Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law's house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn't have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground --- not many people had ventured out that evening!
When I returned to my car around 11pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.
All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members --- at least I thought that's what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said "Excuse me, Ma'am, can we help you? You seem stuck." Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said "I am stuck." And the young man said "It's okay, stay in your car and we'll push you out of the snow." And they did!
When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.
【小題1】Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?
| A．Because she was afraid of being harmed. |
| B．Because she sat in her car for too long a time. |
| C．Because she was cold indeed in that freezing evening. |
| D．Because she knew they would rob her of the car. |
| A．Impolite. | B．Ill-mannered. |
| C．Unfriendly | D．Warm-hearted. |
| A．One of the four teenagers was a gang member. |
| B．The kids wanted to help the author out of trouble. |
| C．The author would have a baby in her car. |
| D．The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow. |
| A．Every man has his faults |
| B．Fortune favors those who use their judgment |
| C．Don't judge a book by its cover |
| D．Think twice before you do. |
【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
解析試題分析：這篇文章講述作者被困在雪中，看見幾個年輕人到來，作者從他們的樣子看因為他們是要傷害她，但是幾個年輕人卻幫助作者擺脫困境。
【小題1】細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me.可知作者害怕被傷害。選A
【小題2】細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：And the young man said "It's okay, stay in your car and we'll push you out of the snow." And they did!可知這些年輕人是熱心腸的。選D
【小題3】細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：And the young man said "It's okay, stay in your car and we'll push you out of the snow." And they did!可知這些年輕人想幫助作者擺脫困境。選B
【小題4】主旨題：這篇文章講述作者被困在雪中，看見幾個年輕人到來，作者從他們的樣子看因為他們是要傷害她，但是幾個年輕人卻幫助作者擺脫困境，作者最后是embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.
可知不能以貌取人。選C
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【小題1】 The reason why Sam thanked Mr Lee was that ____.
| A．Mr Lee was very kind and friendly to him |
| B．Mr Lee came to see him early in the morning |
| C．Mr Lee did the operation according to his wish |
| D．Mr Lee saved both his and Jason’s lives |
| A．dacbe | B．dcbea | C．cbdae | D．cdbea |
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| B．the unsuccessful operation led to Sam’s blindness |
| C．Jason knew how Sam helped him before Sam died |
| D．it was Jason that was made blind in the car accident |
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| B．was unfriendly to his friends |
| C．felt hopeless after the car accident happened |
| D．a(chǎn)lways listened to his friends |
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| B．became healthy again (after being ill) |
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【小題1】What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?
| A．It was trying to make a cocoon for itself. |
| B．It was struggling to get out of its cocoon. |
| C．It was flying among the trees in the forest. |
| D．It was crawling around quietly on the ground. |
| A．to take the butterfly home |
| B．to help the butterfly come out easily |
| C．to kill the butterfly |
| D．to stop the butterfly growing bigger |
| A．patient but cruel | B．careful and wise | C．kind but unwise | D．brave and funny |
| A．Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life |
| B．Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it |
| C．Every good deed will come back with a good result |
| D．The greatest happiness in the world is to help others |
| A．The love for the cocoon. | B．The joy of helping each other |
| C．The lesson of the cocoon | D．The expectation for the butterfly |
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| A．looked like a musician |
| B．was a musician of much influence |
| C．showed an interest in music |
| D．traveled to play modern music |
| A．by space | B．by examples | C．by time | D．by comparison |
| A．His tale begins in New Orleans. |
| B．He was born before jazz was invented. |
| C．His music was popular with his listeners. |
| D．He learned popular music at a boy’s home. |
| A．The Invention of the Jazz Music | B．The Spread of Popular Music |
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【小題1】Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because ________.
| A．he couldn’t afford the buses |
| B．he wanted to save money |
| C．he wanted to keep in good health |
| D．he could do some work on the way |
| A．give him a start in life | B．help him on the way to success |
| C．make him rich | D．gain more money |
| A．wanted to return Mr. Grey the money |
| B．a(chǎn)gain asked Mr. Grey for money |
| C．would like to make friends with him |
| D．told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then |
| A．Mr. Gray happened to meet a stranger |
| B．Mr. Grey had a chance to help a stranger |
| C．Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance |
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【小題1】What can we know about Anais Nin from the first paragraph?
| A．She was a native American. |
| B．She started Women’s Movement |
| C．She gave lectures in several colleges. |
| D．She wrote mainly about her family life. |
| A．Because she wanted to help support her family. |
| B．Because her parents divorced. |
| C．Because she wanted to realize her dream of becoming an artist |
| D．Because she moved from country to country. |
| A．enter the film industry | B．stay away from war |
| C．have her books published | D．promote her new books |
| A．The awards Anais Nin won. |
| B．Anais Nin and her incomplete family. |
| C．The hardship Anais Nin experienced. |
| D．Anais Nin and her great achievements. |
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【小題1】In the writer’s eyes his greatest pleasure in all his lifetime is _______.
| A．to win the Nobel Prize for the first time |
| B．to be awarded the Nobel Prize for the second time. |
| C．in the work itself |
| D．to have a much more important recognition of his work. |
| A．You will be able to win the Nobel Prize through the scientific research |
| B．You can make as much money as possible by doing the scientific research. |
| C．You may continue doing with something different and exciting, so you can never be tired of doing the scientific research. |
| D．You can get much more chances of promotion by making the scientific research. |
| A．He would forget this failure and start the next experiment. |
| B．He used to be worried about it for several days and never forget it. |
| C．He always gave up his study as the result of the failure. |
| D．He used to think out the reasons and then continue to do it again. |
| A．The writer could still keep calm when he heard the news that he had won the Nobel Prize. |
| B．The writer always gave up his courage when he met with some difficulties in the course of his scientific research. |
| C．In the field of science there are still many new things which need to be studied further. |
| D．There are still many exciting places to explore in the world. |
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Early this morning, I got up to make cookies for my neighbor. But actually she hardly greeted me when we saw each other.
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Then, I reminded myself of how good I had felt yesterday when I’d done some acts of kindness after telling myself: Feel the fear, and do it anyway! So I put the cookies on a beautiful plate, opened my apartment door—and there she was, standing in the hallway. But when she saw me, she went back inside. I went after her and quickly said, “I’m sorry, I’ve got something for you! I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you were paying attention on Monday.” When she heard me speaking, she turned around. As I held the plate towards her, her eyebrows winged up and she took the plate. I was so happy and excited.
Back in my place, I did a “happy dance”, because I had dared to be kind even though I hadn’t been sure my kindness would be welcome. I do hope that our relationship will slowly get better. I know I was and still am biased (存有偏見) towards her at times, but even if we don’t make amends, I want to be able to be kind without depending on other people’s behaviors and reactions.
【小題1】The neighbor hardly greeted the writer most probably because ______.
| A．the writer’s cats disturb her neighbor frequently |
| B．the writer didn’t thank her for calling the firefighters |
| C．the writer never apologized to her for her misbehaviors |
| D．the writer had an unpleasant experience with the neighbor long ago |
| A．a(chǎn)ppreciation | B．gratitude | C．dislike | D．envy |
| A．was afraid of being rejected again by her neighbor |
| B．didn’t know how to get along with her neighbor |
| C．didn’t admit it was her fault in the last incident |
| D．refused to forgive her neighbor’s rude behavior |
| A．Don’t punish yourself because of others’ mistakes. |
| B．We should be kind to others, regardless of their behavior. |
| C．We must keep a good relationship with our neighbors. |
| D．When we make a mistake, we should have the courage to admit it. |
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