Everyonehasamomentinhistory,whichbelongsparticularlytohim.Itisthemomentwhenhisemotionsachievetheirmostpowerfulswayoverhim,andafterwardwhenyousaytothisperson“theworldtoday”or“life”or“reality”hewillassumethatyoumeanthismoment,evenifitisfiftyyearspast.Theworld,throughhisunleashed(释放的)emotions,imprinteditselfuponhim,andhecarriesthestampofthatpassingmomentforever.
Forme,thismoment—fouryearsinamomentinhistory—wasthewar.Thewarwasandisrealityforme.Istillinstinctivelyliveandthinkinitsatmosphere.Thesearesomeofitscharacteristics:FranklinDelanoRooseveltisthepresidentoftheUnitedStates,andhealwayshasbeen.TheothertwoeternalworldleadersareWinstonChurchillandJosephStalin.Americaisnot,neverhasbeen,andneverwillbewhatthesongandpoemscallit,alandofplenty.Nylon,meat,gasoline,andsteelarerare.Therearetoomanyjobsandnotenoughworkers.Moneyisveryeasytoearnbutratherhardtospend,becausethereisn’tverymuchtobuy.Trainsarealwayslateandalwayscrowdedwith“servicemen”.ThewarwillalwaysbefoughtveryfarfromAmerica,anditwillneverend.NothinginAmericastandsstillforverylong,includingthepeoplewhoarealwayseitherleavingoronleave.PeopleinAmericacryoften.Sixteenisthekeyandcrucialandnaturalageforahumanbeingtobe,andpeopleofallotheragesarerangedinanorderlymanneraheadofandbehindyouasaharmonioussettingforthesixteen-year-oldsoftheworld.Whenyouaresixteen,adultsareslightlyimpressedandalmostintimidatedbyyou.Thisisapuzzlefinallysolvedbytherealizationthattheyforeseeyourmilitaryfuture:fightingforthem.Youdonotforeseeit.TowasteanythinginAmericaisimmoral.Stringandtinfoilaretreasures.Newspapersarealwayscrowedwithstrangemapsandnamesoftowns,andeveryfewmonthstheearthseemstolurch(突然倾斜)fromitspathwhenyouseesomethinginthenewspapers,suchasthetimeMussolini,whoalmostseemedoneoftheeternalleaders,isphotographedhangingupsidedownonameathook.
1.Whichstatementbestdepictsthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?
A.Realityiswhatyoumakeofit.
D.Everypersonhasaspecialmoment.
2.Whydoestheauthorstillclearlyrememberthewar?
A.FranklinDelanoRooseveltwasPresident.
B.Itwashispersonalrealityandpartofhislife.
3.Whichstatementbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingsaboutthewar?
A.Itwaseverrealforhim,yethewasnotactivelyinvolved.
B.Itwasrealforhimbecausehewasasoldieratthattime.
D.Thewarwasverydisruptivetothepeopleathome.
4.Whydoestheauthorthinkthatadultsareimpressedwithsixteen-year-olds?
A.Adultswouldliketobeyoung.
B.Sixteen-year-oldsdonotwastethings.
C.Sixteen-year-oldsreadnewspapers.
D.Theywillbefightingsoonforadults.
5.Whydoestheauthorsaythatstringandtinfoilaretreasures?
A.Thewarhasmadethemscarce.
B.Theyareusefultosixteen-year-olds.
C.Helikedthemwhenhewassixteen.
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