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七、
It was a cold winter day. A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth (收费站 ). “I ’ m
paying for myself, and for the six cars behind me, ” she said with a smile, handing over seven tickets.
One after another, the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed, “Some lady up ahead
already paid your fare. ”
It turned out that the woman, Natalie Smith, had read something on a friend ’resfrigerator:
“Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ” The phrase impressed her so much that she
copied it down.
Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home. When it stayed
on her mind for days, she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down. “Ithought it was
beautiful, ” she said, explaining why she ’d taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters,
message from above. ”Her husband, Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the
classroom wall for his students, one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson, a local news reporter.
Alice put it in the newspaper, admitting that thoug h she liked it, she didn ’t know where it came from
or what it really meant.
Two days later, Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a woman living in Marin. It was in a restaurant
that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper, after turning it around in her mind for
days.
“Here ’s the idea, ” Anne says. “Anything you think there should be more of, do it randomly.
fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools, leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the
poor part of town, and giving money secretly to a proud old lady. Anne says, Kindness can build on “
itself as much as violence can . ”
The acts of random kindness spread. If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid,
who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later. Like all great events,
kindness begins slowly, with every single act. Let it be yours!
31. Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her?
A. She knew the car drivers well.
B. She wanted to show kindness.
C. She hoped to please others.
D. She had seven tickets.
32. Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she .
A. thought it was beautifully written
B. wanted to know what it really meant
C. decided to write it on a warehouse wall
D. wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom
33. Who came up with the phrase according to the passage?
A. Judy Foreman.
B. Natalie Smith.
C. Alice Johnson.
D. Anne Herbert.
34. Which of the following statements is closest in the meaning to the underlined sentence
above?
A. Kindness and violence can change the world.
B. Kindness and violence can affect one ’s behavior.
C. Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves.
D. Kindness and violence can shape one ’s character.
35. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. People should practice random kindness to those in need.
B. People who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others.
C. People should practice random kindness to strangers they meet.
D. People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver.
【考点】考察教育类阅读
【文章大意】作者在本文中通过讲述 “随心随意求美,无来无由行善 ”这句话的由来,告诉我们要
多行善,让善良的行为传播。
31.【答案】 B
【试题解析】 推理题。
根据文章第二段 “Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ” The
phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down 可知这句话 “随心随意求美,无来无由行善 ”
给她留下了深刻的印象。
所以她要多行善。她才会为后面的 6辆车缴费, 也算是一种行善吧! 故
B 正确。
32. 【答案】 A
【试题解析】细节题。根据第三段的二句 When it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove
all the way back to copy it down. “I thought it was b可ea知u t她ifu走l, 了几天以后,”还开车回去把这
句话记了下来是因为:她认为这句话很美。故 A 正确。
33. 【答案】 D
【试题解析】细节题。根据文章第四段第二句 It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down
on a piece of paper, after turning it around in her mind for days. 可知这句话在 Ann 的脑海里好几天
了,所以她就把她下了下来。说明这句话是 Anne Herbert. 想出来的。故 D 正确。
34. 【答案】 C
【试题解析】推理题。根据本句 “Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can. 本句是一个”
省略句: Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can build on itself 。再根据最后一段第一句
The acts of random kindness spread.可知善良和暴力都是可以传播的。
所以 C项符合上下文, 也就
是号召我们要多做善事,让善良的行为传播得更远。
35. 【答案】 B
【试题解析】推理题。根据最后一段 1,2 行 The acts of random kindness spread. If you were one of
those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for
someone else later.可知善良是可以传播的。
如果作为司机的你发现有人帮你付了费用, 你也要想
着为别人做一些好事情。让善良的行为得以传播。故 B 正确。
【长难句解析】
Her husband, Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students,
one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson, a local news reporter.
【翻译】她的丈夫 Frank 非常中这句话,就把它贴在教室的墙上,让他的学生看,其中一个学生
省略当地一个记者 Alice Johnson 的女儿。
【分析】本句主句中有一个 so? thta ?的固定句式:如此 ? 以至于 ?;that 引导的是一个结果状语
从句。另外后面含有一个定语从句 one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson, a local news
reporter 修饰先行词Alice Johnson。
八、
Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I
wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything
practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do
that. That ’ s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.
I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the
experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away
from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the
Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.
Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the
application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the
candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report
for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no
idea. But I was about to find out.
After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of
proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and
food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new
schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I
learned more from my students than they did from me.
Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual
to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the
United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.
36. What do we know about the author?
A. His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge.
B. His dream at university was to become a volunteer.
C. He took pride in having contributed to the world.
D. He felt honored to study English literature.
According to the Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author
A. discussed his decision with his family.
B. asked previous volunteers about voluntary work
C. attended special training to perform difficult tasks
D. felt sad about having to leave his family and friends
38. In his application for the volunteer job, the author
A. participated in many discussions
B. went through challenging survival tests
C. wrote quite a few paper on voluntary work
D. faced strong competition from other candidates
39. On arrival at the village, the author was
A. asked to lead a farming team
B. sent to teach in a schoolhouse
C. received warmly by local villagers
D. arranged to live in a separate house.
What can we infer from the author ’s experiences in Nigeria?
A. He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture
B. He had learned to communicate in the local language.
C. He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home.
D. He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students.
【考点】考察文化教育类阅读
【文章大意】在本文中作者通过叙述自己经过重重选拔成为了 the Lighthouse Project. 的志愿者,
并叙述了自己在尼日利亚的工作。
36. 【答案】 A
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第一段第二句 My degree, with honors, in English literature had not
really prepared me for anything practical. 作者的大学学位是英国文学, 没有让我学习任何实用性的东西。也就是说在大学里我学的都是理论性的东西,故 A 项正确。
37. 【答案】 D
【试题解析】 推理题。根据文章第二段第二句 . I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would
be away from my family and friends for a very long time. 可知这会是很艰难工作, 而且我得远离家人
和朋友很长一段时间。所以应该感觉很难受。故 D 正确。
38. 【答案】 D
【试题解析】 推理题。
根据文章第三段 1,2 行 I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application.
After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and
survive the test alone 在经过了数不清的面试之后我才被选中。
可知为了这个工作, 我面临着很强
烈的竞争。故 D 正确。
39. 【答案】 C
【试题解析】 推理题。根据文章第四段第二句 Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their
homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. 虽然村子很穷,但是人们给了我他们的食物,
他们的心等。说明我受到了他们真心的欢迎。故 C正确。
40. 【答案】 A
【试题解析】 推理题。
根据文章最后一段 though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and
returned to the United States a different man. 可知由于当地的语言,我并没有去很多地方。说明我
还没有融入当地的文化。故 A 正确。
【长难句解析】
Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I
wanted to do.
【翻译】 很很多新的毕业生一样, 我离开你大学的时候充满了希望, 但是并不知道自己真正想要
做什么。
【分析】 本句中的介词短语 with no real idea of what I wanted to do 作为伴随状语, 介词 of 的后面
含有一个宾语从句 what I wanted to do. ,what 既是这个宾语从句的引导词,也作为动词 do 的宾
语。
九、
Before I had my son, I spent two years working with children with disabilities. I learned that
shouting and threats of punishment would result in a disaster. Coming up against their behaviour
could only make the job harder and their behaviour more extreme. I found something that worked,
though.
There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident with
the children was asked to take charge of him. One day the boy joined a session in the room next to
mine. His appearance created an atmosphere of tension. He spent the entire session running around,
hitting and kicking, and destroying property.
I was in the craft room working with some other children when my co-worker told me that this
boy ’ s teacher was in tears, and cuol d not get control of the situation. As we were talking, the boy ran
in. I told my co-worker that I would take care of him.
I closed the door. He was full of energy, throwing things around and making a huge mess. But I
could see that he was doing all these to annoy me. He needed connection, and this was the only way
he knew how to ask for it. So I sat back down and kept quiet. Then he slowed down and began making
a rocket. I talked to him about it. We continued like this for a few minutes before I slipped into the
conversation:
“ So what happened today? ”
It was purely a question, no blame or anger in my tone. I believe that if I had criticized him, the
gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed. He told me that the teacher didn ’
do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked. He also admitted that he
had enjoyed making her run around and saw it as a game. I explained that his teacher had not seen it
as a game and was very upset. This again was stated simply as a fact. I suggested that next time he had
a session, he talk about what he hoped to do at the start, which might be easier for everyone. He
agreed and was quiet for a moment. Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly asking
if he could go to find his teacher to apologize.
51. The boy made trouble for his teacher because he ______.
A. was accused of destroying property
B. was told not to yell at other children
C. was made to do things against his will
D. was blamed for creating an air of tension
52. Why didn ’ t the author do anything about the boy ’ s bad behavior at first?
A. She didn ’ t want to make it worse.
B. She didn ’ t mind the huge mess at all.
C. She was tired of shouting and threats.
D. She hadn ’ t thought of a coping strategy.
53. The author managed to get the boy to talk to her by ______.
A. playing games with him
B. giving him a good suggestion
C. describing his teacher ’s feelings
D. avoiding making critical remarks
54. Why did the boy have tears in his eyes in the end?
A. He was sorry about his reputation.
B. He was regretful about his behavior.
C. He was fearful of the author ’s warning.
D. He was sad for the author ’s misunderstanding.
【考点】考察文化教育类阅读
【文章大意】 作者在本文中通过教育一个小男孩, 让他认识到自己的错误告诉我们人与人之间需
要的是沟通和理解。只有正确的沟通和理解才可以解决一切的问题。
51. 【答案】C 细节题。
根据文章最后一段 2,3 行 He told me that the teacher didn ’t let him do what
he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked. 他告诉我们老师没有让他做他喜欢
的事情,反而让他做了他不喜欢的事情。这才是他捣乱的原因。故 C正确。
52. 【答案】A 推理题。
根据文章第四段 2,3,4 行 But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy
me. He needed connection, and this was the only way he knew how to ask for it. So I sat back down
and kept quiet. Then he slowed down and began making a rocket. 我知道他捣乱是想激怒我。实际上
他需要沟通。如果我在不了解情况下立刻采取措施,可能会让事情更糟糕,所以我很冷静。故 A
正确。
53. 【答案】 D 推理题。
根据最后一段 1,2 行 It was purely a question, no blame or anger in my tone.
I believe that if I had criticized him, the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed 如
果我批评他, 那么他对我打开的那扇门就又要关闭上了。
说明作者在和他沟通的时候, 避免使用
批评的语气。故 D 正确。
54. 【答案】B 推理题。
根据文章最后一句 Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly
asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologize. 他问我是否可以向老师道歉,说明他已经意识
到自己的错误了。
对于自己所犯的错误他很后悔遗憾, 所以 B 项正确。【长难句解析】
1. Coming up against their behavior could only make the job harder and their behavior more extreme.
I found something that worked, though.
【翻译】违反他们行为的做法只会让这份工作更困难,让他们的行为更极端。然而,我找到了一
些真正起作用的事情。
【分析】第一句中的动名词短语 Coming up against their behavior 在句中充当主语, make the job
harder 中的形容词 harder 是形容词在句中充当宾语补足语。第二句中的 though 是副词 “然而 ”,
在句中做状语,表示转折。
2. I believe that if I had criticized him, the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly
closed.
【翻译】我认为如果我之前批评他,刚刚慢慢打开的门会坚定地被关上。
【分析】 本句中的动词 believe 后面是一个 that 引导的宾语从句 that if I had criticized him, the gate
that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed 。因为这个宾语从句中有 if 引导的条件句,
所以 that 是不能省略的。
if I had criticized him 这是宾语从句中的一个条件句。
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