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In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia.I was looking forward to having five fays off from duty.Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left.So I thought I’d hitch a ride(搭便车).I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me.Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon.He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch.He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry.I was doubtful as a young girl but he aured（使„放心）me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards.When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches.After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride.I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I’d been given decades earlier.I pulled over and picked him up.I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”
I couldn’t remember where I’d met him.He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago.It was Gordon.1.The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because.A.her work delayed her trip to Sydney
B.she was going home for her holidays
C.the town was far away from Sydney
D.she mied the only train back home
2.Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?
A.He helped the girl find a ride.B.He gave the girl a ride back home.C.He bought sandwiches for the girl.D.He watched the girl for three hours.3.The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that.A.she realized he was GordonB.she had known him for decades
C.she was going to the nearby town
D.she wanted to repay the favor she once got
4.What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?
A.Giving sometimes produces nice results.B.Those who give rides will be rapid.C.Good manners bring about happine.D.People should offer free rides to others.BThat summer an army of crickets(蟋蟀)started a war with my father.Dad didn’t care for insects much more than Mamma, but he could tolerate a few living in the basement.Mamma was a city girl and she said a cricket was just too noisy.Then to support her point she wouldn’t go to bed.She drank coffee and smoked my father’s cigarettes and paced between the sofa and the TV.Next morning she threatened to pack up and leave, so Dad drove to the store and hurried back.He sprayed poison from a jug.When he was finished he told us that was the end of it.For a couple of weeks we went back to find dead crickets in the laundry.He suggested that we’d all be better off to hide as many as we could from Mamma.I fed a few dozen to the cat who I didn’t like because he scratched for no reason.However, soon live crickets started showing up in the kitchen and bathroom.Mamma was upset because she thought they were the dead crickets coming back, but Dad said these were certainly new ones.He fetched his jug of poison and sprayed all over until the whole house smelled of poison, and then he sprayed the basement again.A couple of weeks later, when both live and dead crickets kept turning up, Dad emptied the basement of junk.Then he burned a lot of old newspapers and magazines which he said the crickets had turned into nests.While we ate supper that evening, the wind lifted some flames onto the wood pile.The only gasoline was in the lawn mower’s(割草机)fuel tank but that was enough to create an explosion big enough to reach the house.Once the roof caught, there wasn’t much anyone could do.After the fire trucks left, Mamma took the others to Aunt Gail’s.I helped Dad and Uncle Burt carry things out of the house and pile them by the road.We worked into the night and we didn’t talk much, while all around the noise of crickets broke our silence.5.What do we know about the author’s mother?
A.She didn’t like insects at all.B.She liked insects more than his father.C.She cared for insects very much.D.She could only tolerate a few insects.6.The author’s father drove to the store to buy _______.A.cigarettes for himselfB.some poison
C.more coffee for his wifeD.some gasoline
7.The author’s father burned the old newspapers and magazines because he thought ______.A.they were no longer usefulB.the crickets were afraid of fires
C.they became the home of cricketsD.the dead crickets came back to life
8.We learn from the last paragraph that ________.A.the author’s family lost their battle against the crickets
B.the author’s parents learned to put up with insects
C.the author’s family didn’t suffer much in the fire
D.the author’s parents got divorced
CSweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy.It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, the aged, and children who have lost their parents, but also friends, workmates, relatives and neighbors whose helpfulne and kindne we have enjoyed.as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed, too often felt that they were remembered.He did this by giving them small gifts.With the help of his friends and neighbors, he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October.During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”.Over time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor, the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift.Soon the idea spread to other cities all over the USA.Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious , beliefs or on a family relationship.It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a positive way.9.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.Sweetest Day is a day to make others happy.B.Sweetest Day is just an occasion to care about disabled people.C.Sweetest Day is an occasion for lovers to expre love.D.Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in October.10.Which of the following has little relationship to Sweetest Day?
A.Visiting sick people of the hospital.B.Visiting children who have lost their parents.C.Giving friends small gifts.D.Giving flowers to sweethearts.11.What is Cleveland in para 2?
A.An island.B.A country.C.A village in England.D.A city in America.12.What do most people usually do to show their care to others according to
the paage?
A.They give money.B.They give gifts.C.They send regards.D.They offer help.13.The underlined word “neglected” in the second paragraph means “____”.A.rememberedB.hated
C.paid little or no attention toD.disappointed
语篇填空 One day, Nick invited his friends to supper.He was cooking run out of salt.So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt,too little.”
His son looked surprised.“I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too not save a bit of money?”
“That would be a verycould destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.Nick’s guests, had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could.Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt a lower price would be because he was desperate for money.And anyone who took advantage of that situation wouldthe sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”
“But such a small thing couldn’tpoible)destroy a village.”
“In the beginning, there was onlyvery small amount of that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”
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