passage 3
Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, and BECause it fills the soul with a pleasant surprise, satisfies its curiosity, and gives it an idea which it did not possess before. we are too much familiar with one set of objects and tired out with so many repeated shows of the same things and whatever is new or uncommon contributes a little to vary human life with the strangeness of its appearance: it serves us for a kind of refreshment, and takes off that satiety(厌腻) we tend to complain of in our usual and ordinary entertainments. it is this variety that gives our mind something new and relieves our attention from dwelling(滞留) too long and wasting itself on any particular object. it is this, likewise, that improves what is great or beautiful, and makes it afford our mind an double entertainment. woods, fields, and meadows are at any season of the year pleasant to look upon but never so much as in the beginning of the spring, when they are all new and fresh and not yet too much accustomed and familiar to the eye. for this reason there is nothing that makes a prospect more fascinating than rivers or sprays of water from fountains, where the scene is constantly shifting and entertaining the sight every moment with something new. we are quickly tired with looking upon hills and valleys, where everything remains fixed and settled in the same place and manner, but find our thoughts a little excited and relieved at the sight of such objects as are ever in motion and sliding away from beneath our eyes./
7) which of the following contains the main idea of the passage? ________
a. whatever is new is more worthwhile than that which is old.
b. newness makes a thing fascinating.
c. we must change the old for the new to achieve variety.
d. we cannot evaluate the worth of an item until it is no longer new.
8) which of the following describes the development of the ideas in this passage? ________
a. the thought moves by association from one aspect to another.
b. the thought moves from a hypothesis to an application of the hypothesis.
c. the thought moves from a generalization to a series of observations to prove the generalization.
d. the thought moves from event to event in the time sequence.
9) the author s implied purpose in this passage is to ________.
a. entertain the reader
b. prevent the reader from making mistakes
c. present an alternative view
d. improve the reader s sense of right and wrong
10) the author finds fountains fascinating BECause ________.
a. of the beauty of their appearance
b. of the freshness of the water
c. of the movement of the water
d. of the beauty of nature
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