I’ve been taking time this week to smell the roses. I bend over in my neighbors’ front yard, check that nobody is watching, then bury my head in the flowers.

I’ve also been walking into bakeries and walking around without buying anything.

After having surgery on my broken nose 18 months ago, I haven’t been able to smell or taste things. This week, however, my nose is back in business.

I’ve been fascinated by smells, and it’s given me a new way of thinking. Smell is just one of the little bits and pieces that make life enjoyable, but which we often ignore. I remember once, when my son was 5 months old, I was carrying him down the street. Wind swept through and almost tipped us over. He threw his little head back and giggled (傻笑). He’d never felt the wind on his face. When is the last time I laughed at the weather?

The first time I ate bacon, I rushed home to my parents, determined that we ate this deliciousness at every meal. My father smiled and agreed.

Do you recall when you learned that the voice actors of Mickey and Minnie Mouse were married in real life? Do you enjoy sleeping in new, clean bed sheets?

We don’t write postcards about the small things. We don’t frame them in photographs.

They aren’t that great or grand, but without them, life is altogether too loud. These quiet experiences give us a chance to enjoy the simple fact of being alive.

As my sense of smell returns to me, it’s like I’m smelling things for the first time. They’re full of memories and magic. Food tastes better, and the air is indeed sweet. I know what the poets mean now. It almost makes my broken nose worthwhile. Now, I am waiting for this bandage to come off. There’s an itch (痒) I can’t reach!

【小题1】What does the writer try to do in the first two paragraphs?

A．Discuss new ways to enjoy leisure time.

B．Show that she loves doing secret things.

C．Give examples of how she kills time.

D．Get readers to wonder about her behavior.

【小题2】What does the underlined part “a new way of thinking” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．The ability to discover the joy of small things.

B．The habit of overcoming ignorance.

C．The ability to fully use our limited attention.

D．The habit of making personal reflections.

【小题3】What did the author take for granted before?

A．Memories and magic.	B．Valuing being alive.
C．Her sense of smell.	D．Laughing at the weather.

【小题4】Which word can be used to describe the writer’s feeling while writing the passage?

A．Depressed.	B．Pleased.
C．Disturbed.	D．Annoyed.