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    One summer I was driving from my hometown 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.
    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.
    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 goodwill of his fellow Americans.What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him，carry him down the road?
    The idea intrigued me.
    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.
    I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50­pound pack on my back and a  sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles：“America”．
    For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 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.
    小题1:Why did the author drive past the young man in the desert without stopping?
    A．Because he failed to notice this man.
    B．Because he was driving too fast.
    C．Because he thought the young man didn't need help.
    D．Because he was afraid of being tricked.
    小题2:What was it that made the author upset?
    A．Leaving the young man alone in the desert.
    B．Being considered a fool.
    C．Making the decision of not offering help so easily.
    D．Keeping thinking about the young man.
    小题3:The author decided to travel without a penny in order to ________.
    A．find out how long he could survive without help
    B．go through the great difficulty in surviving unexpected environment
    C．find out whether strangers would offer help to him
    D．figure out how strangers thought of his plan
    小题4:In the passage，the author described his journey as a gamble because ________.
    A．he was not so sure of the outlook of the journey
    B．he had no money to give to strangers
    C．he was sure of the coming sufferings
    D．he wasn't sure whether to make the journey
    小题5:The following part might probably ________.
    A．describe how he fooled strangers
    B．describe how strangers went out of their way to help him
    C．explain why people refused to help strangers
    D．explain how he overcame his difficulties on the way

    小题1:D
    小题2:C
    小题3:C
    小题4:A
    小题5:B
    当今社会，帮助陌生人的人会被当成傻瓜，在这样的导向下，人们是否还会向陌生人伸出援手？作者为了得到答案，亲历了一次“身无分文”的旅行。
    小题1:解析　细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后两句可知，如今人们不想因为帮助陌生人而陷入麻烦，作者正是受这种思想的影响，而没有停车。答案　D
    小题2:解析　细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision.”可知，使作者感到不安的是自己怎么会那么轻易就作出了不伸出援手的决定。答案　C
    小题3:解析　细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后三句的内容以及第四段“The idea intrigued me”可知，作者决定进行这次“身无分文”的旅行是想看看是否会有陌生人帮助他，因此选择C。
    答案　C
    小题4:解析　推理判断题。根据文章的描述可知，由于现在的人们不愿意帮助陌生人，作者不知道他是否会得到帮助，因此作者把这次旅行当成是一次冒险，说明他对这次旅行的前景不乐观，因此选择A。答案　A
    小题5:解析　篇章结构题。根据最后一段的描述可知，作者无论到哪儿都会得到帮助，甚至一些人宁愿违背自己的利益，也会去帮助他，因此下文作者会具体说明人们是如何尽力帮助他的。答案　B。
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    A．whereB．whenC．untilD．because
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    A．suddenlyB．occasionallyC．hardlyD．normally
    小题8:
    A．shyB．lateC．aloneD．hopeless
    小题9:
    A．kitchenB．houseC．clubD．shelter
    小题10:
    A．packB．purchaseC．serveD．bake
    小题11:
    A．poorB．homelessC．vluntaryD．local
    小题12:
    A．playing withB．putting awayC．looking forD．holding out
    小题13:
    A．helloB．sorryC．thanksD．okay
    小题14:
    A．hadB．earnedC．achievedD．did
    小题15:
    A．movedB．tookC．helpedD．encouraged
    小题16:
    A．heartB．luckC．identityD．taste
    小题17:
    A．believed inB．learnt fromC．got overD．thought about
    小题18:
    A．more thanB．nothing butC．anything butD．less than
    小题19:
    A．intelligentB．abstractC．empty D．open
    小题20:
    A．beforeB．byC．uponD．to

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：完形填空

    My family and I used to live in Belgium, and, to me, life was great. Most of my relatives and friends lived there, so there was never a      of aunts to spoil me or children to play with me.
    My father is a journalist,       there wasn't much work for him in Belgium at that time. When I was eight, he        he'd found a good job in London and that we were going to move there.  I was      - I didn't realize I was leaving my friends behind and throwing myself into a different world. The excitement soon      after we moved there.
           our arrival in London, I had to start a new school and learn a  new      . I didn't know things in fashion, either. For the       six months I had extra lessons to  learn English. This       with cards and progressed towards books. I'm a      learner ,so I soon caught up. It was fitting in with other       in my school that took a bit more work.
    For the first two years or so I was an outsider, no matter how much I tried to      . This made me      and sensitive - a perfect target for bullies. Thankfully, some of my classmates began to     me, and they became a great help as they helped me to      the things that made me a "foreigner".  By the time I        primary school,  most people couldn't believe I had moved to England only four years before. I was        able to fit in, grasp the language and adapt to the culture.
    Trying to fit in is my      to anyone who has just moved from the homeland. or is planning to. "Fitting in" doesn't mean completely       yourself to be someone else ,but it does mean trying to  learn the         culture and language, ,which will make your life easier.
    小题1:
    A．1ackB．memoryC．reasonD．purpose
    小题2:
    A．ifB．butC．unlessD．because
    小题3:
    A．realizedB．explainedC．learnedD．announced
    小题4:
    A．shockedB．excitedC．nervousD．disappointed
    小题5:
    A．formedB．increasedC．disappearedD．continued
    小题6:
    A．OnB．InC．ForD．By
    小题7:
    A．artB．historyC．scienceD．language
    小题8:
    A．latestB．firstC．lastD．former
    小题9:
    A．endedB．assistedC．startedD．stayed
    小题10:
    A．quickB．braveC．lovelyD．happy
    小题11:
    A．classesB．gradesC．childrenD．teachers
    小题12:
    A．fit inB．call inC．bring inD．give in
    小题13:
    A．lazyB．shyC．responsibleD．optimistic
    小题14:
    A．acceptB．changeC．blameD．challenge
    小题15:
    A．depend onB．take upC．refer toD．leave out
    小题16:
    A．leftB．beganC．hadD．enjoyed
    小题17:
    A．nearlyB．speciallyC．finallyD．hardly
    小题18:
    A．adviceB．demandC．choiceD．condition
    小题19:
    A．sharingB．keepingC．findingD．losing
    小题20:
    A．simpleB．newC．positiveD．recent

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