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Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get involved” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his  ?   out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time  ?  you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody ?? .

?? Several days later I was still  ?   about the hitchhiker (搭便車的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot  ?   the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Was that  ?   these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey  ?   the US without any money, just  ?   on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?

?? The idea intrigued (激起興趣) me.

?? The week I  ?   37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy.  ?   I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept  ?   of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly  ?   I went. I was  ?   by people’s readiness to help a stranger.

   ? In Oregon, a house painter named Mike  ?   the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a  ?   dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I refused, but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or  ?   with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the  ?   to give often gave the most.

?? I’m  ?   to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was  ? . I was proud to live in a country where people were still willing to help. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the  ?   of strangers.

1.A. thumb    ?? B. finger       ?????? C. foot         ????????? D. hand

2.A. that ????  ? B. where      ?????? C. which      ???????? D. when

3.A. in danger     B. in need      ????? C. in trouble   ??????? D. in favor

4.A. worrying   ? B. considering  ???? C. bringing     ??????? D. thinking

5.A. off          ?? B. on          ??????? C. away         ???????? D. from

6.A. interesting   B. possible     ????? C. necessary      ?????? D. important

7.A. across   ??? B. through     ????? C. in      ???????????? D. over

8.A. basing   ??? B. relying    ??????? C. insisting   ???????? D. relating

9.A. seemed   ?? B. got      ????????? C. became   ????????? D. turned

10.A. But        ?? B. So    ??????????? C. And   ???????????  D. Howeve

11.A. jobs   ????? B. supplies      ????? C. helps           ?????? D. offers

12.A. nowhere  ?? B. everywhere ????   C. anywhere  ??????  D. somewhere

13.A. frightened ?  B. annoyed   ?????? C. disappointed  ????? D. amazed

14.A. noted  ????  B. saw           ?????  C. felt           ?    ???? D. sensed

15.A. simple   ??? B. rich            ????? C. delicious  ????????  D. interesting

16.A. supplied ??  B. offered  ???????  C. shared    ?????????? D. provided

17.A. fewest  ???  B. most    ????????? C. least   ??????????? D. best

18.A. careful  ???  B. grateful   ?????? C. hopeful   ?????????? D. helpful

19.A. created   ??? B. reminded   ????? C. renewed   ????????? D. returned

20.A. kindness ??  B. happiness      ??  C. fairness  ??????????  D. brightness

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.A

16.C

17.C

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是作者懷疑人與人之間是否存在這善良，為了檢測這一點(diǎn)，作者不帶一分錢環(huán)游美國，主要就是依靠別人提供的幫助。以此來證明人與人之間的確存在善良，我們?nèi)匀豢梢砸揽克�人�?/span>

1.固定搭配。Hold one’s thumb out請求搭便車；本句表示作者在沙漠里遇見一個(gè)要搭便車的人，但是作者沒有停下了幫助對方，事后感覺很后悔。引起了人性中是否還有善良的思考。

2.D 語法分析。本題是一個(gè)定語從句，先行詞是a time，后面定語從句結(jié)構(gòu)很完整，所以使用關(guān)系副詞來引導(dǎo)這個(gè)定語從句。有一段時(shí)間你會被那些需要幫助的人稱為混蛋。

3.B 介詞辨析。A處于危險(xiǎn)中；B需要幫助；C處于困境；D贊成；本句是指那些需要幫助的人會咒罵那些不愿意提供幫助的人。

4.D 動詞辨析。A擔(dān)憂；B考慮；C帶來；D思考；幾天以后我仍然在思考那個(gè)搭便車的人，在想自己為什么沒有停車去幫助他。

5.A 介詞辨析。Off離開，lift off離開，表示作者一直都沒有把腳從加速踏板上拿掉，說明作者沒有停車。

6.B形容詞辨析。A有趣的；B可能的；C必要的；D重要的；以前的人們總是會相互幫助。現(xiàn)在這一切還有可能嗎？作者對于人與人之間相互幫助的可能性提出了疑問，并決定對此進(jìn)行檢測。

7.A介詞辨析。A橫過；B穿過；C在…內(nèi)；D越過；為了測試人與人之間是否存在這善良，最好的方法就是不帶錢嘗試著橫穿整個(gè)美國。

8.B 動詞辨析。Base on以…為基礎(chǔ)；rely on依靠；insist on堅(jiān)持；turn on打開；最好的測試人們之間是否有善良最好的方法就是不帶錢橫穿美國，完全依靠別人的好意。

9.D 系動詞辨析。本句考察的是系動詞turn的用法，turn接數(shù)字表示年齡的變化。這個(gè)星期我37歲了，因?yàn)橐恢睕]有做真正瘋狂的事情，所以決定去嘗試這樣的事情。

10.B 連詞辨析。因我一直都沒有做一件真正瘋狂的事情，所以我決定這次要這樣做，上下文存在因果關(guān)系。

11.D 名詞辨析。A工作；B供應(yīng)；C幫助；D提供的東西；本句是指我一分錢都沒有帶，只是接受別人給我

的各種各樣的提供的東西來完成本次旅行。

12.B 副詞辨析。A沒有地方；B所有地方；C任何地方；D某地；在我去的所有地方，我都被很好的接待了。

13.D 形容詞辨析。A害怕的；B惱怒的；C失望的；D驚訝的；對于人們幫助別人的善良，我感覺很驚訝。因?yàn)橹�前我曾�?jīng)認(rèn)為這個(gè)世界上已經(jīng)沒有善良了。

14.A 動詞辨析。A注意到；B看見；C感到；D感覺；在俄勒岡有一個(gè)人注意到天氣很冷，就問我是否有外套。他就給了我一件軍用的夾克衫。

15.A 形容詞辨析。A簡單的；B豐富的；C美味的；D有趣的；根據(jù)本句最后in their shabby house可知他的家庭情況并不好，所以飯菜應(yīng)該是很簡單的。

16.C 動詞辨析。A/B提供；C分享；D提供；聽說我沒有錢，人們給我買了食物并和我分享身邊所擁有的一切東西。說明人們還是很善良的。

17.C 詞義辨析。A最少的；B最多的；C最少的；D最好的；A項(xiàng)通常修飾可數(shù)名詞，本句強(qiáng)調(diào)的是可數(shù)名詞。指那些擁有的東西最少的人往往是給我最多東西的人。

18.B 形容詞辨析。A細(xì)心的；B感激的；C有希望的；D有幫助的；對于在旅行中我所遇見的所有人我都心懷感激，感激他們給我提供的一切。

19.C 動詞辨析。A創(chuàng)造；B提醒；C更新；D歸還，返回；我對于普通人身上的信念被更新了，我很自豪生活在這樣的一個(gè)人們愿意提供幫助的國家里。

20.A 名詞辨析。A善良；B幸福，開心；C公平；D光明；雖然有很多不好的事情，但是你仍然可以相信那些陌生人的善良。

考點(diǎn)：考察人生感悟類短文