Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law's house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn't have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground --- not many people had ventured out that evening!
When I returned to my car around 11pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.
All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members --- at least I thought that's what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said "Excuse me, Ma'am, can we help you? You seem stuck." Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said "I am stuck." And the young man said "It's okay, stay in your car and we'll push you out of the snow." And they did!
When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.
1.Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?
A．Because she was afraid of being harmed.
B．Because she sat in her car for too long a time.
C．Because she was cold indeed in that freezing evening.
D．Because she knew they would rob her of the car.
2.Which of the following words can best describe the four young men?
A．Impolite.
B．Ill-mannered.
C．Unfriendly
D．Warm-hearted.
3.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A．One of the four teenagers was a gang member.
B．The kids wanted to help the author out of trouble.
C．The author would have a baby in her car.
D．The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow.
4.The best title for the text would be___________．
A．Every man has his faults
B．Fortune favors those who use their judgment
C．Don't judge a book by its cover
D．Think twice before you do.
A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 26 , shouting angrily at each other. He___27 his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in 28 at each other ?” The disciples 29 for a while and one of them said, “ Because we 30__ our calm, we shout.” “But, why should you shout 31 the other person is just next to you ? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 32 manner,” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 33 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their ___34 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 35 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to __36 that great distance. What 37__ when two people fall in love ? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 38 . The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small.”
The wise man 39 , “When they love each other even more, they do not __40 , but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 41 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s 42 . That’s how close people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So, when you 43 , do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 44 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to 45 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”
1. A．roof B．platform C．bank D．street
2. A．referred to B．attended to C．shouted to D．turned to
3. A．anger B．excitement C．disappointment D．surprise
4. A．thought B．relaxed C．listened D．waited
5. A．control B．disturb C．lose D．enjoy
6. A．as long as B．in case C．when D．unless
7. A．soft B．impressive C．weak D．responsible
8. A．encouraged B．satisfied C．entertained D．bothered
9. A．directions B．bodies C．goals D．hearts
10. A．hurt B．attack C．understand D．hear
11. A．keep B．measure C．cover D．shorten
12. A．matters B．happens C．works D．succeeds
13. A．close B．huge C．special D．open
14. A．doubted B．continued C．replied D．promised
15. A．pass B．cry C．care D．speak
16. A．sometimes B．still C．even D．ever
17. A．nothing B．all C．one D．something
18. A．argue B．apologize C．criticize D．explain
19. A．Worse still B．Therefore C．Or else D．Besides
20. A．beat B．follow C．walk D．return
____________for children, the album became popular with parents __________it came out.
A．Designed; when B．Designed; immediately
C．To design; as soon as D．Designing; as
The old gentleman is considering _________he move to New York with his daughter and son-in-law or live alone at home.
A．when B．how C．what D．whether
He came to a point _______ there was no more road to follow, and before him he could see nothing but a thick forest.
A． where B．what C．which D．that
--- I’ll come to see your performance at 9:00 tomorrow evening.
--- I’m sorry, but by then my performance ____ and I ____ reporters in the meeting room.
A．will have ended; will be meeting B．will end; will meet
C．will be ended; am going to meet D．is to end; will meet
