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I was in Houston a few weeks ago, and needed to be back home in Austin by the early morning the next day. So I ______ to leave that morning. ______ my tire blew out on the way. I ______ a small parking lot. Then I ______ the doors and picked up my phone to call a tow truck (拖车). Soon a man ______ on my driver’s side window and asked if he could help me. From his ______ and behavior, I knew he was far more ______ to rob (抢劫) than help me, so I ______refused and told him the tow truck was due any minute. He asked again, but again I gently shook my head. He finally said, “ Ma’am, you need ______. A tow truck in Houston will arrive anywhere between 45 minutes and approximately ______(which I knew was true), and you are not going anywhere until you have that tire______.”

I looked hard, straight into his _____, and instinctively (凭直觉) saw someone different from the ______ person he appeared to be at first glance. So, against all reasonable ______, but trusting my instincts, I got out. He looked______, but got right to work, trying to find the ______ tire. It took a while since it was stored under the van (车厢).

He changed the tire, ______ the seat to its place and said, “Thank you for letting me help you. You gave me a ______ when most people would never open the door to someone like me. Would it be okay if I gave you a hug?” When I______, I gave him a giant hug. I left with a new tire and a renewed ______ in human nature.

1.A. wanted B. happened C. hoped D. had

2.A. Expectedly B. Unfortunately C. Strangely D. Undoubtedly

3.A. pulled into B. walked around C. broke into D. looked around

4.A. opened B. fixed C. locked D. broke

5.A. hit B. knocked C. climbed D. checked

6.A. words B. personality C. height D. appearance

7.A. willing B. anxious C. likely D. pleased

8.A. politely B. stubbornly C. repeatedly D. hurriedly

9.A. money B. water C. gas D. help

10.A. forever B. now C. never D. already

11.A. balanced B. changed C. moved D. sold

12.A. mind B. eyes C. head D. heart

13.A. violent B. intelligent C. cold-hearted D. hurriedly

14.A. arguments B. judgments C. decisions D. expectations

15.A. surprised B. disappointed C. touched D. depressed

16.A. flat B. free C. spare D. worn

17.A. showed B. left C. held D. returned

18.A. lesson B. job C. gift D. chance

19.A. recovered B. discovered C. awoke D. wondered

20.A. pride B. delight C. faith D. interest

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

If you have a little child, who hates sitting in a car seat, then the FreedomRide is the answer to your problem.

Would you want to be stuck in an unchangeable position every time you’re in the car? No. You wouldn’t.

When an adult sits in a car for any length of time, we stretch, we change the position, we move our legs again and again. We do this without thinking. But kids in a traditional car seat can’t do this. They are stuck in one position, and they can’t move. We move because the circulation of blood needs to be recovered in our legs as we sit in the same position for any longer.

In a traditional car seat, the child can’t move to reduce the pain, so it puts them in anger.

The FreedomRide lets them have a little freedom, and still be safe. The 5-Point Harness(背带)gives them additional safety over a traditional child car seat.

I am the Webmaster for islandbreeze.com, and when JoeySafe asked us to redo their website, I was attracted by this system. That is because I have two small children, both girls, aged 3 and 4 and we obviously use car seats. I lived in Southern California, and every couple of months, my wife, the girls and I, go to see grandma who lives in Nevada. It’s a 5-hour drive, so the FreedomRide works well. Our trips are so much better now, especially since there is more room in the car without the car seats.

The FreedomRide really did make it easier to go on trips. The only thing you need when you use the JoeySafe instead of your old child car seat is a pillow. Besides, my kids want to take a pillow anyway! As a dad, I feel safe driving with the kids in the FreedomRide. I am a very safety-oriented person.

1.From the text we can infer the FreedomRide is a _______.

A. car seat B. car for children

C. safety belt D. game on islandbreeze.com

2.The FreedomRide is likely to be designed for________.

A. a person hating sitting in the car for long

B. an adult often driving a traditional car

C. a child requiring some freedom in the car

D. a driver needing comfortable seats

3.The purpose of the last two paragraphs may be to ________.

A. support the topic of the child car safety

B. describe the advantage of the FreedomRide

C. introduce the detail of the author’s work and web.

D. describe what the author does with his child car seat

4.The next part following the last paragraph may mention________.

A. the way of ordering

B. the way of communicating

C. the inventor of this product

D. the advantage of the product

Researchers from France and Italy discovered that Canadian parents are less strict with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy.

“Our most important finding was the difference between Canadians and the others,” said Professor Michel Claes,the lead author of the study.“Canadians focus on independence and negotiation.On the other hand,Italians,for example,exercise more control.We found Canadians seem to focus on negotiation in case of a conflict.”

Claes said Canada,France and Italy were selected for the study because they share important cultural and social factors.“We chose French?Canadians because they share the same language as France,and originally came from France and share certain values.Italy was included because it was considered to have similar,strong and important family values,” he explained.

The researchers examined the emotional ties between parents and their children by questioning 1,256 students aged 11 to 19 years old.

Canadian students reported less control and more free actions,according to the study.Italian parents were stricter and French parents were somewhere in the middle.

Claes explains that the differences lie in education in Canada,France and Italy.

“North America has its own educational values,which promote individualization.Tolerance and comprehension are encouraged.Italy,on the other hand,promotes respect of authority,control,and the need for permission.” he said.

Children from all three countries described their mothers as warm and communicative.Italian and Canadian children had similar feelings about their fathers,and reported high levels of emotional ties.But French fathers were generally thought by their children to be more distant and cold.

“We were surprised by this,” Claes admitted.“It seems as though the relationships between French mothers and their children were becoming closer over time,while fathers maintain a form of distance and coldness,which is more of a source of conflict in France than in the other countries.”

1.Professor Michel Claes believes that Canada,France and Italy ________.

A.have the same family spirit

B.have some similar cultural traditions

C.have experienced some similar social changes

D.have experienced similar cultural developments

2.How did the researchers carry out the study ?

A.By collecting answers of parents from Canada,France and Italy.

B.By collecting answers of children from Canada,France and Italy.

C.By questioning parents and their children from Italian Canadian families.

D.By questioning children from French?Canadian families.

3.According to Michel Claes,what mainly leads to the differences in parent?children relationships among Canada,France and Italy?

A.Educational opportunities.

B.Traditional ideas.

C.Educational values.

D.Historical events.

4.Which of the following is NOT a finding of the study?

A.French children have troubled relationships with their parents.

B.Canadian children have close relationships with their parents.

C.Italian children have good relationships with their parents.

D.Kids from Canada,France and Italy have closer ties with their moms.

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