Question

I teach at a college, 17 miles away from where I live. One day a few weeks ago, I drove those 17 miles to school. I exited the highway and turned onto the College Road. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then, my car broke down. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t turn over. So I took my books, and hurried down the road to the college.

I managed to arrive at the college on time. Another teacher was surprised to see me walk to school and asked, “What happened to your car?”

“My car broke down on the way, but I’m here on time.” I replied, smiling. “This is my lucky day.”

“Your car broke down, and today is your lucky day?” she was puzzled. “What do you mean?”

“I live 17 miles from here,” I replied. “My car could have broke down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t. Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway, within walking distance of here. So I’m still able to teach my class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient way.”

That teacher’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled and asked, “Why do you always seem to be so cheerful?”

“Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to live that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”

1.What does the writer do?

2.What was wrong with her car?

3.How far did she walk to the college?

4.Was she late for class?

5.What can you learn from the passage?

Answer

1.She is a teacher at a college./ He teaches at a college.

2.Her car broke down on the road.

3.A quarter mile

4.No, she wasn’t.

5.We should choose to be cheerful.

【解析】

试题分析：我在一所大学教书，从那里到我家有17英里远。几周前的一天，我在通往学校四分之一英里的路上时，但就在这时，我的车抛锚了。同事问我为什么步行到学校的，“我的车坏在路上，但是我按时到达这里。”我微笑着回答说：“这是我的幸运日。”

1.的？联系原文： I teach at a college, 17 miles away from where I live. 句意：我在一所大学教书，从那里到我家有17英里远。明确她在大学教书。故填：She is a teacher at a college./ He teaches at a college.

2. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then, my car broke down.句意：我在距离学校四分之一英里的路上时，但就在这时，我的车抛锚了。明确她的车坏了。故填：Her car broke down on the road.

3. only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. 句意： 我在距离学校四分之一英里的路上时。故填：A quarter mile

4. car broke down on the way, but I’m here on time.句意：我的车坏在路上，但是，我准时到达这里。从而明确她并没有迟到。因此用否定回答。故填：No, she wasn’t.

5. morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to live that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”句意：“每天早上起床时，对于这一天如何过你有一个选择。”我说。“我选择快乐。”从而明确我们选择快乐。故填：We should choose to be cheerful.

考点：人生哲理类短文阅读。