英语六级备考读文章记单词10
<p> <span word="UNIT">UNIT</span> 10</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Solitary">Solitary</span> <span word="Quest">Quest</span></p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="suite">suite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="atop">atop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Holiday">Holiday</span> <span word="Inn">Inn</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="alleys">alleys</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="frantic">frantic</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avail">avail</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="researching">researching</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thesis">thesis</span> <span word="pertaining">pertaining</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="religions">religions</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="proximity">proximity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span>. <span word="Innumerable">Innumerable</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="surged">surged</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="vendors">vendors</span>. <span word="Cucumbers">Cucumbers</span>, <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>, <span word="apples">apples</span>, <span word="oranges">oranges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="heaped">heaped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="carts">carts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="Deliverymen">Deliverymen</span> <span word="jogged">jogged</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="loads">loads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cardboard">cardboard</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="merged">merged</span> <span word="unbelievably">unbelievably</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dubious">dubious</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="lounging">lounging</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="below">below</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="locating">locating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="tentative">tentative</span> <span word="enquiries">enquiries</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="locating">locating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="chapel">chapel</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="hampered">hampered</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>. <span word="Stares">Stares</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="passers">passers</span>-<span word="by">by</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="conspicuous">conspicuous</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humid">humid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Church">Church</span>, <span word="established">established</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="missionaries">missionaries</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="dynasty">dynasty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="onset">onset</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="sprinkle">sprinkle</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hasty">hasty</span> <span word="retreat">retreat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doorway">doorway</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="hymns">hymns</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fellowship">fellowship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="differed">differed</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="gracious">gracious</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="nonetheless">nonetheless</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>.</p>
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