题目内容
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband， had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike， a black Kona 18 speed， was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work， putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货)， saving us from having to walk along long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
1.Why was the bike so important to the couple？
A．They used it for work and daily life.
B．It was their only possession(财产).
C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed.
D．The man‘s job was bike racing.
2.We can infer from the passage that __________.
A．the couple worked 60 hours a week
B．people were busy before Christmas
C．the stranger brought over the bike
D．life was hard for the young family
3.How did people get to know the couple’s problem？
A．From a stranger.
B．From a newspaper.
C．From TV news
D．From radio broadcasts.
4.What do the couple learn from their experience？
A．Strangers are usually of little help.
B．One should take care of their bike.
C．News reports make people famous.
D．An act of kindness can mean a lot.
5.From this story, we can see humanity is __________.
A．selfish
B．commercial
C．kind
D．cold-hearted
1.A
2.D
3.B
4.D
5.C
【解析】
试题分析：本文描述了我家的自行车被偷了以后我写信给报纸，后来得到了很多人的无私的帮助，说明人性还是善良的，我们一个小小的善意的行动会对别人产生很大的影响。
1.A 推理题。根据第二段内容Trevor used it to get to work， putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货)， saving us from having to walk along long distances from where we live.说明这辆自行车对我家很重要，帮助我们做了很多的家务，故A正确。
2.D 推断题。根据第一段Trevor used it to get to work， putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family.和Trevor, my husband， had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.以及After putting in 10 hours of labor都说明我们家的经济情况很不好，丈夫工作得也很辛苦，故D项正确。
3.B 细节题。根据第3段第一行 I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story说明我给报纸写了信，那么人们是通过报纸知道这个故事的，故B正确。
4.D 推理题。根据最后一段1,2行People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so.说明我们一个善意的行为对别人来说可能会有很大的意义，故D项正确。
5.C 推理题。从这个故事中我们知道自从我写信给报纸以后，很多人都主动的帮助了我们，都表现出了他们闪亮亮的品质，那么说明人性都是善良的，故Ｃ项正确。
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点评：本文描述了我家的自行车被偷了以后我写信给报纸，后来得到了很多人的无私的帮助，说明人性还是善良的，我们一个小小的善意的行动会对别人产生很大的影响。本文集中考查了考生在上下文语境中的理解能力，要求考生抓住各题的前后的句子的意义搭配来总结出文章及段落的中心思想，在研究题目及选型的基础之上做出适当的推理和判断。
William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would who probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet Auden wrote, among others, the following liners:
Earth, receive an honored guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
Emptied of its poetry.
【小题1】Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family?
| A．It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter. |
| B．It was shocked by Yeats’s choice. |
| C．It was a typically wealthy family. |
| D．It had an artistic atmosphere. |
| A．Yeats founded the first Irish theater. |
| B．Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry. |
| C．Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s. |
| D．Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize. |
| A．Envy. | B．Sympathy. |
| C．Emptiness. | D．Admiration. |
| A．Yeats’ literary achievements. |
| B．Yeats’ historical influence. |
| C．Yeats’ artistic ambition. |
| D．Yeats’ national honor. |
ank. But they could not agree on an organization to deal with international trade. 
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murder of President John F. Kennedy. The results included an agreement against trade dumping. This is when one country sells a product in another country at an unfairly low price.