There were a thousand reasons not to stop.I was running late for a very important...well,whatever it was that I was running late for that day.Surely the Highway Patrol would be along soon,and it's their job to help stranded (擱淺) motorists,isn't it?
That made 1,004 reasons not to stop.And here was 1,005:I was the world's worst auto mechanic.The first time I tried to change my car's oil myself I did fine—until I forgot to put the new oil in.The boys down at the garage had a big laugh over that.
I'm not sure how much it would have helped that lady who was stranded by the side of the freeway if I had pulled over.So I drove on by,just like hundreds of other drivers on the freeway that day.Then suddenly I turned off at the next exit and made my way back to see if I could at least give her a lift or something.But by the time I got back to her,a Hispanic (西班牙的) gentleman had pulled in behind her,and was tinkering (修補(bǔ)) with her car's engine.
“Is there anything I can do to help?” I asked.
“No,thank you,”the lady replied.“This nice man says he can fix it.” After the man repaired it,the woman tried to give him some money,but he declined and waved as she drove off.It wasn't until we started walking toward our cars that I noticed he had five more reasons not to stop than I did;his family was sitting in the station wagon,waiting patiently.“Do you stop and help people like this often?”I asked.
“Somebody has to,”he said.“What's she going to do if nobody helps?”And for him,that was enough.
【小題1】By telling the story,the author intends to tell us ________.
A.we must help someone in trouble even if we have every reason not to do so |
B.if we don't have the necessary skills or knowledge,we can't help a person much |
C.what the person in trouble needs most is kindness rather than practical skills |
D.we much thank the person who has helped us when we are in trouble |
A.The author once helped a person who was in trouble but was laughed at by a boy. |
B.The author just wanted to find an excuse to stop to help the stranded lady. |
C.The author doubted whether he had the ability to give the lady some necessary help. |
D.What the author was running late for made him very angry. |
A.Because he wanted to see if anybody else had helped the lady out. |
B.Because he felt guilty about not helping the lady. |
C.Because he wanted to help the Hispanic gentleman fix the lady's car. |
D.Because he had thought of a way to help the lady. |
【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
解析【小題1】答案 A [推理判斷題。對(duì)比作者自己和西班牙男子所做的事情可知,后者有更充分的理由可以不給這位汽車拋錨的女士以幫助,但后者卻這樣做了,因此作者通過本文想表達(dá)的思想是:無論你自己多么忙也應(yīng)該給別人以幫助。]
【小題2】答案 C [推理判斷題。綜合前兩段的信息可知,作者在強(qiáng)調(diào)自己沒有幫助汽車拋錨的女士的原因,其中之一是作者的汽修技能很差,因此斷定,作者懷疑自己即使停下來也幫不上什么忙。]
【小題3】答案 A [推理判斷題。對(duì)比作者自己和西班牙男子所做的事情可知,后者有更充分的理由可以不給這位汽車拋錨的女士以幫助,但后者卻這樣做了,因此作者通過本文想表達(dá)的思想是:無論你自己多么忙也應(yīng)該給別人以幫助。]
【小題4】答案 C [推理判斷題。綜合前兩段的信息可知,作者在強(qiáng)調(diào)自己沒有幫助汽車拋錨的女士的原因,其中之一是作者的汽修技能很差,因此斷定,作者懷疑自己即使停下來也幫不上什么忙。]
【小題5】答案 B [細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Then suddenly I turned off at the next exit and made my way back to see if I could at least give her a lift or something.”可知作者想回去看看能不能幫到什么忙,說明當(dāng)時(shí)是后悔沒有幫這位女士,所以才回去的。]
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Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing ____ was something she picked up by herself. After her first____, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. ____, writing stories was simply a ____ interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher. ____, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long ____ and paid Tracy a $ 15,000 advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for ____ writer.”
____ Tracy’s characters are interesting, her stories sometimes ____ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could ____ the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”
“Can I ? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have ____ when things come to me ____. “Once, she was wondering how to complete a ____ set in ancient China. ____ the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese ____. It came without her having ____ it.
Though she has published 45 books, Tracy has remained ____ by her fame. She lives in the same ____ she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for ____ in her life — and it wasn’t just __ __.
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John Smith, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (繼承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at a11. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else. He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity (慈善機(jī)構(gòu)) to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each $200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. John receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other. but usually the children do not speak English.
When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very happy.” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
【小題1】. John didn’t need to look for a job .
A.before he went to college | B.a(chǎn)fter he went to Africa |
C.because he got a lot of money | D.before he received a report |
A.near Washington | B.in European countries |
C.only in Africa | D.throughout the world |
A.visiting them each year | B.getting a report every year |
C.staying with them | D.talking to them in English |
A.施舍 | B.行善 |
C.優(yōu)惠 | D.賞賜 |
A.Help others, and you will feel happy. |
B.It’s necessary to write letters to poor children. |
C.Live a simple life, and you can give others help. |
D.It’s the most important to help the children in Africa. |
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I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke (喚起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth.Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.
Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than“broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “l(fā)imited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(認(rèn)識(shí))of the limited English speaker.
I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “l(fā)imited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken” ; and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal (內(nèi)在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure. I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.
【小題1】. The author used to think of her mother’s English as .
A.impolite | B.a(chǎn)musing |
C.imperfect | D.practical |
A.Americans do not understand broken English. |
B.The author’s mother was not respected sometimes. |
C.The author’s mother had positive influence on her. |
D.Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts. |
A.well structured | B.in the old style |
C.easy to translate | D.rich in meaning |
A.The change of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English. |
B.The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother. |
C.The author’s misunderstanding of “l(fā)imited” English. |
D.The author’s experiences of using broken English. |
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Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(屬于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服從) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
"I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he said.
"But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man asked.
"I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples."
【小題1】 Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because
A.he was poor |
B.he liked the rich man |
C.the rich man’s children liked apples |
D.his farm belonged to the rich man |
A.They jumped and jumped. | B.They played. |
C.They ran away. | D.They ate some of the apples. |
A.they had thrown apples on the ground |
B.the farmer had politely asked them to get off |
C.they were afraid of the hat |
D.the farmer was angry with them |
A.pleased | B.moved(感動(dòng)) |
C.excited | D.unhappy |
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When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票經(jīng)紀(jì)人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, "This is Mrs. Tan."
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, "Why he don’t send me cheek, already two week late."
And then, in perfect English I said, "I’m getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived."
Then she talked more loudly. "What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss." And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the cheek immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week."
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
【小題1】Why was the author’s mother poorly served?
A.She was unable to speak good English. |
B.She was often misunderstood. |
C.She was not clearly heard. |
D.She was not very polite. |
A.good at pretending |
B.rude to the stockbroker |
C.ready to help her mother |
D.unwilling to phone for her mother |
A.they forgave the stockbroker |
B.they failed to get the check |
C.they went to New York immediately |
D.they spoke to their boss at once |
A.It confuses her. |
B.It embarrasses her. |
C.It helps her understand the world. |
D.It helps her tolerate rude people. |
A.is clear and natural to non-native speakers |
B.is vivid and direct to non-native speakers |
C.has a very bad reputation in America |
D.may bring inconvenience in America |
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Most teens can't wait to learn to drive. Not so with me. Driving made me nervous. I didn't get a license until I turned 24 years old. As a result, when I first married, we only had one car and car pooled to work. My husband's hours were different from mine by one hour. I worked earlier. So he dropped me off and went to the diner to drink coffee until work time.
Then, in the afternoons, I leisurely walked the three miles to his work place where I waited in his car, reading a book.
One day while waiting for him, I noticed the most beautiful Cadillac pull in the lot. It was powder blue and sleek looking. The kind of car you dream about. I was busily admiring the car, when I noticed the driver. Honestly, she was probably the prettiest woman I had ever seen off the movie screen.
She pulled into the spot beside our car and it was all I could do not to stare. There was a striking resemblance to Liz Taylor. Jet black hair and alabaster skin. Our eyes made contact and she smiled at me. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and teeth like an even row of pearls. She was wearing a light blue shirt that just matched her car. Peeking through her long, softly curled hair I could see gold hoop earrings. They had to be gold to shine like that. A couple of minutes later, a nice looking man came out of the building, entered her car, leaned over and kissed her and she drove away.
Sitting there in my jeans, shirt and hair in a pony tail, I wanted to cry. How could some people have it all?
Maybe I would have forgotten about her, but the following week, I saw her again. Then it became almost routine to see her about once a week. She seemed friendly and always waved, flashing a big smile. My envy lingered long after she drove away.
Many nights when sleep evaded me, I would think about the beautiful lady. I wondered if she and her husband ate out, and where they dined, and what she was wearing. I wanted her to get out of the car and let me see her full length. Did she wear really high heeled shoes and pants, or a skirt.
I would get my answers in a couple of weeks.
Sitting in our usual parking lot, I was holding my book, watching her over the top of it. She was waiting and when her husband came to the car, she called to him. They spoke a few words and he opened the car door for her to step out. He took her arm and helped her out of the car. I could see very well as she moved to get out. She was wearing a skirt.
She haltingly walked around to the passenger side very slowly, leaning on a walking cane. Sitting sideways in the car, she lifted one leg with her hands and then the other one. The beautiful lady had a prosthesis on the left leg and a brace on the right leg. I couldn't watch them drive away as the tears were blinding me. For weeks I had envied this woman and her way of life, while I had been able to walk three miles to our car!
When my husband arrived and found me crying, he immediately asked what was wrong. Through my tears, I told him about the beautiful lady. He said he knew her husband and also knew the story. The beautiful lady and her parents were in a car that either stalled or got caught on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train. Both parents were killed and she was severely injured. She was only 12 years old. The railroad made a large settlement with her because the crossing had no signals. He explained her car was specially built for her needs as well as the home.
I prayed for forgiveness all the way home. The lady I thought had everything I didn't. I realized how lucky I was to have my parents, the ability to walk, run or dance through life and many wonderful things money can't buy. I would not have traded places with the beautiful lady for anything
When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don't be fooled.
【小題1】In the afternoons the woman walked three miles to her husband’s work place to___.
A.take exercise on the way | B.meet the beautiful lady. |
C.enjoy the scenery and reading | D.wait for her husband |
A.the beautiful lady led a rich and happy life. |
B.the beautiful lady liked to show off herself. |
C.she and her husband must make more money. |
D.she shouldn’t have married her husband. |
A.She should have known the whole story earlier. |
B.She shouldn’t have compared herself with the woman. |
C.She shouldn’t have told her husband what she had seen. |
D.She shouldn’t have seen the woman getting out of the car. |
A.The woman learned that health and family are more important. |
B.The woman was poor and couldn’t afford another car and fancy clothes. |
C.The woman envied the beautiful lady of her capable husband. |
D.The woman regretted marrying her husband. |
A.proudly | B.excitedly |
C.difficultly | D.steadily |
A.Seeing is believing | B.Trust her heart instead of her look |
C.Looks can be deceiving | D.Fooled by her look |
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Steven Spielberg was not a scholar, and his classmates teased him. Rather than read, the kid really preferred running around with an 8mm camera, shooting homemade movies, which he showed to friends for a small fee.
In his first year of high school, he dropped out. But when his parents persuaded him to return, he was mistakenly placed in a learningdisabled class, which lasted one month. Only when the family moved to another town did he land up in a more suitable high school, where he eventually graduated.
After being denied entrance into a traditional filmmaking school, Steven Spielherg enrolled in English at California State University at Long Beach. Then in 1965, he recalls, in one of those serendipitous moments, his life took a complete turn. Visiting Universal Studios, he met Chuck Silvers, an executive in the editorial department. Silvers liked the kid who made 8mm films and invited him back sometime to visit.
He appeared the next day. Spielberg, dressed in a dark suit, carrying his father's briefcase with nothing inside but a sandwich and candy bars walked confidently up to the guard at the gate of Universal and gave him a casual wave. The guard waved back. He was in.
“For the entire summer,” Spielberg remembers, “I dressed in my suit and hung out with the directors and writers, including Silvers, who knew the kid wasn't a studio employee, but winked at him. I even found an office that wasn't being used, and became a squatter (擅自占用他人房子的人). I bought some plastic tiles and put my name in the building directory: Steven Spielberg, Room 23C.”
It paid off for everyone. Ten years later, the 28yearold Spielberg directed Jaws, which took in $470 million, then the biggest grossing movie of all time. Dozens of films and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew what his teachers didn't—talent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.
【小題1】Why was Steven Spielberg laughed at by his classmates?
A.He was the youngest boy. |
B.He was too short for his age. |
C.He liked to fight with other boys. |
D.He didn't care much about his lessons. |
A.To see his movies. |
B.To use his camera. |
C.To look at his photos. |
D.To include them in the movie. |
A.Study English at a college. |
B.Become a newspaper editor. |
C.Work for Universal Studios. |
D.Go to a traditional filmmaking school. |
A.Being dressed in a suit. |
B.Meeting Chuck Silvers. |
C.Missing a filmmaking school. |
D.Working for Universal Studios. |
A.Always follow our dream and we can make it. |
B.We need someone to help us realize our dreams. |
C.Anyone can become a film director if he wants to. |
D.We should grasp the opportunity that comes our way. |
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One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包裝).
On September 11th. 1958. Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. "I promised you a gift, and here it is. " What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. 1 told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless", "pitiful", and "dying", which sounded ominous.
Christmas was coming. "Don’t expect any presents this year." Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. "If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say. "What? He's all right?" He hung up and shouted upstairs. " The hospital said we can bring Richard home!"
"Thank God.'" I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I downstairs. My sacks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!
【小題1】What happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?
A.He received a doll | B.He got a Christmas gift. |
C.He became four years old. | D.He got a baby brother. |
A.Fearful. | B.Boring. | C.Difficult. | D.Impossible. |
A.Excitement. | B.Happiness. | C.Disappointment. | D.Sadness. |
A.A sad Christmas day. | B.A special Christmas gift. |
C.Life with a lovely baby. | D.Memories of a happy family. |
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