In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.
From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, bur sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don’t get to see this soft side of others often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we’re brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that’s in them.
Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty fore years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.
No more angry shouts and no more horns! When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.
Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don’t feel that way. But those are and far between. More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.
小題1:How do people feel when they offer their help?(No more than 2 words)
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小題2:What reaction did other drivers have when the author drove very slowly at first? (No more than 5 words)
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小題3:Why did other drivers behave differently when the author put on the car flashlights? (No more than 8 words)
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小題4: What does the author advise us to do at last? (No more than 8 words)
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小題1:Happy/Pleased. （2分）
小題2:They sped, horned or shouted. /They got impatient and angry.（2分）
小題3:Because they knew the author was in weak. /Because they saw the author’s weakness. /Because the author’s weakness brought out their kindness.（3分）
小題4:Stop pretending we’re brave or strong. /Don’t pretend feeling brave or strong. / Don’t pretend that we feel strong or brave.（3分）

試題分析：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文章，作者通過介紹自己的親身經(jīng)歷，討論的是有時(shí)我們要適當(dāng)?shù)氖救�，不要假裝很強(qiáng)的問題。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：And I have discovered that it makes them happy.可知人們?cè)谔峁⿴椭臅r(shí)候會(huì)高興。填 Happy/Pleased.
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. 可知當(dāng)作者開車很慢的時(shí)候，后面的司機(jī)加速，按喇叭，叫喊。不耐煩，生氣。They sped, horned or shouted. /They got impatient and angry.
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.可知作者打開閃光燈的時(shí)候，很多司機(jī)表現(xiàn)不同，因?yàn)樗麄冎雷髡呱眢w不好。Because they knew the author was in weak. /Because they saw the author’s weakness. /Because the author’s weakness brought out their kindness.（3分）
小題4:主旨題：從最后一段的句子：More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.可知作者想表達(dá)的是：有時(shí)我們要適當(dāng)?shù)氖救�，不要假裝很強(qiáng)。Stop pretending we’re brave or strong. /Don’t pretend feeling brave or strong. / Don’t pretend that we feel strong or brave.（3分）
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