A.Avoiding visitors.                          B.Wearing only white.

  C.Refusing to eat.                            D.Staying in her room.

13.According to the passage,biographers of Emily Dickinson have traditionally ________.

  A.criticized most of her poems

  B.ignored her innocence and emotional fragility

  C.blamed her parents for restricting her activities

  D.see her life in romantic terms

14.The author implies that many people attribute Emily Dickinson's seclusion to ________.

  A.physical illness                                           B.her dislike of people

  C.religious fervor                                           D.a failed love affair

15.It can be inferred from the passage that Emily Dickinson lived in a society that was characterized by ________.

  A.strong Puritan beliefs                                  B.equality of men and women

  C.the encouragement of nonconformity            D.the appreciation of poetic creativity

Passage 4

“ Time is a problem for kids,"states a news report for a new Swiss watch.Children in some countries “ learn time slowly" because “ they don't wear watches" and “ parents don't really know how to teach them time."The kids grow up with this handicap and become adult — and then can't get to work on time.Is there an answer to this problem?Of course — it's the Flik Flak,made by a famous Swiss watch company.

The Flik Flak is being marketed as something teaching watch for children aged 4 to 10,the watch itself dose not teach kids how to tell time,of course;it merely “ captures their imagination" by presenting the “ hour" hand as a beautiful red girl named Flak and the “ minute" hand as tall blue boy named Flik.Flik points to corresponding(