初中英语阅读理解与完形填空

（一）

A

Itis3a.m.Everythingontheuniversitycampusseemsghostlikeinthequiet,mistydarkness

—everythingexceptthecomputercenter.Here,twentystudentssitinchairs,tappingawayonthe

keys.Witheyesgluedtothevideoscreen,theytaponforhours.Fortherestoftheworld,itmight

bethemiddleofthenight,butheretimedoesnotexist.Theseyoungcomputer"hackers*'are

pursuingakindofcompulsion（强烈欲望），adrivewhichovershadowsnearlyeveryotherpart

oftheirlives.Theyarecompulsivecomputerprogrammers.Someofthesestudentshavebeen

therefbrthirtyhoursormorewithoutabreakformealsorsleep.Somehavefallenasleeponsofas

inthecomputercenter,tryingtocatchafewwinks（眨眼）buthatetogettoofarawayfromtheir

belovedmachines.

Mostofthesestudentsdon'thavetobeatthecomputercenterinthemiddleofthenight.

Theyaren'tworkingonassignments.Theyaretherebecausetheywanttobe-theyareirresistibly

drawnthere.Andtheyarenotalone.Therearehackersatcomputercentersallacrossthecountry.

Intheirextremeform,theyfocusonnothingelse.Theyfailinschoolandlosecontactwithfriends;

theymighthavedifficultyfindingjobs,choosinginsteadtowanderfromonecomputercenterto

another.

"Irememberonehacker.Wehadtocarryhimoffhischairtofeedhimandputhimtosleep.

Wereallyfearedforhishealth/'saysacomputerscienceprofessoratMIT.

Computerscienceteachersarenowmoreawareofthemeaningofthishackerphenomenon.

Theyknowthatthecaseofthehackersisnotjustthestoryofoneperson'srelationshipwitha

machine.Itisthestoryofasociety'srelationshiptotheso-calledthinkingmachines,whichare

becomingalmostwidespread.

56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthoseyoungcomputer"hackers"?

A.Mostofthemaretopstudentsmajoringincomputerprogramming.

B.Forthem,computerprogrammingisalmosttheonlypurposefortheirlife.

C.Theycanstaywiththecomputeratthecenterfornearlythreedaysonend.

D.Their"love"forthecomputerissodeepthattheywanttobeneartheirmachinesevenwhen

theysleep.

57.Itcanbereasonablyinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.the"hacker"phenomenonexistsonlyatuniversitycomputercenters

B.universitycomputercentersareopentoalmosteveryone

C.universitycomputercentersareexpectingoutstandingprogrammersoutofthenhackers"

D.the“hacker“phenomenonispartlyduetothelackofthecomputercenters

58.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthe"hacker"phenomenoncanbedescribedas___.

A.positiveB.indifferentC.anxiousD.disgusted

59.Whichofthefollowingmaybeamostappropriatetitlefbrthepassage?

A.TheCharmofComputerScience

B.ANewTypeofElectronicToys

C.CompulsiveComputerProgrammers

D.InternetAddicts

B

Oneofthemostinterestingparadoxes（自相矛盾地话）inAmericatodayisthatHarvard

University,theoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStates,isnowengagedina

seriousdebateaboutwhatauniversityshouldbe.

“ShouldHarvardoranyotheruniversitybeanintellectualsanctuary,awayfromthepolitical

andsocialrevolutionoftheage,orshoulditbealaboratoryforexperimentationwiththese

politicalandsocialrevolutions;orevenanengineoftherevolution?^^Thisiswhatisbeing

discussedprivatelyinthefacultyofHarvard.

TheissuewasdefinedbyWaiterLippmann,adistinguishedHarvardgraduate,severalyears

ago."Iftheuniversitiesaretodotheirwork,“hesaid,"theymustbeindependentandtheymustbe

disinterested（廉洁）...Theyareplacestowhichmencanturnforjudgmentswhichareunbiased

（无偏见地）bypartisanship（政党支持）andspecialinterest.Obviously,themomentthe

universitiesfallunderpoliticalcontrol,orunderthecontrolofprivateinterests,orthemoment

theythemselvestakeahandinpoliticsandtheleadershipofgovernment,theirvalueas

independentanddisinterestedsourcesofjudgmentsisdamaged.”

ThisispartoftheargumentthatisgoingonatHarvardtoday.Anotherpartistheargumentof

themilitant（好战土也）：thatauniversityisthekeeperofouridealsandmorals,andshouldnotbe

“disinterested“butactivistinbringingthenation'sidealsandactionstogether.

Harvard'smenoftodayseemmoretroubledandlesssureaboutpersonal,politicaland

academicpurposethantheydidatthebeginning."Theyarenotevenclearabouthowtheyshould

debateandsolvetheirproblems,buttheyarestrugglingwiththemprivately,andhowtheycome

outiscertaintoinfluenceAmericanuniversityandpoliticalliffe.”

60.TheissuesinthedebateonHarvard'sgoalsarewhethertheuniversitiesshouldremain

independentofoursocietyanditsproblems,orwhethertheyshould.

A.fightwiththemilitant

B.overcomethewidespreaddependency

C.takeanactivepartinsolvingsociety'sills

D.supportouroldandestablishedinstitutions

61.Inregardtotheirgoalsandpurposesinlife,theauthorbelievesthatHarvardmenare

becoming.

A.moresureaboutthem

B.lesssureaboutthem

C.morehopefulofreachingasatisfactoryanswer

D.completelydisappointedaboutever

62.Theword“sanctuary“inparagraph3is.

A.aholyplacedevotedtoacertaingod

B.atempleofmiddleage

C.acertainplaceyoucanhideinandavoidsomething

D.aplacetotrainsoldiers

63.Intheauthor^judgment,thedebategoingonatHarvard.

A.isasadsymbolofourgeneralpuzzlement

B.willsoonbeover,becausetimesareboundtochange

C.isofinterestmostlytoHarvardmenandtheirfriends

D.willinfluencefuturelifeinAmerica

C

Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafun-filled,painfreelifeequalshappinessactually

reducestheirchancesofeverattaining（达到）realhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequalto

happinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfact,theoppositeistrue:moreoften

thannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.

Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.They

fearthepainbroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,

religiouscommitment（承担地义务），selfimprovement.Askabachelor（单身汉）whyheresists

marriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyou

thatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelife

isfilledwithfun,adventure,excitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmost

distinguishingfeatures.

Coupleswithinfant（婴儿）childrenareluckytogetawholenight'ssleeporathreeday

vacation.Idon'tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.

Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowupor

ofplayingwithagrandchild.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemost

liberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcan

genuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothes

thatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:

wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyat

all.

64.Accordingtotheauthor,abachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause.

A.heisunwillingtotakeonfamilyresponsibilities

B.hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingle

C.hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriage

D.hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfunadventureandexcitement

65.Fromthelastparagraph,welearnthatenvysometimesstemsfrom.

A.hatredB.misunderstanding

C.prejudiceD.ignorance

66.Tounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust.

A.haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone'slifetime

B.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompain

C.putupwithpainunderallcircumstances

D.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun

67.Whatistheauthortryingtotellus?

A.Happinessoftengoeshandinhandwithpain.

B.Onemustknowhowtoattainhappiness.

C.Itisimportanttomakecommitments.

D.Itispainthatleadstohappiness.

D

ProfessorSmithrecentlypersuaded35people,23ofthemwomen,tokeepadiaryofalltheir

absent-mindedactionsforafortnight.Whenhecametoanalysetheirembarrassinglapses（差错）

inascientificreport,hewassurprisedtofindthatnearlyallofthemfellintoafewgroupings,nor

didthelapsesappeartobeentirelyrandom（随机地）.

Oneofthewomen,forinstance,onleavingherhouseforworkonemorningthrewherdog

herearringsandtriedtofixadogbiscuitonherear,"theexplanationfbrthisisthatthebrainis

likeacomputer,explainstheprofessor.^Peopleprogrammethemselvestodocertainactivities

regularly.Itwasthewoman'scustomeverymorningtothrowherdogtwobiscuitsandthenputon

herearrings.Butsomehowtheactiongotreversedintheprogramme,'*Aboutoneintwentyofthe

incidentsthevolunteersreportedwerethese"programmeassemblyfailures/'

Altogetherthevolunteerslogged433unintentionalactionsthattheyfoundthemselvesdoing

-anaverageoftwelveeach,Thereappeartobepeakperiodsinthedaywhenweareatour

zaniest（荒谬可笑地）.Thesearetwohourssometimebetweeneighta.m.andnoon,betweenfour

andsixp.m.withasmallerpeakbetweeneightandtenp.m."Amongmenthepeakseemstobe

whenachangeoverinbrain'programmes'occurs,forinstancebetweengoingtoandfromwork."

Womenonaveragereportedslightlymorelapses_12.5comparedwith10.9formenprobably

becausetheyweremorereliablereporters.

Astartlingfindingoftheresearchisthattheabsent-mindedactivityisahazard（冒险）of

doingthingsinwhichweareskilled.Normally,youwouldexpectthatskillreducesthenumberof

errorswemake.Buttryingtoavoidsillylapsesbyconcentratingmorecouldmakethingsalot

worseorevendangerous.

68.InhisstudyProfessorSmithaskedthesubjects.

A.tokeeptrackofpeoplewhotendtoforgetthings

B.toreporttheirembarrassinglapsesatrandom

C.toanalysetheirawkwardexperiencesscientifically

D.tokeeparecordofwhattheydidunintentionally

69.''Programmeassemblyfailures"（Line6,Para.2）referstothephenomenonthatpeople

A.oftenfailtoprogrammetheirroutinesbeforehand

B.tendtomakemistakeswhentheyareinahurry

C.unconsciouslychangethesequenceofdoingthings

D.arelikelytomessthingsupiftheyaretootired

70.Welearnfromthethirdparagraphthat

A.absent-mindednesstendstooccurduringcertainhoursoftheday

B.womenareverycarefultoperformactionsduringpeakperiods

C.womenexperiencemorepeakperiodsofabsent-mindedness

D.men'sabsent-mindednessoftenresultsinfunnysituations

71.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A.peopleshouldavoiddoingimportantthingsduringpeakperiodsoflapses

B.hazardscanbeavoidedwhenpeopledothingstheyaregoodat

C.peopleshouldbecarefulwhenprogrammingtheiractions

D.lapsescannotalwaysbeduetolackofconcentration

E

Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld'sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulation

growth,butmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadeeffortsto

reducebirthrates,Brazilhashadbetterresultswithoutreallytrying,saysGeorgeMartineat

Harvard.

Brazil'spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to

1.93%ayearbetween1981and1990,andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenon

average.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990,anachievementthat

makesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.

Martineputsitdownto,amongotherthings,soapoperasandinstallment（分期付款）plans

introducedinthe1970s.Bothplayedanimportant,althoughindirect,roleinloweringthebirth

rate.Brazilisoneoftheworld'sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas.Globl,BraziPsmostpopular

televisionnetwork,showsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweek,whilethreeothersshowatleast

onehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.

''Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkontheproblemsofreproduction,they

describemiddleandupperclassvalues:notmanychildren,differentattitudestowardssex,women

working,"saysMartine."TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleconsciousof

otherpatternsofbehaviourandothervalues,whichwereputintoaveryattractivepackage.”

Meanwhile,theinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers."Thisled

toanenormouschangeinconsumptionpatternsandconsumptionwasincompatible（不相容地）

withunlimitedreproduction.^^saysMartine.

72.Accordingtothepassage,Brazilhascutbackitspopulationgrowth.

A.byeducatingitscitizensB.bycarefulfamilypanning

C.bydevelopingTVprogrammesD.bychance

73.Accordingtothepassage,manyThirdWorldcountries.

A.haven'tattachedmuchimportancetobirthcontrol

B.wouldsoonjoinBrazilincontrollingtheirbirthrate

C.haven'tyetfoundaneffectivemeasuretocontroltheirpopulation

D.neglectedtheroleofTVplaysinfamilyplanning

74.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBraziPsbirthratebecause.

A.theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTV

B.theyhavegraduallychangedpeople'swayoflife

C.peoplearedrawntotheirattractivepackage

D.theypopularizebirthcontrolmeasures

75.WhatisMartine'sconclusionaboutBraziPspopulationgrowth?

A.Theincreaseinbirthratewillpromoteconsumption.

B.Thedesireforconsumptionhelpstoreducebirthrate.

C.Consumptionpatternsandreproductionpatternsarecontradictory.

D.Acountry'sproductionislimitedbyitspopulationgrowth.

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（二）

A

LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucson,Arizona.He

movedthereafewyearsago,andIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.

Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall,handsome,successfulmandevotedtohis

workandfamily,butuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim;asaschoolgirland

youngadultIfearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgot

straightA'sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotas“successful“ashewas.

WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,Iusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingon

guard.

Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wewentoutwithoneofmyfather5sfriendsforlunchatan

outdoorcafe.Wewalkedalongthatafternoon,didsomeshopping,ateonthestreettable,and

laughedovermyson'sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather\critical6兆易।及也）airand

strictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfather,whoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingto

bearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?

Thenextdaymydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabout

hisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltcloserto

himatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,Fmatlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.Andinso

doing,Tmdelightedwithmynewfriend.Mydad,inhisnewhomeinArizona,isbacktomefrom

wherehewas.

56.Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherwhenshewasayoungadult?

A.Hewassilentmostofthetime.B.Hewastooproudofhimself.

C.Hedidnotlovehischildren.D.Heexpectedtoomuchofher.

57.Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekends,shewouldfeel.

A.nervousB.sorryC.tiredD.safe

58.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?

A.Morecritical.B.Moretalkative.C.Gentleandfriendly.

D.Strictandhard-working.

59.Theunderlinedwords“mynewfriend,,inthelastparagraphreferto.

A.theauthor'ssonB.theauthor'sfather

B.thefriendoftheauthor'sfatherD.thecafeowner

B

Morethan10yearsago,itwasdifficulttobuyatastypineapple.Thefruitsthatmadeittothe

UKweregreenontheoutsideand,moreoftenthannot,hardwithanunpleasanttastewithin.Then

in1996,theDelMonteGoldpineappleproducedinHawaiifirsthitourshelves.

Thenewtypeofpineapplelookedmoreyellowy-goldthangreen.Itwasslightlysofteronthe

outsideandhadalotofjuiceinside.Butthemostimportantthingaboutthisnewtypeofpineapple

wasthatitwastwiceassweetasthehit-and-misspineappleswehadknown.Innotime,theDel

MonteGoldtookthemarketbystorm,rapidlybecomingtheworld'sbest-sellingpineapplevariety,

anddeliveringnaturallevelsofsweetnessinthemouth,upuntilthenonlyfoundintinned

pineapple.

Innutrition（营养）itwasallgoodnewstoo.Thisnice-tastingpineapplecontainedfourtimes

morevitaminC（维生素C）thantheoldgreenvariety.Nutritionistssaidthatitwasnotonlyfullof

vitamins,butalsogoodagainstsomediseases.Peoplewereunderstandablyeagertobeabletobuy

thiswonderfulfruit.Thenewtypeofpineapplewassellingfast,andtheDelMonteGold

pineapplerapidlybecameafixtureintheshoppingbasketofthehealthyeater.

Seeingthegrowingmarketforitswinningpineapple,DelMontetriedtokeepthemarketto

itself.Butotherfruitcompaniesdevelopedsimilarpineapples.DelMonteturnedtolawforhelp,

butfailed.ThosecompaniesarguedsuccessfullythatDelMonte'sattemptstokeepthegolden

pineappleforitselfwerejustawaytoknockthemoutofthemarket.

60.Welearnfromthetextthatthenewtypeofpineappleis.

A.greenoutsideandsweetinside

B.good-lookingoutsideandsoftinside

C.yellowy-goldoutsideandhardinside

D.alittlesoftoutsideandsweetinside

61.Whywasthenewtypeofpineapplesellingwell?

A.Itwasrichinnutritionandtastednice.

B.Itwaslesssweetandgoodforhealth.

C.ItwasdevelopedbyDelMonte.

D.Itwasusedasmedicine.

62.Theunderlinedword“fixture”inParagraph3probablyreferstosomething.

A.thatpeopleenjoyeatingB.thatisalwayspresent

CV.thatisdifficulttogetD.thatpeopleuseasagift

63.WelearnfromthelastparagraphthatDelMonte.

A.allowedothercompaniestodeveloppineapples

B.succeededinkeepingthepineappleforitself

C.triedhardtocontrolthepineapplemarket

D.plannedtohelptheothercompanies

C

Do'sandDon'tsinWhale（鲸）Watching

TheDepartmentofFisheriesandOceanshasdevelopedguidelinesforwhalewatchingin

JohnstoneStrait,wherekillerwhalesarefoundonadailybasiseachsummer.Itisstrongly

recommendedthatvessel（船只）operatorsfollowtheseguidelinesforallkindsofwhales.

•Approachwhalesfromtheside,notfromthefrontortheback.

•Approachnocloserthan100metres,thenstoptheboatbutkeeptheengineon.

•Keepnoiselevelsdown—nohorns,whistlesorracingofengines.

•Startyourboatonlyafterthewhalesaremorethan100metresfromyourvessel.

•Leavetheareaslowly,graduallymovingfasterwhenyouaremorethan300metresfrom

thewhales.

•Approachandleaveslowly,avoidingsuddenchangesinspeedordirection.

•Avoiddisturbinggroupsofrestingwhales.

•Keepatlowspeedsandremaininthesamedirectioniftravelingsidebysidewithwhales.

•Whenwhalesaretravelingclosetoshore,avoidcrowdingthemneartheshoreorcoming

betweenthewhalesandtheshore.

•Limitthetimespentwithanygroupofwhalestolessthan30minutesatatimewhenwithin

100to200metresofwhales.

•Ifthereismorethanonevesselatthesameobservationspot,besuretoavoidanyboat

positionthatwouldresultinsurroundingthewhales.

•Worktogetherbycommunicatingwithothervessels,andmakesurethatalloperatorsare

awareofthewhalewatchingguidelines.

64.Forwhomisthistextwritten?

A.Tourguides.B.Whalewatchers.

C.Vesseloperators.D.Governmentofficials.

65.Whenleavingtheobservationareas,thevesselshould.

A.moveclosetothebeachB.increasespeedgradually

C.keepitsenginerunningslowlyD.remainatthebackofthewhales

66.Whengoingsidebysidewithwhales,thevesselshould.

A.keepmovinginthesamedirection

B.surroundthewhaleswithotherboats

C.travelcloserandclosertotheshore

D.takeagoodviewingposition

67.Whatistheshortestsafedistancefromthewhales?

A.400metres.B.300metres.C.200metres.D.100metres.

D

Holidays

HolidayNews

Vacancies（空位）nowandintheschoolholidaysatacountryhotelinDevon.This

comfortable,friendlyhome-from-homeliesnearthebeautifulquietcountryside,butjustadrive

awayfromthesea.Thefoodissimplebutgood.Childrenandpetsarewelcome.Reducedprices

forlowseason.

ThesnowdoniaCentre

TheSnowdoniaCentreforyoungmountainclimbershasamountainclimbinglesson.The

beginners5costsare£57foraweek,includingfoodandrooms.Equipmentisincludedexcept

walkingshoes,whichcanbehiredatalowcost.

Youmustbeingoodhealthandpreparedtogothroughaperiodofbodyexercises.This

couldbethebeginningofalifetimeofmountainclimbingadventure.

TheWorldSeaTripofaLifetime

OurWorldSeaTripof2008willbeunlikeanyholidayyouhaveeverbeenonbefore.Insteadof

onehotelafteranother,withallitspackingandunpacking,waitingandtraveling,youjustgotobedin

onecountryandwakeupinanother.

Onboardtheship,youwillbewelltakencareof.Everymealwillbefirst-classandeverycabin

likeyourhome.

Duringthetrip,youcanrestondeck（甲板）,enjoyyourselfinthegamesroomsandintheevening

dancetoourmusicalteamandwatchourwonderfulplay.

Youwillvisitalltheplacesmostpeopleonlydreamabout—fromAcapulcoandHawaiitoTokoy

andHongKong.

Forafewthousandpounds,allyou'veeverhopedforcanbeyours.

68.Whatcanyoudoifyouliketogoonholidayswithpets?

A.ChoosetheholidayinDevon.B.GototheSnowdoniaCentre.

C.JointheWorldSeaTripof2008.D.VisitAcapulcoandHawaii.

69.InwhatwayistheSnowdoniaCentredifferentfromtheothertwoholidays?

A.Itprovideschancesoffamilygatherings.

B.Itprovidescustomerswithgoodfood.

C.Itoffersasportslesson.

D.Itofferscomfortablerooms.

70.WhatisspecialabouttheWorldSeaTripof2008?

A.Youcanhavefreemealsondeckeveryday.

B.Youcansleeponashipandtourmanyplaces.

C.Youwillhavechancestowatchandactinaplay.

D.Youhavetodoyourownpackingandunpacking.

56.D57.A58.C59.B60.D61.A62.B63.C64.C65.B66.A67.D68.A69.C70.B

（三）

A

Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeople

werewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefour

kilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorashe

usuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.

Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,

puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries

（食品杂货），savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.

IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthem

ourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstranger

evenboughtabike,thencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytoget

toandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayfor

someonetheyhavenevermetbefore.

Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfrom

strangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseit

strengthenedourfaithinhumanity（人性）asawhole.Andithasinfluenced（影响）ustobemore

mindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactof

kindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.

56.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?

A.Theman'sjobwasbikeracingB.Itwastheironlypossession.

C.ItwasaniceKona18speed.D.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.

57.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.

A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek.B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmas

C.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily.

58.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple'sproblem?

A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.

C.FromTVnewsD.Fromastranger.

59.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?

A.StrangersareusuallyoflittlehelpB.Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.

C.NewsreportsmakepeoplefamousD.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

B

Manyanimalsrecognizetheirfoodbecausetheyseeit.Sodohumans.Whenyouseean

appleorapieceofchocolateyouknowthattheseareth