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 fays 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 kindness 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 had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because .
A. her work delayed her trip to Sydney
B. she was going home for her holidays
C. the town was far away from Sydney
D. she missed the only train back home
2.Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?
A. He helped the girl find a ride.
B. He gave the girl a ride back home.
C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.
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 repay the kindness she once got
4.What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?
A. Giving sometimes produces nice results.
B. Those who give rides will be rapid.
C. Good manners bring about happiness.
D. People should offer free rides to others.
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增加：在缺词处加—个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My mother is a teacher work in a key high school. She is too busy that she often has to get up early and stay up late. In addition to this, she hardly has any times to take exercise. She has been on poor health for some time. My father and I are worried that she may fall ill if she works too hard. These days I’m thinking why to develop my mother’s interest in playing sports. Considered that today is Mother’s Day, I decided buy a pair of jogging shoes for her. I secret put them on the desk in her study. When my mother entered into her study this evening, she looked surprised, but she immediately realized my intention. She promises that she would go jogging every evening.
I work in a big factory in a town 1. is quite far from my home. One day, after a whole day’s work, I 2. (go) back home by bus. That day was 3. long, hard one for me as the stress from work weighed heavily on my mind.
A girl, who I didn’t know, sat next to me. She asked me some questions 4. (casual) and we had a short conversation. I thought to myself that she was just a 5.(strange) to me and didn’t take much interest.
After a while, she suddenly handed me some chocolates and said that it was 6.(she) birthday. I immediately responded with a smile and my heart felt free 7.
the stress that I had been carrying. In a single moment I felt the heaviness of the day 8.(transform) into lightness of a feather. Her simple act gave me joy 9. I didn’t particularly enjoy the chocolates as much. The only thing I could do was to wish her a long life. I can’t remember her face now but 10.(recall) the incident makes me happy.
You Did More Than Carry My books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark ____ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. ____ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _____ the boy’s name was Bill, that he ____ computer games,baseball and history, that he was having a lot of ____ with his other subjects and that he had just broken ____ with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was ____ in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed ____ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They ____ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before ____, Bill asked Mark if they ____ talk.
Bill ____ him of the
day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ____ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I ____ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess(脏乱) ____ anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to ____ my things. But after we spent some time together ____ and laughing, I realized that ____ I had done that, I would have ____ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You___ my life.”
1.A. fell B. bent C. lay D. sat
2.A. Although B. After C. Since D. Until
3.A. realized B. discovered C. said D. decided
4.A. played B. made C. tried D. loved
5.A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt
6.A. up B. out C. off D. away
7.A. called B. helped C. invited D. allowed
8.A. peacefully B. pleasantly C. freely D. willingly
9.A. continued B. agreed C. forced D. offered
10.A. movement B. graduation C. separation D. vacation
11.A. would B. should C. could D. must
12.A. reminded B. told C. spoke D. asked
13.A. even B. usually C. ever D. never
14.A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put
15.A. over B. into C. with D. for
16.A. find B. pack C. pick D. hold
17.A. talking B. playing C. reading D. watching
18.A. before B. as C. while D. if
19.A. lost B. passed C. left D. forgotten
20.A. helped B. changed C. improved D. recovered
When the population of the port town began to suffer from poisoning, the police came to find the cause of the poison. They thought someone was poisoning the people on purpose but no one knew how it was possible. Soon people took the position that the pork was poisoned. It was a popular food everyone ate and it could have possibly made everyone sick. Anyone who had possession of pork would throw it out. Even the poorest of the poor wouldn’t eat pork. Signs were posted on poles and letters were sent to everyone to warn people of the pork. Shortly afterwards, even policemen in high positions were also getting sick.
Soon it became political and popular. Politicians rushed to the town to talk about politics and promised how they would find the solution if they were elected. Everyone was so sick that they didn’t care about politics. Everyone was in a position where he or she didn’t know what to do anymore. They went to the post office to mail posts out asking for help. The poor town didn’t know how to deal with the situation.
One day, a well-known scientist from New York came to the town with a huge box containing many instruments and his possessions. He went to pools and the port and made measurements. He was quiet and polite. Then one day he made a speech at a newspaper meeting-room to announce his findings.
“I’m sorry to say your water supply is so heavily polluted; it is poisoned. I know who has been poisoning you all for such a long time. It is you who have been poisoning yourselves with pollution. A great deal of rubbish has been thrown into the water day after day. No one here has taken good care of the environment. It is no wonder all of you have been sick.” Shocked at the news, the people present were lost in thought.
1.Which is the correct order of the events that took place in the story?
a. People suffered from poisoning
b. Politicians came to make promises
c. People began to realize the real cause
d. Pork was thrown away
e. The water there was polluted
f. scientist came to check the water
A. e, a, d, c, f, b B. e, a, d, b, f, c
C. a, e, b, d, f, c D. f, c, d, b, e, a
2.What does the underlined phrase “ took the position” mean in the passage?
A. held the opinion B. took the place
C. took the job D. made the plan
3.Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Everyone was so sick of politics that they didn’t care about those politicians.
B. According to the scientist from New York, not all the population in the town have taken good care of the environment.
C. The reason why the people in the town got sick was that they ate the pork poisoned by heavily polluted water.
D. If the people in the town hadn’t polluted the water supply, they would not have suffered from poisoning or sickness.
4.After reading the passage, we can infer that ______.
A. pork was the main food of the people in the town
B. politicians took every chance to make themselves elected
C. people in the town were not well-educated
D. even some police officers were getting ill
