Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get involved” seems to have bee a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody .
Several days later I was still about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Was that these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey the US without any money, just on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?
The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.
The week I 37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy. I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly I went. I was by people’s readiness to help a stranger.
In Oregon, a house painter named Mike the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I refused, but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally passionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the to give often gave the most.
I’m to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was . I was proud to live in a country where people were still willing to help. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the of strangers.
【小题1】A．thumbB．fingerC．footD．hand【小题2】A．thatB．whereC．whichD．when【小题3】A．in dangerB．in needC．in troubleD．in favor【小题4】A．worryingB．consideringC．bringingD．thinking【小题5】A．offB．onC．awayD．from【小题6】A．interestingB．possibleC．necessaryD．important【小题7】A．acrossB．throughC．inD．over【小题8】A．basingB．relyingC．insistingD．relating【小题9】A．seemedB．gotC．becameD．turned【小题10】A．ButB．SoC．AndD．Howeve【小题11】A．jobsB．suppliesC．helpsD．offers【小题12】A．nowhereB．everywhereC．anywhereD．somewhere【小题13】A．frightenedB．annoyedC．disappointedD．amazed【小题14】A．notedB．sawC．feltD．sensed【小题15】A．simpleB．richC．deliciousD．interesting【小题16】A．suppliedB．offeredC．sharedD．provided【小题17】A．fewestB．mostC．leastD．best【小题18】A．carefulB．gratefulC．hopefulD．helpful【小题19】A．createdB．remindedC．renewedD．returned【小题20】A．kindnessB．happinessC．fairnessD．brightnessA
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解析：本文主要讲述的是作者怀疑人与人之间是否存在这善良，为了检测这一点，作者不带一分钱环游美国，主要就是依靠别人提供的帮助。以此来证明人与人之间的确存在善良，我们仍然可以依靠他人。
【小题1】固定搭配。Hold one’s thumb out请求搭便车；本句表示作者在沙漠里遇见一个要搭便车的人，但是作者没有停下了帮助对方，事后感觉很后悔。引起了人性中是否还有善良的思考。
【小题2】D 语法分析。本题是一个定语从句，先行词是a time，后面定语从句结构很完整，所以使用关系副词来引导这个定语从句。有一段时间你会被那些需要帮助的人称为混蛋。
【小题3】B 介词辨析。A处于危险中；B需要帮助；C处于困境；D赞成；本句是指那些需要帮助的人会咒骂那些不愿意提供帮助的人。
【小题4】D 动词辨析。A担忧；B考虑；C带来；D思考；几天以后我仍然在思考那个搭便车的人，在想自己为什么没有停车去帮助他。
【小题5】A 介词辨析。Off离开，lift off离开，表示作者一直都没有把脚从加速踏板上拿掉，说明作者没有停车。
【小题6】B形容词辨析。A有趣的；B可能的；C必要的；D重要的；以前的人们总是会相互帮助。现在这一切还有可能吗？作者对于人与人之间相互帮助的可能性提出了疑问，并决定对此进行检测。
【小题7】A介词辨析。A横过；B穿过；C在…内；D越过；为了测试人与人之间是否存在这善良，最好的方法就是不带钱尝试着横穿整个美国。
【小题8】B 动词辨析。Base on以…为基础；rely on依靠；insist on坚持；turn on打开；最好的测试人们之间是否有善良最好的方法就是不带钱横穿美国，完全依靠别人的好意。
【小题9】D 系动词辨析。本句考察的是系动词turn的用法，turn接数字表示年龄的变化。这个星期我37岁了，因为一直没有做真正疯狂的事情，所以决定去尝试这样的事情。
【小题10】B 连词辨析。因我一直都没有做一件真正疯狂的事情，所以我决定这次要这样做，上下文存在因果关系。
【小题11】D 名词辨析。A工作；B供应；C帮助；D提供的东西；本句是指我一分钱都没有带，只是接受别人给我
的各种各样的提供的东西来完成本次旅行。
【小题12】B 副词辨析。A没有地方；B所有地方；C任何地方；D某地；在我去的所有地方，我都被很好的接待了。
【小题13】D 形容词辨析。A害怕的；B恼怒的；C失望的；D惊讶的；对于人们帮助别人的善良，我感觉很惊讶。因为之前我曾经认为这个世界上已经没有善良了。
【小题14】A 动词辨析。A注意到；B看见；C感到；D感觉；在俄勒冈有一个人注意到天气很冷，就问我是否有外套。他就给了我一件军用的夹克衫。
【小题15】A 形容词辨析。A简单的；B丰富的；C美味的；D有趣的；根据本句最后in their shabby house可知他的家庭情况并不好，所以饭菜应该是很简单的。
【小题16】C 动词辨析。A/B提供；C分享；D提供；听说我没有钱，人们给我买了食物并和我分享身边所拥有的一切东西。说明人们还是很善良的。
【小题17】C 词义辨析。A最少的；B最多的；C最少的；D最好的；A项通常修饰可数名词，本句强调的是可数名词。指那些拥有的东西最少的人往往是给我最多东西的人。
【小题18】B 形容词辨析。A细心的；B感激的；C有希望的；D有帮助的；对于在旅行中我所遇见的所有人我都心怀感激，感激他们给我提供的一切。
【小题19】C 动词辨析。A创造；B提醒；C更新；D归还，返回；我对于普通人身上的信念被更新了，我很自豪生活在这样的一个人们愿意提供帮助的国家里。
【小题20】A 名词辨析。A善良；B幸福，开心；C公平；D光明；虽然有很多不好的事情，但是你仍然可以相信那些陌生人的善良。