One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City，Calif.，to New Orleans.In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him.There was a time in the country when you'd be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, “I don't want to get involved” has become a national motto.
Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker.Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much.What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision.I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator.
Does anyone stop any more? I wondered.I recalled Blanche DuBois's famous line：“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”. Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying solely on the goodwill of his fellow Americans.What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him，carry him down the road?
The idea intrigued me.
The week I turned 37，I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life.So I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny.It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar.I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head.My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina，a symbol of all the fears I'd have to conquer during the trip.
I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50­pound pack on my back and a  sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles：“America”．
For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles  across 14 states.As I traveled, folks were always warning me  about someplace else.In Montana they told me to watch out for  the cowboys in Wyoming; in Nebraska they said people would not  be as nice in Iowa. Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went.I was amazed by people's readiness to help a stranger, even  when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests.
小題1:Why did the author drive past the young man in the desert without stopping?
A．Because he failed to notice this man.
B．Because he was driving too fast.
C．Because he thought the young man didn't need help.
D．Because he was afraid of being tricked.
小題2:What was it that made the author upset?
A．Leaving the young man alone in the desert.
B．Being considered a fool.
C．Making the decision of not offering help so easily.
D．Keeping thinking about the young man.
小題3:The author decided to travel without a penny in order to ________.
A．find out how long he could survive without help
B．go through the great difficulty in surviving unexpected environment
C．find out whether strangers would offer help to him
D．figure out how strangers thought of his plan
小題4:In the passage，the author described his journey as a gamble because ________.
A．he was not so sure of the outlook of the journey
B．he had no money to give to strangers
C．he was sure of the coming sufferings
D．he wasn't sure whether to make the journey
小題5:The following part might probably ________.
A．describe how he fooled strangers
B．describe how strangers went out of their way to help him
C．explain why people refused to help strangers
D．explain how he overcame his difficulties on the way

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:B
當(dāng)今社會，幫助陌生人的人會被當(dāng)成傻瓜，在這樣的導(dǎo)向下，人們是否還會向陌生人伸出援手？作者為了得到答案，親歷了一次“身無分文”的旅行。
小題1:解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后兩句可知，如今人們不想因為幫助陌生人而陷入麻煩，作者正是受這種思想的影響，而沒有停車。答案　D
小題2:解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision.”可知，使作者感到不安的是自己怎么會那么輕易就作出了不伸出援手的決定。答案　C
小題3:解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段最后三句的內(nèi)容以及第四段“The idea intrigued me”可知，作者決定進行這次“身無分文”的旅行是想看看是否會有陌生人幫助他，因此選擇C。
答案　C
小題4:解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的描述可知，由于現(xiàn)在的人們不愿意幫助陌生人，作者不知道他是否會得到幫助，因此作者把這次旅行當(dāng)成是一次冒險，說明他對這次旅行的前景不樂觀，因此選擇A。答案　A
小題5:解析　篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。根據(jù)最后一段的描述可知，作者無論到哪兒都會得到幫助，甚至一些人寧愿違背自己的利益，也會去幫助他，因此下文作者會具體說明人們是如何盡力幫助他的。答案　B。
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A．playing withB．putting awayC．looking forD．holding out
小題13:
A．helloB．sorryC．thanksD．okay
小題14:
A．hadB．earnedC．a(chǎn)chievedD．did
小題15:
A．movedB．tookC．helpedD．encouraged
小題16:
A．heartB．luckC．identityD．taste
小題17:
A．believed inB．learnt fromC．got overD．thought about
小題18:
A．more thanB．nothing butC．a(chǎn)nything butD．less than
小題19:
A．intelligentB．a(chǎn)bstractC．empty D．open
小題20:
A．beforeB．byC．uponD．to

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My family and I used to live in Belgium, and, to me, life was great. Most of my relatives and friends lived there, so there was never a      of aunts to spoil me or children to play with me.
My father is a journalist,       there wasn't much work for him in Belgium at that time. When I was eight, he        he'd found a good job in London and that we were going to move there.  I was      - I didn't realize I was leaving my friends behind and throwing myself into a different world. The excitement soon      after we moved there.
       our arrival in London, I had to start a new school and learn a  new      . I didn't know things in fashion, either. For the       six months I had extra lessons to  learn English. This       with cards and progressed towards books. I'm a      learner ,so I soon caught up. It was fitting in with other       in my school that took a bit more work.
For the first two years or so I was an outsider, no matter how much I tried to      . This made me      and sensitive - a perfect target for bullies. Thankfully, some of my classmates began to     me, and they became a great help as they helped me to      the things that made me a "foreigner".  By the time I        primary school,  most people couldn't believe I had moved to England only four years before. I was        able to fit in, grasp the language and adapt to the culture.
Trying to fit in is my      to anyone who has just moved from the homeland. or is planning to. "Fitting in" doesn't mean completely       yourself to be someone else ,but it does mean trying to  learn the         culture and language, ,which will make your life easier.
小題1:
A．1ackB．memoryC．reasonD．purpose
小題2:
A．ifB．butC．unlessD．because
小題3:
A．realizedB．explainedC．learnedD．a(chǎn)nnounced
小題4:
A．shockedB．excitedC．nervousD．disappointed
小題5:
A．formedB．increasedC．disappearedD．continued
小題6:
A．OnB．InC．ForD．By
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)rtB．historyC．scienceD．language
小題8:
A．latestB．firstC．lastD．former
小題9:
A．endedB．a(chǎn)ssistedC．startedD．stayed
小題10:
A．quickB．braveC．lovelyD．happy
小題11:
A．classesB．gradesC．childrenD．teachers
小題12:
A．fit inB．call inC．bring inD．give in
小題13:
A．lazyB．shyC．responsibleD．optimistic
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)cceptB．changeC．blameD．challenge
小題15:
A．depend onB．take upC．refer toD．leave out
小題16:
A．leftB．beganC．hadD．enjoyed
小題17:
A．nearlyB．speciallyC．finallyD．hardly
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)dviceB．demandC．choiceD．condition
小題19:
A．sharingB．keepingC．findingD．losing
小題20:
A．simpleB．newC．positiveD．recent

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