861."Now,can you think what the Mirror of Erised shows us all?"asked Dumbledore. Harry shank his head. "Let me explain.The happiest man on earth would be able to use the Mirror of Erised like a normal mirror,that is,he would look into it and see himself exactly as he is.Does that help?" Harry thought.Then he said slowly,"It shows us what we want...whatever we want..." "Yes and no,"said Dumbledore quietly."It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest,strongest desire (欲望) of our hearts.You,who have never known your family,see them standing around you.Ronald Weasley,who has always been overshadowed (使黯然失色) by his brothers,sees himself standing alone,the best of all of them.However,this mirror will give us neither knowledge or truth.Men have wasted away before it,entranced(使入迷) by what they have seen,or been driven mad,not knowing if what it shows is real or even possible. "The Mirror will be moved to a new home tomorrow,Harry,and I ask you not to go looking for it again.If you ever do run across it,you will now be prepared.It does not do to dwell(總是想著)on dreams and forget to live,remember that.Now why don't you put that admirable cloak back on and get off to bed?" Harry stood up. "Sir—Professor Dumbledore?Can I ask you something?" "Obviously,you've just done so,"Dumbledore smiled."You may ask me one more thing,however." "What do you see when you look in the Mirror?" "I?I see myself holding a pair of thick,woolen socks." Harry stared. "One can never have enough socks,"said Dumbledore."Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair.People will insist on giving me books." It was only when he was back in bed that it struck Harry that Dumbledore might not have been quite truthful.But then,he thought,it had been quite a personal question. —《Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone》
(1)What might a homeless person see in the Mirror of Erised?
A.Nice food. B.A nice house. C.Nice socks. D.A nice cloak. (2)Who does the underlined word"them"in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A.Harry and Dumbledore. B.Harry and Weasley. C.Weasley's brothers. D.Harry's parents. (3)Which words can best describe Dumbledore?
A.Clever and funny. B.Humorous but strict. C.Creative but dishonest. D.Patient and kind. (4)What does Dumbledore want Harry to know?
A.He should believe in what the Mirror of Erised shows. B.He should find his family and live with them. C.He should live at present instead of dreaming. D.He should give Dumbledore a pair of thick,woolen socks.
865.閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式(不超過3個單詞)。 Learning hanzi(Chinese character)can be hard for foreigners and even for young Chinese.The good news is that Chinese Character Origin Cants(字源卡)can make laming(1)
and fun. The pictures make the 108 Chinese characters such as ren(person)and niao(bird)come alive (活的) right in front of our eyes.They tell us how the characters became(2)
they look like today from the oracle bone inscriptions(甲骨文).This may sound strange,but it's just what the cards promise their users. Richard Sears,a 70-year-old American man,is really interested in Chinese characters.Chinese people call him Uncle Hanzi for he(3)
(study)them for about 20 years.He and Shiwangme,a company in Nanjing,worked together(4)
(make)the cards.They used both 2 D animation and 3 D AR to show the evolution(演變)of Chinese characters in a right way. "We are going to make more cards,with 324 hanzi in all," said Uncle Hanzi.This will be(5)
for Chinese learners around the world.His team will also put out the cards in more languages.And the English version will come out soon.
869.A lot of people can't get enough water in the world every day.(1)
If each person saves even a drop of water,hundreds of thousands of tons of water can be saved every year.In fact,as long as you change your lifestyle,you can become a water-saving expert at home. (2)
There's no need to keep the water running while you're brushing your teeth.It may sound hard to believe,but you can save about 760 L of water a month just by shutting the water off! Take shorter showers (3)
Almost everyone loves a long,hot shower,but your showerhead(沐浴噴頭) uses about 7.6 L of water a minute.You'll save a lot of water if you stick to taking short showers,and you'll be just as clean as you normally would after a long shower. Avoid washing your car or use a bucket(水桶) (4)
If you use a hose to wash your car,fill a few buckets instead of using your garden hose to clean your car down.If you use a hose to wash your car,you'll use about 190 L of water.(5)
A.Turn off the water when you brush your teeth B.So saving water is very important in our daily life. C.A few buckets will only require 19—38 L,though. D.Put the hose(水管) down and let the rain clean your car for you. E.Get into the habit of taking showers that last 5 minutes or less.