A Life with Birds
For nearly 17 years David Cope has worked as one of the Tower of London"s yeoman warders, __1__ known to tourists as beefeaters. David, 64, lives in a three-bedroomed flat right at the __2__ of the BywardTower, one of the gatehouses. "__3__ our bedroom we have a marvellous viewof1 TowerBridgeand theThames, " says David.
TheTowerofLondonis famous __4__ its ravens, the large black birds which have lived there for over three centuries. David was immediately fascinated by the birds and when he was __5__ the post of Raven Master eight years ago he had no __6__ in accepting it. "The birds have now become my life and I"m always __7__ of the fact that I am __8__ a tradition. The legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower,Englandwill fall to enemies, and it"s my job to __9__ sure this doesn"t happen!"
David_10_about four hours a day to the care of the ravens. He has grown to love them and the _11__ that he lives right next to them is ideal. "I can _12__ a close eye on them all the time, and not just when I"m working." __13__, David"s wife Mo was not __14__ on the idea of life in the Tower2, but she too will be sad to leave when he retires next year. "When we look out of our windows, we see history __15__ around us, and we are taking it in and storing it up for our future memories."
词汇:
Marvelous /"ma:viləs/ n.奇妙的,不可思议的fascinate /"fæsineit/v.着迷,吸引
raven /"reivən/ n.乌鸦,黑色的鸟
legend /"ledʒənd/ n.传奇,传说
1. ...from our bedroom we have a marvellous view of ... :从我们的卧室看去,有一个奇妙的角度。。。
空6
A:regret B:delay C:hesitation D:choice
A:fair-minded right-handed people want to change the habit of the left-handed people B:fair-minded right-handed people are starting to help the left-handed people C:fair-minded right-handed people are starting to use left hand to write and so on D:fair-minded right-handed people are starting to give up using their left hands
Right is right. Right7 Of course. But is left wrong Well, the Romans used to think so. They thought left-handed people were mistakes of nature. Latin, the language of the Romans, had many words that expressed this view. Some words we use today still have this meaning. The Latin word "dexter" means "right". The English word "dexterous" comes from this word. It means "handy" (clever with hands). So, right is handy. But the Latin word for left is "sinister". The English word "sinister" comes from this word. Sinister means "evil" (very bad). Is it fair to call right-handed people handy and left-handed people evil Well, fair or not, many languages have words that express such beliefs. In old English, the word for left means "weak". That isn’t much of an improvement over "evil".
Not very long ago, children were often forced to write with their right hands. Doctors have since found that this can be very harmful. You should use the hand you were born to use.
People who use their left hands are just starting to get better treatment. But why they get all these bad names in the first place One reason may be that there are not as many left-handed people as there are right-handed people. There is one left-handed person for every five right-handed ones. People who are different are often thought to be wrong. But attitudes do seem to be changing. Fair-minded right-handed people are finally starting to give left-handed people a hand.
A:fair-minded right-handed people want to change the habit of the left-handed people B:fair-minded right-handed people are starting to help the left-handed people C:fair-minded right-handed people are starting to use left hand to write and so on D:fair-minded right-handed people are starting to give up using their left hands
The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed. (1) until recently, people who were left-handed were considered (2) , and once children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness is generally (3) , but it is still a disadvantage in a world (4) most people are right-handed. For example, most tools and implements are still (5) for right-handed people.
In sports (6) contrast, doing things with the left hand or foot, .is often an advantage. Throwing, kicking, punching or batting from the" (7) "side may result in throwing (8) many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the (9) of players who are right-handed. This is why, in many (10) at a professional level, a (11) proportion of players are left-handed than in the population as a whole.
The word "right" in many languages means "correct" or is (12) with lawfulness, whereas the words associated (13) "left", such as "sinister", generally have (14) associations. Moreover, among a number of primitive peoples, there is (15) close association between death and the left hand.
In the past, in (16) western societies, children were often forced to use their right hands, especially to write with. In some cases the left hand was (17) behind the child’s back so that it could not be used. If, in the future, they are allowed to choose, (18) will certainly be more left-handers, and probably (19) people with minor psychological disturbances as a result of being forced to use their (20) hand.
A:left B:right C:either D:correct
The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed. (1) until recently, people who were left-handed were considered (2) , and once children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness is generally (3) , but it is still a disadvantage in a world (4) most people are right-handed. For example, most tools and implements are still (5) for right-handed people.
In sports (6) contrast, doing things with the left hand or foot, .is often an advantage. Throwing, kicking, punching or batting from the" (7) "side may result in throwing (8) many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the (9) of players who are right-handed. This is why, in many (10) at a professional level, a (11) proportion of players are left-handed than in the population as a whole.
The word "right" in many languages means "correct" or is (12) with lawfulness, whereas the words associated (13) "left", such as "sinister", generally have (14) associations. Moreover, among a number of primitive peoples, there is (15) close association between death and the left hand.
In the past, in (16) western societies, children were often forced to use their right hands, especially to write with. In some cases the left hand was (17) behind the child’s back so that it could not be used. If, in the future, they are allowed to choose, (18) will certainly be more left-handers, and probably (19) people with minor psychological disturbances as a result of being forced to use their (20) hand.
A:left B:right C:either D:correct
The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed. (1) until recently, people who were left-handed were considered (2) , and once children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness is generally (3) , but it is still a disadvantage in a world (4) most people are right-handed. For example, most tools and implements are still (5) for right-handed people.
In sports (6) contrast, doing things with the left hand or foot, .is often an advantage. Throwing, kicking, punching or batting from the" (7) "side may result in throwing (8) many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the (9) of players who are right-handed. This is why, in many (10) at a professional level, a (11) proportion of players are left-handed than in the population as a whole.
The word "right" in many languages means "correct" or is (12) with lawfulness, whereas the words associated (13) "left", such as "sinister", generally have (14) associations. Moreover, among a number of primitive peoples, there is (15) close association between death and the left hand.
In the past, in (16) western societies, children were often forced to use their right hands, especially to write with. In some cases the left hand was (17) behind the child’s back so that it could not be used. If, in the future, they are allowed to choose, (18) will certainly be more left-handers, and probably (19) people with minor psychological disturbances as a result of being forced to use their (20) hand.
A:left B:right C:either D:correct
The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed. (1) until recently, people who were left-handed were considered (2) , and once children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness is generally (3) , but it is still a disadvantage in a world (4) most people are right-handed. For example, most tools and implements are still (5) for right-handed people.
In sports (6) contrast, doing things with the left hand or foot, is often an advantage. Throwing, kicking, punching or batting from the " (7) " side may result in throwing (8) many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the (9) of players who are right-handed. This is why, in many (10) at a professional level, a (11) proportion of players are left-handed than in the population as a whole.
The word "right" in many languages means "correct" or is (12) with law- fulness, whereas the words associated (13) "left", such as "sinister", generally have (14) associations. Moreover, among a number of primitive peoples, there is (15) close association between death and the left hand.
In the past, in (16) Western societies, children were often forced to use their right hands, especially to write with. In some cases the left hand was (17) behind the child’s back so that it could not be used. If, in the future, they are allowed to choose, (18) will certainly be more left-handers, and probably (19) people with minor psychological disturbances as a result of being forced to use their (20) hand.
A:left B:right C:either D:correct
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