Last Friday my brother and I were driving home together after doing some shoppin
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Last Friday my brother and I were driving home together after doing some shopping and gave our attention to an interesting conversation. Because of this distraction (分心)my brother took a wrong turn.
Unfortunately, the wrong turn took us towards a bridge and we had no way to turn back. Unwillingly, my brother paid the bridge fee and drove on. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the needless waste of $4.
We eventually reached an exit and, as we took it, my brother noticed a young fellow pulled over to the side of the road. He came out of his car and tried to phone someone. I was busy trying to figure out which way we would go next but my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he did. He had a flat tire and needed a tool to get it off.
My brother gave him a wrench, and then began to help him change the flat. The young man said that this had been a bad week for him: earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept thanking us because he really would have been stuck if we hadn’t come along.
After we finished the job he thanked us again and pulled out $20 from his pocket and tried to give it to us. “No,” I said. “We were never supposed to even get on that bridge,we took a wrong turn. But now we know why we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to serve.”
What I loved most was that my brother was able to see a chance to help. His reaction in the situation is a lesson for everyone and we felt so good the rest of the day.
小题1:When did the author and his brother notice the young man who had a flat tire? | A．Before they arrived at a bridge. | | B．When they were passing through an exit. | | C．When the young man stopped them for help. | | D．After they came back to the right road. |
小题2:We can learn from the text that the writer’s brother ________. | A．didn’t know the roads well | | B．was a warm-hearted young man | | C．made the turn to help the young man | | D．regretted making a wrong turn all the way home |
小题3:What did the young man mean by calling the writer and his brother “a breath of fresh air” ? | A．He had been in the hot sun waiting for help for so long. | | B．His car’s air conditioner was broken. | | C．They calmed him down by offering him a cold drink. | | D．They changed his bad luck and the bad mood he was in. |
小题4:Which of the following sentences best describes the writer’s experience? | A．It’s no use crying over spilt milk. | | B．God helps those who help themselves. | | C．Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. | | D．If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:D |
解析
文章讲述了一个小故事，想告诉我们当我们在帮助别人的时候，也就是在帮助我们自己。要让这个时间充满爱心。
小题1:B 细节题。根据第三段第1行e eventually reached an exit and, as we took it可知A正确。
小题2:B 推理题。我的兄弟主动停车帮助别人而且不接受报酬，说明他是一个热心肠的人。故B正确。
小题3:D 推理题。这个人一个星期过的都很不顺利，遇见了很多麻烦，现在我的兄弟和我主动来帮助他，让他感受到温暖，能够改变他的坏运气。故D正确。
小题4:D 主旨大意题。文章讲述的这个故事正是想告诉我们当我们在帮助别人的时候，我们也是在帮助我们自己。 |
举一反三
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race. My 36 was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of 37 who passed by and 38 a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the 39 and gave it a shot.
The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t 40 if I could finish.
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very 41 , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt 42 for a second.
But then I 43 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 44 capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 45 was only to finish.
After a minute, it 46 me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned 47 about myself in that moment. I turned my 48 into inspiration.
I decided that I would not 49 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and 50 properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I 51 the finishing line, I was proud 52 my accomplishment.
In life we all have those moments when we 53 ourselves to others. It’s only 54 . Don’ allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into 55 and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.
| 小题1: | | A．position | B．direction | C．decision | D．target |
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| 小题2: | | A．trainers | B．runners | C．fans | D．volunteers |
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| 小题3: | | A．begged | B．drank | C．dropped | D．grabbed |
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| 小题4: | | A．project | B．service | C．race | D．experience |
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| 小题5: | | A．doubt | B．know | C．answer | D．promise |
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| 小题6: | | A．slowly | B．fast | C．quietly | D．carefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．satisfied | C．amused | D．defeated |
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| 小题8: | | A．forgot | B．realized | C．remembered | D．abandoned |
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| 小题9: | | A．different | B．wonderful | C．valuable | D．proper |
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| 小题11: | | A．happened | B．hit | C．occurred | D．attracted |
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| 小题12: | | A．everything | B．anything | C．nothing | D．something |
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| 小题13: | | A．disappointment | B．embarrassment | C．agreement | D．achievement |
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| 小题14: | | A．sign up | B．pick up | C．give up | D．keep up |
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| 小题15: | | A．predict | B．behave | C．prepare | D．pretend |
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| 小题16: | | A．found | B．crossed | C．held | D．left |
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| 小题18: | | A．combine | B．control | C．compare | D．contribute |
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| 小题19: | | A．natural | B．frequent | C．important | D．terrible |
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| 小题20: | | A．condition | B．motivation | C．situation | D．protection |
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Betty Skelton was often called “The First Lady of Firsts’’ because of the many records she set. She grew up in Pensacola, Florida, watching airplanes flying to and from a nearby navy base. As a child, she persuaded her parents to let her take flying lessons. By 12, Betty made her first flight alone, though not legally permitted to do so until she turned 16.
During the 1940s, female pilots were mostly prevented from commercial and military flying. So Betty Skelton decided to use her flight skills in aerobatics(特技飞行)，performing difficult turns, drops, and other exercises. She began performing and competing around the country.
She won the International Feminine Aerobatic Championship(IFAC)for three years in a row, starting in 1948. She and her little Pitts Special plane the “Little Stinker’’ became famous.
Dorothy Cochrane is an aviation expert who once studied and worked with Betty Skelton. “Betty was such a wonderful aerobatic pilot that she really set the bar high for other women to follow and she was a great role model for them. She really was as good as some of the men.”
Once Ms. Skelton had made her mark on flying, she moved on to racecars, becoming the first female test driver in the racecar industry. She set several land speed records. She also set a cross-country record, driving from New York to California in under 57 hours. And she became one of the top women advertising experts working with General Motors in support of the company’s Corvette car.
Ms. Skelton died in August, 2011, at the age of 85. Visitors to the Washington area can see her “little Stinker” plane at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The small red and white plane hangs high in the air above the entrance to the museum.
小题1:What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．Betty Skelton was the first Lady of the US. | | B．16 was the legal age for people to fly an airplane. | | C．Betty became a navy pilot when she was 16. | | D．Betty’s parents didn’t support her flying interest. |
小题2:What happened to Betty Skelton in 1950?| A．She moved on to racecars. | | B．She became an aerobatic pilot. | | C．She was 20 years old. | | D．She won the IFAC for the third time. |
小题3:What can we know from the words by Dorothy Cochrane?| A．It is not easy for other women to break Betty Skelton’s records. | | B．She was even more excellent than some men in skills. | | C．It is difficult for other women to reach the height Betty Skelton flew to. | | D．Betty Skelton is an inspiring role model for pilots worldwide. |
小题4:What is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Betty started to fly alone at a nearby navy base at the age of 12. | | B．“Little Stinker” was Betty Skelton’s Pitts Special plane. | | C．Betty set several speed records in car racing. | | D．Betty even set a cross-country record. |
小题5:What is the correct order of the events that happened in the passage?
a. Betty won the international Feminine Aerobatic Championship.
b. Betty became an advertising expert.
c. Betty made her first flight alone.
d. Betty began her aerobatic performance.
e. Betty became the first female test driver.| A．a→b→c→d→e | B．a→e→b→c→d | | C．c→d→a→e→b | D．c→b→d→a→e |
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Forty years ago Sadie left her drunk and violent husband. Needing shelter（住所）for herself and her young son, she took a job as a doorkeeper in a housing project for ___36___people. It meant she could live “on site” in one of the ___37___.
Eventually, she got to know the residents（居民）. One resident, Archie, didn"t have a family of his own, ___38___his nephew’s wife and her naughty kids would drop in from time to time. They were there to help the old guy.
Sadie helped care for Archie as he ___39___illness and it was she who called the ___40___who diagnosed（诊断） his deadly cancer.
___41___time passing, Sadie’s son ___42___up, got married and settled several hundred miles away. Sadie ___43___and moved into a nice little house of her own. To ___44___the loneliness, she took in a series of ___45___over the years.
A heavy fall of snow came a year and a half ago. She was pleased when a neighbor ___46___to walk her current dog, Muffin, until the weather improved. Each day he would ___47___a while talking to her, making sure she was okay, and ___48___if she needed anything.
Although she had known him for a long time, Sadie ___49___thought to wonder what his last name was. This morning she asked. His surname was the same ___50___old Archie’s. It brought back a memory and she talked about the ___51___. She told him about working at the old residents’ flats and was ___52___to discover the man who had been “caring” for her for the past year and a half had been one of the little kids who used to run ___53___on his way to visit “Uncle Archie”.
She had cared for his family, now he was caring for her. ___54___of them knew it until that moment but they were living proof of the old saying, “What goes around comes around, ” and the ___55___of kindness will not be broken.
| 小题1: | | A．poor | B．senior | C．disabled | D．unfortunate |
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| 小题2: | | A．groceries | B．stadiums | C．flats | D．cages |
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| 小题3: | | A．otherwise | B．but | C．though | D．because |
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| 小题4: | | A．battled | B．banned | C．cured | D．beat |
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| 小题5: | | A．servant | B．master | C．neighbor | D．doctor |
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| 小题8: | | A．complained | B．retired | C．fired | D．hesitated |
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| 小题9: | | A．refuse | B．reduce | C．stop | D．escape |
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| 小题10: | | A．programs | B．projects | C．birds | D．dogs |
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| 小题11: | | A．attempted | B．declared | C．offered | D．wished |
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| 小题12: | | A．spend | B．cost | C．take | D．spare |
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| 小题13: | | A．observing | B．requiring | C．indicating | D．checking |
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| 小题14: | | A．often | B．never | C．sometimes | D．once |
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| 小题16: | | A．coincidence | B．comprehension | C．tradition | D．statement |
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| 小题17: | | A．puzzled | B．frightened | C．concerned | D．surprised |
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| 小题18: | | A．calling | B．screaming | C．barking | D．whispering |
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| 小题19: | | A．All | B．None | C．Neither | D．Both |
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| 小题20: | | A．custom | B．glory | C．pattern | D．circle |
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It’s parents’ worst nightmare. Their child doesn’t come home one evening and is missing for several days.
When a 14-year-old boy from Atlanta, Georgia disappeared earlier this year, his mother turned to her Smartphone for clues using an app（应用程序） called Family Tracker that helped track his location.
“You can see where your loved ones are without having to call or bother them. ”said Roberto Franceschetti of LogSat, the creators of the Family Tracker, which has more than 100,000 users and is available worldwide.
Parents can track the location of their child on a map, send messages, and even sound an alarm on the phone in a long distance.
“We have an option for the sender to make a very unpleasant, noisy sound. It’s a loud alarm and we repeat that sound every two minutes until the person picks it up, ”he said.
Parents don’t need to own a Smartphone to track their children. The service is also accessible through the web, as long as the phone that is being tracked is running the app.
Family Tracker has an additional service that keeps records of all data from the app for a two-week period, which the company calls GPS breadcrumbs.
“With a subscription（预定）, we keep all the locations where people have been on our servers. You can see where your kid has been for the past two weeks. You can find out where someone was at a certain time or when that person was at a specific place, ”Franceschetti explained.
“When somebody gets abducted（劫持）, usually whoever does this throws the phone away or takes the battery out. We were hoping that our app would at least provide information on where the person was abducted or where they had been in the past. ”
But will these types of apps let out personal secrets?
“The advantages are huge compared to the disadvantages. Let’s not forget that the person always has to give initial permission—no one can be tracked unless they allow someone to do it. ”said Franceschetti.
小题1:According to the passage, all of the following about “Family Tracker” are true EXCEPT that __________.| A．it can help parents know where their children are | | B．all parents don’t need to own a Smartphone to track children | | C．parents can use all the services of the app for free | | D．it has little to do with letting out personal secrets |
小题2:What can we infer from the passage?| A．The app will enjoy a great popularity in the future. | | B．The loss of children won’t be a nightmare for parents any more. | | C．The app will repeat the loud alarm continuously whenever parents track children. | | D．The app can keep records of information for more than half a month. |
小题3:Which belong to the functions of the new app?
a. track location b. detect criminals c. send messages
d. protect privacy e. send remote alarm f. record information| A．a, b, c, e | B．a, c, e, f | C．a, c, d, e | D．a, d, e, f |
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One cold rainy evening last October, as a medical student, I was in a hospital, gathering data
for my graduation paper.
Holding a patient questionnaire 34 some simple yes-or-no questions, I walked towards a 43-year-old patient who lay in bed alone. I was worried whether she would approve of my demands at such a late hour. 35 , she treated it with consideration. Soon I finished and prepared to leave. 36 I could stand up, she spoke up in a weak voice asking where I was from and why I was working so late in the evening.
Then she started talking about herself as well as her 37 , "My husband died about a year ago, 38 me the only breadwinner of my family. My pay as a cleaner is 39 enough for me and my three kids. I don"t know what my children would be if something bad happened to me."
I didn"t know what to say. I desperately tried to remember the lessons from a communication skills class I had taken years earlier, but my mind was 40.
Without realizing it, I had begun 41 her hand. Now that I didn"t have anything to say, I just sat quietly while she talked. That"s when it occurred to me that she was not expecting any 42 from me. She 43 wanted me to listen. All 1 did was nod my head as a way of showing my 44.
The conversation went on for about 20 minutes. Finally, she stopped talking. "I"m very sorry for keeping you here to listen to my problems, but I feel 45 now. I had no one to 46 out my problems to. Thank you so much, doctor."
Sometimes patients do not need expensive medicine or advanced technology. 47 , they just need someone with the 48 to lend an ear and spare a little of their time. For me, that is one of the best things a doctor can do for a patient, doesn"t it?
| 小题1: | | A．made up of | B．fed up with | C．put up with | D．come up with |
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| 小题2: | | A．Calmly | B．Excitedly | C．Gladly | D．Eagerly |
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| 小题3: | | A．When | B．Before | C．As | D．After |
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| 小题4: | | A．job | B．illness | C．family | D．children |
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| 小题5: | | A．causing | B．getting | C．forcing | D．leaving |
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| 小题6: | | A．extremely | B．exactly | C．especially | D．absolutely |
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| 小题7: | | A．casual | B．clear | C．steady | D．blank |
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| 小题8: | | A．holding | B．shaking | C．carrying | D．treating |
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| 小题9: | | A．thanks | B．praise | C．warmth | D．reply |
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| 小题10: | | A．even | B．ever | C．just | D．still |
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| 小题11: | | A．sympathy | B．support | C．sorrow | D．respect |
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| 小题12: | | A．relaxed | B．awkward | C．fragile | D．satisfied |
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| 小题14: | | A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Instead | D．Besides |
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| 小题15: | | A．emotion | B．patience | C．experience | D．preference |
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