wantloIjustwantedtodriveuptothemountains,hideinacave,andnevercomeout.
SomehowIHpentmostofdaywashinganddryingclothesmidthinkinghow
lovehaddisappearedfrommylife.Ah1finiHlunlhangingupthelastofmyhusband's
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shirts,Ilookedattheclock.2:
30.Iwaslate.Jonathan,sclassletoutat2:
15andI
hurriedlydrovetotheschool.
Iwasoutofbreathbythetime1knockedontheteacher'sdoorandpeeredthroughtheglass.Sherustledthroughthedoorandtookmeaside."IwanttotalktoyouaboutJonathan,”shesaid.
Ipreparedmyselffortheworst.Nothingwouldhavesurprisedme.DidyouknowJonathanbroughtflowerstoschooltoday?
”sheasked.Inodded,thinkingabout
"Letmetellyouabout
myfavoritebushandtryingtohidethehurtinmyeyesyesterday,"theteacherinsisted."Seethatlittlegirl?
”Iwatchedthebright-eyedchildlaughandpointtoacolorfulpicturetapedtothewall.Inodded.
Well,yesterdayshewasalmosthysterical.Hermotherandfatheraregoingtliroughanastydivorce.Shetoldmeshedidn'twanttolive,shewishedshecoulddie.Iwatchedthatlittlegirlburyherfaceinherhandsandsayloudenoughfortheclasstohear,Nobodylovesme.'IdidallIcouldtocomforther,butitonlyseemedt。
makemattersworse."IthoughtyouwantedtotalktomeaboutJonathan,”Isaid.
Ido,shesaid,touchingthesleeveofmyblouse."Todayyoursonwalkedstraightovertothatchild.Iwatchedhimhandhersomeprettypinkflowersandwhisper,'Iloveyou.'“
Ifeltmyheartswellwithprideforwhatmysonhaddone.Ismiledattheteacher."Thankyou,”Isaid,reachingforJonathan'shand,"you'vemademyday.”
Laterthatevening,Ibeganpullingweedsfromaroundmyazaleabush.AsmymindwanderedbacktotheloveJonathanshowedthelittlegirl,abiblicalversecametome:
"…thesethreeremain:
faith,hopeandlove.Butthegreatestoftheseislove."Whilemysonhadputloveintopractice,Ihadonlyfeltanger.
Iheardthefamiliarsqueakofmyhusbandsbrakesashepulledintothedrive.Isnappedasmalllimbbristlingwithhotpinkazaleasoffthebush.IfelttheseedoflovethatGodplantedinmyfamilybeginningtobloomonceagaininme.Myhusband'seyeswidenedinsurpriseasIhandedhimtheflowers."Iloveyou,”Isaid.
24.Whydidthewomancrywhenseeinghersonhadbrokentheazaleabush?
A.Becauseshecouldnottoleratetheharmtoit.
B.Becauseitmadeherbadmoodevenworse.
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c.Becausehersondidnotaskherforpermission.
D.Becauseshewantedtohandittoherhusband.
25.Thewriterwantedtohideinthemountaincaveprobablyforthereasonof.
A.feelingfedupwithherendlessdailyhousework
B.herhusbandsfailingtofixthemachineintime
C.boringdailyroutinewithafeelingoflackoflove
D.herhopingtoseekhappinessinabrandnewplace
26.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthewriterexpressedlovetoherhusbandinthat.
A.shewasinspiredbyhersonthatlovewassupposedtobefeltandpracticed
B.shefeltguiltythatshemisunderstoodherhusbandandwantedtoapologize
C.shefeltitnecessarytohaveacompletefamilyforthehappinessofherself
D.shewantedtoproveherloveandexpectedthesamewordsfromherhusband
27.Whatdidtheteacherintendtoexpresswhentellingthestoryofthelittlegirl?
A.thegirlwasfromapoorfamily
B.thetroublesomeworkatschool
C.thelovebetweenthegirlandtheauthor'sson
D.theauthorshouldbeproudofherson
C
Almosteverycommunityhassomeformofrulesandsomewayofenforcingthem.Sowhydowehaverules,andwhatmakespeoplefollowthem?
Studieshavesuggestedthatthereasonwedon'tlikerule-breakingisbecausefairnessisprogrammedintoourbrains.Scientistshavefoundthatthebrainreactsinaparticularwaywhenwefeelwearebeingtreatedunfairly.Afairsituationmakesusfeelcomfortableandevenhappy,butunfairnesscausesourbrainstorespondwithnegativefeelings.Thestudyfoundthatthisalsohappenedwhensubjectssawothersbeingtreatedunfairly.Theyconcludedthatfairnessisoneofbasichumanneeds.
Arrivingatafeelingoffairnessmeansconsideringdifferent,oftenconflicting,Pointsofview.Regardlessofthedisagreement,peoplealmostalwaysneedtocompromise.Butitcanbedifficulttoarriveatacompromisewhenthereareconflictinginterests.Thisiswhycommunitieshaveruleslhaleveryonemustfollow.
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Social('ontrolsareanimportanlfactorinsettingandfollowingrules.Theyinfluencethewaywebehave,andcanbeinternal(内在的)orexternal.Internal(controls('omefromwithinandarebasedonourvaluesandfears.Mostofusdon'tsteal,forexample,bc('ausewebelievethattheftisunfairandwrong.Wealsodon'twanttodisappointourfamilyandfriends.Inotherwords,ourinternalcontrolskeepusfrombehavinginwaysthatcauseconflict.
Externalcontrolsincluderewardsandpunishments.Rewards,suchasjobpromotionsandpraise,aredesignedtoencouragepeopletobehaveandactintheinterestofthewholecommunity.
Punishments,suchaspublicembarrassment,fines,andevenimprisonmentcanpreventpeoplefromactingagainstthecommunity'sbestinterests.
Peopleneedtheircommunitiestofunctionsmoothly.Iftherewerenorules,mostpeoplewouldprobablystillbehavepositively.However,therewouldalwaysbeaminoritywhowouldnot.Thisiswhyasocietywithoutrulesisunlikelytoexist.
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph2referto?
A.Aprograminhumanbrains.
B.Acomfortablesituation.
C.Theresponsewithbadfeelings.
D.Therequirementofffairness.
29.Whydocommunitieshaverules?
A.Topunishillegalactivities.
B.Topreventdisagreement.
C.Topromotefairness.
D.Tomeetvariousdemands.
30.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofinternalcontrol?
A.Takeexamshonestlybecauseeluialingisshameful
ParkintherightplacetsoasnolIogetaparkingticket.
C.Paylhe(Jcclricilybillonlim。
inordernotIogelalatefee.
D.Cooperatewithyour(dassrnat(;stowinaprizesforyourclass.
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A.LivingbytherukisB.Whyconununitiesneedrules
C.Beachingacornpmmi北1).Howfairnessfunctions
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Concernedaboutpollutionandcongestion(拥塞),agrowingnumberoflocalgovernmentsaretryingtoreducethenumberofdriversinEurope'sbigcities.Some,likeLondonandStockholnuhaveintroducedcongestionchargestodiscouragedrivingduringpeakhours.Parishastriedbanningcarsfromdrivingoncertaindays,dependingonwhethertheyhaveevenoroddnumberplates.PerhapsthemostambitiousplantocurbcarscomesfromOslo,Norway'scapital.
Tliechangethatismosteasilyt