题目内容
By next May,she ________ here for a year.
- A.will work
- B.has worked
- C.has been working
- D.will have been
I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body . Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way.
There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻)against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock
Just at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot(地点)where she could get up the bank but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf
While I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother’s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring(吼叫)all the time but to her calf it was music.
【小题1】The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______.
| A.the calf was about to fall into the river |
| B.Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock |
| C.the calf was washed away by the rising water |
| D.Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water |
| A.By putting it on a safe spot |
| B.By pressing it against her body |
| C.By taking it away with her |
| D.By carrying it on her back |
| A.It was a great comfort | B.It was a sign of danger |
| C.It was a call for help | D.It was a musical note |
| A.A Mother’s Love | B.A Brave Act |
| C.A Deadly River | D.A Matter of Life and Death |
He almost didn’t see the old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front her Mercedes and got out.
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt.
He said, “I am here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.”
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was just passing through. She couldn’t thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened, had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were many people who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, “And think of me.”
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.
【小题1】This story most probably took place_______.
| A.in a garage | B.on a highway | C.in a busy street | D.near a gas station |
| A.ask what was wrong with her car |
| B.get the old lady out of her car |
| C.change her tire as soon as possible |
| D.make her know he wanted to help her |
| A.the old lady had got ready to pay the man |
| B.the old lady was grateful to the man |
| C.the man had a lot of difficulty changing the tire |
| D.the man didn’t stop changing the tire |
| A.Warm-hearted and sensitive. |
| B.Careful and serious. |
| C.Thoughtful and helpful. |
| D.Generous and open-minded. |
| A.the man was happy after helping the old lady |
| B.the man received a lot of money from the old lady |
| C.the man made the old lady feel cold and depressed |
| D.the man felt extremely frustrated all the way home |