Last Friday my brother and I were driving home together after doing some shopping and gave our attention to an interesting conversation. Because of this distraction (分心)my brother took a wrong turn.
Unfortunately, the wrong turn took us towards a bridge and we had no way to turn back. Unwillingly, my brother paid the bridge fee and drove on. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the needless waste of $4.
We eventually reached an exit and, as we took it, my brother noticed a young fellow pulled over to the side of the road. He came out of his car and tried to phone someone. I was busy trying to figure out which way we would go next but my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he did. He had a flat tire and needed a tool to get it off.
My brother gave him a wrench, and then began to help him change the flat. The young man said that this had been a bad week for him: earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept thanking us because he really would have been stuck if we hadn’t come along.
After we finished the job he thanked us again and pulled out $20 from his pocket and tried to give it to us. “No,” I said. “We were never supposed to even get on that bridge,we took a wrong turn. But now we know why we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to serve.” 
What I loved most was that my brother was able to see a chance to help. His reaction in the situation is a lesson for everyone and we felt so good the rest of the day.
小題1:When did the author and his brother notice the young man who had a flat tire?
A．Before they arrived at a bridge.
B．When they were passing through an exit.
C．When the young man stopped them for help.
D．After they came back to the right road.
小題2:We can learn from the text that the writer’s brother ________.
A．didn’t know the roads well
B．was a warm-hearted young man
C．made the turn to help the young man
D．regretted making a wrong turn all the way home
小題3:What did the young man mean by calling the writer and his brother “a breath of fresh air” ?
A．He had been in the hot sun waiting for help for so long.
B．His car’s air conditioner was broken.
C．They calmed him down by offering him a cold drink.
D．They changed his bad luck and the bad mood he was in.
小題4:Which of the following sentences best describes the writer’s experience?
A．It’s no use crying over spilt milk.
B．God helps those who help themselves.
C．Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
D．If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:D
文章講述了一個(gè)小故事，想告訴我們當(dāng)我們在幫助別人的時(shí)候，也就是在幫助我們自己。要讓這個(gè)時(shí)間充滿愛心。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第1行e eventually reached an exit and, as we took it可知A正確。
小題2:B 推理題。我的兄弟主動(dòng)停車幫助別人而且不接受報(bào)酬，說明他是一個(gè)熱心腸的人。故B正確。
小題3:D 推理題。這個(gè)人一個(gè)星期過的都很不順利，遇見了很多麻煩，現(xiàn)在我的兄弟和我主動(dòng)來幫助他，讓他感受到溫暖，能夠改變他的壞運(yùn)氣。故D正確。
小題4:D 主旨大意題。文章講述的這個(gè)故事正是想告訴我們當(dāng)我們在幫助別人的時(shí)候，我們也是在幫助我們自己。
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