Question

In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.

From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, bur sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don’t get to see this soft side of others often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we’re brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that’s in them.

Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty fore years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.

No more angry shouts and no more horns! When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.

Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don’t feel that way. But those are and far between. More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.

1.How do people feel when they offer their help?(No more than 2 words) (2 points)

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2.What reaction did other drivers have when the author drove very slowly at first?

(No more than 5 words) (2 points)

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3.Why did other drivers behave differently when the author put on the car flashlights?

(No more than 8 words) (3 points)

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4.What does the author advise us to do at last? (No more than 8 words) (3 points)

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Answer 1

1.Happy./Please.

2.They sped, horned or shouted./ They got impatient and angry.

3.Because they knew the author was weak./ Because they saw the author’s weakness. / Because the author’s weakness brought out their kindness.

4.Stop pretending we’re brave or strong./ Don’t pretend to be feeling brave or strong. / Don’t pretend that we feel strong or brave.

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文章，作者通过介绍自己的亲身经历，告诉我们在生活中不要假装自己永远很强势很勇敢。

1. Happy./Please. 细节题，文章第一段最后一句And I have discovered that it makes them happy.可知当人们提供帮助给别人时自己会觉得开心。

2.They sped, horned or shouted./ They got impatient and angry. 根据文章第二段第二行 People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me.可知，当作者开得很慢时，人们表现的不耐烦并且很生气，还一直按喇叭，甚至向作者大吼大叫。

3.’s weakness. / Because the author’s weakness brought out their kindness. 据文章第四段第一行I was saying to other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood.可知当作者打开他的手电筒来解释说他很虚弱时，每个人都理解作者。

4.’re brave or strong./ Don’t pretend to be feeling brave or strong. / Don’t pretend that we feel strong or brave.根据文章最后一句it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.可知在生活中，应该不要处处假装自己很强很勇敢。

考点：人生感悟类阅读