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      Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I thought I'd just go east.
   A bus stopped. I got on and asked the driver how far she was going, "Ten more miles," she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.
      I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus came up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service, but the door opened. It was the same driver.
   “I just can't leave you here,” she said. “This isn't the nicest place. I will give you a ride home.”
   “You will drive me home on the bus?" I asked, astonished.
   “No, I will take you in my car,” she said.
   “It's a long way," I insisted.
   “Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
   As we drove from the station in the car, she began telling me a story, A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I'm just passing the favor(善意的行为) along,” she said.
   When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't accept. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along," she said.

(1)、There was something wrong with the writer's car ______.

A、late at night B、early in the morning C、an hour before sunset D、thirty minutes after sunset
(2)、The writer changed his mind after waiting 30 minutes because ______.

A、he became impatient and a bit worried B、a taxi ride would be more comfortable C、he knew the driver would never return D、the bus driver had given him wrong information
(3)、The bus driver drove the writer home later because ______.

A、her brother had told her to do so B、she wanted to earn more money C、she happened to go in the same direction D、she wanted to do something good for others
(4)、The underlined word "astonished" in the passage probably means      .

A、surprised B、grateful C、happy D、angry
(5)、The bus driver hoped that the writer       .

A、would drive someone home B、would help someone in need C、would keep her in memory D、would give the money to others
举一反三
阅读下面三篇材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

Leoh Ming Pei, one of the world's best-knownarchitects (建筑师), left over 50 designs during his longcareer. These stand as his gifts to the world. 

The glass pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France might be Pei's most famous work. Back in the1980s, the Louvre Museum was having trouble with traffic. To solve the problem, Pei planned to dig an undergroundhall and place a glass pyramid on top. Many people didn't like the idea. They said it was too modern for the classical museum. However, the idea turned out to be a success. It is not only the museum's main entrance, but also a huge skylight (天窗). 

In 2006, Pei was invited to build a museum in his hometown Suzhou. He tried to include local and historical ideas in his design. He built small halls with traditional white walls and dark roofs, just like the classical Chinese gardens. Moreover, the lines and windows in the roof bring something modern to the museum. 

The famous Lion Grove Garden (狮子林) in Suzhou used to be owned by Pei's family. Pei spent some summers there as a child. Maybe that was when Pei developed his interest in architecture. Pei spent most of his adult years in the US, first studying at universities and then working in different places. Even though he was trained in the US, the beauty of Chinese Classics was well displayed in many of his designs. "I've never left China because home is a place your heart always belongs to," Pei once said. 

Over the last century, many building trends (潮流) have come and gone. But the works of Pei have not. "A lasting architecture has to have roots." Pei once told The New York Times. That may explain why he and his works have stood the test of time. 

 阅读A、B、C、D四篇材料, 然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Welcome to Classic Reading. I'm your host, Jordon. While living in China for the past seven years, I'vebecome interested in Chinese culture, especially classical Chinese poetry. I have also known some Chinesepoets, such as Li Bai, Du Fu and so on. Today, I will talk about a poem from the Tang Dynasty by the poet HeZhizhang. Here is an English version(版本)of the poem by Xu Yuanchong, a world-famous translator ofancient Chinese poems in both English and French. Let's take a look at his translation. 

Oh, I return to the homeland I left while young, 

Thinner has grown my hair, though I speak the same tongue. 

My children, whom I meet, do not know who am I. 

"Where are you from, dear sir?" they ask with beaming eyes. 

In this short poem, He Zhizhang tells a story about a visit to his birthplace. It's been decades(数十年)since the last time he was home, but he could still pick up his local accent. Things did not change much, butthe people did. The poet had mixed feelings about it, so he wrote this poem. 

Personally, I like this poem because it reminds me of my own hometown. No matter where I live or forhow long I've been away, my hometown and family will always have a special place in my heart. I hope youcan enjoy this poem as much as I do. See you next time! 

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