题目内容

Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get       ” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb     and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time when you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody _ ___ .
Several days later I was still  _  _ about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot  _ _  the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I         Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of    .” Was that possible these days? One way to        this would be for a person to journey across the US without any money, just __ _ _ on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?
The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.
The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy. __ _ _ I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept __   _ of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly everywhere I went. I was __ _ _ by people’s readiness to help a stranger.
In Oregon, a house painter named Mike __ _ _ the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a(n) _ _ _ _ dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I     , but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or __ _ _ with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the _ _ _ _ to give often gave the most.
I’m __ _ _ to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was __ _ _. I am proud to live in a country where people are still willing to help. Now about the hitchhiker I met the other day, I am feeling  __ _ that I did not stop to take him along .
小题1:
A．involvedB．crazyC．blamedD．rejected
小题2:
A．awayB．inC．overD．out
小题3:
A．in dangerB．in needC．in actionD．in favor
小题4:
A．worryingB．consideringC．concerningD．thinking
小题5:
A．offB．onC．awayD．from
小题6:
A．concludedB．recalledC．polishedD．submitted
小题7:
A．strangersB．relativesC．friendsD．colleagues
小题8:
A．guideB．testC．handle D．conduct
小题9:
A．basingB．relyingC．insistingD．relating
小题10:
A．ButB．SoC．AndD．However
小题11:
A．jobsB．suppliesC．helpsD．offers
小题12:
A．frightenedB．annoyedC．disappointedD．amazed
小题13:
A．notedB．sawC．feltD．sensed
小题14:
A．simpleB．richC．awesomeD．interesting
小题15:
A．understoodB．refusedC．pausedD．disobeyed
小题16:
A．suppliedB．offeredC．sharedD．provided
小题17:
A．grandestB．mostC．leastD．best
小题18:
A．carefulB．gratefulC．hopefulD．helpful
小题19:
A．createdB．remindedC．renewedD．returned
小题20:
A．guilty B．scepticalC．delightedD．shallow

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:A

试题分析：文章介绍作者一直认为来自陌生人的友善遇到处于困境者的人是傻瓜，为了证明这个观点，他决定身无分文地进行从太平洋到大西洋的旅行，但是途中接受到很多帮助，对这些帮助感激的同时，作者也对自己以前的行为感到内疚。
小题1:考查过去分词和形容词：A. involved参与，B. crazy疯狂的，C. blamed责备，D. rejected拒绝，ge tinvovled被牵连，“我不想被牵涉进去”成了全国性的名言。选A
小题2:考查副词：A. away离开，B. in在…里面，C. over越过，D. out外面，在沙漠里，我遇到了一个年轻人，他站在路边，伸出一只手的拇指，另一只手里拿着一个汽油罐。选D
小题3:考查词组：A. in danger有危险，B. in need有需要，C. in action行动，D. in favor赞同，人们一度认为，那些遇到处于困境者的人是傻瓜。选B
小题4:考查动词：A. worrying担心，B. considering考虑，C. concerning关于， D. thinking想，几天后，我仍在想这个搭便车的人。选D
小题5:考查副词：A. off离开，B. on 在…上面，C. away 远离，D. from从，我甚至没有为他把脚从加速踏板上抬起，选A
小题6:考查动词：A. concluded下结论，B. recalled回想，C. polished磨光，提高，D. submitted 提交，屈从，我想起布兰奇.迪布瓦的名句：“我一直都依赖着陌生人的友善。”选B
小题7:考查名词：A. strangers陌生人，B. relatives亲戚，C. friends朋友，D. colleagues同事，根据作者的经历，应该是“我一直都依赖着陌生人的友善。”选A
小题8:考查动词：A. guide指导，B. test检测，C. handle处理，D. conduct实施，带领，一个验证办法就是只身一人、身无分文地做一次横穿美国的旅行，选B
小题9:考查动词：A. basing以…为基础，B. relying依赖，C. insisting坚持，D. relating和…有关，一路上只依靠着美国同胞的友善。选B
小题10:考查连词：A. But但是，B. So所以，C. And并且，D. However然而，我意识到，自己有生以来从未下过赌注。因此，我决定身无分文地进行从太平洋到大西洋的旅行。两句话是因果关系，选B
小题11:考查名词：A. jobs工作，B. supplies供应，C. helps帮助，D. offers提议，我只能接受别人提供的搭乘、食物和住宿。选D
小题12:考查形容词：A. frightened害怕的，B. annoyed生气的，C. disappointed失望的，D. amazed惊讶的，人们准备随时帮助陌生人，这让我很吃惊，选D
小题13:考查动词：A. noted注意到，B. saw看见，C. felt 感觉，D. sensed感受，一个叫迈克的画家注意到天气冷，问我是否有外套？选 A
小题14:考查形容词：A. simple简单的，B. rich富有份，C. awesome令人敬畏的，使人畏惧的，可怕的，极好的，D. interesting有趣的，从in their shabby house.可知这是一段简餐，选A
小题15:考查动词：A. understood理解，B. refused拒绝，C. paused 停顿，D. disobeyed 不服从，从后面的but Tim insisted,可知作者拒绝了，选B
小题16:考查动词：A. supplied提供，B. offered提供，C. shared分享，D. provided提供，人们会带给我食物和他们分享他们拥有的一切，选C
小题17:考查形容词最高级：A. grandest最伟大的，B. most最多的，C. least  最少的，D. best最好的，拥有最少的人，通常给的是最多的，选C
小题18:考查形容词：A. careful仔细的，B. grateful感激的，C. hopeful有希望的，D. helpful乐于之人的，我对所有的遇到的人都很感激因为他们的食物，钱，住所等，选B
小题19:卡车动词：A. created创造，B. reminded提醒，C. renewed   更新，D. returned回到，我对人们普遍的想法在更新，选C
小题20:考查形容词：A. guilty内疚的，B. sceptical怀疑的，C. delighted高兴的，D. shallow狭窄的，我对没有停下把搭便车的人带上感到内疚，选A
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A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.”      teaches that he is right. Good friendship is just not easily   .
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a true friendship to    . However, there can be      disagreement in the need for each of us to think carefully about what kind of friendship we want.
To most of us,     are considered very important, but we need to make it clear in our minds what kind of friendship we want. Are they to be close or      at arm’s length? Do we want to     ourselves or do we want to walk on surface(表面)? For some people, many friendships on the surface are      enough and that’s all right. But at some point we need to make sure that our      are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of     experiences including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to       friendships. But it must be done slowly and     only if there are signs of interest and action     .
What are some of the    of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships     time. Another “main difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “      ” the other, including his time and attention.   , friendships require actions in return. In other words, you must give as      as you take. Finally, there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend      time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die     .
小题1:
A．KnowledgeB．BooksC．TeachersD．Experience
小题2:
A．understoodB．formedC．realizedD．made
小题3:
A．designB．intendC．developD．appear
小题4:
A．noB．anyC．notD．some
小题5:
A．livesB．relationshipsC．friendshipsD．classmates
小题6:
A．takenB．leftC．givenD．kept
小题7:
A．ownB．shareC．thinkD．suffer
小题8:
A．thatB．veryC．quiteD．so
小题9:
A．expectationsB．attractionsC．choicesD．ideas
小题10:
A．goodB．ordinaryC．socialD．personal
小题11:
A．proveB．produceC．weakenD．deepen
小题12:
A．carried throughB．carried outC．carried onD．carried away
小题13:
A．in surpriseB．in returnC．in turnD．in answer
小题14:
A．difficultiesB．differencesC．disadvantagesD．advantages
小题15:
A．costB．spendC．takeD．waste
小题16:
A．lovesB．hatesC．playsD．holds
小题17:
A．differentlyB．FortunatelyC．SimilarlyD．Regretfully
小题18:
A．manyB．muchC．littleD．possible
小题19:
A．reasonableB．comfortableC．spareD．valuable
小题20:
A．ofB．fromC．outD．away
John Smith，an office worker，lives in Washington．He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23，but he wasn’t happy at all．When his college friends were looking for their jobs，he didn’t have to．Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else．He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity (慈善机构) to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only，but he is very happy．
Up to now John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world，by sending them each $200 a month．The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing．John receives a report each year on the children’s progress．They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English．
When John first heard about these children，he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special,” he said．“Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping，I didn’t know anything about their life．” Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was very exciting．“When I met her．I felt very ,very happy．"he said．“And I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
小题1:John didn’t need to look for a job ___________.
A．before he went to collegeB．after he went to Africa
C．because he got a lot of moneyD．before he received a report
小题2:John has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _______．
A．near WashingtonB．in European countries
C．only in AfricaD．throughout the world
小题3:John learned about the children’s progress by ________.
A．visiting them each yearB．getting a report every year
C．staying with themD．talking to them in English
小题4:The underlined words “for a good cause ”means“­­­­­­­­________” in Chinese．
A．施舍B．行善C．优惠D．赏赐
小题5:What’s the main idea of the story?
A．Help others，and you will feel happy．
B．It’s necessary to write letters to poor children．
C．Live a simple life，and you can give others help．
D．It’s the most important to help the children in Africa
We live in a fast-paced and anxiety-filled world that oftentimes seems to shift beneath our feet. Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life. For as long as I could remember I had struggled with anxiety. After I left university, I made friends with a Moroccan woman at work. One day she invited me to    her and her family back home. I wanted to, but I would have to travel there     and I knew we would be in a very rural area. How would I cope with my    ?
Then one day it     to me that I had a life to live. I could choose to let anxiety     me or I could go to Morocco and     something different. I was 23 years old and had never been out of the UK alone. The journey to Morocco     something inside me. I managed to cope with my anxiety. The sense of     was overwhelming and still to this day when I get afraid of going somewhere alone, I remember how     it felt when I arrived in Morocco.
Upon arrival I was so     for the generous welcome I received. My friend’s family had arranged a welcome party. The people were so loving toward me. As a moment of     felt in a faraway village, this reminded me that I was “good enough”, which helped to     my anxiety.
Waking up the next day, in the morning light, I saw the area where we were. I was     by how rural it was – and the realization that these people had very few     .
In the days afterwards, I traveled around Morocco. We went to Marrakesh and     the Atlas mountains. We had the most amazing food – lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
At the end of my     something inside me had changed. I realized I had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.
Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life, what really    , and with that my anxiety    . When I returned home I was much more active in     my anxiety. Working with people, helping them     their anxiety, is how I can share the love I found in Morocco.
小题1:
A．send B．consultC．call D．visit
小题2:
A．alone B．soon C．free D．safe
小题3:
A．workB．curiosity C．homesickness D．worries
小题4:
A．appeared B．hit C．struckD．occurred
小题5:
A．impress B．control C．reach D．persuade
小题6:
A．enjoy B．experienceC．takeD．experiment
小题7:
A．changed B．moved C．supported D．impressed
小题8:
A．achievement B．fear C．disappointment D．embarrassment
小题9:
A．good B．ashamed C．afraid D．proud
小题10:
A．sorry B．confused C．confident D．thankful
小题11:
A．doubt B．luck C．love D．surprise
小题12:
A．improve B．hold C．protect D．reduce
小题13:
A．inspired B．moved C．pleased D．shocked
小题14:
A．lands B．difficulties C．resources D．friends
小题15:
A．discovered B．explored C．examined D．recognized
小题16:
A．opportunity B．rush C．stay D．life
小题17:
A．rules B．exists C．matters D．hurts
小题18:
A．disappeared B．expanded C．remained D．removed
小题19:
A．expressing B．challenging C．forgetting D．remembering
小题20:
A．drop B．notice C．pass D．overcome
Have you ever wondered: What drives successful people? Take a look around and talk to your friends and seniors who are very successful, you will see all of them have adopted certain values which have proved vital for their success.
It is evident that successful people take initiative (主动性). When they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waiting. They believe that responsibility is taken, not given. They weigh immediately what has to be done and then do it with pleasure, thus strengthening their reputation.
Successful people are enthusiastic about the things they do, especially when they believe in what they are doing. They are motivated by their own satisfaction and the joy they get from doing their work. They work hard even when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their work.
They do not fear failure. Failures and disappointments in life are unavoidable. It is failure that teaches us much more than success. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and commitment and learn from each failure. They associate with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those who appreciate their achievement.
Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it’s really the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect. By giving respect to others, they command respect for themselves.
Another important quality of successful persons is that they never complain. It’s better to praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it.
To put it shortly, take initiative and be enthusiastic about them. Do not be afraid to fail, but get up and start again. When you do so, success will be just around the corner.
Title: What Makes People Successful?
Brief introduction
Successful people all have adopted certain values which are（1）__________ for their success.
（2）_________
of successful people
Taking initiative
◆They take immediate action without hesitation.
◆They take responsibility for what has to be done and do it（3）__________.
Being self-motivated
◆They’re enthusiastic about the things they do with a（4）_______ in what they are doing.
◆They devote themselves to their work.
（5）__________ from failure
◆They get up and start again after a failure.
◆They keep company of those (6)__________ their achievement.
Giving respect to others
◆They are polite to everyone and treat others respectfully.
◆They earn respect in （7）_________ by giving respect to others.
Making no（8）________
◆They praise others and win favor with them.
◆They always try to find any possible    （9）__________ to the difficult situation.
Summary
When you can combine the above into your action plan, you’ll have    （10）___________ to success soon.
We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things     !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe     .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been      for years—often from    childhood. These stories may have no     in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作机械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations      my development? I was never      to work on cars or be around     . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later,    , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. For my strong points, I      down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking. ” For the      , I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills. ”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life      and told him about my      performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “     is it that you can solve       mathematical problems, but you can’t solve easy mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t      from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to     . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been      my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true.     , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have genetic defects that we can never get over, we can do well in almost      we choose.
小题1:
A．away B．offC．up D．down
小题2:
A．themB．myselfC．yourselfD．others
小题3:
A．saidB．spokenC．spreadD．repeated
小题4:
A．as long asB．as far back asC．as well asD．as much as
小题5:
A．evidenceB．wisdomC．causeD．meaning
小题6:
A．leadB．improveC．affectD．change
小题7:
A．encouragedB．demandedC．hopedD．agreed
小题8:
A．meansB．toolsC．facilitiesD．hammers
小题9:
A．thereforeB．somehowC．insteadD．however
小题10:
A．settledB．turnedC．tookD．got
小题11:
A．shortB．otherC．weakD．latter
小题12:
A．experiencesB．tripsC．roadsD．paths
小题13:
A．unexpectedB．poorC．excellentD．average
小题14:
A．WhenB．WhatC．HowD．Why
小题15:
A．challengingB．advancedC．common D．normal
小题16:
A．handleB．separateC．sufferD．come
小题17:
A．believeB．doubtC．adoptD．receive
小题18:
A．weakeningB．strengtheningC．questioningD．accepting
小题19:
A．As a resultB．At the same timeC．In additionD．Instead
小题20:
A．everything B．somethingC．nothingD．none
During my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing to the Friday night dance and who I was taking. Although college was talked about, it was the least of my worries. 
When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my older brother was graduating twelfth grade and going onto college. For my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.” I remember not believe him then, but looking back…, he was right. Those four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to become an adult. 
However, I was so completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high school, that when someone spoke of college I brushed it off. I wasn't ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my closest friends together and knowing what every single day was going to be like . Studying was something I did only AFTER I nailed my half-time dance performance. I knew my parents wanted me to go to college, so I told them I would go to commuity college (社区学院)and I didn’t worry about my SAT（美国大学入学考试）scores. 
When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own college ,I started to wish I had done the same. My friends were living away, meeting new people, discovering new places, and I was living at home and driving to and from class every day. It seemed exactly like high school. I hated it! I thought college was supposed to be different! Why didn’t I take more time to research colleges and do the same? I ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the campus(大学校园)atmosphere instead of two. 
My advice to anyone thinking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into all of your choices well ahead of time. Now I have graduate and I am working full time and I would do anything to go back to my high school days for a second chance!
小题1:Why didn’t the author worry about his SAT scores? 
A．He wanted to go to community college.
B．He had a gift for dance.
C．He was well prepared for the exam.
D．He believed his brother would help him.
小题2:When in high school, the author          .
A．drove to and from class every day
B．buried himself in his study all the time
C．enjoyed talking about future college life
D．lived in the school except on holidays
小题3:What did the author’s brother mean by “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.”?
A．He wished the author to have more dance.
B．He advised the author to value the years.
C．He encouraged the author to leave his comfort zone.
D．He suggested the author aim at a community college.
小题4:Talking of his high school years, the author feels       .
A．regretful
B．lonely
C．angry
D．pleased
Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just be­cause the salesman talked you into it? Many people are afraid to support themselves. Dr Robert Albert, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back thinks it' s because their self-respect is low. "There's always a' superior' around­— a parent, a teacher, a boss— who knows better."
But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people help themselves. They offer "assertiveness training" courses , A.T. for short. In the A.T. Course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive without hurting other people.
In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A.T. Course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But A.T. uses an even stronger motive— he need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect. If someone you face is more "important" than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. You can get to feel good about your­self. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.
小题1:The problem the writer talks about is that ________.
A．some people buy things they don't want
B．some people are afraid to speak out for their rights
C．there are too many superiors
D．some people don't think enough of themselves
小题2:The cause of the problem talked about in this pas­sage is that ________.
A．some people have a low self-respect
B．there is always someone around who "knows better"
C．salesmen talk people into buying things they don't want
D．people don t share enough
小题3:The A.T. Courses often ________.
A. make people distrust their own answers
B. make things more favorable for "superiors"
C. help people know as much as their "superiors"
D. help people become more important
小题4:A good title for this passage could be "________".
A．The Need to ShareB．Talk Back When Necessary
C．One Way to Build Self-RespectD．One Way to Train Speaking Ability
Dreaming is a natural part of who we are. We explore our dreams and develop personal dreams. We even like to dream BIG!
For the most part our dreams and wishes focus on the end result. We see ourselves in love, married, driving a great car, on vacation, with tons of money, in a great career, etc. Dreaming about the end result is just fantasizing and wishing. Wishing relies on some magical force to make our dreams turn into reality, and we become unhappy as we’re not living(实现) our dreams.
So how can we make our dreams come true? That is a question we all often struggle with. Even though we struggle with the answer, the answer is not that clear. We make our dreams come true with the action we take.
In my opinion, if you dream about being in good health, then change your dream to see yourself working out and eating right day by day. See the beginning of the dream and let the dream build day by day with all the action that gets you to the end dream of you being in good health.
If you want riches, then change the dream. Dream of yourself going to school, developing a career, working hard and taking the steps to arrive at the destination. If you want love, love the process. Love the dating process(过程). Love yourself and the journey to find love.
Make all your dreams include the beginning, middle and end. Then when you are doing the action instead of thinking to yourself, “This is a drag. I don’t like working out,” or if you are having any negative thoughts about doing the work it takes to create your visions(梦幻), realize then that every step of the way you are living your dream. You are living your dream because you made the action and journey part of your dream.
小题1:According to the writer, most of the people____.
A．pay more attention to developing their dreams
B．enjoy the process of their dreams
C．are always ignoring the process of living their dreams
D．probably dream of making much more money easily
小题2:In order to live our dreams, we must____.
A．struggle with dreams day and night.
B．have great wishes and thoughts.
C．have magical forces every night.
D．take action or steps.
小题3: If you want to keep fit,______
A．you’d better dream a sweet dream first.
B．you must love the process of the journey.
C．you would rather begin with your diet and exercise.
D．you should have a good beginning first.
小题4: what can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．It’s important to focus on your final result.
B．Good mind and action can help you live your dream.
C．Think to yourself while living your dream.
D．Creating your visions comes first.

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