Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness. So often they get
36 , and occasionally they come back to bite you!
Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself
37 at a bus station. The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn’t in a good
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That’s when a woman asked me if I had any spare
39 to help her get a bus ticket.
“Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically (挖苦地). “How much would you like?”
As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my
40 and reached into my bag for some money. As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real
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I reached back into my bag and brought out a
42 I had bought earlier. I handed it to her with a(n)
43 that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice. Getting a
44 look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of
45 days!
As she took the food, a look of
46 washed over her. In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably
47 be used, but I took it.
A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still
48 of five dollars. I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well.
49 , the voice in my head told me I was being a fool.
Five minutes later she came back again and tried to
50 my twenty. When I said it was for her so she could get something else to
51 , and that I was completely serious and I wasn’t taking it
52 , she started crying and hugged me.
From now on, when I wonder if it is
53 trying to help someone, I will remember that woman. Maybe I am really making a
54 for someone. So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually
55 another human being!
小题1: | A.ignored | B.appreciated | C.acknowledged | D.forgiven | |
小题2: | A.examined | B.trapped | C.confused | D.delayed | |
小题3: | A.habit | B.place | C.mood | D.situation | |
小题4: | A.change | B.time | C.hand | D.energy | |
小题5: | A.appearance | B.attitude | C.selfishness | D.experience | |
小题6: | A.pain | B.anxiety | C.hunger | D.fear | |
小题7: | A.souvenir | B.ticket | C.gift | D.cake | |
小题8: | A.shout | B.smile | C.apology | D.praise | |
小题9: | A.quick | B.gentle | C.good | D.cold | |
小题10: | A.dark | B.tough | C.mysterious | D.special | |
小题11: | A.relief | B.regret | C.doubt | D.anger | |
小题12: | A.once | B.often | C.sometimes | D.never | |
小题13: |
小题1:A 小题1:D 小题1:C 小题1:A 小题1:B 小题1:C 小题1:D 小题1:B 小题1:C 小题1:B 小题1:A 小题1:D 小题1:C 小题1:B 小题1:A 小题1:D 小题1:C 小题1:D 小题1:A 小题1:B 小题1:A。get ignored 被忽视。我们的善举常会被忽视,而且偶尔麻烦事会不断。 小题1:D。delay耽搁,延迟。就在上个星期,经过一整天的奔波,我拖着行李箱来到了汽车站,我发现自己被滞留在了车站。 小题1:C。in a good mood心情好。得知这消息我有点不太高兴。 小题1:A。change零钱。就在这时一个女人问我是否有零钱帮她买张车票。 小题1:B。attitude态度。我一边收敛自己的态度一边从口袋里掏钱。 小题1:C。根据前文中她肚子的响声,可知她真的很饿hunger 了。 小题1:D。根据上下文可知从包里肯定拿出来的是食物,故选D。cake蛋糕。 小题1:B。我笑着smile把它给她,以弥补之前的冷冰冰的口气。 小题1:C。get a good look at仔细的看。我仔细的看着她,我意识到她非常的虚弱,就像好几个月没有好好饱餐一顿。 小题1:B。tough艰苦的。tough days艰苦的日子。 小题1:A。a look of relief欣慰的表情。 小题1:D。我不住在密尔沃基所以我用不着never这张车票,但我还是心领了。 小题1:C。short of缺少。几分钟后她又回来,抱歉的告诉我她还缺五美元。 小题1:B。但是however,我的脑袋里响起一个声音嘲讽自己是个傻瓜。 小题1:A。五分钟后她又回来要把剩下的钱还(return)我。 小题1:D。当我郑重的把钱还给她,告诉她说可以用这些钱给自己买点其他的东西吃(eat)时。 小题1:C。take back拿回,收回。我不会收回钱。 小题1:D。be worth doing值得做某事。从那时起,每当我想是否值得应该帮助其他人时。 小题1:A。make a difference有意义。或许对别人来说我的帮助有很大的意义。 小题1:B。但事实上他们也许会帮助(help)其他人。
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