I still clearly remember that day. I was on the side of the road for close to four hours with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that said, “NEED A JACK（千斤頂）”.
Right as I was about to give up, a truck stopped and a man got off. He sized up the situation and went back to take a jack. After about two hours, we finished the job with sweats. We were both dirty. His wife produced a large water jug for us to wash our hands in.
I tried to put $20 in the man’s hand, but he wouldn’t take it, so instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I thanked them up one side and down the other. I asked the little girl, their daughter, where they lived, thinking maybe I’d send them a gift. She said they lived in Mexico. They were in Oregon now so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeks. After that, they were going to pick peaches, and then go back home.
After I said my goodbyes and started walking back to the Jeep, the girl called out and asked if I’d had lunch. When I told her no, she ran up and handed me a tamale（玉米粽子）. I thanked them again and walked back to my car. When I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $20 bill! I ran to the van and the guy rolled down his window. He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head smiling, and with what looked like great concentration said in English: “Today you, tomorrow me.” Then he rolled up his window and drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.
This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others passed by quietly.
Since then I’ve helped many people like the Mexican family. I didn’t accept money. But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.
小題1:From the passage we know that __________.
A．the Mexican man couldn’t speak English
B．the author’s car broke down on the road
C．the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit
D．$20 was a small amount for the Mexican family
小題2:Why did the author give the money quietly to the man’s wife?
A．Because the man had refused to accept it.
B．Because the man’s wife needn’t wash her hands.
C．Because the author thought the Mexican family was poor.
D．Because the author thought the man’s wife would take it.
小題3:The Mexican man helped the author because he tended to think that ___________.
A．it was completely wrong for others to pass by quietly
B．it was quite easy to help the author mend the jeep
C．it was possible that everyone might get into trouble
D．the author was a polite stranger and deserved the help
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE about the author?
A．He hated those who didn’t offer help.
B．He would send a present to the family soon.
C．He wondered why they didn’t take the money.
D．He considered helping others as saving money in the bank.
小題5:What can we infer from the passage?
A．The Mexican family lived a richer life than the author.
B．The Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon each year.
C．The author was inspired to help others by the Mexican family.
D．What made the writer moved was the tamale given by the girl.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:C
文章講述了我的車子出現(xiàn)了問(wèn)題，一個(gè)墨西哥家庭無(wú)私的幫助了我，在他們的影響下，我也開(kāi)始無(wú)私的幫助了別人。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段“NEED A JACK（千斤頂）”可知我的車壞了，需要千斤頂維修。故B正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段but he wouldn’t take it, so instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could可知A正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)第四段with what looked like great concentration said in English: “Today you, tomorrow me.可知他認(rèn)為今天是你遇見(jiàn)困難，明天我會(huì)遇見(jiàn)困難，大家都可能遇見(jiàn)困難，故C正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一句But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.可知D正確。
小題5:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后兩段內(nèi)容可知我在這個(gè)墨西哥家庭的影響之下也經(jīng)常幫助別人。
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    Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing _36_, children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were _37_ wherever they could find _38_. I was a mid-year _39_. The previous _40_ said he could no longer manage these children and _41_  without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he _42_. I sat down _43_  in my chair and began reading their _44_ softly. After each name, I _45_, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a _46_ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began _47_ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a _48_ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were _49_, boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every _50_ while I was writing on the board. They soon became _51_ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair _52_. At first they did not believe me. _53_ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical _54_. I never told them differently. Why _55_ a good thing?
小題1:
A．softlyB．clearlyC．loudlyD．peacefully
小題2:
A．speakingB．laughingC．standingD．dancing
小題3:
A．spaceB．musicC．partnerD．joke
小題4:
A．representativeB．replacementC．referenceD．reward
小題5:
A．teacherB．headmasterC．directorD．leader
小題6:
A．retiredB．remainedC．resignedD．returned
小題7:
A．wentB．cameC．leftD．disappeared
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)ngrilyB．restlesslyC．indifferentlyD．quietly
小題9:
A．namesB．facesC．figuresD．minds
小題10:
A．preparedB．prayedC．protectedD．preferred
小題11:
A．boardB．mirrorC．crossD．picture
小題12:
A．notingB．copyingC．writingD．drawing
小題13:
A．difficultB．differentC．distantD．direct
小題14:
A．datedB．writtenC．workedD．set
小題15:
A．makeB．moveC．matterD．mind
小題16:
A．pleasedB．puzzledC．knownD．worried
小題17:
A．coveredB．hookedC．hungD．displayed
小題18:
A．SoB．HoweverC．AndD．But
小題19:
A．viewB．sceneC．eyesD．vision
小題20:
A．mix upB．bring upC．mess upD．burn up

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