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【題目】In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animals. This sometimes happens with humans as well. 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 the 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 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 are brave when we are scared.

【1】The author feels sad sometimes because ______.

A. he has a soft heart

B. he relies much on others

C. some people pretend to be kind

D. some people fail to see the kindness in others

【2】What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?

A. They speed up to pass.

B. They waited with patience.

C. They tried their best to help.

D. They put on their flashlights too.

【3】In this passage, the author advises us to ______.

A. handle problems by ourselves B. accept help from others

C. admit our weakness D. show our bravery

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. A Wheelchair Experience. B. Weakness and Kindness.

C. Weakness and Strength D. A Driving Experience

Answer 1

【答案】

【小題1】D

【小題2】B

【小題3】C

【小題4】B

【解析】

試題分析：在動物王國中，弱點會導(dǎo)致其他動物的攻擊，在人類世界有時也是一樣，但是文章以自己的故事告訴大家要勇于承認自己的缺點，因為在人類社會中，暴露自己的缺點會得到別人的幫助和愛心。

【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第2段第2句sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily.可知因為有些看起來獨立的人錯過了他人的善意。選D。

【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段No more angry shouts and no more horns!可知在等紅綠燈時，司機們沒有生氣的大喊或恩喇叭，而是耐心等待。選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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.可知人們不要害怕承認自己的缺點，故C正確。

【小題4】.主旨大意題。文章以自己的故事告訴大家要勇于承認自己的缺點，因為在人類社會中，暴露自己的缺點會得到別人的幫助和愛心。因此選 B。