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【題目】 I teach economics in a university three times a week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful.

His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to live that day. I said, “I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example,” I continued. “Besides teaching here, I also teach at a college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago, I exited(離去) the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t work. So I put my flashes on, took my books, and walked down the road to the college. As soon as I got there, I called AAA (汽車協(xié)會(huì)) and asked for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary there asked me what had happened. “ Δ .” I replied, smiling.

“Your car breaks down but it is not a bad day. What do you mean?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn’t,” I replied. “Instead, it broke down at the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to ask for the tow truck to meet me after class! If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient way.”

I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them.

【1】The writer of the story is a __________.

A. traffic policemanB. university teacher

C. secretary at AAAD. college student

【2】The writer ___________ when his car broke down that day.

A. complained for a long timeB. called AAA for help at once

C. waited there for someone’s helpD. walked to his workplace

【3】Which of the following can be put in Δ ?

A. This is my lucky day.

B. There is something wrong with my car.

C. I’m just a little bit late for work.

D. It is wonderful that my car breaks down.

【4】We can learn from the story that ___________ .

A. we should learn to be positive in times of trouble

B. it’s important to keep your car in good condition

C. teachers need special skills to give good lessons

D. personal experiences can touch a person’s heart

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

我們每個(gè)人都可以選擇如何度過這一天，是開心的，或是不開心的，作者的選擇是“快樂”。即使當(dāng)他的車在路上拋錨了，他也仍然覺得這一天還不錯(cuò)。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的開頭I teach economics in a university three times a week.可知，作者在一所大學(xué)叫經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)，由此可知他是一個(gè)大學(xué)老師，故應(yīng)選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t work. So I put my flashes on, took my books, and walked down the road to the college可知，作者在去上課的路上，車拋錨了，所以他步行去了大學(xué)。由此可知應(yīng)選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)下文“Your car breaks down but it is not a bad day. What do you mean?”… “Instead, it broke down at the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here.可知，汽車協(xié)會(huì)的這個(gè)人聽了作者的這句話，回應(yīng)說“你的汽車拋錨了，但這并不是糟糕的一天，你是什么意思？”由此我們可以推測，雖然作者的汽車在半路壞了，但他仍然覺得這一天是很好的一天，是幸運(yùn)的一天，故應(yīng)選A。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文意可知，作者講述了自己的汽車在上班的路上拋錨，但他仍用積極的態(tài)度去看待這件事，仍然覺得那一天他很幸運(yùn)。通過這個(gè)故事作者告訴我們：我們在面對生活中的困難時(shí)，應(yīng)該用積極的態(tài)度去對待它。故A選項(xiàng)符合文意。