About ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old.
He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and—WHUMP! —it hit the Jag’s shiny black side door! Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, “What was that all about and who are you? That’s my new Jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it? ”
“Please, mister, please. . . I’m sorry! I didn’t know what else to do! ” begged the youngster. “I threw the brick because no one else would stop! ” Tears were streaming down the boy’s face as he pointed around the parked car. “It’s my brother, mister” he said. “He rolled off the curb (路沿) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up. ”Sobbing, the boy asked the businessman, “ Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me. ”
Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long walk back to the black, shining 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE—a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent (凹痕) to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life ing at you.
【小题1】The boy threw a brick at the businessman’s car because . A．the businessman drove at a high speed B．he envied the brand-new car very muchC．he wanted to get help from the driverD．he wanted to ask for some money【小题2】Which of the following is the right order of the story?
a. The younger brother threw a brick at Josh’s car.
b. The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.
c. The younger brother begged Josh for help.
d. Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.
e. Josh shouted at the younger brother. A．a, c, b, e, dB．a, c, d, b, eC．b, a, c, e, dD．b, a, e, c, d【小题3】What can we learn from the passage? A．Josh would accept the money from the kids.B．Josh was a kind-hearted man C．The two kids were Josh’s neighbors. D．Josh’s new car broke down easily.【小题4】According to the passage, the last sentence means . A．trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble B．driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerousC．trying to get ready for the trouble in your future lifeD．protecting oneself from being hurtC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文通过记叙十年前一个叫josh的非常成功的企业家驾驶着他那崭新的汽车在芝加哥附近的街道上发生的故事，告诉人们应该多体谅他人疾苦。
【小题1】细节题。由第三段中小孩的话语“I threw the brick because no one else would stop!可知他是想得到帮助。选C。
【小题2】细节题。根据文章第二、三段的描述及小孩的话语，可确定答案D。
【小题3】推断题。根据文章的第四段的描述Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat.可知Josh是个好心人。选B。
【小题4】句意题。由最后一段倒数第二句的含义可知是叫人们多体谅他人疾苦。选D。