Sitting is art that isn’t getting passed along. People these days feel as though they have to be doing something. If they are not working, they are jogging, or playing tennis or golf, or taking courses to improve their minds or bodies –or they are parked in front of the TV. Sitting in front of the TV isn’t sitting – it’s watching.
People used to sit a lot. You would walk down the street or drive down the road, and there they would be, out on the doorsteps, sitting. You could go down to the store and sit on the bench out front in the summer or around the fire in the winter. There were sitting benches out in the town square. At the garage, there were straight-backed chairs. There among the oilcans and tries and spare parts, you could kick back and sit.
Houses used to have sitting rooms, where the grown ups would go after Sunday dinner. Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Aunt Ruby would sit and digest (消化) the fried chicken and talk about Aunt Ethel’s illness, and how well the minister did today. Outside, the children would play, and the afternoon would pass by in a comfortable haze (悠閑的氛圍).
That sort of thing looks like doing nothing. A recharging battery (正在充電的電池) doesn’t look as if it’s doing anything either. Sitting restores your soul if you want to enjoy a truly full life, don’t just do something –sit there.
小題1:What message does the author try to get through to us ?
A．People should make better use of their sitting room.
B．People should spend less time watching TV.
C．People should pass down their good habits.
D．People should take things easy for their own good.
小題2:We can learn from the second paragraph that  _____________
A．people lived a more restful life in the past
B．towns were built to make living convenient
C．small town garages had a lot to offer
D．people enjoyed going out for a drive
小題3:The sitting room mentioned in the text used to be a place for______________.
A．eating food .B．watching TV .C．gathering together.D．playing with children.
小題4: From the text we know the writer believes_______________
A．sitting has a good spiritual effectB．sitting helps people remember the past
C．sitting rooms may have different purposesD．a(chǎn) sitting room is important for the old.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A
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A．willB．wouldC．needD．should
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The art of growing dwarf （short） trees， or “bonsai” as their Japanese planters call them， is increasing in popularity in the United States. Growing bonsai can make a fascinating hobby for anyone who enjoys plants and creating beautiful effects with them. However， how can we meet the goal of making such a kind of art？ This maybe is the problem for many of us.
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77. Who saw the monster clearly, and why?
_________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________
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