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【题目】In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).

I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使…放心)me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.

Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.

After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”

I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.

【1】The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because .

A. her work delayed her trip to Sydney

B. she was going home for her holidays

C. the town was far away from Sydney

D. she missed the only train back home

2Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?

A. He helped the girl find a ride.

B. He gave the girl a ride back home.

C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.

D. He watched the girl for three hours.

3The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .

A. she realized he was Gordon

B. she had known him for decades

C. she was going to the nearby town

D. she wanted to repay the favour she once got

4What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?

A. Giving sometimes produces nice results.

B. Those who give rides will be rapid.

C. Good manners bring about happiness.

D. People should offer free rides to others.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析:故事讲述了作者多年前得到一个人的帮助搭车回家,多年后她想让一位老人搭车,结果却得知那位老人就是多年前帮助她的人。善有善报。

【1】D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left.可知,她搭车是因为错过了唯一的一趟回家的火车选D。

【2】A 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句After lunch, he helped me find a lift home. 可知,是Gordon帮助她搭了车故选A

【3】D 细节理解题。根据第三段I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier.可知,作者想要回报她曾经得到的帮助才让老人搭车选D。

【4】A 主旨大意题。文章主要告诉大家助人为乐的人会有好的回报,故选A。

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2. 作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Oseola McCarty was a laundrywoman for more than 75 years. She earned a few dollars each time. But she donated $150,000 which was her life savings to help the students who needed financial help.

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