A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift.  “I can't leave her out in this weather.” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door. “Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head, “Strange.” thought the young woman.  She tried again, “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what the young woman said, the hitchhiker(搭车者) gave no answer except for a nod of the head or a shrug.
Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker's hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was actually a man! She stopped the car. “I can't see out of the rear screen,” she said, “Would you mind clearing it for me?”
The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the terrified young woman raced off.
When she got to the next village she pulled up. She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp(喘息), inside the bag was a gun

  1. 1.

    What made the young woman feel strange about the old woman?

    1. A.
      That she gave no answer to her questions
    2. B.
      That she was unable to speak
    3. C.
      That she kept nodding her head
    4. D.
      That she had large and hairy hands
  2. 2.

    A "lift" in the passage means______.

    1. A.
      an elevator
    2. B.
      an act of raising something
    3. C.
      a ride in the car
    4. D.
      help
  3. 3.

    The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in it behind because ______.

    1. A.
      he wanted to give her a warning
    2. B.
      he had not expected that the woman would leave him behind in the rain
    3. C.
      it was his present for her
    4. D.
      he wanted to kill her with the gun
  4. 4.

    Why did the young woman driver suddenly feel the hitchhiker was a man when she talked to the woman?

    1. A.
      The woman only nodded her head, but no words
    2. B.
      She noticed the hitchhiker's hands, which were large and hairy
    3. C.
      Because it was dark and raining
    4. D.
      Because she found the gun in the woman’s handbag

ASK LASKAS
YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS. SHE'S GOT ANSWERS
Q: My problem is computer gaming. I do it day and night, averaging four hours of sleep. I can't control of this, and I don't know where to go for help. Do you?                            —Player
A: Dear Player,
You have an addiction. For some people playing video games releases dopamine, a powerful brain chemical that makes you feel good. You'd toss your cigarettes if you were ready to quit, right? To kick the habit, get help from a health professional. And don't look for help on line; that would be like an alcoholic going to the bar for advice.
Q: My brother's wife just had triplets(三胞胎). This is such a joy! Yet every time I share the news with co-workers, they ask me if she was on fertility pills. I think this is rude—or has society just become so talk-show numbed (麻木的)that you can ask anyone anything?                     —No Show Host
A: Dear Host,
Yes. Our society has become increasingly disrespectful of privacy. But don't blame it all on the talk-shows. Continue to celebrate and greet impolite questions with stony silence. Their fertility history is nobody's business but their own.
Q: I work at an amusement park, and my manager steals supplies. She has a catering business on the side, and we've seen her load up her van at the back gates. The big bosses think she is the best thing since buttered bread, and we're all afraid that if we say anything, we'll lose our jobs. What can we do?    —Righteous
A: Dear Righteous,
Be sure you're right. You must have evidence about what and why things are going out the back gates. Once you know for certain, it's time to go to the bosses and report what you have seen.
Q: My stepson's wife sometimes leaves their eight-year-old home alone for "a short run to the store." That may be an hour or so. I believe by law we should report it. What do you think?
—The In-laws
A: Dear Laws,
I don't know what the child-protection laws in your state are, but I do know that children need care and attention. This child may be able and unafraid, but kids aren't always careful. It also sounds like there is stress in your family relationship. One thing you can do to help this situation is offer to baby-sit when Mom needs to step out

  1. 1.

    Which of the following statements is true?

    1. A.
      Dopamine is a powerful brain chemical good to our health
    2. B.
      Looking for help on line is like getting help from a health professional
    3. C.
      Player is a video game addict who smokes and sleeps few hours
    4. D.
      Player is advised to stay clear of the screen
  2. 2.

    According to the Q&A,______.

    1. A.
      Host's colleagues are insensitive
    2. B.
      The talk-show is to blame
    3. C.
      Somebody's business is everybody's
    4. D.
      Host's sister-in-law was on fertility pills
  3. 3.

    What we can infer from the Q&A is______.

    1. A.
      The Mom is not to blame because she needs a short run to the store
    2. B.
      Children need care and attention, though not for all of them
    3. C.
      Laws, the old lady, wants to report what she sees to the child's father
    4. D.
      Laskas doesn't seem to approve of Laws' trying to report what she sees
  4. 4.

    Which Q&A mentioned transport?

    1. A.
      The first
    2. B.
      The second
    3. C.
      The third
    4. D.
      None

(北京市八一中学2010届高三月考)

It was raining.I went in to a cafe and asked for a coffee.  36  I was waiting for my drink,I realized that there were other people in the place,but I sensed   37 .I saw their bodies,but I couldn't feel their souls   38   their souls belonged to the   39

      I stood up and walked between the tables.When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin.small man   40  in front of it.”I'm Steve”,he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was.”I can。t talk with you I’m  41 ”,he said.He was chatting online with somebody-probably someone he didn't know-and, 42 he was playing a computer game—a

War game. I was   43

      Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried   44  to speak to that computer geek(怪人),

 45 not a word carne out of his mouth.I touched his shoulder but no reaction.I was  46.I put

my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout.”  47  !”

      I took a few steps back,wondering if all those people in the caf6 were looking at me.I  48 ,and saw nobody showed any interest.

     49 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines

not with people. They were more  50  having a relationship with the   51 ,particularly Steve.I

wouldn't want to  52  the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines  53 with people.

      I was worried and I sank in my thoughts.I didn’t even  54  that the coffee was bad,  55

Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

36.A.Before                   B.Since                   C.Although                D.While

37.A.pain                     B.fear                     C.sadness                  D.loneliness

38.A.because                 B.when                   C.until                D.unless

39.A.home                   B.Net                      C.Care                      D.world

40.A.sitting                   B.sleeping               C.laughing                 D.learning

41.A.busy                    B.thirsty                  C.tired                             D.sick

42.A.first of all               B.just then               C.at the same time      D.by that time

43.A.moved                  B.delighted              C.surprised                D.frightened

44.A.once                    B.again                   C.first                       D.even

45.A.but                      B.so                        C.if                           D.or

46.A.excited                  B.respected             C.afraid                     D.unhappy

47.A.Shut up                 B.Enjoy yourself        C.Leave me alone       D.Help me out

48.A.walked about          B.walked out             C.raised my hand       D.raised my head

49.A.In all                   B.Above all               C.From the non         D.At that moment

50.A.interested in           B.tired of                C.careful about         D.troubled by

51.A.soul                     B.shop                    C.geek                      D computer

52.A.tell                      B.plan                     C.imagine                  D.design

53.A.other than            B.instead of             C.except for              D.as well as

54.A.pretend                B.understand             C.insist                      D.realize

55.A.as if                    B.just as                  C.just after               D.even though

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