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Last summer, Katie Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work in Minneapolis. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a sign asking for help. She rolled down her window.
“Hey!” she shouted. “I’m driving around giving free haircuts. If I go grab my chair, do you want one right now?”
The man looked to be in his 60s. He was balding, and missing a few teeth. As Steller liked to tell the story, he laughed, then paused. “Actually,” he said, “I have a funeral to go to this week. I was really hoping to get a haircut.”
Steller pulled out a red chair from her car and helped the man cut his hair immediately. After the work was finished, Edward looked in a mirror. “I look good!” he said.
Until last year, Steller had given such haircuts to people living on the margins(边缘) around the city. She was keenly aware of the power of her cleanup job.
“It’s more than a haircut,” she said. “I want it to be a gateway, to show value and respect, but also to get to know people. I want to build relationships.”
Steller knew that a haircut could change a life. One changed hers: As a teen, she suffered from a severe disease, her hair thinned drastically. Seeing this, her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut.
“To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness, it helped me feel cared about and less alone,” she said.
After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day. Not long after finishing cosmetology school in 2009, she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project, reaching out to people on the streets. Her aim was that by doing some kind acts, others would be inspired to spread their own.
“Part of what broke my heart was just how lonely people looked,” she said. “I thought maybe I’d go around and ask if people want free haircuts. I can’t fix their problems, but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment.”
It all began with a belief in simple acts of kindness, such as a free haircut. “The way you show up in the world matters,” said Steller. “You have no idea what people are going to do with the kindness that you give them.”
1.How did Steller react to the man’s asking for help?
A.She paid no attention.
B.She offered a free haircut to him.
C.She sent a red chair to him as a present.
D.She told an interesting story to make him happy.
2.What did Steller mean by saying “It’s more than a haircut” in paragraph 6?
A.She thought it was a respectable job.
B.She had found more advantages for the job.
C.She considered haircut as a way to make friends.
D.She hoped her job could make a difference to others.
3.What did Steller expect from Red Chair Project?
A.To earn a lot of money. B.To know more people.
C.To pass down the kindness. D.To make herself stand out.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.A Cut Above. B.A Beautiful Salon.
C.The Good Belief. D.The Miracle of Love.
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Last summer, Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work in Minneapolis. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a sign asking for help. She ________ down her window.
“Hey!” she shouted. “I’m driving around giving ________ haircuts. If I go and grab my ________, do you want one right now?”
The man looked to be in his 60s. He was heavyset, and ________ a few teeth. He laughed, and then paused, “________, I was really hoping to get a haircut.”
“I’ll be right back,” Steller said.
She drove off, went to the salon she owns, and ________ a red chair into her car.
Quickly she ________ back. Then she cut the man’s curly graying hair. The man told her about growing up in Mississippi, about moving to Minnesota to be closer to his adult children, and how he still talks to his mom every day.
After Steller was done, the man looked in a mirror and ________, “I look good!” he said. “I’ll have to remember to put my artificial teeth in next time.”
To date, Steller has given about 30 such haircuts to people around the city. These clients are all living down and out, so she is clearly aware of the ________ of her cleanup job.
In fact, for Steller, it’s more than a haircut. It is not only a gateway to show value and ________, but also to get to know people. She wants to ________ relationships.
Steller knows that a haircut can ________ a life because one changed hers: As a teen, she suffered from a disease called ulcerative colitis, which was so ________ that her hair thinned severely. Seeing this, her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut.
Sitting down and having somebody look at her made Steller feel that she was a ________ and not just an illness, which helped her feel ________ and less alone.
After that, Steller decided to have her own salon so she could help the people ________ the feeling she’d had that day. Not long after finishing hairdressing school in 2009, she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project, ________ out to people on the streets. Steller listens to people’s stories of ________, suffering, and struggle to get back on their feet. She believes even if she can’t ________ their problems, maybe she can help them feel less alone for a moment. The attention ________ works.
And it all began with a belief in simple acts of kindness, such as a free haircut.
1.A.took B.rolled C.knocked D.tore
2.A.quick B.modern C.free D.luxurious
3.A.chair B.table C.knife D.glove
4.A.growing B.showing C.pressing D.missing
5.A.Actually B.Curiously C.Occasionally D.Particularly
6.A.turned B.loaded C.fastened D.restored
7.A.ran B.walked C.cycled D.drove
8.A.recognized B.wept C.smiled D.guessed
9.A.power B.profit C.reward D.technique
10.A.wealth B.pride C.innocence D.respect
11.A.judge B.build C.break D.clarify
12.A.make B.ruin C.change D.extend
13.A.serious B.regular C.natural D.obvious
14.A.student B.pioneer C.advisor D.person
15.A.commented on B.cared about C.laughed at D.convinced of
16.A.feel B.describe C.remark D.transfer
17.A.showing B.reaching C.speaking D.pointing
18.A.anger B.envy C.loss D.shock
19.A.find B.list C.treat D.fix
20.A.rarely B.accurately C.apparently D.secretly
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Last summer, Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work. She ______ at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a ______ asking for help. She rolled down her ______. “Hey!” she shouted. “I’m driving around giving ______ haircuts. Do you want one right now?”
The man looked to be in his 60s. He was strongly built, and missing a few ______. “Actually,” he said, “I have a funeral to go to this week. I was really hoping to get a ______.”
Steller unloaded a red chair from her car. The man took the ______, and she ______ his curly graying hair. He ______ her about growing up in Mississippi about moving to Minnesota to be closer to his adult children, and how he still talks to his mom every day.
After Steller was ______, Edward looked in a ______. “ I look good!” he said. “I’ll have to remember to put my teeth in next time.”
Steller knows that a haircut can ______ a life. One changed hers: As a teen, she suffered from a severe ______, and her hair thinned too much. Seeing this, her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut.
“To sit down and have somebody ______ me and talk to me like a ______ and not just an illness, it helped me feel ______ about.” She says. After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon (美发厅) so she could help people ______ the way she’d felt that day.
“It’s more than a free haircut.” Steller says. “I listen to people’s stories of loss, addiction, and ______ to get back on their feet. I can’t ______ their problems, but maybe I can help them feel less ______ for a moment.”
1.A.settled B.stood C.stopped D.met
2.A.sign B.video C.book D.friend
3.A.door B.window C.chair D.lamp
4.A.regular B.fancy C.latest D.free
5.A.years B.teeth C.things D.meals
6.A.pound B.job C.haircut D.response
7.A.seat B.risk C.advice D.chance
8.A.brushed B.colored C.pulled D.cut
9.A.asked B.told C.informed D.consulted
10.A.done B.paid C.left D.gone
11.A.box B.direction C.spot D.mirror
12.A.start B.save C.change D.escape
13.A.condition B.loss C.failure D.disease
14.A.look at B.believe C.call on D.judge
15.A.servant B.person C.poet D.fool
16.A.sorry B.proud C.bitter D.cared
17.A.clear B.lead C.feel D.smooth
18.A.ability B.struggle C.permission D.decision
19.A.fix B.cause C.ignore D.recognize
20.A.guilty B.ashamed C.alone D.connected
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One hot summer I was traveling down the freeway on a day trip to Los Angeles. During my journey down the highway, another motorist suddenly started cutting into my lane. Being in the far right lane, my car was forced onto the shoulder of the road. Being an experienced driver, I steered my car back onto the highway, the motorist drove away without saying anything.
While I wasn’t very happy with the person for cutting in front of me, I decided to consider it an honest mistake—a lack of attention to the lane change or a driver lost in thought. It certainly could not have been done on purpose. The car sped away after cutting in front of me and was soon out of sight.
After a while, I caught up with the same motorist on the side of the road. He was an elderly gentleman who was walking along the side of the freeway on this hot day. With his car stopped on the side of the road and the nearest services at least twenty miles away, I decided to stop and see what the problem was.
The man’s car had a flat tire, and while he had a spare tire, he didn’t have a jack. I decided to help him and allowed him to sit in my air–conditioned car while I changed his tire. Fifteen minutes later, I was hot, sweaty and dirty, but I did feel good after doing something for someone.
1.Which of the following word can best describe the author?
A. Bad-tempered. B. Humorous. C. Hard-working. D. Kind-hearted.
2.We can infer from the second paragraph that the _______.
A. motorist didn’t pay any attention to the lane change
B. motorist was lost in thought while he was driving
C. motorist cut in front of the author on purpose
D. author forgave the motorist
3.Why did the motorist stop his car on the side of the road? Because_______.
A. he got lost B. his car had a flat tire
C. he wanted to have a rest D. he wanted to travel with the author
4.What can we learn from the text?
A. Actions speak louder than words. B. An act of kindness can make you feel good.
C. No pain, no gain. D. It is no use crying over spilt milk.
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【四川省凉山州高中毕业班第二次诊断性】D
One hot summer I was traveling down the freeway on a day trip to Los Angeles. During my journey down the highway, another motorist suddenly started cutting into my lane. Being in the far right lane, my car was forced onto the shoulder of the road. Being an experienced driver, I steered my car back onto the highway, the motorist drove away without saying anything.
While I wasn’t very happy with the person for cutting in front of me, I decided to consider it an honest mistake—a lack of attention to the lane change or a driver lost in thought. It certainly could not have been done on purpose. The car sped away after cutting in front of me and was soon out of sight.
After a while, I caught up with the same motorist on the side of the road. He was an elderly gentleman who was walking along the side of the freeway on this hot day. With his car stopped on the side of the road and the nearest services at least twenty miles away, I decided to stop and see what the problem was.
The man’s car had a flat tire, and while he had a spare tire, he didn’t have a jack. I decided to help him and allowed him to sit in my air–conditioned car while I changed his tire. Fifteen minutes later, I was hot, sweaty and dirty, but I did feel good after doing something for someone.
1.Which of the following word can best describe the author?
A. Bad-tempered. B. Humorous. C. Hard-working. D. Kind-hearted.
2.We can infer from the second paragraph that the _______.
A. motorist didn’t pay any attention to the lane change
B. motorist was lost in thought while he was driving
C. motorist cut in front of the author on purpose
D. author forgave the motorist
3.Why did the motorist stop his car on the side of the road? Because_______.
A. he got lost B. his car had a flat tire
C. he wanted to have a rest D. he wanted to travel with the author
4.What can we learn from the text?
A. Actions speak louder than words. B. An act of kindness can make you feel good.
C. No pain, no gain. D. It is no use crying over spilt milk.
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One day when I was driving on the freeway, I noticed all the way there were large dividing walls, which had been built between it and the road running parallel to it, for noise reduction (减少) and a sense of separation. The purpose was to create a sense of privacy (隐私) for people on the other side.
This got me thinking: How often do we put up mental barriers that keep us distant from others? Lifting the artificial barriers that keep us apart can offer opportunities to express our goodwill and create better relationships. If we can do like this, maybe our life will be a little different.
There is a little post office in a nearby town, and since it is closer to me than the post office in my own town, I go there. One day, with many people jammed into the little building, a man came hurrying in to mail a letter, and the girl at the counter saw he had too little postage on it. She told him he needed 2 more cents. Obviously he was a little at a loss. He had hurried over from his office, and didn’t have any money on him or time to stand in line. He was going to run back to get the needed money and wait in line again, but he hurried to get the letter mailed in the first place.
As we were watching him, one woman volunteered a two-cent stamp, and the whole line became very quiet. It was a beautiful moment. The man hesitated for a little while and asked her if she was sure, and she assured him she was fine with giving him the stamp. He offered to go back to his office to get the two cents, and she told him not to bother.
It was a small thing, but it meant something to both of the people involved, and to the rest of us. We aren’t a yard that needs defining or a freeway that needs barriers. We are human beings who can contribute to each other’s wellbeing by taking time to pay attention and interact. After all, we are all parts of a whole living in society.
1.The purpose of the first paragraph is to __________.
A. summarize the main idea
B. give detailed information
C. tell readers the author’s opinion
D. introduce the topic
2.What happened after the man being told he needed two more cents?
A. The man went back to his office immediately.
B. The man turned to a lady for help.
C. A woman offered a stamp to the man.
D. The man waited in line patiently.
3.What can we learn about the author?
A. She pays too much attention to privacy.
B. She believes people should participate in the world around them.
C. She confuses real barriers with false ones.
D. She insists all small things always have the greatest meaning.
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Artificial Barriers B. Unnecessary Separation
C. An Unforgettable Experience D. The Kindness of People
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One day when I was driving on the freeway, I noticed all the way there were large dividing walls, which had been built between it and the road running parallel to it, for noise reduction (减少) and a sense of separation. The purpose was to create a sense of privacy (隐私) for people on the other side.
This got me thinking: How often do we put up mental barriers that keep us distant from others? Lifting the artificial barriers that keep us apart can offer opportunities to express our goodwill and create better relationships. If we can do like this, maybe our life will be a little different.
There is a little post office in a nearby town, and since it is closer to me than the post office in my own town, I go there. One day, with many people jammed into the little building, a man came hurrying in to mail a letter, and the girl at the counter saw he had too little postage on it. She told him he needed 2 more cents. Obviously he was a little at a loss. He had hurried over from his office, and didn’t have any money on him or time to stand in line. He was going to run back to get the needed money and wait in line again, but he hurried to get the letter mailed in the first place.
As we were watching him, one woman volunteered a two-cent stamp, and the whole line became very quiet. It was a beautiful moment. The man hesitated for a little while and asked her if she was sure, and she assured him she was fine with giving him the stamp. He offered to go back to his office to get the two cents, and she told him not to bother.
It was a small thing, but it meant something to both of the people involved, and to the rest of us. We aren’t a yard that needs defining or a freeway that needs barriers. We are human beings who can contribute to each other’s wellbeing by taking time to pay attention and interact. After all, we are all parts of a whole living in society.
1.The purpose of the first paragraph is to __________.
A. summarize the main idea
B. give detailed information
C. tell readers the author’s opinion
D. introduce the topic
2.What happened after the man being told he needed two more cents?
A. The man went back to his office immediately.
B. The man turned to a lady for help.
C. A woman offered a stamp to the man.
D. The man waited in line patiently.
3.What can we learn about the author?
A. She pays too much attention to privacy.
B. She believes people should participate in the world around them.
C. She confuses real barriers with false ones.
D. She insists all small things always have the greatest meaning.
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Artificial Barriers B. Unnecessary Separation
C. An Unforgettable Experience D. The Kindness of People
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The drama, “The Empress of China" that was pulled off the air for technical reasons now back on TV．
A． is B． are C． has D． have
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My tire was flat. And I was on a country road. When I with the tire, a car pulled off the road behind me. I saw a male and said, “Hey, do you need any help?”
I literally was . This young guy was dressed in black. Nearly everything imaginable was tattooed(纹身). When he asked to give me a , I someone sitting in his car. That me. Thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind.
Then, it began to . It hit like a waterfall and made it to finish the tire change. With the car jacked(千斤顶托起) up, I was to get in my car. “Get in my car” he insisted, “We’ll wait with you until the rain stops.” “No. I don’t need your help.” I said. “Come on. Get in.” he said as he my arm and pulled me toward his car. “Oh, God, protect me!” I to myself.
As I settled into the back seat, suddenly a delicate came from the front seat of the car. “Are you all right?” “Yes, I am,” I replied with much seeing an old woman there. “My name is Beatrice and this is my neighbor John. John takes me to visit my husband in a nursing home every day. He is a really nice guy.”
“John, I had thought you were, well, ah, you know I…” Embarrassment my words. John laughed, “I often experienced reaction. I actually thought about changing the way I look. then I saw it as an opportunity to see others.”
He was right. What he wore outside was just a of the world as he saw it, but what he wore was the spirit of giving and caring the world he wanted to see. I never believed that I should people by the way they dressed. I was with myself for what I did.
The rain stopped and John and I changed the tire. As we shook hands I apologized for my stupidity.
1.A. waited B. repaired C. struggled D. continued
2.A. turned B. approached C. boarded D.[ stopped
3.A. delighted B. calm C. frightened D. excited
4.A. look B. aid C. fine D. hand
5.A. recognized B. met C. noticed D. watched
6.A. amazed B. attracted C. confused D. concerned
7.A. pour B. start C. fall D. break
8.A. possible B. necessary C. unnecessary D. impossible
9.A. ready B. eager C. unable D. unsuitable
10.A. touched B. grasped C. placed D. controlled
11.A. thought B. expected C. replied D. cried
12.A. tone B. voice C. sound D. alarm
13.A. relief B.
shock C. ease D. sorrow
14.A. blocked B. stuck C. choked D. struck
15.A. helpful B. shameful C. abnormal D. unfriendly
16.A. And B. So C. But D. Or
17.A. reflection B. conclusion C. concern D. meaning
18.A. around B. along C. through D. inside
19.A. decide B. appreciate C. judge D. sniff
20.A. angry B. grateful C. strict D. content
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I couldn’t help feeling great ________ I put on the parachute and was pulled off the beach.
A．even though B．whether C．while D．the moment
shock C. ease D. sorrow