首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
Many times of an evening I would stand on the shore and looked out to sea, where a curious phosphorescent(发 磷光的) green was chang
Many times of an evening I would stand on the shore and looked out to sea, where a curious phosphorescent(发 磷光的) green was chang
admin
2007-12-30
90
问题
Many times of an evening I would stand on the shore and looked out to sea, where a curious phosphorescent(发 磷光的) green was changing to a transparent blue. Behind the camp the setting sun, like a flaming ball, painted the mountains purple and gold. The air was like champagne, and as we were in the Gulf Stream the weather was beautifully mild. While violent snowstorms were raging in England, we were enjoying the most perfect flying weather and a day which lasted for nearly twenty-four hours.
On leave for four days, Nobel and I drove across Scotland to the west coast and took the ferry (渡船) over to Skye. The small stone quay (码头) was spotted with shops; a bus was drawn up by the waterside, a hotel advertisement on its side. I looked at Nobel and he nodded. We had come pre-pared to be disappointed. But we had not driven far before the road gave way to a winding(蜿蜒的) track and the only signs of habitation(居住地) were a few crofters’ (苏格兰小农场佃户的) cottages. It was evening when we drew up outside the Sligachan Inn at the foot of the Coolin Mountains. The innkeeper welcomed us and showed us our rooms.
From every window was the same view, gray mountains rising in austere(简朴的) beauty, their peaks hidden in a white mist, and everywhere a great feeling of stillness. The shadows that lengthened across the valley, the streams that coursed down the rocks, the thin mist turning now into night, all a part of that stillness. I shivered; Skye was a world that one would either love or hate. There could be no in-between.
"It is very beautiful, "said the landlord.
" Yes, " I said, " it’s beautiful.
"But only mountaineers or fools will climb those peaks. "
" We’re both fools, " Nobel said shortly.
"So be it. Dinner is at eight-thirty. "
We stood a while at the window. The night was clear and our heads felt clear and cold as the air. We smelled the odor(气息) of the ground in the spring after rain, and behind us the wood smoke of the pine fire in our room, and we were content. For these are the odors of nostalgia(乡愁), spring mist and wood smoke, and never the scent of a woman or of food.
We were alone in the inn save for one old man who had returned there to diet. His hair was white, but his face and bearing were still those of a mountaineer, though he must have been a great age. He never spoke, but appeared regularly at meals to take his place at a table tight-pressed against the window, alone with his wine and his memories. We thought him rather fine.
What was the weather like in Scotland at the time of this story?
选项
A、It was very warm.
B、It was severely cold.
C、It was not really cold.
D、Snowstorms were raging across the land.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/p1LC777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库普高专升本分类
0
英语
普高专升本
相关试题推荐
Haveyou【B1】______askedyourselfwhychildrengotoschool?Youwillprobablysaythattheygo【B2】______theirownlanguagea
Onethingalmosteveryoneisagreedon,includingAmericans,isthattheyplaceaveryhighvaluationuponsuccess.Successdoes
TheU.S.governmenthasrecentlyhelpedpeoplelearnmoreaboutthedangersofearthquakesbypublishingamap.Thismapshows
Accordingtothemassage,womenareusuallygoodat______.Allthefollowingtasksinvolvevisual-spatialabilitiesEXCEPT_____
______thedifficultiesassociatedwiththeproject,we’llgoonwithit.
Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavelookedupatthenightskyandlookedatthemoon.Theywonderedwhatthemoonwasmadeof.
Nowadaysmostcompaniesdon’tjudgeanemployeesimply根据其所受教育。
Cyclo-crossisacross-countrybicycleracinginopenandusuallyquiteroughcountrywithridersoftenforcedtodismountandc
Iwassurprisedtofindhisarticleonsuchan______topicso______.
All______isacontinuoussupplyoffueloil.
随机试题
2007年8月,人民法院受理了某企业的破产案件,管理人在行使职权时,请求人民法院依法撤销了该企业2007年1月向甲企业无偿转让精密仪器的行为,但经管理人调查,由于甲企业保管不善,该精密仪器被盗,下列说法中正确的是:()
下列哪些符合扩张型心肌病的表现
水随溶质浓度重吸收的主要部位在
发热不伴有寒战的有()
苯扎溴铵不可与肥皂、洗衣粉等阴离子表面活性剂混用,共用时影响其消毒效果的原因是
下列保险兼业代理人从事保险代理业务的行为,符合《证券投资基金销售管理办法》规定的是()。
收藏家金某向画家李某购买了一幅画,金某在对该画享有展览权的同时,还对该画享有()。
马克思关于人的全面发展的基本含义是
在下列关系中,属于内容与形式关系的范畴是()
Whatistheman’sproblem?
最新回复
(
0
)