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1、PaSSaRe1Bede,sChairThiscuriousrelicispreservedinthevestryoftheancientchurchofJarrowztwomilesfromSouthShields,inthecountyofDurham.ItisalargechairofoakztraditionallysaidtohavebeentheseatoftheVENERABLEBEDE,thepre-eminentboastofthemonastery,aportiononlyofthechurchofwhichestablishmentremainsatJarrow.Thec

2、hairisverrudelyformed,and,withtheexceptionoftheback,isofgreatage.TohavebeenpossessedbyBede,itmustbeelevenhundredyearsold;butthereisnopreciselyauthentictestimonyofitsbelongingtothatlearnedwriter.TheDanesandNormansaresaidtohaveplunderedthemonasteryofallitsvaluables;thoughitisreasonabletosuppose,thatth

3、emonkswouldpreservetheseatoftheirprincipalwithmorereverentialcare,andattachtoitmoreimportance,thantheywouldtoanyotherarticleoffurniture.Mr.Fosbrokezthediligentantiquarian,referstoitasBedesChairinaccreditedmanner;thatis,astakenforgranted,orwithoutnoteorcommentofdoubt.VenerableBedewasbornatWearmouthzA

4、.D.672,onlyafewyearsaftertheintroductionofChristianityintoNorthumberland.Whensevenyearsofage,hewasreceivedintothemonasteryofhisnativeplace,wherehisinfantmindacquiredtherudimentsofthatknowledgewhichhasrenderedhismemoryimmortal.Whenonlynineteen,hewasordaineddeacon;and,evenatthatearlyage,wasregardedase

5、xemplaryforhispietyandstudiouslife:hewassubsequentlyremovedtothenewfoundationatJarrow,wherehecontinuedtostudythroughoutalonglife.Theresultsofhismonasticseclusionfurnishabrightpageeveninthesedarkages.Suchwastheauthorityofhiswritings,that,thoughonlyahumblemonkinthemostremote,barbarous,andrecentlyconve

6、rtedoftheSaxonprincipalities,heattained(whatwaseventhen)thesingularhonourofbeingthemostcelebratedwriterofChristendomformorecenturiesthanone.Hisgreatworkisentitled,anEcclesiasticalHistory/1detailingecclesiasticalwithcivilevents;whichwaszindeed,inevitable,whentheecclesiasticsweretheonlymenofknowledge.

7、Bedebelievedinmiraculousinterpositions,andhonestlyrelatedthem;nevertheless,ourobligationstohisindustryareinvaluable.TohimweoweallourknowledgeofEnglishhistory,fromthelandingoftheSaxonsinKenttohistime,(nearlythreecenturies,)andallourcertaininformationrespectingthevarioustribeswhotheninhabitedtheisland

8、:fromhimitisapparentthattheworkcalledtheSaxonChroniclecopieslongpassages.Whenonlynineteen,hewasordaineddeacon;and,evenatthatearlyage,wasregardedasexemplaryforhispietyandstudiouslife:hewassubsequentlyremovedtothenewfoundationatJarrow,wherehecontinuedtostudythroughoutalonglife.Hisworks,publishedatBasl

9、e,extendtoeightfoliovolumes.BedediedMay26,735,inthesixty-thirdyearofhisage.Hewasfirstburiedinhisownmonastery,buthisremainswereafterwardsremoved,andinterredinDurhamcathedral;and,beingsubsequentlycanonized,hewasenrolledintheRomishcalendarofsaints.HischaracteristhusdrawnbyWilliamofMaImsburyi-nHewasaman

10、,that,althoughbornintheextremecorneroftheworld,yetthelightofhislearningspreadoverallpartsoftheearth.Allthehourswhichhehadtosparefromthemonasticexercisesofprayer;andsinginginthechoirsbydayandnight,(inwhichhewasconstantandverydevout,)hemostdiligentlyspentinstudy,anddividedhiswholetimebetweenthatandhis

11、devotions.TheChairisnottheonlymemorialofBedepreservedinthisneighbourhood.AboutonemilewestofJarrowisaWell,stillcalledSt.Bede,sttowhichitwascustomary,almostaslateasthemiddleofthelastcenturtoconveydiseasedchildren,and,afterdroppinginacrookedpin,todipthemfortherecoveryoftheirhealth:roundtheWell,also,one

12、veryMidsummerEve,wasagreatresortoftheneighbouringpeople,withbonfires,music,anddancing.ThemysticalpropertiesoftheWellarenotofdifficultsolution:sinceitwasreasonableenoughtoassociatetherestorativeeffectsofcoldbathingwithsanctity;andtherejoicingsatthespringwereindicativeofthegladnessofthepeople,inconnec

13、tionwithanameendearedtothem,bythewisdom,virtue,andbenevolence,ofitspossessorSource:TheMirrorofLiterature,Amusement,andInstruction,No.583Volume20Questions1-4Completethesentencesbelow.ChooseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSfromthetextforeachanswer.Writeyouranswersinboxes1-4onyouranswersheet.1. Bede,schaircanbefoun

14、dattheremainsofachurchinJarrowzitisalargeseatconstructedof2. Bede,sChairisoldand,apartfromthebackofthechairwhichisrelativelynew.3. ItisthoughtthattheDanesandNormansstoleallthefromthemonastery.4. Attheearlyageofnineteen,BedebeforemovingtoaneworderinJarrowwherehecontinuedhisstudiesuntilhedied.Question

15、s5-8CompleteeachsentencewiththecorrectendingA-Gfromtheboxbelow.WritethecorrectletterA-Ginboxes5-8onyouranswersheet.NBnotallletterswillbeused.5. Itisnotunreasonabletobelievethat.6. Bedewasreceivedbyhislocalmonastery.7. ThankstoBedewe.O.AfterbeingburiedfirstlyatJarrow.A. Bedewasaverycleverman.B. whenh

16、ewasonlysevenyearsold.C. canvisitthechairatJarrow.D. inMayofthefollowingyear.E. Bede/sbodywasrelocatedtoDurham.F. themonksvaluedBedezschairabovealloftheotherpiecesoffurniture.G. knowalotmoreaboutthehistoryofBritain.Questions9-13Completethesummarybelow.ChooseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSfromthepassageforeachanswer.Writeyouranswersinboxes9-13onyouranswersheetInJarrowandthesurroundingarea,thereistothisday,another9o