My father taught me to be kind when I was a teenager. We would stop to help people whenever we had the ____1____. I remember once we met an old couple on a road. One tire (轮胎) of their car was ____2____. Dad and I went to lend them a hand.
After we changed the tire, the old man ____3____ his wallet and said, “Let me please pay you some money for your time and effort.”
My father quickly put up his hands to ____4____ the money. “Just keep it,” he said, “We just do it when we are able to.”
The old man and his wife thanked us ____5____. We got back into our car and continued ____6____. On the way, Dad told me, “Help others when you can. When money is ____7____, you should not accept. And when you are in trouble, support will come to you naturally.”
I asked, “What if they take the money?” Dad answered, “It’s ____8____ for them to get paid for what they have done. It is worth it.” I then asked why we didn’t take the money. He said, “We have already received more than enough by being able to give.”
As an adult, I still do what Dad taught me. Whenever I’m in need, I always try to pay, ____9____ no one ever takes it. ____10____ truly passes on, because we choose to keep it going.
1.1.
A reason
B chance
C method
D duty
解析:选B。句意:只要我们有机会,我们就会停下来帮助别人。have the chance表示有机会,reason理由;method方法;duty责任,故选B。
2.2.
A stolen
B burnt
C broken
D lost
解析:选C。句意:他们汽车的一个轮胎坏了。后文提到we changed the tire(我们换轮胎),stolen被偷;burnt烧坏;lost丢失,broken坏掉的符合语境,故选 C。
3.3.
A gave away
B took away
C put down
D pulled out
解析:选D。句意:换完轮胎之后,老人掏出钱包说:“让我付一些钱,感谢你们付出的时间和力气。”pull out掏出;give away赠送;take away拿走;put down放下,故选 D。
4.4.
A refuse
B count
C save
D spend
解析:选A。句意:我父亲立刻抬起手拒绝这笔钱。refuse拒绝;count数数;save挽救;spend花费,父亲不收报酬,故选A。
5.5.
A proudly
B bravely
C warmly
D carefully
解析:选C。句意:老人和他的妻子热烈地感谢我们。warmly热烈地;proudly骄傲地;bravely勇敢地;carefully仔细地,故选C。
6.6.
A talking
B driving
C thinking
D helping
解析:选B。句意:我们回到车里继续开车。前文在路上开车遇到这对老夫妇,continue driving继续开车前行,故选B。
7.7.
A lent
B found
C raised
D offered
解析:选D。句意:当别人主动给你钱的时候,你不应该收下。offer主动提供;lend借出;find找到;raise筹集,此处指对方主动拿出酬劳,故选D。
8.8.
A normal
B wise
C lucky
D simple
解析:选A。句意:对其他人来说做完事情拿到报酬是很平常的事。normal平常的;wise明智的;lucky幸运的;simple 简单的。父亲表示别人收钱无可厚非,但我们选择不收,故选A。
9.9.
A and
B but
C so
D or
解析:选B。句意:每当我伸出援手之后,我总想付钱(付给帮助我的人),但是没有人收下。前后分句是转折关系,but但是,故选B。
10.10.
A Fairness
B Politeness
C Richness
D Kindness
解析:选D。句意:善良真正地传递下去,因为我们选择让它一直延续。全文主题就是kindness善良;Fairness公平;Politeness礼貌;Richness富足,故选D。