My car ______ down just when I need it most. ...

My car ______ down just when I need it most. I have to get it repaired.

A. always breaks             B. has always broken

C. always broke              D. is always breaking

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. Why _____ the car break down just when I was about to start?

A must                 B can             C may            D need

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--When can you get my car repaired? I need it tomorrow morning.

--It ______ be ready by 8:00.

　  A. can     B. need                 C. might             D. should

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When you don’t have a car and need to get around, are you more likely to call for an Uber or Lyft, or a cab? Last Friday, Lyft — the ride-sharing company, went public as its stocks (股票) started trading on the market. Lyft has become the first big initial public offering of the “gig economy” age. While the company is not making profits yet, it is changing the meaning of work. What is gig economy and what makes it so appealing?

Gig works are independent contracts (合同) or part-time jobs such as Uber. In the gig economy, companies hire independent contractors instead of full-time employees. This is different from traditional companies where full-time workers hold a lifetime career. In the past, only small companies hired contractors, while today, employers like Amazon and Google rely on temporary workforce. These companies save costs as they are not legally required to provide healthcare benefits, retirement savings or paid time off to gig workers.

Gig work appeals to different people for different reasons. For some, it affords flexible timings and for otliers who are looking for full-time jobs, it provides a source of income to support themselves. Some people work a full-time job and supplement (补充) their salary with gig jobs such as driving for Uber or Lyft.

Joining the gig economy may be simple, but maintaining a steady career is easier said than done. Gig work comes with unsteady pay and workloads. You're your own boss. It sounds fun, but when you have no self-control and an unsteady job, you might splurge all your money the first week and live on bread pieces for the rest of the month! Besides a strong sense of responsibility, gig workers have to stay up to date to get companies to hire them.

Despite the challenges gig workers face, nearly 60 million Americans are part of this workforce. As this number grows, we have to see how society and companies adapt to this new world of work!

1.What can be learnt about Lyft from the passage?

A.It has built up a large fortune.

B.It marks the arrival of gig economy age.

C.It employs a fixed number of full-time workers.

D.It appeals to people as a means of public transport.

2.Who are most likely to become gig workers?

A.People seeking for a steady income.

B.Those desperate to get paid vacations.

C.People in need of flexible working hours.

D.Those concerned about retirement accounts.

3.What does the underlined word “splurge” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.Spend money freely. B.Deposit money automatically.

C.Earn money quickly. D.Allocate money randomly.

4.What is the message mainly conveyed in the passage?

A.Gig workers have to face some potential challenges.

B.Gig workers have to possess some much-needed qualities.

C.The appearance of gig companies will solve the job problems.

D.People should adjust to new work trends with the rise of gig companies.

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When you get in your car, you reach for it. When you're at work, you take a break to have a moment alone with it. When you get into a lift, you play with it.

Cigarette? Cup of coffee? No, it's the third most addictive thing in modem life, the cell phone. And experts say it is becoming more difficult for many people to curb their longing to hug it more tightly than most of their personal relationships.

The costs are becoming more and more evident, and I don't mean just the monthly bill. Dr.Chris Knippers, a counselor at the Betty ford Center in Southern California, reports that the overuse of cell phones has become a social problem not much different from other harmful addictions: a barrier to one-on -one personal contact, and an escape from reality. Sounds extreme, but we' ve all witnessed the evidence: The person at a restaurant who talks on the phone through an entire meal, ignoring his kids around the table; the woman who talks on the phone in the car, ignoring her husband; the teen who texts messages all the way home from school, avoiding contact with kids all around him. Jim Williams, an industrial sociologist based in Massachusetts, notes that cell - phone addiction is part of a set of symptoms in a widening gulf of personal separation. He points to a study by Duke University researchers that found one-quarter of Americans say they have no one to discuss their most important personal business with. Despite the growing use of phones, e - mail and instant messaging, in other words, Williams says studies show that we don't have as many friends as our parents. “Just as more information has led to less wisdom, more acquaintances via the Internet and cell phones have produced fewer friends,” he says.

If the cell phone has truly had these effects, it's because it has become very widespread. Consider that in 1987, there were only l million cell phones in use. Today, something like 300 million Americans carry them. They far outnumber wired phones in the United States.

1.From the first two paragraphs, we can know ________．

A．cell phones have become as addictive as cigarettes

B．cell phone addiction is good for building personal relationships

C．people are longing to have their own cell phones

D．cell phones are the same as cigarettes

2.Cell phone addiction has caused the following effects EXCEPT________.

A．a barrier to personal contact               B．fewer friends

C．an escape from reality                    D．a serious illness

3.The underlined word "curb" in Paragraph 2 means “________．”

A．ignore            B．control           C．develop           D．rescue

4.The example of a woman talking on the phone in the car supports the idea that________.

A．women Use cell phones more often than men

B．talking on the phone while driving is dangerous

C．cell phones do not necessarily bring people together

D．cell phones make one - on - one personal contact easy

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Cell phones Are the New Cigarettes

B．Cell phones Are Harmful to the Society

C．The New Report about the Cell phone

D．The Disadvantages of the Cell phone

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When you get in your car, you reach for it. When you're at work, you take a break to have a moment alone with it. When you get into a lift, you play with it.

Cigarette? Cup of coffee? No, it's the third most addictive thing in modem life, the cell phone. And experts say it is becoming more difficult for many people to curb their longing to hug it more tightly than most of their personal relationships.

The costs are becoming more and more evident, and I don't mean just the monthly bill. Dr. Chris Knippers, a counselor at the Betty ford Center in Southern California, reports that the overuse of cell phones has become a social problem not much different from other harmful addictions: a barrier to one-on-one personal contact, and an escape from reality. Sounds extreme, but we' ve all witnessed the evidence: The person at a restaurant who talks on the phone through an entire meal, ignoring his kids around the table; the woman who talks on the phone in the car, ignoring her husband; the teen who texts messages all the way home from school, avoiding contact with kids all around him. Jim Williams, an industrial sociologist based in Massachusetts, notes that cell - phone addiction is part of a set of symptoms in a widening gulf of personal separation. He points to a study by Duke University researchers that found one-quarter of Americans say they have no one to discuss their most important personal business with. Despite the growing use of phones, e - mail and instant messaging, in other words, Williams says studies show that we don't have as many friends as our parents.  " Just as more information has led to less wisdom, more acquaintances via the Internet and cell phones have produced fewer friends," he says.

If the cell phone has truly had these effects, it's because it has become very widespread. Consider that in 1987, there were only l million cell phones in use.  Today, something like 300 million Americans carry them. They far outnumber wired phones in the United States.

1. From the first two paragraphs, we can know________.

2.Cell phone addiction has caused the following effects EXCEPT________  .

3. The underlined word "curb" in Paragraph 2 means “________. ”

4.The example of a woman talking on the phone in the car supports the idea that________  .

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

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When you get in your car, you reach for it. When you're at work, you take a break to have a moment alone with it. When you get into a lift, you play with it.

Cigarette? Cup of coffee? No, it's the third most addictive thing in modern life, the cell phone. And experts say it is becoming more difficult for many people to curb their longing to hug it more tightly than most of their personal relationships.

The costs are becoming more and more evident, and I don't mean just the monthly bill. Dr. Chris Knippers, a counselor at the Betty ford Center in Southern California, reports that the overuse of cell phones has become a social problem not much different from other harmful addictions: a barrier to one-on-one personal contact, and an escape from reality. Sounds extreme, but we' ve all witnessed the evidence: The person at a restaurant who talks on the phone through an entire meal, ignoring his kids around the table; the woman who talks on the phone in the car, ignoring her husband; the teen who texts messages all the way home from school, avoiding contact with kids all around him. Jim Williams, an industrial sociologist based in Massachusetts, notes that cell - phone addiction is part of a set of symptoms in a widening gulf of personal separation. He points to a study by Duke University researchers that found one-quarter of Americans say they have no one to discuss their most important personal business with. Despite the growing use of phones, e - mail and instant messaging, in other words, Williams says studies show that we don't have as many friends as our parents." Just as more information has led to less wisdom, more acquaintances via the Internet and cell phones have produced fewer friends," he says.

If the cell phone has truly had these effects, it's because it has become very widespread. Consider that in 1987, there were only l million cell phones in use. Today, something like 300 million Americans carry them. They far outnumber wired phones in the United States.

1.From the first two paragraphs, we can know ________.

A. cell phones have become as addictive as cigarettes

B. cell phone addiction is good for building personal relationships

C. people are longing to have their own cell phones

D. cell phones are the same as cigarettes

2.Cell phone addiction has caused the following effects EXCEPT_________

A. a barrier to personal contact

B. fewer friends

C. an escape from reality

D. a serious illness

3.The underlined word "curb" in Paragraph 2 means________.

A. ignore　　　 　　 B. control　　　 　　 C. develop　　 　　　　 D. rescue

4.The example of a woman talking on the phone in the car supports the idea that__________.

A. women use cell phones more often than men

B. talking on the phone while driving is dangerous

C. cell phones do not necessarily bring people together

D. cell phones make one - on - one personal contact easy

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Cell phones are the New Cigarettes

B. Cell phones are harmful to the Society

C. The New Report about the Cell phone

D. The Disadvantages of the Cell phone

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My friends and I have just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it got 　　 , I decided to brave the drizzle(毛毛雨) and get my car, which was parked at my office three streets away.

My friends 　　 that I shouldn’t go, as I was seven months pregnant. I told them that I’d be very 　　 . One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she stay with another friend who 　　 help with her baby.

I walked out of the hotel and started making my 　　　　　 to the car. At the traffic lights, a van 　　 and the passenger came out with an umbrella. 　　 I knew what was happening, he walked right 　　 me and told me he’d go with me to my 　　 . I was very embarrassed and said politely that he didn’t need to, but he was very 　　 .

During our walk, he kept telling me to walk 　　 , as the ground was wet. When we got to the car park, I thanked him and he left. I did not get his name and may not even 　　 him now, after all these years. Did he 　　 stop for me? I’ll never know.

So how did I move 　　 after the event? I was at home when I noticed two Indian builders walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the 　　 site near my house, which was a long 　　 . I went out and passed them an umbrella. They were shocked by my gesture and could not 　　 at once. I told them they 　　 take it and keep it. They were very grateful and 　　 me, probably wondered why a stranger would be offering such 　　 .

1.A.heavier　 B.stronger C.lighterD.smaller

2.A.wished　 B.promisedC.deniedD.argued

3.A.careful　　 B. anxiousC. busyD. late

4.A.received　 B. wantedC. neededD. provided

5.A.callB. way    C. markD. excuse

6.A.passed　　 B. stoppedC. leftD. started

7.A.Until　　 B. WhenC. AfterD. Before

8.A.roundB. pastC. besideD. near

9.A.hotelB. destinationC. streetD. car

10.A.gentle　　 B. toughC. stubbornD. persistent

11.A.slower　　 B. fasterC. directlyD. cheerfully

12.A.accept　　 B. rememberC. knowD. recognize

13.A.purposely B. sociallyC. willinglyD. morally

14.A.forward　 B. onwardsC. backD. past

15.A.developing B. exhibition　 　　 C. campingD. construction

16.A.drive　　　 B. walkC. areaD. length

17.A.respond　　 B. greetC. understandD. interrupt

18.A.had to　　 B. shouldC. mustD. might

19.A.beyond　　 B. exceptC. likeD. with

20.A.treatment　 B. adviceC. warmthD. kindness

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—Were you able to catch a train home yesterday when your car broke down on the way?

—I’d just missed the last one. Fortunately，a friend _____ and he gave me a lift.

A.was just passing B.had just passed

C.would just pass D.has just passed

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One day I walked down to get to my car, thinking about what I had to accomplish and scolding myself for being late for work, but surprisingly the car was nowhere to be found.

This was at 8 a.m. in the morning. I made trips to all the towing places and police stations, all the time thinking that it was towed (拖走）by cops (巡警).By around 10 a.m., the cops decided that it was actually stolen. After filing a report with them, I finally got to work thinking how my day was completely messed up.

Later in the day I went to pick up a rental car at Enterprise only to realize that my license was missing, too, along with my car. I told the enterprise guy the whole story and he offered to take me to the closest DMV and get a duplicate (副本) license. 1 was totally shocked. I did not know why this complete stranger would want to take some time off his day to help me. He actually took me to DMV, got a duplicate and then rented me a car. I was upset the whole day because of the events happening to me but somehow this simple act of kindness from a complete stranger made it all worth it. It cheered me up and made me forget all the troubles of the day. I was so moved by this kind act that the next day I made sure someone else got a similar surprise. I took some smiley shaped chocolates and left them on some of my colleagues’ desks.

There is still a lot of goodness out there in the world. We just need to take the time to notice it. I hope that this story would inspire many others like me to do more acts of kindness.

1.The moment the author found the car missing, he thought ______.

A. it was stolen by a stranger     B. it was towed by the police

C. he placed it in a wrong place          D. he should rent another one

2.We can infer that DMV is ______.

A. an office for license      B. a towing place

C. a renting place      D. a parking lot

3.Why did the author put some chocolates on his colleagues’ desks?

A. His colleagues were fond of chocolates.

B. He wanted to thank his colleagues.

C. He was touched and hoped to cheer others.

D. He wanted to do his colleagues a favor.

4.The author writes about his experience ______.

A. to criticize the person stealing his cars

B. to praise the rental place at Enterprise

C. to tell us a surprising but moving story

D. to encourage people to do acts of kindness

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