Around twenty years ago I was going through hard times. I could not find a satisfying job. To my shame, I had to drive a school bus to make ends meet and lived in a friend’s house.
One afternoon, while driving through a quiet suburban (郊外的) neighborhood I was so sad that I kept asking myself “Why has my life become so hard?” “What’s wrong with the world?” Then I pulled over the bus to drop off a little girl and as she passed she handed me a pretty earring, saying she found it on the floor of the bus and I should keep it in case the owner came to look for it.
In the evening, the owner did come to look for her earring. When I handed it to her, she got very excited and continued saying “Thanks, you’re a real gentleman.” I told her that she should thank the little girl who had found it. She said, “Yes, and you are a good driver, too. What a lovely world it is!” Then she left with satisfaction. I was touched by her last words. I had thought something was wrong with the world just because of my poor condition. In fact, nothing was wrong with the world. I should change my attitude towards life. I should be positive about life.   
At first it was hard, and then it got easier. Every day I could find things to make me happy. Then one night there was a phone call for me at my friend’s house from a lady who was a manager in a large hospital. She said she had read my application form and asked me if I would like to work in the hospital. I said yes and got the job. Looking back at the experience I know the most important is to have a positive attitude towards life.
小題1:We know from the second paragraph that ________.
A．the author cried while driving that afternoon
B．a(chǎn) girl picked up an earring before getting off
C．there was only one passenger on the bus
D．the girl gave the author an earning as a gift
小題2:The author decided to have a change in life because ________.
A．what the earring owner said moved him
B．he didn’t want to be a driver any more
C．his friends helped him become positive
D．he was offered a better job in a hospital
小題3:When the author got a call from the manager of the hospital, he felt ________.
A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．delightedC．shockedD．disappointed
小題4:Who was the owner of the earring lost on the bus according go the passage?
A．One of the author’s friends.B．A real gentleman
C．A manager in a hospitalD．Not mentioned
小題5:What does the author want to show in this passage?
A．Lost things should be returned to the owner.
B．Life is usually hard for the young at the beginning.
C．One should hold a positive attitude towards life.
D．It is not easy to find a good job nowadays.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：本文通過(guò)一則故事告訴我們對(duì)待生活中的一切都要有積極的心態(tài)和態(tài)度。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段3,4行I pulled over the bus to drop off a little girl and as she passed she handed me a pretty earring說(shuō)明這個(gè)女孩是在車(chē)廂的地上撿到那個(gè)耳環(huán)的，故B項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段4,5行I was touched by her last words. I had thought something was wrong with the world just because of my poor condition.說(shuō)明我是被她的話感動(dòng)了才開(kāi)始決定要做出改變。故A正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)2,3行She said she had read my application form and asked me if I would like to work in the hospital. I said yes and got the job.我一直都想改變，現(xiàn)在這一個(gè)好機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)臨了。我立刻就抓住了這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，我應(yīng)該是很高興的。故B正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。文章中只是提出耳環(huán)的失主來(lái)認(rèn)領(lǐng)耳環(huán)，并沒(méi)有提題是什么人，什么身份，故D正確。
小題5:C 推理題。本文中作者通過(guò)這樣的一個(gè)故事來(lái)告訴我們對(duì)待生活中的一切都要有積極的心態(tài)和態(tài)度。這一點(diǎn)從文章最后一句I know the most important is to have a positive attitude towards life.也可以看出。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文通過(guò)一則故事告訴我們對(duì)待生活中的一切都要有積極的心態(tài)和態(tài)度�？闯黾�(xì)節(jié)題較多，要求考生抓住題干文字信息，采用針對(duì)性方法進(jìn)行閱讀，因?yàn)檫@類(lèi)題的答案在文章中可以直接找到。
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What should I do? Take the stairs and   34  a girl, or jump over the fence and look   35  ? Then I took my chance with the fence. I placed both   36  on the top and jumped, feeling uneasy. I didn’t   37   it. As I tried, my foot   38  on the top of the fence. Down I went! I landed on my backside. I tried to  39   off the accident, but then I felt something moving   40  me. Just then I saw  41  seemed like hundreds of bees flying toward me. I had landed on a beehive（蜂窩）!  I  42  up and rushed as fast as I could. But the bees flew faster. What a/an  43  situation I was in!
My clothes were covered with   44 . I parked myself in the camp and I was at a loss.  45  this, my teacher quickly took off all my clothes but underwear. Bees flew out of my clothes and  46  out of my mouth!
I had gained the  47  of all the campers, but I didn’t feel cool. I had been  48 almost 40 bees stings(蟄) all over my body. I learned a most   49   lesson that day. When we are led by the   50   to show off（炫耀）, we might find ourselves sitting on a beehive.
小題1:
A．raceB．walkC．setD．get
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)lreadyB．happilyC．fastD．straight
小題3:
A．funB．fearC．helpD．luck
小題4:
A．feel likeB．care aboutC．look likeD．wait for
小題5:
A．coolB．worriedC．strongD．excited
小題6:
A．feetB．handsC．a(chǎn)rmsD．legs
小題7:
A．doB．climbC．succeedD．make
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．gotC．steppedD．caught
小題9:
A．fallB．putC．laughD．look
小題10:A. inside   B. under          C. up             B. beside
小題11:
A．thatB．whichC．whatD．if
小題12:
A．jumpedB．stoodC．pickedD．sat
小題13:
A．embarrassing(尷尬)B．hopelessC．difficultD．pleasing
小題14:
A．tearsB．grassC．dustD．bees
小題15:
A．ForB．AtC．InD．With
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)lmostB．a(chǎn)gainC．stillD．even
小題17:
A．experienceB．a(chǎn)ttentionC．knowledgeD．respect
小題18:
A．gotB．foundC．givenD．put
小題19:
A．valuableB．deepestC．difficultD．successful
小題20:
A．courageB．leaderC．desire(欲望)D．teacher

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