Passing on the Kindness

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导读：　Passing on the Kindness篇一：现代大学英语精读1课本内容及翻译 ...

Passing on the Kindness篇一：现代大学英语精读1课本内容及翻译

Lesson Eight The Kindness of Strangers

Mike Mclntyre

1. One summer I was driving from my home town 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.

2. 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.

3. 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 good will of his fellow Americans. What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him, carry him down the road?

4. The idea intrigued me.

5. 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.

6. I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50-pound pack on my back and a sign

displaying my destination to passing vehicles: "America."

7. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4223 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.

8. One day in Nebraska a car pulled to the road shoulder. When I reached the window, I saw two little old ladies dressed in

their Sunday finest." I know you're not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but it's so far between towns out here, you feel bad passing a person," said the driver, who introduced herself as Vi. I didn't know whether to kiss them or scold them for

stopping. This woman was telling me she'd rather risk her life than feel bad about passing a stranger on the side of the road.

9. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the

grass shoulder. The driver told me he was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker. "But I hate to see a man stand out in the rain," he added. "People don't have no heart anymore."

10. I found, however, that people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought

me food or shared whatever they happened to have with them. Those who had the least to give often gave the most. In Oregon a house painter named Mike noted the chilly weather and asked if I had a coat. When he learned that I had "a light one," he drove me to his house, and handed me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me his tent. I refused, knowing it was probably one of the family's most valuable possessions. But Tim was determined that I have it, and finally I agreed to take it.

11. I was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter, and their gifts. But what I found most touching

was the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.

12. One day I walked into the chamber of commerce in Jamestown, Tenn. to find out about camping in the area. The executive

director, Baxter Wilson, 59, handed me a brochure for a local campground. Seeing that it cost $12, I replied, "No, that's all right. I'll try something else." Then he saw my backpack. "Most people around here will let you pitch a tent on their land, if that's what you want," he said. Now we're talking, I thought. "Any particular direction?" I asked. "Tell you what. I've got a big farm about ten miles south of here. If you're here at 5:30, you can ride with me."

13. I accepted, and we drove out to a magnificent country house. Suddenly I realized he'd invited me to spend the night in his

home. His wife, Carol, a seventh-grade science teacher, was cooking a pot roast when we walked into the kitchen. Baxter explained that local folks were "mountain stay-at-home people" who rarely entertained in their house. "When we do," he said, "it's usually kin." This revelation made my night there all the more special.

14. The next morning when I came downstairs, Carol asked if I'd come to their school and talk to her class about my trip. I

agreed, and before long had been scheduled to talk to every class in the school. The kids were attentive and kept asking all kinds of questions: Where were people the kindest? How many pairs of shoes did you have? Did anybody try to run you over? Did you fall in love with someone? What were you most afraid of?

15. Although I hadn't planned it this way, I discovered that a patriotic tone ran through the talks I gave that afternoon. I told the

students how my faith in America had been renewed. I told them how proud I was to live in a country where people were still willing to help. I told them that the question I had had in mind when I planned this journey was now clearly answered. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the kindness of strangers.

第八课陌生人的仁慈

1 一个夏天，我正驱车从我的家乡加利福尼亚州的塔霍湖市前往新奥尔良。行驶到沙漠中部时，我遇到了一个正站在路边的年轻人。他竖起拇指请求搭车，另一只手里握着一个汽油罐。我径直从他身边开了过去。在这个国家曾经有一个时期，如果你对一个需要帮助的人置之不理，那你就被认为是一个愚蠢的人。但现在，你帮助了别人，你就是一个愚蠢的人。由于到处隐藏着歹徒、吸毒成瘾者、强奸犯和小偷，“我不想惹麻烦”就成了民族的箴言

2 驶过了几个州后，我仍然在想着那个搭便车的旅行者。把他束手无策留在沙漠并没有让我太烦扰。让我烦扰的是，我是多么轻易的就下了这个决定。我甚至都没有把脚从加速器上抬起来。

3 还会有人再停下来么？我很想知道。我想起布兰奇-杜包尔斯的著名的台词“我总是非常依赖陌生人的仁慈”。如今还会有人依赖陌生人的仁慈检验此事的一个方法就是让一个人不带钱，只依靠美国同胞的好心，从一个海岸到另一个海岸去旅行。他将发现什么样的美国人呢？谁将会给他食物、提供住处、载他一路？

4 这个想法激起我的好奇心。

5 在我步入37岁的那周，我意识到在我的一生中还从未冒过险。因此我决定身无分文的从太平洋到大西洋旅行。在这个金钱万能的国家，这将会是一次不花钱的旅行。我将只接受别人提供的搭车、食物以及休息场所。我最终的目的地将是被卡罗莱纳周的恐怖角，这是我整个旅行要克服的所有恐惧的一个象征。

6 1994年9月6日，我早早的起了床，动身前往金门桥。我背上背了50镑重的行李和一个向过往的车辆展示我此行目的地的标牌“美国”。

7 六周的时间，我免费搭车82次，穿越了14个省4223英里。当我旅行时，人们总是提醒我关于其他地方的事情。在蒙大拿州，他们告诉我要提防怀俄明州的牛仔。在内布拉斯加州，他们说艾奥瓦州的人不像他们那么友好。然而，我所到之处受到的是善意的款待。我对于人们欣然帮助一个陌生人而感到吃惊，甚至当这些行为与他们自己的利益背道而驰的时候。

8 在内布拉斯加州，一辆汽车驶向路的边缘。当我靠近车窗户时，我看见两个身着节日盛装的身材矮小的老妇人。“我知道我们不应该拉免费搭车的旅行者，但是这里距离前后两个镇太远了，对人置之不理感觉挺糟糕。”司机说，

她向我自我介绍叫做维。我不知道是否应该为停车而亲吻她们或是责备她们。这个妇人一直告诉我说，她宁愿冒生命危险也不愿意对一个路边的陌生人置之不理而感到不安。

9 当我在雨周搭不到车时，一个卡车司机把车开到路边，由于刹车过猛，车子在草地上打滑。这个司机告诉我，他曾经被一位搭车者持刀抢劫过。“但是我不愿意看到一个人站在雨中，”他接着说。“人们不要在冷酷无情了”。

10 然而，我发现人们通常还是富有同情心的。一听说我身无分文，却也不会拿别人的钱，人们给我买食物，或是与他们分享他们碰巧带着的东西。那些拥有最少的人给予最多。在俄勒冈州，一个叫麦克的建筑油漆工注意到了寒冷的天气，并问我是否有大衣。当知道我只有“一件单薄的外套”时，他开车把我带到他家，并递给我一件大大的军用夹克衫。一个名叫提姆的锯木厂工人邀请我在他们破旧的房屋里与他的家人共进晚餐。他把他的帐篷给了我。知道这个帐篷可能是他们家中最值钱的财产之一，我拒绝了他的好意。但是提姆决心把他给我，我最终同意拿了它。

11 我感谢所有我遇到的人，感谢他们的搭载、他们的食物、他们提供的住处和他们送的礼物。但是我发现最另我感动的是他们做这些事时都认为是理所当然的。

12 我走进田纳西州詹姆斯顿的商会去查一下露营的地方。该商会的执行理事59岁的巴克斯特-威尔逊，递给我一本有关当地露营场所的小册子。考虑到他要花费12美圆，我回答说，“不用了。我在试试其他办法。”然后他看到了我的背包。“如果你愿意的话，这儿附近的大多数人都会让你在他们的土地上搭帐篷。”他说到。我认为他的话有理。“有具体的方向么？”我问道。“听我说，距离这儿往南十英里处我有一个大的农场。如果你五点半在这儿的话，你可以搭我的车。”

13 我接受了他的好意，我们开车来到了一所豪华的乡村房屋。我突然明白他是在邀请我在他家过夜。当我走进厨房的时候，他的妻子卡罗尔，一为七年级的理科教师，正在做炖肉。巴克斯特解释说当地人是“山区居家人”，他们很少在他们家里招待客人。“当我们在家里招待客人时”，他说，“那通常是亲属。”这个意外的发现让我呆在那儿的整个晚上更加特别。

14 第二天早上当我下楼的时候，卡罗尔问是否我愿意去她们的学校，并和她班上的学生谈谈关于我旅行的事情。我同意了，而且不久之后我就被安排和学校每个班级的学生谈话。孩子们很专心，而且还一直问各种各样的问题：哪儿的人最友善？你有多少双鞋？有人试图撞你么？你恋爱了么？你最担心的是什么？

15 尽管我没有做过这样的准备，我发现一种爱国气氛贯穿着那天下午的谈话。我告诉学生们我对美国的信任是如何恢复的。我告诉他们生活在这样一个人们仍然愿意帮助别人的国家我是多么的自豪。我告诉他们当我计划这次旅行时心中的疑问现在被清楚的解答了。不管发生什么事情，你仍然可以依靠陌生人的仁慈。

Lesson Nine After Twenty Years

O. Henry

1. The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. The impressiveness was normal and not for show, for

spectators were few. The time was barely ten o'clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had

almost emptied the streets.

2. Trying doors as he went, swinging his club with many clever movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye

down the peaceful street, the officer, with his strongly built form and slight air of superiority, made a fine picture of a

guardian of the peace. The area was one that kept early hours. Now and then you might see the lights of a cigar store or of an all-night lunch counter; but the majority of the doors belonged to business places that had long since been closed.

3. When about midway of a certain block, the policeman suddenly slowed his walk. In the doorway of a darkened hardware

store a man leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked up to him, the man spoke up quickly.

4. "It's all right, officer," he said, confidently. "I'm just waiting for a friend. It's an appointment made twenty years ago.

Sounds a little funny to you, doesn't it? Well, I'll explain if you'd like to make certain it's all straight. About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this store stands — 'Big Joe' Brady's restaurant."

5. "Until five years ago," said the policeman. "It was torn down then."

6. The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a

little white scar near his right eyebrow. His tiepin was a large diamond, oddly set.

7. "Twenty years ago tonight," said the man, "I dined here at 'Big Joe' Brady's with Jimmy Wells, my best friend, and the

finest man in the world. He and I were brought up here in New York, just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn't have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our fate worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be."

8. "It sounds pretty interesting," said the policeman. "Rather a long time between meetings, though, it seems to me. Haven't

you heard from your friend since you left?"

9. "Well, yes, for a time we wrote," said the other. " But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a

pretty big place, and I kept running around over it pretty lively. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive, for he always was the truest, best old friend in the world. He'll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it's worth it if my old partner turns up."

10. The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, the lids of it set with small diamonds.

11. "Three minutes to ten," he announced. "It was exactly ten o'clock when we parted here at the restaurant door."

12. "Did pretty well out West, didn't you?" asked the policeman.

13. "You're right! I hope Jimmy has done half as well. He was a kind of slow man, though, good fellow as he was. I've had to

compete with some of the sharpest brains going to get my money. A man gets stuck in New York. It takes the West to make a man really keen."

14. The policeman swung his club and took a step or two.

15. "I'll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right. Are you going to leave immediately?"

16. "I should say not!" said the other. "I'll give him half an hour at least. If Jimmy is alive on earth he'll be here by that time. So

long, officer."

17. "Good night, sir," said the policeman, passing on along his beat.

18. There was now a fine, cold rain falling, and the wind had risen to a steady blow. The few foot passengers in that quarter

hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands. And in the door of the hardware store the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and waited.

19. About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears, hurried across

from the opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.

20. "Is that you, Bob?" he asked, doubtfully.

21. "Is that you, Jimmy Wells?" cried the man in the door. iwaiyu

22. "Bless my heart! "exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the other's hands with his own. "It's Bob, sure as fate. I was

certain I'd find you here if you were still in existence. Well, well, well! — twenty years is a long time. The old restaurant's gone, Bob; I wish it had lasted, so we could have had another dinner there. How has the West treated you, old man?"

23. "It has given me everything I asked it for. You've changed lot, Jimmy. I never thought you would get so tall."

24. "Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty."

25. "Doing well in New York, Jimmy?"

26. "Moderately. I have a position in one of the city departments. Come on, Bob; we'll go around to a place I know of, and

have a good long talk about old times."

27. The two men started up the street, arm in arm. The man from the West, full of pride at his success, was beginning to outline

the history of his career. The other, hidden in his overcoat, listened with interest.

28. At the corner stood a chemist's, brilliant with electric lights. When they came into this brightness each of them turned

simultaneously to gaze upon the other's face.

29. The man from the West stopped suddenly and released his arm.

30. "You're not Jimmy Wells," he said sharply. "Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change the size of a man's

nose."

31. "It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one," said the tall man. "You've been under arrest for ten minutes, 'Silky' Bob.

Chicago thinks you may have come over our way and telegraphs us she wants to have a chat with you. Going quietly, are you? That's sensible. Now, before we go on to the station here's a note I was asked to hand to you. You may read it here at the window. It's from Policeman Wells."

32. The man from the West unfolded the little piece of paper handed to him. His hand was steady when he began to read, but it

trembled a little by the time he had finished. The note was short.

33. Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar, I saw it was the face of the man

wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn't do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job.

第九课二十年后

1 正在巡逻的警察精神抖擞的沿着大街走着。他这样引人注目并不奇怪，并不是为了招摇，因为此时大街上根本没有什么观众。时间还不到晚上十点钟，但夹带着雨意的冷风几乎清空了整个街道。

2 警察边走边检查门是否关好了，他十分灵巧的不停转动着警棍，眼光还不时投向平静的街道。他那魁梧的身材，配上卓越不凡的气势，就是一副治安维持者的形象。那个地区的人晚上休息的很早。你偶尔还能看到一家雪茄店或是昼夜营业的饭店还亮着灯，但是绝大多数店铺都已经关门了。

3 在一个街区的半路上，警察忽然放慢了脚步。在一家已经关门的五金商店的门廊里，一个男子倚在那里，嘴里叼着一只未点燃的雪茄。当警察朝他走去时，男人赶忙毫不犹豫的说。

4 “没事的，长官，”他坦然的说。“我只是在等一个朋友，这是二十年前就定好的约会。听起来有点荒唐，是吧？哦，如果你想弄明白事情的真相，我就说给你听。大约二十年前，在这家五金商店所在的位置曾经是一家餐馆----‘大乔’布雷迪餐馆。”

Passing on the Kindness篇二：the kindness of strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

Mike Mclntyre

1. One summer I was driving from my home town 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.

2. 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.

3. 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 good will of his fellow

Americans. What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him, carry him down the road?

4. The idea intrigued me.

5. 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.

6. I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50-pound pack on my back

and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles: "America."

7. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4223 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.

8. One day in Nebraska a car pulled to the road shoulder. When I reached the window, I saw two little old ladies

dressed in their Sunday finest." I know you're not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but it's so far between towns out here, you feel bad passing a person," said the driver, who introduced herself as Vi. I didn't know whether to kiss them or scold them for stopping. This woman was telling me she'd rather risk her life than feel bad about passing a stranger on the side of the road. Why did the author decide to start on this journey? What was the author’s plan for the trip? What did the author learn about people in general during the trip? What was the author’s experience at the Wilson’s? How did he feel when he concluded his journey? Has he found the answer to the question he had in mind? Why did the author decide to start on this journey? What was the author’s plan for the trip? What did the author learn about people in general during the trip? What was the author’s experience at the Wilson’s? How did he feel when he concluded his journey? Has he found the answer to the question he had in mind?

9. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he

skidded on the grass shoulder. The driver told me he was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker. "But I hate to see a man stand out in the rain," he added. "People don't have no heart anymore."

10. I found, however, that people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none,

people bought me food or shared whatever they happened to have with them. Those who had the least to give often gave the most. In Oregon a house painter named Mike noted the chilly weather and asked if I had a coat. When he learned that I had "a light one," he drove me to his house, and handed me a big green army-style jacket.

A lumber-mill worker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me his tent. I refused, knowing it was probably one of the family's most valuable possessions. But Tim was determined that I have it, and finally I agreed to take it.

11. I was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter, and their gifts. But what I found

most touching was the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.

12. One day I walked into the chamber of commerce in Jamestown, Tenn. to find out about camping in the area.

The executive director, Baxter Wilson, 59, handed me a brochure for a local campground. Seeing that it cost $12, I replied, "No, that's all right. I'll try something else." Then he saw my backpack. "Most people around here will let you pitch a tent on their land, if that's what you want," he said. Now we're talking, I thought. "Any particular direction?" I asked. "Tell you what. I've got a big farm about ten miles south of here. If you're here at 5:30, you can ride with me."

13. I accepted, and we drove out to a magnificent country house. Suddenly I realized he'd invited me to spend the

night in his home. His wife, Carol, a seventh-grade science teacher, was cooking a pot roast when we walked into the kitchen. Baxter explained that local folks were "mountain stay-at-home people" who rarely entertained in their house. "When we do," he said, "it's usually kin." This revelation made my night there all the more special.

14. The next morning when I came downstairs, Carol asked if I'd come to their school and talk to her class about

my trip. I agreed, and before long had been scheduled to talk to every class in the school. The kids were attentive and kept asking all kinds of questions: Where were people the kindest? How many pairs of shoes did you have? Did anybody try to run you over? Did you fall in love with someone? What were you most afraid of?

15. Although I hadn't planned it this way, I discovered that a patriotic tone ran through the talks I gave that

afternoon. I told the students how my faith in America had been renewed. I told them how proud I was to live in a country where people were still willing to help. I told them that the question I had had in mind when I planned this journey was now clearly answered. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the kindness of strangers. Please recite the following passage.

The lives of most men are determined by their environment. They accept the circumstances amid which fate has thrown them not only with resignation but even with good will. They are like streetcars running contentedly on their rails and they despise the sprightly flitter that dashes in and out of the traffic and speeds so jauntily across the open country. I respect them； they are good citizens，good husbands，and good fathers，and of course somebody has to pay the taxes； but I do not find them exciting. I am fascinated by the men，few enough in all conscience，who take life in their own hands and seem to mould it to their own liking. It may be that we have no such thing as free will，but at all events，we have the illusion of it. At a crossroad it does seem to us that we might go either to the right or to the left and，the choice once made, it is difficult to see that the whole course of the world's history obliged us to take the turning we did.

Passing on the Kindness篇三：2013提优卷-英语-四-答案

浙江省高考模拟冲刺卷（提优卷）

英语(四)答案解析

1. D 【命题立意】考查冠词。难度中等。

句意：我们希望，当中国统计局负责人说中国有丰富的大米供应时,他是完全诚实的。 t he 特指中国统计局负责人，a supply of 为固定搭配。

2. C 【命题立意】考查名词辨析。难度中等。

句意：这是很值得讨论的问题，我们要用历史的观点来讨论。affair 事件, 事务, 事情。incident事变, 事件, 插曲。issue议题, 问题。event事件，大事；比赛项目。

3. A 【命题立意】考查形容词辨析。难度中等。

句意：一个人未被证明有罪前，被视为是清白的。guilty 有罪的, 内疚的。positive确实的；积极的，肯定的；正的，阳性的。 optimistic乐观的, 乐观主义的。ridiculous荒谬的, 可笑的。

4. B 【命题立意】考查动词时态和主谓一致。难度中等。

句意：已经订阅了大量的外语杂志，更何况那些中文杂志。主语是magazines。

5. B 【命题立意】考查关系词。难度中等。句意：国际足联主席的特别之处是, 即使在一个怀疑者们说这不可能发生的时候,他说这将会发生。 point 时刻

6. A 【命题立意】考查名词辨析。难度中等。

句意：最后，我们希望我们有勇气保证能够预防这样的大灾难。catastrophe大灾难，灾祸。construction建造，建设；建造物，建筑物；结构。commitment承诺，保证；信奉，献身；承担的义务。 institution社会公共机构；制度，习俗；设立，制定。

7. B 【命题立意】考查短语动词辨析。难度较大。

句意：建议您办理健康保险,就好象法律要求司机有汽车保险一样。work out做出, 可以解决, 设计出, 计算出, 锻炼, 开采完, 精疲力尽。 take out取出, 带…出去；除掉；办理。 fill out填写。 make out看出，辨认出；理解，了解；写出，起草。

8. B【命题立意】考查动词时态。难度中等。句意：我一路跑到学校,否则我会迟到了。

9. C 命题立意】考查动词辨析。难度较大。

句意：你对他出来时候的第一印象是什么？哇！他给我的印象是聪明博识。affect影响, 感动, 作用。 convince使确信，使信服，说服。 strike 打，击；罢工；撞击，冲击；侵袭；打动；给予（某人）。。。印象。如How did the plan strike you?那个计划你认为如何？The idea strikes me as stupid. 我认为那个注意很愚蠢。

10. C 【命题立意】考查常用句型。难度较大。句意：不可否认,他们的生活品质已经每况愈下。there is no telling/saying 难以预料；很难说。如：There is no telling whether it is correct.无法知道这事对还是不对。There is no saying (ie Nobody knows) when the war will end. 谁也说不上战争什麽时候能结束。

11. D 【命题立意】考查副词辨析。难度中等。

句意：我的班主任经常对全班同学说：“如果你们想要成功，你们必须努力。”put your shoulder to the wheel 鼎力相助；努力工作。curiously好奇地；稀奇古怪地consequently 所以，因此 confidently有信心地；自信地 constantly经常地；不断地。

12. B 【命题立意】考查短语动词辨析。难度较大。

句意：---你愁什麽呢? ---嗯，公主的失踪可能会引起了各种流言蜚语啊。give voice to吐露, 发泄He gave voice to his opinions他表达了他的意见。give rise to 引起，导致，为…的原因give way to 让位于, 让步, 代替 Don't give way to grief[despair]. 不要被悲痛[沮丧]情绪压倒。 Cloudy mornings give way to clear evenings. [谚]早晨云遮日，晚上星满天。give a hand to帮忙做。

13. A 【命题立意】考查功能会话英语。难度较大。

句意：---我们买什么礼物给伊莉莎呢？---别担心，我已经有好主意啦。---真的啊，是什么？---看，是一盒心形巧克力。You don’t say是真的吗 ; lucky真的啊!你真幸运！ You deserve it 你应该得的！你值得拥有！你活该！It's because of the

lack of exercise, too much high-fat food, you deserve it. 这是因为缺乏运动，过多的高脂肪食物，你活该！You name it凡你能说得出的, 由你定She can make anything: chairs, tables, cupboards you name it.她什麽都会做: 椅子、桌子、柜橱---你说出什麽她都会做。You bet肯定地, 没问题They won't make it, you bet. 他们肯定办不成。

14. C 【命题立意】考查动词非谓语辨析。难度中等。

句意：大学毕业生并不是唯一想通过键盘找到一份新工作的人。中国的在职人士也想通过微博寻求更大更好的工作机会。to seek 目的状语。

15. A 【命题立意】考查关系词。难度中等。

句意：亲爱的粤,你满意的笑容真令人难忘,它使我们想让你的生活充满更多的快乐和愉悦的体验。Which 引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中做主语。

16. A 【命题立意】考查情态动词表示猜测。难度较大。

句意：我通常善于判断人的性格, 这个人给我的印象是可靠的。但是这次我肯定错了。must have been肯定已经是（错）。should have been本来应该是（错），实际上没有（错）。Can’t have been不可能已经（错）。 would have been本来可能已经，实际上没有（错）

17. C 【命题立意】考查常用连词组词辨析。难度较大。

句意：她已经节食三个月了，要说有什么变化的话，她比以前更重了。If ever 如果发生过的话 She seldom, if ever, goes to the cinema. 她难得看电影。If any若有的话 Correct the mistakes ,if any. if anything若要说有什么变化的话 He is, if anything, a little weaker today. 他今天身体反而比较弱一点。if possible 可能的话

18. D 【命题立意】考查形容词辨析。难度中等。

句意：那把刀没有插进一个重要器官，他是幸运的。真是有惊无险！moral道德的, 精神上的。 native本国的, 本土的, 当地的。 rare稀有的；珍奇的；稀薄的；煎得嫩的。

vital至关重要的, 有活力的, 生死攸关的

19. B 【命题立意】考查复合介词辨析。难度中等。

句意：---菲尔赢了吗？---没有。就身体状况而言，熬夜让他处于最恶劣的状态。in case of假如，如果发生；防备。in terms of用…的话；按照，从…方面来说。 in favor of 支持，赞同。 in spite of不顾，不管。

20. D 【命题立意】考查非谓语动词的逻辑主语。难度较大。句意：被授予2012年诺贝尔文学奖之后，莫言觉得他多年的努力获得了回报。非谓语动词的逻辑主语通常是句子的主语。其他三个选项的主语都不是 having been awarded 的逻辑主语，在语法上是错误的，是Chinglish。

【文章大意】本文属于记叙文。作者以第一人称叙述发生在她身上的一个真实故事。作者不停地申请面试，已经在求职路上走了好几个月了，前景暗淡。一天夜里，她的一个偶然为之的善举为她创造了奇迹。真是善有善报啊！

21．C. employee take on …as… 雇佣为

22. D. freezing cold 联系下文作者送夹克衫和网球鞋给她，应该是很冷。

23. A. pulled up （车子）停下来。The policeman pulled up the motorist and asked to see his licence.

警察让那个开车的人停下来，要求看他的执照。As they pulled up at their hotel, the rain stopped.他们的车在旅馆停下，雨不下了。

24. C. dug in (手)伸进（钱包）。下文说取出5美圆。

25． D. tennis shoes 上文说作者看见她拖着拖鞋，下文司机说作者没有穿鞋子，推断作者脱下自

己的jacket还有鞋子。

26. C. you

27. B. until 作者对她说，如果我知道她温暖一点点那么我到自己的家前寒冷15分钟也是值得的。

28. A. pass it on 把善意传递下去。最后一段作者又提到keep passing the kindness on。

还有 pass it forward 是同义词组。

29. C. when 作者上车后就是她传播善意的奇迹发生的时刻。

30. A. kindness 见29。

31． A. ticket 买车票

32． C. on Your fare is on me. 你的车费我包了。如：It was the publican's birthday, so all the drinks

were on the house. 那天是酒店老板的生日，所以免费招待顾客喝酒。

33． C. professional 穿着非常职业的商务西装

34． D. name 下文说告诉她我的名字，可知。

35． A. inspiring

36． B. repay 回报穿着职业西装的女士认为作者刚刚做的是她所看到过的最激励他人的善

举。所以问作者怎样回报你呢?

37． D. jokingly 开玩笑地。作者没有料到真能够得到一份工作，所以是开玩笑地说。

38． A. part-time 兼职的。第一段作者说她被告知他们需要全职的(fulltime), 推断作者要找的

工作是兼职的。

39． B. open a position open 一个职位空缺

40． C. turned out It turned out that ……结果是…… It came about that… 事情就这样发生了……

It occurred to me that…我突然想起……

41. 答案选D 。此题属于推断题，从第一段中的Mrs. Jones所说的话和most important of all—friendly companionship. 和第二段中的Just a few years ago, there were few choices for the elderly between a normal life in their own homes and being totally closed in nursing homes.可知Mrs. Jones孤独，不满意老人院以前的生活。

42. 答案选C。通过文章最后一段中的And the old people themselves are very happy with the programs. “There is no way,” says Evelyn Jones, smiling at her new companions at the Brighter Side, “that I will ever go back to spending my day with all those loses at the hotel.” 可知答案。

43. 答案选A。此题属细节题，从第三段可以找到答案。

44. 答案选A。此题考查指代。

45. 答案选B。此题考查文章作者的语气。从文章中描述Mrs. Jones的心情的变化和老人们的心情可知作者对day-care programs是赞同的。

46. 答案选A。从文章第二段的they had to follow the “boy code” of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”.和最后一段的In the present sexualised atmosphere popular in mixed schools, boys feel forced to act like men可知答案。

47. 答案选C。从第四段的 The headmaster of Eton, Tony Little warned that boys were being failed by the British education system 可知答案。

48. 答案选D。考查词义推测。在男孩子的学校老师根据男孩子的特点为男孩子设计课程。

49. 答案选C。此题属推断题。从第四段中的…boys are actually more emotional than girls, despite the fact that girls “turn on the waterworks”.可知答案。

50.答案选B。此题考查文章的组织结构。文章作者通过比较男女混合学校和专门的男生学校阐述后者有利于男孩子的发展。

51. 答案选C。此题属表层理解题，答案在第一段的What most people don’t realize is that wealth isn’t the same as income.

52. 答案选A。此题属深层次理解题。从第一段和第二段以及关于富人对待消费的态度可知答案。

53. 答案选B。从第六段的The person who piles up net worth fastest tends to put every dollar he can into investments, not consumption. All the while, of course, he’s reinvesting his earnings from investments and watching his net worth increase.可知答案。

54. 答案选D。此题属推断题。从第五段的Because the government doesn’t tax wealth; it taxes income you bring home for consumption, the more the government taxes.可知答案。

55. 答案选A。此题考查作者对过奢侈生活的态度。

56. 答案选A。此题考查细节理解。从文章的第一段可知答案。

57. 答案选D。此题考查指代。从第二段大的She was the pet of the dancing world. And then

she’d had her accident and it was all over.可知答案。

58. 答案选C。从文章倒数第四段的And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a reporter I knew well.和第五段的I showed him newspaper clippings of my accident.可知答案。

59. 答案选B。文章里提到my grandmother为了让祖父能无负担地和她一起生活不惜装扮成跛子和倒数第三段Grandma giggled, a surprisingly girlish sound coming from an old lady with white hair.可知她的个性

60.答案选D。此题考查对文章大意的理解。从文章中反复出现的You are my Joy. I love you with my life.可知答案。

61.答案选 B 本段谈到了有人认为security and comfort可以给人幸福。作者提出疑问。

62. 答案选A 本段提到了There is absolutely no security in life。

63. 答案选 F 本段通过对比回答了问题Do possessions make us happy? 不是有钱就会幸福。

64. 答案选E 本段了回答了什么是真正的幸福。

65.答案选 C 本段谈到如何得到幸福。

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

corner them offered

make you a sandwich, so you don't have to do it yourself”. I nodded shyly

made the sandwich, she asked me∧ wait a moment. She went in the back room and to

container of hot soup. “It will warm you up,” she said with a broad a

warmed Her

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第二节：书面表达（满分30分）

One possible version

There are various methods to keep in good shape. Personally, in order to keep healthy, I eat well, exercise, and get enough rest.

Eating well is an excellent way to keep healthy. I eat lots of vegetables and fruit and I tend to eat more fish than meat. Exercising is also very important to leading a healthy lifestyle. If I am particularly busy, I will walk up the stairs rather than take the elevator. This provides me with the minimum amount of exercise. Furthermore, I sleep for approximately eight hours every night, as my body uses this rest time to heal itself. So sleep is absolutely necessary for a healthy life.

In conclusion, A person who leads a healthy lifestyle will be less likely to get sick.

Passing on the Kindness篇四：2013高三复习提优卷-英语(四)

浙江省高考模拟冲刺卷（提优卷）

英语测试卷（四）

本试题卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔镇写在答题纸

规定的位置上。

2.每小题选出后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮

擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。

第I卷 (共80分)

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处地最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

1. One has to hope that ____ Head of the Chinese Statistics Bureau is being completely honest when he says that China has _____ abundant supply of rice.

A. 不填；an B. the；不填 C. 不填; the D. the；an

2. This is an important ____ to be discussed; we should take the historical view in our discussions.

A. affair B. incident C. issue D. event

3. A man is accounted innocent until he is proven _____.

A. guilty B. positive C. optimistic D. ridiculous

4. A huge number of magazines in foreign languages _____, not to mention those in Chinese.

A. has been subscribed to B. have been subscribed to

C. had been subscribed to D. is subscribed to

5. What is special about the president of FIFA is that even at a point____ there were doubters who

were saying this can not happen, he said it will happen.

A. that B. when C. where D. /

6. Finally, we hope that we have the courage to ensure that this type of ______ can be prevented.

A. catastrophe B. construction C. commitment D. institution

7. You are advised to ______ health insurance, much as drivers are legally required to have car

insurance.

A. work out B. take out C. fill out D. make out

8. I _____ all the way to school; otherwise I would have been late.

A. run B. ran C. am running D. have run

9. ---What was the very first impression you had when he came out?

---Wow! He _____ me as intelligent and well-informed.

A. affected B. convinced C. struck D. touched

10. There is no _____ that the qualities of their living have gone from bad to worse.

A. telling B. saying C. denying D. admitting

11“.If you are to succeed, you must put your shoulder to the wheel." my head teacher _______ says to

the class.

A. curiously B. consequently C. confidently D. constantly

12. --- What‘s bothering you?

--- Well, the disappearance of the princess might _____ the wildest rumors.

A. give voice to B. give rise to C. give way to D. give a hand to

13. ---What should we buy for Eliza?

---Don‘t worry about that. I‘ve already had a good idea.

---________.What is it?

---Look, it’s a box of heart-shaped chocolate.

B. You deserve it C. You name it D. You bet A. You don’t say

14. College graduates aren't the only ones taking to their keyboards to find a new job. China's gainfully

employed are also using microblogs ____ bigger and better opportunities.

A. having sought B. sought C. to seek D. seeking

15. My dear Yue, your satisfactory smile was unforgettable, ____ made us want to fill your life with

more happy and joyful experience!

A. which B. as C. what D. that

16. I was usually a good judge of character, and this man had impressed me as reliable. But I ______

have been wrong this time.

A. must B. can C. should D. would

17. She‘s been on a diet for three months; _______, she is heavier than before.

A. if ever B. if any C. if anything D. if possible 18. He was lucky that the knife hadn't entered a ____ organ. It was a near miss!

A. moral B. native C. rare D. vital

19. --- Did Phil win the game?

--- No. Staying up late made him at his worst _____ physical situation.

A. in case of B. in terms of C. in favor of D. in spite of

20. Having been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature, ______.

A. Mo Yan’s years of effort was well deserved

B. his folks back at home were on top of the world.

C. The current network evaluation is full of envy and jealousy

D. Mo Yan felt that his years of effort paid off

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

I have been applying, interviewing, etc since July with no prospects(前景). I have been told

mostly that I am overqualified, or they need fulltime etc. I had been getting pretty down and

discouraged. I was actually asking myself why can‘t someone be kind enough to take me on as an

This past Tuesday evening it was stop. Just as the bus a young woman approached me. She had a T-shirt, capri pants, and splippers on. She also was wearing several hospital bracelets.

I my purse and took out $5.00 so she could get something to eat. I then took off my jacket and and gave them to her. I said, ―These are a little big but they should keep warm.‖ She looked at me and said “Aren‘t you going to be cold?” I told her my being cold for 15 minutes I got to my place was worth it if I knew she would be a little warmer. She sobbed and thanked me with a hug. I just told her to Then after I got on the bus that‘s happened. I stepped up to pay the and the bus driver said, “Mam, I saw what you just did and your fare is me, even though technically we aren‘t supposed to let you get on the bus without shoes.”he said with a wink.

“I want to know the of the person who just did the most thing I have ever seen.” I told her my name and she said , “What can I do for you to ” I paying job would be nice.

The next day she called me and said that she had a her company and wanted me to meet with the manager. It the lady was the head Human Resources person.

I start Monday morning at 9am! Thank you all for inspiring me to keep passing the kindness on! I never expected to get so much back in return!

21.A. engineer

22.A. burning hot

23.A. pulled up

24.A. brought out

25.A. gloves

26.A. her

27.A. before

28.A. pass it on

29.A. where

30.A. kindness

31.A. ticket

32.A. to

33.A. informal

34.A. job

35.A. inspiring

36.A. praise

37.A. seriously

38.A. part-time

39.A. empty

40.A. came about B. entertainer B. pouring B. picked up B. cut in B. sweater B. him B. until B. go ahead B. why B. luck B. fare B. for B. casual B. address B. courageous B. repay B. eagerly B. tough B. open B. occurred to me C. employee C. snowing C. broke down C. dug in C. blouse C. you C. after C. cheer up C. when C. generosity C. money C. on C. professional C. religion C. amazing C. appreciate C. hopefully C. simple C. offer C. turned out D. employer D. freezing cold D. dropped off D. reached D. tennis shoes D. me D. since D. come on D. how D. mercy D. check D. with D. practical D. name D. grateful D. admire D. jokingly D. novel D. opportunity D. worked out 第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

―I wasn‘t sick, but I was acting sick,‖ the 78-year-old widow says. ―Every day was the same—I would just lie on my bed and maybe cook up some soup.‖ For four lonely years, Evelyn Jones of Rockford, Illinois, lived friendless and forgotten in one room of a cheap hotel. Then, six months ago, she was invited to ―The Brighter Side‖—Rockford‘s day care center for the elderly. Every weekday morning since then, she has left her home to meet nine other old people in a church for a rich program of charity work, trips, games, and—most important of all—friendly companionship.

Just a few years ago, there were few choices for the elderly between a normal life in their own homes and being totally closed in nursing homes. Many of them were sent to rest homes long before they needed full-time care. Others like Mrs. Jones, were left to take care of themselves. But in 1971, the White House Conference on Aging called for the development of alternatives to care in nursing homes for old people, and since then, government-supported day-care programs like The Brighter Side have been developed in most big American cities.

―have not left the world of living,‖ says Alice Brophy, 64, director of New York City‘s Office for the Aging. ―They do well at the centers, and I hate it when people describe us as elderly fences.‖ New York‘s 138 centers encourage continuing contact for the aged with the community‘s life. The centers serve more than 15,000 members, and volunteer workers are always looking for new ones. If someone doesn‘t show up at the center for several days in a row, a worker at the center calls to make sure all is well. And although participation in the center is free, those who want to can pay for their lunches.

No normal studies have been made of these centers for the elderly, but government officials are enthusiastic. In the future, the Public Health Service will do a study to decide if the programs can receive federal Medicare money. And the old people themselves are very happy with the programs. ―There is no way,‖ says Evelyn Jones, smiling at her new companions at the Brighter Side, ―that I will ever go back to spending my day with all those loses at the hotel.‖

41. From the first two paragraphs we know that _______.

A. Mrs. Jones is too old to take care of herself

B. Mrs. Jones is in charge of ―The Brighter Side‖

C. Mrs. Jones stays in the nursing home with her husband

D. Mrs. Jones wasn‘t satisfied with the life in the nursing home

42. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. In the rest homes all the old people need full-time care.

B. The government is discussing how to support the program.

C. Day-care centers like the Brighter Side are popular with the elderly.

D. Government officials have made normal studies of the centers for the elderly.

43. In the opinion of Alice Brophy, _______.

A. the old people are glad to work in the day-care centers

B. the institutions are worried about the safety of the elderly

C. the elderly shouldn‘t work without being paid in the center.

D. outside the Brighter Side the volunteers don‘t work for the old

44. The underlined word (Para 3) ―this‖ refers to _______.

A. the day care program B. the White House Conference on Aging

C. the Public Health Service D. New York City‘s Office for the Aging

45. How does the writer seem to feel about day-care programs for the elderly?

A. He is opposed to the program.

B. He is in favor of the program.

C. He thinks nursing homes are better.

D. He doesn‘t say anything about the program.

Boys‘ schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and are more likely to get involved in activities such as art, dance and music, according to research released today.

Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity (阳刚之气) in which students either sink or swim, the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure, the US study says.

Boys at single sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to follow the ―boy code‖ of hiding their emotions to be a ―real man‖.

The report, presented at a conference of the International Boys‘ Schools Coalition in London attended by the heads of private and state schools, goes against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.

The headmaster of Eton, Tony Little, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticised teachers for failing to recognise that boys are actually more emotional than girls, despite the fact that girls ―turn on the waterworks‖.

The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become depressed when their female classmates do better earlier in verbal skills and reading, because the left side of the brain develops faster in girls. They also felt they had to be ―cool‖ rather than diligent.

But in single sex schools teachers are able to to boys‘ learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study‘s author, education expert, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.

Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with specifically ―boy-focused‖ approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Boys in boys‘ schools ―loved‖ to pen poems because they enjoyed the ―structure in poems‖, James said. Because, the researchers say, boys generally have better spatial skills, more sharp vision, learn best through touch, are more impulsive (冲动的) and more physically active, they need to be given ―hands-on‖ lessons where they are allowed to walk around, with this natural impulsive not seen as disorderly. ―Boys in mixed schools view classical music as girlish and prefer the modern style in which violence and sexism are major themes,‖ James wrote.

Single sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to obey a stereotype gained from the media by girls that men should be ―masterful and in charge‖ in relationships. ―In the present sexualised atmosphere popular in mixed schools, boys feel forced to

Passing on the Kindness篇五：浙江省2013届高三考前全真模拟考试英语 Word版含答案

浙江省2013届高三考前全真模拟考试

英语试题

第I卷（选择题共80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0．5分，满分1 0分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．— A．Yes．Here is the key B．Never mind．Go ahead

C．Sorry, but it's under repair D．No．It's impossible

2．．

A．/; a B．a,/ C．/; the D．a, a

3．Green vegetables are high in fiber and low in fats and calories of cancer．

A．In addition B．As a result C．On the contrary D．In the meanwhile

4enjoy．

A．Keeping B．To keep C．Kept D．Being kept

5．．

A．when B．how C．that D．why

6．A successful man is one who can lay a foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him．

A．rough B．tight C．firm D．unique

7．—I can't find my purse anywhere．—You ．

A．should B．can C．may D．would

8．．

A．named B．belonged C．listed D．ranked

9．Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing on her

A．attempt B．intention C．purpose D．desire

10．—Where have you been all day?

—some former classmates and I couldn't get back until it was dark．

A．had met B．met C．would meet D．meet

11． is good for our health．

A．which B．when C．that D．where

12．If ．

A．poorly managing B．being managed poorly

C．poorly managed D．to be managed poorly

13．．

A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．less than

14．．

A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything

15．．

A．closely B．briefly C．instantly D．sharply

16．school without learning a foreign language．

A．break through B．get through C．make through D．come through

17．The ―suspended coffee" is a tradition in which someone paysmay drink it later in the day．

A．in common B．in general C．in advance D．in return

18．Jim doesn't earn much, but he manages to live like a king on a ．

A．modest B．proper C．regular D．constant

19．McDull is a male pig who can be by a birthmark on his right eye．

A．distinguished B．realized C．investigated D．figured

20． —I missed the football match on TV last night．

—You can find out the result．

A．Take your time B．It's up to you

C．You must be kidding D．It's no big deal

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

One summer I was driving from my hometown to New Orleans．In the middle of the desert, ．I passed a

young man standing by the roadside．He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his ．Without even a

second's hesitation, I drove by him．There was a time you'd be called a jerk（混蛋）．Now you're

" seems to have become a national motto．

（加速踏板）for that

young man．．" I wondered, "Was that this would be for a person to journey across the US without any money,

just ．What would happen? Would he find food, and support?

The idea interested me．The week I ．So I decided to

really 32 from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny．I would only accept to sleep．

For six weeks I covered 4,223 miles 14 states．I was treated kindly everywhere I went．I was amazed

by people's ．

and gave me ．A lumber-mill worker in Michigan invited

me to a ．Then he offered me a tent．I refused, but Tim insisted, ．

I'm grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts． you

can still depend on the kindness of strangers．

21．A．another B．either C．other D．neither

22．A．right B．past C．jus D．soon

23．A．when B．that C．which D．where

24．A．driving B．helping C．stopping D．offering

25．A．criticized B．noticed C．helped D．involved

26．A．if B．whether C．how D．that

27．A．bless B．good C．will D．kindness

28．A．practise B．test C．examine D．inspect

29．A．relying on B．basing on C．accounting for D．judging from

30．A．packs B．shelter C．tents D．clothes

31．A．got B．became C．was D．turned

32．A．fly B．travel C．drive D．ride

33．A．vehicles B．help C．offers D．favor

34．A．across B．in C．through D．over

35．A．pleasure B．determination C．readiness D．motivation

36．A．sympathetic B．active C．pure D．optimistic、

37．A．money B．necessities C．clothing D．tools

38．A．big B．meaningful C．good D．simple

39．A．shaping B．storing C．throwing D．packing

40．A．turns up B．is proved C．turns out D．is guaranteed

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，共50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将

该选项标号涂黑。

LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday．Her funeral

arrangements raised as fierce a debate as the political and social legacy she left．

Mrs Thatcher, whose tough style earned her the nickname the "Iron Lady", was the first and only woman to

hold the post．She was in power from 1979 t0 1990 - the longest time in office in over 150 years．Margaret

Thatcher died of a stroke in London on 8 April, 2013 at the age of 87 and was given a ceremonial funeral with

military honors．About 2,300 guests attended the 11 a．m．funeral service at St Paul's Cathedral on 17 April,

including Queen Elizabeth II, current and former prime ministers and representatives from 170 countries．The

ceremony was traditional, respectful and very British．"The storm of conflicting opinions centers on the

Mrs．Thatcher who became a symbolic figure一even an -ism," said Richard Charters, Bishop of London,―…but

here and today is neither the time nor the place．"

Some clearly disagreed to leave politics at home．While some had slept in the streets to guarantee a good spot

to say goodbye to a leader they admired, some turned their backs on Thatcher's coffin（棺材）．Some even raised

between Thatcher's supporters and opponents．

To her supporters, the "Iron Lady" was the greatest British premier of modern times – matched only by World

War II icon Winston Churchill．They praised her for transforming the country for the better and inspiring millions of people．

―I came in memory of the greatest hero of our modern age," said 25-year-old Anthony Boutall, ―She took a

nation on its knees and breathed new life into it．"

Melanie Phillips the journalist said, "Watching the funeral, finding it hard not to feel we are today somehow

burying England．" mining and a culture that celebrated greed．Mining union official Chris Skidmore said Thatcher would never be

forgiven by mining communities for the policies which led to thousands of job losses．"Where there was hope she

brought despair," he told ITV News．

―She divided the country," said Glynn Jones, a taxi driver from Liverpool．He added that he had come to

smoke a cigar, and "double-check" that she is dead．

41． What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?

A．Some expressed sadness over her passing away．

B．The death of Margaret Thatcher shocked Britain．

C．Margaret Thatcher was a big fan of Judy Garland．

D．Some were glad that Margaret Thatcher was gone．

42．What does the underlined word A．colleagues B．followers C．enemies D．citizens

43．

A．she changed the country for the better

B．she inspired millions of poor people

C．she created many job opportunities

D．she began a tough leading style

44．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister in the UK history．

B．Margaret Thatcher won a worldwide fame for her strong will and tough style．

C．Margaret Thatcher's policies encouraged the development of the mining industry．

D．Melanie Phillips and Chris Skidmore held similar opinions on Margaret Thatcher．

45．What's the best title of the passage?

A．Margaret Thatcher: A Woman Who Saved Britain．

B．Margaret Thatcher: A Leader Who Was Laid to Rest．

C．Margaret Thatcher: A Woman Who Divided a Nation．

D．Margaret Thatcher: A Leader Who Aroused Mixed Feelings．

Dogs have an amazing abilify to do whatever needs to be done, and will still wag their tails afterward．The

following are some wonderful dog stories to share．

Teka

Not too many people know what to do when someone has a heart attack other than call 911．But Teka, an

Australian Cattle Dog, skipped the phone call when her owner suffered a severe heart attack．Not only did she

bark in his face to bring him back to consciousness and run outside barking to attract attention, but she climbed on

his chest and jumped up and down．

When medics arrived, they couldn't say whether or not Teka's unusual version of CPR had any effect, but

her owner feels grateful to her．And her efforts didn't go unnoticed: Teka was given a Purple Cross medal for

bravery by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals．

Zoey

Size is no barrier to a dog determined to protect her family and Zoey, a 5-pound chihuahua puppy from

Colorado, is living proof．She made headlines in 2007 after saving a one-year-old from the bite of a large

rattlesnake．

Zoey, who weighed only five pounds, was just 10 months old at the time, but she rose to the occasion when

needed．One-year-old Booker West was playing in his grandparent's backyard when a rattlesnake struck at him! Zoey sprang into action, putting herself between the snake and the kid．She got several snakebites

and was rushed to an animal hospital．Her head swelled and she almost lost an eye, but with proper treatment,

Zoey made a full recovery．

Hachiko Hachiko, an Akita, was brought to Tokyo in 1924 by Ueno, a college professor．Every day Hachiko waited for

him to return from work, meeting him at the train station at four．

The following year, Ueno suffered a stroke at work and died．Unaware of his death, the dog still returned to

the train station every day to await his owner．He became such a familiar presence there, in fact, that the station

master set out food for the dog and gave him a bed in the station．Even so, every day at four, he hopefully waited

by the tracks as the train pulled in, searching through the crowd for his master．Every day．For ten years．

Upon his death in 1935, Hachiko was a national celebrity and a bronze statue of him was installed at

Shibuya Station as a tribute．

Stubby In 1917 Stubby was adopted by a soldier, who trained him to drill and salute．His owner developed such a

strong connection with him that when he was sent to war in Europe, he took Stubby along, hiding him on the ship

bound for France．

Stubby proved a war star．He served 18 months in the front lines and took part in seventeen battles．He kept

watch, warned the soldiers of surprise attacks, and saved the wounded in no man's land．He once found a German spy and held him by the seat of the pants until American soldiers arrived．

Stubby was eventually a highly decorated dog, winning various medals and awards．A group of French

women made Stubby a blanket decorated with allied flags to display his medals．

Want to read more about dogs? Click here for more amazing dog stories．

46．What did Teka do to save her owner?

A．She dialed the number of 911． B． She helped doctors perform CPR．

C．She barked to draw attention． D．She fetched the medicine for him．

47．．

A．Good things do come in small packages．

B．When the cat's away, the mice will play．

C．One good turn deserves another．

D．Birds of a feather flock together．

48．Which of the following can best describe Hachiko in the third story? ．

A．sensitive． B．unconcerned． C．loyal． D．courageous．

49．Why did his owner take Stubby to the front lines?

A．Stubby was well trained for the war． B．He was very fond of Stubby．

C．Stubby was a highly decorated war dog． D．Stubby was loved by French women．

50．Where is the passage taken from?

A．A newspaper． B．A magazine．

C．A website． D．A TV program．

Just one bite of cake that is ．made with eggs is enough to make John feel very sick．Susan gets a terrible rash

（皮疹） whenever she eats anything containing seafood, and David nearly died when he first ate a cookie that

included peanuts．David had trouble breathing after he ate the cookie, but his mother knew what to do and she quickly gave him medicine that helped him feel better almost right away．The body's reaction to certain foods can be quite severe, resulting in breathing problems, as in David's case, or loss of consciousness for some．There are many things we eat may cause our bodies to react badly if we have a food allergy．The most common food allergies seem to be related to milk, soy, eggs, wheat flour, peanuts, nuts, and seafood．In fact, these kinds of foods account for 90% of food allergies．

According to some studies, the number of children who have a food allergy is growing．But some people now

argue that test results might not actually be accurate, so food allergies are not really as common as they may appear．

There are three typical ways that doctors test for food allergies．Probably the most accurate way is for a doctor

to give a child a ¨food challenge"．For this, the doctor watches the child eat small amounts of certain foods to see if the child has an allergic reaction or not．This method is very time consuming SO it is used less often than the

Passing on the Kindness篇六：Unit 8 The Kindness of Strangers

Unit 8 The Kindness of Strangers

1. Text analysis

PlotSetting: Protagonists: Structure of the text:

Part 1 (Para 1-4): The reason why the author decided to start this journey

Part 2 (Para 5-10): The author’s plan for the trip and part of his experiences in this journey Part 3 (Para 11-13): The most special night in his journey

Part 4 (Para 14-15): The author’s speech and the conclusion

Theme of the story:

2. Background information

These are states mentioned by the author in the article. Please mark them out in the map in the next page and draw a line to show the author’s route of journey.

California ( CA)—San Francisco—the Golden Gate Bridge

Iowa (IA)

Montana (MT)

Nebraska (NE)

North Carolina (NC)—Cape Fear

Oregon (OR)

Tennessee (TN)—Jamestown

Wyoming (WY)

Louisiana (LA)—New Orleans

3. Information gaining & Oral English practice

Suppose that you were the author. Carol asked you to give a talk to here class and you agreed. Please prepare something for your speech about your trip.

Tips: Pay attention to the expressions showing the author’s attitude, feelings and thoughts during the journey. Remember to make your speech informative and attractive enough.

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4. Sentence patterns & Language points

<1>. There was a time in the country when you’d be considered a jerk if you passed by

somebody in need.

<2>. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, “I don’t want to

get involved” has become a national motto.

________________________________________________________________________________

<3>. One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any

money, relying solely on the good will of his fellow Americans.

<4>. This woman was telling me she’d rather risk her life than feel bad about passing a stranger

on the side of the road.

<5>. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or shared whatever

they happened to have with them.

<6>. But Tim was determined that I have it, and finally I agreed to take it.

<7>. But what I found most touching was the fact that they all did it as matter of course.

Passing on the Kindness篇七：Unit 8 The Kindness of Strangers

Passing on the Kindness篇八：U8 The kindness of strangers

The kindness of strangers

One summer, the author passed by a hitchhiker who had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand in the desert. With the criminal rate rising, “I don’t want to get involved” has become a national motto. This experience set him thinking of a trip to find out whether people could still rely on the kindness of strangers.

In author’s 37 ages, he set out a journey from coast to coast without any money. In 6 weeks, he got 82 free rides and covered 4223 miles cross 14 states. During his trip, he found people were generally compassionate and he was treated with kindness wherever he went. For instance, one day in Nebraska two old ladies picked up him and told him she’d rather risk her life than feel bad about passing a stranger on the side of the road. A trucker picked up him though the trucker was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker. And what he found most touching was the fact that people all did it as a matter of course. In Jamestown, an executive director invited him to spend the night in his house but they rarely entertained strangers. And the director’s wife invited the author to talk to her class about his trip. A patriotic tone ran through the talks he gave that afternoon. And he regained faith in his country and realized that, in spite of everything, you can still rely on the kindness of strangers.

Passing on the Kindness篇九：2013年浙江省第二次五校联考英语试卷

2012学年浙江省五校联考

英语试题卷

第I卷（选择题，共80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。

1. —Can I use your phone?

—______.

A. By any means B. My pleasure C. With pleasure D. Feel free

2. ______ city in Zhejiang Province, located on the river’s upper reaches, is believed to be ______ source of the dead pigs.

A. The; a B. The; the C. A; the D. A; a

3. This practice satisfies people of high moral standards psychologically and materially and ______ encourages other people’s enthusiasm.

A. on the contrary B. in the meantime C. from time to time D. all at once

4. In this section, we will briefly describe possible ways of reducing the costs and risks ______ in doing this.

A. involving B. involved C. to involve D. being involved

5. How can they learn anything ______ they spend all their spare time watching television?

A. when B. though C. while D. before

6. Johnson would have faced the music but he ______ doing things like that.

A. had stopped B. stopped C. was stopping D. has stopped

7. For most informal dinners, you should wear comfortable and ______ clothes.

A. official B. formal C. casual D. proper

8. More than 800,000 Chinese overseas students have returned in the last five years, with the annual number ______ by an average rate of 36 percent each year.

A. growing B. grown C. to grown D. having been grown

9. As President Xi Jinping put it in Moscow on Saturday, China’s development creates more ______ than threats.

A. changes B. opportunities C. positions D. shares

10. —I thought you ______ for vacation tomorrow.

—I had planned to, but I have a very important meeting to attend tomorrow.

A. will leave B. are leaving C. have left D. were leaving

11. As a result of the fog haze weather, nowadays many people are longing to live ______ the air is fresher.

A. that B. when C. where D. in which

12. I still remember ______ to the Science Museum for the first time when I was young.

A. to take B. having taken C. taking D. being taken

13. The people in the Kiss Nightclub were trying to escape from the fire but were ______ by smoke.

A. covered B. overcome C. arrested D. scared

14. The boy doesn’t like ______ when his mother compares him with the other children in the neighborhood.

A. one B. this C. that D. it

15. Women are more generous with their money and are ______ more likely to suffer from money problems.

A. otherwise B. also C. indeed D. then

16. The police investigation hasn’t ______ any new evidence, which really let the public down.

A. taken up B. made up C. came up D. turned up

17. To be ______ changing times you cannot have your body in the 21st century and your head back in the past.

A. in step with B. in front of C. together with D. apart from

18. —How old is Ms Jassica?

—Don’t ask her how old she is—she’s really ______ about it.

A. particular B. cautious C. sensitive D. anxious

19. You can make a ______ by turning off the light after you leave the house.

A. difference B. decision C. promise D. mistake

20. —How would you like your tea?

—______.

A. Very quickly B. As it comes, please C. Very much D. I don’t like tea

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。

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 (搭便车的人), 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 (激起兴趣) 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 can still depend on the of strangers.

21. A. thumb B. finger C. foot D. hand

22. A. that B. where C. which D. when

23. A. in danger B. in need C. in trouble D. in favor

24. A. worrying B. considering C. bringing D. thinking

25. A. off B. on C. away D. from

26. A. interesting B. possible C. necessary D. important

27. A. across B. through C. in D. over

28. A. basing B. relying C. insisting D. relating

29. A. seemed B. got C. became D. turned

30. A. But B. So C. And D. However

31. A. jobs B. supplies C. helps D. offers

32. A. nowhere B. everywhere C. anywhere D. somewhere

33. A. frightened B. annoyed C. disappointed D. amazed

34. A. noted B. saw C. felt D. sensed

35. A. simple B. rich C. delicious D. interesting

36. A. supplied B. offered C. shared D. provided

37. A. fewest B. most C. least D. best

38. A. careful B. grateful C. hopeful D. helpful

39. A. created B. reminded C. renewed D. returned

40. A. kindness B. happiness C. fairness D. brightness

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。

While taking my boat down the inland waterway to Florida a few weeks ago, I decided to tie up at

Georgetown, South Carolina, for the night and visit with an old friend. As we approached the Esso dock, I saw him through my binoculars(望远镜) standing there awaiting us. Tall and straight as an arrow he stood, facing a cold, biting wind—truly a picture of a sturdy(强健的) man, even though his next birthday will make him eighty-two. Yes, the man was our elder statesman, Bernard Baruch.

He loaded us into his station wagon and we were off to his famous Hobcaw Barony for dinner. We sat and

talked in the great living room where many celebrities and statesmen, including Roosevelt and Churchill, have sat and taken their cues. In his eighty-second year, still a human dynamic person, Mr. Baruch talks not of the past but of present problems and the future, disapproving of and criticizing our ignorance of history, economics, and psychology. His only reference to the past was to tell me, with a wonderful sparkle in his eye, that he was only able to get eight quail (鹌鹑) out of the ten shots the day before. What is the secret of this great man’s value to the world at eighty-one? The answer is his unsatisfied desire to keep being productive.

Two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and, having

gained it, to learn how to use it properly. Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather well-known golf club after finishing a round. It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes. But a half-dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them. These same men can be found there day after day and, strangely enough, each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth, successful in business and respected in the community. If material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy. Yet, it seemed to me, something very important was missing, else there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through Scotch and soda. They knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased(停止). When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.

What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours? I think I found it long ago in a

passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was thumbing through my Bible. The words were few, but they became memorably impressed on my mind: “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread.”

To me, that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections(memories). In fact, the battle of life, of

existence, is a challenge to everyone. The immortal words of St. Paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me. At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.

41. The passage above is most probably taken from ____________.

A. an autobiography B. a photography book

C. a science fiction D. a USA travel brochure

42. We learn from the passage that Bernard Baruch ____________.

A. was a statesman in Florida

B. held a positive attitude towards an active life

C. was fond of associating with such celebrities as Roosevelt and Churchill

D. kept a secret of the reason why he was so sturdy to be able to stand like an arrow

43. Which of the following is indicated in the 3rd and 4th paragraph?

A. Wealth results from honest effort.

B. The men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.

C. No way can be found to escape the realities of life other than Scotch and soda.

D. Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your face.

44. The writer develops the passage mainly by means of ____________.

A. explanation and argument

B. description and explanation

C. comparison and comment

D. argument and explanation

45. What is implied in the passage by the writer?

A. To use wealth properly, eat, drink and be merry.

B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

C. As life is but like a dream, a man is like a fruit tree.

D. If you cease to struggle, you cease to live.

Although travelers can try dishes from around China and the globe in well-known food cities like Beijing and

Shanghai, it is outside these major metropolises where a world of exciting Chinese cuisine(中国菜) awaits the true foodie(美食家). With this in mind and after three years of living in China and writing about Chinese food, I started a six-month journey with my husband and two daughters.

Here are four of the eight most amazing Chinese food cities I’ve come across so far. The list is in no

particular order.

1. Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Crowned as Asia’s first UNESCO City of Gastronomy(美食学) in 2010, Chengdu is best-known for its fiery

hot pot and spicy dishes, which are characterized by the use of Sichuan pepper and are usually layered with salty, sour and sweet flavors. There are also dishes that aren’t spicy at all, such as beer-braised duck.

Hot pot is as in the city as the smell of chili. At Zigong Delicious Hotpot, the house specialty(招

牌菜) tiaoshui wa is a cauldron(大锅) of fiery chili(辣椒) to which vegetables, noodles or other meats can be added.

For a real taste of Sichuan’s signature（招牌）pepper, hua jiao, spend a morning at the Chengdu Spice Market

where the locals sell and buy it by the sack.

2. Lanzhou, Gansu Province

Synonymous in the minds of food-lovers with hand-pulled beef noodles, Lanzhou also has one of the liveliest

street food night markets in China.

Just west of the city center, the buzzing Zhengning Road bazaar（集市）houses more than 100 street food

stalls. Available is a broad selection of hot and cold dishes with emphasis on local Hui cuisine.

No trip to Lanzhou is complete without feasting on noodles at Wumule Penhui, the 2012 winners of

Lanzhou’s annual pulled noodle competition. The halal restaurant makes noodles spicy enough to satisfy even the most hardened heat-seekers.

3. Guangzhou, Guangdong Province

The birthplace of Cantonese food, Guangzhou is thought by many as the best place to eat in China. The city

of 12 million has a passionate food culture, with equal excitement reserved for the opening of a hole-in-the-wall congee joint（粥店）and a high-end restaurant.

The local cuisine is characterized by fresh clean flavors（口味）, seafood, barbecued meats and the wonderful

tradition of yum cha, which is tea drinking accompanied by dumplings and small dishes.

Congee is the way locals love to start their day, and one of the most popular vendors is Ru Xuan Sha Guo

Zhou. Here, one can get a bowl of signature seafood congee any hour of the day.

Roast meats are Bing Sheng’s most popular order—their roast goose is marinated（腌制）with five-spice,

boiled, air-dried, then roasted by a flame oven to give a crisp skin.

For something more home style and removed from the madness of downtown, head to Ji Cun for steamed

chicken and simple farmer-style dishes.

4. Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province

This ancient canal city is home to huangjiu, an amber-colored rice wine that’s important in Chinese cooking.

Open since 1894, the dining chain is known by almost every Chinese for its appearance in early 20th century

novels by Chinese literati Lu Xun.

Xianheng’s delicacies（佳肴）include crispy-skinned chicken, smoked red dates in rice wine, beans flavored

with fennel(茴香), and crispy bream in rice wine.

Fried fermented（发酵的）tofu is also a local specialty, which is available all over town at small street stalls

including one just outside Xianheng.

46. The writer’s purpose of the passage is to ____________.

A. share her story and impression on Chinese cuisines

B. tell readers how to comment on amazing Chinese food cities

C. talk the readers into enjoying the signature food such as hand-pulled noodles

D. express her preference for fiery hot pot and spicy dishes in Chengdu.

47. The underlined word “ubiquitous” can be replaced by ____________.

A. charming and attractive B. smelly and disgusting

C. common and popular D. fiery and spicy

48. If a fresh clean flavor is to a foodie’s taste, which couple of cities is he likely to make a trip to?

A. Chengdu, Lanzhou B. Lanzhou, Guangzhou

C. Guangzhou, Shaoxing D. Shaoxing, Chengdu

49. According to the writer, what message of food culture is brought out in the passage?

A. Cantonese food is characterized by a sea of marinated dishes.

B. Huangjiu is widely believed to be essential in Chinese cooking.

C. Pepper, chili and huajiao play an important role in all Sichuan dishes.

D. Hand-pulled beef noodle is a speciality in local Hui cuisine.

The other day an acquaintance of mine, an outgoing and charming man, told me he had found himself

unexpectedly alone in New York for an hour or two between appointments. He went to the Whitney and spent the “empty” time looking at things in solitary(独自的) happiness. For him it proved to be a shock nearly as great as falling in love to discover that he could enjoy himself so much alone.

What had he been afraid of, I asked myself? That, suddenly alone, he would discover that he bored himself,

or that there was, quite simply, no self there to meet? But having taken a decisive step, he is now on the edge of adventure; he is about to be launched into his own inner space to the astronaut.

Passing on the Kindness篇十：The Kindness of Strangers B1U8

Unit 8

The Kindness of Strangers

Mike Mclntyre

I. Introduction

1. Background

Americans are known as generous people. ―Love thy neighbor‖ and ―Be your brother’s keeper‖ used to be their national mottoes. In recent decades, however, things have changed. People seem to have become more and more indifferent to other people’s needs. The crime rate has increased in many places. More and more people are worried about the general moral decay. But the author of this article tries to tell people that based on his personal experience, things are not as bad as they believe. In fact, one can still depend on the kindness of strangers in this country. American people of course will be happy to hear this. However, the fact that they need this kind of reassurance and the fact that these kinds of articles are so readily accepted by the Reader’s Digest show that people are far from certain, and the problem is far from being resolved.

This article appeared in the Reader’s Digest of May 1997. the Reader’s Digest is a 90-year-old popular American magazine, second only to TV Guide in circulation. It is published in 18 languages and more than 24 million copies are sold monthly worldwide. The large circulation indicates that it is designed to appeal to average people. Therefore, most articles in this magazine reflect traditional American values and tend to paint a generally positive picture of the land and people of the United States.

Today, people generally agree that competition is good for economic growth because it makes people work harder and better. But they also find that it might turn society into a battlefield or a jungle where everybody is guided by the law of ―the survival of the fittest‖ and that it might do harm to human relationships. This has happened in the United States. It is also happening in our own country. Our students should be aware of these problems and try to understand and learn to deal with them.

2. Structure

The test can be roughly divided into three parts, which can be further divided into several sections.

I. The Introduction: an experience of the writer that set him thinking of a trip to find out whether people could still depend on the kindness of strangers (paras. 1-4)

A. One summer, the r\writer drove past a hitchhiker in the desert. (para. 1)

B. He wondered whether people could still depend on the kindness of strangers

when crime rates were high. (para. 2)

C. He wanted to find this out through a cross-country journey without any money.

(paras. 3-4)

II. The body: his journey (paras. 5-13)

A. He gave general information about the journey. (paras. 5-7)

(1) It would be a cashless, coast-to-coast journey.

(2) In 6 weeks, he covered 4,223 miles across 14 states.

B. He was treated by strangers with kindness.(paras. 8-13)

(1) People were willing to help even thought it was risky for themselves.

a. Two old ladies gave him a ride.

b. A truck drive picked him up in the rain.

(2) They were compassionate.

a. People brought them food.

b. Someone gave him a coat.

c. A worker took him home and shared a simple dinner with his family.

(3) They helped him as a matter of course.

a. A Mr Wilson invited him to spend the night in his house.

b. Mr Wilson’s wife, a school teacher invited him to speak to her class.

III.Conclusion (paras. 14-15)

A. He has regained faith in his country.

B. People can still depend on the kindness of strangers.

3. Teaching Tips

1) Let students draw a map of the United States, and explain to one another how the author

traveled from coast to coast showing the rout he took and the interesting experiences he had on the way. See if students are able to remember all the names of the states the author passed through.

2) Encourage students to discuss what kind of problems we might encounter if we are to

travel alone without a penny across our land. Discuss further why they think certain problems are likely to occur. Ask also if they are ready to give a ride to a perfect stranger. Have them comment on hitchhiking as an American tradition.

II. Language Focus

1. Key word

To run

2. Word formation

Suffixed: -an, -ese, -ive

3. Verb pattern

He bought me a book. (double objects双宾语)

4. Idioms and phrases

be grateful to

by the roadside

depend on

do sth as a matter of course

drive by (said of a car)

feel bad about sth

from coast to coast/from the Pacific to the

Atlantic

head for a place

in need

in the middle of

5. Verb + noun collocations

accept the offer

conquer fear cook a dish cover a certain distance pass by sb pick up a hitchhiker pull over (said of a car) pull to (said of a car) rely on rob sb at knifepoint run contrary to run over sb stay at watch out for would rather (’d rather) do sth

entertain guests

feed animals

hitch many rides

invite sb

pitch a tent

plan the journey

renew one’s faith

6. Synonym discrimination

remember, recall, memorize

find, find out

particular, special

7. Grammar

1) present participles as adverbial

2) what-clause risk life rob sb rouse one’s couriosity scold a child shelter people test the theory warn sbvisit, tour, trip, journey but, however middle, center

III. Detailed Discussion of the Text

1. In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside.

come upon: (literary) to meet, find, or discover by chance or by a accident

More examples:

During their trip they came upon an unknown animal.

The other day, I came upon a very interesting book that deals with this issue.

Compare: ―to come upon‖ and ―to come across‖

2. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand.

This is the usual gesture of hitchhikers when they ask for a free ride. The gas can obviously is meant to explain why he needed this favor. He had run out of gas.

3. There was a time … when you’d be considered a jerk if …

Drill students in the attributive clauses introduced by ―when‖ in the following pattern:

--Has he always been in such poor health?

--No, there was a time when he was as strong as a horse.

Substitutes:

Has he always been so found of Western music?

Has the water in that river always been so dirty?

Has corruption always been such a serious problem?

Has the weather always been so dry here in spring?

jerk: a stupid person who does not care about the effects of his actions

4. With gangs, drug addicts, … lurking everywhere, …

This is a prepositional phrase (―with‖ + its complex object) used as an adverbial of reason. It could be turned into an adverbial clause introduced by ―as‖: As gangs, drug addicts, … are lurking everywhere …

gang: a group of criminals who work together

addict: someone who is unable to stop taking drugs

lurk: to wait silently and secretly, ready to do wrong

5. Leaving him stranded … did not bother me so much. What bothered me was …

leave sb/sth done: to make sb/sth stay in a certain state

More examples:

They left the food untouched.

Never leave the door unlocked.

We are not going to leave anything untried.

Drill students in subject clauses introduced by ―what‖ in the following pattern:

-- What did he say at the meeting yesterday?

-- I don’t know what he said. I don’t remember what he said. /I’m not interested in what he

said. ? OK, let me tell you what he said. ―What he said was very funny.

Substitutes:

What did he do?

What did he see?

6. I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator.

The author was really shocked—how he could have been so indifferent, so unfeeling and so unsympathetic.

accelerator: the part of a car that can make the car go faster when you press it.

7. … relying solely on the goodwill of his fellow Americans.

―To rely on‖ and ―to depend on‖ are sometimes synonyms. But in the following context, ―to depend on‖ is the right choice.

--Are you going?

--That depends. It depends on whether I’m free.

fellow Americans: other Americans like oneself. Also: fellow students, fellow teachers, fellow workers.

8. The idea intrigued me.

intrigue: to interest greatly; to fascinate; to attract

9. The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life.

The week I turned 37 …: The week (when) I turned 37 …

Here ―when‖ is often omitted. Similarly, we say ―the day I was born …‖, ―the year he got married …‖, ―the night the fire broke out …‖, etc.

take a gamble: We can also say ―to take a rest‖, ―to take a risk‖, etc. pay attention to this kind of collocation

10. … through the land of the almighty dollar.

the land of the almighty dollar: the country in which money has as much power as God (―it‖ here referring to the United States). The dollar is the most powerful thing/motive.

11. … and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50-pound pack on my back and a sign

displaying my destination to passing vehicles: “America.”

The author was holding a sign showing people where he was going. The fact that he put ―America‖ as his destination may have been the reason why he was so well treated. It must have caught the attention of the media and roused people’s patriotic feelings. Golden Gate Bridge is in San Francisco.

12. hitched

=hitchhiked

―To hitch‖ can also mean ―to fasten (a trailer, etc)‖

13. … to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming.

… to be careful about the cowboys in Wyoming.

More examples of “to watch out”

Watch out for cars when you’re crossing the street.

Watch out! The train is coming.

14. … when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests

… when it seemed to be in a way that was opposite to their best interests./…when it seemed to be exactly what they should not have done for their own safety.

run contrary to: to run against; to run counter to

―Contrary‖ is an adverb here.

15. … a car pulled to the road shoulder.

The word ―pull‖ is often used to describe the movement of a car.

eg He had to pull up at the red light. (to make the car come to a halt)

The policeman ordered him to pull over. (to stop his car at the side of the road. She pulled in to let the truck pass. (to move to the side of the road and stop)

shoulder: (AmE) an area of ground at the side of the road where drivers can stop their cars if they have some trouble; roadside

16. … old ladies dressed in their Sunday finest.

… old ladies who were wearing their best clothes.

It could be that these ladies were on their way to the church or back home form the church. ―in‖ is often used to mean ―wearing sth‖.

More examples:

He looked very handsome in his army uniform.

I saw a woman in black hurrying to the hotel.

The boy was in rags, and he was hungry.

17. I didn’t know whether to kiss them or scold them for stopping.

I didn’t know whether I should thank them for their kindness or criticize them for running this risk.

The author was obviously deeply touched. He says this to emphasize the kindness and courage of the two old ladies, not to suggest that it was wrong or stupid.

―Whether‖ cannot be replaced by ―if‖ in this pattern. ―if‖ is usually followed by a clause and without ―or‖.

18. … she’d rather risk her life than feel bad about …

… she preferred to risk rather than feel guilty about …

More examples of the use of ―would rather … than …‖

I’d rather stay at home than go out tomorrow.

I’d rather marry someone I can trust than someone who has lots of money but no heart. We’d rather live a simple life with clean air, clean water and clean food than a life of luxury in a heavily polluted place.

19. … a trucker pulled over, licking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder.

trucker: trucker driver

locking his brakes: putting on suddenly (slamming on/applying) his brakes

skid: to slide sideways and go out of control

20. … robbed at knifepoint

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