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Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get ” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumband held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time when you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody _ .
Several days later I was still _ _ about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot _ _ the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. IBlanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of.” Was that possible these days? One way to this would be for a person to journey across the US without any money, just _ _ on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?
The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.
The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy. _ _ I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept _ of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly everywhere I went. I was _ _ by people’s readiness to help a stranger.
In Oregon, a house painter named Mike _ _ the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a(n) _ _ _ _ dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I, but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or _ _ with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the _ _ _ _ to give often gave the most.
I’m _ _ to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was _ _. I am proud to live in a country where people are still willing to help. Now about the hitchhiker I met the other day, I am feeling _that I did not stop to take him along .
【小题1】A．involvedB．crazyC．blamedD．rejected【小题2】A．awayB．inC．overD．out【小题3】A．in dangerB．in needC．in actionD．in favor【小题4】A．worryingB．consideringC．concerningD．thinking【小题5】A．offB．onC．awayD．from【小题6】A．concludedB．recalledC．polishedD．submitted【小题7】A．strangersB．relativesC．friendsD．colleagues【小题8】A．guideB．testC．handle D．conduct【小题9】A．basingB．relyingC．insistingD．relating【小题10】A．ButB．SoC．AndD．However【小题11】A．jobsB．suppliesC．helpsD．offers【小题12】A．frightenedB．annoyedC．disappointedD．amazed【小题13】A．notedB．sawC．feltD．sensed【小题14】A．simpleB．richC．awesomeD．interesting【小题15】A．understoodB．refusedC．pausedD．disobeyed【小题16】A．suppliedB．offeredC．sharedD．provided【小题17】A．grandestB．mostC．leastD．best【小题18】A．carefulB．gratefulC．hopefulD．helpful【小题19】A．createdB．remindedC．renewedD．returned【小题20】A．guilty B．scepticalC．delightedD．shallowA
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解析：文章介绍作者一直认为来自陌生人的友善遇到处于困境者的人是傻瓜，为了证明这个观点，他决定身无分文地进行从太平洋到大西洋的旅行，但是途中接受到很多帮助，对这些帮助感激的同时，作者也对自己以前的行为感到内疚。
【小题1】考查过去分词和形容词：A. involved参与，B. crazy疯狂的，C. blamed责备，D. rejected拒绝，ge tinvovled被牵连，“我不想被牵涉进去”成了全国性的名言。选A
【小题2】考查副词：A. away离开，B. in在…里面，C. over越过，D. out外面，在沙漠里，我遇到了一个年轻人，他站在路边，伸出一只手的拇指，另一只手里拿着一个汽油罐。选D
【小题3】考查词组：A. in danger有危险，B. in need有需要，C. in action行动，D. in favor赞同，人们一度认为，那些遇到处于困境者的人是傻瓜。选B
【小题4】考查动词：A. worrying担心，B. considering考虑，C. concerning关于， D. thinking想，几天后，我仍在想这个搭便车的人。选D
【小题5】考查副词：A. off离开，B. on 在…上面，C. away 远离，D. from从，我甚至没有为他把脚从加速踏板上抬起，选A
【小题6】考查动词：A. concluded下结论，B. recalled回想，C. polished磨光，提高，D. submitted 提交，屈从，我想起布兰奇.迪布瓦的名句：“我一直都依赖着陌生人的友善。”选B
【小题7】考查名词：A. strangers陌生人，B. relatives亲戚，C. friends朋友，D. colleagues同事，根据作者的经历，应该是“我一直都依赖着陌生人的友善。”选A
【小题8】考查动词：A. guide指导，B. test检测，C. handle处理，D. conduct实施，带领，一个验证办法就是只身一人、身无分文地做一次横穿美国的旅行，选B
【小题9】考查动词：A. basing以…为基础，B. relying依赖，C. insisting坚持，D. relating和…有关，一路上只依靠着美国同胞的友善。选B
【小题10】考查连词：A. But但是，B. So所以，C. And并且，D. However然而，我意识到，自己有生以来从未下过赌注。因此，我决定身无分文地进行从太平洋到大西洋的旅行。两句话是因果关系，选B
【小题11】考查名词：A. jobs工作，B. supplies供应，C. helps帮助，D. offers提议，我只能接受别人提供的搭乘、食物和住宿。选D
【小题12】考查形容词：A. frightened害怕的，B. annoyed生气的，C. disappointed失望的，D. amazed惊讶的，人们准备随时帮助陌生人，这让我很吃惊，选D
【小题13】考查动词：A. noted注意到，B. saw看见，C. felt 感觉，D. sensed感受，一个叫迈克的画家注意到天气冷，问我是否有外套？选 A
【小题14】考查形容词：A. simple简单的，B. rich富有份，C. awesome令人敬畏的，使人畏惧的，可怕的，极好的，D. interesting有趣的，从in their shabby house.可知这是一段简餐，选A
【小题15】考查动词：A. understood理解，B. refused拒绝，C. paused 停顿，D. disobeyed 不服从，从后面的but Tim insisted,可知作者拒绝了，选B
【小题16】考查动词：A. supplied提供，B. offered提供，C. shared分享，D. provided提供，人们会带给我食物和他们分享他们拥有的一切，选C
【小题17】考查形容词最高级：A. grandest最伟大的，B. most最多的，C. least最少的，D. best最好的，拥有最少的人，通常给的是最多的，选C
【小题18】考查形容词：A. careful仔细的，B. grateful感激的，C. hopeful有希望的，D. helpful乐于之人的，我对所有的遇到的人都很感激因为他们的食物，钱，住所等，选B
【小题19】卡车动词：A. created创造，B. reminded提醒，C. renewed更新，D. returned回到，我对人们普遍的想法在更新，选C
【小题20】考查形容词：A. guilty内疚的，B. sceptical怀疑的，C. delighted高兴的，D. shallow狭窄的，我对没有停下把搭便车的人带上感到内疚，选A
