In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch
. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使……放心)me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.
After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”
I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.
1.The author(作者) had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because __________ .
A．the town was far away from Sydney
B．she missed the only train back home
C．she was going home for her holidays
D．her work delayed her trip to Sydney
2.Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?
A．He bought sandwiches for the girl .
B．He gave the girl a ride back home.
C．He helped the girl find a ride.
D．He watched the girl for three hours.
3.The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that __________.
A．she realized he was Gordon
B．she had known him for decades
C．she was going to the nearby town
D．she wanted to pay back the help she once got
4.What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?
A．Sometimes giving produces nice results.
B．Those who give rides will be repaid.
C．Good manners bring about happiness.
D．Peop
le should offer free rides to others.
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A teacher teaching math to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple , how many apples will you have?”
With a few seconds Laiq confidently, “Four!”
The confused teacher was expecting a(n) correct answer, three. She was disappointed. “Maybe the child didn’t hear ” she thought. She , “Laiq, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”
Laiq had seen the on his teacher’s face. He again on his fingers. But within him he was also the answer that would make the teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four.”
The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face. Suddenly she that Laiq liked strawberries. She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question. This time with an excitement in her she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many will you have?”
Seeing the teacher , young Laiq calculated on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new to succeed. a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, “Three?”
The teacher now had a smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to herself. But one last thing remained. she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple , how many will you have ?”
Confidently Laiq answered, ‘Four!” The teacher was “How Laik , how?” She demanded in a little annoyed voice.
In a voice that was and hesitating young Laik replied, “Because I already have one in my bag.”
The story tells us： someone gives you an answer that is from what you expect, don’t think they are wrong. There shall be an angle(角度) that you may not have thought about yet.
1.A. told B. added C. replied D. wrote
2.A. worthless B. effortless C. careless D. selfless
3.A. possibly B. actively C. clearly D. strictly
4.A. repeated B. ordered C. whispered D. complained
5.A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. punishment D. determination
6.A. recognizedB. discovered C. calculated D. insisted
7.A. searching for B. waiting for C. arguing for D. talking about
8.A. decided B. noticed C. expressed D. remembered
9.A. eyes B. hands C. mouth D. nose
10.A. sad B. happy C. pitiful D. lovely
11.A. inventionB. system C. reform D. approach
12.A. On B. In C. With D. By
13.A. precious B. satisfied C. lasting D. appealing
14.A. thank B. congratulate C. help D. enjoy
15.A. Above all B. In vain C. On purpo
se D. Once again
16.A. astonished B. concerned C. amused D. relaxed
17.A. high B. low C. easy D. clear
18.A. strawberry B. apple C. coin D. box
19.A. Before B. After C. Until D. When
20. A. absent B. free C. different D.safe
The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly __________.
A . atmosphere B. state C. situation D. phenomenon
The chairman asked me to __________ the report, because he didn’t want to speak for too long at this meeting.
A. cut off B. cut away C. cut out D. cut down
Passengers will likely face the usual struggle to get their tickets during festivals, __________ at railway stations, where long lines are expected.
A. exactly B. obviously C. actually D. particularly
The businessman offered a(n) __________ price for one of her collections, giving her a pleasant surprise.
A. fundamental B. genuine C. unbelievable D. average
