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I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”
“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
“How much do I owe you?” she asked.
“Nothing.” I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
小题1: The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.
A.show she was familiar with the city | B.see some places for the last time |
C.let the driver earn more money | D.reach the destination on time |
A.wanted to do her a favor |
B.shut off the meter by mistake |
C.had received her payment in advance |
D.was in a hurry to take other passengers |
A.Giving is always a pleasure. |
B.People should respect each other. |
C.An act of kindness can bring people great joy. |
D.People should learn to appreciate others’ concern. |
答案
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
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试题【Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a pas】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Dr. Vincent was a handsome man; he was also very gentle and caring. I remember being in the hospital for an Angiogram test, and during the procedure I was crying terribly, so the medical staff called in Dr. Vincent to calm me down, and he was able to comfort me when no one else could. Then the time came for me to have heart surgery; there was a fifty- percent chance that I would not make it through the surgery because it was experimental. At the time I was only the second or third person to have this procedure done. I was absolutely terrified, and again Dr. Vincent reassured me he would see to it that everything would be all right.
I had a lot of confidence and trust in Dr. Vincent; He came to see me after the surgery, which was extremely painful but very successful, and brought me a stuffed animal. I was so surprised to get this gift from Dr. Vincent; I gave him a hug. I guess Dr. Vincent must have known I was feeling very lonely and scared. You see, I had no family or friends visit me while I was in the hospital except for my Mom, and I am not sure why. I do know one thing; I had a wonderful doctor who took the time to help a scared little girl who felt all alone.
This was twenty eight years ago, so wherever you are Dr. Vincent, I want to thank you for not only saving my life, but you helped me live a normal productive life, and for showing me that you truly cared, for that I will be eternally grateful to you.
小题1:Why did Dr. Vincent have a special place in her heart? Because________.
A.Dr. Vincent was handsome |
B.Dr. Vincent was caring and kind |
C.Dr. Vincent carried out the operation. |
D.Dr. Vincent offered the money the operation needed. |
A.feed her | B.comfort her | C.scare her | D.have the surgery. |
A.the operation was experimental. | B.she didn’t trust in Dr. Vincent |
C.the operation would be extremely painful | D.she felt scared and all alone |
A.He collected it in the hospital. | B.He saved the money day by day |
C.He got help from an organization. | D.He borrowed the money from his friends |
Shortly before Christmas one year, a local flower shop offered a bouquet-a-month special. It seemed to be a made-to-order gift for Mom, a great way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me through the years.
After the holidays, in early January, I drove her to the flower shop to pick up her first month"s bouquet. The small fresh colorful bouquet would hardly fill a small vase.
I was so embarrassed. However, after we returned home, she began to arrange the flowers she had received. "Mom, I"m sorry," I told her. "I can"t believe how skimpy that bouquet is." She looked at me and smiled. "It"s okay," she said. "It allows me to better enjoy the beauty of each one."
Mom"s words helped me to realize something bigger and more important --when we have too many good things, we often fail to enjoy the beauty of each one.
Thanks, Mom, for helping me understand that less is sometimes more.
小题1:The author bought her mother flowers to ____.
A.celebrate the coming Christmas |
B.express thanks for all her mother has done |
C.bring more flowers to her mother"s garden |
D.arrange her mother"s new house |
A.The author couldn"t afford a big bouquet. |
B.The mother was not happy when receiving the bouquet. |
C.The author would pick up another bouquet the next month. |
D.The mother would send back the bouquet to the flower shop. |
A.beautiful | B.colorful | C.cheap | D.small |
A.How to grow flowers. | B.How to arrange flowers. |
C.Enjoying life if possible. | D.Considering things in other ways. |
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“ What 41 I do this? ” He asked, and he 42 it on the ground, and started to step on it. He 43 it up. Now the bill was 44 and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.
“My friends,” He continued, “You have all 45 a good lesson . No matter 46 I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its 47 . It was still worth $20. Many times in our 48 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes 49 wrong decisions, or we may 50 with something we do not 51 .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are 52 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not 53 what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside 54 , but on its inner value.’ This is the 55 of life.
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The ancient Greeks and Romans were also fascinated by the idea of magic. Actually, one of their main interests was the art of deception(欺骗). This explains why at that time the priests(神父) even built magic devices into their temples. These devices made it possible for doors to open by themselves and wine to flow magically out of statues" mouths. This was done mainly to convince people that the priests were powerful.
Magic, however, was not well accepted before the 1800s. Magicians were thought of as freaks(怪物) and were only allowed to perform in a circus(马戏团). It was in the 19th century that the magician Robert Houdin came along and changed people"s views and attitudes about magic. It was also because of Robert Houdin that many magicians were able to add Dr. or MD to their names. Today magicians try hard to find new ways to show their practiced skills. Magic is now entertainment for families all over the world.
小题1: What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Magical Tricks | B.The History of Magic |
C.Magic as Entertainment | D.A Great Magician |
A.They performed magical tricks to entertain people. |
B.They made the statues in the temples drink wine as they wished. |
C.They treated the people with wine flowing down from statues" mouths. |
D.They built magic devices in the temples to make doors open by themselves. |
A.Magic should be used only in temples. |
B.Magic could only be performed in a circus. |
C.Magic was performed by freaks and doctors. |
D.Magic was the major daily activity for the pharaohs. |
A.Magic began about 3,700 years ago. |
B.Dedi of Dedsnefu performed magic for kings only. |
C.Robert Houdin was the first magician to perform magic. |
D.The "Cups and Balls" trick has been performed for about 1,700 years. |
The young man liked laughing a lot. He nailed the servant’s shoes to the floor on Monday, and then laughed, because he put his feet in them and fell down. The servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then the young man put brushes in his bed on Tuesday. The servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. He was afraid. The young man laughed loudly again. Again the servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then on Wednesday the young man said to his servant, “You’re a nice, kind man. I am not going to be unkind to you again.”
The servant smiled and said, “And I’m not going to put any more mud from the street in your coffee.”
小题1: He played a joke on the servant because .
A.he hated him |
B.he was not satisfied with the food the servant prepared for him |
C.he wanted to get pleasure |
D.he liked to show off himself |
A.he liked the young man’s action | B.making the young man laugh is his job |
C.he was afraid to be fired | D.he thought he shouldn’t be angry with a child |
A.He stole something from the house. | B.He gave a smile to the young man. |
C.He had a fight with him. | D.He put mud into the young man’s coffee. |
A.the servant showed kind and nice behavior to him |
B.the servant told him the truth |
C.he wanted to be a good man |
D.his father told him to do so |
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