网址：http://m.1010jiajiao.com/timu_id_840072[举报]
Has helping people become a thing of the past? Walking through the crowds of today’s busy cities, you might think so. It seems people are too busy or too afraid to lend a hand to someone they don’t know. But at Radio Beijing today, two friends would like to share their experiences with the listeners.
Hazel Johansen
One Sunday morning, I was running late for work. As I drove off, I noticed an elderly lady from the neighborhood. She was pulling a large piece of wood out of the rain. I wanted to help, but I was in a hurry.
I hesitated （犹豫） for a moment. Then I stopped my car, got out and helped her move the wood. Months went by. Then one day, I was walking in the street and saw some workmen cleaning out an old store. There in the dark and dirty corner was a large Coca-Cola cooler. How fun! The workmen said I could have it, so I picked it up and started home. I didn’t get very far. It was much heavier than I thought. How could I get this to my home? Then out of the blue, the elderly lady appeared — with a handcart! I had helped her, and just when I needed it, she was there and returned the favor （帮忙）.
Rachel Swats — The Irish Helper
Going to the hospital is no fun —— especially when you live in a foreign culture. I recently went to see a doctor in the US. When I got there, I discovered I had forgotten to bring enough money to pay for my treatment. I had my credit card in my pocket, and I thought I could use that. However, I was wrong! For some reason, my card didn’t work. And even the hospital’s ATM wouldn’t let me take money. Since I couldn’t pay, I couldn’t get the treatment I needed.
I was so sad that I began to cry. Unluckily, when I started crying, I had trouble stopping. I was making quite a big noise!
Everybody else in line was getting impatient （不耐烦的）. Just at that very moment, a lovely Irish woman appeared and asked me what I needed. I told her my problem. She immediately handed me $1,000, along with her business card, so I could repay her later.
I was able to pay and get the treatment. When I got back home, I emailed the Irish woman. We’ve been in touch ever since!
1. Which of the following could be the best title for Hazel’s story?
A. A Favor Returned B. A Kind Elderly Lady
C. She Was There D. An Act of Kindness
2. What does "out of the blue" mean in the 4th paragraph?
A. all of a sudden B. as a result
C. to some extent D. in a minute
3. What trouble did Rachel meet in the hospital?
A. She could not stop crying loudly.
B. She forgot to take any money with her.
C. Her money was not enough for the treatment.
D. People waiting in line were impatient with her.
4. Both of the story tellers are trying to tell that ________.
A. learning to help others is very important
B. giving help to a stranger is not an easy thing
C. help might be closer than you think when you get into trouble
D. someone will be there to help you out if you help other people
查看习题详情和答案>>B. 150 dollars.
C. 250 dollars.
Jeanne Calment, a French woman, held the record for living the longest in the world. She died in 1995
at the age of 120 years and 238 days. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237
days.
Jeanne Calment lived in a small old people's home in the south of France; her husband, her only child
and her grandson all died . She was nearly blind (瞎的) and deaf (聋的) and was always in a wheelchair,
but her doctor described her as being more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120. She
still had a lively sense of humor (幽默感). She said that God forgot all about her.
So what is the key to a long life? Some doctors say that diet, exercise and no smoking are the three
important things. Jeanne Calment followed two of the tips (窍门). She always ate a healthy diet, and she
did exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two
glasses of strong red wine a day, and she smoked (now only a little). And Jeanne Calment might have got
very good genes (基因) from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A man bought her house when she was 80 . He said he would pay her some money every year until she
died. It seemed (似乎)a good deal at the time, but the man paid her at least three times (倍)the value (价
值) of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sent him a card saying:
Sorry, I'm still alive!
1. How did Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?
A. She was sad.
B. She was happy.
C. She wanted to live longer.
D. She thought she was going to die very soon.
2. Jeanne Calment lived so long because _____.
A. she smoked only a little every day
B. she didn't smoke or drink
C. she drank two glasses of strong red wine every day
D. she had the good genes from her parents, ate a healthy diet and did some exercise
3. The underlined word "deal" means _____.
A. 交易
B. 理想
C. 事情
D. 事业
4. Why does Jeanne Calment say "Sorry, I'm still alive" to the man every year on her birthday?
A. Because she didn't want to live so long.
B. Because she asked the man to pay her more than they first agreed.
C. Because the man paid her much more money than the value of the house.
D. Because the house was too expensive.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 选词填空。 | |
2. How much does the sweater _____? 3. It _____ me twenty yuan to buy this book. 4. Her mother couldn't _____ for her education. 5. The boy _____ one hour playing soccer every day. |