This is a true story of how my car got stuck in water and how a stranger helped me during the worst rain storm.

Last Sunday, the sky was grey when I woke up. The weather report said rain was coming, but I couldn’t stay home just because of rain.

Around 8:00 am I had a doctor’s appointment. It wasn’t raining then. At 9:00 I left the doctor’s office to drive to work, and it was raining hard. I just had to go about 5-6 miles down one main road to get to a nearby school, where I could stay until the rain ended. Unfortunately, the road in front of the school was flooded, and my car stopped in the middle.

“Who is going to save me?” I wondered. I shut off the engine and turned on my flashers (车灯). I called 911. They were not helpful. I called my husband, even though he couldn’t come and help me. I was also very close to a police station. But I never saw even one police car. I decided to get out of the car, since it was still pouring.

My best decision of the day had been to wear rain boots. I took my umbrella and quickly got out and ran across the street to a shelter.

Before long, a tow truck(拖车) happened to pass by the street. The driver kindly offered to help me. At that moment, I really needed car pulled out quickly, so I trusted the stranger. He pulled my car and drove me home. After he had dropped my car off, he also helped me check the engine. He said the engine was most likely flooded, but fortunately there was no water inside the car.

Although many years have passed, I still remember that stormy day and the warm-hearted stranger clearly.

1.How was the weather when the author got up?

A. Rainy.                                B. Cloudy.                    C. Windy.                     D. Sunny.

2.Which of the following is the correct order about the things that the author did?

① Drove to work.                                                  ② Drove to the doctor’s office.

③ Ran to a shelter.                                             ④ Called 911 for help.

A. ②①④③                        B. ②③①④                        C. ①②④③                        D. ①③②④

3.What did the author do after her car had got stuck in the water?

A. She turned off her flashers.

B. She tried to restart the engine.

C. She went to the police station nearby.

D. She got out of her car.

4.How did the stranger help the author?

A. He lent his car to her.                     

B. He pulled her car out of the water.

C. He drove her to school.                  

D. He helped her fix her engine.

 

Ten years ago I used to be very fit. I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends. I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks. In those days I didn’t earn very much. I had a job in an office. It wasn’t a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing.

Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job. The pay was better, but the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day. I began to take people out to lunch. And I began to put on weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends because I just didn’t have any time for things like that any more.

There’s a lot of stress in my job. Perhaps that’s why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home, but then I started filling my glass to the top, and instead of having one glass, I would have several. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all.

Two months ago I had a heart attack. At first I just couldn’t believe it. Luckily it wasn’t very serious. The doctor advised me to stop smoking and to eat less. He also advised me to work less and get more exercise. But I just haven’t any time! My job takes everything out of me!

Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perhaps I could do something as I used to. But if I do that, I won’t earn as much. I have a family to support. I have to think of them, too. I just don’t know what I should do. What do you think?

1.Compared with ten years ago, what is worse for the author now?

A.His job.                               B.His pay.

C.His means of transport.                   D.His health.

2.According to the passage, when the author got the better job, which of the following is NOT true?

A.He got higher pay.                       B.His working hours weren’t long.

C.He found it very stressful.                 D.He had little free time at weekends.

3.After the author had a heart attack, the doctor advised him ____________.

A.not to work any longer

B.to take a long vacation abroad

C.to stop smoking and take exercise

D.not to eat out any more

4.What can we learn about the author?

A.The author is not sure what he should do now.

B.The author has taken the doctor’s advice already.

C.The author has got another new job.

D.The author feels much better now.

 

When I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these   1   I got there in July 2010.   2  I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job   3 my living  experience. Determined to do this ,  I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found   5  response(回应)

One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask  6  there were any job opportunities(机会),The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that   7 . As I was about to   8 , a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside   9 . Nearly ten minutes later, he   10 ,He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay   11  . Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to  12 a job.

I was a little surprised, but had a  13  feeling about him. Along the way ,I realized that I had   14  resumes(简历). Seeing this, the man  15 at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen   16  copies. He also gave me some      17  on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resume and went home feeling very 18  . The following day, I received a   19  from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.

It seems that the world always  20  to you when you need it .And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

1.                A.doubts         B.concerns        C.instructions    D.reasons

 

2.                A.Even if         B.Every time       C.Now that  D.Soon after

 

3.                A.of             B.at             C.for  D.with

 

4.                A.on my own      B.on my way       C.by any chance  D.by the day

 

5.                A.any            B.much          C.some D.little

 

6.                A.why           B.wherever       C.whether  D.whenever

 

7.                A.direction       B.attitude         C.language  D.manner

 

8.                A.answer         B.work           C.leave D.refuse

 

9.                A.for ever        B.at any time      C.as usual   D.for a while

 

10.               A.returned       B.hesitated       C.passed    D.regretted

 

11.               A.silent          B.busy           C.positive   D.comfortable

 

12.               A.pick out        B.hunt for        C.take on    D.give up

 

13.               A.dull           B.good           C.guilty D.general

 

14.               A.made use of     B.taken care of    C.run out of  D.become tired of

 

15.               A.stopped        B.knocked        C.glanced   D.appeared

 

16.               A.right           B.more          C.former    D.different

 

17.               A.pressures       B.agreements     C.impression D.suggestions

 

18.               A.lonely          B.funny          C.disappointed   D.satisfied

 

19.               A.call            B.tip            C.present   D.report

 

20.               A.turns off        B.goes over       C.gives back D.looks up

 

 

Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests. What's more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression, the University College London team found.

Data on diet among 3,500 middle-aged civil servants were compared with their emotional state five years later, a British journal reported. They split the participants into two types of diet--those who ate a diet largely based on whole food,which includes lots of fruit, vegetables and fish,and those who ate a mainly processed food diet, such as sweetened desserts, fried food, processed meat,refined grains and high fat dairy products After accounting for factors such as gender, age, education, physical activity, smoking habits and chronic(慢性的) diseases, they found a significant difference in the future depression risk with the different diets.

Those who ate the most wholefood had a 26% lower risk of future depression than those who ate the least wholefood. By contrast, people with a diet high in processed food had a 58% higher risk of depression than those who ate a diet low in processed foods.

Study author Dr. Archana Singh Manoux pointed out there was a chance that the finding could be explained by lifestyle factor they had not accounted for. He also pointed in a paper that a Mediterranean diet was associated with a lower risk of depression, but the problem with that is if you live in Britain, the likelihood of you eating a Mediterranean diet is not very high.

Dr.Andrew McCulloeh, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said, this study adds to an existing body of solid research that shows the strong links between what we eat and our mental health.

He added people's diets were becoming increasingly unhealthy. The UK population is consuming less nutritious, fresh produce and more saturated fats and sugars.

1.The text is mainly about         .

A.the increasingly unhealthy diet of the UK population

B.the link between processed food and depression

C.the relationship between physical and mental health

D.the emotional state of the British People

2.What do we know about the participants?

A.They are of different ages from young to old.

B.They are from different walks of life.

C.They chose the diet they preferred.

D.Their state are also affected by other factors.

3.What can we learn from what Dr. Archana Singh Manoux said?

A.It is difficult for most British people to have a Mediterranean diet.

B.The Mediterranean diet is the most healthy in the world.

C.Many studies have been done on the Mediterranean diet before.

D.The Mediterranean diet is not good for depression.

4.Dr. Andrew McCulloch agrees that         .

A.our diets are closely related to our mental health

B.the present study needs more facts and other information

C.the UK population will become ill in the near future

D.more saturated fats and sugars should be taken in

5.Why might the author have written this text?

A.To tell people what a healthy diet actually is.

B.To prove people’s diets are increasingly unhealthy.

C.To encourage people to cut down on processed food.

D.To introduce some experts on the research team.

 

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