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About
two years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling
down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was driving a bit too fast in his shiny,
black Benz(奔驰车), which was only one 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(砖) sailed out and—WHUMP! —it hit the Benz'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 Benz! That brick you threw is going to 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 Benz—a long and slow walk. Josh
never did fix the side door of his Benz. 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 coming
at you.
(1)
What did Josh reflect firstly when he found the boy throwing a brick on his car?
A . Surprised.
B . Angry.
C . Strange.
D . Sad.
(2)
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 much
C . he wanted to ask for some money
D . he wanted to get help from the driver
(3)
What can we learn from the passage?
A . Josh was a kind-hearted man.
B . The two kids were Josh's neighbors.
C . Josh's new car broke down easily.
D . Josh would accept the money from the kids.
(4)
According to the passage, the last sentence means _______________.
A . trying to be more understanding when seeing others in trouble
B . trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life
C . driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous
D . protecting oneself from being hurt
答案: B
D
A
A