2015考研英语阅读理解精选20篇(第十三篇)
<p> 想哭就哭 <span word="CROSSING">CROSSING</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1985, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spied">spied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unmistakeable">unmistakeable</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Hitchens">Hitchens</span>, <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-30<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span> <span word="overcoat">overcoat</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ballet">ballet</span> <span word="impresario">impresario</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hooting">hooting</span>. <span word="Heedless">Heedless</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="wholly">wholly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="role">role</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncounted">uncounted</span> <span word="shower">shower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drachma">drachma</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="theatrically">theatrically</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="cheeks">cheeks</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Andreas">Andreas</span> <span word="Papandreouthe">Papandreouthe</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="ministerhad">ministerhad</span> <span word="handily">handily</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Papandreous">Papandreous</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="unfolded">unfolded</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="recall">recall</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="vividly">vividly</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="entertaining">entertaining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurantquoting">restaurantquoting</span>, <span word="parrying">parrying</span>, <span word="recounting">recounting</span>, <span word="provoking">provoking</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cite">cite</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="deploying">deploying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wittily">wittily</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surest">surest</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expose">expose</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fools">fools</span>, <span word="ditherers">ditherers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hypocrites">hypocrites</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> 18<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="lethal">lethal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="page">page</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="boutades">boutades</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="paragraphs">paragraphs</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="speechless">speechless</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="catholic">catholic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>, <span word="theatre">theatre</span>, <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Puritan">Puritan</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="elite">elite</span>, <span word="effete">effete</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="morally">morally</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="performer">performer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="mediumhis">mediumhis</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="tableusually">tableusually</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="silenced">silenced</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bested">bested</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="satisfying">satisfying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="does">does</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="copious">copious</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="politico">politico</span>-<span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Orwell">Orwell</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admire">admire</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="overflowing">overflowing</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talker">talker</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span>. <span word="Differences">Differences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likenesses">likenesses</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tolerate">tolerate</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>, <span word="least">least</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>: <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Orwell">Orwell</span>, <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="harshest">harshest</span> <span word="barbs">barbs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doctrinal">doctrinal</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="topicsnotably">topicsnotably</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="belief">belief</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nonehis">nonehis</span> <span word="small">small</span>-<span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="finer">finer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Orwells">Orwells</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="forensic">forensic</span> <span word="bravado">bravado</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="briefed">briefed</span> <span word="wonk">wonk</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="perception">perception</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Orwell">Orwell</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Dickens">Dickens</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vagueness">vagueness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="radicalism">radicalism</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="evasiveness">evasiveness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clarity">clarity</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="conviction">conviction</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="suggestion">suggestion</span> <span word="was">was</span>: <span word="Behave">Behave</span> <span word="decently">decently</span>. <span word="Christophers">Christophers</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unmistakeable">unmistakeable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consistency">consistency</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="detractors">detractors</span> <span word="wrongly">wrongly</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lacked">lacked</span>: <span word="locate">locate</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="distrust">distrust</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peg">peg</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="perch">perch</span>. <span word="Odd">Odd</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>, <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backwoods">backwoods</span> <span word="Tory">Tory</span> <span word="anarchist">anarchist</span>. <span word="Status">Status</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="targets">targets</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discrimate">discrimate</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="comers">comers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="namethat">namethat</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="again">again</span>!<span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="repays">repays</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span>. <span word="Hitchens">Hitchens</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="Holding">Holding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span>, <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="waved">waved</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span>, <span word="slumped">slumped</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span>, <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Byronic">Byronic</span> <span word="flourish">flourish</span>, <span word="Eleftheria">Eleftheria</span>!<span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="liberty">liberty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span>. <span word="Hes">Hes</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p>
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