英语限时训练十六带答案

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My brother and I were driving home and had a fun conversation. So absorbed in our talk, my brother took a wrong turn.

36 , the wrong turn took us towards a 37 , and we had no way to turn back. My brother was 38 but had to pay the bridge toll（通行费）to drive on. He was greatly 39__ by his mistake and the needless 40 of $ 4.

We eventually reached an exit, and as we just drove through it, my brother noticed an old black BMW 41 to the side. A young man was standing nearby, trying to 42 someone. I was busy trying to 43 which way we went next, but my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any 44 . The man ended his phone call, and said, “I have a flat tire and need a tool to get it off.”

My brother gave him a wrench （扳手）, and then helped him 45 the tire. We got to know the young man was from a rough neighborhood nearby. He said that this was a 46__ week for him. Earlier he had gotten into a minor car 47 , and now the tire was flat on his way home from work. But he kept 48 us because he really would have been 49 if we hadn’t come along.

After we had finished the job he thanked us again and pulled out $ 20 to give us. “No,” My brother said. “We were never 50 to drive across the bridge. But now we know 51 we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into a（n）52 to serve.”

What I loved most was 53 my brother throughout this process. He was able to turn his mistake into 54 energy' to help others even in a negative situation, which could only come from

a calm mind and an open 55 .

36. A. Disappointedly B. Excitedly C. Luckily D. Unfortunately

37. A. bridge B. freeway C. wall D. river

38. A. amazed B. worried C. unwilling D. surprised

39. A. attacked B. frustrated C. survived D. suspected

40. A. charge B. price C. value D. waste

41. A. left B. dropped C. pushed D. moved

42. A. find B. complain C. phone D. scold

43. A. put forward B. figure out C. get across D. set aside

44. A. advice B. help C. money D. oil

45. A. change B. check C. repair D. carry

46. A. pleasant B. terrible C. memorable D. busy

47. A. accident B. debate C. sale D. show

48. A. encouraging B. teaching C. thanking D. troubling

49. A. damaged B. defeated C. neglected D. stuck

50. A. allowed B. forced C. supposed D. welcomed

51. A. that B. what C. how D. why

52. A. business B. failure C. opportunity D. success

53. A. watching B. helping C. asking D. thanking

54. A. usual B. natural C. positive D. special

55. A. head B. heart C. stage D. view

A

One day, when I was working as a psychologist in England, an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. “This boy has lost his family,”he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I'm very worried about him. Can you help？”

I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn't have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically.

The first two times we met, David didn't say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children's drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence and without looking at me. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.

Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?

“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with,”I thought. “Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.”Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly. “It's your turn, ”he said.

After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times, about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.

Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one—without any words—can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.

56. When he first met the author, David ________．

A. felt a little excited

B. walked energetically

C. looked a little nervous

D. showed up with his teacher

57. As a psychologist, the author ________．

A. was ready to listen to David

B. was skeptical about psychology

C. was able to describe David's problem

D. was sure of handling David's problem

58．David enjoyed being with the author because he________．

A．wanted to ask the author for advice

B．needed to share sorrow with the author

C．liked the children's drawings in the office