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.
【小题1】Why was the bike so important to the couple？

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
"Daddy" Bruce Randolph was around five-feet-eight and slightly built．At the age of sixty-one, he   36   Daddy Bruce's Barbecue Restaurant in the "Five Points" area, a   37   section of Denver．There is debate about   38   his ribs（排骨） were the best in town but no debate on the man himself．He fed people - not just his   39   , but the poor and the homeless．Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began   40   for the crowds of the homeless．He wanted them to have a great    41   on the one day this country celebrates Thanksgiving．
In the   42   years of his project, he paid for everything out-of-pocket．But as time went by, the   43   sky-rocketed as the crowds grew．That's when Daddy's admirers, athletes, politicians, policemen   44   others stepped in to   45  ．They donated tons of turkeys, potatoes and ribs and even donated their   46   to stand beside the old man and volunteered to cook and   47   .
It seemed there was an endless   48   of food to feed the crowds．No one ever walked away 49   from Daddy Bruce．It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it   50 a few year ago when he edged toward ninety．He had become too   51   to work anymore．He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street   52   in his honor—“Bruce Randolph Boulevard"．A couple of years later．Daddy Bruce died．When asked why he   53   to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over twenty-five years, his   54   was simple, "You can't beat love．If you give just one thing, you get more things   55  ．That’s why I do it．"
36．A．built           B．opened     C．passed       D．sold
37．A．poor           B．rich       C．beautiful       D．lonely
38．A．what           B．why      C．where       D．whether
39．A．customers       B．admirers   C．friends      D．volunteers
40．A．cooking      B．looking     C．caring       D．waiting
41．A．holiday       B．surprise    C．dinner       D．thank
42．A．early          B．later      C．past          D．recent
43．A．prices         B．foods      C．customers      D．costs
44．A．as soon as       B．as many as C．as far as     D．as well as
45．A．pay         B．buy       C．interview       D．help
46．A．money        B．time      C．dinner       D．food
47．A．serve          B．pay       C．eat         D．share
48．A．supply        B．hope      C．exchange       D．production
49．A．happy         B．angry           C．thankful           D．hungry
50．A．before        B．after      C．until         D．since
51．A．long           B．old        C．hopeless        D．discouraged
52．A．named        B．rememberedC．built         D．praised
53．A．helped        B．supported  C．expected        D．volunteered
54．A．question      B．love      C．reply         D．plan
55．A．away          B．back      C．out               D．down

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 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（影响）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．

16．Why was the bike so important to the couple?

         A．The man’s job was bike racing．       B．It was their only possession．

         C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed．           D．They used it for work and daily life．

17．We can infer from the text 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．

18．How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

         A．From radio broadcasts．                    B．From a newspaper．

         C．From TV news．                         D．From a stranger．

19．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．

The type of things we remember are different. Although we tend to remember good things in our lives, bad things have a way of sneaking up (悄悄接近) on us. One such thing I remember happened when I was 10 years old.
I decided to ride my bicycle over a near-by stream. I carefully planned the adventure, and asked my friends to go there and have a watch. This was going to be my moment! I started riding down the hill, picking up speed and then pulled up on the handlebars (自行车把手) at the precise moment and landed face-first into the muddy stream! That painful moment is one that I will never forget. As long as I live, I will remember the pain and embarrassment at that moment. When we do something stupid or thoughtless, it has a way of sticking with us. Fortunately, good momories have a way of over-riding the bad ones. I have memories that I gladly remember, like what happened today.
I had my first conversation with my son today. It was not anything profound. It was a simple connection between father and son. It was one of those bonding moments that you can’t plan or force. They just happen on their own. I was walking into the living room where my son sat in bed watching television attentively. Then he looked up at me and pointed to the television and babbled (含糊的说) something. I asked him if he was watching SpongeBob (海绵宝宝) and he nodded his head and said,“Yes”. It was at that moment that his eyes lit up and it was as if we both realized we had communicated. And how happy I was! Sure, at eighteen months, he probably did not realize what communication was like, but his joy at that moment was evident. It was a moment I will remember all my life.
Good or bad, memories can last a lifetime. As for an unpleasant memory, though we can’t forget it we can get lessons from it and it is like a mirror that will warn us against making such mistakes again. As for a good memory, we should try our best to enjoy it during our lifetime. Such moments are the treasures that we store up forever.
【小题1】The author will always remember what happened when he was ten because he          .

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 a week to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货）, saving us from having to walk 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.
【小题1】Why was the bike so important to the couple?