三、阅读理解 A At noon I was stopped at the traffic light and saw a homeless man walking up and down in the street. It was a hot day. “This will make him smile,” I thought. I turned my car towards a frozen yogurt (酸奶酪) shop. I took a cup and filled it and came 答案解析

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　　When I was a baby, I entertained you and made you laugh．Whenever I was "bad", you'd shake your finger at me and ask：" How could you?"-but then you'd give up, and roll me over for a belly scratch and I believed that life could not be any more perfect．

　　My housetraining was a long process, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together．We went for long walks, runs in the park and car rides．We stopped for ice cream．I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day．

　　Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate．Eventually, you fell in love．She, now your wife, is riot a dog person, but I still welcomed her into our home．I was happy because you were happy．Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement, I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them too．Your wife was afraid I would bite them．But nevertheless, as they began to grow, I became their friend．

　　Now, you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets．You've made the right decision for your "family", but there was a time when I was your only family．

　　I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the dog pound．It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness．You filled out the paperwork and said："I know you will find a good home for her．" They shrugged and gave you a pained look．The children were in tears as they waved me goodbye．And "How could you?" were the only three words that swept over my mind．

　　Is it better to live with hope or without hope? At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you, that you had changed your mind and that this was all a bad dream．

　　My beloved master, I will think of you and wait for you forever．I hope you receive more faithfulness from your family than you showed to me．

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　　When I was in the third grade,I was picked to be the princess(公主）in the school play.For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines.But once onstage,every word disappeared from my head.Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's（解说者的）part for the play,and asked me to change roles.Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day,she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

　　It was a lovely spring day.We could see dandelions(蒲公英）popping through the grass in bunches,as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold.I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches."I think I am going to dig up all these weeds,"she said."From now on,we'll have only roses in this garden."

　　"But I like dandelions,"I protested."All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!"

　　My mother looked at me seriously."Yes,every flower gives pleasure in its own way,doesn't it?"she asked thoughtfully.I nodded."And that is true of people,too,"she added.

　　When I realized that she had guessed my pain,I started to cry and told her the truth.

　　“But you will be a beautiful narrator,”she said,reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.

　　Over the next few weeks,with her continuous encouragement,I learned to take pride in the role.The big day finally came.A few minutes before the play,my teacher came over to me.“Your mother asked me to give this to you,”she said,handing me a dandelion.After the play,I took home the flower,laughing that I was perhape the only person who would keep such a weed.

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　　When I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing person－"Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know．

　　One day while my mother was out, I hit my finger with a hammer．The pain was terrible, but there was no one home to give me any sympathy．I walked around the house, finally arriving at the telephone! Quickly, I called “Information Please" and told her what happened．She told me to open the icebox and hold a little piece of ice to my finger．

　　After that, I called "Information Please" for everything．When my pet bird died, I told "Information Please" the sad story．She tried to comfort me, she said quietly, "Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in．" Somehow I felt better．Another day I was on the telephone, “How do you spell ‘grateful’? "．All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest．When I was 9, we moved to Boston．

　　A few years later, on my way to college, my plane put down in Seattle．I had about half an hour or so between planes．Without thinking, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information, please．"

　　Surprisingly, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well, "Information．" I hadn't planned on this but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell ‘grateful’?"

　　There was a long pause．Then came the soft-spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have healed by now．" I laughed．"So it's really still you," I said, "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time．" I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and asked if I could call her again．"Please do," she said, "Just ask for Sally．"

　　Three months later I was back in Seattle．A different voice answered me．I was told that Sally passed away five weeks before．

　　Before I could hang up she told me that Sally left a message for me－“Tell him I still say there are other worlds to sing in．He'll know what I mean．” I thanked her and hung up．I knew what Sally meant．

　　Never underestimate the impression you may make on others．Whose life have you touched today?

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　　When I was going home to india last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china, When india had not opened up its markers to the world, I carried suitease loads of dark glasses and jeans, Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now, Still ,her answer surprised me：”Green tea,”

　　As loog as I can remember she didn’t even drink indian tea．

　　I dutifully bought a big packct of longjing and headed home to hear the story, My mother and her brother ,both regular newspaper readets, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses At the turn of the century,China was not really familiar tu the average Indian, It was a stronge country

　　How things changel And how soonl

　　Now every lown of any sizc seems to have a “China Market”,And everyone is talking about China

　　The govemment of indin has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done A minister once said that india must open the doors for more foreign investment(投资)and such a step would“work wonders as it did for China”．

　　But it’s a two-way streat ,I just heard about a thousand shenzhen office workers who have gone to rangalore to train in software．Mcanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong ptesence in China

　　No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago ,is expected to his about us$15 billion for last year and us$20 billion by 2008, a goal set by both governments, No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino-indian(中印)century as the two countries started on January I the Sino-Indian Friendship Year

　　But what is still a wonder to me is my moother dringking Chinese tea．

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　　When I was small and my grandmother died I couldn't understand why I had no tears．But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying．

　　So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain．Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying．

　　Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional(情感的)health, and crying seems to study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying．

　　Besides, tears attract help from other people．Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort．Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don't even know we're very sad until we cry．We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them．

　　Just as crying can be healthy, not crying－holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering－can be bad for physical(身体的)health, Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses．If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry．But when you feel like crying, don't fight it．It's a natural－and healthy－emotional response(反应)．

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　　Recently I was asked,“Are we anywhere near the day when you can climb into a car on Long Island, program it to take you to your niece's house in Chicago, hit enter, and after the first hundred yards, once you hit a main road, the car takes over automatically and you just sit back and enjoy the ride?”

　　It is a question I worry．But I had to answer truthfully,“Absolutely．We are without a doubt near that day．”Look, we're already doing it with airplanes．

　　Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk takes off at an air base in the U．S．, climbs to 50,000 feet, flies to Australia, and lands at an Australian air base, where there is a grandstand filled with military officials－with no human pilot．

　　The necessary technology is already here．We have radar technology that can be tied to cruise(巡航)control and brakes, which automatically adjusts(调整)your speed based on following distance and preprogrammed settings．It's still a little bit raw, but it does work great．The technology can allow cars and trucks to follow each other in very closely spaced roads．

　　GPS can also change speed with location．Let's say you're in a state with a 75－mph limit and you cross into a state with a 65－mph limit．GPS knows that and can adjust your speed accordingly．

　　It's not out of the question to imagine that someday soon you'll be able to start the car, make proper settings, then turn the front seats around and play cards and eat lunch as if you're riding on a train．All in perfect comfort and safety, all the way to that niece's place in Chicago．

　　If asked to estimate just how far time is, I'd say a working system is ten years out, practice maybe 20 years．

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　　When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English．Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly．People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her．

　　My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well．When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she．I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her．One time I had to call her stockbroker(股票经纪人)．I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs．Tan．”

　　And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesn't send me check, already two weeks late．”

　　And then, in perfect English I said, “I'm getting rather concerned．You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived．”

　　Then she talked more loudly．“What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss．” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can't tolerate any more excuses．If I don't receive the check immediately, I'm going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week．”

　　The next week we ended up in New York．While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs．Tan, was shouting to her boss in her broken English．

　　When I was a teenager, my mother's broken English embarrassed me．But now, I see it differently．To me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural．It is my mother tongue．Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom．It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world．

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　　While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy(妊娠期)with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshall's family live, to celebrate Jane's 2nd birthday．Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby．Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip．

　　Since Marshall's family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there．That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time．I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there．I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good, so he went out and got the first one for me．

　　During that trip, I totally got lost in the book, which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness．In the book, I noticed the name“Seamus”．I vaguely remembered it was pronounced“Shamus”and I liked the sound of that．I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too．Toward the end of the trip, I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which I was pretty excited about．

　　Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had started labor(分娩), so I was unable to read．The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter．I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience．And ever since then, Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books．We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives．

　　We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption．And we gave this name to our adopted son．Though our Seamus doesn't have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits him perfectly．

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　　When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china, When India had not opened up its markets to the world, I carried suitcase full of dark glasses and jeans．Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now．

　　Still, her answer surprised me：“Green tea．”

　　As long as I can remember she didn’t even drink Indian tea．

　　I dutifully(孝顺的)bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story．My mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses．

　　At the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the average(普通的)Indian．It was a strange country．

　　How things change! And how soon!

　　Now every town of any size seems to have a“China Market”．And everyone is talking about China．

　　The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done．A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment(投资)and such a step would“work wonders as it did for China”．

　　But it’s a two-way street．I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Rangalore to train in software．Meanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China．

　　No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago, is expected to hit about US＄15 billion for last year and US＄20 billion by 2008, a goal set by both governments,

　　No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino-Indian(中印)century as the two countries started on January 1 the Sino-Indian Friendship Year．

　　But what is still a wonder to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea．

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　　When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States．It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad．Like most English children I learned French at school．And I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English．But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems．

　　How wrong I was!The misunderstandings(误解)began at the airport．I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a call and tell her that I had arrived．A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me．

　　“Yes,”I said,“I want to give my friend a ring．”

　　“Well, that’s nice,”he said．“Are you getting married?But aren’t you a bit young?”

　　“Who is talking about marriage?”I replied．“I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived．Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

　　“Oh!”he said,“there’s a phone downstairs．”

　　When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me．

　　“Don’t worry,”she said to me．“I had so many difficulties at first．There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from British．You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say．Most of the time British and American people understand each other!”

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