Driving to a store after a busy day at work, I saw a man standing near the store holding a sign that said, “Will work for food.” I knew at that moment that I was going into the store and   36   him something to eat.

   As I   37    the car park, I saw in my car mirror a lady come out from a hairdresser’s and 38   the man. I thought she must be going to give him some   39    or something to help him out. In the store I was   40   to get the things I needed and also the chicken dinner and a soda that I wanted to give the man outside. I hurried out to my car and    41    that I was going to be able to hopefully help this man.

When I drove out of the car park, I couldn’t see the   42  . As I turned the corner I saw the man sitting in a   43   area away from the hairdresser’s and still   44   up the sign. I immediately  45  over and gave the man the dinner and soda and said, “  46   this will get you through today.” He looked at me and said, “Thank you so much!”

As I got back into my car, I looked in the   47   and saw the man swallowing the dinner like he hadn’t eaten for days.

I was so   48   that I was able to help him and at the same time I was so sad that the woman from the hairdresser’s,   49    , had asked the man   50    from her shop. It’s sad to say that   51   I live in a small city where homeless is not as   52    as in larger cities, people are uncomfortable with these people in  53  . All they need to do is lend a helping hand  54   and it could make a huge    55   in their lives

A. cook              B. buy             C. pay               D. serve

A. turned into         B. got over          C. called at           D. pointed out

A, interview          B. comfort.          C. blame             D. approach

A. example           B. space            C. money             D. comfort

A. preparing          B. hurrying          C. hesitating          D. planning

A. explained          B. wondered         C. agreed             D. felt 

A. man              B. food             C.  lady             D. sign

A. different           B. strange            C. famous            D. comfortable

A. making            B. holding          C. taking             D. building

A. turned            B. thought          C.  pulled            D. looked     

A. Hopefully         B. Finally          C. Luckily             D. Naturally

A. store             B. mirror           C. square              D. crowd

A. popular           B. anxious          C. pleased             D. patient

A. immediately       B. obviously        C. carefully            D. nervously

A. stop              B. suffer           C. move               D. change

A. whether           B. because         C. though              D. unless

A. poor              B. visible          C. selfish              D. happy

A. danger            B. action           C. need               D. moment

A. at times           B. at the time       C. at one time          D. at a time

A. difference         B. mistake          C. decision            D. living


To hitch-hike successfully in any country you must be able to do two things: attract attention and at the same time convince the driver at a glance that you do not intend to rob or murder him.To fulfill the first requirement you must have some mark to distinguish you at once from all other hikers.A serviceman, for instance, should wear his uniform, a student his scarf.In a foreign country an unmistakable indication of your own nationality will also arrest a driver’s attention.
When I hitch-hiked 9,500 miles across the United States and back recently I wore a well-tailored suit, a bowler hat and a trench coat, and carried a pencil-thin rolled black umbrella.My suitcase was decorated with British flags.Having plenty of luggage, moreover, I was not likely to be suspected of being a dangerous lunatic(精神病患者).I then had to get across to the driver the idea that I was a real traveler, and needed to get somewhere cheaply.
But even with careful preparation, you must not assume(认为) that the task will be easy.You should be prepared to wait a little, for there are drivers who confess to(承认) a fierce prejudice against, (not to say hatred of), hitch-hikers, and would no more pick up a hiker than march from Aldermaston to London.In America, my average wait was half-an-hour, and my longest two hours, but I have heard of people waiting all day; they probably took less pains to make themselves easy to notice.
Nor must you assume that all the drivers who stop for you are nice, normal people.On one occasion I found myself driving with two boys of about nineteen who turned out to be on the run from the police, and were hoping to use me as an alibi.There are also lesser(较小的) risks: you may find yourself in the car of a Fascist fanatic, a Mormon missionary(传教士), or just a bad driver.You cannot tell, of course until you are in the car.But you soon learn the art of the quick excuse that gets you out again.
If the hitch-hiker in the U.S.will remember that he is seeking the willingness of drivers to give him a free ride, and is prepared to give in exchange entertainment and company, and not go to sleep, he will come across the remarkable, almost legendary, hospitality of American of the West.It will also help if he can drive—I think that I drove myself about 4,500 of those 9,500 miles I hitch-hiked in the States.
71.A hitch-hiking serviceman should wear his uniform      .
A.so as not to look too unusual              B.to attract attention
C.to show he is on duty                    D.to put the driver at ease
72.In paragraph 3, we learn that the writer     .
A.has sometimes failed to hitch a ride
B.has marched from Aldermaston to London
C.has always been successful in hitching a ride
D.has had to wait for long hours for a ridew
73.The main idea of Paragraph 4 is that      .
A.it is dangerous to be in a car with strangers
B.hitch-hiking may turn out to be risky sometimes
C.a hitch-hiker must also learn the art of quick excuse
D.hitch-hikers might come across bad drivers
74.In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to tell us that a hitchhiker should     .
A.not talk to the driver too much
B.fall asleep to make it a peaceful ride
C.try to make himself pleasant and entertaining
D.seek the willingness of drivers
75.A suitable title for the passage would be     .
A.“The Art of Hitch-hiking”      B.“An Englishman’s View of the U.S.”
C.“An English Hitch-hiker”        D.“The joys and Dangers of hitch-hiking

This is a story from 28 years ago. My dad was a used car salesman. Every Thursday night, he would head off to Shreveport, LA for an auction. Most of the time, I drove a car over there for him so he could sell it at the auction.
One day, I was riding with my dad when he noticed a hitch-hiker with a backpack. Without hesitation, he pulled the car over and offered him a ride. Dad asked him his name, and proceeded to talk to him about all sorts of things. Dad asked him where he was going. The hitch-hiker told him he was heading for the west. I can’t recall why but he told Dad a lot of things that had occurred to him and that persuaded him to make that decision. He talked about the tragic events that occurred to him several years before. He was low in spirits, but I could see that the hitch-hiker’s attitude was changing as someone was really listening to him.
We drove 45 minutes before the hitch-hiker got off. We pulled over and Dad told him to keep his head up and things would start looking up for him soon. He reached into his pocket and handed the hitch-hiker a twenty-dollar bill. The guy smiled. He nearly lit up right there on the cold, dark highway.
We drove on and my dad did not say a single thing. I was still completely amazed by what I had just witnessed. I was always told by everyone never to pick up a hitch-hiker and yet my dad did it every single time he saw one. While reflecting upon that story I came to understand that just one single kind act could change someone’s life, and I am sure that my father’s deed made that poor man’s day.
【小题1】The underlined words “that decision” in Para. 2 refer to ___________.

A.catching the carB.heading for the west
C.talking about his experiencesD.driving 45 minutes
【小题2】What made the hitch-hiker become less upset?
A.The writer’s father offering him a free ride
B.The writer’s father really listening to him
C.The writer’s father agreeing to driving him to his destination
D.The writer’s father talking to him about all sorts of things
【小题3】When his father helped the hitch-hiker, the writer ___________.
A.was deeply movedB.strongly disagreed
C.admired his fatherD.couldn’t understand
【小题4】Which of the following words cannot be used to describe the father?
A.willing to helpB.easy-goingC.far-sightedD.full of sympathy
【小题5】The author wrote the text mainly to _________.
A.show his respect for his father
B.tell a story about his kind father
C.prove his father is the best teacher
D.advise people to learn from their fathers

Each spring brings a new wildflower blooming in the fields along the highway I travel daily to work. There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours. The afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every day each year for about two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.
This spring, I started a wildflower garden in my yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I've often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the fields would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.
Every day I drove past the flowers, thinking, "I'll stop on my way home and dig them." "Gee, I don't want to get my good clothes dirty…" Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a tool one year for that expressed purpose.
One day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had cleared up the fields and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, "Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring. "
A week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister-in-law has a cancer. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven't been as close as we all would have liked.
I couldn't help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.
And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, I'm sure I'll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.
【小题1】 How long might the blue flower bloom in spring?

A.The whole day.B.The whole season.
C.About one week.D.About two weeks
【小题2】 Where did the writer want to transplant the flowers?
A.In the gardenB.Along the highway.
C.Across the fields.D.Outside the yard.
【小题3】 Which of the following is NOT true about the writer's sister-in-law?
A.She is seriously ill.
B.She is twenty years old.
C.She lives far away from the writer.
D.She is not in close touch with the writer.
【小题4】 What does the writer want to tell us?
A.Refresh our wonderful moments every year.
B.Visit our relatives only after they get ill.
C.Value now and don't lose chances.
D.Plant flowers and don't enjoy them in the field.

请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to   36   a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to   37   him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   38   time I had let such moments pass.

       When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked     39     the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar   40   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  41    and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words   42   me.

       Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   45   to me. Or what he might want to face in the years   46  . Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

       What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so   50   to tell a son something from the heart?

       My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was   52   of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine. What I had said to Daniel was   54   . It was nothing. And yet, it was    55     .

1.A. experience          B. spend            C. enjoy               D. shape

2.A. show             B. give              C. leave               D. instruct

3.A. last               B. first            C. very               D. next

4.A. upward            B. into            C. down              D. up

5.A. sign               B. scene            C. scenery              D. sight

6.A. interest             B. instruction             C. courage            D. direction

7.A. failed              B. discouraged     C. struck              D. troubled

8.A. future              B. embarrassing           C. obvious            D. lost

9.A. last                B. fly               C. pass               D. remain

10.A. counted           B. meant          C. valued             D. eared

11.A. forward           B. before                 C. ago                  D. ahead

12.A. But              B. And             C. Instead             D. So

13.A. wondered         B. regretted              C. minded           D. tried

14.A. views            B. actions           C. feelings            D. attitudes

15.A. important         B. essential          C. complex           D. hard

16.A. disappeared       B. changed           C. progressed          D. advanced

17.A. sensitive          B. convinced       C. aware              D. tired

18.A. by               B. against           C. on                 D. with

19.A. clumsy           B. gentle            C. absurd              D. moving

20.A. none             B. all             C. anything            D. everything

 

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