In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animals. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.
From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don’t get to see this soft side of others. Often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we’ re brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that’ s in them.
Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At that moment，I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.
No more angry shouts and no more horns!
When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to the other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.
Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don’t feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we're brave when we’re scared.
【小题1】The author has discovered that people will feel happy when .A．they offer their helpB．they receive others’ helpC．they feel others’ kindnessD．they show their weakness【小题2】The author feels sad sometimes because .A．he has a soft heartB．he relies much on othersC．some people pretend to be kindD．some people fail to see the kindness in others【小题3】What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?A．They speeded up to pass.B．They waited with patience.C．They tried their best to help.D．They put on their flashlights too.【小题4】In this passage, the author advises us to .A．handle problems by ourselvesB．accept help from othersC．admit our weaknessD．show our braveryA
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(答案→)A
解析：文章以自己的故事告诉大家要勇于承认自己的缺点，因为在人类社会中，暴露自己的缺点会得到别人的帮助和爱心。
【小题1】A 推理题。根据第一段后三行I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.可知那些人在给别人提供帮助的时候，他们感觉很快乐。故A正确。
【小题2】D 细节题。根据文章第2段第2句sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily.可知D正确。
【小题3】B 推理题。根据文章第四段No more angry shouts and no more horns!可知B正确。
【小题4】C 推理题。根据文章最后一段More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we're brave when we’re scared.可知人们不要害怕承认自己的缺点，故C正确。