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About ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down
a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar
(美洲豹) XKE, which was only two months old. He was watching for kids rushing out from between
parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came
out, but a brick sailed out and - WHUMP! - It hit the Jag's shiny black side door! SCREECH…!!!
Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car.
He shouted at the kid, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!"
Building up a head of steam, he went on. "That's my new Jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you
a lot of money. Why did you throw it?" "Please, mister, please…I'm sorry! I didn't know what else to
do!" begged the youngster. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop!" Tears were streaming
down the boy's face as he pointed around the parked car. "It's my brother, mister," he said, "He rolled
of the curb(路沿) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can 't lift him up." Sobbing, the boy asked the
businessman, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too
heavy for me." Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling
lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handker
chief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then
watched the younger brother push him down the side - walk toward their home. It was a long walk
back to the black, shining 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE - a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side
door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent(凹痕)to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone
has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.
1. The boy threw a brick at the businessman's car because .
A. the businessman drove at a high speed
B. he envied the brand - new car very much
C. he wanted to ask for some money
D. he wanted to get help from the driver
2. Which of the following is the right order of the story?
a. The younger brother threw a brick at Josh's car.
b. The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.
c. The younger brother begged Josh for help.
d. Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.
e. Josh shouted at the younger brother.
A. b, a, e, c, d
B. a, c, d, b, e
C. b, a, c, e, d
D. a, c, b, e, d
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Josh would accept the money from the kids
B. The two kids were Josh's neighbors.
C. Josh was a kind - hearted man.
D. Josh's new car broke down easily.
4. According to the passage, the underlined sentence means .
A. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life
B. driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous
C. trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble
D. protecting oneself from being hurt
