About ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old.

He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and — WHUMP! — it hit the Jag’s shiny black side door! SCREECH...!!!! Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!" Building up a head of steam, he went on. " That’s my new Jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?"

"Please, mister, please....I’m sorry! I didn’t know what else to do!" begged the youngster. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop!" tears were streaming down the boy’s face as he pointed around the parked car. "It’s my brother, mister," he said. "He rolled of the curb (路沿) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up. "Sobbing, the boy asked the businessman," Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.

Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long walk back to the black, shining 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE — a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent (凹痕) to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.

The boy threw a brick at the businessman’s car because ________.

A. the businessman drove at a high speed

B. he envied the brand-new car very much

C. he wanted to ask for some money

D. he wanted to get help from the driver

Which of the following is the right order of the story?

A. The younger brother threw a brick at Josh’s car.

B. The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.

C. The younger brother begged Josh for help.

D. Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.

e. Josh shouted at the younger brother.

A.b, a, e, c, d        B. a, c, d, b, e           C. b, a, c, e, d    D. a, c, b, e, d

What can we learn from the passage?

A. Josh would accept the money from the kids.

B. The two kids were Josh’s neighbors.

C. Josh was a kind-hearted man.

D. Josh’s new car broke down easily.

according to the passage, the last sentence means ________.

A. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life

B. driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous

C. trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble

D. protecting oneself from being hurt

Rocky Lyons was five years old when his motherKellywas driving along the country road with him.He was asleep on the front seat of their truckwith his feet resting on her lap.As his mom drove carefully down the winding country roadshe turned onto a narrow bridge.The truck hit a rock and slid off the road.She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal(踏板) and turning the steering wheel(方向盘) to the left.But Rocky’s foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.

The truck fell into a 20?foot ravine(峡谷)When it hit bottomRocky woke up.“What happenedMama” he asked.“Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”

Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood.“I’ll get you outMama”announced Rockywho had surprisingly escaped injury.He climbed out from under Kellyslid through the open window and tried to yank his mother out.But she didn’t move.

“Just let me sleep” begged Kellywho was out of consciousness.Rocky insisted“Momyou can’t go to sleep.”

Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help.Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the darkKelly refused to let him go alone.Instead they slowly moved up to the road.The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give upbut Rocky wouldn’t let her.

Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase“I know you canI know you can.”When they finally reached the roadRocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time.Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop” the boy stopped a truck.His mother was sent to hospital.

It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face.She looks quite different today—“I used to have a straight long nosethin lips and high cheekbonesnow I’ve got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”—but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.

Rocky’s heroics were big news.Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power.“It’s not like I wanted it to happen” the boy explained.“I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it weren’t for RockyI’d have died” said his mother.

1.According to the textRocky and Kelly ________.

Awere lost on a country road

Bwere involved in a truck accident

Chad limited time to find their way

Dknew little of what happened to them

2.When he woke upRocky ________.

Afound the truck was turned over

Bfound his mother had fallen asleep

Cwas stuck against the door of the truck

Dwas frightened by his mother’s blood

3.The underlined word “yank” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”

Apull? Bdrive

Cfollow? Dcarry

4.What is the best title for the text?

AA Boy and His Mother

BHow to Behave Well?

CNothing Is Lost

DI Think You Can

 

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   Do you like chocolate? Most people do.Some like it in bars.Others just like big squares of.it.

Say you just got a box of chocolate.Which piece do you pick first? A study carried out by a professor in the University of Virginia showed that people's choices of chocolates show their personality.If you choose a round piece, you are a person who likes to party.If you select an oval shape, you are a person who strives.You like to make things and push yourself to be successful.Picking a square shape shows that this is an .honest and truthful person you can depend on.

What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate.This shows you have warm feelings about the past, while dark chocolate means something else—the person who chooses it looks forward to the future.What about white chocolate? Would you like to choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind.Those who like chocolate with nuts are people who like to help others.

Do you believe these ideas? Can chocolate tell all these things? It doesn't matter.There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolates - they eat it because they like it.

1.What is the best tide of the text? (Please answer within 8 words.)

 

2. Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?

     In that case, it will be difficult for you to make a decision.

3.What does the underlined word “strives” mean here in English?

 

4.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the information about chocolate in the text? (Please answer within 15 words)

 

5.As described in the passage, the          and         of chocolate can show your characteristics and qualities.

 

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