Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I...

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    Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived there, I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.
    After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
    “It's not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
    “Oh, I'm in no hurry,” she said. “I'm on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don't have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).
     For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
    Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing. In the early morning, she suddenly said,” I'm tired. Let's go now.”
    We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
    “How much do I pay you?” she asked.
    “Nothing.” I said.
    “You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,”I answered.
     Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug(拥抱). She held on me and said, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

（1）、The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

A、show she was familiar with the citY B、see some places for the last time C、let the driver earn more money D、reach the destination on time

（2）、The taxi driver did not get the money because he ______.

A、wanted to give her a hand B、shut off the meter by mistake C、had received her payment already D、 was in a hurry to take other passengers

（3）、What can we learn from the story?

A、No pains, no gains. B、People should respect(尊重) each other. C、An act of kindness can bring people great joy. D、People should learn to enjoy our life.

举一反三

阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

   Mr Robin（知更鸟）had his house in a tree.
     His four baby robins lived in it. They grew very fast. Soon the house was too little for them.
   “It is time for you to fly,” said Mr Robin.
   “Oh, we can not fly,” said the baby robins.
   “You can, if you try, ” said Mr Robin.
     A robin tried. He flew into a tree.
   “Oh, how interesting!” said the little robin. “I like to fly. See me go!”
     Then the other robins tried.
     In a little while they could all fly.
     The robins could fly, but they could not sing.
   “No, Dad, we can not sing.”
   “You can, if you try. Hear the other birds sing. Look at the pretty flowers and the blue sky. Then you will want to sing. Hear me sing to you. Now sing for me.”
      One little robin sang.
     Then they all sang.
     A little girl came by. “Wow, hear the birds sing!” she said. “How happy they are!”

Michael and Dick are good friends, but they like to play jokes on each other. One holiday, they decided to go to London together. They went to the station and bought their tickets.
Michael got on the train first. He dropped his ticket on the platform when he got into the carriage. Dick, who was close behind, saw the ticket fall and quickly picked it up. He put it in his pocket, but didn't tell Michael. After they had been in the train for a while, they heard the conductor coming down the corridor, shouting, “Tickets, please!” Michael looked for his ticket and of course couldn't find it.
“Oh dear, I can't find my ticket, Dick,” Michael said.
“Look for it carefully, Michael; it must be somewhere.” said Dick.
“No, I can't find it anywhere. What shall I do?” said Michael.
“Perhaps you'd better hide under the seat; then the conductor won't know you are here.” So Michael hid under the seat. At this time, the conductor came in. “Tickets, please,” he said. Dick handed him tow tickets and said, “This is mine. The other is my friend's. But he prefers to stay under the seat.”

阅读理解

An American boy has made a cheap machine that can help blind people read.

The blind can read by using Braille-a system of small bumps (隆起物) that the blind touch to read the letters. The machine that makes these small bumps usually costs at least $2,000. It is called Braille typewriter. The American schoolboy, Shu ham Banerjee, made a new Braille typewriter from a Lego tool that lets people create robots. Banerjee has called his new machine the Braigo-a combination(组合) of the words Braille and Lego. It costs just $350. It works by changing electronic texts into Braille and then printing it using a computer or a mobile machine.

Banerjee designed (设计) his Braigo for a school science project. Since then, he has caught the interest of Silicon Valley in the USA. The big technology company Intel spent money on Banerjee's machine in November, but they did not say how much money they put in. Banerjee also got $ 35,000 from his father to help him start the project. His father works as a computer engineer (工程师) at Intel. He spoke about why he gave so much money to his son, saying, started to be interested more, thinking that he's on to something and this invention has to continue, dream would probably be having most of the blind people use my Braigo.

根据短文内容, 选出五个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确。有一项剩余。

When I just moved to Los Angeles（洛杉矶）, I didn't have a car.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, but I wanted to prove（证明）them wrong.

I asked my neighbor, Mrs. White, to take me to the bus station in the center of the city, so I could try taking the bus home.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. When I got there, I went inside and got a bus timetable（时刻表）. I looked at the map and worked out that I needed to take three buses to get home.

I bought the tickets and went outside to wait at the bus stop for the Number 8 bus. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I gave my ticket to the bus driver and took a seat. At the right stop I got off. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. I waited and waited. A man was also waiting for the same bus. He said that it wasn't unusual for the bus to be late. Half an hour later, it finally came. To make the matter worse, the third bus broke down halfway and the driver had to fix it. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. So when I finally got home, I was very tired. Maybe getting a car in Los Angeles wasn't such a bad idea!

A. It wasted half an hour

B. I would take buses in Los Angeles again

C. Then I waited for the next bus

D. She thought I was crazy but gave me a ride

E. Everyone said that I couldn't get around without one

F. Soon it came and I got on

阅读下面的短文，从方框中所给的A~F六个选项中选择正确的选项(其中一项多余的) ，将其序号填入小题，使短文意思完整、通顺。

Today is December 31st. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} We call it New Year's Eve. Tomorrow is January 1st. That's the first day of the new year. My brother Tom and I are helping our parents. We are getting ready for a big party.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} They invite(邀请) all their friends to our house. There is lots of food and drink.

Tom and I love New Year's Eve. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} But on New Year's Eve, we go to sleep after midnight.

Just before midnight, everyone counts the seconds until 12 o' clock. We shout( 呼喊 )," Ten… nine... eight... seven... six... five... four... three... two... one." And then everyone shouts," {#blank#}4{#/blank#}" We all hold hands and sing songs. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Soon after the games, Tom and I go to bed. New Year's Eve is the best night of the year!

A. Happy New Year!

B. It's the last day of the year.

C. The festival finishes at about 11:30 pm.

D. Then we play some games together.

E. On other nights, we go to bed at eight o' clock.

F. Mom and Dad always have a party on New Year's Eve.

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

What do you usually do online?

I love shopping online. I sit in front of the computer for hours. I shop every day. I can always find cheap but good things online. Sometimes I watch movies or listen to songs.

—— Nancy, an office lady

As a student, I'm always busy from Monday to Friday. I only surf the Internet on weekends. I often play computer games and chat with my friends online.

— Lin Ling, a student

I can't work without the Internet. I need it to send and receive e-mails. I write at least twenty e-mails each day. When I am free,I also love to read news online.

— Mr. Green, a manager

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