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54.A.B.C.55.A.B.C.第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小2分，滿40分ATwentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30a.m..WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked.“Justaminute,”answeredaweak,elderlyAfteralongpause,thedooropened.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.ByhersidewasasmallItookthesuitcasetothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.“It’snothing,”Itoldher.“IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.”“Oh,you’resuchagoodman,”Shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,andthenasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?”“It’snottheshortestway,”Ianswered“Oh,I’minnohurry,”shesaid.“I’monmywaytoahospice(臨終醫(yī)院).Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.”Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter計價器Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.Atdawn,shesuddenlysaid,”I’mtired.Let’sgonow.”Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme.“HowmuchdoIoweyou?”sheasked.“Nothing,”Isaid.“Youhavetomakealiving,”sheanswered.“Oh,thereareotherpassengers,”IAlmostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.Ourhugendedwithher“YougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofTheoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto showshewasfamiliarwiththeseesomecesforthelastletthedriverearnmorereachthedestinationonThetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe wantedtodoherashutoffthemeterbyhadreceivedherpaymentinwasinahurrytotakeotherWhatcanwelearnfromtheGivingisalwaysaPeopleshouldrespecteachAnactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatPeopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’BDomestic(馴養(yǎng)的)horsesnowpullploughs,raceintheKentuckyDerby,andcarry.Butearlyhorsesweren’ttame(馴服的)enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinctionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.Thousandsofyearsago,peoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfood.Overtime,peoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorses,theychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexample,peoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentle alitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals’genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproduced,theypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.EachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosenModern-dayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn’texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds—typicallyreachingonlymetertall.Withshort,stronglegs,theanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts(礦井)withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavy,tallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.Forexample,horsewereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculture.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorses,humanshadtocrosslandonfoot.Ridinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchlesstime.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastoinctwithoneanother.Thenewfromofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworld.Beforedomesticationhorseswere 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D.DWhenitcomestofriends,Idesirethosewhowillsharemyhappiness,whopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate（照亮）meandtrainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghours,toogoodnottoshare.WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,Ihadafriend.Wewereshyand“tooserious”aboutourstudieswhenitwasingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschool,butshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaper,andoneofuswouldsay:“Let’sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.”Wewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofawhistle.Thenwewouldreadthemaloud.Attheendofthatschoolyear,we,too,werechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstopped.WhenIlivedforatimeinLondon,Ihadafriend.Hewasindespair(失望)andIwasindespair.Butfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetime.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.Wewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparted.WegaveLondontoeachother.ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesmine.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappears,sometimesinafunnyway,intheother’sdreams.SheandIagreethat,atcertaintimes,weseemtobepartsofthesamemind.Inmymostinterestingmoments,Ioftenthink:“Yes,Imustl…”Wehavenevermet.ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist（心理學(xué)家），whowillonlyfillupthehealing（愈合的）silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfriend.Intheeighthgrade,whattheauthordidbeforedevelopropersocialbehaviorwasto eseriousabouthergotoherfriend’shouselearnfromherclassmatesatsharepoemsandstorieswithherInParagraph3,“WegaveLondontoeachother”probablymeans ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofwewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondonwepartedwitheachotherinAccordingtoParagraph4,theauthorandherfriend calleachotherhave enjoywritingtoeachdreamofmeetingeachInthedarkestmoments,theauthorwouldpreferto seekprofessional B.beleftC.staywithherbest D.breaktheWhatisthebesttitlefortheUnforgettableRemarkableLifelongNobleETheDietZone:ADangerousDietCoke,dietPepsi,dietpills,no-fatdiet,vegetabledietWearesurroundedbytheword“diet”everywherewelookandlisten.WehavesoeasilybeenattractedbythepromiseandpotentialofdietproductsthatwehavestoppedthinkingaboutwhatdietproductsarengtousWearepayingforproductsthatharmuspsychologicallyandphysically（身體上）.Dietproductssignificantlyweakenuspsychologically.Ononelevel,wearenotallowingourbraintoadmitourweightproblemslienotinactuallylosingtheweight,butincontrollingtheconsumptionoffatty,high-calorie,unhealthyfoods.Dietproductsallowustojumpoverthethinkingstageandgostraightforthescale（秤）instead.Allwehavetodoistoswalloworrecognizetheword“diet”infoodlabels.Onanotherlevel,dietproductshavegreaterpsychologicaleffects.Everytimewehaveazero-caloriedrink,wearelingourselveswithoutourawarenessthatwedon’thavetoworktogetresults.Dietproductsmakepeoplebelievethatgaincomeswithoutpain,andthatlifecanbewithout andstruggle.Thedangerofdietproductsliesnotonlyinthepsychologicaleffectstheyhaveonus,butalsointhephysicalharmthattheycause.Dietfoodscanindirectlyharmourbodiesbecauseconsumingtheminsteadofhealthyfoodsmeanswearepreventingourbodiesfromhavingbasicnutrients(營養(yǎng)成分Dietfoodsanddietpillscontainzerocalorieonlybecausethedietindustryhascreatedchemicalstoproducethesewonderproducts.Dietproductsmaynotbenutritional,andthechemicalsthatgointodietproductsarepotentiallydangerous.Nowthatweareawareoftheeffectsthatdietproductshaveonus,itistimetoseriouslythinkaboutbuyingthem.Losingweightliesinthepowerofminds,notinthepowerofchemicals.Oncewerealizethis,wewillbemuchbetterabletoresistdietproducts,andthereforepreventthepsychologicalharmthatcomesfromusingthem.FromParagraph1,welearnthat dietproductsfailtobringoutpeople’speoplehavedifficultyinchoosingdietdietproductsaremisleadingpeoplearefedupwithdietOnepsychologicaleffectofdietproductsisthatpeopletendto tryoutavarietyofdiethesitatebeforetheyenjoydietpayattentiontotheirowneatingwatchtheirweightratherthantheirInParagraph3,“gaincomeswithoutp