Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get ” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time when you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody _ ___ .
Several days later I was still _ _ about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot _ _ the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of .” Was that possible these days? One way to this would be for a person to journey across the US without any money, just __ _ _ on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?
The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.
The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy. __ _ _ I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept __ _ of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly everywhere I went. I was __ _ _ by people’s readiness to help a stranger.
In Oregon, a house painter named Mike __ _ _ the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a(n) _ _ _ _ dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I , but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or __ _ _ with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the _ _ _ _ to give often gave the most.
I’m __ _ _ to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was __ _ _. I am proud to live in a country where people are still willing to help. Now about the hitchhiker I met the other day, I am feeling __ _ that I did not stop to take him along .
A．involved B．crazy C．blamed D．rejected
A．away B．in C．over D．out
A．in danger B．in need C．in action D．in favor
A．worrying B．considering C．concerning D．thinking
A．off B．on C．away D．from
A．concluded B．recalled C．polished D．submitted
A．strangers B．relatives C．friends D．colleagues
A．guide B．test C．handle D．conduct
A．basing B．relying C．insisting D．relating
A．But B．So C．And D．However
A．jobs B．supplies C．helps D．offers
A．frightened B．annoyed C．disappointed D．amazed
A．noted B．saw C．felt D．sensed
A．simple B．rich C．awesome D．interesting
A．understood B．refused C．paused D．disobeyed
A．supplied B．offered C．shared D．provided
A．grandest B．most C．least D．best
A．careful B．grateful C．hopeful D．helpful
A．created B．reminded C．renewed D．returned
A．guilty B．sceptical C．delighted D．shallow
As a single mother，I had to do two jobs，which kept me very busy.
Two months ago，I went to a ___ with Alice. Since I ____went out with her，she seemed very happy. Many parents were there with their children. I sat down on a bench，___Alice playing with other children. About half an hour later，a man of about forty years old came and ___beside me. As I had to go back to work，I stood up and told Alice that we had to ____.
“Can I stay here a little longer？”Alice pleaded.(祈求)
“No，we must go now，”I said，____ Alice just didn’t move.
“Just ten more minutes，”she pleaded again，and I became ___.
“Go now，”I____，and Alice started to cry.____ that，the man sitting on the ____stood up and came to us.
“Why don’t you just let her____ten more minutes？”he asked. Then he told me a ___.He used to be very busy，too. Every time his little son wanted to go out and play，he told him he was ____.One day，his son went out and played ____，and he didn’t come back again—he was hit by a ___driver of a car. The father regretted what he had done to his son，but he never had the ___to play with him again. Hearing the story，I ____.I knelt down and said to Alice，“OK，ten more minutes，and Mom will play ____you.”
____is all about making priorities(优先)．What are your priorities？Give someone you____ten more minutes of your time today.
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It was a cold Saturday morning．An old man walked slowly into the ____．With shoulders bent forward，he leaned on his trusty stick with each ___step．
His shabby clothes and warm personality made him ___out from the usual breakfast crowd．Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips _____in a steady smile．
A young waitress named Mary_____him drag toward a table by the window．She ran over to him，and said，“Here，sir．Let me give you a ___with that chair．”
Without saying a word，he smiled and _____．She pulled the chair away from the table．Steadying him with one arm，she helped him get comfortably_____．Then she moved the table up close to him，and leaned his ___against the table where he could reach it．
In a soft，clear voice，he said，“Thank you for your__1___．”
“You’re welcome，sir．” She replied_____．“And my name is Mary．I’ll be back in a moment，and ____you need anything at all in the meantime，just wave at me！”
After he had finished his breakfast，Mary brought him the change from his ticket．Then she ___him out from behind the table．She handed him his stick，and walked ____him to the front door．Holding the door open for him，she said，“Come back and see us，sir！”
He turned with his whole body and nodded with a ____smile．“You are very kind，” he said softly．
When Mary went to clean his table，she was ____to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin(餐巾纸)．Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill！
The note on the napkin _____，“Dear Mary，I respect you very much，and you respect yourself too．It shows by the way you ____others．You have found the secret of happiness．Your kind gestures will _____through those who meet you．”
The next day she was told that the man she had ____on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working．
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In high school I had a math teacher, Mrs．Davies, who took her job seriously and expected her students to put forth the same degree of commitment． Strict but fair, she held our attention with her time-proven approach． One of her was for students who were more advanced academically． I chose to it and soon realized that the course was a bit over my head． I with the complex problems that others seemed to learn without much effort
One Friday we were tested our ability to use a theorem（定理） that no one in the class thoroughly understood． The teacher would our papers based on our ability to progress through the problem which easily filled two pages of formulaic notations（公式符号）． I was absolutely ． Finally, I didn't use the required theorem． Instead, I decided to use more familiar theorems to arrive at an ． I knew I had failed because I hadn't done the 43 assignment．l became resigned to my fate．
Our test papers were back the following Monday． Everyone received a "C" except for me To my surprise, I received an "A"． I that there must be a mistake． I watched as the teacher approached my desk, smiled, and asked for my test back． She then went back to copy my work onto the blackboard, the class how I had arrived at the correct answer． "Mathematics is meant to be a creative tool, pushing our minds to a rewarding answer," she said with confidence． I didn't use the required theorem, she seemed genuinely proud of how I'd worked through the problem． The class saw her fold my test paper and put it into her textbook． She announced that it would be with future classes
My teacher would have been justified in giving me a grade． Instead, she used the to deeply influence a student who often struggled． And after forty years, I still cherish the ． It helped change my self-image． I up to a broad boundary of possibilities which has made my life an adventure． She understood that teaching went beyond strict demands and could be used to ．Thank you, Mrs．Davies．
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Appeal to Emotion（情感）
My childhood left three months ago on a plane to Austria．
It was a day when my baby cousins moved away．My cousins were a fundamental part of my life; they were not with me，they were on my mind．They brought back the untroubled days of my childhood， games，adventures and silliness，but they also helped me from an at-times selfish teenager into a responsible adult．
My aunt and uncle moved here from Boston with their 1-year-old daughter Yasmeen．They lived in an apartment on the side of our house and I was to have our family，especially a baby girl，so close to us．Yasmeen had close friendships with each of my sisters，but I knew the one that between us was the strongest．As she began to walk on her own and talk in full sentences，I realized my great upon her．I noticed that she’d some of my unpleasant actions， with her mother after I had done the same．Yasmeen made me realize what being a good really was．
When Maya was born，Yasmeen had a hard time ．She was jealous（妒忌）of the attention we all paid to her new younger sister，so I did my best to keep her company when she might have not been ．Once Yasmeen overcame her jealousy，she was able to Maya’s presence，like we all did．I tried to take advantage of our times together，doing my best to my schedule for my two favorite people．
My with Yasmeen and Maya has taught me the importance of influential people．I know that I have helped Yasmeen and Maya ，but “the babies” have had an even greater influence on my own life．They have shown me how to be a parent，a sister，a child，and most importantly，a friend．Our has made me a better person—a more patient person，with the ability to endless questions and spilled（洒）juice; an person，able to have fun and be happy with others; a role model， the babies ideas about right and wrong，and a compassionate person，able to forgive and love．
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Learning a life lesson on managing time
One day，an expert was speaking to a group of students about how to manage their time．He an example those students will never forget．
He pulled out a wide jar and put it on the table．He also about a dozen rocks and carefully them into the jar．One at a time．When no more rocks would inside，he asked，“Is this jar full？”
Everyone in the class answered loudly，“Yes．” The expert said，“Really？” He under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel (砾石)．He put some gravel in and the jar，causing it to go down into the between the big rocks．He then asked the group once more，“Is this jar full？”
“ not，” one of them answered this time．“Good！” he replied．From under the table he brought out a bucket of sand and started the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left 0 the rocks and the gravel．Once more he asked the question，“Is this jar full？”
“No！” the class shouted．Once again he said，“Good．” Then he a cup of water in the jar was full．Then he looked at the class and asked，“What is the here？”
Immediately one student raised his hand and said，“The point is，no matter how full your is，if you try really hard you can always fit things in！” “No，” the expert replied，“that’s not the point．The point is if you don’t put the big rocks in ，you’ll never get them in ．What are the ‘big rocks’ in your ？Time with your loved ones，your education，or your dreams？Remember to put these big rocks in first or you’ll never get them in at all， you’ll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big，important things．”
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