题目
题型：不详难度：来源：
The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck. ”
Many people are like garbage （rubbish） trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy with what you did.
I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said, “I’m not going to do anymore.”
Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, you’ll be happier. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don’t.
小题1:What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?
| A．The taxi almost hit another car. |
| B．The taxi driver was injured. |
| C．The author scolded the driver of the other car. |
| D．The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck. |
| A．He yelled back at the driver. |
| B．He sent the driver to the hospital. |
| C．He was friendly towards the driver. |
| D．He dumped some garbage in front of his car. |
| A．Many people like to drive garbage trucks. |
| B．Many people dump garbage wherever they like. |
| C．Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy. |
| D．Many people tend to be very much depressed. |
| A．The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks. |
| B．The author used to complain a lot. |
| C．The author used to have a lot of money. |
| D．The author used to be a good manager. |
| A．Ignore them and go on with our own work. |
| B．Try our best to persuade them not to do that again. |
| C．Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place. |
| D．Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else. |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
试题分析：文章讲的是发生在纽约出租车上的一件事。作者乘坐的出租车在行驶过程中，一辆停在路边的汽车突然开动，超到了出租车前面。这差点导致一起车祸，然而，出租车司机并未责怪汽车司机，反而以礼相待。作者从此事中认识到，不应该太在意他人的抱怨和不满，做好自己的事情。
小题1:根据第一段“My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car’s back end by just inches!”可知，作者乘坐的出租车紧急刹车、滑行，最后与一辆汽车尾部“擦身而过”，差一点就撞上了。故选A。
小题2:根据第二段“My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was friendly.”可知，出租车司机很有礼貌地回应那个汽车司机，故选C。
小题3:根据第三段“Many people are like garbage （rubbish） trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.”可知，出租车司机认为，许多人都怀有一些负面情绪，并且需要发泄出来，故选D。
小题4:根据第四段“And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets?”可知，作者以前经常在工作上、在家中或大街上抱怨或发脾气，故选B。
小题5:根据第三段“You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy with what you did.”和最后一段“If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, you’ll be happier.”可知，如果有人对你发脾气或表达不满时，不要在意它，只管做好自己的事情，故选A。
核心考点
试题【Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab.】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Most of our stuff is made from heavy materials and metals. So part of the routine for us when we fly is getting stopped by security. Our jewelry sets off the alarms, and we’ve become accustomed to arriving early to go through private screenings. Most of the time, it’s not troublesome.
However, on our recent trip to a Paris trade show, we were stopped at security and asked to empty our bags. One of the agents walked over to another agent and they started whispering to each other. Both gentlemen came back, and one of them then told us that it seemed that we were carrying a very dangerous object.
My sister and I just said, “Huh?” Of course, we were a little concerned, thinking that maybe someone put something dangerous in one of our bags when we weren’t looking.
One of the agents then started to unpack our bags. I kept asking what he was looking for and then the object in question finally appeared. It was our Cosima necklace. It’s a piece of jewelry, with large, metal triangular spikes.
My sister and I looked at each other and breathed a huge sigh of relief. We started laughing and explained to the two male agents that it was just a necklace from our collection, not a weapon of mass destruction. They thought we were lying, and one agent kept repeating that he believed it was a weapon.
I tried to explain that we were jewelry designers going to a trade show, and this was simply a piece from our collection. But the agents didn’t buy it. Then a few women guards came over to assist. One of the women guards was holding an earring up to her ear and another was trying on a ring. Apparently, they liked our stuff.
It was only at this point that the male guards gave up. And I think they also got tired of listening to a bunch of women talk about jewelry. They let us through.
We took the names of the women agents and sent them a piece of jewelry when we got back to say thanks.
小题1:When the object in question finally appeared, the writer and her sister felt _______.
| A．anxious | B．relieved | C．excited | D．frightened |
| A．their suitcases were too heavy |
| B．the agents wanted to play a joke on them |
| C．they were suspected to carry dangerous objects |
| D．the agents wanted to admire the jewelry inside the suitcases |
| A．doubt | B．believe | C．purchase | D．understand |
| A．persuade them to buy her jewelry later |
| B．get help from them next time |
| C．show them her talent in designing jewelry |
| D．show them her gratitude for their assistance |
| A．Someone put something dangerous in one of the writer’s bags. |
| B．The male agents didn’t believe the writer at first. |
| C．The female agents liked the jewelry. |
| D．The writer is always travelling on business. |
Most people regard snake bites as a fatal misfortune, but not all bites are serious, and very few are fatal . Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself, with amateurs heroically, but mistakenly, trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures.
All snakes have small teeth, so it follows tha tall snakes can bite, but only te bite of the adder presents any danger. British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them. The adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally, or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely. If it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can, but adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close.
The effect of a bite varies considerably. It depends upon severa things, one of which is the boidy-wight of the person bitten. The bigger the person, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why children suffer far more seriously from snake bites in Britain ,and thought these bites can make some pepe very ill, there are probably just as many cases of bites having little or no effect, as there are of serious illness.
小题1:What does the underlined phrase “ trodden on” probably mean?
| A．Found out | B．Heard from | C．Stepped on. | D．Robbed of. |
| A．In fertile fields in Scotland. |
| B．On wild land throughout Britain. |
| C．In many parts of Britain and Ireland. |
| D．Everywhere in Britian except Scotland |
| A．Catch the biting adder at onece. |
| B．Don’t worry about the bitten person. |
| C．Don’t try to treat the bite by yourself. |
| D．Operate on the person as soon as possible. |
| A．Poisonous Snakes | B．Adders in Britain |
| C．Take Care oif Sake Bites | D．Protec Endangered Adders |
| Honey Sweet Cake(Prep. Time: 12 mins.) Ingredients Strawberries in syrup(糖浆), 1 package(unfrozen) Heavy cream, 1 cup Corn flour, 2 tablespoons Process Mix the strawberries, cream and corn flour in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat for about 8～10 minutes, while constantly mixing until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and refrigerate for two hours. Fill the frozen mixture in cake, and serve. |
| Rosy Cake(Prep. Time: 10 mins.) Ingredients Sugar,cup Water, 1 cup Corn flour, 3 tablespoons Strawberries, 2～3 cups Process Take a large saucepan and mix all the ingredients. Cook until the mixture thickens over medium heat. Let it cool naturally and completely. Fill up your cake with the mixture, and serve. |
| Triangle Sweet(Prep. Time: 15 mins.) Ingredients Sugar,cup Whipping cream,cup Unflavoured gelatin(明胶), 1 tablespoon Cold water, 2 tablespoons Boiled water, 3 tablespoons Strawberries crushed, 2 cups Process Add sugar to the crushed strawberries and set them aside. In cold water, soften gelatin, and once it is softened, add boiling water. Stir(搅动) until the gelatin dissolves(溶解)．Add the dissolved gelatin mixture to the strawberries and let it cool. Now whip(搅打) the cream till it becomes stiff. When the strawberry mixture is of syrup thickness, add the whipped cream to it. Refrigerate until it sets. Fill it into your cake, and serve. |
| Flaming Maple(Prep. Time: 10 mins.) Ingredients Fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoons Honey, 2 tablespoons Maple syrup, 2 tablespoons Strawberries, ripe, 2 pints Process Make a fruit butter of half of the strawberries. Add honey, lemon juice, and maple syrup until it forms a smooth sauce. Add the remaining strawberries. Fill the mixture in the cake, and serve. |
| A．Heavy cream. | B．Sugar syrup. |
| C．Corn flour. | D．Strawberries. |
① Honey Sweet Cake ② Rosy Cake ③Triangle Sweet ④Flaming Maple
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①④ | D．②④ |
| A．Triangle Sweet takes the longest time to prepare. |
| B．Strawberries used in the recipes aren"t all fresh. |
| C．Most strawberries are used when making a Rosy Cake. |
| D．Honey Sweet Cake is the best choice for busy mothers. |
| A．Only one. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or-her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding(误解) among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved(保守的) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.
小题1:In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other ______.
| A．to make a deal | B．to greet each other |
| C．to show friendliness | D．to reach an agreement |
| A．where handshaking was first practised |
| B．how handshaking came about |
| C．about the relationship between handshaking and trade |
| D．about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China |
| A．Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese. |
| B．Westerners are unwilling to shake hands. |
| C．We should make a judgement before shaking hands. |
| D．We shouldn"t shake hands with European women. |
| A．to tell us some differences between the East and the West |
| B．to offer us some important facts about handshaking |
| C．to introduce us to some different customs in the West |
| D．to give us some advice before we travel abroad |
You"ve been around forever. I can remember all the pain you"ve caused for me.
Do you remember the night you almost took my father"s life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He"s addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn"t the only one hurt by you that night.
Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. "I"m so embarrassed," they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit (呕吐). "I"m sorry," they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. "This won"t happen again," they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.
Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn"t realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it"s all your fault.
I wish you"d walk out of my life forever. I don"t want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you"ve caused. Sure, you"ve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you"ve caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring (引诱) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.
Sincerely,
Anonymous
小题1:What is author"s purpose in writing to alcohol?
| A．To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers |
| B．To describe the harm alcohol did to his family. |
| C．To show how much alcohol can hurt people. |
| D．To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people"s life. |
| A．It made him crash into two other cars and killed his life. |
| B．It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped. |
| C．It made him kill two other people when driving. |
| D．It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself. |
| A．were familiar with | B．were interested in |
| C．were disappointed with | D．were satisfied with |
| A．Critical. | B．Doubtful. | C．Unconcerned. | D．Humorous. |
最新试题
- 1基本词汇1．提及____________2．年长的____________3．电子的____________4．工厂__
- 2AB是某电场中的一条电场线，若将一负电荷从A点处自由释放，负电荷从A点沿电场线运动到B点，速度图线如图所示．则A、B两点
- 3如图，⊙O的半径OC与直径AB垂直，点P在OB上运动（点O、B除外），CP的延长线交⊙O于点D，在OB的延长线上取点E，
- 4下列口号最能体现五四运动性质的是[ ]A、“废除二十一条” B、“外争国权，内惩国在贼” C、“拒绝合约签字”
- 5在直角坐标系中，适合条件|x|=5，|x-y|=8的点P（x，y）的个数为（ ）A．1B．2C．4D．8
- 6Do you know _____ Norman Bethune is famous?[ ]A. what
- 7香菇和木耳都属于真菌，以下属于它们共同特征的是( )A．细胞内没有成形的细胞核B．都是单细胞动物C．细胞没有细胞壁
- 8一个小铁球从竖立在地面上的轻弹簧正上方某处自由下落，接触弹簧后将弹簧压缩．若压缩过程中弹簧的形变均为弹性形变，弹簧的弹力
- 9下列各组溶液中，用括号内的试剂及物质间相互反应不能鉴别的一组是 [ ]A.Ba(OH)2 KSCNK2S
- 10下列物质的用途中，主要是利用其化学性质的是[ ]A．用铜丝作导线B．用石墨作铅笔芯C．用粮食酿造酒D．用干冰作制
热门考点
- 1我们积极倡导“低碳生活”．“低碳生活”是一种低能量、低消耗的生活方式，就是指生活中所耗用能量要减少，从而降低碳特别是二氧
- 2下面是Sarah给Sue的e-mail, 请你仔细阅读原文, 然后根据你的情况,以Sue为名给Sarah发一封e-mai
- 3After he was knocked down by a bike, he was badly hurt and h
- 4下列现象在物理变化过程中不可能产生的是[ ]A.溶液变色B.发光发热 C.物种减少 D.体积膨胀
- 5公信力是政府的影响力和号召力，是政府行政能力的客观结果，也是人民群众对政府的评价，反映人民群众对政府的满意度和信任度。下
- 6Come and work ________ the clothes shop ________ a sales ass
- 7— Which is more useful, listening or speaking? — I think ___
- 8等差数列{an}中，首项a1=1，公差d≠0，前n项和为Sn，已知数列，，，…，，…成等比数列，其中k1=1，k2=2，
- 9在中，.(1)求的值；(2)求的值．
- 10已知函数f（x）=﹣ex+kx+1，x∈R．（1）若k=2e，试确定函数f（x）的单调区间；（2）若k＞0，且对于任意x