Many years ago, when I was in high school and working weekends to pay for the extras that my folks couldn’t really afford, I lost my wallet.
My old car needed putting gas in the back. I prepaid and then put my wallet on the bumper(保险杆), and drove off . I hadn’t even had time to miss it when our phone rang and a man asked me if I had lost my wallet. I checked my wallet and to my surprise, I didn’t find it. He asked me to tell him how much money was in it. He then told me where to pick up my wallet.
As I pulled into his driveway, I noticed his handicapped van(残疾人车)and the ramp(斜坡)going up to the house I was thinking that there was no way this man easily got out of his van and got my wallet off the street. He had to pull over, get in his wheelchair, lower the lift, and then pick it up. I was just surprised. I felt grateful.
I knocked on the door and he told me to come in. I thanked him like 10 times for finding my wallet. I was stuck , though. I didn’t want to insult him by offering money, I really felt like offering something. so I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his kindness, and he said “Just pass it on”. I said I would be certain to do that. I was raised to be honest in any circumstance(状况) and I would have done so, without promising this fellow I would, but I wanted to repay his kindness, so I willingly promised I would.
1. What did the man ask the writer to do?A.He asked the writer to be careful |
B.He asked the writer to pass his kindness on |
C.He asked the writer to repay his kindness |
D.He asked the writer to be honest |
A.Where there is a will, there’s a way |
B.A friend in need is a friend indeed |
C.Good is rewarded with good |
D.Help others, but not ask for anything |
A.Loyal | B.Honest |
C.Noble | D.Promising |
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【推荐1】Mrs. Smith had a small garden, and in spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when summer came, they looked very nice.
One evening Mrs. Smith looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and then we can eat them.”
But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor’s ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!” Mrs. Smith ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished ! Mrs. Smith cried and made her neighbor very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables.
Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbor gave Mrs. Smith a parcel. In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words “Enjoy your vegetables!”
1. Mrs. Smith planted _____in her small garden in spring.A.some flowers | B.some trees |
C.some fruits | D.some vegetables |
A.Mrs. Smith’s daughter | B.Mrs. Smith’s neighbor |
C.Mrs. Smith | D.Her neighbor’s ducks |
A.She wants to feed the duck. | B.She wants to reserve them. |
C.She wants to eat them. | D.She wants to give them to her friends. |
A.sorry | B.interesting | C.proud | D.sad |
A.Some vegetables. | B.A duck. |
C.A card. | D.A person. |
【推荐2】A beautiful and very successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to have to go back there every night, so she rented (租用) an expensive flat in the centre of the city, bought some beautiful furniture (家具) and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colours.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show because everybody wanted to see it, so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better and more willingly for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were the words “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance,£3,” with this note: “After 5 p.m. I get fifteen shillings an hour instead of ten shillings.”
1. In the article, “Miss Hall” was the name of ________.A.a place where people sang and danced | B.an unmarried woman |
C.a hall | D.a street |
A.near the city | B.near her home |
C.in the middle of the city | D.by the side of the country road |
A.be pleased | B.ask less money for his work |
C.charge more money for his work | D.say a good word for her musical show |
A.sold them for £3 | B.went to watch the musical show |
C.paid £3 for them | D.was very thankful to her |
Driving a car at high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You need only to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highways and it will take you to where you wish.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver has to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of a London, from the smallest lane to the most popular bar around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers at all times.
A certain London taxi driver told of his job as follows.
During the night it is quite usual for him to stop two or three times for some refreshments (点心). He said. “I never drink when I’m working -- I would lose my licence.”
He normally goes home between 2 and 3 o’clock in the night. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make the money, no one is going to give it to you.”
London taxi drivers not only ‘take’ but also ‘give’ , Every summer hundreds of children from London will go for a day at the sea-- by taxi! Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers, and these fares all go to the ‘London Taxi Fund for Underprivileged Children.’ At the sea. they are met by the mayor, and a lunch party is also held in honour of the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day running around the sea beaches and visiting the market, the children go home again- by taxi, and free of charge, of course!
1. To be a London driver is not easy because ______.A.he has to follow the bright traffic signs |
B.he has to have good driving skills and know all the places in the city |
C.he has to serve all kinds of passengers at all times |
D.both B. and C |
A.work hard because no one would give them money for doing nothing |
B.never stop driving in the city |
C.only work between 2 and 3 o’clock in the night |
D.are very rich |
A.the taxi driver works longer than is necessary |
B.the more runs the taxi driver makes, the more he gets |
C.the taxi driver doesn’t like to work for others |
D.the taxi drivers in the city go to the seaside to attend a party every year. |
A.take money because they have to pay for the children’s ride |
B.go to the sea for a day in the summer |
C.pay the fares for the poor children to the sea for a day once every year |
D.give the poor children a free ride for a day at the sea once every year |
A.of low income families | B.who like to travel in taxi |
C.who wish to go to sea but have no money | D.from London |
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Wealthy Chinese do not have a good reputation(=fame), a survey by China Youth Daily and Sina.com has found.
The poll(民意调查), conducted last week, showed about 70 percent of 3,990 interviewees believe the well-off are immoral and not worthy of respect. Only 4 percent thought rich people are good, the survey said.
For the rich, to become popular, they need to do three things, the survey suggested.
First, they need to have a sense of social responsibility. Second, they need to be self -disciplined, and third, they need to have a caring heart.
The number of people who make at least $50,000 a year increases by 15 percent a year and, according to the China Economic Times, the country now has 1.5 million rich people.
The China Youth Daily and Sina.com survey found interviewees questioned how the rich became rich in the first place.
“Some rich people are thought to have accumulated(积累)their wealth through illegal means, such as bribery,” said a post-graduate student at the Communication University of China.
Even so, the survey found wealthy people who abide by(遵守) the law, have a sense of social responsibility and a caring heart, are respected.
The poll showed about 60 percent thought these kinds of wealthy people were worthy of respect.
The survey suggested many voters were much better disposed(怀有好感的)toward rich people from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Western economies——rather than the mainland.
Hong Kong property tycoon(大亨) Li Ka-shing was most highly regarded, followed by Bill Gates, mainland property tycoon Wang Shi and basketball player Yao Ming.
“Rich people on the mainland invest too little in charity and gain too much,” a student from Beijing Sports University said.
Yu Guoming, a professor at Renmin University of China, called on the heads of Chinese companies to think and invest in a long-term way. “Social responsibility is not only about charity, it also connects the company with the government and the public.”
The | Most people think |
People’s | Some of the wealthy people from mainland. They get money They gain a lot of money but They lack sense of They are of low morality and are not worth respecting. |
Most people | |
Suggestions to the rich | They should be They should They need to have a caring heart. They should invest in charity and |
【推荐2】As COVID-19 broke out and spread in the world, many countries are changing their social habits to reduce the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus(新型冠状病毒). Here are some of the ways that greeting habits are changing around the world.
China
Loudspeakers tell people not to shake hands but to make the traditional gongshou gesture(a fist in the opposite palm) to say hello.
France
France is famous for its romantic greetings. They touch each other's cheeks and make a kissing sound. But now, this habit may be coming to a stop. Newspapers in France have begun publishing advice on how to replace kissing on the cheek. French etiquette(礼仪) expert Philippe Lichtfus said that simply looking into a person's eyes can be enough as a greeting.
Spain
The outbreak could also hit one of Spain's most important traditions—in the week before Easter, known as Holy Week, the faithful (信徒) queue up to kiss the hands or feet of sculptures of the Virgin Mary and the saints, seeking their protection. It's said that the ceremony could be banned.
Iran
Traditionally, people in Iran shake hands to greet one another. But today, a video has been popular in Iran, showing three friends meeting, hands in their pockets and two of them wearing masks, tapping their feet against each other as a greeting.
1. Many countries are changing their social habits to ________.A.develop the relationship between countries | B.attract more visitors around the world |
C.reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 | D.show respect for other countries |
A.gongshou | B.eye contact | C.foot tapping | D.hand kissing |
A.France | B.Iran | C.Spain | D.China |
A.Easter celebrations. | B.The Holy Week ceremony |
C.Spanish music festivals | D.The Marathon event |
【推荐3】Chimpanzees (黑猩猩)enjoy watching movies together, scientists have discovered, in research that suggests social bonding through shared experience has deep evolutionary roots.
It is widely known that humans can bond over group activities such as watching a movie or playing board games. But it has been unclear whether the underlying psychology behind this effect is present in other species.
In the research, chimpanzees were placed in pairs and shown a short video. The researchers then measured how long it took them to approach their partners, how close they got and how long they remained in proximity (靠近)-two measures of social bonding.
Chimpanzees who had viewed the video with either another of their own species or a human approached their partner faster or spent longer in proximity to them, compared with those who had watched the video on their own, the scientists found.
The finding indicates that social bonding created by shared experience may have deeper evolutionary roots than previously thought.
“Animals can stand together and watch a waterfall, but they don't seem to seek out those kinds of experiences," said Wolf, an author on the study. “So for a long time we thought they weren't capable of processing that way or they weren't feeling any psychological consequences from doing so.
“It's exciting that at least some parts of the psychology that we need to connect through shared experiences may actually have a slightly older evolutionary history than previously suspected.”
The animals were tracked for only three minutes after they had watched the film, so it is not clear whether shared experiences strengthen social bonds in the long term. The research used animals in captivity (圈养),and scientists said it was not known whether the same effects would be observed in the wild.
1. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Experiencing social bonds. |
B.Sharing evolutionary roots. |
C.Humans bonding over group activities. |
D.Chimpanzees watching movies together. |
A.By making a comparison. |
B.By introducing a concept. |
C.By using an expert's words. |
D.By referring to another study. |
A.Imperfect. |
B.Encouraging. |
C.Groundless. |
D.Doubtful. |
A.Approaches to future studies. |
B.New perceptions of other scientists. |
C.The aspects which need further tests. |
D.The application of the research findings. |