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1、Itwasacoldwinterday.AwomandroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth(收费站).(2014广东高考英语试题阅读理解答案与解析) Itwasacoldwinterday.AwomandroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth(收费站).“I’mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme,”shesaidwithasmile,handingoverseventickets.Oneafteranother,thenextsixdriversarrivingatthet
2、ollboothwereinformed,“Someladyupaheadalreadypaidyourfare.” Itturnedoutthatthewoman,NatalieSmith,hadreadsomethingonafriend’srefrigerator:“Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.”Thephraseimpressedhersomuchthatshecopieditdown. JudyForemanspottedthesamephraseonawarehousewallfarawayfro
3、mhome.Whenitstayedonhermindfordays,shegaveupanddroveallthewaybacktocopyitdown.“Ithoughtitwasbeautiful,”shesaid,explainingwhyshe’dtakentowritingitatthebottomofallherletters,“likeamessagefromabove.”Herhusband,Frank,likedthephrasesomuchthatheputitupontheclassroomwallforhisstudents,oneofwhomwast
4、hedaughterofAliceJohnson,alocalnewsreporter.Aliceputitinthenewspaper,admittingthatthoughshelikedit,shedidn’tknowwhereitcamefromorwhatitreallymeant. Twodayslater,AlicegotacallfromAnneHerbert,awomanlivinginMarin.ItwasinarestaurantthatAnnewrotethephrasedownonapieceofpaper,afterturningitaroundi
5、nhermindfordays. “Here’stheidea,”Annesays.“Anythingyouthinkthereshouldbemoreof,doitrandomly.”Herfantasiesincludepaintingtheclassroomsofshabbyschools,leavinghotmealsonkitchentablesinthepoorpartoftown,andgivingmoneysecretlytoaproudoldlady.Annesays,“Kindnesscanbuildonitselfasmuchasviolencecan.
6、” Theactsofrandomkindnessspread.Ifyouwereoneofthosedriverswhofoundyourfarepaid,whoknowswhatyoumighthavebeeninspiredtodoforsomeoneelselater.Likeallgreatevents,kindnessbeginsslowly,witheverysingleact.Letitbeyours! 31.WhydidNatalieSmithpayforthesixcarsbehindher? A.Sheknewthecardriverswell.
7、B.Shewantedtoshowkindness. C.Shehopedtopleaseothers.D.Shehadseventickets. 32.JudyForemancopieddownthephrasebecauseshe. A.thoughtitwasbeautifullywritten B.wantedtoknowwhatitreallymeant C.decidedtowriteitonawarehousewall D.wantedherhusbandtoput