(2013·北京东城期末)—Do you know if Linda is willing to take charge of the program?
—________，does it?
A．It takes no time B．It counts for nothing
C．It doesn't hurt to ask D．It doesn't make sense
One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City，Calif.，to New Orleans.In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him.There was a time in the country when you'd be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, “I don't want to get involved” has become a national motto.
Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker.Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much.What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision.I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator.
Does anyone stop any more? I wondered.I recalled Blanche DuBois's famous line：“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”. Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying solely on the goodwill of his fellow Americans.What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him，carry him down the road?
The idea intrigued me.
The week I turned 37，I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life.So I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny.It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar.I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head.My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina，a symbol of all the fears I'd have to conquer during the trip.
I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles：“America”．
For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states.As I traveled, folks were always warning me about someplace else.In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming; in Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa. Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went.I was amazed by people's readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests.
1.Why did the author drive past the young man in the desert without stopping?
A．Because he failed to notice this man.
B．Because he was driving too fast.
C．Because he thought the young man didn't need help.
D．Because he was afraid of being tricked.
2.What was it that made the author upset?
A．Leaving the young man alone in the desert.
B．Being considered a fool.
C．Making the decision of not offering help so easily.
D．Keeping thinking about the young man.
3.The author decided to travel without a penny in order to ________.
A．find out how long he could survive without help
B．go through the great difficulty in surviving unexpected environment
C．find out whether strangers would offer help to him
D．figure out how strangers thought of his plan
4.In the passage，the author described his journey as a gamble because ________.
A．he was not so sure of the outlook of the journey
B．he had no money to give to strangers
C．he was sure of the coming sufferings
D．he wasn't sure whether to make the journey
5.The following part might probably ________.
A．describe how he fooled strangers
B．describe how strangers went out of their way to help him
C．explain why people refused to help strangers
D．explain how he overcame his difficulties on the way
As King Parveez and Queen Shireen were sitting in their palace one day，a fisherman who was selling beautiful fish was brought in front of them. King Parveez decided to ____ a fish and gave the fisherman 4,000 dirham for it.
The fisherman was wild with ____. He thanked King Parveez and left.
Queen Shireen turned to her husband in anger and ____ him for paying so much for a fish. The king said that the fish was purchased and that there was ____ that could be done about it.
___，Queen Shireen insisted that the fisherman should be ____. She said, “We will ask the fisherman about the __ of the fish. If he answers it is female, we will say we want a male fish and if he replies it is male, we will say we want a female fish! Either way, we will be able to return the fish and have our ____ back.”
So the poor fisherman was called back and was asked the question.
Fortunately, he was ____ enough not to be caught out.The fisherman replied, “This fish is ____ in the sense that it is neither male nor female.”
King Parveez was so ____ by the wisdom of the man that he ____ a further 4,000 dirham to be paid to him. The fisherman thanked King Parveez ____， but as he was about to leave with the heavy bag of money, one of the ____ fell onto the floor. The fisherman ____ bent down to look for the coin.
“Look how greedy this man is！” Queen Shireen ____.“One coin has fallen out of his money bag and he searches for it instead of leaving it for some other poor ____ in the palace to find.”
The fisherman heard this ___ and said，“It is not out of greediness that I search for the coin but rather because it had the picture of __ King Parveez on it.I would not____ anyone to step on the coin.”
1.A.find B．catch C．buy D．see
2.A.joy B．worryC．hope D．puzzle
3.A.praised B．scolded C．respected D．supported
4.A.anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
5.A.However B．Somehow C．Still D．Instead
6.A.held back B．hung back C．brought back D．turned back
7.A.color B．number C．result D．gender
8.A.bag B．money C．gold D．gift
9.A.moved B．afraid C．clever D．excited
10.A.unique B．common C．expensive D．fresh
11.A.embarrassed B．confused C．surprised D．impressed
12.A.drew B．ordered C．collected D．saved
13.A.ever B．first C．again D．well
14.A.bills B．shoes C．fish D．coins
15.A.immediately B．simply C．naturally D．slowly
16.A.laughed B．cried C．whispered D．threatened
17.A.fisherman B．beggar C．servant D．farmer
18.A.suggestion B．announcement C．voice D．remark
19.A.generous B．handsome C．honest D．wise
20.A.persuade B．tolerate C．advise D．encourage
Lauren Berger started out as a clueless college freshman at the University of Central Florida，________ only work experience was serving at a seafood restaurant.
A．which B．when
C．whose D．where
A midday nap can not only ________ brain to its full awakeness best but also raise brain power beyond what it would have been without some shuteye.
A．accumulate B．reserve
C．approve D．restore
—So you missed the English class this morning?
—________.I arrived 20 minutes after it started.
A．Not exactly B．Not necessarily
C．Not nearly D．Not likely
