An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Even those small acts of kindness can ma
英语试题 02-16
An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Even those small acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's day. That was just the case for Amie Mickey when she 1 a bumper sticker (车尾贴) on her car reading: You Matter.
Amie started to do this several years ago. At first, she wondered if people would 2 it. However, much to her surprise, she began seeing a flood of 3 every time she hit the road. More often than not, people 4 slowly near her car would roll down their windows, raising their 5 , waving and smiling. Sometimes, she even found some sticky notes left on her windshield saying things like “You 6 too! “Once while she was driving down the highway, she became 7 when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly, waving and mouthing, “You matter!” Though it took her some time to recover from the 8 , she still felt happy. Last year, someone 9 her car while she was waiting for her friend in the car by the roadside, saying to her, “It is a(an) 10 sticker. I’ve seen various stickers before, but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done. “The two small words on the sticker seem simple enough, but they really struck a chord with many complete strangers who 11 to catch sight of the sticker.
Stories like Amie's really 12 the rest of us. Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our 13 and it doesn't cost a thing except for a little extra thought. Maybe it means offering a friend a hug, praising the children when their children 14 well in school, helping someone out or volunteering at nursing homes. Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere. Small as they seem, they can make a 15 impact on the world, and help form general goodness.
1. A. tore up B. picked up C. fixed up D. put up
2. A. watch B. overlook C. notice D. ignore
3. A. attention B. confusion C. strangers D. passers-by
4. A. running B. driving C. walking D. riding
5. A. voices B. hats C. shoulders D. thumbs
6. A. count B. share C. value D. matter
7. A. frightened B. discouraged C. embarrassed D. disappointed
8. A. parking B. speed C. incident D. event
9. A. approached B. blocked C. repaired D. cleaned
10. A. important B. special C. typical D. skeptical
11. A. happened B. occurred C. managed D. offered
12. A. shock B. inspire C. delight D. satisfy
13. A. feelings B. thoughts C. spirits D. minds
14. A. work B. exercise C. conduct D. behave
15. A. reliable B. subjective C. positive D. brief
【答案】
Amie started to do this several years ago. At first, she wondered if people would 2 it. However, much to her surprise, she began seeing a flood of 3 every time she hit the road. More often than not, people 4 slowly near her car would roll down their windows, raising their 5 , waving and smiling. Sometimes, she even found some sticky notes left on her windshield saying things like “You 6 too! “Once while she was driving down the highway, she became 7 when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly, waving and mouthing, “You matter!” Though it took her some time to recover from the 8 , she still felt happy. Last year, someone 9 her car while she was waiting for her friend in the car by the roadside, saying to her, “It is a(an) 10 sticker. I’ve seen various stickers before, but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done. “The two small words on the sticker seem simple enough, but they really struck a chord with many complete strangers who 11 to catch sight of the sticker.
Stories like Amie's really 12 the rest of us. Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our 13 and it doesn't cost a thing except for a little extra thought. Maybe it means offering a friend a hug, praising the children when their children 14 well in school, helping someone out or volunteering at nursing homes. Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere. Small as they seem, they can make a 15 impact on the world, and help form general goodness.
1. A. tore up B. picked up C. fixed up D. put up
2. A. watch B. overlook C. notice D. ignore
3. A. attention B. confusion C. strangers D. passers-by
4. A. running B. driving C. walking D. riding
5. A. voices B. hats C. shoulders D. thumbs
6. A. count B. share C. value D. matter
7. A. frightened B. discouraged C. embarrassed D. disappointed
8. A. parking B. speed C. incident D. event
9. A. approached B. blocked C. repaired D. cleaned
10. A. important B. special C. typical D. skeptical
11. A. happened B. occurred C. managed D. offered
12. A. shock B. inspire C. delight D. satisfy
13. A. feelings B. thoughts C. spirits D. minds
14. A. work B. exercise C. conduct D. behave
15. A. reliable B. subjective C. positive D. brief
【答案】
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