Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 a. m. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the door and knocked, "Just a minute," answered a weak, elderly voice.
After a long time, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing," I told her. "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated."
"Oh, you're such a good man." She said. 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 (臨終醫院). 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 (計價器). 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 particular building and would sit staring into the dar
kness , saying nothing.
At dawn, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now." We drove in silence Lo the address she had given me.
"How much do I owe 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 bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, "You gave an old woman a little moment of joy."
60. 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
61. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he_______.
A. wanted to give her a hand
B. shut off the meter by mistake
C. had received her payment ahead of time
D. was in a hurry to take other passengers
62. What's the correct order of the following events?
a. We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
b. The door opened and a small woman stood before me.
c. She showed me the building where she had once worked.
d. I found the building was dark except for a single light.
e. She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.
A. b, c, a, d, e B. a, c, b, e, d C. a, c, e, d, b D. d, b, e, c, a
63. What can we learn from the story?
A. Giving is always a pleasure.
B. People should respect each other.
C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy,
D. People should learn to appreciate others' concern.
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Mr. and Mrs. King have lived in our town for nearly twenty years. They have a bookshop by the bus station. They’re __1__ to everybody and have a lot of friends. They often __2__ the poor students and sell them some books cheaply. So there’re many young men in their shop. Of course people __3_ them and their friends often call on (拜訪) them and _4__ them. We can always hear their rooms are full of __5__ and quarrel.
It was a Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. King were going to have a picnic on the island the next __6__. It was a little far from our town. So they had to _7__ earlier than usual to catch a six o’clock train. After _8__ a few friends came to see them while they were cooking some _9 and drinks for the picnic. Mr. king and his wife had to stop _10__ them. They talked a lot and few of them looked at the _11__ on the wall. Mr. and Mrs. King were anxious (焦急) but they couldn’t tell the visitors about it. The woman thought for a few _12__ and had an idea. She said to her __13__, “Oh, it’s eleven o’clock! You’d better stop talking, dear! Our guests are anxious to _14__!
Mr. king heard this and stood up and said _15_ to the visitors and they left soon.
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Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the oldest one is the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are three large pyramids at Giza, outside the modern capital of Egypt, Cairo. The largest and most famous one is called the Great Pyramid. The workers built it as a tomb (墳墓) for the Pharaoh Khufu (法老胡夫).
It took more than twenty years to build the Great Pyramid. When it was built, the pyramid was about 146.5 metres high. Over the years it has lost about eight metres off its top.
The pyramid is made of large stone blocks (石塊) — 2,300,000 of them! Each of these blocks weighs over 2,000 kilograms. The ancient Egyptians did not have any modern machines. How did they build the pyramid? The pyramid shows that the ancient people were intelligent and had great skills.
People once thought that the Egyptians made slaves (奴隸) do all the work on the Great Pyramid. But in fact, they used farmers.
【小題1】From the passage we can learn that _____.
| A．Giza is the modern capital of Egypt |
| B．there are only three pyramids in Egypt |
| C．the Pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid by himself |
| D．the Great Pyramid was built (被建) as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu |
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| A．聰明的 | B．辛苦的 | C．誠實的 | D．熱情的 |
| A．machines | B．slaves | C．farmers | D．children |
| A．To invite people to visit the Great Pyramid. |
| B．To give information about the Great Pyramid. |
| C．To describe his or her trip to the Great Pyramid. |
| D．To tell how he or she feels about the Great Pyramid. |
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In the past twenty years, riding bicycles has become more and more popular among people of all ages. （3） Bicycles have long played an important part in the lives of American young people. But today an even greater number of adults cycle along roadsides and bicycle paths. These new riders are often trying to become fit or lose weight. They have found that bicycling is a pleasant way to stay healthy.
This is certainly good for health. But it has also brought some problems. With all these added people on the road, bicycle safety has become a matter of real importance.
Bicycle safety is mostly a matter of common sense. People should ride only on bicycle paths where they will not be badly hurt. There are also a number of rules that riders should follow, especially when riding on streets or highways. Bicyclists should never ride against the traffic ,nor should they carry other people on their bicycles. They are also supposed to ride in single line on busy streets and to "walk bicycles across the busy intersections (交叉路口) .
（4）By following these rules, bicycle riders will not only stay healthy but also be safe.
In one recent year, the National Safety Council reported that 34 thousand bicycle riders were hurt in highway accidents. In that same year, another six hundred riders were killed. Since the introduction of crash helmets (頭盔) in 1980, the number of injuries (傷者) and deaths from bicycling accidents had gone down. Today, more and more riders realize the dangers of bicycling. They are wearing helmets and paying closer attention to cycling rules.
根據短文內容回答下列問題。
【小題1】How many rules should the riders follow? Give one example.
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【小題2】According to the National Safety Council's report, what's the total number of injuries and deaths in one recent year?
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B. 將短文中劃線部分譯成漢語。
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C. 請給短文擬一個適當的英文標題。
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【小題2】Jimmy (read) a science book when I came into his room.
【小題3】It is twenty years since the bridge (build).
【小題4】The goal of the game is (test) your knowledge of English grammar.
【小題5】If you double-click on the icon, the web page (appear) on the screen.
【小題6】Spring is the best time for (visit) Chinese gardens.
【小題7】I often hear her (sing) in her beautiful voice.
【小題8】Look! How beautiful our city (look)!
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1.---Where is Jim? --- He (go) to Shanghai.
2.Jimmy (read) a science book when I came into his room.
3.It is twenty years since the bridge (build).
4.The goal of the game is (test) your knowledge of English grammar.
5.If you double-click on the icon, the web page (appear) on the screen.
6.Spring is the best time for (visit) Chinese gardens.
7.I often hear her (sing) in her beautiful voice.
8.Look! How beautiful our city (look)!
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