My mind seems always to return to the day when I met Carl. The city bus stopped

My mind seems always to return to the day when I met Carl. The city bus stopped

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My mind seems always to return to the day when I met Carl. The city bus stopped at a corner to pick up the daily commuters (someone who travels regularly to and from work), a group in which I was included. Boarding the bus, I looked for a place to sit. At last, I found a place near the back.
The man in the seat next to the one I was going for was an older man in a grey suit, well-worn dress shoes, and a black hat like I always pictured reporters wearing, but without the little press card. Seated, I began to read the book I had been carrying, which was Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. The man in the seat next to me introduced himself by asking if I had read any other book like the one I was holding. When I told him I had, he seemed to become interested, and so did I. He introduced himself as Carl and asked if I liked jazz, and I told him that I didn’t really listen to it, and that I liked rock and roll. Waiting for Carl to tell me that I should listen to real music, I was shocked when he just smiled and nodded. He said, "You remind me of myself when I was your age. I remember how my parents hated jazz and how they couldn’t see how I could listen to that awful noise. I bet your parents say the same thing, don’t they?" Now it was my turn to smile, amused with how right he was.
As the bus carried us from one side of the city to the other, Carl and I talked about a lot of different things. The more we talked, the more amazed I became at how much the two of us really had in common, despite the age difference. I haven’t seen him since we parted, but the thought of our connection that day rarely leaves my mind.
Carl really made me think about how much we can learn from each other if we just break through the blocks between us we’ve got. I mean, I would have never thought before that day that I could have anything in common with someone so much older than I. But Carl taught me that no matter what we are, we are all just people, and that we should make an extra effort to try and get to know our neighbors and people we see every day, regardless of age, race, religion, sex, or anything else. If we all take the time to attempt to understand each other, I think that the world would be a much better place that we could share together, as humans.
小题1:From the first paragraph we know that the author _____________.
A.did not mind whether there was a seat or not
B.hoped to have a seat when getting on the bus
C.thought the bus was overcrowded
D.looked for a seat but failed
小题2:The author usually imagined a reporter as one who _____________.
A.liked jazz music
B.enjoyed talking with others
C.liked reading Jack Kerouac’s works
D.usually wore a black hat and press card
小题3: After talking with Carl, the author realized that _____________.
A.older people were nice to talk to
B.he should have known Carl earlier
C.his parents were so different from Carl in listening to music
D.age was not necessarily a problem in heart-to-heart communication
小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A.the author hasn’t seen the old man since then
B.jazz music used to be more popular than rock and roll
C.the author was not satisfied with human relationships in the world
D.Carl made the author realize we humans live in peace and brotherhood

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析

试题分析:文章主要讲了作者在公共汽车上见到了一位比他年长的名叫Carl的人,他们相谈甚欢,并从彼此身上学到了许多事情。
小题1:细节题。根据文章第一段Boarding the bus, I looked for a place to sit可知作者想要找个地方坐下了,所以选 B
小题2:细节题。根据文章第二段a black hat like I always pictured reporters wearing可知作者认为记者会戴着黑帽子。所以选D
小题3:细节题。根据文章第三段how much the two of us really had in common, despite the age difference可知真诚的交流与年龄无关。所以选D
小题4:主旨大意题。根据最后一段I think that the world would be a much better place that we could share together可知作者对于人际现状并不满意。所以选C
举一反三
Bobby Moresco grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, a poor working-class neighborhood on Manhattan’s West Side. But Hell’s Kitchen lies right next door to Broadway, and the bright lights attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen. Being stage-struck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners. Fearing their making fun of him, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking acting lessons at age 17. If you were a kid from the neighborhood, you became a cop, construction worker, longshoreman or criminal. Not an actor.
Moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east. He studied acting, turned out for all the cattle calls (试戏通告)-- and during the decade of the 1970s made a total of $2,000. “I wasn’t a good actor, but I had a driving need to do something different with my life,” he says.
He moved to Hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a waiter. “ My father said, "Stop this craziness and get a job; you have a wife and daughter." ”But Moresco kept working at his chosen career.
Then in 1983 his younger brother Thomas was murdered in a killing. Moresco moved back to his old neighborhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain of Hell’s Kitchen. Half-Deserted Streets, based on his brother’s killing, opened at a small Off-Broadway theater in 1988. A Hollywood producer saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay.
His reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. By 2003, he was again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. Haggis wanted help writing a film about the country after September 11. The two worked on the writing Crash, but every studio in town turned it down. They kept trying. Studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see hard lives in modern America.
Crash slipped into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It was nominated for six Academy Awards and won three -- Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Paul Haggis and the kid from Hell’s Kitchen.
At age 54, Bobby Moresco became an overnight success. “If you have something you want to do in life, don’t think about the problems,” he says, “think about other ways to get it done.” 
小题1:Why Bobby Moresco did not tell anyone that he started taking lessons at age 17?
A.He wanted to give his girlfriend a surprise.
B.His girlfriend did not allow him to do this.
C.He was afraid of being laughed at.
D.He had no talent for acting.
小题2:Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A.His father did not support his work as a bartender.
B.Before he became an overnight success, his life experienced ups and downs.
C.His brother’s death inspired his writing Half-Deserted Streets.
D.Moresco grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen which is a few blocks east of Broadway.
小题3:The Studio executives turned the script Crash down because ______________.
A.they thought the script would not be popular.
B.the script was not well written.
C.they had no money to make the film based on the script.
D.they thought Moresco was not famous.
小题4:Which of the following can best describe Bobby Moresco?
A.ambitious and persistentB.shy but hardworking
C.caring and braveD.considerate and modest

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One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __ __ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she____ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ____ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and ____ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the ____. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy ____ that his Mistress(女主人)was in danger. He jumped ____ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn"t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ____ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ____ into the air, the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ____ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ____ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and       her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “You     me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of        . That night Laddy had a Hero"s supper: a huge meal of steak.
小题1:
A.beforeB.sinceC.whileD.as
小题2:
A.wonderingB.forgettingC.rememberingD.regretting
小题3:
A.preferredB.expectedC.failedD.decided
小题4:
A.WhenB.UntilC.IfD.Because
小题5:
A.carelesslyB.cautiouslyC.hopelesslyD.unwillingly
小题6:
A.treesB.bushesC.woods D.grasses
小题7:
A.streamB.rockC.treeD.house
小题8:
A.foundB.sensedC.heardD.smelt
小题9:
A.atB.throughC.inD.onto
小题10:
A.terribleB.strangeC.pleasantD.familiar
小题11:
A.missedB.discoveredC.followedD.ignored
小题12:
A.calmlyB.loudly C.merrilyD.gently
小题13:
A.searchedB.wanderedC.lookedD.traveled
小题14:
A.windowB.girlC.houseD.hero
小题15:
A.satisfactionB.disappointmentC.embarrassmentD.delight
小题16:
A.jumpedB.climbedC.walkedD.flew
小题17:
A.awake B.abandonedC.availableD.asleep
小题18:
A.spottedB.watchedC.observedD.saw
小题19:
A.disturbedB.comfortedC.rescuedD.scared
小题20:
A.painB.shockC.sorrowD.relief

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“Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two?” I asked my friend.It was clear that she was wondering where I had come up with such a question.Losing Jenna would be like losing a very close sister.We hung out together.We gave each other advice.
“Of course, we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two.” Jenna announced loudly.
The next year, in the fourth grade, we met Jamie.The three of us soon became close friends.We played together almost every day.I thought even time couldn’t pull us apart, but I was sadly mistaken.
The three of us started fighting a lot.Before Christmas, we had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying I was bossy.I felt helpless and lonely.I thought Christmas would be horrible!
I was surprised when Jenna came to my house and gave me an awesome Christmas card she had made for me.I was so sure that she was still disappointed with me.
“Wow, ” I said, breaking the silence as we stood on either side of my front door.“Thanks.”
“Okay…well…I have to go,” she said softly.
“Okay.See you later then…” and I closed the door.
“Who was that at the door?” my mum asked.
The card started off with “Merry Christmas”, but then it said, “I am so glad we’re friends.I am sorry about what I said when we were fighting.A fight won’t stop us from being friends.Besides, we said we were going to be friends even when we’re eight-two.”
I stopped reading and started laughing.I couldn’t believe I had forgotten what she said that day in her backyard.I couldn’t believe I had been so selfish in making my friends feel sorry for me that I had forgotten about real friendship.
小题1:How would the author and Jenna get along with each other after Christmas?
A.They would be close friends again.
B.They would not speak to each other.
C.They would lose touch with each other.
D.They would go on fighting with each other.
小题2:The underlined sentence “I was bossy” in the fourth paragraph means “_________”.
A.I looked like a bossB.I acted as a boss
C.I was fond of giving ordersD.I was fond of fighting
小题3:Which of the following is the right time order according to the passage?
a.Jamie became our friend.
b.I felt lonely and unhappy.
c.Jenna, Jamie and I fought a lot.
d.Jenna brought me a Christmas card.
e.I was sorry for what I did to her.
f.Jenna and I promised to be lifelong friends.
A.f a b c e dB.a c f b d eC.a b c f e dD.f a c b d e
小题4:The author was delighted when she read the card from Jenna because _________.
A.what Jenna wrote was funny
B.Jenna would be her friend again
C.she was happy about the coming Christmas
D.she was happy to receive a Christmas card

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通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的A、 B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
Unchangeable Love
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet         of the splendid artwork.
A young         viewing the paintings ahead of me        nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man"s       for putting up with her         stream of words.        by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved       the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away      .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a       when the couple approached the      . Before they left, the man        into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He        it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the        to get his wife"s jacket.
"He"s a        man." the clerk at the counter said." Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn"t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in       there is a new art show." "But what does he get out of the art?" I asked." He can"t see." "Can"t see! You"re       . He sees a lot. More than you and I do," the clerk said, " His wife       each painting so he can see it in his head."
I learned something about patience,        and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without ___ and the courage of a husband who would not        blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, hand in hand.
小题1:
A.touchB.viewC.wanderD.scenery
小题2:
A.ladyB.manC.coupleD.clerk
小题3:
A.chattedB.arguedC.discussedD.spoke
小题4:
A.knowledgeB.confidenceC.wisdomD.patience
小题5:
A.vividB.constantC.tastelessD.exciting
小题6:
A.AdoptedB.DiscouragedC.SurprisedD.Disturbed
小题7:
A.throughB.inC.towardsD.from
小题8:
A.anxiouslyB.seriouslyC.quicklyD.angrily
小题9:
A.commentB.decisionC.purchaseD.list
小题10:
A.entranceB.exitC.frontD.queue
小题11:
A.putB.heldC.reachedD.turned
小题12:
A.madeB.lengthenedC.broughtD.changed
小题13:
A.shopB.counterC.hallD.coatroom
小题14:
A.braveB.kindC.roughD.blind
小题15:
A.whereverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever
小题16:
A.wrongB.sillyC.humorousD.unique
小题17:
A.describesB.drawsC.showsD.tells
小题18:
A.curiosityB.prideC.enthusiasmD.courage
小题19:
A.supportB.sightC.expectationD.hesitation
小题20:
A.getB.hopeC.allowD.stop

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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
One evening after dinner, Mr. And Mrs.Bond called a family meeting. " We"ve had to make a _______decison," Mr. Bond announced. " You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago. However, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we"ve ________ that the right decision is to move to Chicago."
Marc looked ________, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they"d be moving. " It"s surprising but exciting!" she said. Marc simply said, " I can"t leave my _______. I"d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!"
The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more ________ the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the decision, refusing to __________ his belongings.
_______ the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyons" house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn"t seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly anxious while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so ________.
What they didn"t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy"s house with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons" attic(阁楼) for a few days. But as he walked along, all the _______ landscape of his neighbourhood _________ him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to climb while playing hide- and- seek; the park where he and his father often took walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn"t take the _____ to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, ______ if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection.
小题1:
A.differentB.quickC.wiseD.final
小题2:
A.knownB.recognizedC.concludedD.insisted
小题3:
A.shockedB.puzzledC.disappointedD.excited
小题4:
A.classmatesB.friendsC.neighboursD.parents
小题5:
A.delighted atB.pleased withC.accustomed toD.worried about
小题6:
A.packB.abandonC.tieD.pile
小题7:
A.BeforeB.InC.OnD.During
小题8:
A.rudelyB.irregularlyC.irresponsiblyD.naughtily
小题9:
A.beautifulB.familiarC.splendidD.modern
小题10:
A.recalledB.convincedC.warnedD.reminded
小题11:
A.timeB.courageC.strengthD.patience
小题12:
A.lookingB.wonderingC.askingD.expecting

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