Passage One

Mark went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area's city councilwoman (女议员) was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was decreasing. The neighborhood faced many problems. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilwoman. It was too much for Mark. "The problems are too big," he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, "I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I could do would make a difference here."

On his way back, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery hag and baby. She was trying to unlock her car, but she didn't have a free hand. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly darted into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted and groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy's arm and led him back to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief. "Thanks!" she said. "You've got great timing (适时) !"

"Just being neighborly (友好的) ," Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of the bus passed by. On one of them was "Small acts of kindness add up." Mark smiled and thought, "Maybe that's a good place to start."

31. In the first paragraph, Mark thought that______.

A． nobody was so able as to solve these problems

B． many people were too selfish to think about others

C． he was not in the position to solve such problems

D． he already had more than enough work to do

[单选题]Passage OneOne of the well-known of American writers is Samuel Clemens, whose pen name is Mark Twain. Bom in 1835, Twain grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri. As did many other boys of his day,Twain dreamed of traveling on rive

[单选题]A．ccording to the passage, one important change in United States education by the 1920's was that ______.A．) most places required children to attendB．) the amount of time spent on formal education was limitedC．) new regulations were imposed on nontr

[单选题]Passage OneSharon Keating was worried about her kids when she got a divorce. Her daughter, says, "I was feeling.., like down and sad and even though I didn't really show it."Judith Wallerstein says problems from divorce can stay for many years. Th

[单选题]Passage OneValencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away from the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.The city is the market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Mos

[单选题]Passage OneSometimes children are kidnapped. Kidnapping is like stealing a child. It is important that kidnappedchildren are found and brought home as soon as possible.The sooner the public knows about a kidnapping the sooner they might be able to he

[单选题]A．ccording to the passage，what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have mirrored walls?A． The exterior surrounding air is heated。B． The windows must be cleaned daily.C． Construction time is increased.D． Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed.

[单选题]Passage TwoOne day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to New York and the girl in the ticket office said, "I'm sorry, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.""If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.""I can't writ

[单选题]Passage OneA．nimals have different ways of protecting themselves against wintertime weather. Some animals grow heavy coats of fur or feathers, while others dig into the ground to find a warm wintertime home.Some animals spend the winter in a deep sle

[单选题]Passage FourJohn Paul Jones was one of the founders of the United States Navy. During the Revolution, the colonies were desperate. They needed men to lead their small ships against the British fleet. Jones was more than willing to fight.John Paul Jon

[单选题]Passage ThreeNo one knows exactly how many disabled (残废的) people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.In