A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask him the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. “It’s 8:05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch, and told him it was half past eight.
In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck it on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t know the time.”
Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said. “It is a quarter to nine.”
【小题1】Where did the driver sleep?

The story begins with fishing.
Once a boy and his father went fishing before bass (a kind of special fish) season opened. They were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then the boy tied on a small silver lure (鱼饵) and put it into the lake. Suddenly he felt that something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass(the special fish).
The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 pm – two hours before the bass season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy, “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.
Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the black water. The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish … again and again … every time he has an ethical decision to make. For, as his father had taught him, ethics (伦理道德)are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.
【小题1】 What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass?

A．they might catch a big fish there

B．he was taught a moral lesson there

C．it was a most popular fishing spot

D．their children enjoyed fishing there

It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the  hospital . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30 .The nurse had him take a   41      in the waiting area,  42 him it would be at least 40 minutes    43   someone would be able to see him. I saw him   44  his watch and decided，since I was    45    busy—my patient didn’t   46   at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound . While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he   47   to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his  48  .He told me that she had been   49   for a while and that she had a special disease.  I asked if she would be    50   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   51  knew who he was，that she had not been able to  52   him for five years now. I was   53  , and asked him，“And you  54  go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

    He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back    55  as he left.

Now  I   56    that in marriages，true love is   57   of all that is. The happiest people don’t   58   have the best of everything；they just  59    the best of everything they have..    60   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

1.A . breath        B.test          C .seat          D. break

2.A . persuading    B.promising     C. understanding    D. telling

3.A.  if           B before       C. since         D .after

4.A. taking off      B.fixing        C. looking at     D. winding

5.A .very           B .also         C .seldom       D. not

6.A. turn up        B .show off     C. come on      D. go away

7.A. needed        B. forgot       C. agreed       D. happened

8.A. daughter      B. wife        C. mother            D. sister

9.A. late          B. well         C. around        D.there

10.A .lonely        B. worried      C. doubtful         D .hungry

11.A .so far         B. neither       C .no longer      D .already

12.A. recognize      B. answer       C .believe         D .expect

13.A .moved        B .disappointed   C .surprised       D. satisfied

14.A .only          B.then          C.thus          D. still

15.A .curiosity      B .tears         C .words         D .judgment

16.A .realize        B. suggest       C. hope          D .prove

17.A. agreement    B .expression     C .acceptance     D. exhibition

18.A .necessarily    B .completely    C.naturally        D. frequently

19.A. learn         B. make        C.favor          D.try

20.A. Adventure    B. Beauty      C. Trust          D .Life

It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

The nurse had him take a  36  in the waiting area,  37  him it would be at least 40Minutes  38  someone would be able to see him I saw him  39  his watch and decided， since I was  40  busy—my patient didn’t  41  at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment

The gentleman said no and told me that he  42  to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43  .He told me that she had been   44   for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be    45   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46   knew who he was，and that she had not been able to  47   him for five years now. I was   48   , and asked him，“And you  49   go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back    50   as he left.

Now I   51    that in marriages，true love is   52   of all that is. The happiest people don’t   53   have the best of everything；they just  54    the best of everything they have.   55   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. breath                                B. test                                C. seat                              D. break

2.A. persuading               B. promising                     C. understanding    D. telling

3.A. if                          B. before                        C. since                            D. after

4.A. taking                      B. fixing                  C. looking at                     D. winding

5.A. very                          B. also                    C. seldom                          D. not

6.A. turn up                    B. show off                      C. come                              D. go away

7.A. needed                    B. forgot                C. agreed                D. happened

8.A. daughter                  B. wife                   C. mother                       D. sister

9.A. late                          B. well                    C. around               D. there

10.A. lonely                      B. worried                       C. doubtful               D. hungry

11.A. so far                     B. neither                    C. no longer    D. already

12.A. recognize                       B. answer                C. believe                 D. expect

13.A. moved                   B. disappointed       C. surprised            D. satisfied

14.A. only                                B. then                              C. thus                     D. still

15.A. curiosity              B. tears                             C. words                  D. judgement

16.A. realize                  B. suggest                C . hope                   D. prove

17.A. agreement           B. expression                   C. acceptance    D. exhibition

18.A. necessarily          B. completely                   C. naturally             D. frequently

19.A. learn                    B. make                  C. favor         D. try

20.A. adventure                       B. beauty                C. trust         D. life

A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. “It’s 8:05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch, and told him it was half past eight.
In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck it on the window for all to see. It said, “ I don’t know the time.”
Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said. “It’s 8:45.”
【小题1】 Where did the driver sleep?