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1、Unit 16 Stories.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A(2016枣庄三中高二检测)Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab.Heres what happened.I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station.We were driving in the right lane when all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a
2、parking space right in front of us.My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other cars back end by just inches!The driver of the other car，who almost caused a big accident，started yelling bad words at us.My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.And I mean he was friendly.
3、So, I said, “Why did you just do that？This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！”And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck.”Many people are like garbage(rubbish) trucks.They run around full of garbage，full of frustration，full of anger，and
4、 full of disappointment.As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it.And if you let them，theyll dump it on you.When someone wants to dump on you, dont take it personally.You just smile，wave, wish them well, and move on.Youll be happy with what you did.I started thinking, how often do I le
5、t Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work，at home，or on the streets? It was that day I said，“Im not going to do anymore.”Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day.What about you？If you let more garbage trucks
6、 pass you by，youll be happier.Lifes too short to wake up in the morning with regrets.So，love the people who treat you right.Forget about the ones who dont.【语篇解读】文章讲的是发生在纽约出租车上的一件事。作者乘坐的出租车在行驶过程中，一辆停在路边的汽车突然开动，超到了出租车前面。这差点导致一起车祸，然而，出租车司机并未责怪汽车司机，反而以礼相待。作者从此事中认识到，不应该太在意他人的抱怨和不满，做好自己的事情。1How did the ta
7、xi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car?AHe yelled back at the driver.BHe sent the driver to the hospital.CHe was friendly towards the driver.DHe dumped some garbage in front of his car.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章提到的“My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.And I mean he was frien
8、dly.”可知，出租车司机很有礼貌地回应那个汽车司机，故选C。【答案】C2What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3?AMany people like to drive garbage trucks.BMany people dump garbage wherever they like.CMany people are warmhearted to make others happy.DMany people tend to be very much depressed.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章提
9、到的“Many people are like garbage(rubbish) trucks.They run around full of garbage，full of frustration，full of anger，and full of disappointment.”可知，出租车司机认为，许多人都怀有一些负面情绪，并且需要发泄出来，故选D。【答案】D3What can we infer from Paragraph 4?AThe author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.BThe author used to complain a
10、lot.CThe author used to have a lot of money.DThe author used to be a good manager.【解析】细节理解题。根据“And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work，at home，or on the streets？”一句可知，作者以前经常在工作上、在家中或大街上抱怨或发脾气，故选B。【答案】B4According to the passage，what should you do if people “dump ga
11、rbage”on you?AIgnore them and go on with our own work.BTry our best to persuade them not to do that again.CTell them to dump the garbage in the right place.DTake over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else.【解析】推理判断题。根据“You just smile，wave，wish them well，and move on.Youll be happy with wh
12、at you did.”和最后一段“If you let more garbage trucks pass you by，youll be happier.”可知，如果有人对你发脾气或表达不满时，不要在意它，只管做好自己的事情，故选A。【答案】AB(2016潍坊中学高二上期末)By May，after three months，I had lost 22 pounds and reached my goal of 115 pounds.My friends would say“Alice，you look great！” or “How did you lose so much weight？
13、”Those compliments made me feel good and confident.Soon I dropped to 110 pounds.A few of my friends told me that I needed to stop dieting，because I was starting to look sick.They brought me a presenta bag of chocolates，which I later gave to my sister.My mother would come to my room，with tears in her
14、 eyes，and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop.My dad would leave worried messages on my cellphone at school，telling me that it would do serious harm to my body.By midJune，when school was coming to an end，I was down to an only alive state of 95 pounds.All of a sudden
15、，I knew I had to do something.I guessed the number itself scared me.I recalled my doctor.He told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying.I knew I was putting my life at risk，but for what？To make those who love me worried？Was it worthwhile to be thin?Now I realize that models i
16、n magazines，TV and movies are not realistic.The price to pay for the “perfect body” is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder.And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are.【语篇解读】文章通过作者的亲身经历告诉大家不健康的节食会导致严重的健康问题，世界上还有比身材更重要的东西。5The underlined word“compliments” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”Aquestions
