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 assured (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 favour 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 missed 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 Gordon

B．she had known him for decades

C．she was going to the nearby town

D．she wanted to repay the favour 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 happiness

D．People should offer free rides to others.

 

When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark.36, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so 37. As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly 38 cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride. With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move 39 that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also 40. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something 41. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need 42. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”  “Airport? You 43 are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers 44 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and 45 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 46 to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no 47 you’ll get there in five minutes!” “Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll 48 in time.” The 49 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 50 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 51 happened. The car began changing. First, its color 52 from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 53 just above the ground. As the car 54 into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling 55, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

1.                A．However        B．Besides         C．Therefore     D．Otherwise

 

2.                A．brave          B．excited         C．curious   D．stubborn

 

3.                A．fell            B．seemed         C．proved   D．grew

 

4.                A．aside           B．around         C．forward  D．backward

 

5.                A．arrived         B．stopped        C．stayed    D．started

 

6.                A．gathered       B．existed         C．dropped  D．moved

 

7.                A．help           B．gas            C．rest  D．water

 

8.                A．necessarily      B．normally        C．basically D．certainly

 

9.                A．if              B．until           C．unless    D．as

 

10.               A．drive          B．walk           C．follow D．march

 

11.               A．address        B．signs           C．notices    D．guidance

 

12.               A．doubt          B．room          C．time  D．way

 

13.               A．have it         B．get it           C．make it    D．finish it

 

14.               A．door           B．window         C．headlight  D．wheel

 

15.               A．passed         B．rushed         C．turned    D．continued

 

16.               A．strange         B．sensitive        C．imaginable     D．horrible

 

17.               A．developed      B．appeared       C．spread    D．faded

 

18.               A．rolling         B．floating         C．drawing   D．flashing

 

19.               A．pointed        B．returned        C．broke D．rose

 

20.               A．tune           B．voice          C．sound D．ton

 

 

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

Back in the old times, there was an old man, who had spent his life learning many different things. He had traveled to many places as well. “I must be the wisest man in the world.” The man thought to himself. As he grew old, he felt that there was no need for him to learn any longer because of the arrival of the end of life. Every day he spent his time complaining about many things. It seemed that he was satisfied with nothing his life.

One day while he was sitting in the chair, there was a knock on the door. The old man opened the door and found a little girl，whose face was covered with soil． “Can I borrow some fire ?”the girl whispered softly．At that time，matches hadn’t been  invented，and people used to borrow fire from neighbors by loading a bucket （铲子）  with a few hot coals．It was much better than trying to start a fire with sticks．

Not finding a bucket in her hand，the old man asked impatiently , “Well , where’s your bucket ? How are you going to get the coals home ?” However , the girl said she didn’t have one and went to the fireplace ．She put a pile of cold ashes into her hand and put the coal on top of the ash heap （灰堆）．“Thanks !”she said on her way out．Seeing the girl’s happy and grateful appearance, the man was moved and felt ashamed of himself．“If I can learn something new from a little farm girl,  there must be a lot I still don’t know．I’d better get busy while I still have time．”

1．We can learn from the first paragraph that the old man ____________________

A．failed to know what he needed to do

B．lost confidence in himself

C．lost the fame of the world’s wisest man

D．often expressed his dissatisfaction with life

2．How did the girl change the old man’s opinions ?

A．By solving an old problem in a new way

B．By following the old man’s instructions

C．By pointing out his mistakes politely

D．By helping the old man to make a fire

3．It can be inferred from the underlined part in me last paragraph that the old man would become_______________．

A．more confident                 C．more modest

C．more modest                  D．more intelligent

4．What can we infer from the text ?

A．Failure is the mother of success         B．Action speaks louder than words

C．It’s never too late to learn            D．Great minds think alike

 

When Mike told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which had just broken. There were pieces of me all over the tidy floor. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving,   31   it was for the best, I could do better, it was his   32   and not mine. I had heard it before many times and yet somehow was still hurt; perhaps one cannot   33   such pain.

He left and I tried to   34   my life. I filled the kettle (水壶), put it on to boil, took out my old red cup and   35   the coffee powder falling into the bone china. Somehow when the kettle piped its finishing warning, I   36   not to hear it. That’s what Mike’s leaving had been like, sudden and with a(n)   37   end. I would rather just   38   in uncertainty than have things finished. I laughed at myself. Just about a cup of coffee, I must be getting   39  .

And yet it was a young woman who   40   back at me from the mirror, a young woman full of   41   and hope, a young woman with bright eyes just waiting to see the world.  42  , there are more important things. More important than   43  , I insist to myself firmly. The lid goes back on the coffee just like closing on the whole Mike experience.

He didn’t   44   my dreams as I feared that night.   45  , I am flying far across fields and woods,   46   on those below me. I fly free until I meet another bird who flies with me in perfect harmony. I realize with some   47   that there is a bird out there for me, there is another person, not necessarily a lover perhaps just a   48  , but there is someone out there who is my soul mate. I think about being a broken   49   again and realize that I have gathered myself back together, what Mike has is   50   a little part of my time in earth, a little understanding of my physical being. He has merely, a little piece of me.

 

1	A. complaining	B. suggesting	C. explaining	D. whispering
2	A. business	B. fault	C. luck	D. reason
3	A. pass	B. defend	C. feel	D. ease
4	A. get close to	B. get on with	C. get away with	D. get down to
5	A. watched	B. made	C. let	D. wanted
6	A. announced	B. decided	C. pretended	D. concluded
7	A. optimistic	B. sceptical	C. splendid	D. unpleasant
8	A. wander	B. move	C. keep	D. take
9	A. mad	B. old	C. nervous	D. uncertain
10	A. flashed	B. swung	C. stared	D. pointed
11	A. promise	B. delight	C. dilemmas	D. conflicts
12	A. Therefore	B. Besides	C. Finally	D. Constantly
13	A. friendship	B. life	C. love	D. health
14	A. visit	B. have	C. reject	D. spin
15	A. Deliberately	B. Meanwhile	C. Thus	D. Instead
16	A. taking off	B. looking down	C. breaking away	D. getting over
17	A. sorrow	B. worry	C. relief	D. doubt
18	A. friend	B. bird	C. dream	D. job
19	A. heart	B. vase	C. mirror	D. cup
20	A. mostly	B. hardly	C. usually	D. only

 

 

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 assured (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 favour 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.
【小题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 missed the only train back home

【小题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.

【小题3】The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that            .

A．she realized he was Gordon

B．she had known him for decades

C．she was going to the nearby town

D．she wanted to repay the favour she once got

【小题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 happiness

D．People should offer free rides to others.