One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he gong to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.

The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.

But Bryan wanted no money. He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said, “If you really want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, help them and think of me.”

After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small café where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕). Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As the lady was going to pay the $10 bill she remembered Bryan’s words.

She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There ware tears in her eyes when she read it: “Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $100 bills.

Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news. “Bryan Anderson my dear…you’re not going to believe what just happened…”

1.When the lady saw Bryan, she was worried because she thought_____ .

A. he may hurt her            B. he wasn’t going to stop

C. he couldn’t help her         D. she didn’t have enough money

答案: A

【解析】

2.What can we learn about the old lady from the story?

A. She was never kind to others.

B. She was usually quite careless.

C. She was probably very rich.

D. She was not a very good driver.

答案: C

【解析】

3.The underlined expression “giving a hand to(Paragraph 3)is closest in meaning to “____”.

A. questioning       B. helping         C. hurting         D. calling

答案: B

【解析】

4.The underlined word “it” (Paragraph 5) refers to “____”.

A. the change        B. the bill         C. the note          D. the order

答案: C

【解析】

5.Which of the following shows the relationship between the man, the lady and the waitress?

答案:D

【解析】

 

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Stress (压力) is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.        The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on …         How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?       Yes       No Do you easily get angry? Do you often sleep badly? Do you get headaches a lot? Do you take sleeping pills? Do you find it difficult to relax? Do you usually hide your feelings? Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet? Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something?                                       If you answer "Yes" to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?         Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving (减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways-people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should ______ more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.

1. Who has got stress in his everyday life?

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A. Men. B. Women. C. Young people. D. All the above.

2. If you have over             problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.

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A. two B. three C. five D. eight

3. Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?

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A. Taking exams. B. Changing jobs. C. Taking sleeping pills. D. Making money.

4. According to the passage, which of the followings is true?

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A. Women and young people never have stress. B. Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. C. People who answer "No" to all of the questions have great stress. D. People who answer "Yes" to more than two of the questions have no stress.

5. What's the easier way to relax your body?

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A. Talking with friends. B. Listening to light music. C. Doing relaxing exercises. D. Laughing, smiling and crying.

6. "______" in the passage should be the "word"            .

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A. smile B. laugh C. cry D. smoke

7. The main idea of the passage is             .

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A. about stress and how to relieve your stress B. that there are many reasons for having stress C. that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress D. that doing the Stress Test is a good way to help you to live a better life

从所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案

—Does John enjoy _________ in China?

—Yes, very much．　　　

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A．live　　　B．lives　　　C．living　　　D．lived