I'd been travelling for long hours on a lonely country road when I had a flat tire. So I had to stop and get the tools to       the problem. It certainly wasn’t       doing this with a white shirt and suit on.
Nightfall was approaching. Suddenly a car pulled       from behind me. A man got out and offered to         me. Seeing his unpleasant appearance and tattoos(紋身)on his arm, I became        as thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind. But       I could say anything he had already begun to take the tools to change the       . While watching him I happened to look back at his car and noticed someone sitting in the passenger seat. This had        me. 
Then, without       , it began to rain. He suggested that I wait in his car because my car was unsafe. As the rain increased, getting us wet within seconds, I        agreed. When I settle into the back seat, a woman’s voice came from the front seat. “Are you all right?” She turned around to me. “Yes, I am.’’ I replied with much        when seeing an old woman there. It must be his Mom, I thought. To my      , the old woman was a neighbor of the man who was helping me. “Jeff insisted on stopping when he saw you      with the tire. ”“I am grateful for his help, ” I said. “Me, too!” she said with a smile. He helped drive her to see her husband twice a week in a nursing home. She also said that he       at the church and tutored disadvantaged students. 
The rain stopped and Jeff and I changed the tire. I tried to offer him money and of course he     it. It was shameful that I judged people by the way they       . As we shook hands I began to apologize for my     . He said, ‘‘I experience that same        often. People who look like me don’t do nice things. I        thought about changing the way. But then I saw this as a chance to make a       . So I’ll leave you with the same question I ask everyone who takes time to know me. If Jesus returned tomorrow and walked among us again, would you recognize Him by what He wore or by what He did?’’
小題1:
A．fixB． findC． makeD． avoid
小題2:
A．wiseB． usefulC． luckyD． easy
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A．onB． roundC． upD． out
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A．driveB． helpC． carryD． lift
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)stonishedB． disappointedC． frightenedD． discouraged
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)sB．beforeC． whenD． until
小題7:
A．shirtB． suitC． expressionD． tire
小題8:
A．concernedB． embarrassedC． discouragedD． puzzled
小題9:
A．knowingB． realizingC． warningD． waiting
小題10:
A．directlyB． happilyC． unwillinglyD． hurriedly
小題11:
A．fearB． reliefC． satisfactionD． excitement
小題12:
A．regretB． amusementC． delightD． surprise
小題13:
A．strugglingB． repairingC． fightingD． working
小題14:
A．volunteeredB． performedC． grewD． studied
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A．leftB． keptC． ignoredD． refused
小題16:
A．behavedB． lookedC． spokeD． thought
小題17:
A．selfishnessB． weaknessC． stupidityD．disability
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A．lifeB． reactionC． incidentD． change
小題19:
A．hardlyB． finallyC． actuallyD． probably
小題20:
A．comparisonB． startC． remarkD． point

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:C
小題11:B
小題12:D
小題13:A
小題14:A
小題15:D
小題16:B
小題17:C
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:D

試題分析：作者的車在途中癟胎，一名陌生的男子主動(dòng)提供幫助。他的外貌讓作者提心吊膽，后來作者才發(fā)覺對(duì)方并無惡意，而且他還幫作者換好了輪胎，作者深深為自己以貌取人的做法感到羞愧。
小題1:考查動(dòng)詞。. A.fix修理，B. find發(fā)現(xiàn)，C.    make制作，D. avoid避免，上一句提到車胎癟了，所以作者不得不停下來用工具解決這個(gè)問題。選A
小題2:考查形容詞。A. wise明智的，B.useful有用的，C.lucky幸運(yùn)的，D.easy容易的，作者穿著白色的襯衣和套裝，處理這樣的問題當(dāng)然不“容易”。 選D
小題3:考查副詞。A. on在…上面，B.round在…周圍，C.up向上，D.out出去，突然一輛車在作者身后停了下來。此處pull up表示“(使車)停下”。 選C
小題4:考查動(dòng)詞。A. drive開車，B.help幫助，C.    carry攜帶，D.lift舉起，一名男子從車?yán)镒叱鰜�，主�?dòng)“幫助”作者。7空后面的內(nèi)容是線索提示。選B
小題5:考查形容詞。A. astonished驚訝的，B.   disappointed失望的，C.frightened害怕的，D. discouraged泄氣的，作者看到他那令人討厭的外貌和胳膊上的文身后，腦海中閃現(xiàn)出打劫的場(chǎng)景，開始“害怕”起來。選C
小題6:考查連詞。A. as當(dāng)…時(shí)候，因?yàn)椋�，B. before在…之前C. when當(dāng)…時(shí)候，D.until直到，
作者還“沒有來得及”說任何話，他已經(jīng)開始接過工具忙碌起來。選B
小題7:考查名詞。 A. shirt襯衫 ，B.suit套裝，C.  expression表情，D.tire車胎，文章開頭部分提到作者的車胎癟了，所以那位男子是在更換“車胎”。 選D
小題8:考查形容詞。A. concerned擔(dān)心的，關(guān)心的，B.    embarrassed尷尬的，C.discouraged泄氣的，D. puzzled困惑的，作者看到男子的第一反應(yīng)是搶劫，此時(shí)又注意到車中還坐著另外一個(gè)人，自然感到非�！皳�(dān)心”。此處concern 表示“讓(某人)擔(dān)憂”。 選A
小題9:考查動(dòng)詞。A. knowing知道，B.realizing意識(shí)到，C.warning警告，D.waiting等待，隨后，沒有任何“先兆”，天開始下雨。warning“先兆”。 選C
小題10:考查副詞。 A. directly直接，B.   happily快樂地，C.unwillingly不情愿的，D.   hurriedly匆忙地，根據(jù)作者見到這名男子后的反應(yīng)可推測(cè)作者“不情愿地”同意了對(duì)方的建議。選C
小題11:考查名詞。A. fear害怕，B. relief緩解，寬慰，C. satisfaction滿意，D.excitement興奮，作者原以為會(huì)遭遇搶劫，想不到車中坐的是一位老太太，因此感到非常“寬慰”。 選B
小題12:考查名詞。A. regret后悔，B.amusement娛樂，C.delight高興，D. surprise驚訝，上一句提到作者猜想這位老太太一定是男子的媽媽，此處指出她是男子的鄰居，由此可知作者感到非�！绑@訝”。 選D
小題13:考查動(dòng)詞。A. struggling努力，斗爭(zhēng)，B. repairing修理，C. fighting斗爭(zhēng)，D.working工作，老太太告訴作者當(dāng)Jeff看到作者“吃力地”修理車胎時(shí)，就堅(jiān)持要停下來。struggle“吃力地進(jìn)行”。 選A
小題14:考查動(dòng)詞。A. volunteered志愿，B.performed表演，表現(xiàn)，C.  grew   成長(zhǎng)，D studied學(xué)習(xí)，根據(jù)上一句中的內(nèi)容可推測(cè)男子是“自愿”在教堂從事義務(wù)勞動(dòng)。另外，本句后半部分提到的他對(duì)貧困學(xué)生的幫助也是線索提示。選A
小題15:考查動(dòng)詞。A. left離開，B.    kept保存，C.    ignored忽視，不理，D.refused拒絕，上一段的后半部分提到他免費(fèi)幫助老太太，還經(jīng)常做義務(wù)服務(wù)，由此可知他理所當(dāng)然地“拒絕”了作者給他的酬勞。選D
小題16:考查動(dòng)詞。A. behaved舉止，B. looked看，C.    spoke說話，D.   thought想，第二段的前半部分提到作者是在看到他的外貌和胳膊上的文身后才聯(lián)想到了搶劫，所以此處是為自己以“貌”取人感到羞愧。選B
小題17:考查名詞。A. selfishness無私，B.weakness虛弱，C. stupidity  愚蠢，D. disability殘疾，作者根據(jù)Jeff的外貌判斷他是想搶劫，想不到對(duì)方是在真心幫助自己，所以作者為自己的“愚蠢”道歉。選C
小題18:考查名詞。A. life生活，B.reaction反應(yīng)，C.incident事故，D. change改變，作者見到男子的第一想法是搶劫，由此可知男子經(jīng)常經(jīng)歷同樣的“反應(yīng)”。 選B
小題19:考查副詞。A. hardly幾乎不，B.    finally最后，C.actually實(shí)際上，D.  probably可能，男子說外貌看起來像他那樣的人不做好事，他“實(shí)際上”考慮過改變這種形象。選C
小題20:考查名詞。A. comparison比較，B.start開始，C.remark評(píng)論，D. point看法，由下文男子留給人們的問題可知男子把這看做是一次證明一種看法的機(jī)會(huì)，選D
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AUTO-RETRIEVE  INITIATED(自動(dòng)回收程序已啟動(dòng)).”
The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.
“I think we’d better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled out in terror, reaching for the power switch. A beam(光束) of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒)，until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed：
“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL．
DESTINATION:  MARS.
RETRIEVE DATE:  2025
小題1:Why did Mark touch the computer against his father’s warning?
A．He wanted to take a voyage.B．He wanted to practice his skills.
C．He was so much attracted by it.D．He was eager to do an experiment.
小題2:Where did the boy’s father most likely work?
A．In an electronic factory.B．In a computer company.
C．In a scientific research center.D．In an information processing center.
小題3:Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of ________.
A．a(chǎn) computer gameB．a(chǎn) company website
C．a(chǎn) software producerD．a(chǎn)n astronomy program
小題4:Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?
A．He was afraid of being scolded.
B．He didn’t like the loud noise and light.
C．He didn’t want to play games.
D．He was afraid something dangerous might happen.
小題5:What happened to the boys at the end of the story?
A．They were blown into the air.
B．They were sent to another planet.
C．They were hidden in the strong light.
D．They were carried away to another country.

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On a Sunday morning, I was driving down a road and saw something I couldn’t believe. A little girl, less than two, was pushing her stroller (嬰兒車) across the road. It was Sunday morning and traffic was not heavy.
I stopped my car at once and ran toward her. This little girl knew enough to run from a stranger. I tried to catch her in order that I could get her out of the road.
Suddenly her father came running down a hill across the road from where I had parked my car. He ran right to her and caught her up, saying “bad girl” to her. I picked up the stroller and gave it to him. The father grabbed the stroller and walked toward where he came from without a word.
I went back and sat in my car for a few minutes with my son. My hands were shaking and tears were about to run out of my eyes. “Do you feel cold, Mom?” asked my son. I just shook my head.
After this happened, I thought about how thankful I am. Even though the father didn’t say thank you, I feel that I did something good. Doing something for someone else is pleasing, even when it’s only a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
I didn’t really “save” her, but I feel like it was important that I happened to be there. It is sad that I was the only one who stopped. It really made me a little disappointed that no one else stopped to help.
小題1:When the author saw the little girl, _____.
A．the girl had lost her way
B．she was driving to work in a hurry
C．the girl feared to go across the road
D．there weren’t many cars on the road
小題2:The little girl ran away from the author because _____.
A．she wanted to stay on the road
B．she didn’t know the author at all
C．she wanted to look for her father
D．she needed to catch her stroller
小題3:Why were the author’s hands shaking?
A．Because she was not feeling well.
B．Because she was too excited to keep calm.
C．Because the weather was very cold at that time.
D．Because she failed to be understood by the girl’s father.
小題4: The author thought that her help was _____.
A．really necessaryB．worth praisingC．not welcomeD．not useful

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I made a pledge(發(fā)誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. 
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣經(jīng)的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew the kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression. “What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom, ” she said in a voice filled with sadness, “do you know something I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well…..that checkup(體檢) I had several weeks ago….. our doctor ….. did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me….. am I dying ?”
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just start to live.”
小題1:The writer thought he was a _______ husband in the past.
A．lovelyB．loyalC．strictD．selfish
小題2: From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage _______.
A．with his familyB．with EvelynC．a(chǎn)loneD．with his children
小題3: The underlined words “one thing” in the text refer to the fact that _______.
A．he praised her sweater, which puzzled her
B．she insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated
C．he knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her
D．he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying

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