7．About ten years ago，a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street．He was going a bit too fast in his shiny，black，12 cylinder Jaguar（美洲豹） XKE，which was only two 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 sailed out and-WHUMP!-It hit the Jag's shiny black side door!SCREECH…!!!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？Just what the heck are you doing？!"Building up a head of steam，he went on．"That's my new Jag，that brick you threw is gonna 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 of 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 side-walk toward their home．It was a long walk back to the black，shining 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE-a long and slow walk．Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar．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．
41．The boy threw a brick at the businessman's car becauseD．
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
42．Which of the following is the right order of the story？A
a．The younger brother threw a brick at Josh's car．
b．The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair．
c．The younger brother begged Josh for help．
d．Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair．
e．Josh shouted at the younger brother．
A．b，a，e，c，d B．a，c，d，b，e
C．b，a，c，e，d D．a，c，b，e，d
43．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．Josh would accept the money from the kids
B．The two kids were Josh's neighbors．
C．Josh was a kind-hearted man．
D．Josh's new car broke down easily．
44．According to the passage，the underlined sentence meansC．
A．trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life
B．driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous
C．trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble
D．protecting oneself from being hurt．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，主要讲述了一个小男孩用砖头砸Josh的车，向他祈求帮助把自己摔倒的哥哥扶回到轮椅上，Josh提供帮助之后保留了砖头的砸痕，提醒自己要试图理解别人遇到的麻烦并提供帮助．
解答 41．D 细节理解题，根据"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．"可知男孩在商人的车上扔了一块砖是因为他想让商人停车去帮助他，故选D．
42．A 细节理解题，根据He rolled of the curb（路沿） and fell out of his wheelchair；I threw the brick because no one else would stop；He shouted at the kid；Please，mister，please…I'm sorry!I didn't know what else to do!"begged the youngster；he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair；可知正确的顺序是哥哥从轮椅上摔下来，弟弟向杰克的车砸砖头，Josh向弟弟喊，弟弟恳求他帮忙，Josh把哥哥扶回轮椅上，故选A．
43．C 推理判断题，根据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．可知Josh把哥哥扶回轮椅上，并检查他是否没问题，因此他是个热心善良的人，故选C．
44．C 句意理解题，根据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．可知Josh保留了车上的痕迹是为了提醒自己，要试图理解别人遇到的麻烦并提供帮助，故选C．
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