If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are．

         Take the taxi drivers for example．Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare（车费） of two US dollars a kilometer．You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare．The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety．

         The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners．Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals．The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration（登记） card to the waiter．With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge．

         The Finnish workers are paid by the hour．They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate．From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly．

         With so many loopholes （漏洞） in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”．But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms．And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in．As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”．

60．The underlined words in this passage means to “______”。

         A．be ready to help others             B．make good use of one’s friends

         C．be a little ahead of others        D．gain something at other’s loss

61．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

         A．While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare．

         B．In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you’re living in the hotel．

         C．The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of their working hours．

         D．The workers are always honest with their working hours．

62．We can infer from the passage that ______．

         A．the Finnish society is of very high moral level

         B．there are many loopholes in everyday life in Finland

         C．in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anything

         D．everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves

63．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

         A．Life in Finland                B．A Society with “Foolish” People

         C．What a Life                          D．Honest accounts of the Finns

       If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are．

       Take the taxi drivers for example．Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare（车费） of two US dollars a kilometer．You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare．The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety．

       The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners．Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals．The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration（登记） card to the waiter．With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge．

       The Finnish workers are paid by the hour．They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate．From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly．

       With so many loopholes （漏洞） in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”．But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms．And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in．As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”．

1.The underlined words in this passage means to “______”。

       A．be ready to help others                        B．make good use of one’s friends

       C．be a little ahead of others                     D．gain something at other’s loss

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare．

       B．In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you’re living in the hotel．

       C．The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of their working hours．

       D．The workers are always honest with their working hours．

3.We can infer from the passage that ______．

       A．the Finnish society is of very high moral level

       B．there are many loopholes in everyday life in Finland

       C．in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anything

       D．everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

       A．Life in Finland                                    B．A Society with “Foolish” People

       C．What a Life                                                                        D．Honest accounts of the Finns

If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are．

Take the taxi drivers for example．Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class cars with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer．You can go anywhere, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare．The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety．

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners．Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals．The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration（登记）card to the waiter．With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge．

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour．They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate．From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly．

With so many loopholes （漏洞） in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”．But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms．And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in．As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”．

1．The underlined words take “petty advantages” means to “______”．

       A．be ready to help others                        B．make good use of one’s friends

       C．be a little ahead of others                     D．gain something at other’s loss

2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare．

       B．In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you’re living in the hotel．

       C．The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to their registration card．

       D．The workers are always honest with their working hours．

3．We can infer from the passage that ______．

       A．the Finnish society is of very high moral level

       B．there are many loopholes in everyday life in Finland

       C．in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anything

       D．everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves

4．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

       A．Life in Finland                                    B．A Society with “Foolish” People

       C．What a Life                                                                        D．Foolish Finns

If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are．

       Take the taxi drivers for example．Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare（车费） of two US dollars a kilometer．You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare．The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety．

       The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners．Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals．The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration（登记） card to the waiter．With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge．

       The Finnish workers are paid by the hour．They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate．From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly．

       With so many loopholes （漏洞） in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”．But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms．And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in．As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”．

1．The underlined words in this passage means to “______”。

       A．be ready to help others                        B．make good use of one’s friends

       C．be a little ahead of others                     D．gain something at other’s loss

2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare．

       B．In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you’re living in the hotel．

       C．The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of their working hours．

       D．The workers are always honest with their working hours．

3．We can infer from the passage that ______．

       A．the Finnish society is of very high moral level

       B．there are many loopholes in everyday life in Finland

       C．in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anything

       D．everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves

4．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

       A．Life in Finland                                    B．A Society with “Foolish” People

       C．What a Life                                                                        D．Honest accounts of the Finns

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas．I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend．While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas．
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car．I stopped and wondered what I should do．A car pulled up behind me．It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station．They said they would take me to my friend's．We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card．
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me．Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them．Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful．
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning．In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池)was dead．Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door．I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom．
"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble．They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it．They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks．I received a letter back from one of the salesmen．No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said．
"Thank you" - two powerful words．They're easy to say and mean so much．
[写作内容]
(1) 以约30个词概括短文的要点；
(2) 然后以120个词就“向别人道谢的重要性”这个主题发表你的看法, 并包括如下要点：
a) 叙述你向别人道谢的一次真实或虚构的经历；
b) 你是如何认识到向别人道谢的重要性的；
c) 向别人道谢对你和对方都带来了什么影响。
[写作要求] 可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点, 也可以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子