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2．Since 2011，the former railway engineer has been driving around the city every single day，looking for abandoned tar（柏油） and gravel（碎石） on roadsides．He collects the material and uses it to fill potholes（坑洼），at times spending his own pension money to do it．Tilak，earning himself the nickname"road engineer"，doesn't restrict himself to his neighborhood-he patches up every pothole he can find in the city．
"After working for the South Central Railway in India for 35 years，I retired in October 2008 and spent some time off in 2009，also traveling to the US to meet my son，"Tilak told the local media．"In January 2010，I came back and took up a jod as a consultant in a software agency．"
"I was driving to my fist day of office when I ended up splashing dirty mud water on school children after my car fell into a pothole on the road，"he recalled．"Then a few more accidents followed at various places．"He kept explaining to the police that these accidents wouldn't have occurred if the roads had been smooth．But then he witnessed a major accident that changed everything．
   Tilak decided to take charge of matters of himself．"After that，I quit my job and for the next year till June 2012，I spent my pension money in fixing roads，"he said．
   Tilak's wife was worried about his health and called his son to talk some sense into him．But the son was so impressed that he ended up helping Tilak instead，by setting up a website and Facebook page．As more and more residents got to know of it，they began to show up mand help Tilak fix the city's potholes．Today，they even have a helpline where people can call to complain about potholes in their areas．
   Tilak's son also managed to get the government on their side．Tilak doesn't accept donations，but he encourage people to join in the physical work．He hopes that with media attention，he can inspire a change attitude of the general public．He believes that the"nothing-can-be-done"attitude is what limits a lot of people in the city，and he wants that to change．

41．What was Tilak's mission？C
A．To get paid little for his work．
B．To buy tar and gravel to fix roads．
C．To recycle materials to mend roads．
D．To get financial help from the government．
42．What made Tilak take up the job to fix roads？B
A．Love for children．
B．A strong sense of social responsibility．
C．A passion to make contributions to society．
D．Eagerness to return to work．
43．What is the right description about Tilak？C
A．He began to fix roads from his retirement．
B．He took up the job as a consultant for 3 years．
C．He extended his mission to other neighborhoods．
D．He was once a railway engineer working in the US．
44．What does Tilak encourage people to do？A
A．Take action to make a difference．
B．Quit their jobs to serve their neighborhoods．
C．Fill potholes to the another"road doctor"．
D．Take part in the physical work but not brain work．
45．What may be the best title of the passage？D
A．The thing that everyone should have-warm heart
B．The strongest support is from family members
C．The retirement is not the end of career
D．The respectable man is worthy of his name-road doctor．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要讲述了Tilak 在印度中南部铁路工作了35年后辞职回到家后继续用自己的钱修复破坏的公路．

解答 41．C 细节题．根据文章内容He collects the material and uses it to fill potholes（坑洼），at times spending his own pension money to do it．由此可知Tilak用他收集到的各种材料来填补坑洼的路面，有时还会花自己的钱去做这些，结合选项，故选C
42．B 细节题．根据文章内容Tilak told the local media．"In January 2010，I came back and took up a jod as a consultant in a software agency．"…Then a few more accidents followed at various places．"He kept explaining to the police that these accidents wouldn't have occurred if the roads had been smooth．But then he witnessed a major accident that changed everything…Tilak decided to take charge of matters of himself由此可知，Tilak在目睹了很多车祸之后，觉得如果这些道路不是低洼不平，就不会有那么多事故了，因此，他决定做修路的事，结合选项，他是处于社会责任感而做这些．结合选项，故选B
43．C 细节题．根据文章内容After working for the South Central Railway in India for 35 years，I retired in October 2008 and spent some time off in 2009，also traveling to the US to meet my son，"Tilak told the local media．"In January 2010，I came back and took up a jod as a consultant in a software agency．"可知Tilak 在印度中南部铁路工作了35年后，2008年十月退休，花了一些时间在2009，还去美国见了他的儿子和文章内容I quit my job and for the next year till June 2012辞去了工作了一年半的软件顾问的工作．故选C．
44．A 根据文章内容He hopes that with media attention，he can inspire a change attitude of the general public．可知 Tilak 他希望随着媒体的关注，他能激发公众的改变态度．故选A．
45．D主旨题． 文章主要讲述了Tilak 在印度中南部铁路工作了35年后辞职回到家后继续用自己的钱修复破坏的公路．他成为了一位真正的道路医生．故选D．

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