We were coming home on Sunday afternoon from a fun-filled weekend at our ranch(牧场)in South Texas.I remembered the conversation was starting to get a little unpleasant in the car with my two girls.Mom's and Dad's tempers were as well.

　　As we were driving down a long stretch of deserted road,we came upon an elderly gentleman who had trouble with a flat tire(轮胎).I said,"We should stop and lend him a hand." I got a resounding NO from my passengers."You should never stop out on deserted roads,Daddy,and we are hungry and the next service station is coming up soon." "Well".I did stop.I asked the girls to lock all the doors and said I would only be a minute.

　　The elderly man had been there for well over an hour in the hot humid weather.He was confused about how this new tire changing stuff worked.I smiled and asked if I could lend a hand.In no time I had his tire fixed and all his stuff put back in his trunk and he was on his way.

　　My girls watched this whole experience through the window.My littlest commented that that was really a nice thing to do and it really didn't take that long.The coolest thing that happened was the elderly man,as it turned out,was one of my wife's father's best friends years ago.The strain(紧张)in the previous conversation in the car was gone.It was replaced with a conversation on how to lend a hand when someone needs help!

1.How many family members were there in the car?

A.Three.　　B.Four.　　　C.Five.　　　D.Six.

提示:根据第一段内容可知车上的家庭成员有作者的父母、作者及其两个女儿,共五个家庭成员。

答案:C

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A.It was rather hot and humid that day.

B.On all the way back home,they were in a good mood.

C.At first,the kids weren't willing to stop the car to help the man.

D.On the deserted road,the man helped an old friend of his wife's father's.

提示:根据第一段可知作者的两个女儿及其父母起初均没有好心情。

答案:B

3.What kind of trouble did the elderly man meet?

A.He didn't know how to get to his destination.

B.His car couldn't work because of the lack of oil.

C.He just wanted to hitch-hike (搭便车)to South Texas.

D.His car went wrong and he didn't know what to do.

提示:根据第二段第一句话可知老人的车胎瘪了,他不知道该怎么办。

答案:D

4.The underlined word "It" in the last paragraph refers to 　　　.

A.the anxiety about how to protect themselves

B.the bad temper

C.the unpleasant conversation

D.the talk about the elderly man

提示:根据该词前一句可知C项正确。

答案:C

Ⅴ.七选五

Symbol of friendship

　　Friendship is a wonderful thing to have no matter how old you are.However,it is important for teens and young adults to provide conversation,support and so much more as friends.　1　 Actually,there are a few things that symbolize a friendly relationship.

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