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

  1. 1.

    We know from the second paragraph that ________

    1. A.
      the author cried while driving that afternoon
    2. B.
      a girl picked up an earring before getting off
    3. C.
      there was only one passenger on the bus
    4. D.
      the girl gave the author an earning as a gift
  2. 2.

    The author decided to have a change in life because ________

    1. A.
      what the earring owner said moved him
    2. B.
      he didn’t want to be a driver any more
    3. C.
      his friends helped him become positive
    4. D.
      he was offered a better job in a hospital
  3. 3.

    When the author got a call from the manager of the hospital, he felt ________

    1. A.
      annoyed
    2. B.
      delighted
    3. C.
      shocked
    4. D.
      disappointed
  4. 4.

    Who was the owner of the earring lost on the bus according go the passage?

    1. A.
      One of the author’s friends
    2. B.
      A real gentleman
    3. C.
      A manager in a hospital
    4. D.
      Not mentioned
  5. 5.

    What does the author want to show in this passage?

    1. A.
      Lost things should be returned to the owner
    2. B.
      Life is usually hard for the young at the beginning
    3. C.
      One should hold a positive attitude towards life
    4. D.
      It is not easy to find a good job nowadays
BABDC
試題分析：本文通過一則故事告訴我們對待生活中的一切都要有積極的心態(tài)和態(tài)度。
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說明這個女孩是在車廂的地上撿到那個耳環(huán)的，故B項正確。
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.說明我是被她的話感動了才開始決定要做出改變。故A正確。
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)在這一個好機(jī)會來臨了。我立刻就抓住了這個機(jī)會，我應(yīng)該是很高興的。故B正確。
4.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。文章中只是提出耳環(huán)的失主來認(rèn)領(lǐng)耳環(huán)，并沒有提題是什么人，什么身份，故D正確。
5.C 推理題。本文中作者通過這樣的一個故事來告訴我們對待生活中的一切都要有積極的心態(tài)和態(tài)度。這一點從文章最后一句I know the most important is to have a positive attitude towards life.也可以看出。
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