【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 er a year is a primary suspect(主要嫌疑人 ) in multiple murder cases.” 60． Why did the woman go to see the monk and ask for advice? A． Because she had a bad temper. B． Because she respected Buddhism. C． Because she also wanted to be a monk. D． Because she wanted to do something good. 61． The monk asked the woman to________. A． shout at everyone around her B． offer every passer by a glass of water C． beat the rude man who snatched the water jug D． use a payphone to call 911 and report the incident 62． The woman hit the man on the back of his head because the man was________. A． a monk B． a murderer C． a passer by D． a rude man 63． According to the passage， we can infer that________. A． the man just wanted to test her B． the woman would regret for doing it C． the woman had done a good deed D． the woman’ s temper would get better C It was a winter morning， just a couple of weeks before Christmas most people were warming up their cars， Trevor， my husband， had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to arrival， he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually putting in 10 hours of labor， he returned to find his bike gone. The bike， a black Kona 18 speed， was our only used it to get to work， putting in 60 hour weeks to support his young the bike was also used to get groceries， saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live. I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our after that several people in our area offered to wonderful stranger even bought a bike， then called my husband to pick it again my husband had a way to get to and from his really is an honor that a plete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another， but acts of kindness from strangers are even more experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性 ) as a it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we， too， can share with matter how big or how small， an act of kindness shows that someone the results can be everlasting. 64． Why was the bike so important to the couple? A． The man’ s job was bike racing. B． It was their only possession. C． It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D． They used it for work and daily life. 65． We can infer from the text that ________. A． the couple worked 60 hours a week B． people were busy before Christmas C． a stranger brought over the bike D． life was hard for the young family 66． How did people get to know the couple’ s problem? A． From radio broadcasts. B． From a newspaper. C． From TV news. D． From a stranger. 67． What do the couple learn from their experience? A． Strangers are usually of little help. B． One should take care of their bike. C． News reports make people famous. D． An act of kindness can mean a lot. D It is often argued that one of the most mon differences between the British and American sense of humour is that Americans don’ t understand irony(反語(yǔ) )． Simon Pegg explores this topic in depth in his article What are you laughing at？ He concludes that this statement isn’ t true and I quite agree with him. One of the differences seems to be how often both nations use British use irony on a daily basis， whereas Americans don’ think Americans understand British irony； what they don’ t understand is the need to use it so Americans use irony they want to state that they are “ only kidding” ． They feel the need to make a joke more obvious than the British do； maybe this results from a fear of offending people. I think the differences between the British and American sense of humour arise from a cultural difference between the jokes are more open， a bit like Americans jokes， on the other hand， are more reserved(含蓄的 )． There is usually a hidden meaning. Certain American edies have gained huge success in Britain and vice versa(反之亦然 )． Therefore， although there are differences between both ic styles， there is still an appreciation and understanding of the other sense of the British and American versions(版本 ) of the edy The Office are hugely successful on both sides of the shows have their own cultural differences， yet they describe a lifestyle which both Americans and the British can relate to in a similar way. 68． The writer believes that________. A． Americans don’ t understand irony when municating with the British B． the British use irony as well as Americans do in many ways C． there are huge differences between the British and American sense of humour D． Americans use less irony because they don’ t want to offend others 69． According to the text， Americans have no idea________. A． when and how to use irony B． where and why to use irony C． whether it is necessary to use irony often D． whether it is easy to understand irony 70． What is the main cause of the differences between the British and American sense of humour? A． Culture. B． Lifestyle. C． Historical development. D． Geographical location. 71． The edy The office is given as an example to show that________. A． American edies have gained more success than those in Britain B． the British and Americans can understand the same edy of different forms C． the same edy can be performed totally differently in different countries D． the differences between British and American edies are being greater E We thought we had it all— a beautiful house， three healthy children and one more on the way， two cars， a couple of four wheelers for entertainment— and we loved ， the market turned and my husband’ s job at a construction pany was pany was closing down for good. We both started looking for jobs right away， but there weren’ t any to be each passing