A man, who sometimes takes my bus, is in rags. His life seems different from that of the others. He looks exhausted and carries nothing. He appears along a downtown street, seemingly out of nowhere. We sometimes want to know where he sleeps at night.
A few weeks ago he boarded the bus. A few stops later, a young woman boarded. She swiped (刷) her bus-card, only to find the machine would not accept it. The driver told her to pay the $2.25 fare. “I just bought this card,” she said. “I paid the money...”
The driver said she could take the card back to the sales office and explain the problem. In the meantime she would have to pay the fare for that day. The woman became confused and distressed. The rest of us just watched, wondering how the problem would be solved. Suddenly the man rose from his seat, dropped a few coins into the fare box.
“You’re lucky,” the bus driver said quietly. “He paid for you.” Silence fell over the bus. The rest of us had watched the woman’s discomfort, but he felt it. We lawyers, journalists and business people headed downtown to help fix the world. He fixed her world.
I haven’t seen him since that day. Some people believe angels occasionally drop down and move among us. All I know is that I have a new respect for the simple act of kindness. It speeds us along on our way.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, the author _______.| A．thinks highly of the man | B．often gives the man some help | | C．knows the man very well | D．considers the man strange |
小题2: What does the underlined word “distressed” probably mean?| A．exited | B．generous | C．bored | D．anxious |
小题3:What did the writer learn from the man?| A．to show concern for other people. | | B．to lead a happy life like the man. | | C．to share what he has with us. | | D．to believe that people are born kind. |
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小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A |
试题分析：文章讲述一个男子经常和作者坐同样的公共汽车，衣衫褴褛，给人奇怪的感觉，但是就是这样一个人，却在一个妇女陷入困境的时候，出钱帮助了她。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：His life seems different from that of the others. He looks exhausted and carries nothing.可知作者认为这个人很奇怪，选D
小题2:猜词题：从文章第三段的句子：The woman became confused and distressed.这个妇女看起来很焦虑，很担心，和confused并列的形容词，还有从第四段的句子：The rest of us had watched the woman’s discomfort,可知“distressed” 的意思是“焦虑的”，选D
小题3:推理题：从文章最后一段的句子：All I know is that I have a new respect for the simple act of kindness.可知作者从这个男子的身上学到了对别人要关心，选A |
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The day before Mother’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their mothers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.
Mary looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she her paper in half and began writing. When Mary finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her grow hot---she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a mother could make one for a grandmother or an aunt.
As her teacher to her, Mary tried covering her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently lifted it so that she could it. Mary sat , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a roll down Mrs. Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so .
When school was over, Mary until all the other kids left so that she could apologize . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card you want. I’ll do it at home and it tomorrow.”
“ are you talking about?” asked Mrs. Berry.
“My Mother’s Day card. I know you’re sad because I didn’t do it .”
“Mary, that was the card in the whole class. It was so that it made me cry. ”
Mary was so that she ran out of the classroom.
When her father came home from work that night, Mary to give him the card early .
On the front of the card was a of Mary’s father, with a blue piece of cloth cut like his hair. Inside the card she had written:
Dear Dad,
I know you work really hard to be both a and a father. I want to thank you and you a Happy Mother’s Day!
Love
Mary
When her dad read the card he started , just like Mrs Berry did.
| 小题1: | | A．cut | B．took | C．folded | D．spread |
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| 小题2: | | A．heart | B．hands | C．face | D．body |
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| 小题3: | | A．ran | B．jumped | C．walked | D．did |
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| 小题4: | | A．catch | B．leave | C．read | D．place |
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| 小题6: | | A．tear | B．hair | C．smile | D．spot |
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| 小题7: | | A．happy | B．upset | C．satisfied | D．glad |
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| 小题8: | | A．waited | B．worked | C．stood | D．sat |
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| 小题9: | | A．because | B．until | C．unless | D．if |
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| 小题10: | | A．take | B．hold | C．bring | D．catch |
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| 小题12: | | A．right | B．quickly | C．wrong | D．carefully |
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| 小题13: | | A．worst | B．best | C．favorite | D．simplest |
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| 小题14: | | A．sweet | B．wild | C．useful | D．hard |
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| 小题15: | | A．regretful | B．happy | C．brave | D．rude |
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| 小题16: | | A．seemed | B．refused | C．decided | D．promised |
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| 小题17: | | A．recording | B．drawing | C．discovery | D．writing |
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| 小题18: | | A．teacher | B．sister | C．aunt | D．mommy |
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| 小题19: | | A．hope | B．wish | C．want | D．congratulate |
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| 小题20: | | A．crying | B．joking | C．worrying | D．laughing |
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I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died．I discovered something I had forgotten, something that happened to me as a child．
One day, as I went to sleep after my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how I had behaved toward Mother．“I must make things right now,”I thought．
Quietly I out of bed and picked up the pencil and paper from the dresser, and then tiptoed into the hall．The from the living room shone dimly． I knew Mother was downstairs still doing some sewing．
I quickly a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so ．I didn’t want my sisters to know my so I added a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this．”
Then I moved into my parents’bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow．
The next morning when I my bed after breakfast, I found a return note under my pillow．Mother wrote that she loved me and me．This became my way of whenever I talked back or disobeyed．Mother always left a return note, but she never our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family．Even when we were , she never mentioned them when we sisters our childhood．
When Mother passed away, I had to go through her personal belongings．In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon．On top was a message in handwriting which read,“In the event of my death, please these．”
I the package and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom．To my , I recognized my childish writing, “P．S．Please don’t let anyone else see this．Love, Edie．”I gently placed the unopened bundle in the along with other things for the rubbish burner．“Lord,”I prayed,“Make me like ．”
| 小题1: | | A．never | B．hardly | C．long | D．often |
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| 小题2: | | A．well | B．badly | C．happily | D．politely |
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| 小题3: | | A．went | B．rushed | C．slipped | D．moved |
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| 小题4: | | A．moon | B．lamp | C．gas | D．light |
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| 小题5: | | A．wrote | B．sent | C．found | D．took |
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| 小题6: | | A．lazy | B．late | C．careless | D．naughty |
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| 小题7: | | A．mistakes | B．business | C．relation | D．message |
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| 小题8: | | A．quietly | B．quickly | C．calmly | D．hurriedly |
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| 小题9: | | A．searched | B．left | C．made | D．folded |
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| 小题10: | | A．secretly | B．unexpectedly | C．happily | D．fortunately |
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| 小题11: | | A．favored | B．understood | C．supported | D．forgave |
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| 小题12: | | A．touching | B．connecting | C．apologizing | D．contenting |
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| 小题13: | | A．spoke about | B．put on | C．gave out | D．got round |
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| 小题14: | | A．alone | B．curious | C．grown | D．interested |
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| 小题15: | | A．reminded | B．forgot | C．missed | D．recalled |
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| 小题16: | | A．keep | B．destroy | C．hide | D．announce |
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| 小题17: | | A．turned over | B．tore open | C．looked through | D．picked up |
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| 小题18: | | A．sadness | B．embarrassment | C．surprise | D．excitement |
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| 小题19: | | A．drawer | B．wastebasket | C．bedroom | D．dresser |
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| 小题20: | | A．God | B．an angel | C．a bird | D．Mother |
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One Friday, a businessman decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. Before going to , he told his wife about it. All day long he felt and uneasy. Finally, in the late afternoon, he gathered the courage to approach his employer. To his , the boss agreed to give him a raise.
That evening, the husband arrived home and was surprised to see a beautiful table set with their best china and candles. Smelling the aroma (香味) of the wonderful meal, he that someone from the office had called his wife and tipped her off (透露消息).
Finding her in the kitchen, he eagerly the details of his good news. When they sat down to the meal, next to his plate he found a note that read: ""Congratulations, darling. I knew you"d get the . This dinner is to show you how much I love you. ""
After dinner, on his way to the to help his wife serve dessert, he noticed a second card had slipped out of his wife"s pocket. Picking it up, he read: ""Don"t worry about not getting the raise. You it anyway. This dinner is to show how much I love you."
| 小题1: | | A．school | B．work | C．home | D．dinner |
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| 小题2: | | A．nervous | B．relaxed | C．curious | D．dangerous |
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| 小题3: | | A．anger | B．disappointment | C．sorrow | D．delight |
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| 小题4: | | A．careful | B．cheerful | C．helpful | D．wonderful |
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| 小题5: | | A．deserted | B．burned | C．lighted | D．used |
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| 小题6: | | A．heard | B．found | C．guessed | D．forgot |
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| 小题7: | | A．shared | B．told | C．knew | D．talked |
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| 小题8: | | A．position | B．note | C．raise | D．news |
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| 小题9: | | A．office | B．living-room | C．kitchen | D．study |
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| 小题10: | | A．donate | B．devote | C．demand | D．deserve |
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For years I wanted a flower garden. I would spend hours thinking of the different things I could that would look nice together.
But then I had five lovely children: Matthew and Marvin, the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen. I was too raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight (紧的) ，as well as time. When my children were little, if they wanted something that too much I’d have to say, “Do you see a money outside? Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know.”
Finally, all five got through high school and college, and started living on their own. And I started thinking again about having a .
One spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I the window and was surprised to see a new tree in my yard. I put my glasses on and I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There was as much as one hundred on that tree. All I could think of was all the garden flowers I could with that money! There was also a(an) attached(附上): “ Love, Marvin.”
My other had bought me tools, ornaments(装饰物) and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden is now very , just the way I wanted.
I’m still not sure whether money on trees. But I know love does!
| 小题1: | | A．sell | B．catch | C．plant | D．feed |
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| 小题2: | | A．stressed | B．excited | C．bored | D．busy |
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| 小题3: | | A．cost | B．took | C．spent | D．paid |
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| 小题4: | | A．pocket | B．tree | C．box | D．market |
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| 小题5: | | A．garden | B．dream | C．present | D．yard |
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| 小题6: | | A．looked after | B．looked for | C．looked out of | D．looked over |
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| 小题7: | | A．dollars | B．flowers | C．butterflies | D．lights |
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| 小题8: | | A．see | B．solve | C．design | D．buy |
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| 小题9: | | A．Document | B．Suggest | C．Note | D．excuse |
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| 小题10: | | A．friends | B．children | C．volunteers | D．members |
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| 小题11: | | A．pretty | B．old | C．usual | D．small |
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| 小题12: | | A．decorates | B．hangs | C．grows | D．puts |
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How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss，or an insensitive employee your day?
One day I was in a taxi and we headed __ the airport. We were driving in the lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes，slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and narrowly the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car looked around and started at us.
My taxi driver just and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really . So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”．
He that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of ，full of frustration，full of anger，and full of disappointment. As their garbage up，they need a place to dump (倒) it and sometimesthey’ll dump it on . Don’t take it personally. Just smile，wave，wish them well，and move on.
Believe me. You’ll be more . Don’t take their garbage and it to other people at work，at home，or on the streets, Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s in your life. Roy Baumeister，a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories rather easily, and you them more frequently.
So...Love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you it!
When you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by go of the bad. Have a Garbage Free Day！Have a marvelous，garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today the harvest you reap tomorrow.
| 小题1: | | A．injure | B．ruin | C．hurt | D．harm |
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| 小题3: | | A．latter | B．right | C．opposite | D．free |
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| 小题4: | | A．knocked | B．overtook | C．missed | D．left |
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| 小题5: | | A．laughing | B．throwing | C．glancing | D．yelling |
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| 小题6: | | A．wondered | B．smiled | C．ignored | D．guessed |
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| 小题7: | | A．friendly | B．angry | C．frightened | D．disappointed |
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| 小题8: | | A．showed | B．suggested | C．explained | D．hated |
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| 小题9: | | A．expectation | B．passengers | C．garbage | D．goods |
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| 小题10: | | A．turns | B．pushes | C．holds | D．piles |
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| 小题11: | | A．roads | B．children | C．you | D．dustbins |
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| 小题12: | | A．healthy | B．happy | C．pitiful | D．wealthy |
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| 小题13: | | A．spread | B．share | C．explain | D．contribute |
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| 小题14: | | A．surprise | B．pleasure | C．doubt | D．regrets |
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| 小题15: | | A．funny | B．important | C．strange | D．embarrassing |
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| 小题16: | | A．remember | B．forget | C．value | D．appreciate |
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| 小题17: | | A．enjoy | B．exchange | C．recall | D．imagine |
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| 小题18: | | A．inspire | B．take | C．mend | D．notice |
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| 小题19: | | A．letting | B．consisting | C．making | D．dreaming |
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| 小题20: | | A．distinguish | B．deserve | C．deliver | D．determine |
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