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I remember being a little annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair. I remember the walk to the house --- Jeremy, me, the two men with two guns. I remember the fear and anger in the gunmen’s voices because Jeremy was being slow, and I remember wondering why he was being slow. I did not realize that Jeremy had thrown the keys into the bush. But I remember that sound of the gun hitting Jeremy’s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me. And I remember the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy, and I remember wondering how far I could run before he pulled the trigger. But I was already running, and upon reaching the car across the street, I didn’t crouch(蹲伏) behind it but screamed instead.
I remember thinking there was something ridiculous and illogical about screaming “Help, help!” at eight o’clock on a Tuesday evening in December and changing my plea(恳求) to the more specific “Help, let me in, please let me in!” But the houses were cold, closed, unfriendly, and I ran on until I heard Jeremy’s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled.
The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped Jeremy find his glasses and keys. In a group they were very brave. We waited for the police to come until someone said to someone else that the noodles were getting cold, and I said politely, “Please go and eat. We’re O.K.”
I was happy to see them go. They had been talking of stricter sentences for criminals, of bringing back the death penalty(处罚) and how the President is going to clean up the country. I was thinking, they could be saying all of this over my dead body, and I still feel that stiffer sentences wouldn’t change a thing. In a rush all the anger I should have felt for my attackers was directed against these contented people standing in front of their warm, comfortable homes talking about all the guns they were going to buy. What good would guns have been to Jeremy and me?
People all over the neighborhood had called to report our screams, and the police turned out in force twenty minutes later. They were ill-tempered about what was, to them, much trouble about nothing. After all, Jeremy was hardly hurt, and we were hopeless when it came to describing the gunmen. “Typical,” said one policeman when we couldn’t even agree on how tall the men were. Both of us were able to describe the guns in horrifying detail, but the two policemen who stayed to make the report didn’t think that would be much help.
The policemen were matter-of-fact about the whole thing. The thin one said, “That was a stupid thing to do, throwing away the keys. When a man has a gun against your head you do what you’re told.” Jeremy looked properly embarrassed.
Then the fat policeman came up and the thin one went to look around the outside of the house. “That was the best thing you could have done, throwing away the keys,” he said. “If you had gone into the house with them…” His voice became weaker. “They would have hurt her” --- he twisted his head toward me – “and killed you both.” Jeremy looked happier. “Look,” said the fat policeman kindly, “there’s no right or wrong in the situation. There’s just luck.”
All that sleepless night I replayed the moment those black gloves came up to the car window. How long did the whole thing last? Three minutes, five, eight? No matter how many hours of my life I may spend reliving it, I know there is no way to prepare for the next time --- no intelligent response to a gun. The fat cop was right. There’s only luck. The next time I might end up dead.
And I’m sure there will be a next time. It can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. Security is an illusion(幻觉); there is no safety in locks or in guns. Guns make some people feel safe and some people feel strong, but they’re fooling themselves.
小题1:When the writer saw the gun pointing against the car window, ______.
A.she felt very annoyed | B.she lost consciousness |
C.she felt very much nervous | D.she lost the power of thinking |
A.Jeremy’s fighting | B.The author’s screaming |
C.Their neighbour’s brave action | D.The police’s arrival |
A.they were much too frightened |
B.they were busy preparing dinners |
C.they needed time to find baseball bats |
D.they thought someone was playing a trick |
A.she hated to listen to their empty talk |
B.she did not want to become an object of pity |
C.she was angered by their being late to come to her help |
D.she wanted to be left alone with Jeremy to get over the shock |
A.the author was not hurt and gave a false alarm |
B.they thought it was a case of little importance |
C.the author and Jeremy could not tell the police anything |
D.the gunmen had already fled when they arrived on the scene |
A.neighbors are not helpful in moments of difficulty |
B.the police are not reliable when one is in trouble |
C.security is impossible as long as people can have guns |
D.preventing robbers entering your house is the best choice |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:C
解析
试题分析:作者讲述了自己的一次被人抢劫的亲身经历,告诫人们有枪并不意味着安全,呼吁社会要控制枪支,同时也从侧面说明了资本主义社会人与人之间关系的淡漠。
小题1:D细节题。文章第一句“My mind went blank when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pulled out of the garage.”当看到枪指着车窗时,作者脑子一片空白。所以D选项正确。
小题2:B推理判断题。从第二段“I remember thinking there was something ridiculous and illogical about screaming ”“and I ran on until I heard Jeremy’s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled.”从常识判断在安静的晚上突然出现女人的尖叫,坏人被吓跑了。所以B选项正确。
小题3:A推理判断题。从第四段“The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped Jeremy find his glasses and keys. In a group they were very brave”判断,做为一个群体,他们很勇敢,暗含的意思是刚才不敢开门时因为害怕的缘故。所以正确选项为A。
小题4:A推理判断题。从第五段“I was thinking, they could be saying all of this over my dead body, and I still feel that stiffer sentences wouldn’t change a thing.”判断他们很可能是在我的尸体前谈论对罪犯的严惩,但在作者敲门喊救命时,却没人敢开门,所以说这些是于事无补的空话,作者不愿意听,当他们走开时会高兴。所以A为正确选项。
小题5:B推理判断题。从第六段“They were ill-tempered about what was, to them, much trouble about nothing.”判断,他们脾气很坏,因为对他们来说费了半天劲却没有获得有用的信息。所以正确选项为B。
小题6:C 推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知有锁有枪不意味着安全,人们感觉有枪会安全强大但那都是在欺骗自己。所以正确选项为C。
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试题【My mind went blank when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pull】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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In 1998 the Smoking Kills White Paper set out a national strategy (策略) to reduce smoking prevalence (流行) and passive smoking, including in public places. The measures were voluntary and poorly carried out. After a public conference in England in 2004, the Government decided to choose for lawmaking. Scotland went first, with a ban in 2006, followed by the other nations a year later.
What is the current law?
Any person who smokes in enclosed (封闭的) public places, including pubs, offices, on public transport and work vehicles, is breaking the law. It does not extend to private houses. It is also an offence for people in charge of premises (营业场所) to permit others to smoke in them.
How was it received?
It was welcomed by most organizations except for some pub owners and restaurateurs. Many workplaces in the UK had already introduced smoke-free policies consistent with the legislation (法律,法规) before it was carried out, while others have gone beyond its basic requirements.
All railway facilities, including platforms, footbridges and other areas--whether or not fitting the definition of an enclosed public space--are covered, as are all football grounds and some cricket and athletics stadiums. School grounds are not required to be smoke-free under the legislation, but the majority now are.
How has it been forced?
Compliance (服从) in public premises has been high, with inspections suggesting that 99 per cent of places were sticking to the rules. The number of people charged for smoking in cars has been very low, which was due to the problems defining and identifying "work" vehicles. They said that a total ban on smoking in vehicles would end this confusion.
Has it improved health?
Studies in early adopters of the law, including in Scotland, suggest a reduction in hospital admissions for heart disease, which has been shown to be linked to passive smoking. There is also strong evidence of improved rates of smoking end and a drop in the number of cigarettes consumed by those who continue to smoke.
小题1:When did the first law come out to ban smoking in public places?
A.1987 | B.1998 | C.2004 | D.2006 |
A.Jack often smokes in the office when he is alone. |
B.A taxi driver is smoking with a lady in his car. |
C.Tom smokes while thinking of his future at home. |
D.Max smokes for relaxation during time-out in the stadium. |
A.A restaurant owner. | B.A company manager. |
C.A car owner. | D.A policy maker. |
A.Most heart diseases have been proved to be linked to passive smoking. |
B.A new law will soon come out with a total ban on smoking in vehicles |
C.Cigarette-making factories will disappear soon. |
D.Most of the school grounds are not smoke-free, as it is not banned in the law. |
Asians are immigrating to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever before.Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the West.In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea, it is difficult to go to university.Students must first pass the strict national examination.However, in Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go.As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university.
The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the East.Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that they miss their homes.Because of these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West.Therefore, these children become “satellite kids”, and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”.
Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kid” problem.Because these children do not speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent from school.To be a “satellite kid” means to grow up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well.Also, it means to grow up lonely, because your parents are elsewhere.What these “satellite kids” will probably say to their parents is that it’s better to have parents around than to have a university education.
小题1:Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because ________.
A.they hope their children may easily find a job there |
B.the kids may not be accepted by universities in their own countries |
C.all foreign universities are better than the ones in their own countries |
D.the kids want to improve their English and make foreign friends |
A.without patents |
B.living abroad alone |
C.with university education |
D.speaking no English |
A.want to leave their own country |
B.want them to go to university |
C.return to their countries to work |
D.want them to be independent |
A.Parents want better education for their kids. |
B.Parents feel lonely and miss their families. |
C.Canadians and Americans begin to notice the “satellite kids” problem. |
D.Kids in foreign countries alone are badly in need of care from family. |
Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, ”Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.”I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.
Several months ago I was racing to catch a him As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Grey hound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile ,”Oh that bus left five minutes ago.”Dreams of head-cutting!
It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.
Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter mainly told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.
Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warming .Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, ” Oh, that’s all right I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news ,deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的)person is sure to have.
小题1:In Paragraph 1,the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to ____.
A.make a comparison | B.describe a scene |
C.introduce a topic | D.offer an argument |
A.was mad at the sales agent |
B.was reminded of the cruel pharaoh |
C.wished that the sales agent would have had dreams |
D.dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night. |
A.Learning ancient traditions can be useful. |
B.Receiving bad news requires great courage. |
C.Helping others sincerely is the key to business success. |
D.Delivering bad news properly is important in communication. |
Young people often make their parents angry at their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles make their parents angry, this gives them extra enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.
Sometimes you are resistant, and proud because you do not want your parents to agree what you do. If they agree, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are supposing that you are the underdog; you cannot win but at least you keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents" contro1. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself. If you plan to control your life, cooperation can be part of that plan. You can attract others, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility, so that they will let you choose what you want to do.
小题1:The first paragraph is mainly about_________.
A.the teenagers" criticism of their parents |
B.misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents |
C.the control of the parents over their children |
D.the teenagers" ability to deal will problems |
A.want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own |
B.have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste |
C.have no other way to enjoy themselves better |
D.want to make their Parents angry |
A.have already been accepted into the adult world |
B.feel that they are superior to the adults |
C.are not likely to win over the adults |
D.have a desire to be independent |
A.attractive | B.positive | C.cooperative | D.productive |
We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses, By 1932. when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn"t mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn"t afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manage alone.
Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate households, Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to finance their separations by selling their homes.
After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other and their communities, A 1940 book. The Unemployed Man and His Family, described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job "with tireless search for work."He was always active, looking for odd jobs to do.
The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气). For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold.
Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current crisis, working together and supporting one another through the early months of unemployment.
Today"s economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it"s only when the economy is healthy again that we"ll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.
小题1:In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to __________.
A.tear many troubled families apart |
B.contribute to enduring family ties |
C.bring about a drop in the divorce rate |
D.cause a lot of conflicts in the family |
A.starting a new family would be hard |
B.they expected things would turn better |
C.they wanted to better protect their kids |
D.living separately would be too costly |
A.Mounting family debts |
B.A sense of insecurity |
C.Difficulty in getting a loan |
D.Falling housing prices |
A.It will force them to pull their efforts together |
B.It will undermine their mutual understanding |
C.It will help strengthen their emotional bonds |
D.It will irreparably damage their relationship |
A.The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate |
B.Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships |
C.A stable family is the best protection against poverty. |
D.Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage |
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