Question

I was walking in my school campus from my office to my car at about 9 p.m. On the way, I ran into a     who was obviously lost. He asked me for     , saying he needed to get to East Palo Alto. But the     was that he was walking the complete opposite direction!

I     him in the correct direction, but warned him it was a long way off. He didn't speak English very well, and generally seemed without     of direction. I quickly felt like helping him.    he was a big guy, I got the impression that he was     .

I sent him on his way, and I walked away towards my car. Just as he was going out of a short way, something in me clicked, and I offered him a     . He gratefully accepted, and he     to show me his ID. I declined, but     my hand and introduced myself. He said his name was Mario.

Mario followed me to my car. When I unlocked the passenger door for him, he didn't get in     I assured him it was fine. As we sat in the car together, I suddenly got     . “If this guy wanted, he could hurt me and take my car”, I     calling my brother as a safety precaution (预防措施), but then I felt determined not to feel scared.

Mario and I got into some     . He told me about his family in Mexico, how he works     doesn't ever earn enough, how he     live near Fresno and work on the farms but now earns more in the Bay Area. It was good talking to him, though I couldn't shake the nervousness completely. I     asking him questions that would give me clues as to whether he was being truthful.

When we got into East Palo Alto, I pulled into a gas station and told him it was as     as I could take him. He quickly got out and     me several times, saying he could find his way home from there.

Thinking back on it, I am glad to give a ride to Mario. Although it was     , I think such things should be done without fear, or not at all. I wouldn't say I'd pick up a hitchhiker（搭车人）again, but I know that if I did, I would make sure I could offer more love and less fear.

1.A. friend         B. stranger   C. teacher   D. beggar

2.A. money         B. directions       C. education      D. books

3.A. problem   B. chance    C. cause       D. effect

4.A. approved         B. expressed   C. pointed   D. announced

5.A. desire      B. sense       C. feeling       D. definition

6.A. While   B. Since       C. As       D. When

7.A. harmless         B. interesting      C. harmful       D. interested

8.A. greeting   B. present      C. suggestion   D. ride

9.A. forced            B. offered         C. ordered      D. commanded

10.A. put up   B. turned out   C. looked up   D. held out

11.A. when   B. after       C. until       D. since

12.A. nervous   B. generous      C. distant       D. familiar

13.A. suggested     B. imagined      C. considered   D. appreciated

14.A. friendship     B. conversations   C. instructions   D. cooperation

15.A. and       B. or       C. but       D. so

16.A. was used to   B. used to   C. got used to      D. being used to

17.A. stopped   B. kept       C. practiced   D. fell

18.A. long      B. far       C. high    D. late

19.A. praised      B. encouraged   C. warned   D. thanked

20.A. fun       B. interesting      C. risky        D. Curious

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.B

17.B

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：我在街上偶遇了一个迷路的男人，我决定帮助他，让他乘我的车子去他要去的地方。我载了他一段路，他很感激我。虽然这件事情有点冒险，但我认为我们还是要帮助别人。

1.

2.

3.。

4.。

5.。

6.。

7.。

8.。

9.。

10.。

11.。

12.。

13.。

14.。

15.。

16.。

17.。

18.。

19.。

20.。

考点：故事类阅读