In a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question and found the answers interesting.
One morning I got into three different taxis and announced, “Well, it’s my first day back in New York in seven years. I’ve been in prison.” Not a single driver replied, so I tried again. “Yeah, I shot a man in Reno.” I explained, hoping the driver would ask me why, but nobody asked. The only response came from a Ghanaian driver, “Reno? That is in Nevada?”
Taxi drivers were uniformly sympathetic when I said I’d just been fired. “This is America,” a Haitian driver said. “One door is closed. Another is open.” He argued against my plan to burn down my boss’s house. A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope; he refused to take me to the middle of George Washington Bridge—a $20 trip. “Why you want to go there? Go home and relax. Don’t worry. Take a new job.”
One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red ski mask and holding a stuffed pillowcase with the word “BANK” on it, I tried calling a taxi five times outside different banks. The driver picked me up every time. My ride with a Haitian driver was typical of the superb assistance I received.
“Let’s go across the park.” I said. “I just robbed the bank there. I got $25,000.”
“$25,000?” He asked.
“Yeah, you think it was wrong to take it?”
“No, man. I work 8 hours and I don’t make almost $70. If I can do that, I do it too.”
As we approached 86th and Lexington, I pointed to the Chemical Bank.
“Hey, there’s another bank,” I said, “Could you wait here a minute while I go inside?”
“No, I can’t wait. Pay me now.” His reluctance may have something to do with money—taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low—but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can’t expect unconditional support.
1.. From the Ghanaian driver’s response, we can infer that ____.
A. he was indifferent to the killing B. he was afraid of the author
C. he looked down upon the author D. he thought the author was crazy
2.. Why did the Pakistani driver refuse to take the author to the middle of the George Washington Bridge?
A. Because he was able to help the author to find a new job.
B. Because he wanted to go home and relax.
C. Because it was far away from his home.
D. Because he thought that the author would commit suicide.
3..What is the author’s interpretation of the driver’s reluctance “to wait outside the Chemical bank”?
A. The driver thought that the rate for waiting time was too low.
B. The driver thought it wrong to support a taxi rider unconditionally.
C. The driver was frightened and wanted to leave him as soon as possible.
D. The driver did not want to help a suspect to escape from a bank robbery.
4.. Which of the following statements is true about New York taxi drivers?
A. They are ready to help you do whatever you want to.
B. they often refuse to pick up those who would kill themselves.
C. They are sympathetic with those who are out of work.
D. They work only for money.
5.. The passage mainly discusses ____.
A. how to please taxi drivers.
B. how to deal with taxi drivers
C. the attitudes of taxi drivers towards riders in personal trouble
D. the attitudes of taxi drivers towards troublesome taxi riders
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In a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question and found the answers interesting.
One morning I got into three different taxis and announced, “Well, it’s my first day back in New York in seven years. I’ve been in prison.” Not a single driver replied, so I tried again. “Yeah, I shot a man in Reno.” I explained, hoping the driver would ask me why, but nobody asked. The only response came from a Ghanaian driver, “Reno? That is in Nevada?”
Taxi drivers were uniformly sympathetic when I said I’d just been fired. “This is America,” a Haitian driver said. “One door is closed. Another is open.” He argued against my plan to burn down my boss’s house. A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope; he refused to take me to the middle of George Washington Bridge—a $20 trip. “Why you want to go there? Go home and relax. Don’t worry. Take a new job.”
One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red ski mask and holding a stuffed pillowcase with the word “BANK” on it, I tried calling a taxi five times outside different banks. The driver picked me up every time. My ride with a Haitian driver was typical of the superb assistance I received.
“Let’s go across the park.” I said. “I just robbed the bank there. I got $25,000.”
“$25,000?” He asked.
“Yeah, you think it was wrong to take it?”
“No, man. I work 8 hours and I don’t make almost $70. If I can do that, I do it too.”
As we approached 86th and Lexington, I pointed to the Chemical Bank.
“Hey, there’s another bank,” I said, “Could you wait here a minute while I go inside?”
“No, I can’t wait. Pay me now.” His reluctance may have something to do with money—taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low—but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can’t expect unconditional support.
1.. From the Ghanaian driver’s response, we can infer that ____.
A. he was indifferent to the killing B. he was afraid of the author
C. he looked down upon the author D. he thought the author was crazy
2.. Why did the Pakistani driver refuse to take the author to the middle of the George Washington Bridge?
A. Because he was able to help the author to find a new job.
B. Because he wanted to go home and relax.
C. Because it was far away from his home.
D. Because he thought that the author would commit suicide.
3..What is the author’s interpretation of the driver’s reluctance “to wait outside the Chemical bank”?
A. The driver thought that the rate for waiting time was too low.
B. The driver thought it wrong to support a taxi rider unconditionally.
C. The driver was frightened and wanted to leave him as soon as possible.
D. The driver did not want to help a suspect to escape from a bank robbery.
4.. Which of the following statements is true about New York taxi drivers?
A. They are ready to help you do whatever you want to.
B. they often refuse to pick up those who would kill themselves.
C. They are sympathetic with those who are out of work.
D. They work only for money.
5.. The passage mainly discusses ____.
A. how to please taxi drivers.
B. how to deal with taxi drivers
C. the attitudes of taxi drivers towards riders in personal trouble
D. the attitudes of taxi drivers towards troublesome taxi riders
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Getting married can be one of the happiest moments in a person’s life. Throughout the world, weddings are very important events. Let’s look at some interesting wedding customs from different countries.
For African Americans, it is tradition for the married couple to jump over a broom covered with flowers. This represents the beginning of family life. It is interesting to note that African slaves who were brought to the USA started this tradition. African American couples were not allowed to have a legal marriage, so instead they had a ceremony where the bride and groom jumped over a broom “into marriage”.
Making jokes about the bride and groom is a wedding tradition in both France and Germany. In France, this includes making loud noises with pots; in Germany, wedding guests break dishes. Weddings in Germany often last for three days. On Thursday, there is a simple ceremony at a government office noting the official marriage of the couple. Then the couple will have a dinner with family and close friends. On Friday, there is a party. This is when guests break dishes to represent the start of a new life. Then on Sunday, there is a ceremony in a church.
In Greece and Italy, people eat special kinds of sweets at the wedding. Both Greece and Italy also have their own special wedding dances, which all of the guests enjoy.
In Russia, couples tie a doll to their wedding car if they want to have a daughter, or a toy bear if they want to have a son.
In England, it is tradition for the little girls to throw flowers on the ground on the way to the wedding ceremony. The bride and groom walk on these flowers. This represents the hope that the couples will follow the path that leads to a happy life.
Topic | ·Getting married can be 1. __________ than any other moment in a person’s life. ·Interesting wedding customs differ 2. _________ country to country. |
Countries/ People | Wedding Customs |
African Americans | ·Married couple jump over a broom covered with flowers, which 3. _________ the beginning of family life. ·In the past, African American couples were 4. __________ to get married legally. |
France and Germany | ·Make jokes about the bride and groom. ·In Germany, wedding guests get dishes 5. __________. ·A German wedding often 6. _________ three days. |
The Greek and the 7. __________ | ·Either Greece 8. _________ Italy has its own special wedding dances, which all of the guests enjoy. |
Russia | ·If couples want to have a daughter, they will have a doll 9. _________ to their wedding car. |
The English | ·The bride and groom walk on the flowers thrown by little girls. It represents the hope of 10. __________ the path leading to a happy life. |
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How can you expect to learn anything _____ you never listen?
A.in case B.even if C.unless D.when
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—I failed to be admitted to my ideal university. Bad luck!
—How can you expect ________ a chance of success since you haven't committed yourself to it?
A. there being B. there to be
C. it to be D. it being
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Have you ever wondered what you’d do in a moment of danger and how you’d 36 to a terrorist on the plane or a guy wearing a mask and waving a gun while you’re standing 37 at the bank?
Stephanie Davies 38 .
The 21-year-old girl 39 such a moment last week in a 40 in Aurora, Colo., where she went to a late night showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” with her 41 , Allie. All of a sudden, a gas can flew by close to the two girls. 42 , Allie stood up and was shot in the 43 by a gunman. Stephanie saw Allie fell down in the aisle(过道), blood pouring out of her neck. 44 she moved on her knees to her friend, pulled her out of the aisle and pressed the wound with her fingers 45 the gunman moved around, firing into the 46 crowd. When the gunman again walked past the aisle, they played dead until he 47 .
Heroic? Well, clearly heroic.
“ 48 Stephanie’s timely actions, I just talked with Allie, who is going to be fine,” said President Barack Obama after meeting the two girls in the hospital.
And Stephanie wasn’t the 49 hero in the theater that dark night in Aurora. Three young men---Jon,26, Matt,27 and Alex, 24---used their own 50 to protect their respective(各自的) girlfriends from the gunman’s bullets. Jon took a bullet for his girlfriend. The stories were 51 for Matt and Alex. The three men were among the 12 who didn’t come out of the theater alive.
“The 52 actions of these young Americans,” President Obama said, “represent what’s best in us, and they 53 us that out of this darkness a brighter day is going to come. I have the greatest 54 for people like Stephanie, Jon, Matt and Alex who don’t 55 to do what the situation demands, bringing heroic light to the darkest of dark nights.”
1. A.refer B.respond C.adapt D.talk
2. A.in turn B.in silence C.in time D.in line
3. A.knows B.appears C.wonders D.imagines
4. A.missed B.faced C.expected D.enjoyed
5. A.street B.restaurant C.theater D.stadium
6. A.friend B.sister C.aunt D.cousin
7. A.Tired B.Annoyed C.Frightened D.Puzzled
8. A.leg B.wrist C.arm D.neck
9. A.Madly B.Suddenly C.Secretly D.Hurriedly
10. A.since B.as C.until D.because
11. A.waiting B.chatting C.staring D.screaming
12. A.passed B.stopped C.hid D.escaped
13. A.In spite of B.Regardless of C.Because of D.In terms of
14. A.typical B.unique C.usual D.only
15. A.methods B.bodies C.tools D.hands
16. A.common B.strange C.similar D.different
17. A.brave B.immediate C.generous D.active
18. A.warn B.show C.promise D.inform
19. A.hope B.concern C.pity D.respect
20. A.hesitate B.regret C.pretend D.refuse
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You don’t expect your child to grow up to be a heroin addict.From the moment of her birth, you have hopes and dreams about the future,but they never include heroin addiction.That couldn’t happen to your child, because addiction is the result of a bad environment.bad parenting.There is most definitely someone or something to blame.
That’s what I used to believe.But after failed rehab and long periods of separation from my heroin-addicted daughter,after years of holding my breath,waiting for another relapse,I now believe there is no blame.
After Katie admitted her addiction.I struggled to understand how this could have happened to my daughter—a bright,beautiful,talented and most importantly,loved young woman.When the initial shock wore off,I analyzed and inventoried all the whys and hows of Katie’s addiction.I searched for someone or something to blame.I blamed her friends.I blamed her dad.I blamed our divorce.But mostly, I blamed myself.My desperate heart convinced me that I should have prevented Katie’s addiction.and that given another chance.I could correct my mistakes.
When Katie came home from rehab.I approached each day with the zeal of a drill sergeant. I championed the 12-step program and monitored her improvement daily as though curing heroin addiction was as simple as nursing a cold.I drove her to therapy sessions and AA meetings. I controlled everything and left nothing to chance. But in spite of my efforts,Katie didn’t get better.She left my home,lost again to the powerful grip of addiction.
In the long days,weeks and months that followed,I gathered bits and pieces of old beliefs and tried to assemble them into something whole.Sometimes I gave up.and sometimes I simply let go,Gradually, my search for blame changed to a longing for hope.I comforted myself with the only thing that still connected me to my daughter:love.
I thought about Katie every day,and I missed her.I cried.and worried about her safety and whereabouts. I wrote letters I knew she’d never see.Sometimes I woke up panicked in the middle of the night, certain that mother’s intuition(直觉)was preparing me for something bad.But through it all,I loved her.
I don’t know why or how my daughter became addicted to heroin:I do know that it doesn’t really matter.Life goes on and Katie is still my daughter.
Katie and I meet for breakfast on Friday mornings now.We drink coffee and talk.I don’t try to heal her. I just love her.Sometimes there is pain and sorrow,but there is no blame.I believe there is only love.
1.The reason why the daughter became a heroin addict was________.
A.found by her mother at last B.not mentioned in the passage
C.her friends’invitation D.her parents’divorce
2.The underlined sentence means ________.
A.the mother tried to keep her daughter from heroin
B.Katie succeeded in giving up heroin
C.after rehab Katie couldn’t do any work
D.the mother gave Katie no chance to correct mistakes
3.We can infer from the passage that________.
A.Katie was a bright,beautiful and talented woman
B.Katie and her mother didn’t love each other
C.the mother persuaded her daughter to give up heroin
D.the mother didn’t live with her daughter later
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.More love,less blame B.The reason of Katie’s heroin addiction
C.My daughter D.Katie’s life
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How you open your car door matters to cyclists
Typically, a person sitting in the driver's seat of a car opens the door with the hand closest to it.1.Pull the handle, and the door is open. but if you do that at the wrong time, you may create a barrier for a passing cyclist. The cyclist will be knocked off the bike, and the car door is likely to be damaged by the fast-moving bicycle.
Luckily, there's a simple way to solve the problem: open your car door with your other hand, using the Dutch reach.2.This will force you to turn your body. At least, you'll look into your side view mirror to check for any traffic. This way, you can prevent harm to cyclists.3.
The Dutch reach is just what Dutch people do. They are used to opening their car doors this way. All Dutch are taught it.4. The technique dates back about 60 years in the Netherlands, but it didn’t really become known as the Dutch reach until a retired American physician named Michael Charney started the Dutch Reach Project in 2016 in an effort to popularize the practice in the United States and other countries. He was motivated by the death of a 27-year-old who rode into an open car door and died just five blocks from his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
5. When people do it, it works. To make it a habit, Charney recommends attaching a ribbon to the door handle as a visual reminder to use your other hand.
A. It's part of regular driver education.
B. The Dutch reach is a simple behavioral solution.
C. Every child is taught about the danger of careless driving.
D. And you might also keep your car door safe in the process.
E. It makes sense since doors are designed to be opened that way.
F. Cyclists usually don't pay much attention to the cars around them.
G. That is, instead of using your left hand, reach for the door with your right.
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How parents can help with cyberbullying(网络欺凌)?
43% of kids have been bullied online. One in four has had it happen more than once.70% of students reported seeing frequent bullying online. Many studies suggest that cyberbullying has become a serious problem worldwide and makes many kids suffer. 1..
Let teachers know about the situation. Many schools have protocols(协议)for responding to cyberbullying. Before reporting the problem, let your children know what you want to do so that you can make a plan that makes you both feel comfortable.
Encourage your children not to respond to cyberbullying, because doing so just fuels the fire and makes the situation worse. 2.. Instead, you should keep the threatening messages, pictures, and texts, which can be used as evidence for the bully’s parents, schools, or even the police.
Limit your kids’ access to the Internet. Though hurtful, many kids who are bullied can’t resist the temptation(诱惑)to check websites or phones to see if there are new messages. 3.. Many websites and smartphones include parental control options that allow parents to control kids’ online life.
4.. Follow your children on social media sites, but do not make comments or post anything on your children’s whereabouts online. 5.. And also tell them why it’s a bad idea to share it online.
A. Know your kids’ online world.
B. But that doesn’t mean you can do nothing.
C. Remind your kids of the seriousness of cyberbullying.
D. Make sure your kids figure out what to do about it.
E. Talk to them about the importance of private information.
F. So if you know how to deal with it, things will get much better.
G. Keep the computer in a public place and set limits on the use of cell phones.
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---How can I help you the most? --- ________ out of the way.
A. To stay B. By staying C. Stay D. Having stayed
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Goals can help you do, be and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.
Successful and happy people have an idea of how their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them succeed. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind which is laid out for her on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives without an aim around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oil. Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set―and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals and ideals(理想)really are.
Research tells us that when we write a goal down, we are more likely to achieve. Written goals can be reviewed regularly,and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect(忽视)or forget. Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself be continuously alert(警觉)to situations that will further your goals.
1.The writer gave the example of two drivers to show________.
A . how stupid the first driver was B. the importance of having a map and right direction
C. how stupid the second driver was D. the importance of setting goals
2.According to the passage, successful people are different from unsuccessful ones because________.
A. the successful people set goals for everything and can get help from others
B. the unsuccessful people always set unrealistic plans for themselves
C. the successful people set goals in their lives and make plans to carry it out
D. the unsuccessful people make plans for everything but can not work hard
3.According to the passage, the most important thing in realizing one’s ideal is to________.
A. try to be realistic about one’s ability
B. let others help him or her to make his or her dream come true
C. let others understand him or her first,then work together with them
D. have a clear mind of what he or she wants in life
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Goals can make you gain everything you want in life
B. Only successful people can be happy
C. If you want to succeed,you need a set long-term goals instead of short-term Goals
D. When we put our goal down on papers, we are more likely to succeed
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Goals help you succeed B. How to succeed
C. Why we always failed D. A research on setting goals
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