2024剑桥雅思讲义Reading_Test_6.docx

PaSSaRe1Bede,sChairThiscuriousrelicispreservedinthevestryoftheancientchurchofJarrowztwomilesfromSouthShields,inthecountyofDurham.ItisalargechairofoakztraditionallysaidtohavebeentheseatoftheVENERABLEBEDE,thepre-eminentboastofthemonastery,aportiononlyofthechurchofwhichestablishmentremainsatJarrow.Thechairisverrudelyformed,and,withtheexceptionoftheback,isofgreatage.TohavebeenpossessedbyBede,itmustbeelevenhundredyearsold;butthereisnopreciselyauthentictestimonyofitsbelongingtothatlearnedwriter.TheDanesandNormansaresaidtohaveplunderedthemonasteryofallitsvaluables;thoughitisreasonabletosuppose,thatthemonkswouldpreservetheseatoftheirprincipalwithmorereverentialcare,andattachtoitmoreimportance,thantheywouldtoanyotherarticleoffurniture.Mr.Fosbrokezthediligentantiquarian,referstoitasBede'sChairinaccreditedmanner;thatis,astakenforgranted,orwithoutnoteorcommentofdoubt.VenerableBedewasbornatWearmouthzA.D.672,onlyafewyearsaftertheintroductionofChristianityintoNorthumberland.Whensevenyearsofage,hewasreceivedintothemonasteryofhisnativeplace,wherehisinfantmindacquiredtherudimentsofthatknowledgewhichhasrenderedhismemoryimmortal.Whenonlynineteen,hewasordaineddeacon;and,evenatthatearlyage,wasregardedasexemplaryforhispietyandstudiouslife:hewassubsequentlyremovedtothenewfoundationatJarrow,wherehecontinuedtostudythroughoutalonglife.Theresultsofhismonasticseclusionfurnishabrightpageeveninthesedarkages."Suchwastheauthorityofhiswritings,that,thoughonlyahumblemonkinthemostremote,barbarous,andrecentlyconvertedoftheSaxonprincipalities,heattained(whatwaseventhen)thesingularhonourofbeingthemostcelebratedwriterofChristendomformorecenturiesthanone."Hisgreatworkisentitled,an"EcclesiasticalHistory/1detailingecclesiasticalwithcivilevents;whichwaszindeed,inevitable,whentheecclesiasticsweretheonlymenofknowledge.Bedebelievedinmiraculousinterpositions,andhonestlyrelatedthem;nevertheless,ourobligationstohisindustryareinvaluable.TohimweoweallourknowledgeofEnglishhistory,fromthelandingoftheSaxonsinKenttohistime,(nearlythreecenturies,)andallourcertaininformationrespectingthevarioustribeswhotheninhabitedtheisland:fromhimitisapparentthattheworkcalledtheSaxonChroniclecopieslongpassages.Whenonlynineteen,hewasordaineddeacon;and,evenatthatearlyage,wasregardedasexemplaryforhispietyandstudiouslife:hewassubsequentlyremovedtothenewfoundationatJarrow,wherehecontinuedtostudythroughoutalonglife.Hisworks,publishedatBasle,extendtoeightfoliovolumes.BedediedMay26,735,inthesixty-thirdyearofhisage.Hewasfirstburiedinhisownmonastery,buthisremainswereafterwardsremoved,andinterredinDurhamcathedral;and,beingsubsequentlycanonized,hewasenrolledintheRomishcalendarofsaints.HischaracteristhusdrawnbyWilliamofMaImsburyi-nHewasaman,that,althoughbornintheextremecorneroftheworld,yetthelightofhislearningspreadoverallpartsoftheearth.Allthehourswhichhehadtosparefromthemonasticexercisesofprayer;andsinginginthechoirsbydayandnight,(inwhichhewasconstantandverydevout,)hemostdiligentlyspentinstudy,anddividedhiswholetimebetweenthatandhisdevotions."TheChairisnottheonlymemorialofBedepreservedinthisneighbourhood.AboutonemilewestofJarrowisaWell,stillcalledSt.Bede,sttowhichitwascustomary,almostaslateasthemiddleofthelastcentur½toconveydiseasedchildren,and,afterdroppinginacrookedpin,todipthemfortherecoveryoftheirhealth:roundtheWell,also,oneveryMidsummerEve,wasagreatresortoftheneighbouringpeople,withbonfires,music,anddancing.ThemysticalpropertiesoftheWellarenotofdifficultsolution:sinceitwasreasonableenoughtoassociatetherestorativeeffectsofcoldbathingwithsanctity;andtherejoicingsatthespringwereindicativeofthegladnessofthepeople,inconnectionwithanameendearedtothem,bythewisdom,virtue,andbenevolence,ofitspossessorSource:TheMirrorofLiterature,Amusement,andInstruction,No.583Volume20Questions1-4Completethesentencesbelow.ChooseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSfromthetextforeachanswer.Writeyouranswersinboxes1-4onyouranswersheet.1. Bede,schaircanbefoundattheremainsofachurchinJarrowzitisalargeseatconstructedof2. Bede,sChairisoldand,apartfromthebackofthechairwhichisrelativelynew.3. ItisthoughtthattheDanesandNormansstoleallthefromthemonastery.4. Attheearlyageofnineteen,BedebeforemovingtoaneworderinJarrowwherehecontinuedhisstudiesuntilhedied.Questions5-8CompleteeachsentencewiththecorrectendingA-Gfromtheboxbelow.WritethecorrectletterA-Ginboxes5-8onyouranswersheet.NBnotallletterswillbeused.5. Itisnotunreasonabletobelievethat.6. Bedewasreceivedbyhislocalmonastery.7. ThankstoBedewe.O.AfterbeingburiedfirstlyatJarrow.A. Bedewasaverycleverman.B. whenhewasonlysevenyearsold.C. canvisitthechairatJarrow.D. inMayofthefollowingyear.E. Bede/sbodywasrelocatedtoDurham.F. themonksvaluedBedezschairabovealloftheotherpiecesoffurniture.G. knowalotmoreaboutthehistoryofBritain.Questions9-13Completethesummarybelow.ChooseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSfromthepassageforeachanswer.Writeyouranswersinboxes9-13onyouranswersheetInJarrowandthesurroundingarea,thereistothisday,another9o