? Can we see further?
6. Which of the following might be the destination of the author’s driving?
A.Her own home. | B.A destination of her holiday. |
C.A tourist attraction. | D.Her cousin’s farm. |
7. What made the author keep blaming himself in the beginning?
A.That the holiday is unexpectedly tiring and boring. |
B.That she hadn’t been well prepared got her cousin annoyed. |
C.That there was no familiar river in sight. |
D.That lack of full preparation made her lose her way. |
8. Why did the author feel really amazed?
A.Because her carelessness brought an unexpected pleasure. |
B.Because she finally reached what she had intended. |
C.Because the right route to her destination was close. |
D.Because she discovered a tourist spot unknown to others. |
9. Which word can best explain “reflecting” underlined in paragraph 4?
A.Covering. | B.Receiving. |
C.Mirroring. | D.Affecting. |
10. What does the story intend to tell us?
A.Stay calm even if trapped in trouble. |
B.Slow down your pace and enjoy the beauty in life. |
C.Keep positive because everything has a way out. |
D.Adjust your plan for the purpose of pleasure. |